10coronamain - Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito listens to Gov. Charlie Baker speak during the state's daily coronavirus press conference at the Massachusetts State House in Boston on Sept. 9, 2020. (Sam Doran/Pool)
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a protest calling for the Republican Senate to delay the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the U.S. Capitol on October 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Care In Action)
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Coronavirus
New York discourages travel to Massachusetts October 27, 2020 | 9:00 PM
The scene of the Back Bay incident.
CRIME
Shots fired in Back Bay, no injuries reported October 27, 2020 | 7:05 PM
FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, file photo, the Pfizer logo is displayed at world headquarters in New York. Drugmaker Pfizer said that in November 2016 it will launch a less-expensive version of rival Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster immune disorder drug, Remicade. Pfizer’s version, called Inflectra, will hit pharmacies in late November. It will be only the second so-called biosimilar drug available in the U.S.
Coronavirus
Pfizer CEO all but rules out vaccine before Election Day October 27, 2020 | 6:53 PM
Sign advertising apparent strip club in Epping, N.H.
STRIP CLUB PRANK
N.H. man pranked by sign advertising strip club on his property October 27, 2020 | 6:29 PM
Maine
University of Maine student accused of voting as roommate October 27, 2020 | 5:45 PM
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 7, 2019, file courtroom drawing, defendant Keith Raniere, center, leader of the secretive group NXIVM, is seated between his attorneys.
Crime
NXIVM sex-cult head Raniere gets 120 years in prison October 27, 2020 | 5:32 PM
Crime
N.H. woman allegedly accesses state court system, drops charges against herself October 27, 2020 | 4:58 PM
A medical staffer performs swabs to test for coronavirus, in the Military barracks of Cecchignola in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. As Italy faces a new wave of COVID-19 infections, the Italian military is helping healthcare services in the effort to contain infection. Defense minister Lorenzo Guerini has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health Ministery to provide temporary drive-through structures in to perform nose and throat swabs to increase the daily Covid-19 testing capacity of the country. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 7 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,025 new cases October 27, 2020 | 4:03 PM
The message wall that has since been taken from Plymouth Skatepark.
Plymouth
Plymouth may close skatepark after mask awareness wall disappears in the night October 27, 2020 | 2:22 PM
Chris Van Buskirk/Pool
Coronavirus
Watch: Charlie Baker's coronavirus update October 27, 2020 | 12:18 PM
Boston-10/29/19-The Make Way for Ducklings Sculptures were dressed in Halloween costumes in the Boston Public Garden, as Gavin Hamel, 16 months from Boston takes a look at some of them. Mrs. Mallard and Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack Quack, Pack and Quack wear various costumes. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)
Local
Here are the guidelines for trick-or-treating in Boston this Halloween October 27, 2020 | 12:07 PM
Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins.
NO BAIL
Rachel Rollins says prosecutors will fight bail for those charged with firearm offenses October 27, 2020 | 12:06 PM
Chris Van Buskirk/Pool
Politics
Poll shows who Mass. thinks is doing a good job leading through the pandemic - and who's not October 27, 2020 | 10:49 AM
President Donald Trump and Amy Coney Barrett stand on the Blue Room Balcony after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the Constitutional Oath to her on the South Lawn of the White House White House in Washington Monday.
Amy Coney Barrett
Barrett will quickly enter the fray of Trump's legal battles – including any over election results October 27, 2020 | 9:51 AM
A police car burns during a protest in response to the police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., late Monday, Oct. 26, in Philadelphia.
POLICE SHOOTING
Protests erupt in Philadelphia after police fatally shoot a Black man they say had a knife October 27, 2020 | 9:09 AM
Politics
1,000-plus faith leaders call for 'free and fair election' October 27, 2020 | 8:01 AM
President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn.
Trump or Biden?
More than 15,000 readers said this candidate won the final presidential debate and how it affected their vote October 27, 2020 | 5:00 AM
trick or treating
Halloween
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Firefighter Raymond Vasquez battles the Silverado Fire Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, in Irvine, Calif. A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 60,000 people in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
WILDFIRES
100,000 told to evacuate amid California wildfires that injured two firefighters October 26, 2020 | 11:49 PM
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2020, file photo, a person deposits mail in a box outside United States Post Office in Cranberry Township, Pa. U.S. Postal Service records show delivery delays have persisted across the country as millions of Americans began voting by mail, raising the possibility of ballots being rejected because they arrive too late. Parts of the politically coveted battleground states of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio fell short of delivery goals by wide margins as the agency struggles to regain its footing after a tumultuous summer. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
ELECTION 2020
Supreme Court won't extend Wisconsin's absentee ballot deadline October 26, 2020 | 9:24 PM
President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administers the Constitutional Oath to Amy Coney Barrett on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, after Barrett was confirmed by the Senate earlier in the evening. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
SUPREME COURT
Video: Amy Coney Barrett sworn in as Supreme Court justice October 26, 2020 | 9:07 PM
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Charred Mail
Burnt mail discovered in mailbox near Copley Square where a ballot drop box was recently set on fire October 26, 2020 | 8:51 PM
President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administers the Constitutional Oath to Amy Coney Barrett on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, after Barrett was confirmed by the Senate earlier in the evening.
Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, takes oath October 26, 2020 | 8:27 PM
A photo of the aftermath of a deadly elevator accident in Allston last month.
ALLSTON ELEVATOR
State inspection report sheds additional light on deadly Allston elevator accident October 26, 2020 | 8:18 PM
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Missing Goat
$1,000 reward offered for return of goat missing from Norton animal sanctuary October 26, 2020 | 7:46 PM
Brockton, MA - 10/07/20 - An MBTA commuter rail train pulls into the station in Brockton. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Janelle Nanos) Topic: (15onthestreetBrockton)
COMMUTER RAIL
Here's what you need to know about the new MBTA Commuter Rail schedules October 26, 2020 | 6:16 PM
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St Peter's square during his Sunday Angelus prayer on October 25, 2020, at the Vatican.
SAME-SEX CIVIL UNIONS
Cardinal O'Malley says Pope Francis' civil unions remarks 'not an endorsement of homosexual activity' October 26, 2020 | 5:29 PM
A waning moon is seen at the sky over Frankfurt, Germany.
Science
Pair of studies confirm there is water on the moon October 26, 2020 | 5:16 PM
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, questions witnesses as Kenneth Braithwaite, nominated to be Secretary of the Navy, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., nominated for reappointment to Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and James Anderson, nominated to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy testify, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (Kevin Dietsch/Pool via AP)
supreme court
New England senators float Supreme Court reform as Barrett nears confirmation October 26, 2020 | 5:07 PM
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse.
Local News
Longtime Boston federal appeals court Judge Juan Torruella dies October 26, 2020 | 5:03 PM
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