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Ethel Kennedy, one of the last links to the Camelot era, suffers stroke; family asks for prayers

"She is comfortable," her grandson, Joseph P. Kennedy III, wrote on X Tuesday night.

Family, friends, and others send prayers to Ethel Kennedy

Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

Forecasters predicted the storm will retain hurricane strength as it crosses central Florida on Thursday on a path east toward the Atlantic Ocean.

Hot ocean is a super fuel for hurricanes such as Milton and Helene Hurricane tracker: Follow the current path of storms

A satellite image of Hurricane Milton as it churns in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday afternoon.

Maps show Hurricane Milton’s track, dangerous threat levels as monster storm re-intensifies barreling toward Florida

North Carolina Representative debunks ‘outrageous rumors’ about Hurricane Helene

Mass. has a new king of beers — Jack’s Abby — as Framingham brewer acquires Night Shift Brewing
The purchase underscores the consolidation that’s already begun in the craft beer industry.

Jenna Fischer, ‘The Office’ star, reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Jenna Fischer said Tuesday that she was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer in December but that she was now cancer-free after successful treatment.

Boston man ordered held on $50,000 bail for allegedly sexually assaulting female doctor at Chelsea health center

Kyra Matos (center), a junior at Greater Lawrence Tech, poked her head between her classmates in plumbing to get their opinion as the class worked to solder pipes.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Vocational schools, home to one-eighth of Mass. high school students seek aid to grow more

Thousands of Massachusetts students each year are locked out of the state’s trade high schools, which are straining at the seams after decades of growing interest.

dan shaughnessy

Luis Tiant was a beloved Red Sox icon, but to us, he was also ‘Uncle Luis’
For a couple of weeks at almost every spring training this century, Tiant and I lived in the same Florida hotel, and he became a friend of the family.

Luis Tiant, inimitable ace of the 1975 AL champion Red Sox, dies

Luis Tiant (right) jokes with Pedro Martinez during spring training in Fort Myers, Florida, in February 2002. Tiant died Tuesday at the age of 83.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Luis Tiant not being in Hall of Fame is Cooperstown’s loss

Whether it was at the Red Sox fantasy camp, spring training, or during the season, Tiant made people around him feel like they were a member of his family.

‘Today is a very sad day’: Baseball world reacts to the death of Luis Tiant

Josh Rivera as Aaron Hernandez in a scene from the FX series "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."

Recap of ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ episode 5: Foxborough fails

Hernandez arrives in Foxborough and runs afoul of Bill Belichick.

2024 Election

Here’s what cooks, servers, and restaurateurs think of raising the minimum wage for tipped workers

In November, Massachusetts voters will decide whether the minimum wage for tipped employees will remain at $6.75 an hour or be bumped up to the base pay for all other workers.

Follow live campaign updates

Sam Bennett, Matthew Tkachuk, and the Panthers celebrated six goals on opening night against the Bruins.

Kevin Paul Dupont | PANTHERS 6, BRUINS 4

If opener is any indication, Bruins are still far behind the rival Panthers

The heavy, uptempo redesign, made in large part to go head to head with Florida, did not generate the desired flash and dash.

Bruins blasted in opener by banner-raising Panthers

Bill Belichick speaking during Tom Brady's Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Gillette Stadium on June 12.

Bill Belichick’s girlfriend Jordon Hudson shares photos from the couple’s summer outings

The 24-year-old former college cheerleader made her relationship with Belichick Instagram official.

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers at his arraignment in Quincy District Court Monday.

What are the NFL’s options in the Jabrill Peppers case, and what action is it likely to take?

The Patriots safety faces serious charges, and the league's options include placing him on the Commissioner's Exempt list.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

Vice President Kamala Harris walks to board Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024.

Harris has offered a string of economic proposals. Here’s a closer look at what’s in them.

Former president Donald Trump.

Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost

The recorded temperature on a thermostat at the Furnace Creek Visitors Center, after 10 p.m. on July 7, in Death Valley National Park, Calif.

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

Opinion

Bill Weld spoke during a Town Hall, Feb. 5, 2020, in Concord, N.H.

Bill Weld warns about the danger of Donald Trump

The former GOP governor is cochair of Republicans for Harris.

Hurricane Helene’s other devastating aftermath — a flood of Trump lies

A paper strip that can save lives

MARCELA GARCÍA

Beyond Trump-y: Harris’s delicate balance on immigration

If only other problems in Mass. were as easy to solve as Nibi the beaver

Hispanic Heritage Month

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez
She’ll perform at CultureFest at Belleforge Arts Center in Medfield this Sunday

‘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.

More recent News

Boston city councilors slam USPS for declining to testify at emergency hearing on mail delivery delays
Nearly a dozen residents testified about their experiences with mail that didn’t show up on time.

Some schools cut paths to calculus in the name of equity. One group takes the opposite approach.
While some states and districts rethink advanced math classes, the Calculus Project sees that coursework as critical to the success of Black, Hispanic, and low-income students.

Judge allows GPS device to be removed from man charged in shooting at pro-Israel rally in Newton
Scott Hayes, 47, a military veteran from Framingham, has been free on bail since his arraignment in Newton District Court on Sept. 13.

Patriots to start Drake Maye at quarterback on Sunday vs. Texans
The Patriots have struggled to protect veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett through the team's 1-4 start.

Steward says it will walk away from Norwood Hospital, close four nearby clinics
The hospital itself has not been open since a June 2020 flood caused catastrophic damage, but four satellite facilities have continued to operate.

You know Spirit Halloween. Get ready for Spirit Christmas.
Spirit Christmas will open 10 stores across the northeast, including one in Dartmouth in a space previously held by Christmas Tree Shops, the much-loved Massachusetts-based retail chain that closed all of its locations last year after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Recommended reads

Jamie Bissonnette (center) with partners Andy Cartin and Babak Bina, struggled at school but thrived in the kitchen.

Learning differences held them back at school. Now these chefs and restaurateurs use them as a superpower.

They were called dumb and made to feel like they wouldn’t amount to much. Boston diners would say otherwise.

Read more Steward Health Care crisis coverage

Innovation Beat

Why were a pair of AI pioneers awarded the Nobel Prize in physics?
2024 is the year of artificial intelligence, and apparently the hype has reached even the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

‘Jarring’: New England students lament a plunge in diversity at campuses since affirmative action ruling
Students expressed unease that classes will lack wider perspectives from peers who hail from different backgrounds.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

Brianna and Nick Sailor during their May 2024 wedding at the OceanCliff Hotel in Newport, R.I.

Love of ‘millennial pink’ led to this couple’s elegant Newport wedding

Soprano Heather Buck strikes a pose during a rehearsal for Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Odyssey Opera's double bill of "Of Thee I Sing" and "Let 'Em Eat Cake," two 1930s satires on American politics with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin.

A double bill of Gershwin offers a timeless tale of political satire set to music

Norbert Leo Butz as Bill Belichick in "American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez."

Norbert Leo Butz on the secrets to playing Bill Belichick in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’

Latin soul singer and Boston Music Award winner Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez in the Stillpoint Sound recording studio in Rockland.

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez

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.

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.

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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

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

How I wish Harvard taught students to talk about Israel

The Sagamore Bridge.

Warren’s GOP challenger faults her on Cape bridges

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.

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

Forecasters predicted the storm will retain hurricane strength as it crosses central Florida on Thursday on a path east toward the Atlantic Ocean.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Vocational schools, home to one-eighth of Mass. high school students seek aid to grow more

Thousands of Massachusetts students each year are locked out of the state’s trade high schools, which are straining at the seams after decades of growing interest.

Family, friends and others send prayers to Ethel Kennedy

After Ethel Kennedy’s family announced Tuesday that she had suffered a stroke and is hospitalized, expressions of prayers and gratitude for the widow of US Senator Robert F. Kennedy were quickly posted to social media.

Residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton moves toward Florida coast

Thousands of people streamed out of the Tampa Bay region Tuesday ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton.

Sports

Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres are one game away from knocking out the Dodgers for the second time in three seasons.

NL DIVISION SERIES | PADRES 6, DODGERS 5

Mookie Betts breaks playoff skid, but six-run second sees Padres push Dodgers to brink

Betts homered off Rhode Islander Michael King to break an 0-for-22 playoff slump, but San Diego snuck past its rival before a record crowd of 47,744.

Sam Bennett scores the first of his two goals, knocking a rebound past new Bruins goaltender Joonas Korpisalo in the first period.

PANTHERS 6, BRUINS 4

Bruins blasted in opener by banner-raising Panthers

The Bruins looked discombobulated and disjointed for large stretches of the 6-4 opening-night loss.

DiJonai Carrington and the Sun fell one game short of a return to the WNBA Finals, and will instead watch the league's top two teams in the regular season battle for a championship.

WNBA SEMIFINALS | LYNX 88, SUN 77

Sun blown out in winner-take-all Game 5, as Lynx advance to face Liberty in WNBA Finals

Connecticut, which shot only 38.5 percent from the floor and was flustered into 19 turnovers, trailed by double digits for all but 12 seconds of the final three quarters in its latest season to end short of the franchise's first championship.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

If opener is any indication, Bruins are still far behind the rival Panthers

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox minor leaguer Brainer Bonaci released following end of year-long domestic violence suspension

New Hampshire parents can’t protest transgender players at soccer games, judge rules

Business

Harris pitches Medicare coverage for in-home health aides

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Boston city councilors slam USPS for declining to testify at emergency hearing on mail delivery delays

Nearly a dozen residents testified about their experiences with mail that didn’t show up on time.

Mass. has a new king of beers — Jack’s Abby — as Framingham brewer acquires Night Shift Brewing

Temu targets Amazon Fire TV streaming gadgets with $4 remote

magazine

Education Issue

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

What I learned warming the bench for my high school water polo team

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

Your Week Ahead

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

I gave a Mass. judge a gift. The Supreme Court could learn from his response.

metro

Former US Representative Val Demings, a Florida Democrat.

In R.I., Val Demings blasts conspiracy theories over hurricane response

Taunton police seek help in identifying ATV riders who damaged lawn on the historic town green

Rhode Island-based defense firm MIKEL Inc. secures multimillion contract from Navy

sports

Brandon Nimmo, Francisco Lindor, and the Mets are within one game of the National League Championship Series.

Pete Alonso strikes again as Mets get within one win of NL Championship Series by beating Phillies

After signing contract, Jeremy Swayman not starting Bruins’ opener

More than motivational tools, spirit awards build upon tradition, team camaraderie for these field hockey teams

business

A Sears store stands in San Bruno, Calif., on Dec. 28, 2018.

Sears is looking for rent relief on last-standing stores

Home Depot orders corporate staff to take 8-hour retail shifts

Steward says it will walk away from Norwood Hospital, close four nearby clinics

politics

The Supreme Court in Washington.

Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state’s support.

Harris continues media blitz with three more national interviews. Follow live updates.

Early in-person voting begins in Arizona, drawing visits from the presidential campaigns

Nation

Highway signage announces the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton and the evacuation zones, Oct. 8, in Port Richey, Fla.

Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

Wisconsin governor’s 400-year veto spurs challenge before state Supreme Court

Jury selection begins in corruption trial of longest-serving legislative leader in US history

World

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits to watch an artillery exercise at an undisclosed place in North Korea.

North Korea vows to block border with South Korea and boost front-line defense postures

Hezbollah steps up rocket fire into Israel, which sends more troops into Lebanon

After a betrayal, a fractured cartel turns its hometown into a war zone

opinion

A cognitive fitness evaluation is a necessary first step for people in positions of power who are responsible for the safety and well-being of others, though not sufficient on its own.

Cognitive testing should be required to run for president

Warren’s GOP challenger faults her on Cape bridges

Bring the hostages home from Gaza

lifestyle

Brianna and Nick Sailor during their May 2024 wedding at the OceanCliff Hotel in Newport, R.I.

Love of ‘millennial pink’ led to this couple’s elegant Newport wedding

14 things to do to get in the Halloween spirit in the Boston area

Hauntings, happenings in Salem for Halloween

food & dining

The parent company of Jack's Abby Brewing in Framingham will soon be the state's largest craft brewer.

Mass. has a new king of beers — Jack’s Abby — as Framingham brewer acquires Night Shift Brewing

Ina Garten opens up about love, luck, and her cold and abusive parents in new memoir

Learning differences held them back at school. Now these chefs and restaurateurs use them as a superpower.

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

Latin soul singer and Boston Music Award winner Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez in the Stillpoint Sound recording studio in Rockland.

‘Music always came back to me,’ says Latin soul singer Yelena (La Rosa) Rodriguez

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

Books

Talia Lavin and the cover to her book “Wild Faith.”

The Christian right is trying to take over America, warns Talia Lavin

New essays by Birkerts, Concord’s Festival of Authors, and zines

Ina Garten opens up about love, luck, and her cold and abusive parents in new memoir

Movies

Jane Curtin (Kim Matula), Laraine Newman (Emily Fairn), Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle), Rosie Shuster (Rachel Sennott), and John Belushi (Matt Wood) in the makeup room in "Saturday Night."

‘Saturday Night’ is not ready for primetime

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

‘White Bird’ fails to take flight

Television

From left: Rylee Arnold and Stephen Nedoroscik on Monday's episode of "Dancing with the Stars."

Here’s how Ilona Maher and Stephen Nedoroscik did on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ last night

Norbert Leo Butz on the secrets to playing Bill Belichick in ‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’

Up close and personal (political, too)

music

Tucker Pillsbury, also known as Role Model.

Maine’s Tucker Pillsbury (a.k.a. Role Model) on homesickness and heartbreak

A double bill of Gershwin offers a timeless tale of political satire set to music

Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother and a Grammy-winning singer, has died

Theater/Dance

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

‘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

Luis Tiant pitched for the Red Sox from 1971-78 and was a 20-game winner for them three times.

Luis Tiant, inimitable ace of the 1975 AL champion Red Sox, dies at 83

Lore Segal, mordant memoirist of emigre life, dies at 96

Robert Coover, inventive novelist in iconoclastic era, dies at 92