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Top US health officials warn of post-holiday coronavirus surge

Current and former US health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, took to the airwaves Sunday to warn Americans of a potential jump in COVID-19 cases after the holidays.

Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expires

President Trump appeared no closer to signing an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill Sunday as unemployment aid expired, the government barrels toward a mid-pandemic shutdown and lawmakers implored him to break the impasse he created after Congress approved the deal.
As jobless benefit ends, Massachusetts recipients worry about their next steps

Trump?s legacy may be one of ?chaos and misery,? Republican senator says

Authorities identify Nashville bomber, say his remains were found in wreckage

Anthony Quinn Warner was responsible for the Christmas morning explosion that rocked downtown Nashville, officials said Sunday, and he died in the blast.

Adrian Walker
Under new leader, King Boston embraces a bolder vision
The push to build a sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is growing into a more expansive social-justice organization.

?They just sort of showed up?: The Amish find a home in Vermont?s Northeast Kingdom
The Brownington Amish ? Vermont?s sole Amish church district or settlement ? have become a colorful fixture, their revived farms giving a boost to the region?s flagging agriculture even as their energies and skills give sharp competition to local building contractors.

Spotlight Team Follow-Up
Hospital staff revived a man?s stopped heart ? and he sued
A successful ?wrongful prolongation of life? lawsuit in Montana, among other things, reflects the extent to which many ordinary Americans will go to gain ? and enforce ? their rights to control their final days.

A three-part Globe Spotlight Team series exposes the inequities that follow people in Massachusetts to their very last breaths

Shirley Leung
The Massachusetts Miracle is alive and well. ?There are a lot of potential Modernas?
The spotlight may be on Moderna ? the Cambridge biotechnology company that is harnessing messenger RNA to inoculate millions ? but it is far from the only local company that will likely become famous fighting the pandemic.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts sheriffs shouldn?t be enforcing federal immigration laws

A new lawsuit challenges the role of county authorities in immigration enforcement. But it?s the legislature that should ensure that sheriffs do not act as federal ICE agents.
IDEAS | LEAH C. STOKES

Sowing seeds of climate action in the garden
IDEAS | COLIN WOODARD

Maine can finally get out of Massachusetts? shadow
EDITORIAL

Business needs a break on unemployment taxes
Jimmy Tingle

The other pandemic
A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE | Jeneé Osterheldt

Claiming land and water on Martha?s Vineyard

If you?re willing to see, the walls have something to say

In protest, there is community and joy rising

Black queer lives are Black lives that matter, too

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

With every sip, a labor of love

Over so soon? Some people are dreading the return to a post-pandemic world
With Dr. Anthony Fauci predicting a potential return to somewhat normal-ish life sometime in 2021, some people who used to be worried this period would never end are now worried that it will.

Who are the Patriots? building blocks for the future?
The Patriots? draft record over the last five years is cover-your-eyes awful, but they are not totally devoid of young talent.

NFL will reportedly expand season to 17 games in 2021 Tom Brady and Bucs defeat Lions

Pandemic helps push audience for textbook publishers into the digital age
From Cengage CEO Michael Hansen?s perspective, the textbook industry is having a Spotify moment.

One dead, five injured in Lynn shooting
Six men were filming a music video on a Lynn side street late Saturday afternoon when they were shot, leaving one dead.

State Republican official was hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending White House Hanukkah party

The vice chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee is battling COVID-19 after attending what he described as a largely maskless holiday party at the White House earlier this month.

Capacity limits, taking effect just after Christmas, scramble shoppers? plans
There were lines outside supermarkets, but things were far from normal on the day after Christmas at malls and retail stores.

Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69

Tony Rice, the master bluegrass picker who drew fans worldwide for the chance to hear the quick, fluid sounds he conjured from his Martin D-28 guitar, has died at age 69.

US servicemember is charged in Illinois bowling alley shooting that killed 3 and wounded 3
The suspect in a fatal shooting at a bowling alley in Illinois was an active member of the U.S. military from Florida, the police said Sunday morning.

Recommended Reads

Long the House?s consummate insider, Ronald Mariano poised to finally lead it

With Speaker Robert A. DeLeo preparing to leave Beacon Hill for a job at Northeastern University, Representative Ronald Mariano's supporters say the Quincy Democrat has more than enough votes to succeed him.

An underground food pantry in Boston draws needy families, and the city?s disapproval
A food distribution operation in Boston has become a battle between the volunteers who run it and Boston officials.

Greater Boston is no longer one of the country?s 10 largest metro areas. How did that happen?
So much for the Hub of the Universe.

metro

Portland?s once-thriving restaurant scene struggles to hang on
One-quarter to a third of the restaurants in the Portland area have closed after a sparse tourist season and might never reopen, industry observers said. And for those that have survived ? so far, at least ? revenue has shrunk.

The T may get millions from Congress. Will service still be cut?

Holyoke wanted to give COVID relief cash directly to residents. The state said no.

Sports

School notebook
With his off-court workshops, Rick Gorman offers basketball players and coaches a blueprint to on-court success
Gorman has developed a following for his workshops. ?I?ve always been a big believer in the life lessons we?re teaching through basketball," said Lexington boys' coach Reggie Hobbs.

Kansas City sloppy, but does enough to secure lone AFC playoff bye
Jets 23, Browns 16

Shorthanded Browns fall to Jets, cough up chance to clinch playoff berth

business

Pandemic helps push audience for textbook publishers into the digital age
From Cengage CEO Michael Hansen?s perspective, the textbook industry is having a Spotify moment.

Tech Lab

From Oculus, the best VR headset yet

Trump?s legacy may be one of ?chaos and misery,? Republican senator says

politics

Lawmakers press Trump on relief bill as jobless aid expires
President Trump appeared no closer to signing an end-of-year COVID relief and spending bill Sunday as unemployment aid expired, the government barrels toward a mid-pandemic shutdown and lawmakers implored him to break the impasse he created after Congress approved the deal.

Unemployment aid set to lapse Saturday as Trump?s plans for relief bill remain unclear

Answering Trump, Democrats try and fail to jam $2,000 payments through House

lifestyle

COMFORT ZONE
Stanley Tucci hosts cocktail tutorial with in-laws, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
?The Witches? star celebrated the holidays with his sister-in-law and her Newton native husband.

LOVE LETTERS

Left my husband and fell in love with a woman at work

Wrapping up Boxing Day

arts

COMFORT ZONE
Even when she contracted COVID-19, this art teacher thought of her students. Now, they can craft along with her over Zoom.
Alex Adamo developed two ongoing virtual programs: Crafternoons and SAVI, or Social Art Virtual Immersion. Crafternoons occur every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. Each class features a different craft, led by Adamo, utilizing household items. SAVI classes are hosted via Zoom weekly on Tuesdays or Thursdays and organized by month.

TELEVISION

Ratings juggernaut ?60 Minutes? rolls on

Wampanoag voices on Harvard?s Peabody Museum collection

rhode island

RI NEWS
Community rallies for family after 7-year-old girl dies in Providence fire
Thousands are raising money and offering support to the families displaced by the 3-alarm fire Tuesday.

RI BUSINESS

Top R.I. lawmakers have concerns about possible Lifespan-Care New England merger

Girl, 7, dies after being rescued from Providence house fire; toddler sister in critical condition

Newton

Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

Boston's Black history is often hidden, but a quarter of the city's population is Black. That's nearly double the percentage of the Black population of the US.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

2020 Bostonians of the Year: The Front Line
They stood up to fight the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Meet the people leading us through a harrowing year.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much
For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: Spanish-inspired pork, sauteed vegetables, and almond cake

A few key ingredients pack outsized flavor into these dishes.

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The "Pachinko" author has a new introduction to Fitzgerald's classic, which enters the public domain on Jan. 1.
HOLIDAYS

9 light displays for oohs and aahs by automobile

These festive drive-through destinations serve up holiday magic the safe way.

Catch these online classical concerts before year?s end

Highlights include multicultural takes on "Messiah" and creatively staged vocal concerts.
MUSIC REVIEW

With sleigh bells jingling, the Pops puts on a holiday show in your home instead of theirs

Though the virtual concert can?t compare to experiencing a Holiday Pops show live in Symphony Hall, its mere existence is something to applaud in a season when so many traditions have been disrupted.
COMFORT ZONE

These thoughtful, last-minute gifts arrive in an instant, no mailing required

And many benefit local businesses, to boot.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Joan Wickersham

Why ?War and Peace? is my book of the year
Alex Beam

The White House has a gift shop?
Abdallah Fayyad

DeLeo is poised to work at Northeastern. So far, he?s let students down

IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ

When money is running short, print your own
Diane Hessan

?Twas the night before Christmas, 2020

IDEAS | JOSH BERNOFF

Social media broke America. Here?s how to fix it

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months ? and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients? need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19?s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus ? and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
Cover Story

Diagnosed with leukemia at age 8, he?d need two bone marrow transplants. Help came from unexpected places.
Perspective

My COVID anxiety has evolved into a persistent funk. Now what?
Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct: What the pandemic taught me
Cooking

Recipes: Spanish-inspired pork, sauteed vegetables, and almond cake

sports

NFL will reportedly expand season to 17 games in 2021

Ryan Fitzpatrick is magic again, Dolphins escape Las Vegas with playoff dream intact

LeBron James named AP?s Male Athlete of the Year for fourth time

metro

Under new leader, King Boston embraces a bolder vision

Portland?s once-thriving restaurant scene struggles to hang on

The T may get millions from Congress. Will service still be cut?

Nation

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Mass. reports 7,424 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 46 new deaths

George Blake, notorious Cold War double agent who helped Soviets, dies at 98

World

A beloved World War II photo comes to life in a virtual reunion

Snail, fish, and sheep soup, anyone? Savory new finds at Pompeii

Hundreds of migrants freezing in heavy snow in Bosnia camp

politics

Unemployment aid set to lapse Saturday as Trump?s plans for relief bill remain unclear

Answering Trump, Democrats try and fail to jam $2,000 payments through House

House Republicans block Democratic bid to pass Trump demand for $2,000 checks

business

Pandemic helps push audience for textbook publishers into the digital age

From Oculus, the best VR headset yet

Trump?s legacy may be one of ?chaos and misery,? Republican senator says

lifestyle

Stanley Tucci hosts cocktail tutorial with in-laws, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt

Left my husband and fell in love with a woman at work

Wrapping up Boxing Day

marijuana

COVID can?t cancel canna-Christmas

Rockland gives green light to a fourth marijuana business

This high-end furniture is designed to secure your cannabis

opinion

The double standard goes on, from Home for Unwed Mothers to Orchids of Asia Day Spa

Maine can finally get out of Massachusetts? shadow

Sowing seeds of climate action in the garden

food & dining

Legal Oysteria closes in Charlestown; Pammy?s offers Sunday supper; and more restaurants head into hibernation

Recipe: This single-layer chocolate cake topped with chocolate cream is an elegant ending to a holiday dinner

This year I will dine with the many ghosts of Christmas Eves past

travel

Tranquil trails for winter hiking

5 destinations to satisfy your wanderlust post-pandemic

Seen the back of your junk drawer lately? 6 mundane ?trips? to take before you?re vaccinated

Books

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The 55 best books of 2020

Caught between Boston and Quincy in ?The Last American Aristocrat?

Movies

?Promising Young Woman? pushes buttons as it turns the tables

Doc Talk: Accursed Mountain State, Belgium abandoned

Tom Hanks, Texas, 1870: ?News of the World? -- as usual, he?s the right man for the job

Television

Ratings juggernaut ?60 Minutes? rolls on

Page one: Getting a head start on the books slated to be TV series in 2021

GBH?s Julia Child marathon will keep you entertained all day long on Dec. 26

music

Top 10 jazz albums of 2020

Top 12 best pop albums of 2020

Top 10 hip-hop albums of 2020

Theater/Dance

Boston record label Dead & Mellow marks a first year in which nothing went according to plan

Williamstown Theatre Festival re-creates its lost summer season on Audible

This virtual ?Christmas Revels? is a virtual triumph

globe local

Day or night, a winter wonderland awaits

Should Massachusetts lift its ban on flavored tobacco products?

Beverly Beckham: What we will remember about a year we?d just as soon forget

Obituaries

Nancy Harrington, who achieved a trio of firsts as Salem State?s president, dies at 81

Hank Adams, prolific Native American rights advocate, dies

K.C. Jones, a Celtics legend and 12-time NBA champion, dies at 88