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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Today's Headlines

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Massachusetts

Incumbent DAs in Suffolk and Middlesex counties declare victory; seven-person race in Norfolk not yet decided

With no Republican in the field, Tuesday’s primary was a winner-takes-all contest for the office representing Boston, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop. Continue reading →

Elections

Healey, Minogue to meet in November, setting up expensive gubernatorial fight

Governor Maura Healey officially secured the Democratic nomination in her bid for reelection Tuesday, setting up a November fight against Mike Minogue, who won the GOP nomination, the Associated Press projected. Continue reading →

Elections

US House veterans Neal and Lynch turn back progressive Democratic primary challengers

The races will test if the generational change movement has taken root in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Elections

Senator Ed Markey tops Seth Moulton in bitter Democratic Senate primary, riding progressive chops to nomination

The AP called the race at 8:31 p.m. for the Malden Democrat, who will face Republican nominee John Deaton and third-party socialist candidate Joe Tache in the November general election. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Dispatch from Plymouth: As Lindsay Clancy jury deliberates, hushed apprehension settles over courthouse

Many have gone to Plymouth to bear witness to the prosecution of Lindsay Clancy. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

House clears bill to avert an election-season shutdown

The House overwhelmingly passed a stopgap bill on Tuesday to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month, sending it to President Trump’s desk and punting a spending fight until after the midterm elections. Continue reading →

Nation

Postal Service work to comply with Trump’s executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

The US Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal. Continue reading →

Nation

Judge to decide if Robinson will stand trial in Kirk’s killing

PROVO, Utah — A Utah judge was hearing arguments Tuesday about whether there’s enough evidence to put the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk on trial for aggravated murder, which could make him eligible for the death penalty. Continue reading →

The World

World

US launches airstrikes on Iran for second time in 3 days

The exchange of strikes came after the two countries traded attacks Sunday. Continue reading →

World

US warship is close to Thai R&R spot after long Iran deployment

The warship will dock Wednesday in Thailand, local officials said, near Pattaya, a beach town notorious for its freewheeling atmosphere and red-light districts. Continue reading →

World

US sanctions cut off aspiring Iranians from tests needed for study abroad

Iranian students whose exams were canceled described a growing sense of despair. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Op-eds

AI needs a Ten Commandments

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly autonomous, we need a simple set of rules that everyone — not just technologists and lawyers — can understand. Continue reading →

Editorials

Rhode Island deserves a new governor

The Globe endorses Helena Buonanno Foulkes in the Sept. 9 Democratic primary over incumbent Daniel McKee. Continue reading →

Letters

Two months from the midterms, Trump is messing with mail-in voting

"What Trump aims for is not kingship but dictatorship, and he is following the classic path to it," writes one reader. Continue reading →

Metro

Elections

Dan Koh, former White House official, emerges the winner from crowded Sixth District

Five Democrats vied to replace Representative Seth Moulton in the North Shore-anchored district on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

If Lindsay Clancy jurors are hung, this is what happens

If jurors say they are split, Judge William Sullivan can ask them to keep trying. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Andrea Cabral testifies in federal corruption trial of Steven Tompkins, her longtime friend

The longtime public official said that a partnership between the Suffolk Sheriff's office, which Tompkins led, and a cannabis company was not a make-or-break initiative. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Mariners spoil Jedixson Paez’s team debut with early onslaught in win over Red Sox at Fenway Park

Paez, who got the nod with Sonny Gray on extra rest, was tagged for eight runs on 10 hits and two walks in 3⅔ innings in the Red Sox' most uncompetitive start in months. Continue reading →

Red Sox

It’s finally September and the Red Sox, with their dramatic comebacks and overachieving no-names, are still winning

The Red Sox are right where they were last year and appear bound for another postseason matchup with the Yankees. Continue reading →

Patriots

The Patriots tried many candidates, but it looks like Kyle Williams and Efton Chism will return to running back kickoffs

Both Chism and Williams were coy about whether they’ll be handling the job in next week’s season opener, but on Tuesday, both sounded excited. Continue reading →

Business

Energy

Brockton looks to ease electric rates through bulk buying. It’s about time.

The city will join the vast majority of large Massachusetts municipalities in establishing a community aggregation program. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

Thievery or innovation? The music industry grapples with AI.

The music industry has mixed feelings about AI tools like Suno, which have set off a debate — and several lawsuits — over how to monetize the growing tsunami of AI-created tunes. Continue reading →

Business

Fast-fashion giant Shein’s shares fall after Hong Kong trading debut that spotlights its China roots

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

Obituaries

Obituaries

Wendell Berry, writer who extolled America’s agrarian past, dies at 92

His poems, novels, and essays explored his elegiac visions of the life and death of agrarian America. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Édouard Balladur, embattled French prime minister, dies at 97

The former leader defended his country’s contentious intervention in Rwanda’s genocide in the 1990s and later became embroiled in a long-running corruption scandal. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Why young people are enlisting AI to help them make friends in Boston: ‘There are no organic social interactions anymore’

“I just was, like, starting to get really depressed” before turning to an app to meet friends, one user said. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

Treasure in the darkroom: Rediscovering the lost art of developing film

A 22-year-old self-identified film bro finds pleasure and meaning in the glories and limitations of old-school film photography. Continue reading →

TV

‘Heated Rivalry’ author Rachel Reid talks Season 2 at Fenway’s theme night

The special event included 12,000 fans, special jerseys, and Wally ... who’s Team Rozanov. Continue reading →