Boston Globe Today | October 4, 2023

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Congress in chaos

WATCH: In a historic move, Kevin McCarthy was ousted as Speaker of the House. Washington Bureau Chief Jackie Kucinich explains Congress' uncharted territory. Watch →

Hope for aspiring homeowners

WATCH: Housing prices are exorbitant in Greater Boston. Correspondent Megan Johnson shares her home-buying journey with tips for future homeowners. Watch →

Nation

Biden touts $9 billion more in student loan forgiveness, progress in debt relief

The debt cancellation announced Wednesday affects 125,000 borrowers benefiting from three existing federal relief programs. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump back in court as fraud trial probes who was responsible for his financial statements

With accountants on the witness stand and Trump at the defense table for a third day, his attorneys tried to pin blame on accounting firms for any problems with the statements. But lawyers for New York Attorney General Letitia James sought to show that the accountants relied entirely on information supplied by Trump and his company. Continue reading →

Politics

Mourners pay their respects to Feinstein in San Francisco

Mourners bearing bouquets and cards paid their respects Wednesday to the late US Senator Dianne Feinstein in San Francisco City Hall, where she launched her groundbreaking political career and spent a decade as the city’s first female mayor. Continue reading →

World

Italy identifies 20 tourists who perished in fiery crash from overpass on Venetian mainland

Venetian mainlanders stopped in dismay Wednesday to pay respects to the 21 people, all but one foreign tourists, who were killed when an all-electric shuttle bus crashed through an overpass guardrail and fence, plunging more than 30 feet to the ground. Continue reading →

World

After third major shooting in 4 years, Thailand debates how to stem gun violence

Thailand has one of the highest rates of gun ownership and gun homicide in Asia, though it pales in comparison with the levels in the United States. Continue reading →

World

Pope Francis opens a big Vatican meeting on the church’s future and says ‘everyone’ is welcome

Francis presided over a solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Square to formally open the meeting. But he warned both camps in the church’s culture wars to put their “human strategies, political calculations, or ideological battles” aside and let the Holy Spirit guide debate. Continue reading →

OPINION

Banned Books Week: ‘Between the World and Me’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates

In honor of Banned Books Week, Globe Opinion is publishing excerpts from some of the hundreds of titles banned in US classrooms and libraries this year. Continue reading →

OPINION

Biden’s American Climate Corps is weak and won’t save us

In tackling the climate crisis, Biden must lead like FDR. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Democrats won’t miss Kevin McCarthy. Probably.

The California Republican was no friend to the minority party in Congress. But his replacement could be worse. If Democrats gain any influence over the selection process, they should use it to steer the House away from extremism. Continue reading →

Health

‘It is going to be more challenging this year.’ CDC director addresses vaccination hiccups on visit to Boston

CDC Director Mandy Cohen kicked off a fall vaccination campaign in Roxbury Wednesday. Continue reading →

Politics

Over concerns, Boston council approves $3.4 million in controversial BRIC grants

All councilors who voted in favor of the grants were white, while all those who voted against them were people of color. Continue reading →

Metro

At the Shattuck, good intentions collide

Turning the old hospital at the edge of Franklin Park into a desperately needed refuge for those battling addiction and homelessness is no simple proposition. Continue reading →

celtics

With memorable first practice under his belt, new Celtic Jrue Holiday sets sights on helping teammates reach their potential

“I’m really just here to serve,” Holiday said. “I’m here to do really well next to everybody on the court. But I think for the most part, it’s about winning and helping my teammates be as good as they can.” Continue reading →

red sox

A closer look at the questions hovering over the Red Sox’ search for a new baseball boss

Many potential candidates outside the organization see the job as a well-positioned opportunity to win, yet one that comes with unavoidable questions and reservations. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots trading for cornerback J.C. Jackson in New England reunion

The former All-Pro corner is returning to Foxborough after a difficult stint with the Chargers. Continue reading →

innovation beat

Should you still feel guilty for taking an Uber?

Mark MacGann, the Uber whistleblower who leaked 124,000 internal company files to journalists last year, remains a critic of the ride-hailing company. Continue reading →

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Will $1 billion tax bill make Mass. more competitive? Don’t count on it.

Some tax experts say the reforms will do little to spur companies to invest or expand here, or to stem the exodus of residents seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

TALKING POINTS

State gives tax credits to Holyoke cement factory

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Endel Tulving, psychologist who altered the study of memory, dies at 96

A cognitive psychologist who taught at the University of Toronto for 35 years, Endel Tulving transformed the study of human memory with revelatory observations about how the brain stores and retrieves information. Continue reading →

Obituaries

James Jorden, creator of an essential opera blog, dies at 69

James Jorden, a feisty, influential writer and editor who brought together high culture, punk aesthetics, and gleeful camp in his opera zine-turned-website Parterre Box, was found dead Monday at his home in Queens. He was 69. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Harriet Pattison, 94, dies; landscape architect with a tie to Louis Kahn

Harriet Pattison, a noted landscape architect whose projects included the grounds of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, and the memorial to Franklin D. Roosevelt on Roosevelt Island in New York City, both of them collaborations with architect Louis Kahn, with whom she had a son, died on Monday at her home in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. She was 94. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Patrick Stewart memoir recalls ‘Next Generation’ dust-up

Stewart had a rocky beginning with his castmates, even storming off the set at one point in the show’s first season, irked by what he viewed as a lack of professionalism, according to excerpts in The Hollywood Reporter from his new autobiography. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Member of group builds bridge to nowhere

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Monday is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Boston. Here’s how to celebrate it.

The long weekend includes both activism and celebration. Continue reading →