fb-pixel Skip to main content
The Boston Globe
TRENDING:

Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives
The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico.

‘An impossible dream’: Before flights to Martha’s Vineyard, migrants endured harrowing odyssey
Rafael’s story, told to the Globe in hours of interviews in Spanish, illustrates the hardship many migrants endure to reach the United States and the oftentimes desperate circumstances that compel them to leave their home countries.

Migrants dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’s home on Christmas Eve

Apparent rift between Wampanoag tribe, Plymouth museum is seen in new light following theft

The Wampanoags’ dissatisfaction with the Plimoth Patuxet Museums has been building for a decade, members say, with some calling for a boycott. But some believe a recent theft from the museum might be a sign of renewed tensions.

A ‘rapidly growing death spiral.’ How our $31.3 trillion national debt is getting even more expensive.

Like a consumer grappling with a massive credit card balance, the federal government is paying more just for the interest on the national debt. Government projections show those interest costs tripling from $399 billion this year to $1.19 trillion in 2032.

Corporate owners have hollowed out the once-formidable Providence Journal

The Journal used to have a dozen reporters in its Warwick bureau alone; now it has barely a dozen reporters total, and its top editor was dismissed in the latest round of layoffs.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Although both teams have fallen off of late, Celtics-Bucks on Christmas is still a big deal

The East's top two teams will be featured in the NBA's prized 5 p.m. slot in holiday play. "I never take that for granted and I’m looking forward to it,” said Jayson Tatum.
A guide to the NBA’s Christmas Day slate of high-powered matchups
Tara Sullivan

This season looks lost for the Patriots, so here’s a wish list to make them better next year

The season isn’t officially over, but after a spirited second-half comeback crashed and burned, it’s time to put a bow on it.
Volin: Saturday was an embarrassing performance by the Patriots Finn: Despite the awful game, Marcus Jones and Kendrick Bourne shined

Will Trevor Story remain at second base following the departure of Xander Bogaerts?

In his first time playing the position, Trevor Story impressed at second base in a 2022 season cut short by injuries.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Counting our thanks on Christmas Day

Joyous would be putting it too strongly. But this year did bring some encouraging news.
JEFF JACOBY

The Ebenezer Scrooge nobody knows
Richard Neal

IRS failed Americans with lack of presidential tax return audits
EDITORIAL

The DOJ’s criminal investigation of Jan. 6 should carefully scrutinize Trump’s rogue lawyers
RENÉE GRAHAM

Living without compromise, dying in their truth

The Emancipator

What’s next for the White Lives Matter trademark?

Now that podcasters Ramses Ja and Q Ward own the White Lives Matter trademark, what do these long-time social justice supporters plan to do with the power that comes with ownership?
Mass. coronavirus at a glance
High Med. Low
.
Select a county:
COVID 19 community level from CDC:
.
Case Rate per 100,000 population:
.
New COVID-19 admissions per 100,000:
.
Cases and deaths
.
Total cases:
Total deaths:
Other resources:
NOTE: Data updated once per week. SOURCES: CDC, Mass. Dept. of Public Health

Special reports

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY
Looking back, all of those preseason predictions for the Bruins were as bad as this team is good
The NHL's top team has proven predictions to be wrong. Way wrong. Embarrassingly wrong for some of us.

Anne Esposito, who compassionately helped patients navigate care at MGH, dies at 75

“She lived by the credo, ‘Cure sometimes, but comfort always,' " said her MGH colleague Dr. Brit Nicholson.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
What does Hanukkah mean in a season of rising antisemitism?
Among those gathering to light candles this week are many who would not be here were it not for their parents’ or grandparents’ miraculous escapes from the Holocaust.

They were freed after serving decades in prison. Now, it’s their prosecutors who are facing scrutiny.
A series of recently overturned cases shows how prosecutorial missteps can put the wrong person behind bars. But rarely, if ever, do prosecutors face repercussions for their bad behavior.

Body of missing 28-year-old hiker found in White Mountains
Conservation officers found the body of the missing 28-year-old hiker early Sunday morning after a family member alerted officers that the man had gone off trail.

LOVE LETTERS
She hasn’t given me her number
It’s been nine months.

Globe Santa

Globe Santa’s turn to say thank you
Thank you for making the holiday brighter for all

Read the latest stories Make a donation. Make a difference.
Best of the Arts 2022

The 50 best albums of the year

10 great movie performances to mark 2022

The 10 best TV shows of 2022

Recommended reads

For these professional Santas, playing St. Nick is a calling

They have the outfits and details down cold — and an answer for even the most skeptical child.

Wellesley woman dies from flu complications: ‘A one-in-a-million case’
Price Meropol McMahon, 36, died Tuesday after her health rapidly declined. Her death certificate lists the shocking reason: complications from the flu. McMahon's brothers say she had no history of health issues.

Spikes in COVID and influenza prompt a push for post-holiday masking in BPS
A letter sent to families said school and city health leaders were discussing a masking mandate for the first two weeks of school after the break.

When the union comes to a coffee shop near you
The closure of Darwin’s amid union activity highlights the often fraught relationship in independent cafes, when workers and owners stand side-by-side all day.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

8 holiday classics to stream all weekend long

Readers offer their choices for the best books of 2022

The stand-up specials that were these nine comedians’ favorites in 2022

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Gene Weingarten

About that portal to Hell hovering over the White House
IDEAS | JENNIFER NASH

A flock of birds gripped my hand — and pulled me back into the fight against climate change
EDITORIAL

Christmas in Kyiv: Keeping hope alive
James McHugh and Dennis Aftergut

Does releasing Trump’s tax returns risk more harm than good?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering trans lives taken in 2022
IDEAS | ADRIANA BARTON

The ‘Mozart effect’ is bunk. But your brain on music is still a wondrous thing.

Metro

Apparent rift between Wampanoag tribe, Plymouth museum is seen in new light following theft

The Wampanoags’ dissatisfaction with the Plimoth Patuxet Museums has been building for a decade, members say, with some calling for a boycott. But some believe a recent theft from the museum might be a sign of renewed tensions.

Anne Esposito, who compassionately helped patients navigate care at MGH, dies at 75

“She lived by the credo, ‘Cure sometimes, but comfort always,' " said her MGH colleague Dr. Brit Nicholson.

Don Christopher, who turned lowly garlic into a staple, dies at 88

It’s unclear who first called him the Garlic King, but the nickname fit.

Thousands in New England still lack power on frigid Christmas

Thousands of households across New England lacked power on a cold Christmas Sunday because of damaging weather on Friday.

Sports

NBA

Mavericks unveil statue in Dallas of retired great Dirk Nowitzki

The nearly 24-foot statue of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame nominee is situated on the plaza outside of the team's arena,
around the horn: second base

Will Trevor Story remain at second base following the departure of Xander Bogaerts?

In his first time playing the position, Trevor Story impressed at second base in a 2022 season cut short by injuries.
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Looking back, all of those preseason predictions for the Bruins were as bad as this team is good

The NHL's top team has proven predictions to be wrong. Way wrong. Embarrassingly wrong for some of us.
NBA

A guide to the NBA’s Christmas Day slate of high-powered matchups
Tara Sullivan

This season looks lost for the Patriots, so here’s a wish list to make them better next year
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

Between the Patriots’ awful start and the terrible ending, Marcus Jones and Kendrick Bourne shined

Business

Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

The scope of the storm has been nearly unprecedented, stretching from the Great Lakes near Canada to the Rio Grande along the border with Mexico.
Innovation economy

The surge in Seaport construction continues

The cranes aren’t coming down anytime soon in Boston’s fastest-evolving neighborhood.
THE FINE PRINT

Returning a gift? It can be a chore.
SPORTS BUSINESS

The company that built Polar Park must pay $1.9 million for not giving enough work to women- and minority-owned businesses
magazine
Globe Magazine

A Harvard Law professor broke the rules to let in WWII vets. They made ‘the best class there ever was.’
PERSPECTIVE

We take foster kids from their parents. Then we wonder what’s wrong with them.
Bostonian of the Year: Honorable Mention

Patriot Devin McCourty’s on-field performance is matched only by his generosity

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I have a gluten allergy, which I know can be annoying when going out to eat’

metro

Power restored to most of Mass. after storm, but challenges remain

Across Boston, Christmas Eve marks a tradition of giving, service

SNAP ‘skimming’ victims to get stolen benefits reimbursed

sports

The company that built Polar Park must pay $1.9 million for not giving enough work to women- and minority-owned businesses

Cowboys survive Eagles comeback attempt to keep NFC East title hopes alive

Rhamondre Stevenson was ‘trying to make something happen’ when he fumbled away a shot at victory

business

Caroline Ellison says she, Bankman-Fried agreed to mislead FTX lenders

IRS delays $600 tax reporting rule for Venmo, Etsy sellers

Lab project on Muzi Ford site in Needham gets green light

politics

Warren notches wins as a Biden administration insider

Migrants dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris’s home on Christmas Eve

A ‘rapidly growing death spiral.’ How our $31.3 trillion national debt is getting even more expensive.

Nation

Frigid monster storm across US claims at least 34 lives

Death toll from winter storm in Western New York rises to 7

18 die as monster storm brings rain, snow, and cold across US

World

Charles charts a path as a king for all holiday seasons

COVID is spreading rapidly in China, new signs suggest

Pope’s lament: Icy winds of war buffet humanity at Christmas

opinion

Does releasing Trump’s tax returns risk more harm than good?

Christmas in Kyiv: Keeping hope alive

Remembering trans lives taken in 2022

lifestyle

She hasn’t given me her number

8 holiday classics to stream all weekend long

Decorating the White House, building a brand, and being themselves. Meet the Renovation Husbands.

food & dining

Don Christopher, who turned lowly garlic into a staple, dies at 88

Some of the best places to get Chinese food around Boston

Customers, baristas poured one out for Darwin’s as Cambridge coffee shop chain closed for good

travel

Go easy on your wallet in the Big Easy

Boarding denied on cruise because of positive COVID test

A Newport update, festive party package, and portable back and neck care

Arts

Apparent rift between Wampanoag tribe, Plymouth museum is seen in new light following theft

Bodies of work at the deCordova’s ‘New Formations’

At the Clark, ‘On the Horizon’ and through the haze

Books

Readers offer their choices for the best books of 2022

Douglas Brinkley’s ‘Silent Spring Revolution’ details the impact of activists and presidents from JFK to Nixon on environmental protection policy

National Book Award-winning poet John Keene intentionally seeks out challenges in his reading

Movies

‘Miracle on 34th Street’: A Christmas classic turns 75

Same script, different cast: ‘Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody’

"Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody" filming at Gillette Stadium

Television

Patti LuPone joins cast of ‘WandaVision’ spinoff

Jeff Garlin to join cast of Mindy Kaling’s ‘Never Have I Ever’

In sibling dramas, everything is relative

music

20 years in, ‘Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ is beautiful and bittersweet

Elon Musk has been silent since his poll. But Snoop Dogg hasn’t.

Shirley Watts, widow of drummer Charlie Watts, dies at 84

Theater/Dance

Southie native David Lindsay-Abaire has fashioned a ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ that sings

A ‘Solstice Celebration’ for everyone

In ART’s ‘Life of Pi,’ a tiger burns brightest

globe local

Northeast Metro Tech senior named a Heartsaver Hero for saving a woman’s life

Making spirits bright for the homeless

The Argument: Should Massachusetts lift its ban on Sunday hunting?

Obituaries

Anne Esposito, who compassionately helped patients navigate care at MGH, dies at 75

Don Christopher, who turned lowly garlic into a staple, dies at 88

Sister Patricia Daly, 66, dies; took on corporate giants on social justice