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Hunter Biden pleads guilty to avoid federal tax trial months after his gun conviction

The case brought by the Justice Department accused Hunter Biden of a scheme to avoid paying at least $1.4 million in taxes.

A timeline: Stoughton Police Department has a long history of troubles

The department has faced an array of state and federal investigations, criminal prosecutions, and controversies which culminated in convictions for officers who had taken an oath to uphold the law.

Detective’s arrest in Sandra Birchmore case is latest scandal for long-troubled Stoughton police, residents say

‘The law needs to catch up’: Secret recordings by police before Mass. high court in test of wiretap law

Police video recordings of undercover drug buys — made with a cellphone app called Callyo — are at the center of a case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.

‘They can’t just not show up’: What to know about a possible contempt charge against Steward’s CEO
A criminal contempt conviction ultimately can’t force the hospital executive to answer questions about Steward’s downfall.

After campus arrests last spring, Emerson College tightens policy on student protests

Teen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school had been focus of earlier tips about threats

More than a year ago, tips about online posts threatening a school shooting led Georgia police to interview the boy, but investigators didn’t have enough evidence for an arrest.
What we know about the shooting What we know about the victims

Prosecutors in Trump election case get judge’s OK to lay out fresh evidence in court filing

The order came hours after a court hearing, in which the US District Judge sparred with a Trump lawyer who accused the government of trying to rush ahead with an “illegitimate” indictment in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.
US charges former Trump campaign adviser over work for sanctioned Russian media See live updates from the campaign trail

Hearing for alleged drunk driver in N.J. crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau postponed

The funeral for Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau has been scheduled for Monday

Man arrested by immigration officials after allegedly sexually assaulting 10-year-old in Mansfield

Federal prosecutors detail how reputed street gang members allegedly perpetrated a mail theft scheme in Boston suburbs

From ‘The Perfect Couple’ to Pizza Shark, Meghann Fahy feels right at home on Cape Cod

The Longmeadow native opens up about her new Nantucket-set Netflix series, her love for the Cape, and more.
Critic's notebook: What’s your favorite Tim Burton movie moment?

GLOBE MAGAZINE
He handles custody disputes, death row cases, and biters. He’s Salem’s dog lawyer.
Once a reluctant law student, Jeremy Cohen is now one of the country’s fiercest advocates for canine clients and their owners.

This Mass. school was No. 2 in The Wall Street Journal’s best college rankings — and it’s not Harvard or MIT

Three schools in Massachusetts rated among the nation’s top 10 colleges in The Wall Street Journal’s latest rankings, while a fourth placed number 11.

His dream home sits on an eroding bluff on Cape Cod. He bought it anyway.
The gray-shingled home is just 25 feet from the edge of a sandy slope, which will likely collapse from coastal erosion in about a decade.

How the MBTA’s contactless payment system is faring so far, one month into its rollout
The new method was used most at the Harvard, Copley, and Park Street stations.

Weekslong shutdown of Red Line’s Braintree branch begins Friday. What to know.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Secluding a child is supposed to be prohibited in Mass. schools. But parents say the practice is still in use.

In one case, a school told a mother her son had been put in a closed-door timeout 56 times during one school year, for a total of 49 hours.
‘That was an epic fail’: Boston Public Schools first day marked by transportation woes
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Get ready to say goodbye to 5 percent yields on savings

The Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates. That’s good news for borrowers and not-so-good news for people with money in savings accounts, bank CD’s, and money market funds.
Watch: Larry Edelman’s fall financial outlook
Boston Globe Today
Mosquito-borne diseases to surge as climate heats up
WATCH: We may soon see more cases of EEE, dengue fever, and West Nile virus. Climate reporter Sabrina Shankman highlights the threat and how to stay safe. ( Ami Porder )

Mosquito-borne diseases to surge as climate heats up

WATCH: We may soon see more cases of EEE, dengue fever, and West Nile virus. Climate reporter Sabrina Shankman highlights the threat and how to stay safe.
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US Open

Taking a look at Friday’s US Open men’s singles semifinals

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner will face No. 25 Jack Draper of Britain. No. 12 Taylor Fritz plays No. 20 Frances Tiafoe in the other semifinal, the first in New York between two Americans in 19 years.

What to know about Massachusetts high school football as the season kicks off this weekend

It's that time of the year again! Across the state, hundreds of teams will take to the gridiron to begin their 2024 campaigns.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UConn men’s basketball will be honored, along with the South Carolina women, at the White House next week

UConn men's basketball is returning to the White House for its sixth visit.
Opinion
IDEAS | José M. Muñoz, Laura Isaza, and Tarini Mehta

Tech is coming for your brain data

How a Chilean politician jumpstarted the “neurorights” movement.
Elizabeth Warren

Harris and the Democrats are creating solutions to the housing crisis
SCOT LEHIGH

Harris should explain her health care flip-flop
David Ryan, Daphne Haas-Kogan, and Gerard Doherty

A bold blueprint to combat cancer
RENÉE GRAHAM

Concertgoing is the essence of fandom. Ticketmaster is making it impossible.

More recent News

Quincy man sentenced to 18 months in prison for anti-Asian hate crime

John Sullivan, 78, had previously pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, prosecutors said.

Hurricane season is reaching its peak. Are the Atlantic tropics finally waking up?

This has been the longest stretch without an Atlantic named storm in over 55 years.

401 Fun: The best things to do in Rhode Island Sept. 6-13
This week: PVD Fest kicks off, seafood fest, vintage clothing sale, raptors, apple picking, and more!

Maggie Goodlander amends financial disclosure after ‘bizarre’ filing scrutinized in testy N.H. congressional race
The former White House official is locked in a red-hot Democratic primary with Colin Van Ostern in New Hampshire’s 2nd Congressional District. Their filings show both own millions of dollars in assets.

Pembroke native Kevin Stevens named to US Hockey Hall of Fame
The former Boston College star played 15 seasons in the NHL, winning two Stanley Cups with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Former Duxbury hockey coach accused of sexual abuse barred from coaching by US Center for SafeSport
John Blake had coached the Duxbury High School boys hockey team for nearly two decades before he was fired in April 2021.

From ‘Tiny Pricks’ to public monuments: 9 art shows with big questions about our country as Election Day nears

The final sprint to Election Day has begun. Voting is our opportunity to speak up. Artists are also weighing in, contemplating who we are as a nation.

Corrections officer arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting inmate at the state prison for women in Framingham

The officer, who was arrested at his Rhode Island home Wednesday, also allegedly bought underwear for other inmates, prosecutors said Wednesday.

This ‘smart’ watercooler startup has the lowdown on return-to-office rates
According to Bevi, whose machines can track workplace attendance rates, more and more people are coming into the office — and hydrating while they're at it.

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Dave Epstein

12 of the prettiest spots to catch the early foliage changeover in Northern New England

If you want to see the vibrant foliage colors in September in New England, you’re going to have to head north.

Free tuition sparks community college boom, but professor pay lags far behind
Without raising wages, community colleges will struggle to recruit and retain faculty they desperately need to teach additional courses.

Globe Magazine
I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.
The editor who oversaw the Spotlight Team’s series on the fallen Patriots star gets a glimpse of how FX adapted the Globe investigation for TV.

shirley leung
Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher is leaving on her own terms. That’s the difference between male and female leadership.
“I am 73, and I feel strongly that we must look to the next generation,” Glimcher told the Globe in an interview.

Culture & Lifestyle

Kacey Musgraves embraces growth and uncovers a ‘Deeper Well’

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

At the Rockwell Museum, they’re mad about MAD

The bones, blood, and guts in Marika Hackman’s body of work

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court
HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.
Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JOAN VENNOCHI

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?
JEFF JACOBY

Most climate policies have something in common: They don’t work
IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

Why are you so angry?

EDITORIAL

Don’t panic over EEE. But be cautious.
Michael Ettlinger

Trump’s plan to vaporize the economy
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

For decades, Nicola Colafella was mentally incompetent in double murder case. Now, he asks for parole.

After Nicola Colafella pleaded guilty this year to a double murder, he was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 30 years. He was credited for the 34 years he has been detained, so he was immediately eligible to ask the state Parole Board for his release.
THINGS TO DO

401 Fun: The best things to do in Rhode Island Sept. 6-13

This week: PVD Fest kicks off, seafood fest, vintage clothing sale, raptors, apple picking, and more!

‘That was an epic fail’: Boston Public Schools first day marked by transportation woes

The district transports 22,000 students daily on its 632 buses.

Weekslong shutdown of Red Line’s Braintree branch begins Friday. What to know.

The closure is the longest since the MBTA began its ambitious track improvement plan last November.

Sports

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

UConn men’s basketball will be honored, along with the South Carolina women, at the White House next week

UConn men's basketball is returning to the White House for its sixth visit.
US Open

Taking a look at Friday’s US Open men’s singles semifinals

Top-seeded Jannik Sinner will face No. 25 Jack Draper of Britain. No. 12 Taylor Fritz plays No. 20 Frances Tiafoe in the other semifinal, the first in New York between two Americans in 19 years.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK

Canton sophomore star Soley Rodriguez Martinez is right at home defending her court

Growing up playing in Puerto Rico at a young age, Rodriguez Martinez shaped the skill set that gave Canton High an All-Scholastic ace in the back row.
NHL

The funeral for John and Matthew Gaudreau has been scheduled for Monday in suburban Philadelphia
Patriots notebook

Will Bengals star receiver Ja’Marr Chase play Sunday? The Patriots are preparing as if he will.
bruins notebook

New goaltender Joonas Korpisalo believes he’ll fit well with the Bruins

Business

Biden promotes administration’s rural electrification funding in Wisconsin

Funding for the project comes from the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in August 2022 and passed in Congress along party lines.

Verizon is buying Frontier in $20b deal to strengthen its fiber network

Verizon said Thursday that the acquisition will also shore up its foray into artificial intelligence as well as connected smart devices.

Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds

US widens indictment of Russians in ‘WhisperGate’ conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems
magazine
Globe Magazine

I went behind the scenes of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’. Here’s what I learned.
LOVE LETTERS

I’m almost 40 and fear my social anxiety will keep me from ever dating
PERSPECTIVE

Most jobs don’t have mandatory retirement ages. Maybe more should.
Cooking

Upgrade your sandwich options with fried halloumi and peaches, Chilean style pork, and more

metro

How the MBTA’s contactless payment system is faring so far, one month into its rollout

Maggie Goodlander amends financial disclosure after ‘bizarre’ filing scrutinized in testy N.H. congressional race

After campus arrests last spring, Emerson College tightens policy on student protests

sports

EMass girls’ volleyball: Hockomock 5-setters earn slots in Globe Top 20

EMass girls’ volleyball: A catalyst in Attleboro comeback, Addie Shelton headlines Players of the Week

Who’s No. 1? Xaverian takes the top spot in the Globe’s first high school football rankings of the 2024 season.

business

Faced with plant closures, VW union said it would consider shorter week

Get ready to say goodbye to 5 percent yields on savings

Inside the bruising battle to purge race from a kidney disease calculator

politics

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to avoid federal tax trial months after his gun conviction

Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on Biden administration’s hopes for a Gaza deal

Trump says he’ll boost the economy by cutting federal spending and corporate taxes

Nation

Suspect in Georgia high school shooting denied making online threats last year

Mass. reports 2,106 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 9 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

An Amish woman dies 18 years after being severely injured in a deadly schoolhouse shooting

World

China collaborates with Africa, casting itself as global South’s defender

Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man missing

US widens indictment of Russians in ‘WhisperGate’ conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems

opinion

What’s the delay in deciding Shannon O’Brien’s fate with the cannabis board?

Jackson’s support for binding Supreme Court ethics rules is part of an extraordinary shift. Congress must listen.

Fascism? Liberalism? Communism? An explainer.

lifestyle

Doing lunges while brushing your teeth, and other ways to stack healthy habits

My wife keeps pictures of her exes

From attic to auction: Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4m in Maine

food & dining

King Arthur Baking Company plans a Back Bay pop-up through the end of the year

Federal Taphouse & Kitchen in Providence closes

At Qué Mas in Beverly, the North Shore gets a taste of South America and beyond

travel

A fright-fulfilling weekend in Worcester, a Halal-certified cruise to Antarctica, and how to freshen up your gear

Expedia offers credit for British Airways, but the airline denies it

America’s greenest hotel wants guests to be wide-eyed to climate change

Arts

At the ICA, a transcendent Tau Lewis

From ‘Tiny Pricks’ to public monuments: 9 art shows with big questions about our country as Election Day nears

At the Rockwell Museum, they’re mad about MAD

Books

Battles over the bedroom

In Elisa Gabbert’s work, one thing leads to the next, and the next, and the next

Mass Book Awards, a new D&D guide, and graphic novels

Movies

What’s your favorite Tim Burton movie moment?

‘His Three Daughters’: three powerful performances

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ is good good

Television

Bo knows, and so did Jim Riswold

From ‘The Perfect Couple’ to Pizza Shark, Meghann Fahy feels right at home on Cape Cod

Jim Riswold, creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan ads, dies at 66

music

The bones, blood, and guts in Marika Hackman’s body of work

Kacey Musgraves embraces growth and uncovers a ‘Deeper Well’

Walton Goggins lends his star power to help revitalize the Oldtone Music Festival

Theater/Dance

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

Two new productions that poke fun at old stereotypes

After roasting Tom Brady, Dorchester comic Sam Jay is ready for her next big gig

Health

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

What happens when AI picks your medical coverage

Obituaries

Jim Riswold, creator of ‘Bo Knows’ and Air Jordan ads, dies at 66

Civil rights activist Sybil Morial, wife of New Orleans’ first Black mayor, dead at 91

James Darren, ‘Gidget’ teen idol, singer, and director, dies