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Boston school bus ridership plummets, but the costs keep rising

The ridership drop largely reflects a more than decade-long decline in student enrollment in Boston Public Schools and offers another window into the financial strain it is causing.

US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system
The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the delivery for the first time to the island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system.

A rare two-sport national champion, Holy Cross great Ron Perry Sr. dies at age 92

Perry is still the all-time leading scorer at Somerville High, which he led to the New England Championship in 1949, and he coached Catholic Memorial basketball to three state titles and a 292-34 record.

The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea.
Their project was inspired by the Norwegian approach to incarceration that believes rehabilitation in humane prisons surrounded by nature leads to successful reintegration into society, even for those who have committed terrible crimes.

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 22, officials say, as truck ramming near Tel Aviv hurts dozens

Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators march across Italy calling for an end to war worldwide
Peaceful rallies were held in Rome, Turin, Milan, Florence, Bari, Palermo and Cagliari, with the support of hundreds of associations committed to peace, disarmament and human rights.

Reading officer hit by passing truck during traffic stop, police say
The officer was struck in the elbow by a pickup truck while conducting a traffic stop on Lowell Street on Saturday night.

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 secretive Iranian military bases
An Israeli attack on Iran damaged facilities at a secretive military base southeast of the Iranian capital that experts in the past have linked to Tehran’s onetime nuclear weapons program and at another base tied to its ballistic missile program.

Israel attacks Iran in series of pre-dawn airstrikes targeting military infrastructure

Catholic church reform process expected to disappoint hopes of more equity for women

The multiyear synod process had sparked great hopes for change, especially for women, who have long complained that they are treated as second-class citizens in the church.

Home Base expansion in Charlestown focuses on treatment of brain injuries for veterans

Man seriously injured after scooter struck by box truck in Chelsea

2024 ELECTION

Democratic US Senator Bob Casey, left, shakes hands with his Republican opponent, former hedge fund chief executive Dave McCormick, before their second debate in Philadelphia on Oct. 15.

To keep hope alive for the Democrat Senate majority, a battleground incumbent must win his toughest race

The three-term incumbent is locked in a neck-and-neck race that Democrats need him to win to have any chance at holding their two-seat Senate majority.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Detroit on Oct. 18.

Trump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan’s largest city

Opinion | Steve Koczela

Polls suggest a close race. These maps show it might not be.

Former first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledge an enthusiastic crowd in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Saturday.

‘Take our lives seriously,’ Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan

Donald Trump has vowed to "reclaim" universities from “Marxist maniacs and lunatics."

Trump says universities are controlled by ‘Marxist maniacs’. He has a plan to ‘reclaim’ them.

“There's a lot of levers and tools that will get their attention day one,” said Steve Scalise, the second-highest-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives.

COMMENTARY | BRIAN MCGRORY

Washington Post’s pathetic lack of endorsement shows Bezos willing to bow to Trump
Billionaire Jeff Bezos is practicing what has become the gloomy watchword of an anxiety-ridden month: anticipatory obedience.

Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron slams newspaper for not making presidential endorsement Washington Post will no longer endorse presidential candidates

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Watch ‘Three Kings’: The story of Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, and the 2004 Red Sox
Baseball is part of the fabric of the Dominican Republic. But for the hundreds of thousands of Dominicans who call Massachusetts home, their adopted team didn’t always seem like a natural fit. The 2004 Red Sox changed everything.

Matt Sandofsky dressed his dog as Zero from the 1993 stop-motion Disney film "The Nightmare Before Christmas" during the 20th annual Jamaica Plain Canine Costume Parade.

See photos from the Jamaica Plain Canine Costume Parade

Dogs and their people dressed up Saturday as everything from sharks to a bucking bronco to a tiny taco truck for a Halloween costume parade on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain.

The annual Mass Black Expo’s second day took place at the BCEC. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu addresses the conference.

Money, Power, Inequality

Boston is investing more in Black and brown businesses. But the work is far from over.

Despite the progress the city is making, Wu acknowledged many inequity gaps remain markedly pronounced today.

Russians who evacuated from border regions targeted by Ukraine’s military wait for a distribution of aid in Kursk, Russia, on Aug. 13.

Ukraine invaded Russia. Here’s what it was like for civilians

Since Ukrainian forces made their surprise incursion into western Russia over two months ago, the experience of ordinary Russians has been difficult to gauge.

Ken Mahan

Weather mailbag: We’re talking hurricanes, first frost and wildfires
You have questions about the weather and we have the answers.

It took several tries, but Brad Marchand finally got the puck past Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz in overtime.

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Brad Marchand strikes in overtime as Bruins recover to beat rival Maple Leafs

Boston gave up a lead late in regulation, but the Bruins captain scored his first goal of the season to snap their three-game losing streak.

It was far from a perfect Game 2 for Freddie Freeman (5) and the Dodgers, but they're halfway to their first full-season World Series championship since 1988 after winning on back-to-back nights at home.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Despite Shohei Ohtani injury, Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers have the Bronx in a panic

The final blow of Friday’s fantastic battle was hardly the only memorable moment of Game 1, a scintillating start for a World Series that MLB hopes will restore some luster and gravitas to the Fall Classic.

Jayson Tatum shoots the ball as he is fouled by Tobias Harris in the first quarter of a game in Detroit.

Celtics 124, Pistons 118

Jayson Tatum scores 37 points to help Celtics hold off furious Pistons rally

The Celtics defense settled in and silenced the Pistons when that was required, with a Derrick White block in the final minute the highlight of the closing clamp-down that helped Boston escape.

Harris Vs. Trump on Key Issues

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Ga., on Oct 23, 2024.

Trump flirts with the ultimate tax cut: No taxes at all

Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign event at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Washington Crossing, Penn. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

Harris plans new ad on economy to counter Trump’s edge on issue

A sign announcing a home for sale is posted outside a home Feb. 1, 2024, in Kennesaw, Ga., near Atlanta.

Housing on the ballot: Harris, Trump push different plans for tackling housing affordability crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, on Aug. 7, and Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump on July 31.

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch.

Opinion

Jeff Bezos became the second billionaire newspaper owner this week to kill an endorsement of Kamala Harris.

Democracy dies in broad daylight, thanks to Jeff Bezos

In 2017, the Washington Post, under a more emboldened Bezos, unveiled its new slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” On Friday the Post hid what should have been a principled presidential endorsement in darkness.

State GOP candidates who have a shot at winning

The ghosts of the NFL

What it takes for men to recognize the reality of sexual assault — other men as victims

For Democrats, some of the biggest races are the little ones

Globe Santa

A caring teacher and a loving aunt both request help for resettled Haitian children
This year, Globe Santa has received hundreds of letters on behalf of Haitian migrant families.

Halloween

A family poses for a photo at last year's Nightmare on Nixon St. event.

Free (spooky) things to do in Boston, plus a bad movie night, and classical music

Dylan Hall, 7, of Louisville, Ky., tried to decide between two different wands inside Wynott’s Wands in Salem.

What makes a piece of wood a wand? Salem witches question their sacred instruments being sold as toys.

After performing as The Ramones for a Halloween cover show last year, Boston band Today Junior continue the seasonal tradition with a Misfits cover set at Deep Cuts on Tuesday.

Halloween means spooks, scares ... and cool cover shows

Images from “Deadpool & Wolverine” featuring Deadpool, “Despicable Me 4” featuring a Minion, and “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” character Lydia Deetz, played by Winona Ryder.

These are the most popular Halloween costumes in Boston, according to Google ‘Frightgeist’

More recent News

Peter Shelley, environmental lawyer who led effort to clean up Boston Harbor’s ‘dirty water,’ dies at 77
Peter Shelley was a night law school student when he interned at the Conservation Law Foundation and joined its battle to prevent oil and gas drilling off the Georges Bank fishing grounds.

Father of Elijah Lewis tells boy’s mother ‘you have ruined so many lives’ as she is sentenced to 50 years to life
Four months before Elijah’s death, his mother allegedly told a friend that she could no longer control the boy, compared him to serial killers, and said she wanted him “gone.”

Northeastern University adds locks to some restrooms after prostitution allegations
The University confirmed the bathrooms are locked due to security issues, but did not respond to questions about the alleged prostitution activity.

Trump’s deportation plans worry families with relatives in US illegally
Donald Trump has promised to stage the largest mass deportation in US history if elected.

Two police officers charged with running illegal nightclub in Jamaica Plain
Prosecutors say one of the officers was recognized by police responding to a shooting at the alleged nightclub in July 2021.

US Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska
In 1882 the US Navy shelled a southwest Alaska Tlingit village and then burned what was left of the homes, food caches and canoes.

Recommended reads

Kathy Lebel and Leroy Walker reminisced about loved ones at Station Grill restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, while Walker's daughter-in-law Tracey Walker, background, answered the phone. Tracey began working at Station Grill, which Lebel owns, after cutting down hours at her job working as bartender due to anxiety following the Oct. 25, 2023, mass shooting that claimed her husband Joseph's life. Joseph Walker was working at Schemengees Bar & Grille, then owned by Lebel, when he became one of 18 victims in the tragedy.

In Maine, ‘Lewiston is forever changed.’ One year later, the community forges a new path.

Some weep. Some rage. Others retreat quietly into themselves, struggling to accept that it really happened.

One year after Lewiston mass shootings, 10 people describe how their lives have been redefined

Can logging in New Hampshire help fight climate change?
Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere when they perform photosynthesis. Does logging in national forests release too much carbon dioxide at a critical time for climate change?

‘The candidate that nobody wants, but the candidate that everybody needs’: Meet John Deaton, the Republican taking on Warren
A precious few voters are enthusiastic about the Republican candidate trying to unseat Senator Elizabeth Warren; some are just eager to see a Democrat lose.

In the wake of cuts, Emerson president’s $5 million Ritz-Carlton condo draws criticism
The purchase, which came weeks after college President Jay Bernhardt began his tenure, has frustrated some at Emerson who say the college’s leaders could have done more to cut costs before resorting to layoffs.

Culture & Lifestyle

The Rain Vortex, the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, is seven stories high. It's part of the Jewel at Singapore Changi Airport.

It’s a magical place where you hope your flight will be delayed or canceled. Welcome to the happiest airport on earth.

Lynne Drexler (1928-99). "Cismont," 1962. Gift from the estate of the artist.

How the canvases hidden in Lynne Drexler’s Monhegan home are changing the game for Maine artists

Boston couple David Klein and Amanda Pelczynski said their vows in a backyard wedding on Aug. 25 on Long Island, N.Y.

She said ‘don’t look,’ but he couldn’t look away

John Akomfrah, "Vertigo Sea," 2015 (film still). Part of "Four Artists and the Sea" at the MFA.

Ten museum shows to see in every New England state

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

A server brought a beer to a table at Little Whale Oyster Bar in Back Bay on Oct. 6, 2022.

Raise the minimum wage for tipped workers: Vote ‘yes’ on 5

General John Kelly, former chief of staff to Donald Trump, said that in his opinion Trump meets the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law.

Thank you, General John Kelly, for speaking the truth about Trump

Sidney High School in Montana, left, and the Winsor School in Boston.

IDEAS | Julian K. Braxton & Brad Faulhaber

Our students in Boston and Montana speak to one another and learn how to disagree

A 2016 file photo of Leo Sarkissian at the construction site of the new Arc offices.

The legacy of retiring Arc head Leo Sarkissian: He sees people with disabilities for what they can do

Jason Walker, left, and Mike Deslauriers in Rangeley, Maine, in 2022.

IDEAS | LEWIS ROBINSON

They lived together. They died together. One year after Lewiston, those left behind recall a steadfast friendship.

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Boston school bus ridership plummets, but the costs keep rising

The ridership drop largely reflects a more than decade-long decline in student enrollment in Boston Public Schools and offers another window into the financial strain it is causing.

Weather mailbag: We’re talking hurricanes, first frost and wildfires

You have questions about the weather and we have the answers.

Trump says universities are controlled by ‘Marxist maniacs’. He has a plan to ‘reclaim’ them.

“There's a lot of levers and tools that will get their attention day one,” said Steve Scalise, the second-highest-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives.

Reading officer hit by passing truck during traffic stop, police say

The officer was struck in the elbow by a pickup truck while conducting a traffic stop on Lowell Street on Saturday night.

Sports

Three Kings | Tres Reyes

Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz, and Manny Ramirez changed everything for Boston's Dominican community. Learn about the impact 20 years later.

It was far from a perfect Game 2 for Freddie Freeman (5) and the Dodgers, but they're halfway to their first full-season World Series championship since 1988 after winning on back-to-back nights at home.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Despite Shohei Ohtani injury, Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers have the Bronx in a panic

The final blow of Friday’s fantastic battle was hardly the only memorable moment of Game 1, a scintillating start for a World Series that MLB hopes will restore some luster and gravitas to the Fall Classic.

It took several tries, but Brad Marchand finally got the puck past Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz in overtime.

bruins 4, maple leafs 3 (ot)

Brad Marchand strikes in overtime as Bruins recover to beat rival Maple Leafs

Boston gave up a lead late in regulation, but the Bruins captain scored his first goal of the season to snap their three-game losing streak.

WORLD SERIES | DODGERS 4, YANKEES 2

Dodgers take 2-0 World Series lead on Yamamoto gem, but Shohei Ohtani shoulder injury cause for concern

PENN STATE 28, WISCONSIN 13

No. 3 Penn State loses starting QB but Beau Pribula steps up to defeat Wisconsin

MLB wants the Rays to have a home by Christmas if Tropicana Field won’t be ready for next season

Business

Cuba fights to come back from a nationwide blackout, then a storm that killed 7

“There are lines everywhere you go,” city resident Carlos López said. “You get to a place and there are obstacles and obstacles.”

Chinese hackers targeted phones of Trump, Vance, people associated with Harris campaign, sources tell the AP

It was not immediately clear what data if any may have been taken, but US officials are investigating.

‘We’re going to see more closures’: UMass Memorial Health CEO warns of hospital problems to come

Pawtucket’s Tidewater soccer stadium faces contruction setback — again

magazine

Lee Ann Daigle with her daughters Lauryn (left) and Kristyn (right) at their home in Litchfield, New Hampshire, in an undated photo.

They thought they knew everything about their beloved mother. Then a detective called.

People in their 30s and 40s are facing an unprecedented wave of memory problems

John King, who covers politics for CNN, grew up in Dorchester. For magazine column on Oct. 27, 2024.

Why CNN’s John King will be thinking of Boston on Election Night as he works the ‘Magic Wall’

This week's daters: Caroline and Michael

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both enjoy wine ... Both love a good Christmas movie. Both have close families.’

metro

Matt Sandofsky dressed his dog as Zero from the 1993 stop-motion Disney film "The Nightmare Before Christmas" during the 20th annual Jamaica Plain Canine Costume Parade.

See photos from the Jamaica Plain Canine Costume Parade

Boston is investing more in Black and brown businesses. But the work is far from over.

Dorchester, Chicopee men claim $1 million winning scratch tickets

sports

In 2019, Ron Perry Sr. talked about the 1969 boys' basketball team he coached to a 29-0 record at Catholic Memorial.

A rare two-sport national champion, Holy Cross great Ron Perry Sr. dies at age 92

Jayson Tatum scores 37 points to help Celtics hold off furious Pistons rally

UMass football runs wild in rout of Wagner

business

One real estate agent was sure this house in Providence is the one to buy if we win the lottery.

Rhode Island homes to buy if you win the lottery

MCCA board narrows list of candidates for top job down to two finalists

Washington Post will no longer endorse presidential candidates

politics

Democratic US Senator Bob Casey, left, shakes hands with his Republican opponent, former hedge fund chief executive Dave McCormick, before their second debate in Philadelphia on Oct. 15.

To keep hope alive for the Democrat Senate majority, a battleground incumbent must win his toughest race

Trump says universities are controlled by ‘Marxist maniacs’. He has a plan to ‘reclaim’ them.

Trump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan’s largest city

Nation

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Bryce Jordan Center, on Oct. 26, in State College, Pa.

Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment

US Navy apologizes for the 1882 obliteration of a Tlingit village in Alaska

Trump’s deportation plans worry families with relatives in US illegally

World

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows damaged buildings at Iran's Parchin military base outside of Tehran, on Oct. 27.

Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack at 2 secretive Iranian military bases

A Lebanese family was holding a Sunday gathering when an Israeli strike toppled their building

Ukraine invaded Russia. Here’s what it was like for civilians

opinion

El lanzador de los Dodgers de Los Ángeles Fernando Valenzuela se quita el sombrero en una rueda de prensa tras ser nombrado Novato del Año de la Liga Nacional, el 2 de diciembre de 1981, en Los Ángeles.

El trascendental legado de Fernando “Toro” Valenzuela

Polls suggest a close race. These maps show it might not be.

The advanced-practice provider will see you now

lifestyle

Alisson Ramírez, right, listens to her social studies teacher during class, on Aug. 28, in Aurora, Colo.

They came to America looking for better lives — and better schools. The results were mixed

Free (spooky) things to do in Boston, plus a bad movie night, and classical music

Did I lead her on?

food & dining

Will Gilson shown in his Cambridge restaurant Puritan Oyster Bar in 2023.

His family’s restaurant went up in flames last month. How does he memorialize a place full of memories?

B.Good closes several Boston-area locations as owner reassesses brand

A new Irish pub comes to the Back Bay; James Beard winner Tony Messina returns to Boston

travel

The Rain Vortex, the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, is seven stories high. It's part of the Jewel at Singapore Changi Airport.

It’s a magical place where you hope your flight will be delayed or canceled. Welcome to the happiest airport on earth.

Give the underdog month a chance. Here’s what to do in November in New England.

Traveling with neurodiverse kids can be complicated. One airline offered a trial run to ease the stress.

Arts

John Akomfrah, "Vertigo Sea," 2015 (film still). Part of "Four Artists and the Sea" at the MFA.

Ten museum shows to see in every New England state

How the canvases hidden in Lynne Drexler’s Monhegan home are changing the game for Maine artists

‘Science isn’t all about certainty,’ says MIT Museum director. ‘It’s about the pleasure of finding things out.’

Books

"The Literary Undoing of Victoria Swan" author Virginia Pye (pictured) will be in conversation with Kerri Maher (”All You Have to Do Is Call”) and Helen Elaine Lee (”Pomegranate”) Oct. 28 at Belmont Books.

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 2

The Derek Walcott Prize, a poet laureate for Salem, and the Cape Cod Book Festival

Greg Epstein wants you to be skeptical about tech’s heavenly promises

Movies

Halloween festivities in downtown Salem earlier this month.

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

‘Anora’ is a darker, screwball take on princess-based fairy tales

From ‘Us’ to ‘Them!’: This is not your average Halloween movie watch list

Television

Steven Van Zandt, left, and Bruce Springsteen appear in “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”

A different sort of weekend update

Billy Crystal shines in a rare dramatic role, but ‘Before’ is far too muddled

John Mulaney and Netflix, together again

music

Halloween festivities in downtown Salem earlier this month.

Five things to do around Boston, Oct. 28-Nov. 3

Halloween means spooks, scares ... and cool cover shows

Five musical Halloween treats for all ages

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet in Crystal Pite's "The Seasons' Canon."

‘Fall Experience’ gets Boston Ballet’s 61st season off to a flying start

Some 54 dancers to take the stage for largest work Boston Ballet has presented

‘Sojourners,’ at the Huntington, kicks off Mfoniso Udofia’s Ufot Family Cycle

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

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’

Obituaries

Peter Shelley of the Conservation Law Foundation poses for portrait at Fan Pier overlooking Boston Harbor in Boston, MA on May 24, 2017.

Peter Shelley, environmental lawyer who led effort to clean up Boston Harbor’s ‘dirty water,’ dies at 77

Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies

Thelma Mothershed Wair, Little Rock Nine student, dies at 83