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Mass. Attorney General Maura Healey telling allies she is running for governor

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey telling allies she is running for governor

Healey’s announcement could come as early as Thursday, according to several people with knowledge of her plans. A campaign adviser declined to comment.

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Prior infection and vaccines provide best protection from COVID-19, CDC reports

Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

Dr. Rochelle Walensky defends her CDC tenure: ‘We’re making decisions in imperfect times’

The comments were something of a departure for Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who acknowledged in another recent interview that she had not been clear enough in her guidance as she attempts to change course after a rocky first year in her job.

Baker announces launch of state’s ‘test and stay’ program for child care providers

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We thought we’d be past this by now. We were wrong. Support your local restaurants.

We’re bringing back Project Takeout. Call it Project Take Two.

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Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

The justices of the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Donald Trump to withhold presidential documents from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol.

Mass. reports 14,647 confirmed COVID-19 cases; 199 confirmed deaths reported over four days

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

In news conference to mark first year in office, Biden says US is weary from COVID but in a better place

President Biden also said he would likely have to settle for “big chunks” of his signature economic package to break an impasse in Congress.

Everett Schools superintendent accuses mayor of racism and sexism

Priya Tahiliani has accused Mayor Carlo DeMaria of subjecting her to “blatant and overt acts of discrimination and retaliation” because she is an Indian-American woman who has hired administrative leaders who are not white.

Mass General Brigham backs extra tax on some real estate transactions to fund affordable housing

In an unusual public stance, the state’s largest private employer says the high cost of living in Massachusetts contributes to health disparities and staffing shortages.

Mass. businesses back financial relief on jobless claims clawbacks

Employers are urging a compromise solution on $2.7 billion in overpayment to hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers in Massachusetts.

Mass. seeks to claw back at least $2.7 billion in jobless benefits it says were incorrectly paid

Patriots tight end Jonnu Smith (left) made $17 million and had just 294 yards and one touchdown.

ben volin | on football

Six reasons why the longer-term outlook for the Patriots isn’t particularly rosy

The last month of the season demonstrated just how far they are from being championship contenders.

Ranking the Patriots’ free-agent acquisitions after their first seasons in New England

Big, puffy, winter coats were in abundance on the Boston Common.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Does anyone else feel like January is a long month?

The next seven to 10 days could be, on average, the coldest days of the season.

Snow in mid-Atlantic and parts of Northeast could affect Thursday travel along I-95

Manchester Police Public Information Officer Heather Hamel holds two reward posters at the police station showing photos of missing Harmony Montgomery.

Amid growing criticism, Baker says he feels ‘pain’ of Harmony Montgomery’s disappearance

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday said he empathized with New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, after Sununu sent a scathing letter to the Massachusetts court system blasting its handling of the case involving missing 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery, who vanished in 2019 and whose father is currently charged with assaulting her.

Opinion

Boston Police Sergeant Shana Cottone shouted a question to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu as she left her home for City Hall. Cottone, who has spearheaded the resistance to Wu’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city employees, is currently on leave during an internal affairs probe.

When do protests cross the line? It can depend on your politics.

The boundaries of political protest will always be tested — in court and in the court of public opinion.

Student Emma Low takes part in a pooled COVID-19 testing program at the Rupert A. Nock Middle School in Newburyport, in Feb. 2021.

Westyn Branch-Elliman, Elissa Perkins, and Shira Doron

It’s time to revamp testing and quarantine policy for asymptomatic students

Hardly had the fine words of President Biden's inaugural address receded in the rearview mirror than his commitment to healing and peacemaking faded.

Biden is failing because he abandoned his mandate

Governor Charlie Baker’s impending departure has left Attorney General Maura Healey, a well-known and well-liked statewide figure, the strong frontrunner.

Maura Healey will soon be in the governor’s race

General Electric workers protested out of concern for their safety due to COVID-19 on March 30, 2020, on Necco Street in Boston. Two years later, GE became the first major corporation to announce it was halting its implementation of the vaccine or test mandate.

Biden shouldn’t give up on vaccine mandates

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Labor coalition asks Mass. high court to block gig worker ballot questions

Advocates working with a labor-backed coalition fighting the proposed ballot questions filed a complaint with the Supreme Judicial Court charging that the attorney general’s office “wrongfully” certified the petitions and that the secretary of state’s office should not be allowed to put them before voters.

Needham police officer and two other suspects charged in federal insider trading case

Court papers allege the officer got insider information from a close relative who worked at a Norwood-based semiconductor company and passed it on to two of his close friends, who have also been charged.

‘Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’ — Tense moments as Brockton firefighter falls two stories in burning house

A firefighter was injured when he fell through a set of stairs while fighting a house fire in Brockton on Tuesday night.

New bill proposes civilian oversight for Massachusetts prisons

Senator James Eldridge is calling for independent oversight to help reform the agency, currently facing two federal lawsuits alleging misconduct.

Amazon reveals title for its ‘Lord of the Rings’ streaming series

For years, Amazon’s streaming service Prime Video has teased that it’s coming out with a “Lord of the Rings” television series. On Wednesday, the streamer finally revealed its name.

BOOKS

Who betrayed Anne Frank? A new book tracks history’s most famous cold case

Was it the thieving warehouse manager? A suspicious neighbor? A notorious informant? The answer, according to Rosemary Sullivan’s intermittently gripping “The Betrayal of Anne Frank,” is none of the above.

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The spartan interior of the 140-square-foot Getaway cabin keeps the focus on the giant window, and nature.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

I found unexpected tranquility in a box in the woods

Getaway House offers an opportunity to unplug and relax, in 140 square feet.

Kevin Paul Dupont I On hockey

‘I am thrilled to be a part of the Bruins forever’: Willie O’Ree’s No. 22 retired, raised to TD Garden rafters

O’Ree, now 86, formally took his bow — albeit virtually, from his home in San Diego — as the first Black man to play in the NHL.

Boston’s Emerald Necklace parks shine green through winter season

The 1,100-acre chain linked by parkways and waterways from Boston to Brookline will be illuminated with emerald green lights from Feb. 1 through March 20.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Families in Alabama have free, full-day prekindergarten while many Mass. families can only dream of it

Thanks to Alabama’s growing investments in early education, the state’s pre-K system is among the best in the nation in quality — and it’s free for most. Programs like Alabama’s are the envy of families in Massachusetts.

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Culture & Lifestyle

"Arthur" creator and author Marc Brown

‘Arthur’ creator Marc Brown reflects on the final chapter of the adventurous aardvark’s tale

Steamed Fish With Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms

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Maurice Emmanuel Parent in "Mr. Parent" at Lyric Stage Company.

Lasting lessons in Lyric Stage’s ‘Mr. Parent’

Two lanes are available for iceless curling in the Seaport, and lessons can be booked as well.

Iceless curling is just a stone’s throw away in the Seaport

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Under the wheel

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.

Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, then president of Brigham Health, brought a Boston delegation in April 2018 to celebrate the opening of the Boao Evergrande International Hospital in China, constructed in a new medical tourism hub.

Spotlight team report

How Brigham Health helped create a Chinese hospital for elites — and almost nobody came

In a deal worth millions with Chinese developer Evergrande, a Harvard teaching hospital risked its reputation on what would become a near-empty shell.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Hardly had the fine words of President Biden's inaugural address receded in the rearview mirror than his commitment to healing and peacemaking faded.

Biden is failing because he abandoned his mandate

Governor Charlie Baker’s impending departure has left Attorney General Maura Healey, a well-known and well-liked statewide figure, the strong frontrunner.

Maura Healey will soon be in the governor’s race

General Electric workers protested out of concern for their safety due to COVID-19 on March 30, 2020, on Necco Street in Boston. Two years later, GE became the first major corporation to announce it was halting its implementation of the vaccine or test mandate.

Biden shouldn’t give up on vaccine mandates

In this Nov. 8, 2006 photo, American Nobel laureate and "Beloved" author Toni Morrison smiles during a press conference at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Democracy’s other threat: Book bans and purges

Michael Milburn and William DeJong

Bill to combat marijuana-related impaired driving should be rejected

Kareem Farah, who founded the Modern Classrooms Project, in his classroom in Washington, D.C., in 2017.

IDEAS | THOMAS ARNETT

A better way to do online learning

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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey telling allies she is running for governor

Healey’s announcement could come as early as Thursday, according to several people with knowledge of her plans. A campaign adviser declined to comment.

Coronavirus Live Updates

Prior infection and vaccines provide best protection from COVID-19, CDC reports

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Providence inspired André Leon Talley before he was a star. Now, his legacy inspires students here

“He took over the stage,” Sasha Pinto, a Brown graduate and then member of the Ivy Film Festival, said about Talley's appearances at his alma mater. “He commanded the room.”

Is R.I. past its COVID peak? Health officials call downward trend ‘encouraging’

On Jan. 18, Rhode Island reported 2,701 new COVID-19 cases -- less than half of the 6,735 new cases reported on Jan. 5, the highest day on record so far.

Sports

Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask (40) gets a pat on the back from Linus Ullmark (35) at the end of the first period of Tuesday's 7-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Garden.

Bruins notebook

After lackluster loss to Hurricanes, Bruins aim to ramp up effort vs. Capitals

In hopes of shaking the lethargy, the off-day workout at Warrior Ice Arena stressed pace and execution, two missing elements in 7-1 loss against the Hurricanes.

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield, hampered by a left shoulder injury, threw seven interceptions in his last three games.

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield undergoes shoulder surgery

Mayfield will need months of rehab but is expected to be fully recovered by the time the Browns hold offseason workouts.

Carrying on the family legacy, sisters Emma (left) and Olivia Foley are making their footprints as integral players for the unbeaten Newburyport girls' basketball team.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

How three generations of the Foley family have made their mark on Mass. high school basketball

While Bob Foley is in his 41st year coaching St. John's in Worcester, his granddaughters, Emma and Olivia, have helped Newburyport to an undefeated start to the season.

Ranking the Patriots’ free agent acquisitions after their first season in New England

NHL sets new dates for Bruins games postponed because of the pandemic

GIRLS' BASKETBALL | PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass girls’ basketball: Bishop Fenwick’s Cecilia Kay headlines Players of the Week

Business

Mass General Brigham backs extra tax on some real estate transactions to fund affordable housing

In an unusual public stance, the state’s largest private employer says the high cost of living in Massachusetts contributes to health disparities and staffing shortages.

Chicago Public Media set to acquire Chicago Sun-Times

WBEZ, a station that carries National Public Radio shows and co-produces “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me,” and The Sun-Times will share some content while working in separate newsrooms under the Chicago Public Media banner.

Airlines cancel some flights after reduced 5G rollout in US

2021 US minimum wage increased but not enough with inflation; numbers vary by gender and race

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‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities

A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms

STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South

Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real

The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

magazine

The power of having a great role model, whether you’re 9 or 99

Steamed Fish With Ginger and Shiitake Mushrooms

Recipes: Four ways to use ginger with fish, beef, pork, and chicken

It's been 50 years since the groundbreaking kids' show "Zoom" debuted on WGBH.

In 1972, the kids took over TV on the first "Zoom" to enter our homes

The roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Boston

metro

Mass. reports 14,647 confirmed COVID-19 cases; 199 confirmed deaths reported over four days

Labor coalition asks Mass. high court to block gig worker ballot questions

New bill proposes civilian oversight for Massachusetts prisons

sports

The Patriots have a number of personnel interviewing across the league.

Patriots’ Dave Ziegler reportedly will interview for Raiders GM job; Jerod Mayo lines up three interviews

Four Red Sox minor-leaguers among Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects rankings

WR Dino Tomlin, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin’s son, transfers to BC

business

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance paid at least $2.7 billion over the past two years to hundreds of thousands of people who got more money than they were due or who weren’t eligible for compensation when they lost their jobs.

Mass. businesses back financial relief on jobless claims clawbacks

UK says Omicron wave ‘has peaked,’ lifts COVID restrictions

Two more Boston-area Starbucks join unionization push

politics

Donald Trump spoke during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, hours before a mob of his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol.

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

Raw Senate debate on voting bill unlikely to end filibuster

Dr. Rochelle Walensky defends her CDC tenure: ‘We’re making decisions in imperfect times’

Nation

Donald Trump spoke during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, hours before a mob of his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol.

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

Justices say report on mask dispute is false

Prior infection and vaccines provide best protection from COVID-19, CDC reports

World

Britain's Health Secretary Sajid Javid spoke during a press conference to update the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic, inside the Downing Street Briefing Room in central London on January 19, 2022.

UK says Omicron wave ‘has peaked,’ lifts COVID restrictions

Abortion advocates in Mexico look to help women in US

Impoverished Lebanese, Syrians struggle to survive cold

opinion

Mourners lay flowers on the casket during burial services for Massachusetts State Trooper Thomas Clardy at St. Michael's Catholic Parish in Hudson in 2016.

Clardy Law would keep roads safe

Bill to combat marijuana-related impaired driving should be rejected

After China, Mass General Brigham is hungry to grow back home

lifestyle

Utilize the kiosks to hear the meditative notes of each individual tree.

Making music with the Seaport’s trees

Providence inspired André Leon Talley before he was a star. Now, his legacy inspires students here

Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

food & dining

The Fancy sandwich at Flourhouse Bakery.

Mike & Patty’s famous breakfast sandwiches are now at Flourhouse, their little Newton outpost

Friendly’s to launch a quick-service café model in Westfield

Your pandemic meal plan: 7 takeout ideas, one for every day of the week

travel

The spartan interior of the 140-square-foot Getaway cabin keeps the focus on the giant window, and nature.

I found unexpected tranquility in a box in the woods

‘You are 2155th in line’: Steamship Authority opens Nantucket ferry reservations for summer 2022

Sing some gospel, bust a move, and feel the love at Nashville’s African American music museum

Arts

Maria Yolanda Liebana’s mixed-media collage “Victorious.”

‘Vernacular Glamour’ excavates the material world

‘The Embrace,’ Boston’s long-awaited tribute to the Kings, will be unveiled on MLK Day 2023

At the MFA, a sleeping giant awakens

Books

Kerri Maher's "The Paris Bookseller" focuses on Paris in the 1920s and the bookstore that attracted Hemingway and Company

Weston author Kerri Maher captures 1920s Paris and its famed literary expats in ‘The Paris Bookseller’

Who betrayed Anne Frank? A new book tracks history’s most famous cold case

A history of addiction in ‘The Urge’

Movies

Amin Nawabi in "Flee."

‘Flee’ goes from Afghanistan to Denmark, with a lifetime in between

In ‘Munich — The Edge of War,’ peace is hard to come by

‘I think acting is an impossibly difficult thing’: Talking with Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, director of ‘Drive My Car’

Television

Jon Stewart presents the Pat Tillman award for service on July 18, 2018, at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Stewart has been named the 23rd recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Award for lifetime achievement in comedy.

Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Amazon reveals title for its ‘Lord of the Rings’ streaming series

Jeff Hiller a noteworthy contributor to ‘Somebody Somewhere’

music

Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks to perform at Gillette Stadium for the first time

Boy Harsher’s new music sounded like a soundtrack to something. So they made a horror film.

Glimpsing what a new era at the BSO might bring

Theater/Dance

Tig Notaro, shown in her comedy special "Happy to Be Here."

Tig Notaro is back on tour, and it’s not the end of the road after all

Lasting lessons in Lyric Stage’s ‘Mr. Parent’

How ‘Pretty Woman’ became a head-turner

globe local

Anmol Sharma delivered food at the Hamilton Grove Apartments, subsidized low-income housing for seniors, in 2020. Members of Newton Neighbors Helping Newton Neighbors deliver groceries with the Newton Food Pantry and the Newton Housing Authority amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Newton Neighbors seeks volunteers for food pantry deliveries

Massachusetts remembers MLK, reflects on how his legacy can shape the future

‘It’s a systemic breakdown’: With jury trials suspended, an unprecedented backlog snowballs

Obituaries

André Leon Talley.

Influential fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73

Paul Carter Harrison, whose ideas shaped Black theater, dies at 85

Famed Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102