What experts are predicting for Sunday’s Patriots-Raiders game
Patriots The Patriots are coming off two blowout losses, but some are still picking them to win on Sunday. Mac Jones might need a good performance on Sunday to save his job. im Davis/Globe Staff COMMENTARY The last time the Patriots were in Las Vegas, it was the site of the Dumbest Play in NFL […]
What to know about the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment
National News The average recipient will see an increase of about $54 per month, according to government estimates. The U.S. Social Security Administration office is seen in Mount Prospect, Ill., Oct. 12, 2022. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File By CORA LEWIS, Associated Press October 13, 2023 | 8:47 AM NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of […]
Patrick Mahomes throws TD pass, Travis Kelce has big game with Taylor Swift watching again as Chiefs beat Broncos 19-8
NFL The Chiefs improved to 5-1 with the win. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had nine catches for 124 yards. By DAVE SKRETTA, Associated Press October 13, 2023 | 8:45 AM KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes knows the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense is still trying to put everything together. It was evident in […]
New Hampshire man pleads guilty to making threatening call to U.S. House member
Crime U.S. Attorney Jane Young said Thursday the man pleaded guilty to using interstate commerce to transmit a threat of injury. By Associated Press October 13, 2023 | 8:38 AM CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has pleaded guilty to making a threatening phone call to a member of Congress. Allan Poller, 24, […]
Nick Castellanos hits 2 homers again, powers Phillies past Braves 3-1 and into 2nd straight NLCS
MLB The Phillies will face the Diamondbacks in the NLCS. Nick Castellanos hit back-to-back homers on back-to-back nights, as the Phillies recovered from a bullpen collapse in Game 2 to wipe out the 104-win Atlanta Braves in raucous Philadelphia. By DAN GELSTON, Associated Press October 13, 2023 | 8:31 AM PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper’s […]
Vermont police get more than 150 tips after sketch of person of interest released in trail killing
Crime The composite sketch is based on witnesses’ accounts of a man they saw on the trail before they came across the body of Honoree Fleming, 77, police said. A building at Vermont State University’s Castleton Campus in Castleton, Vt., is shown Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. AP Photo/Lisa Rathke By Associated Press October 13, 2023 | […]
Israel orders unprecedented evacuation of 1 million in Gaza as possible ground offensive looms
World News The U.N. warned that so many people fleeing en masse — with just a 24-hour deadline — would be calamitous. Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. AP Photo/Fatima Shbair By ISABEL DeBRE, EDITH M. LEDERER and WAFAA SHURAFA, Associated Press October 13, 2023 | 7:57 AM […]
Boston wants 250 additional liquor licenses. Here’s why it needs state approval first.
Local News It’s thanks to lawmakers from 1933 that it’s so notoriously difficult to get a liquor license in Boston. Liquor licenses are notoriously hard to get in Boston because of a cap that dates back to 1933. Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe Boston officials are waiting for legislators to decide if the city […]
Bruins announce All-Centennial Team: Which 20 Boston legends made the cut?
Bruins Bobby Orr and Patrice Bergeron are some of the headliners on the Bruins’ All-Centennial Team. Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito were two no-doubters on the All-Centennial Team. Maddie Meyer / Getty With the Bruins’ centennial season now in full swing, the third Original Six franchise to hit triple digits honored the best-of-the-best who’ve donned […]
Want to fight Florida book bans? These Bostonians launched a project to help readers in the Sunshine State.
Books “What the bans are doing is they’re not letting these marginalized people tell their story.” A general view of atmosphere during MoveOn’s national Banned Bookmobile tour launch at Sandmeyer’s Bookstore on July 13, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for MoveOn If you’re looking for a way to fight the growing movement of […]