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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the award was made as the “taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure.”

For the first time in a long time, Boston’s office market looks like it might be on the mend

The share of people coming back to the office is the highest it has been in four years, though it’s still nowhere near 2019 levels.
2024 Election
Analysis | James Pindell

While the presidential race is anyone’s guess, the US Senate picture is becoming clearer

Democrats currently have a 51-49 Senate majority that looks like the GOP is on the verge of flipping to their control.
Back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 campaign’s final stretch Follow live updates on the presidential campaign

Former Tufts doctor, fired after refusing COVID vaccine, sues hospital for $6 million

Tufts said the health of its patients and staff was its top priority.

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of family political dynasty, dies at 96

Hers was a life seared by excruciating losses, including the deaths of her husband and two of her sons.
‘There will never be another Ethel.’ Relatives, politicians, luminaries mourn death of Ethel Kennedy

Photos: Ethel Kennedy and family through the years

Meet the Kennedy family members in the public eye

Prosecutors say they will introduce DNA evidence in case against ex-officer charged with murder of Sandra Birchmore

Somerville man charged for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Museum of Science bathroom

Before president’s resignation, signs of financial trouble at Brandeis

Now, in the midst of widespread financial trouble in higher education and declining enrollment at Brandeis in particular, the Waltham school finds itself in an intensifying budget crunch.

Psychedelics ballot question: What scientists do and don’t know about their health benefits and risks
Massachusetts voters will decide next month whether to legalize five psychedelics

Florida residents clean up and figure out what’s next after Milton
At least eight people were dead, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn't worse. The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.

Tech Lab: With towers destroyed, Hurricane Milton is a real-time test for satellite cell service A ‘reverse surge’ impacted Tampa Bay during Milton. Here’s how that happens.

See the worst of Hurricane Milton’s aftermath

The storm pounded the Gulf Coast of Florida with ferocious winds and rain, and whipping up a barrage of tornadoes.
The most destructive hurricanes to strike Florida
dan shaughnessy

Catching up with Terry Francona on his return to baseball, and other thoughts

We thought he was done for good when he resigned from the Guardians in October 2023, so what changed?

The northern lights put on a vibrant show across New England Thursday night. See photos of the brilliant displays.

An impressive showing of the aurora borealis danced across New England Thursday night in an intense solar storm.
PARENTING UNFILTERED

That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.

Instead: fiver parties, charity donations, and “please, no gifts” requests, which both relieve and confound, are becoming more popular. What's the right thing to do?
Bruins 6, Canadiens 4

Bruins bounce back from loss to Panthers by defeating rival Canadiens in home opener

The Bruins are back in action Saturday afternoon against the visiting Kings.
Dan Shaughnessy: Bruins are back home, and so are Cup hopes for yet another season
Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

Sure, the Patriots will be more interesting with Drake Maye at quarterback, but the Texans are a tough first matchup

The Texans arrive fresh off of a 23-20 win over the Bills in which they sacked Josh Allen just once, but hit him nine times, and held him to just nine completions in 30 attempts.

Harris vs. Trump on key issues

Harris and Trump have housing plans. Economists have doubts.

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

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

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

Vote ‘yes’ on Question 3

A union for Massachusetts’ Uber and Lyft drivers could be a national model.
Paul Reville

MCAS provides equity; vote ‘no’ on Question 2
Jessica Tang and Jack Schneider

Vote ‘yes’ on Question 2 to end the MCAS graduation requirement
Thomas Reed

A new audience for Taylor Swift: Rural Republican parents
LETTERS

FEMA’s storm response is weighed down by lies from Trump, GOP

Hispanic Heritage Month

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’
Leguizamo opens up about his PBS docuseries "VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" and the legacy of Christopher Columbus.

‘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.

More recent News

Russia launches fourth aerial attack in a week against Ukraine’s grain-exporting Odesa region

Four Russian missile and drone attacks on the Odesa region this week have killed 14 people and wounded around 20, according to local officials.

Why Charlestown is planning a wild 250-day countdown to the Battle of Bunker Hill’s 250th anniversary
Charlestown is embarking on an eight month mission to teach its neighborhood about the Revolutionary War.

N.H. lawmakers override two of Governor Chris Sununu’s vetoes
The legislation restricts the use of certain fertilizers and modifies New Hampshire’s administrative rulemaking process.

TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement

The Justice Department said the bank's failure to prevent money laundering made it “convenient” for criminals.

Tewksbury man indicted in fatal June shooting of his 15-year-old Lowell girlfriend
Trevor Bady, 21, was arraigned in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn on Wednesday, prosecutors said.

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event
At M Fine Arts Galerie Wednesday night, experimentation and personal stories were on display.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team

An Alabama real estate firm enabled Steward’s growth and helped hide its shaky finances. It was a house of cards.

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team has spent months investigating this unusual partnership to lay bare another critical piece of the Steward saga.
Unlimited shrimp or unaffordable rent? How Red Lobster’s bankruptcy sheds light on Steward Health Care’s woes.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think
Endings are a natural part of the restaurant life cycle. These symbolize a sea change.

Why Polaroid was more than slightly ahead of its time
A show at Harvard Business School looks at how the company was an engine for change in society and art as well technology.

Will Charlie Baker run for office again? NCAA president says he won’t ‘rule anything out.’
Former governor Charlie Baker said at an event in Boston that "we live in really challenging times, and it’s important [for] really good people to step up.”

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Super/Man’: How Christopher Reeve and his family found their Fortress of Solitude in the Berkshires

‘The sexy, confident look is great, but make it scary.’ Inside The Blair B*tch Project

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

Cousin Stizz is making sure hip-hop has a future in Boston

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

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How whales grieve, why dogs eat their owners, and other tales of death in the animal kingdom
ENDORSEMENT

Psychedelic drugs have great therapeutic promise. But Question 4 goes too far.
Evan Horowitz

How Boston backed itself into its budget mess
JOAN VENNOCHI

Why did the Patriots and the Krafts do nothing about Peppers?

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Donald Trump, role model
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Psychedelics ballot question: What scientists do and don’t know about their health benefits and risks

Massachusetts voters will decide next month whether to legalize five psychedelics

‘A game changer’: Eight R.I. clinics now offering behavioral health services for the uninsured

Eight clinics around Rhode Island will now offer behavioral health services regardless of whether clients have medical insurance coverage – a move officials say marks a “generational change” in making treatment more accessible.

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’

Leguizamo opens up about his PBS docuseries "VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos" and the legacy of Christopher Columbus.

Florida residents clean up and figure out what’s next after Milton

At least eight people were dead, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn't worse. The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct hit, and the lethal storm surge that scientists feared never materialized.

Sports

Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

Sure, the Patriots will be more interesting with Drake Maye at quarterback, but the Texans are a tough first matchup

The Texans arrive fresh off of a 23-20 win over the Bills in which they sacked Josh Allen just once, but hit him nine times, and held him to just nine completions in 30 attempts.
college football

Why is UMass football scheduling apparent mismatches? Well, the money is good.

No. 21 Missouri, in town this week, is one of three so-called "buy-games" on the slate this year, and they loom as lopsided losses.
dan shaughnessy

Catching up with Terry Francona on his return to baseball, and other thoughts

We thought he was done for good when he resigned from the Guardians in October 2023, so what changed?
49ers 36, Seahawks 24

Brock Purdy tosses three touchdowns and 49ers squash Seahawks to move atop NFC West
Bruins 6, Canadiens 4

Bruins bounce back from loss to Panthers by defeating rival Canadiens in home opener
Bruins notebook

Bruins coach Jim Montgomery makes lineup adjustments for home opener against Canadiens

Business

Elon Musk unveils Tesla’s ‘Cybercab,’ plans to bring autonomous driving tech to other models in 2025

Tesla unveiled its long-awaited robotaxi at a Hollywood studio Thursday night, though fans of the electric vehicle maker will have to wait until at least 2026 before they are available.

Relatives of passengers who died in Boeing Max crashes will face off in court with the company

Relatives of passengers who died in Boeing Max crashes will tell a judge to throw out a plea agreement that they say is a sweetheart deal for Boeing.

For the first time in a long time, Boston’s office market looks like it might be on the mend
MLB

Want to buy a baseball team? Pohlad family considering selling Twins after 40 years of ownership.
magazine
Education Issue

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

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

Your Week Ahead

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

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

metro

The northern lights put on a vibrant show across New England Thursday night. See photos of the brilliant displays.

Here’s your complete forecast for this long holiday weekend

Tewksbury man indicted in fatal June shooting of his 15-year-old Lowell girlfriend

sports

No. 1 pick and former Boston University star Macklin Celebrini scores in his hyped debut for the Sharks

Minnesota Lynx stun New York Liberty in overtime to take Game 1 of WNBA Finals

Gerrit Cole pitches the Yankees past the Royals and into their record 19th American League Championship Series

business

FTX lieutenant Ryan Salame rails ahead of jail term

Donald Trump offers tax breaks to US citizens overseas but no specifics

With towers destroyed, Hurricane Milton is a real-time test for satellite cell service

politics

While the presidential race is anyone’s guess, the US Senate picture is becoming clearer

Obama critiques Trump at Harris’s rally; Trump addresses an economic group in Detroit

Harris viewed more positively by Hispanic women than by Hispanic men, new poll shows

Nation

12 rescued from Colorado gold mine tourist site where elevator mishap killed 1 person

Florida residents clean up and figure out what’s next after Milton

A man charged in the killing of a Georgia nursing student faces hearing as trial looms

World

Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s ‘dangerous’ actions in disputed sea

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese organization of atomic bombing survivors Nihon Hidankyo

Russia launches fourth aerial attack in a week against Ukraine’s grain-exporting Odesa region

opinion

Much to learn about student protesters and what they’re saying

Families of kids with dyslexia shouldn’t have to navigate a school maze

GOP must agree to accept results of the election if they’re to have his ear

lifestyle

That’s a wrap? Kids’ birthday party gifts are so yesterday.

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

food & dining

A new L.A. Burdick will soon sweeten Coolidge Corner

With Barbara Lynch closures, the end of an era — but not in the way you might think

Chef Barbara Lynch closing all her restaurants

travel

A Victorian manor in Rockport is revived, plus boutique digs in downtown Denver

Photographer Barry Schneier on Boston’s music scene, JetBlue’s app, and how to pack the right way

I have proof I didn’t damage my rental, so why do I have to pay?

Arts

Breast plates, football padding, coquette fashion: Young designers take the spotlight at Boston Fashion Week event

At the MFA, ‘Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore’ revels in rhyme not reason

A Kerouac mural debuts in Lowell this weekend, near a church that was ‘a center of life’

Books

Han Kang is awarded Nobel Prize in literature

Local bestsellers for the week ended Oct. 6

Author Jason Reynolds creates his own Judy Blume book moment with young adult novel ‘Twenty-Four Seconds From Now’

Movies

‘Pet grief’ is very real. Director Yen Tan and Margaret Cho, in a rare non-comedic role, made a movie about it.

It’s a family thing at this year’s New York Film Festival

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Television

Making few claims for this ‘Disclaimer’

John Leguizamo on the untold stories of Latino history and why it’s time to ‘let Columbus go’

In ‘Disclaimer,’ whose point of view is it, anyway?

music

Jennifer Lopez talks to Nikki Glaser about love, loss, and being single: ‘I’m not looking for anybody’

Melissa Ferrick is figuring out everything she needs

Cousin Stizz is making sure hip-hop has a future in Boston

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

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

Ethel Kennedy, matriarch of family political dynasty, dies at 96

Pat Fischer, undersized NFL defensive back, dies at 84

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