All of the headlines from today's paper.
Friday, October 2, 2026
Today's Headlines

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Massachusetts

An outlier in Massachusetts, Worcester Diocese continues to withhold abuse records

Worcester Bishop Robert McManus is under pressure to publicly release the names of every accused priest following a withering state report this week on sexual abuse by hundreds of Catholic clergy in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

As redevelopment looms on Blue Hill Ave., Black employers worry about keeping the street’s business community — and its soul

Blue Hill Ave. business owners worry that the corridor's redevelopment isn't for them, it's for the wealthy white people on their way. Continue reading →

Red Sox

When the Red Sox reached the postseason, they exhaled and expired in two lackluster Wild Card games against the Yankees

After fighting their way into contention, the Red Sox lost that fight, going 14-16 over the remaining 30 regular-season games. Continue reading →

Politics

Why is the investment world financing a Mass. ballot question to eliminate partisan primaries?

A wave of wealthy individuals with ties to various investment, private equity, and venture capital firms has put millions of dollars behind a ballot question to scrap the state's party primaries. Continue reading →

Energy

Do you have gas heat? Under a controversial energy bill, there’s a chance the state could force you to go electric.

The proposal represents the latest flashpoint in a debate over how much of a role natural gas should play here. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Taking on Trump immigration agenda, justices will review migrant detention policy

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review the Trump administration's policy of indefinitely detaining immigrants who crossed the border illegally years ago, signaling the court plans to weigh in on major pieces of President Trump's aggressive deportation agenda as it begins its new term Monday. Continue reading →

Nation

Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers say

Attorneys for Christa Pike say the death row inmate is still alive but in critical condition a day after the state’s failed attempt to execute her for a 1995 murder. Continue reading →

Nation

Cornell police report omitted student’s claim she was raped

The university police report was a condensed six-page version of the woman's full account of the night's events, and did not include some of the more forceful and definitive language she used. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump says Iran may be linked to FlyDubai copilot who tried to crash Israel-bound jet

Asked if the US would retaliate against Tehran if it was behind the attack, President Trump said, “Oh they’ll be hit, very hard, don’t worry.” Continue reading →

World

Terror at 30,000 feet: A plumber and a dentist come to the rescue

Their efforts helped save 182 people on the FlyDubai plane from plunging into the desert. Continue reading →

World

Jamaica struggles to recover a year after Hurricane Melissa hit as peak tourism season looms

Jamaica’s once flourishing tourism sector is struggling to regain its footing nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa slammed into the island as a Category 5 storm. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Op-eds

A lively time at the death cafe

For about two hours at Mount Auburn’s Story Chapel, people dared to ask the big questions. Continue reading →

Editorials

Take the money, governor

Governor Healey should opt Massachusetts in to the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, then ensure that as much of the money as possible is directed to public schools. Continue reading →

Columns

The Supreme Court puts cruelty on its docket

In allowing the Trump administration to continue third-country removals, the court has become complicit in its inhumanity. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Woman found malnourished, covered in bite marks after alleged six-week captivity in Malden attic

When officers arrived at the home this month, they discovered a horrific scene, a woman allegedly held against her will in squalid conditions for weeks. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Judge denies Lindsay Clancy’s request for not guilty verdict

The judge found that prosecutors presented enough evidence at Clancy’s six-week trial to support their theory that she knew what she was doing was wrong when she strangled her three children. Continue reading →

Metro

Spucky Spagnolo is dead. So is the Boston Mafia he once led.

Anthony “Spucky” Spagnolo was among the last of the Boston wiseguys, presiding over the local mafia as it faded into history. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

The Bills finally have their own football palace. We checked out the new stadium ahead of the Patriots’ visit.

Sight lines are magnificent, as the seating bowl was built more vertically than horizontally. Continue reading →

Patriots

Shoulder issue sidelines Christian Gonzalez for another Patriots practice ahead of divisional matchup vs. Bills

If Gonzalez is a no-go for Buffalo, the Patriots would likely utilize Carlton Davis in the No. 1 cornerback role, with Marcus Jones or Charles Woods stepping into the No. 2 spot. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Following loss, Willson Contreras critical of Red Sox’ reliance on data and analytics

Boston's best hitter in 2026 suggested both specific areas in which the Sox needed to improve, but also macro-level adjustments. Continue reading →

Business

Healthcare

Bank of America donates $10 million to Boston Children’s psychiatric hospital construction

The donation will go toward building a future $640 million hospital in Brighton at the Franciscan Children's campus. Continue reading →

Economy

New rankings show Mass. stuck near the bottom on jobs and costs

The latest competitiveness assessment by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation underscores that making Massachusetts a more appealing place to live or run a company will be a slog. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

DraftKings ‘weaponized’ AI to target gamblers, encouraging addiction, lawsuit says

The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Boston, alleges that DraftKings used artificial intelligence to identify customers who are more likely to gamble and lose. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bill Draper, a tech investor before there was a Silicon Valley, dies

He would drum up business in an era when few entrepreneurs had even heard the term “venture capital” and in a region that was more known for its fruits and vegetables. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Earth’s driest desert is covered in wildflowers right now

Known as the driest nonpolar desert on Earth, a massive portion of the Atacama Desert has been covered in flowers after the El Niño weather pattern brought heavy rains to the region earlier this year. Continue reading →

Movies

Godzilla invades this year’s New York Film Festival

Satan and ScarJo back up the big guy in Globe film critic Odie Henderson’s first dispatch from the fest. Continue reading →

Parenting

Long before the Cornell case, I learned to fear a group of college boys. Here’s what I hope we teach our sons.

A scary night, the Cornell case, and the values that actually matter. Continue reading →