Drake Maye’s astounding debut in ugly loss to the Jets

WATCH: Columnist Tara Sullivan and Boston.com writer Conor Ryan pick apart what went wrong, and whether the defense can save this team. Continue reading →

Should Bruins fans worry about Jeremy Swayman?

WATCH: The B’s and their goalie have yet to reach a deal. Boston.com’s Conor Ryan breaks down whether fans should panic as the season rapidly approaches. Continue reading →

Placing blame after the Patriots’ ugly start

WATCH: Columnist Tara Sullivan serves up equal portions of the blame pie for both Jerod Mayo and Eliot Wolf. Continue reading →

Nation

Three Mile Island plans to reopen as demand for nuclear power grows

In a striking sign of renewed interest in nuclear power, Constellation Energy said Friday that it plans to reopen the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, the site of the worst reactor accident in United States history. Continue reading →

Nation

Secret Service is responsible for multiple security failures in Trump attack July 13, report says

The elite protective agency’s internal review found that agents failed to use technology that might have detected the attacker as he flew a drone over the rally venue hours earlier. Continue reading →

Nation

Georgia Election Board orders hand-counting of ballots

The Georgia State Election Board voted Friday to force counties to hand-count all ballots cast on Election Day, a move critics say could significantly delay the reporting of results in the battleground state and inject chaos into the postelection period. Continue reading →

World

With $39 billion loan for Ukraine, Europe moves ahead without US

The European Union’s top official said on a trip to Kyiv on Friday that Europe would offer Ukraine a loan of 35 billion euros (about $39 billion) backed by frozen Russian assets. European leaders said the loan would move forward initially without contributions from the United States, after talks between US and European officials stalled in recent days. Continue reading →

World

Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel have clashed in the state capital of Culiacan in what appears to be a fight for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the United States in late July. Teams of gunmen have shot at each other and the security forces. Continue reading →

World

An iconic Churchill photo stolen in Canada and found in Italy is ready to return

A ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome has marked the successful recovery of a stolen photo portrait of Winston Churchill, known as “The Roaring Lion,” after a two-year search. Continue reading →

OPINION

Waning religion challenges theological schools

Financial difficulties force seminaries to adapt. Continue reading →

OPINION

How The Haitian Times is fact-checking Trump’s Springfield claims

A Q&A with Garry Pierre-Pierre, the founder and publisher of a US-based news outlet that has been covering the Haitian diaspora and Haiti for nearly 25 years. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Post-affirmative action, colleges grapple with the numbers

"Fewer Black students means a weaker sense of belonging for those who remain," writes a professor at Northeastern. Another reader writes that area universities are blaming the Supreme Court for their own admissions failings. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Union releases video capturing ‘horrific’ attack on corrections officers at state’s maximum security prison in Lancaster

Five officers were taken to hospitals for treatment. One was stabbed 12 times, and another suffered a punctured lung. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Braintree reaches $14.9 million settlement with man whose murder conviction was tossed after 36 years in prison

Frederick Weichel was in prison for a 1980 slaying in the town that he resolutely denied committing. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston’s Hispanic Heritage Month breakfast had awards, jokes, and a head of fabulous hair

The aroma of rich coffee and savory breakfast dishes filled the air as Latinos from all parts of Massachusetts gathered for the annual breakfast put together by the city and El Mundo Boston, the oldest Latino media outlet in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

CHAD FINN | UNCONVENTIONAL REVIEW

After some casual excellence from Aaron Rodgers, Patriots’ opening victory feels like an outlier

Poor tackling, undisciplined penalties, and the hapless, hopeless pass blocking of a makeshift offensive line … this is what having no chance looks like. Continue reading →

Jets 24, Patriots 3

Patriots can’t win without a solid defense, and it was nowhere to be found against the Jets

The Patriots had 14 missed tackles, and their offense is simply not equipped to play from behind. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

The night the Red Sox’ playoff hopes slipped away

The result, a 4-2 loss in 12 innings, dropped like an anvil on the team’s aspirations — quickly followed by a sledgehammer delivered in the form of the news that Rafael Devers most likely won’t play again this year. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Nurses at Faulkner Hospital avert planned 24-hour strike with tentative deal

The strike was set to take place in less than two weeks. Continue reading →

Business

Lexington leaders hear about business, public health impacts of generational nicotine sale ban

The proposals, which would ban sales of cigarettes and vaping products for anyone born after 2004, have stoked fears among local retailers who depend on selling the products. Continue reading →

Energy

Boston manufacturer Cabot Corp. gets $50 million federal grant for Michigan factory

The money will go toward a plant just west of Detroit where the company plans to make conductive materials for electric-vehicle batteries. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Frederick Schauer, scholar who scrutinized free speech, dies at 78

Frederick Schauer, a prominent legal philosopher who challenged prevailing views about freedom of speech, restrictions on obscenity and the ethics of racial profiling, died Sept. 1 at his home in Charlottesville, Virginia. He was 78. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Valarie D’Elia, travel reporter on TV and radio, dies at 64

Valarie D’Elia, a travel reporter who visited 102 countries on all seven continents to advise her viewers and listeners on where to go, how to get there, what the best bargains were and what to pack, died Sept. 10 in New York City. She was 64. Continue reading →

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Television

Dun dun: Free ‘Law & Order’ fan experience takes over Faneuil Hall next month

Head over to Faneuil Hall Marketplace next month for a free fan experience in honor of the upcoming new seasons of “Law & Order” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” Continue reading →

Relationships

Find heart-racing romance on these high-intensity dates in Greater Boston

Who knew dating could be so extreme? Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

He still fantasizes about other people

Not just sexually. Continue reading →