Nation

SpaceX advances Starship program with a launch and a catch

SpaceX pulled off a feat of technical wizardry Sunday, not only flying a 233-foot rocket booster back to its launch site, but also catching it out of the air with two giant mechanical arms. Continue reading →

Nation

California rejects bid for more frequent SpaceX launches

A California state commission this past week rejected the US Space Force’s bid to increase the number of SpaceX rocket launches on the state’s central coast, citing concerns about the environmental impacts of the launches. Continue reading →

Nation

From the pulpit, Harris calls out Trump for hurricane misinformation, as Biden surveys Florida’s damage

Kamala Harris used an appearance Sunday before a largely Black church audience in battleground North Carolina to call out Donald Trump for spreading misinformation about the government’s hurricane response, as President Biden visited Florida for the second time this month to survey storm damage. Continue reading →

World

Jokes and offbeat auctions for the troops: Stand-up comedy sweeps Ukraine

In the third year of the full-scale war with Russia, stand-up comedy, relatively new to Ukraine, is having a moment. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a report that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. Continue reading →

World

Can the government get people to have more babies?

In 1989, Japan seemed to be an unstoppable economic superpower. Its companies were overtaking competitors and gobbling up American icons like Rockefeller Center. But inside the country, the government had identified a looming, slow-motion crisis: The fertility rate had fallen to a record low. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The bro vote might be small. But in a close election, Harris shouldn’t cede it to Trump.

Candidates need to meet voters where they are — and a vast trove of voting-age young men are listening to podcasts like Joe Rogan’s. Continue reading →

OPINION

Will Jon Tester be the last of the Mountain State Democrats?

The senator is facing brutal headwinds from a Republican carpetbagger and from Donald Trump. Continue reading →

OPINION

Why is Kari Lake doing badly in a state that Donald Trump will probably win?

Arizona is trending to Trump. Yet Lake is trailing her Democratic opponent, Ruben Gallego, by a substantial amount. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Much of Boston’s homeless population doesn’t know their voting rights. Pine Street Inn is trying to change that.

People experiencing homelessness frequently believe they need a permanent address to register to vote. They don't. Continue reading →

Politics

Indigenous Peoples Day isn’t a statewide holiday. Here’s why.

Depending on where you are in Massachusetts, the name of Monday’s holiday might differ. Continue reading →

RI POLITICS

Providence could ban new gas stations in the city

The proposal would prohibit new gas stations but would not close any existing ones. Continue reading →

CELTICS 115, RAPTORS 111

While the stars sit, the Celtics remain dominant in the preseason

On Sunday, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Luke Kornet, and Xavier Tillman all sat out, giving the end of a roster some extended opportunities. Continue reading →

Instant analysis

The Patriots lost big, but Drake Maye’s performance gives them a glimmer of hope

The rookie's first career touchdown pass was a beauty, a perfect 40-yard bomb to Kayshon Boutte in stride that was maybe the best pass by a Patriots quarterback since Tom Brady left in 2020. Continue reading →

Patriots

DeMario Douglas, Patriots offense excited about the future for a number of reasons

“I love how he gained confidence throughout the game,” said the second-year player, who recorded a career-high 92 receiving yards and also caught his first career TD pass. Continue reading →

Business

Health regulator completes review of Steward doctors group sale

Steward Health Care Network is the third-largest physician contracting network in Massachusetts with about 2,950 physicians. Continue reading →

Trendlines

Mayor Wu’s line in the sand on property taxes doesn’t make political or economic sense

Many lawmakers and business leaders are baffled by the mayor’s resistance to modifying her plan to raise commercial real estate tax rates. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Joseph H. Reich, charter school pioneer, dies at 89

A financier and philanthropist, he and his wife created one of New York City’s first independently run public schools, proving that impoverished students could outperform expectations in such a setting. Continue reading →

Obituaries

James Magee, creator of a mysterious desert monument, dies at 79

James Magee, an enigmatic and idiosyncratic artist and poet who spent four decades building a starkly beautiful monument of stone and steel in the western Texas desert that may be the most significant artwork most people have never heard of, died Sept. 14 at his home in Fremont, Michigan. He was 79. Continue reading →

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Lifestyle

Free museum admission, Boston Ballet discounts, classical music: This week’s free, cheap things to do in Boston

The Fenway Alliance is breaking down the door to some of the city’s hottest arts hubs plus Somerville’s Assembly Row is celebrating its 10th anniversary — great news for bargain hunters everywhere. Continue reading →

Music review

Billie Eilish shines at a concert that shows off her fascinating, arena-filling pop fantasies

At a Friday TD Garden show, Eilish showed why she's one of the most exciting performers working in pop music today. Continue reading →

Music

From ‘token woman’ to trailblazers: Meet Boston’s 14-member ‘women-forward’ wedding band

United by inclusive values — at work and in love — the Femmes want to get you on the dance floor. Continue reading →