fb-pixel
The Boston Globe
TRENDING:

Boston Children?s Hospital found not negligent in Justina Pelletier civil trial

A Suffolk County jury on Thursday found that Boston Children?s Hospital did not commit medical malpractice in its treatment of Justina Pelletier, a Connecticut teenager who spent nearly a year in its child psychiatric ward after doctors told state authorities they suspected her parents of medical child abuse. 3 hours ago

Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison
Trump loyalist and ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in federal prison, following an extraordinary move by Attorney General William Barr to back off his Justice Department?s original sentencing recommendation.

The Mass. hands-free driving law goes into effect Sunday. Here?s what you can and cannot do
The new Massachusetts hands-free driving law goes into effect this Sunday. Here?s what you definitely can?t do anymore ? and a look at what you can.

If you prefer a friendly chat to Snapchat, this pub is for you

David Ortiz chalks up Mookie Betts trade to the ?business side? of baseball
Ortiz also said that he thinks commissioner Rob Manfred is getting too much blowback, and he called Mike Fiers a snitch. 2 hours ago

Glove story: The best defensive players in Red Sox history

State leader recommends probation for Roxbury charter school

The state board of education will vote next week on whether to put the City on a Hill charter school on probation.

There?s been no winter this winter
With little more than a week left in February and two weeks before Daylight Savings Time begins, the winter of 2019-2020 in Boston looks destined to go down in the books as unusually warm and fairly snow-free. 2 hours ago

Perspective | Magazine

Parents? obsession with raising happy kids is a big problem

Too much focus on our children?s moment-to-moment well-being can actually make them less content. There?s a better way.
How much can parents really control how their kids turn out? Let them eat cake! To raise healthy eaters, break those rules you learned as a kid

The Great Divide
Cambridge high school struggles with equal access to AP classes
A Boston Globe analysis found that when it comes to Advanced Placement test taking, Black students are more underrepresented in Cambridge than in any of the 13 other towns and cities bordering Boston.

Read more from The Great Divide: Race, class, and opportunity in our schools

? ? Election 2020 ? ?
Warren says she has no choice but to accept super PAC help after group forms to boost her in Nevada
Senator Elizabeth Warren has built her presidential campaign to embody her hatred of the corrupting influence of money in politics, but on Thursday she said she has no choice but to accept a super PAC?s help. 46 minutes ago

Michael A. Cohen: It was fight night in Las Vegas Renée Graham: Warren soars, Bloomberg flops in knives-out debate

Warren keeps up pressure on Bloomberg with ?View? appearance, a day after animated debate performance

Reacting to the debate Wednesday night, Senator Elizabeth Warren said she?s expecting Michael Bloomberg to pour more money into nationwide advertising ?to try to erase everyone?s memory of what happened last night.?
Bloomberg edits debate video for Twitter
Ask the Globe

What issues do you want to know more about after last night?s debate?

Following the debate, we?re wondering what issues you want to better understand.

Opinion

Alex Beam

In the Democratic primary, my dog is voting for . . .

Scot Lehigh

Joe Kennedy?s muddled message
Joan Vennochi

The double standard for old sexist Democrats
THE EDITORIAL BOARD ENDORSES

Mark your calendars: The Editorial Board is endorsing

Nancy Pelosi to give commencement speech to graduates at Smith College
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will deliver the 2020 commencement speech at Smith College. an hour ago

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Right now, Red Sox rotation does not look like the stuff of champions
There are questions about every slot, from 1 through 5, and we may even see the dreaded openers.

New Hampshire House approves marijuana legalization bill
A bill to legalize the personal use, cultivation, and gifting of marijuana in New Hampshire is one step closer to becoming law.

Poll: three-fourths of Vermont residents support legal marijuana sales

A robbery turns deadly, a wild chase ensues, and a Boston police officer makes the ultimate sacrifice 75 years ago
Boston Police Officer Frank B. Callahan was fatally shot in the line of duty in 1945.

MOVIES
?The Invisible Man? is back ? and he?s out to get Elisabeth Moss
Writer-director Leigh Whannell discusses his stripped-down, standalone thriller, reportedly made for an uncommonly tight $7 million.

More Recent headlines

The best and worst buys at Hudson News

Inyoung You?s lawyers will seek to dismiss involuntary manslaughter indictment in boyfriend?s death

16 inmates facing criminal charges linked to attack on correctional officers at Souza-Baranowski prison

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts? We want to hear your questions

We?re asking readers to be involved as the Globe considers which stories to investigate. You pose a question that matters to you. We probe for an answer.

New Hampshire?s Puritan Backroom wins a James Beard Foundation award
Locals always loved it. Now it?s been named one of ?America?s Classics.' 2 hours ago

Former Maine governor Paul LePage says he?s considering another run
Former Maine governor Paul LePage told WAGM-TV on Thursday that he?s considering running for another term, after just a year of being out of politics.

Miss Conduct
Advice: I give people gifts and they take it the wrong way
She gives trinkets to friends around the holidays. Some people think she wants something in return.

FOOD
At the South End?s new Yellow Door Taqueria, fusion tacos and friendly service
It?s the second incarnation of a popular Lower Mills taco shop, owned in part by Dropkick Murphy?s frontman Ken Casey.

Recommended Reads

HELP DESK

Winter games: Here?s where families can have some fun

From ice castles in New Hampshire to ice bumper cars in Rhode Island, we found New England family fun without ski mountain prices.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER | TRAVEL
It?s time to get rid of reclining seats in economy
There is only one way to solve this problem: Take away our ability to do it.

At 15, D?Angelo Ortiz is already showing some pop in his bat ? just like his famous father
David Ortiz?s son is working industriously on his game at IMG Academy and, according to dad, has some thunder.

Rhode Island

Blast from the past: Rhode Island seeks to collect $29 million from old traffic fines

Starting this month, the state?s new collection agency is working to reduce the backlog of some 88,000 fines, from speeding to overweight trucks, that have gone unpaid for 20 years.

It?s Superintendent Harrison Peters? first day of school in Providence

Accusation of racist comment stirs emotions between Black Rhode Island lawmakers
Newton

In Newton, Super Tuesday voters will decide Northland?s fate

Backers praise the mixed-use project for adding housing and commercial opportunities. Critics say it is too large and will unleash more traffic.

Northland critics file new campaign finance complaint against Newton mayor

Newton referendum could have broader implications on development

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

Scot Lehigh

Joe Kennedy?s muddled message
Alex Beam

In the Democratic primary, my dog is voting for . . .

Joan Vennochi

The double standard for old sexist Democrats
EDITORIAL

Active shooter drills in classrooms do more harm than good
OPINION | Andrew Bacevich

Pompeo?s nostalgic, fraudulent promotion of ?the West?
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

All hail the campaign book

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: At spring training in Florida, Red Sox prepare for the 2020 baseball season

At 15, D?Angelo Ortiz is already showing some pop in his bat ? just like his famous father

Thousands of crows have descended on Lawrence, and nobody knows why

I spent the night at South Street Diner, Boston?s only 24/7 sit-down spot

metro

In letter, Mass. judges ask ICE to stop deporting defendants who are pending trial without advance notice
Ralph D. Gants, chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and Paula M. Carey, the state trial court?s chief justice, cited the specific case of Anibal Maldonado, a defendant who was awaiting trial in Middlesex Superior Court on cocaine trafficking charges.

Should Massachusetts require HIV testing of people who might have infected first responders?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded, research from Yale suggests

A study published in Science Advances Friday examining eggshells challenged the prevailing theory that the prehistoric creatures may have been cold-blooded, not warm-blooded.

Officials spell out what the new hands-free law means for drivers

Inyoung You?s lawyers will seek to dismiss involuntary manslaughter indictment in boyfriend?s death

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

Thursday?s spring training report: NU is on deck

Michael Chavis and Tanner Houck impressed in workouts as the Red Sox prepared for their first game of the spring.
SUPER 8 HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

Super 8 selection updates: Follow along to see who makes the cut

B.C. High, Arlington, Pope Francis, and St. John?s Prep all expected to be part of the mix.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Is Rob Manfred more likely to punish the Red Sox simply to save face?
NFL

NFL owners approve negotiated terms for new labor agreement

Politics

Warren says she has no choice but to accept super PAC help after group forms to boost her in Nevada

Business

Weekend Agenda

Marijuana

Laws require warning labels on Michigan marijuana products

magazine
The Parenting Issue

How much can parents really control how their kids turn out? 
The Parenting Issue

To raise healthy eaters, break those rules you learned as a kid

Love Letters

She slept with him on the first date. Big mistake?
Cooking

Recipes: 3 chicken stews and soups that skip searing step

sports

David Ortiz chalks up Mookie Betts trade to the ?business side? of baseball

Ian Kinsler was on the 2018 team, and he doesn?t think the Red Sox will be punished

Watch Jake DeBrusk get interviewed by his father before puck drop

metro

In letter, Mass. judges ask ICE to stop deporting defendants who are pending trial without advance notice

Should Massachusetts require HIV testing of people who might have infected first responders?

Dinosaurs may have been warm-blooded, research from Yale suggests

Nation

Former Maine governor Paul LePage says he?s considering another run

What issues do you want to know more about after last night?s debate?

?Leaning Tower of Dallas? is online star after implosion

World

New Harry and Meghan details: The couple will begin their new life on March 31

New virus cases in China fall for 2nd day, deaths top 2,000

Netanyahu trial clouds last days of Israel election campaign

politics

Nancy Pelosi to give commencement speech to graduates at Smith College

Bloomberg edits debate video for Twitter

Warren keeps up pressure on Bloomberg with ?View? appearance, a day after animated debate performance

business

Weekend Agenda

Workforce software firm Kronos to merge with rival

Braintree?s Barnes & Noble is closing Saturday, but not for the reason you might think

lifestyle

New Hampshire?s Puritan Backroom wins a James Beard Foundation award

Watch the trailer for ?Little Fires Everywhere? miniseries, premiering in March

My husband ignores Valentine?s Day

marijuana

Laws require warning labels on Michigan marijuana products

West Virginia city changes marijuana possession ordinance

Poll shows three-fourths of Vermont residents support legal marijuana sales

opinion

The Democratic presidential hopefuls sharpen their elbows

Big Number: Lonely at work

Joe Kennedy?s muddled message

food & dining

A Brazilian steakhouse opens near the Lawn on D, and Lumiere says au revoir

At the South End?s new Yellow Door Taqueria, fusion tacos and friendly service

Salted lemons? Cheese-wrapped bananas? Unconventional food combinations are one of life?s last true private pleasures

travel

Here?s where to feel like a kid in a candy store

Winter games: Here?s where families can have some fun

The best and worst buys at Hudson News

Books

Edith Wharton?s own copy of ?The Age of Innocence? arrives at The Mount for the novel?s 100th birthday

Teddy Wayne?s ?Apartment? a darkly comic tale of male bonding

In Julian Barnes?s ?The Man in the Red Coat,? a portrait of a paradox

Movies

Doc Talk: From ?Paris Is Burning? to ?My First Film?

Movie events and special screenings coming soon to Boston

In Focus: The persistence of memory powers Patricio Guzmán?s Chile trilogy

Television

A local helps make ?Zoey?s Extraordinary Playlist? sing

In Amazon?s pulpy ?Hunters,? Nazis get a beatdown

Late-night talk shows: the morning-after option

music

Unplugged, the Robinson brothers conjure the soul of the Black Crowes

Jazz trumpeter Jason Palmer?s disparate inspirations: stolen paintings and stolen lives

?It?s our 1963?: Kamasi Washington talks jazz, experimentation, and living in the moment

Theater/Dance

In Lyric?s ?The Treasurer,? a son, his aging mother, and a reckoning

Reggie Wilson?s Fist and Heel Performance Group finds inspiration in Black Shakers

SpeakEasy, Boston Conservatory partner to give students theatrical experience

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

Bridging politics and education, Albert Sherman, 81, was a mainstay of UMass Medical School

Her sight gone, Sarah Smith, 71, embraced a richer, fuller world

Rajendra Pachauri, Indian climate change authority who led UN panel