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A Boston moms group met for a primal scream. Here’s what happened.

With Omicron picking off day care and playdates and sanity, it’s especially hard to be the parent of a young child right now. Cue the primal screams.

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.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey launches bid for governor

In a video announcing her run, Healey, a second-term Democrat and the only statewide elected official in the race, pitched herself as an experienced public servant well-positioned to get the economy “back on track.”

Harmony Montgomery’s father is a suspect in 2008 Lynn murder, source says

Adam Montgomery, who is currently being held without bail in New Hampshire, is a suspect in the 2008 murder of Darlin Guzman in Lynn, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation.

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

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed Wednesday when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw debate.

THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

US health worker mandate deadlines loom as Omicron overwhelms hospitals

Mass General Brigham offices in Somerville. The state's largest private employer blamed the housing crisis for contributing to public health disparities in some communities, as well as staffing shortages at its hospitals.

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.

Jayson Tatum walks glumly off the court after Wednesday's loss to Charlotte.

gary washburn | HORNETS 111, CELTICS 102

Jayson Tatum’s 3-point shooting woes continue, and that could be fatal flaw for Celtics

Tatum was 0 for 7 in Wednesday’s loss to the Hornets as his percentage on long-range shots plummeted to 31.6 percent for the season.

Nelson Agholor, in his first season with the Patriots, was Mac Jones's top deep threat.

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

From Nelson Agholor to Jonnu Smith, let’s look at how each player performed.

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

Opinion

Republican Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential insider trading in a case that stems from his abrupt sale of financial holdings during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.

Members of Congress shouldn’t be trading stocks

New legislation would require lawmakers to put their investments in blind trusts.

Student loan borrowers and the Too Much Talent Band thanked President Biden and Vice President Harris for extending the student loan pause and demanded that they also cancel student debt, at a gathering outside the White House on Jan, 13.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

When it comes to canceling student debt, what is Joe Biden waiting for?

The process of guessing a word in Wordle is a lot like creating art: Some attempts work, some fail, and some are close for reasons that aren't quite clear unless you keep trying.

IDEAS | MARC HIRSH

Wordle is not just a game — it’s the creative process in a nutshell

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.

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

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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.

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas white nationalist figures

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.

Biden invokes comments made by N.H. governor Sununu in slamming Republicans for blocking his agenda

Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases unlikely caused by foreign power, CIA says

The CIA has found that most cases of the mysterious ailments known as Havana syndrome are unlikely to have been caused by Russia or another foreign adversary, agency officials said, a conclusion that angered victims.

THE VIP LOUNGE

Jason Santos on tapas, a good plane Bloody Mary, and the beauty of a travel credit card

We caught up with the famously blue-haired chef and TV personality to talk about all things travel.

TELEVISION REVIEW

In HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age,’ old money vs. new money makes for a richly rewarding drama

The series from Julian Fellowes is an elegantly told, gorgeously designed, and finely acted tale that, like “Downton Abbey,” gives us a front-row seat to the slow collision between musty old manners and messier human instincts.

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.

THE GREAT DIVIDE ⟶

See the latest from our education team focused on race, class, and opportunity in schools.

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See the latest from Globe Rhode Island.

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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.

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.

Larry Edelman

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.

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

A bottle of Ostreida vodka with oysters from Matunuck Oyster Farm in Rhode Island.

Here’s how a boutique distillery in Rhode Island is making the country’s first oyster-distilled vodka

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

He turns the biorhythm of trees into beautiful music

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’

"Arthur" creator and author Marc Brown

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

Special Projects

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

Metro

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey launches bid for governor

In a video announcing her run, Healey, a second-term Democrat and the only statewide elected official in the race, pitched herself as an experienced public servant well-positioned to get the economy “back on track.”

Coronavirus Live Updates

US health worker mandate deadlines loom as Omicron overwhelms hospitals

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

For Central Falls Mayor Rivera, one call captures many of the challenges of her first year

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, the state’s first Latina mayor talks about the pandemic, the housing crisis, and plans for a new high school.

Tsarnaev’s lawyer denies that Marathon bomber has prioritized paying family instead of victims

Earlier this month, the US Attorney's office filed a motion seeking a federal judge’s order to turn over all funds in Tsarnaev’s inmate trust account to the Clerk of the Court and be put towards payment of criminal penalties, including restitution for victims of the 2013 bombing near the Boston Marathon finish line.

Sports

Jayson Tatum walks glumly off the court after Wednesday's loss to Charlotte.

gary washburn | HORNETS 111, CELTICS 102

Jayson Tatum’s 3-point shooting woes continue, and that could be fatal flaw for Celtics

Tatum was 0 for 7 in Wednesday’s loss to the Hornets as his percentage on long-range shots plummeted to 31.6 percent for the season.

Celtics guard Josh Richardson rejected Hornets forward Cody Martin during the second quarter.

Hornets 111, Celtics 102

Cold-shooting Celtics squander opportunity in loss to Hornets at Garden

Former Celtic Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 28 points and 10 assists.

Left back DeJuan Jones (center) is one of three Revolution players practicing with the US men's national team in Phoenix, Ariz., receiving his first call up this month.

Revolution players making their mark on US men’s national team roster

Newly acquired midfielder Sebastian Lletget, left back DeJuan Jones, and goaltender Matt Turner are participating in the US camp in Phoenix, Ariz., while the Revolution practice in Foxborough.

NHL expects to finish season on time despite schedule upheaval caused by COVID-19

australian open

Garbiñe Muguruza highest seed to fall so far in Australian Open with second-round exit

women's college hockey notebook

For on-ice official Kelly Cooke, this season has been like no other

Business

December was a good month for casinos

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Facing a shortage of truck drivers, pilot program turns to teenagers

People as young as 18 will soon be allowed to drive commercial trucks carrying tons of cargo across state lines under a federal apprenticeship pilot program that is intended to train thousands of new drivers.

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

Chicago Public Media set to acquire Chicago Sun-Times

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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

Adam Montgomery is a suspect in the 2008 murder of Darlin Guzman in Lynn, a law enforcement official confirmed to the Globe. Montgomery's daughter, Harmony Montgomery, has been missing for more than two years.

Harmony Montgomery’s father is a suspect in 2008 Lynn murder, source says

Lowell High School bomb threat found ‘not credible,’ police say

Sara McLanahan, who studied single motherhood, dies at 81

sports

Bol Bol, acquired by the Celtics on Wednesday, is expected to be sidelined for 2-3 months after undergoing foot surgery this week.

Celtics create $6.9 million exception with Wednesday’s three-team trade

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

Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield undergoes shoulder surgery

business

An aircraft took off from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

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

Mass. businesses back financial relief on jobless claims clawbacks

politics

The Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.

Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

Supreme Court allows Jan. 6 committee to get Trump documents

House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas white nationalist figures

Nation

Emergency medical technician Thomas Hoang, left, of Emergency Ambulance Service, and paramedic Trenton Amaro prepared to unload a COVID-19 patient from an ambulance in Placentia, Calif., Jan. 8, 2021.

US health worker mandate deadlines loom as Omicron overwhelms hospitals

Why are men more likely to die of COVID? It’s complicated.

Jury selection to start in federal trial over Floyd’s death

World

Police vehicles in front of Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas.

UK police arrest 2 men over Texas synagogue hostage-taking

Russia accuses West of plotting ‘provocations’ in Ukraine

Most ‘Havana syndrome’ cases unlikely caused by foreign power, CIA says

opinion

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

Without subpoena push, Jan. 6 investigation is going nowhere fast

McConnell’s take on all things un-presidential seems a mite un-senatorial

lifestyle

Jason Santos and his wife, Thuy, on Ko Pha Ngan, an island off the coast of southeast Thailand.

Jason Santos on tapas, a good plane Bloody Mary, and the beauty of a travel credit card

He turns the biorhythm of trees into beautiful music

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

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

Jason Santos and his wife, Thuy, on Ko Pha Ngan, an island off the coast of southeast Thailand.

Jason Santos on tapas, a good plane Bloody Mary, and the beauty of a travel credit card

I found unexpected tranquility in a box in the woods

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

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

Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector in HBO's "The Gilded Age."

In HBO’s ‘The Gilded Age,’ old money vs. new money makes for a richly rewarding drama

Jon Stewart to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

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

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

Dr. McLanahan was a Princeton sociologist whose studies provided the groundwork for research into the changing structure of the American family.

Sara McLanahan, who studied single motherhood, dies at 81

Ray McNamara, firefighter who survived an explosion to inspire others, dies at 79

Influential fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73