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Tale revealed of 8-year-old veteran of USS Constitution
David Debias left his Beacon Hill home at the age of 8 to join the USS Constitution crew and fight off Portugal in its final victories of the War of 1812. an hour ago

For Brigham staff, an active shooter alert brought traumatic memories

Such a notice would make hearts stop anywhere, but it was especially traumatic at the Brigham, where five years earlier a beloved cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. Michael J. Davidson, was shot in an exam room by the son of a patient who had recently died.
Two shot, one killed, in related incidents near Brigham and Women's Hospital, Route 9 shopping area Mother of man killed in Brookline after chase: ?He was probably scared and off his meds? ?I literally thought I was going to see a person die?: Video shows aftermath of shooting at Brigham and Women's

Thomas Farragher
He ditched the world of high finance for his true love: woodworking
As a little kid growing up in the Boston suburbs, Lee McColgan had a gift. He could draw. He could paint. He could sculpt. But mostly, he could build things. an hour ago

Oscar-nominated ?Hair Love? helps detangle stigma around Black hair
Globe culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt visits Vanity Loft to discuss what the CROWN Act and "Hair Love" mean for Black women and stylists who do Black hair. (Video by Caitlin Healy/Globe staff, Photo by Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)
Jeneé Osterheldt

Oscar-nominated ?Hair Love? helps detangle stigma around Black hair

Societal messaging around Black hair is not so different from dialogues around Black skin. The false but pervasive narrative is you can only be beauty if you?re also the beast.

Opinion

OPINION | Kathy Sullivan and Ron Abramson

Kathy Sullivan and Ron Abramson: The case for Elizabeth Warren
OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

Will Hollywood celebrate Tarantino?s sick joke?
EDITORIAL

Not so fast moving on from State Police scandal
EDITORIAL

Kill the tradition: N.H. and Iowa should not vote first

Robert DeLeo is longest-serving House speaker in Massachusetts history
He?s described as both a deliberate consensus builder and a power-collecting micro-manager. A humble everyman and a shrewd political operator. To some, he?s a Tom Menino-like figure; others say they?re reminded of Donald Trump.

PETER ABRAHAM I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
Baseball scouts weigh in on Alex Verdugo
Verdugo is a former second-round pick who has hit .282 with a .784 OPS over parts of three seasons and 158 games for the Dodgers.

Despite unusual offseason, Red Sox still have reason to be optimistic After Mookie Betts?s departure, our attention turns to Tom Brady

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Celtics? three wings can coexist and thrive, and other thoughts
But Danny Ainge not making a trade at the deadline was a mistake. 3 hours ago

Celtics begin tough stretch against Western Conference opponents

Collins is getting death threats after impeachment acquittal
Collins made the disclosure Friday while addressing the Maine Chiefs of Police Association winter conference. 20 minutes ago

Here?s what to know about Massachusetts? 3 newest pot shops
There may have been a lull in marijuana shop openings over the holiday season, but Massachusetts appears to have resumed a fairly steady pace, with three new shops opening over the past two weeks.

Marijuana giant Acreage concedes Mass. contracts are ?inoperable?
More recent headlines
RED SOX

Source: Twins 'very likely' are backing out of Mookie Betts deal

Dr. John A. DiBiaggio, Tufts University president who advocated for students? public engagement, dies at 87

Man was shot, killed by brother-in-law at Saugus gas station, DA says

American in China dies of coronavirus as toll grows to 722

Monday at noon: Join a live Q&A conference call with James Pindell

We?re inviting readers to join us for a live conference call Q&A on Monday, Feb. 10 at noon with Globe political reporter James Pindell on the state of the New Hampshire primary.

Recommended Reads

Another development project could rise above the Mass. Turnpike

Long-stalled plans to build a hotel and condo complex in the Back Bay finally are moving forward.

Valentine's Day | Globe Magazine
Valentine?s Day gift guide: 13 ways to treat yourself
Shop for a loved one if you must, but who deserves an indulgence more than you?

State Police overtime scheme, illegal ticket quota was devised by higher-ups 20 years ago, former trooper says
Federal prosecutors have previously mentioned the existence of a State Police ticket quota system, but the court filing provides the most detailed window into the roots of the payroll scandal.

Rhode Island

Police searching for man who stole from the elderly and disabled in Quincy

Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole from several senior citizens and disabled people after he broke into their apartments Tuesday, Quincy police said.

It?s been a REALLY long week. Here are some puppies to make you ??

?I view myself as an activist AG,? R.I.?s Peter Neronha says
Newton

For Newton co-op, boys? gymnastics remains a must-see event

The sport may not be as popular as its glory days of the ?60s, but coaches Bill Martin and Tom Steeves have Newton North in position to make a run at a seventh straight MIAA title.

Newton City Council sets March 3 special election to decide Northland mixed-use development

League of Women Voters to hold climate change forum in Newton

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Lingering lock-down at Mass. prison a black eye for Baker
OPINION | Andru Volinsky

Andru Volinsky: Sanders is the one
OPINION | Michael A. Cohen

Thank you, Mitt Romney
OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

Kudos to Mitt Romney, Bill Weld, for standing up
OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

Impeachment is a valuable tool. Congress should use it more often
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Welcome to New Hampshire, where the rural areas vote blue, the suburbs go red, and the conservatives are from. . . Massachusetts?

VISUAL STORIES

12 days in Iowa

Globe staff photos of the month, January 2020

Warnings of ?volcanic tsunami? after eruption in the Philippines

Ground Zero?s deadly dust claims another victim

metro

Dr. John A. DiBiaggio, Tufts University president who advocated for students? public engagement, dies at 87
Dr. John A. DiBiaggio, who was 87 when he died Feb. 1, served as president of Tufts University from 1992 to 2001, encouraged students to enhance their education beyond the classroom through public engagement.

Wareham crash involves police cruiser; 5 injured

Five people, including a Wareham police officer, were transported to Tobey Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a crash on Cranberry Highway, according to a statement from the Wareham Police Department.

Tale revealed of 8-year-old veteran of USS Constitution

David Debias left his Beacon Hill home at the age of 8 to join the USS Constitution crew and fight off Portugal in its final victories of the War of 1812.

He ditched the world of high finance for his true love: woodworking
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Why I?m voting for Elizabeth Warren

STAT

Lottery like no other offers a cutting-edge medicine ? with lives on the line

In race to develop coronavirus treatment, Regeneron sees an inside track

Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn?t contained

Brain ?hot spot? may explain why African-Americans feel greater pain

sports

BRUINS 4, COYOTES 2

Bruins have enough to turn away Coyotes

Charlie Coyle scored twice as the Bruins won their sixth straight game.
nascar

Johnson eyes 2nd straight win in Daytona exhibition event

The last trophy won by Jimmie Johnson sits in his youngest daughter?s bedroom, where it will likely remain until Daddy can bring home new hardware.
RED SOX

Source: Twins ?very likely? are backing out of Mookie Betts deal
ADAM HIMMELSBACH

Celtics begin tough stretch against Western Conference opponents

Politics

On Trump?s to-do list: Take back the suburbs. Court Black voters. Expand the electoral map. Win.

Business

The state?s clean energy efforts face new setbacks

Marijuana

Marijuana giant Acreage concedes Mass. contracts are ?inoperable?
magazine

Valentine?s Day gift guide: 13 ways to treat yourself

Your Home

Best grandparents ever? This couple remade their home to welcome their adult children and grandkids
DINNER WITH CUPID

Blind date: ?We also touched upon the trendy subject of serial killers?
Things to Do

37 must-see events in Greater Boston this winter

sports

Despite unusual offseason, Red Sox still have reason to be optimistic

Coronavirus playing havoc with Olympic qualifying events

We ask NBC?s Mike Milbury about the Bruins? Stanley Cup chances

metro

Dr. John A. DiBiaggio, Tufts University president who advocated for students? public engagement, dies at 87

Wareham crash involves police cruiser; 5 injured

Tale revealed of 8-year-old veteran of USS Constitution

Nation

Opening salvos in Democratic debate highlight electability

Two witnesses face Trump?s revenge after impeachment

Top moments from the Democratic debate

World

NASA?s record-setting Koch, crewmates safely back from space

German governor elected with far-right help to step down

Trump, Kenyan leader talk positive about US-Kenya trade deal

politics

Pete Buttigieg talks racial injustice on campaign trail in N.H. as new Joe Biden ad attacks his record

Photos: The final days of the race for the New Hampshire primary

Opening salvos in Democratic debate highlight electability

business

Another development project could rise above the Mass. Turnpike

Lottery like no other offers a cutting-edge medicine ? with lives on the line

Hood?s Planet Oat is hot on frozen desserts

lifestyle

Autopsy: Nick Gordon died from heroin overdose

Oscar-nominated ?Hair Love? helps detangle stigma around Black hair

Oscar-nominated ?Hair Love? helps detangle stigma around Black hair

marijuana

Marijuana giant Acreage concedes Mass. contracts are ?inoperable?

Drug dog sniffs out 220 pounds of pot in 2 traffic stops in Missouri

Hawaii helicopter crash pilot lost license for 2010 marijuana use

opinion

Who can beat Trump? Post-debate, it?s still an open question

Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg were the debate?s two winners

Not so fast moving on from State Police scandal

food & dining

More Mexican Food in the South End, and Fields Corner gets Asian-Southern fusion

Reusable sandwich bags make going green easy

In like Black Lamb

travel

Could Boston?s tourism industry become a victim of coronavirus?

For this duo, paddling in paradise sure beats snow in Lynn

Hard to believe the Omni Mount Washington Hotel was once on shaky ground

Books

In Daniel Kehlmann?s darkly brilliant ?Tyll,? a fool worth following

Author Craig Fehrman stacks up books penned by presidents

Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo prefers poetry to plot

Movies

Among the Taliban, Zeppelin obsessed, dutiful grandsons, Parkland survivors

In flightless ?Birds of Prey,? Margot Robbie returns as Harley Quinn

The Oscars: Who?ll win, who should win, who shouldn?t

Television

?Thirtysomething? sequel is sure to be something else

?Ray Donovan? fans deserved a better ending

Holding out hope for Edie Falco?s ?Tommy?

music

Cecile McLorin Salvant and Aaron Diehl a dynamic duo at Jordan Hall

Jordi Savall and company spark joy with Iberian program

With dynamism, discipline, and imagination, drummer Bob Gullotti drove the Fringe

Theater/Dance

In ?Sweat,? the destruction of livelihoods and friendships

A young Malcolm X, searching for his identity in Boston

In ?Nina Simone: Four Women,? the singer, the song, the outrage

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Dr. John A. DiBiaggio, Tufts University president who advocated for students? public engagement, dies at 87

Roger Kahn, 92, lifted sportswriting to an art with ?Boys of Summer?

Kirk Douglas, intense star of dozens of movies, dies at 103