News in Boston

ICE is detaining a record number of pregnant women. Many say they lack medical care
The reporting also found that ICE has lost track of the number of miscarriages happening in custody.

In 'Mestra,' Madeline Miller combines shape shifting, Greek gods and feminism
Part horror, part adventure, part suspense, it's also the story of a father-daughter relationship gone terribly wrong.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cuts generals and admirals by 20%
The Pentagon plans to slash around 800 flag and general officer positions by next year.

'Storm fatigue' in Hawaii as residents recover from back-to-back hurricanes and a tropical storm
Three hurricanes and one tropical storm have impacted the idyllic islands since mid-August.

Why are so few eligible families applying for Trump Accounts?
The 530A Trump Account is meant to give families $1,000 to invest for their child.

Disaster averted after violent hijacking attempt aboard commercial flight bound for Tel Aviv
A FlyDubai flight carrying around 180 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia early on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said one pilot stabbed his co-pilot and tried to crash the plane.

'Man in the Mirror': New book tells story of Jordan Neely, the homeless man killed by Daniel Penny
Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man, was killed on a subway train when 24-year-old white Marine Daniel Penny put him in a fatal chokehold.

Ret. Gen. David Petraeus on U.S. withdrawal from Iraq
The U.S. military has now left Iraq, after invading more than two decades ago in a war that has long since ended.

Final Blue Hill Ave. project town hall meeting set for tonight in Dorchester
Opponents plan a protest, advocates urge that project move forward

Letter to the Editor: Little House as Boutique hotel? What was the BPDA thinking?
John McColgan’s opinion piece (Sept. 24 edition) about the Little House site being turned into a boutique hotel is spot on. He’s just stating a fact when he says that the Little House was a big part of the community for over a hundred years.

Editorial: Trump ‘ignorant’ on Irish issues, says Lynch
This week’s Reporter features excerpts from a longer interview with US Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the incumbent congressman from the Eighth Congressional district, which includes parts of Dorchester and his hometown, South Boston.

Officials cut the ribbon at rehabbed Victory Road park
State officials formally opened the new and improved McMorrow Playground on Victory Road last Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 23), touting a $1.1 million project that replaced equipment and improved pathways worn by years of use.