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Two Massachusetts professors awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to Victor Ambros, a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, a Harvard Medical School professor, for their discovery of microRNA.

North toward hope

Many pregnant migrants are struggling in Mass. shelters. ‘It is a human justice and health issue.’
Hundreds of women in communities across the state are far from their extended families, facing the profound emotional and physical toll of pregnancy in a foreign land with no place to call home.

Andover meteorologist finds $26,000 gold statue hidden in the woods of Western Mass.

The letter X didn’t mark the spot when Dan Leonard found a $26,000 solid-gold trophy hidden in Wendell State Forest. Instead, it was the Andover meteorologist’s knowledge of clouds that led him to the treasure.

2024 Election

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump

No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s economic plans.

Trump’s speeches, increasingly angry and rambling, reignite the question of age See the latest news on the presidential campaign

Florida prepares for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton takes aim at major metro areas
Hurricane Milton was “moving erratically eastward through the southern Gulf of Mexico” early Monday morning and likely to become a major hurricane later in the day, the National Hurricane Center reported.

It’s Massachusetts vs. Milton at the state’s high court on Monday

A lawsuit from Attorney General Andrea Campbell challenges the town of Milton after voters there shot down a zoning plan that could’ve cleared the way for hundreds of new housing units.

Police investigating double homicide, suicide, in Bath, Maine

Parents fight in stands at Saugus youth football game, leading to cancellation

Aaron Karas (clockwise from top left), a former Israeli Defense Forces soldier from Newton; Anwar Mhajne, a political scientist who lectures at Stonehill College; Barbara Conn, a Belmont resident; and Sammy S. Nabulsi, a Palestinian American attorney living in Dorchester, are among the many New Englanders who have experienced pain and anguish since Oct. 7, 2023.

‘Everyone kind of feels a bit helpless’: After Oct. 7, locals describe a year of anguish

Many in New England affected by the Israel-Hamas war have experienced deep emotions: helplessness, hopelessness, depression, stress. There is, they said, a malaise they can’t shake.

Israelis, scarred and battling on multiple fronts, mark a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators block Storrow Drive, march on Israeli consulate

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Ralph de la Torre may be out at Steward, but the corporate board behind him is still in charge
Corporate boards are supposed to hold the CEO accountable. In Steward’s case, it did anything but, according to a new Spotlight investigation.

After more than two years, cats finally find sanctuary in Beacon Hill
A Sanctuary Cafe is a yearslong effort by Brittany Baker to open a first-of-its-kind venture in Beacon Hill that allows both felines and food under the same roof.

Kierstin Wall, chief of operations at Grass Queen, helped a customer in Burlington, Vt., on Friday. Grass Queen recently announced it was closing. In a statement, owner Jahala Dudley cited too much competition and said the $10,000 annual license fee “ensures that Grass Queen cannot be financially viable.”

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high

Vermont's pot industry has been so successful that regulators are putting on the brakes.

Dolphins 15, Patriots 10

Tara Sullivan

If not Sunday for Drake Maye, or for the punchless Patriots offense, when?
“Look, Jacoby [Brissett] is out there trying to do what we’ve asked him to do from the start,” coach Jerod Mayo said. “He’s taking some big hits, and his toughness continues to show up. Execution from the entire offense has to be better.”

Patriots needed to beat woeful Dolphins, and now must endure more calls for changes

Inches separate Ja’Lynn Polk, Patriots from last-second touchdown, victory

First baseman Triston Casas (left) is 24, while outfielder Jarren Duran is 28.

The Red Sox say the ‘building blocks’ are in place. So will this offseason be different?

After several years of roster reconstruction and missing the playoffs, team leadership has shown signs that winning in 2025 is now a priority.

Cate Blanchett stars in Alfonso Cuarón's miniseries, Disclaimer, on Apple TV+.

YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Cate Blanchett fends off scandal as a troubled documentarian

Plus: "Y Tu Mamá También" stars Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna reunite in the Spanish language miniseries, "La Máquina."

Heading to Witch City to celebrate Halloween this month? Don't be scared! We've got you covered. (Pictured, Juliette Lynch, of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., in downtown Salem 2021.)

Hauntings, happenings in Salem for Halloween

Witch City in October can be hectic but don’t fear. From new attractions to must-see haunts, we’ve got you covered.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump.

Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene, and the port strike in the campaign’s final weeks

A vehicle drove along the US side of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Ariz., in June.

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Marijuana, the death penalty, and fracking: Harris’s changing positions on key issues

Former president Donald Trump delivers remarks at Trump Tower in Manhattan, on Sept. 26.

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?

Opinion

Tents and signs filled Harvard Yard by the John Harvard statue in the pro-Palestinian encampment at Harvard on May 5.

Steven Pinker

How I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel

I am heartsick over the death and destruction in Gaza. But I am also stunned by the simplistic hatred that has been hurled at Israel, not least by students at my own institution.

Hiba I. Husseini

Gaza can’t be forgotten

Jeremy Burton

Let Oct. 7 be about Oct. 7

EDITORIAL

Bring the hostages home from Gaza

LETTERS

Aches, pleas, cries: Readers turn Oct. 7 over in their minds

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

More recent News

Thieves are targeting iPhone deliveries in Boston suburbs, police say

A wave of iPhone thefts by bandits who sometimes dress as Amazon drivers and ride mopeds tailing delivery drivers is washing across the state, and police in communities west of Boston are warning residents to take extra precautions when expecting packages.

On Hockey

The contract is signed, but Jeremy Swayman and Bruins leave more questions than answers about negotiations
Swayman got what he wanted, at least enough of it, and the Bruins got what they needed, a young netminder who one day could be ranked among the NHL’s elite goalies.

Officers de-escalate potential ‘suicide-by-cop’ incident in Dorchester, Boston police say

The 24-year-old man from Dorchester, whose name was not released, was treated at a local hospital and charged with carrying a loaded firearm without a license and other gun offenses, police said.

Porter Square Books begins its move down the road with the help of a human chain
Neighborhood staple Porter Square Books is relocating 1,000 feet down Massachusetts Avenue to a more spacious home inside Lesley University’s University Hall.

Supreme Court taking the bench with ghost guns, a capital case, and transgender rights on the docket
The new term also opens against the backdrop of low public trust in the Supreme Court, and continued debate about whether their newly adopted code of ethics should have an enforcement mechanism.

Drag queen story hour at Somerville Public Library canceled after bomb threat
The threat came in around the time that the story hour was set to begin Saturday afternoon at the city's central library, according to a city official.

These are the wealthiest Mass. residents, according to the 2024 Forbes 400 list

Who tops the list? A few names you might recognize.

Black-owned businesses saw a surge of support after George Floyd’s murder. Since then? Not so much.
The waning support, Black entrepreneurs and advocates say, hinders one of the most important ways ordinary people can help combat the Boston area’s stark racial wealth gap.

Boston Medical Center is charting its post-Steward future — with two new hospitals in tow
Now comes the hard part: making sure the troubled hospitals it rescued — St. Elizabeth’s in Brighton and Good Samaritan in Brockton — will actually survive.

Work to begin on upgrades to Memorial Drive in Cambridge following cyclist’s death
The death heightened attention on the dangerous stretch where, for years, elected officials and advocates had pleaded with the state to make changes.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Symphony Orchestra performing Mahler's Symphony No. 8 Friday at Symphony Hall.

BSO delivers a blazing performance of a Mahler rarity

The cast of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" pose for a photo. Alex Serino is pictured bottom row, second from left.

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

The ferry to Spectacle Island is just $5 this weekend.

$5 ferry ride, new ‘Friends’ trivia, and a Cambridge dance party: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

Closeup of an 1805 Clementi piano, part of the Frederick Historical Piano Collection in Ashburnham.

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

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

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Jason Blakely

My political beliefs are entirely rational. Yours are obviously nuts.

An afternoon storm rolls over the plains on US Route 20 in Wyoming.

IDEAS | HEATHER HOPP-BRUCE

Looking for America

Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning on the issue of reproductive rights. She spoke about the issue at an event in Atlanta on Sept. 20.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

Harris can’t snap her fingers and restore abortion rights. Here’s what she can do instead.

Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota spoke during the vice presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York on Oct. 1.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.

Massachusetts State Police Command Staff and over 180 recruits from the 90th Recruit Training Troop stood in formation outside Mercadante Funeral Home & Chapel in Worcester. The officers provide a uniformed presence during visiting hours for Trooper Enrique Delgado-Garcia, 25. Delgado-Garcia was injured during a defensive tactics training exercise.

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

North toward hope

Many pregnant migrants are struggling in Mass. shelters. ‘It is a human justice and health issue.’

Hundreds of women in communities across the state are far from their extended families, facing the profound emotional and physical toll of pregnancy in a foreign land with no place to call home.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Showers, possible thunderstorms kick off our Monday

The highest risk of rain comes during the first half of the day.

INNOVATOR Q&A

Out with hand sanitizer, in with ‘Nowata’ soap

Ruslan and Yalda Maidans were tired of not having access to a good hand wash while spending time outdoors, so they came up with a solution: a soap that cleans without water.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high

Vermont's pot industry has been so successful that regulators are putting on the brakes.

Sports

Quarterback Tyler Huntley made the right call, a touchdown by Alec Ingold,, which gave the Dolphins a 15-10 lead.

Chad Finn | Unconventional review

Being bad is part of a rebuild, but the Patriots are getting worse

This team makes you wish halftime lasted a little bit longer and the clock would be running time.

Red Sox

The Red Sox say the ‘building blocks’ are in place. So will this offseason be different?

After several years of roster reconstruction and missing the playoffs, team leadership has shown signs that winning in 2025 is now a priority.

LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father-son to share an NBA court during Sunday's preseason game.

NBA

LeBron and son Bronny James make history by playing together in preseason game for the Lakers

LeBron and Bronny are the first father and son to play in any NBA game at the same time, let alone on the same team.

PADRES 10, DODGERS 2

Fans interrupt Padres’ drubbing of Dodgers that evens NL Division Series

julian benbow | on basketball

The Sun made necessary adjustments to beat Lynx in Game 4. Now they’ll lean on experience in decisive Game 5.

Ben Volin | Instant analysis

Sloppy loss to the Dolphins is another poor reflection on Patriots coach Jerod Mayo

Business

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump

No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s economic plans.

As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses

While Americans continue to struggle under high rents, as many as 223,000 affordable housing units could disappear in the next five years.

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

Boston hotel workers strike outside major Hilton hotels

magazine

Supporters of the bill rallied at the State House in Concord in April 2023, before a legislative committee hearing.

Education Issue

Should schools be able to keep students’ secrets from parents? Depends who you ask.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I walked her to where she was parked and asked, “Handshake or hug?”’

Education Issue

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.

MISS CONDUCT

My aunt brings nothing but demands to our family’s holiday gatherings

metro

The Weston Police Department released a security camera image of a person who allegedly stole an iPhone 16 within five minutes of its delivery on a porch in the town.

Thieves are targeting iPhone deliveries in Boston suburbs, police say

Andover meteorologist finds $26,000 gold statue hidden in the woods of Western Mass.

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators block Storrow Drive, march on Israeli consulate

sports

Jacoby Brissett, who was 18-of-34 passing for 160 yards, was under pressure all game against the Dolphins.

Patriots needed to beat woeful Dolphins, and now must endure more calls for changes

Inches separate Ja’Lynn Polk, Patriots from last-second touchdown, victory

If not Sunday for Drake Maye, or for the punchless Patriots offense, when?

business

Mali Wilson of Woburn took part in a human chain to help Porter Square Books move books from its old location to a new storefront a few blocks away on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.

Porter Square Books begins its move down the road with the help of a human chain

It’s Massachusetts vs. Milton at the state’s high court on Monday

Entabeni Systems to buy Black Mountain Ski Area, transition to community-based ownership model

politics

Follow live updates on the 2024 presidential election

Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical.

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump

Nation

Florida prepares for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton takes aim at major metro areas

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

What to know about fighting in Lebanon and Gaza

World

Last year, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to Hungarian-American Katalin Karikó and American Drew Weissman for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in slowing the pandemic.

Two Massachusetts professors awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

Ukraine strikes a Russian oil hub as Zelensky says the war is in ‘a very important phase’

Russian court sentences a 72-year-old American to nearly 7 years in prison for fighting in Ukraine

opinion

Jeneba Kanu, originally from Sierra Leone, held an American flag while waiting to become a US citizen during a naturalization ceremony at George Washington's Mount Vernon in Alexandria, Va., in May 2006.

Diversity is the essence of America

Do campus protesters really care about peaceful Lebanon?

We need nurses, but first we need to ask: What do nurses need?

lifestyle

Hauntings, happenings in Salem for Halloween

Still have that crush on my boss

New ‘The Rabbis Go South’ podcast follows civil rights solidarity demonstrated in 1964 Florida

food & dining

Left to right: Leopold “Mac” Mackintosh, Simon, and Benjamin hung out together inside A Sanctuary Cafe.

After more than two years, cats finally find sanctuary in Beacon Hill

Tenoch brings tortas, tacos, and (soon) margaritas to Harvard Square’s Garage

CanalSide Food + Drink sets a date; Chalawan says goodbye

travel

Hotel workers strike outside of the Hilton Boston Park Plaza. They are asking for better wages and more sustainable work hours.

Boston hotel workers strike outside major Hilton hotels

The 2025 cruise season is almost here. So what’s new out there?

Logan Airport is climbing in customer satisfaction ratings. It still has a ways to go.

Arts

Left: "Emerald City (Get 'em! Get the Last Ones!), 2022; Right: "I see Fields of Green (Put the Ball Through the Hoop)," 2022. Installation view, “Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe,” at Tufts University Art Galleries.

Tomashi Jackson speaks truth to painful history in ‘Across the Universe’ at Tufts Art Galleries

‘Help other artists, and then other artists will help you, too,’ says Joanna Tam

Of candidates and the camera

Books

Porter Square Books begins its move down the road with the help of a human chain

The Mistress and the Key: Chapter Two

The Mistress and the Key: Chapter One

Movies

Rowers warm up for the Head of the Charles Regatta last year.

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 7-20

‘White Bird’ fails to take flight

For subjects and viewers, ‘Blink’ is a story to remember

Television

This week’s TV: Cate Blanchett fends off scandal as a troubled documentarian

Nate Bargatze returns as George Washington in ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch, Coldplay performs

‘Bad Monkey,’ pretty good miniseries

music

BSO delivers a blazing performance of a Mahler rarity

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 7-20

Sabrina Carpenter is all grown up. Not all of her fans are.

Theater/Dance

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

‘Nassim’ challenges an actor to perform a play they haven’t read before

Four characters in search of the present in ‘Now. Here. This.’

Health

Lifespan signed a purchase agreement to take over Morton Hospital in Taunton.

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

Mr. Ciccone (left) posed with his sister Madonna and director Alek Keskishian after the premiere showing of Madonna's film, "Truth or Dare," in 1991.

Two Massachusetts professors awarded Nobel Prize in medicine

Andover meteorologist finds $26,000 gold statue hidden in the woods of Western Mass.

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump

It’s Massachusetts vs. Milton at the state’s high court on Monday

Police investigating double homicide, suicide, in Bath, Maine

Parents fight in stands at Saugus youth football game, leading to cancellation

‘Everyone kind of feels a bit helpless’: After Oct. 7, locals describe a year of anguish

Boston Globe Spotlight Team Ralph de la Torre may be out at Steward, but the corporate board behind him is still in charge Corporate boards are supposed to hold the CEO accountable. In Steward’s case, it did anything but, according to a new Spotlight investigation.

After more than two years, cats finally find sanctuary in Beacon Hill A Sanctuary Cafe is a yearslong effort by Brittany Baker to open a first-of-its-kind venture in Beacon Hill that allows both felines and food under the same roof.

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high

Dolphins 15, Patriots 10

Patriots needed to beat woeful Dolphins, and now must endure more calls for changes

Inches separate Ja’Lynn Polk, Patriots from last-second touchdown, victory

The Red Sox say the ‘building blocks’ are in place. So will this offseason be different?

This week’s TV: Cate Blanchett fends off scandal as a troubled documentarian

Hauntings, happenings in Salem for Halloween

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump are tested by the Mideast, Helene, and the port strike in the campaign’s final weeks

Where Trump and Harris stand on immigration and border security

Marijuana, the death penalty, and fracking: Harris’s changing positions on key issues

Trump favors huge new tariffs. What are they, and how do they work?

How I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel

Gaza can’t be forgotten

Let Oct. 7 be about Oct. 7

Bring the hostages home from Gaza

Aches, pleas, cries: Readers turn Oct. 7 over in their minds

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist? WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

More recent News

Thieves are targeting iPhone deliveries in Boston suburbs, police say

On Hockey The contract is signed, but Jeremy Swayman and Bruins leave more questions than answers about negotiations Swayman got what he wanted, at least enough of it, and the Bruins got what they needed, a young netminder who one day could be ranked among the NHL’s elite goalies.

Officers de-escalate potential ‘suicide-by-cop’ incident in Dorchester, Boston police say

Porter Square Books begins its move down the road with the help of a human chain Neighborhood staple Porter Square Books is relocating 1,000 feet down Massachusetts Avenue to a more spacious home inside Lesley University’s University Hall.

Supreme Court taking the bench with ghost guns, a capital case, and transgender rights on the docket The new term also opens against the backdrop of low public trust in the Supreme Court, and continued debate about whether their newly adopted code of ethics should have an enforcement mechanism.

Drag queen story hour at Somerville Public Library canceled after bomb threat The threat came in around the time that the story hour was set to begin Saturday afternoon at the city's central library, according to a city official.

Recommended reads

These are the wealthiest Mass. residents, according to the 2024 Forbes 400 list

Black-owned businesses saw a surge of support after George Floyd’s murder. Since then? Not so much. The waning support, Black entrepreneurs and advocates say, hinders one of the most important ways ordinary people can help combat the Boston area’s stark racial wealth gap.

Boston Medical Center is charting its post-Steward future — with two new hospitals in tow Now comes the hard part: making sure the troubled hospitals it rescued — St. Elizabeth’s in Brighton and Good Samaritan in Brockton — will actually survive.

Work to begin on upgrades to Memorial Drive in Cambridge following cyclist’s death The death heightened attention on the dangerous stretch where, for years, elected officials and advocates had pleaded with the state to make changes.

Culture & Lifestyle

BSO delivers a blazing performance of a Mahler rarity

Peabody native Alex Serino to play Albus Potter in ‘Cursed Child’ on Broadway

$5 ferry ride, new ‘Friends’ trivia, and a Cambridge dance party: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

Look, don’t touch? Not at Ashburnham’s Frederick Historical Piano Collection.

Special Projects

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

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

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

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

My political beliefs are entirely rational. Yours are obviously nuts.

Looking for America

Harris can’t snap her fingers and restore abortion rights. Here’s what she can do instead.

Vance tried to sane-wash Trump’s autocracy. Walz didn’t let him.

Massachusetts State Police training stuck in a time warp

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Many pregnant migrants are struggling in Mass. shelters. ‘It is a human justice and health issue.’

Showers, possible thunderstorms kick off our Monday

Out with hand sanitizer, in with ‘Nowata’ soap

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high

Sports

Being bad is part of a rebuild, but the Patriots are getting worse

The Red Sox say the ‘building blocks’ are in place. So will this offseason be different?

LeBron and son Bronny James make history by playing together in preseason game for the Lakers

Fans interrupt Padres’ drubbing of Dodgers that evens NL Division Series

The Sun made necessary adjustments to beat Lynx in Game 4. Now they’ll lean on experience in decisive Game 5.

Sloppy loss to the Dolphins is another poor reflection on Patriots coach Jerod Mayo

Business

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump

As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

Boston hotel workers strike outside major Hilton hotels

Should schools be able to keep students’ secrets from parents? Depends who you ask.

Blind date: ‘I walked her to where she was parked and asked, “Handshake or hug?”’

‘Please, stop doing this.’ Why we need to finally ban phones from schools.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Ralph de la Torre may be out at Steward, but the corporate board behind him is still in charge
Corporate boards are supposed to hold the CEO accountable. In Steward’s case, it did anything but, according to a new Spotlight investigation.

After more than two years, cats finally find sanctuary in Beacon Hill
A Sanctuary Cafe is a yearslong effort by Brittany Baker to open a first-of-its-kind venture in Beacon Hill that allows both felines and food under the same roof.

‘It doesn’t matter what you wear, because you look good’: In Boston, Dominican-owned salons and barbershops are plenty
Dominican-owned salons and barbershops, which cut all kinds of hair, have become popular stops for people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Does 'the Latino vote' even exist?
WATCH: Reporter Esmy Jimenez said, "I don’t think it even exists." She makes her case to political reporter James Pindell.

‘This is your festival’: CineFest Latino Boston returns for its second year
The lineup includes work by filmmakers from Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, El Salvador, Colombia, Uruguay, and the US.

On Hockey

The contract is signed, but Jeremy Swayman and Bruins leave more questions than answers about negotiations
Swayman got what he wanted, at least enough of it, and the Bruins got what they needed, a young netminder who one day could be ranked among the NHL’s elite goalies.

Porter Square Books begins its move down the road with the help of a human chain
Neighborhood staple Porter Square Books is relocating 1,000 feet down Massachusetts Avenue to a more spacious home inside Lesley University’s University Hall.

Supreme Court taking the bench with ghost guns, a capital case, and transgender rights on the docket
The new term also opens against the backdrop of low public trust in the Supreme Court, and continued debate about whether their newly adopted code of ethics should have an enforcement mechanism.

Drag queen story hour at Somerville Public Library canceled after bomb threat
The threat came in around the time that the story hour was set to begin Saturday afternoon at the city's central library, according to a city official.

Black-owned businesses saw a surge of support after George Floyd’s murder. Since then? Not so much.
The waning support, Black entrepreneurs and advocates say, hinders one of the most important ways ordinary people can help combat the Boston area’s stark racial wealth gap.

Boston Medical Center is charting its post-Steward future — with two new hospitals in tow
Now comes the hard part: making sure the troubled hospitals it rescued — St. Elizabeth’s in Brighton and Good Samaritan in Brockton — will actually survive.

Work to begin on upgrades to Memorial Drive in Cambridge following cyclist’s death
The death heightened attention on the dangerous stretch where, for years, elected officials and advocates had pleaded with the state to make changes.