Colleges crack down on student protests

WATCH: As the war in the Middle East escalates, administrators are reigning demonstrations in – but at what cost? Reporter Hilary Burns explains. Watch →

Sky-high solution for safer bike lanes

WATCH: A UMass project is using AI to make cycling safer and prevent tragedies. Reporter Aaron Pressman breaks down the study and if it will make a difference. Watch →

A family’s fight against Alzheimer’s

WATCH: Reporter Jonathan Saltzman spent months documenting a couple’s experience with a promising, new, and progression-fighting drug. Watch →

Nation

The search for the missing hits snags at every corner as Helene’s death toll tops 200

Rescue crews and volunteers facing obstacles at every turn in North Carolina’s remote mountains paddled canoes across swollen rivers and steered horses past mudslides in the rush to reach those stranded or missing by Hurricane Helene’s rampage that killed more than 200 throughout the Southeast. Continue reading →

Politics

The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It’s also being challenged in the Supreme Court

The number of ghost guns around the country has soared in recent years, going from fewer than 4,000 in 2018 to nearly 20,000 recovered at crime scenes in 2021, according to Justice Department data. Continue reading →

Nation

Lahaina inferno emerged from smoldering remnants of quelled fire

The inferno that consumed the Hawaii town of Lahaina last year emerged from the remnants of a brush fire that firefighters had believed they had contained and extinguished, federal investigators concluded in a report released Wednesday. Continue reading →

World

Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive

At least eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in clashes with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, where Israel announced the start of what it says is a limited ground incursion earlier this week. Continue reading →

World

The Jewish new year is far more bitter than sweet in Israel

Jews around the world traditionally usher in Rosh Hashana by dipping apples in honey in the hope of sweet times ahead. But Israelis’ celebrations were muted Wednesday evening amid the nation’s escalating conflicts. Continue reading →

World

After successes, Israel’s military is in a ‘long game’ with no clear outcome

A year after perhaps the worst military and intelligence debacle in Israel’s history, the military is rehabilitating its image as a formidable regional power. Continue reading →

OPINION

Donald Trump is a latter-day Neville Chamberlain

Voters can see Trump’s penchant for appeasement in his approach to Ukraine. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

How Harvard can revive free speech

Professors should be taking the lead in response to a report that showed students at Harvard are afraid of speaking up on controversial issues in class. Continue reading →

LETTERS

We can work for Palestinian freedom and against antisemitism

Opposing Israel’s policies is no different from criticizing the policies of any other country. For me, “never again” means never again for anyone. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

For some Jewish Bostonians, Rosh Hashana’s proximity to one-year mark of Oct. 7 attack casts shadow over the holiday

Since the Oct. 7 attack, antisemitic incidents have risen across the country and pro-Palestinian protests have gripped college campuses. For many, the political turmoil has taken its toll. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Black musician attacked by Patriot Front in Boston: ‘I thought I was going to die’

Surveillance video turned over to Charles Murrell’s lawyers by Boston police showed Murrell being shoved into a light pole by Patriot Front members. Continue reading →

Transportation

Regular train service resumes on Green Line extension following derailment, MBTA says

The shuttle buses that replaced train service all day Wednesday have been phased out, the MBTA said. Continue reading →

NFL

From Super Bowls to studio shows: Behind the scenes with burgeoning media star Julian Edelman on ‘Fox NFL Kickoff’

Fox Sports targeted Edelman when spots opened up on “NFL Kickoff” after the 2022 season, and he has proven to be a great fit. Continue reading →

MLB

Terry Francona reportedly hired as Reds manager

Francona has a 1,950-1,672 record over 23 seasons as a major league manager, putting him 13th on the list of winningest managers in baseball history. Continue reading →

bruins notebook

Fabian Lysell reverses course from Providence and rejoins Bruins for Quebec game

The speedy forward got another chance to impress the decision-makers in the preseason contest against the Kings. Continue reading →

Business

As it prepares to dole out 225 new liquor licenses, Boston is setting some new rules

The city aims to prevent a first-come, first-served bonanza that favored white and well-connected applicants a decade ago. Continue reading →

Startups

This Boston startup launched satellites to improve weather forecasting. Then Hurricane Helene came along.

Tomorrow.io's satellites collected data about Helene as it strengthened into the strongest hurricane ever to hit the Big Bend coast of Florida, wreaking havoc across six states. Continue reading →

no stupid questions

Boston has inspired a whole bunch of pop culture. Here’s a reading, watching, and listening guide.

On the silver screen and in the pages of a hardcover, the spirit of bygone Boston shines through — immortalizing it for younger or newer residents who weren’t around to witness it themselves. Continue reading →

Obituaries

John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84

“That show ["Good Times"] was the closest depiction in reality to life as an African American family living in those circumstances as it could be,” Mr. Amos said in 2021. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ozzie Virgil Sr., first Dominican-born Major Leaguer, dies at 92

Ozzie Virgil Sr., who became the first Dominican native in Major League Baseball when he played third base for the New York Giants in 1956, and who took the field two years later as the Detroit Tigers’ first Black player, died Sunday at his home in Monte Cristi, a city near the Dominican Republic’s border with Haiti. He was 92. Continue reading →

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Restaurants

The Continental Restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus to close after 72 years: ‘It’s bittersweet for sure.’

Nov. 24 will be the last day that customers can come in and feast on sirloin steak, shrimp scampi, and baked stuffed scrod. Continue reading →

PARENTING UNFILTERED

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. Here’s what it’s like to be the parent of a dyslexic student in Massachusetts.

My son’s dyslexia won’t define him in the long run. But slogging through public school sure is hard in the meantime. Continue reading →

Music

Neko Case is always striving for more range

The indie rock singer comes to the Chevalier Theatre in Medford on Saturday. Continue reading →