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Trump was subject of apparent assassination attempt, FBI says

A suspect was taken into custody after fleeing the scene, authorities said

Former president says he is ‘safe and well’

US Secret Service agents fired at a man pointing an AK-style rifle with a scope as Donald Trump was on the course, the Palm Beach County sheriff said.
See photos from the scene in Florida N.H. Libertarian Party shares, deletes post on X endorsing the assassination of VP Harris

Live Updates

Seahawks 23, Patriots 20

Christopher L. Gasper

Grind ’em up Patriots better figure out their passing game soon, or they’ll be lost in today’s NFL

Sunday’s overtime loss to the Seahawks was a reminder that New England's current old-fashioned football blueprint is replete with restrictions, with a meager margin for error.
Ja’Lynn Polk’s first NFL touchdown highlights day for Patriots rookies
Chad Finn | Unconventional review

Patriots’ defense needs to be close to perfect, and they were not against Seahawks
Between the hashmarks

Can Patriots defensive end Keion White be blocked one on one? It doesn’t look like it.

‘Just a lack of execution:’ Here’s what Patriots coach Jerod Mayo had to say after overtime loss to Seahawks

76th Primetime Emmy Awards

2024 Emmy Awards: See the full list of winners and nominees
The biggest night in TV returned Sunday. See which shows and stars took home the top prizes.

Ron Howard and Henry Winkler celebrate 50 years of ‘Happy Days’ at Emmys New England Olympians Ilona Maher and ‘pommel horse guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik presented at the Emmys

Photos: See Mindy Kaling, Ayo Edebiri, ‘pommel horse guy,’ and more stars hit the 2024 Emmy Awards red carpet

The Emmys return Sunday night, with TV's biggest stars hitting the red carpet ahead of the evening’s ceremony in Los Angeles.
Peter Abraham | On baseball

Joe Castiglione made his own call when he announced his retirement after 42 years with Red Sox

There was a fitting symmetry to Castiglione making his announcement in New York. He was a Yankees fan growing up in Connecticut and admired their famed radio broadcaster, Mel Allen.
Red Sox radio voice Joe Castiglione to retire at end of 2024 season
Election 2024

Vance doesn’t back away from false claims about migrants in Springfield, Ohio

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is repeating the false claims he and Donald Trump have been making about Haitians in an Ohio community.
Why thousands of Haitians have settled in Springfield, Ohio

Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority

How much does shuttle service cost the T during shutdowns for track repairs? (Hint: Big $$$)
Since the agency began working to eliminate slow zones systemwide last year, alternative bus service has been a main way for riders to get around.

Neo-Nazis charged with federal terror offenses allegedly targeted former US attorney Rachael Rollins for assassination

Dallas Humber and Matthew Allison were arrested and charged with soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists.

Police tighten security at Waltham schools after threats

Security measures will be increased at Waltham’s McDevitt Middle School on Monday after multiple threats about a potential shooting were made on the social media app Snapchat over the weekend, officials said.

Donations pour in for demonstrator accused of shooting man during a violent clash at a pro-Israel rally in Newton

The two men involved had online identities on their opposing views of the Israel-Hamas war.

Taunton woman, 24, dies after vehicle rear-ends tractor-trailer, authorities say

Mallory Humphreys was a passenger in a gray 2015 Infiniti that was headed east on the highway when it allegedly rear-ended a tractor-trailer, authorities said.

A missile fired by Yemen’s rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport

There were no reports of casualties or major damage, but Israeli media aired footage showing people racing to shelters in Ben Gurion International Airport.
Yankees 5, Red Sox 2

Yankees get to Kutter Crawford as Red Sox drop series in New York

Crawford lasted less than five innings and allowed four runs despite notching seven strikeouts.
LOVE LETTERS

Cheated on … again

My first two marriages ended with infidelity, and now this.

Hillary Clinton takes stock of life’s wins and losses in a memoir inspired by a Joni Mitchell lyric

At 76, Hillary Clinton is taking stock of her life — its wins and its losses — in a new memoir.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Trump’s struggle to deliver a clear message on abortion at the debate leaves him vulnerable on a key issue

Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried.

Harris offers proposals to cut food and housing costs, trying to blunt Trump’s economic attacks
Opinion
IDEAS | ERIK FRID

How scammers used AI to profit from my brother’s death

Beware the scourge of fake obituaries.
JEFF JACOBY

Why don’t unions have to stand for reelection?
EDITORIAL

Financial aid programs for former foster kids highlight system’s needless complexity
RENÉE GRAHAM

Country music’s gatekeepers didn’t snub Beyoncé. They shortchanged themselves.
MARCELA GARCÍA

The best memes debunking Trump’s pet-eating claim
Busing at 50
Listen to the full episode

‘You tried to break us, and you didn’t’: One family relives busing in new audio documentary

Earline Pruitt, and her daughter Denise, describe the start of school desegregation in this Globe audio documentary.
Your memories of Boston's busing era Perspective: The busing crisis divided Boston. But playgrounds brought kids like me together.

More recent News

A least 8 people have died trying to cross the English Channel from northern France, authorities say
The incident occurred Friday just before midnight when authorities spotted a boat, carrying dozens, in distress near a beach in the northern town of Ambleteuse.

Rethink Robotics, once a prominent startup, returns to Boston
Six years after the Boston-based firm went out of business, it's back and preparing to roll out new industrial robots that could work in collaboration with humans.

Pamela Berger, filmmaker and BC art history professor, dies at 84
"Well, I'm going to make a movie," she said in 1984, adding film director-writer-producer to her multifaceted career as a Boston College professor and medieval art historian.

New Hampshire man dead after motorcycle crashes into truck, authorities say
A New Hampshire man died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a pickup truck hauling a trailer in Windsor, N.H., officials said.

Doesn’t matter if you’re rich, poor, or in between, if you live in Cambridge pre-k is now free
The city’s universal pre-kindergarten program comes with a substantial taxpayer pricetag: Funding in this fiscal year is set at $34 million.

tara sullivan
How does a family like the Gaudreaus go on? ‘You walk on’, says father who also lost his son to a drunk driver.
You do things for the living left behind, for future generations so this never happens again. You work to change rules, to change laws, to change behaviors.

Recommended reads

‘PFAS . . . everywhere’: A Mass. class action lawsuit may set a new standard for damages

Environmental and industry groups are closely watching the case ahead of an expected "tsunami" of PFAS lawsuits.

Parents, officials question if BPS will ever figure out how to get kids to school on time
Public confidence in BPS is eroding as the district grapples with another year of late buses.

State troopers have a new tactic against fleeing vehicles — shooting GPS tracking tags
It may sound like a high-tech gadget from an action movie. But it's real.

What you need to know about EEE, the mosquito-borne disease climbing in New England
In areas deemed at critical risk, Massachusetts officials advise residents cancel or reschedule outdoor gatherings, including organized sporting events, to avoid peak mosquito hours.

Culture & Lifestyle

Humanitas Prizes go to ‘Hacks,’ ‘Fellow Travelers,’ and ‘Black Cake’

Hannah Gadsby’s got something special to say

For Mary D. Watkins, activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is operatic

After more than seven years, Meghan Trainor is back on tour — and loving every minute of it

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

SCOT LEHIGH

JD Vance fogs up the school safety debate

EDITORIAL

Was Shannon O’Brien really guilty of ‘gross misconduct’?
IDEAS | JACK SHAFER

The anti-mainstream media election
LETTERS

Don’t come here looking for kind words on Donald Trump
PODCAST | SAY MORE

50 years ago, busing rocked East Boston. Two best friends remember how it drove their neighborhood apart.

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

N.Y. man charged with scamming cancer-stricken Vietnam vet in Everett out of $20,000

Authorities believe Hongfei Huang is part of a criminal enterprise that scammed Charles Fagone, a cancer-stricken 77-year-old Vietnam veteran, out of $20,000 in cash.

New Hampshire man dead after motorcycle crashes into truck, authorities say

A New Hampshire man died after the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a pickup truck hauling a trailer in Windsor, N.H., officials said.

N.H. Libertarian Party shares, deletes post on X endorsing the assassination of VP Harris

The official X account for the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire posted then deleted a message endorsing the assassination of Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, hours before a man was taken into custody for an apparent attempt on her Republican rival’s life.

Taunton woman, 24, dies after vehicle rear-ends tractor-trailer, authorities say

Mallory Humphreys was a passenger in a gray 2015 Infiniti that was headed east on the highway when it allegedly rear-ended a tractor-trailer, authorities said.

Sports

NFL

Member of Bears-Texans chain crew carted off after falling and hitting head

He quickly sat up, was able to speak with medical personnel, and walked to the cart before being helped onto it.
76th Primetime Emmy Awards

New England Olympians Ilona Maher and ‘pommel horse guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik presented at the Emmys

Ilona Maher and Stephen Nedoroscik brought a bit of New England to the Emmys stage on Sunday night.
GOLF

Patton Kizzire ends drought with record five-stroke victory in FedEx Cup Fall opener

The 38-year-old former Auburn player earned a PGA Tour card for the next two years. He also gets spots in the Masters and PGA Championship.

A’ja Wilson becomes first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a season as Las Vegas Aces top Connecticut Sun
Christopher L. Gasper

Grind ’em up Patriots better figure out their passing game soon, or they’ll be lost in today’s NFL

Former Celtics forward Marcus Morris Jr. accepts training camp invite to join Knicks

Business

TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

TikTok has repeatedly said it does not share US user data with the Chinese government and that concerns the government has raised have never been substantiated.

The Coast Guard will hear from former OceanGate employees about the Titan implosion

The aim of the two-week hearing in Charleston County, South Carolina, is to “uncover the facts surrounding the incident and develop recommendations to prevent similar tragedies in the future,” the Coast Guard said in a statement earlier this month.

Rethink Robotics, once a prominent startup, returns to Boston

Charles River Labs to cut over 600 jobs
magazine
My Boston History | The Power of Now

Amplify LatinX honors 100 Hispanic and Latino leaders across Mass.
My Boston History | The Power of Now

Cancer is the number one cause of death among Latinos. It doesn’t have to be.

CONNECTIONS

My grandmother taught me many things. How to cook, however, was not one of them.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We didn’t have loads in common, but the conversation was flowing regardless’

metro

How much does shuttle service cost the T during shutdowns for track repairs? (Hint: Big $$$)

Neo-Nazis charged with federal terror offenses allegedly targeted former US attorney Rachael Rollins for assassination

Donations pour in for demonstrator accused of shooting man during a violent clash at a pro-Israel rally in Newton

sports

Chiefs go to the final play again, get pass inference, big Butker field goal to trip Bengals

Patriots’ defense needs to be close to perfect, and they were not against Seahawks

Ja’Lynn Polk’s first NFL touchdown highlights day for Patriots rookies

business

Boar’s Head closing Virginia plant linked to deadly listeria outbreak

Two local biotechs go public, raising $540 million total

CEO of Point32Health, state’s second-largest health insurer, is leaving the company

politics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald Trump

Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority

Trump was target of ‘apparent assassination attempt’ in Florida, FBI says. Follow live updates.

Nation

New York officials to release new renderings of possible Gilgo Beach victim

TikTok heads to court over US law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform

The Coast Guard will hear from former OceanGate employees about the Titan implosion

World

A missile fired by Yemen’s rebels lands in Israel and triggers sirens at international airport

‘Water is coming.’ Floods devastate West and Central Africa.

An era of Chinese adoption ends, and families are torn over its legacy

opinion

The best memes debunking Trump’s pet-eating claim

Give us late-night trains, but not yet

The continued polarization over Israel on college campuses

lifestyle

Cheated on … again

Free events in Boston this week: A playground for grown-ups, Latin Music & Dance fest returns to Eastie, and more

Dating someone with a chronic medical condition

food & dining

Jahunger brings hand-pulled noodles, spicy lamb, and other Uyghur specialties to Cambridge

A Southern supper parlor comes to the Porter Square Hotel; Mr. H brings Shanghainese specialties to the Seaport

Brews, bites, and big screens: Here’s what’s on tap at the Great American Beer Hall in Medford

travel

A late-summer, slow sojourn in southern Vermont

When reserving an extra seat on United, don’t forget to do this

Jason Bowen on playing a prince, finding fun on vacation, and weighing his luggage

Arts

At the Gardner this fall, Manet and family

In Salem, a new exhibit summons the spirits at Peabody Essex Museum

Mayor Michelle Wu says city working to extend free Sunday museum program to all school-aged children in 2025

Books

Hillary Clinton takes stock of life’s wins and losses in a memoir inspired by a Joni Mitchell lyric

Provincetown Book Fest, a new novel of Maine, and celebrating trees in verse

Arlie Russell Hochschild’s ‘Stolen Pride’ mines white rural shame

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 16-22

Local theaters are serving up cinematic scares for the season

Fall forward with these 39 movies

Television

2024 Emmy Awards: See the full list of winners and nominees

New England Olympians Ilona Maher and ‘pommel horse guy’ Stephen Nedoroscik presented at the Emmys

Photos: See Mindy Kaling, Ayo Edebiri, ‘pommel horse guy,’ and more stars hit the 2024 Emmy Awards red carpet

music

Five things to do around Boston, Sept. 16-22

After more than seven years, Meghan Trainor is back on tour — and loving every minute of it

For Mary D. Watkins, activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s story is operatic

Theater/Dance

At ART, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ that’s both moving and in motion

In ‘Leopoldstadt,’ Tom Stoppard gets personal

Two new productions that poke fun at old stereotypes

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

Pamela Berger, filmmaker and BC art history professor, dies at 84

Mary McFadden, celebrated designer of shimmering dresses, dies at 85

Michigan’s Greg Harden, who advised Tom Brady, Michael Phelps, and more, dies at 75