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Representative Kevin McCarthy walked through the rotunda as he arrives at the Capitol on Wednesday.

Kevin McCarthy scrounges for votes as GOP fight over speaker enters its second day

The House is scheduled to convene Wednesday after the stalemate essentially forced all other business to a standstill, waiting on Republicans to elect a speaker.

House GOP’s speaker shambles only the beginning of the drama These 20 Republicans opposed Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid

Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, center, spoke to members of the media following a House Republican caucus meeting at the US Capitol.

Kevin McCarthy draws mockery online for moving into speaker’s office — even though he’s not speaker

“Kev you better have someone move those boxes back,” tweeted Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talked with Representative Matt Gaetz during opening day of the 118th Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Here’s what AOC was saying to two far-right Republicans during House speaker votes

The New York Democrat spoke to Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida and Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona at the back of the House chamber as votes continued through Tuesday afternoon.

Robert Kraft donated a specific amount to Damar Hamlin’s fundraiser. Here’s why.
Kraft is among a number of Patriots personnel who donated in the wake of Damar Hamlin's collapse on Monday. More than $6 million has come in.

Bills resume team meetings following Damar Hamlin’s collapse

Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin had to be resuscitated twice, uncle says

chad finn | sports media

ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and Ryan Clark deftly handled the difficult Damar Hamlin story on air

Handover from Baker to Healey begins with symbolic gifts, Lone Walk on Wednesday

Each time the corner office changes hands, there is an elaborate set of customs that governors have followed for nearly 140 years.

Mass. lawmakers send flurry of last-minute bills to Baker, including one to curb catalytic converter thefts

Governor-elect Maura Healey appoints economic development, technology secretaries

The Great Divide

Here’s what is on the horizon for Boston Public Schools in 2023
It will also be the district’s first full calendar year under Superintendent Mary Skipper, who took charge in September.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

More rain on its way with a chill to follow
Rain is likely overnight Wednesday, with up to half an inch of precipitation.

New York just legalized human composting. Could Mass. be next?
Advocates say human composting is better for the climate than either burial or cremation.

Massachusetts police reform panel suspends 15 officers

Woman suffers ‘potentially life-threatening’ injuries after being struck by vehicle in Newton

Body recovered from Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester

We can fix the housing crisis. But we have to act now.

Already, too many families are leaving Massachusetts for lower rent elsewhere.

Three independent local news outlets — The Marblehead Weekly News, the Marblehead Current, and the Marblehead Beacon — have all launched in the North Shore town this year alone, filling the gap left by Gannett-owned Marblehead Reporter.

Welcome to the great Marblehead newspaper war

Three outlets — adhering to three different business models — are in the unexpected position of battling it out for the readers of the North Shore town.

Globe Magazine.

I moved out of his house. Do I leave all my stuff behind?

He and I have had so many fights that I finally just packed a bag and moved into a hotel with my dog.

Opinion

New Orange Line cars sat on the production floor of the CRRC MA factory in Springfield in 2018.

Has the company building MBTA trains ‘completely abandoned its core responsibilities’?

A letter from the T says the management of the Springfield factory “has completely abandoned its core responsibilities and commitment to lead, monitor and support quality management.”

Wu’s affordable housing plan needs a reboot

Most schools celebrate standout students. This one sabotages them.

Assisted suicide’s slippery slope

A new year’s nudge toward political reasonableness

Examples of racism denial.

The Emancipator

The art of the denial

Racism denial is a political strategy and a coping tool, used by those who benefit from racism and those unwilling to confront the dire contradictions in our society. Phillipe Copeland walks us through its different forms so we can recognize and counter them.

High Med. Low

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Special reports

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

Violent and property crimes dropped 2 percent in Boston last year, police say
Serious crime dipped by 2 percent in Boston last year compared to 2021, according to Boston police statistics released Tuesday.

‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars sue over 1968 film’s teen nude scene
The two stars of 1968′s “Romeo and Juliet” sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million on Tuesday over a nude scene in the film shot when they were teens.

UFC president Dana White seen on video slapping his wife
White was seen on video released by TMZ slapping his wife, Anne, while the two were on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last month.

Robert Kraft buys $23.75 million penthouse in Palm Beach
The four-bedroom, five-bath beachfront condo broke the record for the most expensive real estate transaction in the posh South Florida community, listing agent Paulette Koch of The Corcoran Group confirmed.

KEVIN CULLEN

The teenage jihadi from Maine
Trevor Bickford, 19, from the coastal town of Wells, Maine, was shot and wounded after he allegedly attacked police officers in Manhattan on New Year’s Eve. Authorities say he is a self-proclaimed jihadi.

Juveniles smash MBTA train windows with a hammer Monday, police say

Two juveniles smashed train windows with a hammer Tuesday night at the Downtown Crossing T stop and fled the scene, according to MBTA Transit Police.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

Recapping 2022

The 23 best photos of 2022 from Boston Globe photographers

Celtics great Bill Russell was court side for the Bill Russell Mentoring Grant Program partnering with the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and the Mass Mentoring Partnership. Feb. 15, 2012.

A year in deaths

Other notable deaths

A photo collage with the year 2022 in large yellow characters. It's set on a backdrop of cutout photos with what appears to be Scotch tape keeping them together. Among the photos: Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars, President Biden, Amber Heard in court, Queen Elizabeth, Elon Musk, Taylor Swift, Nancy Pelosi, and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review

Recommended reads

Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez attended the murder trial of Aaron Hernandez in Boston in 2017 with her daughter Avielle. Avielle is now 10 years old.

Gym fees, online shopping, bounced checks: Ex-fiancée of Aaron Hernandez accused of misspending money meant for couple’s young daughter

The fight started when Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez said she couldn’t afford the $10,697 bill for her daughter’s dance lessons. Jenkins-Hernandez denies wrongdoing in the dispute over the late Patriots player’s estate.

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain in 2023
Once a work enters the public domain it can legally be shared, performed, reused, repurposed, or sampled without permission or cost.

GETTING SALTY

Longtime Harvard Gardens bartender Karen Peterson on serving Steven Tyler, her favorite neighborhood dive, and how not to get served
She’s been pouring drinks for thirsty Bostonians for more than 30 years.

A change in Maine law prompts a wave of new church abuse allegations
A change in Maine law has unleashed a flood of new allegations of long-ago sex abuse by priests.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Lowell native Bobby Beauchesne and a portion of his collection of McDonald's memorabilia.

This Lowell native has spent 15 years on a quest to become a McDonald’s ‘super collector’

A New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square.

Eight podcasts to help you achieve your goals for the new year

Dick Pleasants, who died Nov. 8 at the age of 75, hosted folk music shows on WGBH and WUMB for 40 years.

WUMB will stream its Dick Pleasants tribute concert live

From left: Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Rachel Shenton, Anna Madeley, and Callum Woodhouse of "All Creatures Great and Small."

This week’s TV: Anne Rice’s ‘Witches,’ the history of soft rock, and the return of ‘All Creatures’

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

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

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara on Dec. 26.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

As Turkey turns 100, its democratic future still has not arrived

Country musician Earl Thomas Conley and R&B-pop star Anita Pointer performed their duet "Too Many Times," during the Country Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville in 1986.

Remembering Anita Pointer, a country music pioneer

What I learned about Massachusetts playing GeoGuessr

The annual migration of wildebeest in Tanzania, a process that began long before humans existed.

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

Pondering a world without humans

Can America give hope a chance again?

IDEAS | ADRIANA BARTON

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

Metro

Live updates: House speaker vote

House begins voting for the fourth time for House speaker

We’re gathering the latest news and updates from the vote for the House speaker. Follow along.

‘Varsity Blues’ mastermind-turned-cooperator to be sentenced

William “Rick” Singer, a college admissions consultant, was the mastermind of the sprawling Varsity Blues bribery scheme, helping his wealthy clients get their children accepted to elite colleges by cheating on admission tests or posing as fake athletic recruits.

Here’s what AOC was saying to two far-right Republicans during House speaker votes

The New York Democrat spoke to Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida and Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona at the back of the House chamber as votes continued through Tuesday afternoon.

The Great Divide

Here’s what is on the horizon for Boston Public Schools in 2023

It will also be the district’s first full calendar year under Superintendent Mary Skipper, who took charge in September.

Sports

Damar Hamlin joined the Bills in 2021.

What we know about Damar Hamlin’s collapse

The latest on the Bills safety, and what's next for the NFL.

Gregg Berhalter most recently led the Americans to the Round of 16 in the World Cup.

US men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter admits kicking future wife in 1991

The US Soccer Federation revealed Tuesday it is investigating Berhalter for a 1991 confrontation in which he kicked the woman who later became his wife.

Fans gathered at a candlelight vigil outside of Buffalo's Highmark Stadium on Monday night.

Bills resume team meetings following Damar Hamlin’s collapse

Coach Sean McDermott and Bills players have not spoken to the media since Hamlin’s collapse, and are not scheduled to do so on Wednesday.

Robert Kraft donated a specific amount to Damar Hamlin’s fundraiser. Here’s why.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has career-high 55 points as Bucks beat Wizards

UFC president Dana White seen on video slapping his wife

Business

Meta fined $414m in latest European privacy crackdown

European Union regulators hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for privacy violations and banned the company from forcing users in the 27-nation bloc to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity.

2023 brings more jobs cuts for Mass. tech workers

Both companies sell customer relationship management software and experienced a sales lift at the start of the pandemic that has now faded amid higher interest rates and the slowing economy.

Moderna buys small Japanese biotech for its manufacturing technology

‘Office Space’ movie inspired employee to steal $302,278, Seattle police say

magazine

The 23 best photos of 2022 from Boston Globe photographers

Charles Fessenden “Fez” Morse III, the writer’s father-in-law, at age 90, near Swan’s Island in Maine.

My father-in-law recently turned 100. His life has been quietly extraordinary.

This week's daters: Tim and Steven

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He was easygoing and made good conversation’

Check out Getting Up(side Down): Handstands, an all-levels experiential workshop at Brookline’s Down Under School of Yoga.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Jan. 2 - 8

metro

BPD HQ in Roxbury.

Violent and property crimes dropped 2 percent in Boston last year, police say

More rain on its way with a chill to follow

Newton City Council approves 50-unit housing, restaurant development

sports

Boston College forward Quinten Post tries to hold off Notre Dame's Dane Goodwin (23) and Matt Zona on a rebound during the second half of BC's victory.

Late rally lifts Boston College men’s basketball over Notre Dame

Sammy Reale leads the way for fifth-ranked Bishop Feehan girls’ basketball in nonleague road win at No. 3 Newton North

Celtics defense puts up little resistance in an embarrassing loss to the undermanned Thunder

business

Wind turbines atop Saddleback Mountain in Maine.

As offshore wind falters, Mass. makes its move to boost giant wind farm in Maine

R.I. housing secretary fails to submit key report expected to shed light on state’s housing crisis

Japan’s business owners can’t find successors. This man gave his away.

politics

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talked with Representative Matt Gaetz during opening day of the 118th Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Here’s what AOC was saying to two far-right Republicans during House speaker votes

Watch live: US House speaker election continues

Kevin McCarthy draws mockery online for moving into speaker’s office — even though he’s not speaker

Nation

Leonard Whiting, left, and Olivia Hussey.

‘Romeo & Juliet’ stars sue over 1968 film’s teen nude scene

‘Office Space’ movie inspired employee to steal $302,278, Seattle police say

California seeks sterilization victims to pay reparations

World

Mourners enter St. Peter's Basilica where the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lies in state inside at The Vatican, on Jan. 4.

Pope praises ‘acute and gentle’ Benedict ahead of funeral

Japan’s PM Kishida vows deeper alliance with US on defense

Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops

opinion

Mayor Michelle Wu walked through the Roslindale Tree Lighting Ceremony in Adams Park in Roslindale on Nov. 26.

How Michelle Wu can become a global mayor on climate

Remembering Anita Pointer, a country music pioneer

The art of the denial

lifestyle

The inside of Patriots owner Robert Kraft's new Palm Beach penthouse.

Robert Kraft buys $23.75 million penthouse in Palm Beach

This Lowell native has spent 15 years on a quest to become a McDonald’s ‘super collector’

My long-distance relationship felt different in person

food & dining

A salad of roasted heirloom beets, queso fresco, tarragon-hazelnut pesto, yogurt, watercress, and kumquats.

Cuba, modern and graceful, is on the plate at Gustazo

10 simple things you can do to start fresh in the kitchen

Dressing up a salad or leftovers just got easier

travel

Angela Harrelson, aunt of the late George Floyd, sat at the location where he was killed in 2020. She hopes to see the area turned into a proper gathering place for community healing.

How the most tragic intersection in Minneapolis became a beacon of hope

Dear member of the flying public, please remember that a happier flight starts with YOU!

Season’s greetings from the river

Arts

Michelle Grabner, “Untitled," digital photo, AP print.

‘The Glory of Handiwork’ gives new meaning to the domestic arts

R.I. engineer is creating live wall art that breathes

At Mass MoCA, Jason Moran’s ‘Black Stars’ pays tribute to the ghosts of jazz history

Books

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s last Sherlock Holmes work entered the public domain on Sunday.

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain in 2023

In Tracey Rose Peyton’s ‘Night Wherever We Go,’ enslaved women on a Texas plantation struggle with their desperate white captors

Tom Crewe’s memorable debut, ‘The New Life,’ chronicles the fortunes of a gay man and a social reformer in Victorian England

Movies

Tom Hanks as Otto and Mariana Treviño as Otto's neighbor Marisol in "A Man Called Otto."

Tom Hanks is Forrest Grump in ‘A Man Called Otto’

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain in 2023

Talking about ‘Women Talking’

Television

William Jackson Harper was excellent as the leading man in season 2 of "Love Life."

Most cancellations seem warranted. These 3 did not.

This week’s TV: Anne Rice’s ‘Witches,’ the history of soft rock, and the return of ‘All Creatures’

On PBS, new year brings ‘Tom Jones,’ ‘Marie Antoinette’

music

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s last Sherlock Holmes work entered the public domain on Sunday.

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain in 2023

WUMB will stream its Dick Pleasants tribute concert live

Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74

Theater/Dance

Lamont Price is headlining two New Year’s Eve shows at Cinema Salem.

Comedy headliner Lamont Price will let the most wonderful time of the year linger a bit longer

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

A ‘Solstice Celebration’ for everyone

globe local

Mark Development Tuesday secured Newton City Council approval to convert a century-old bank building in West Newton into restaurant space, and erect a five-story addition to house 50 apartments.

Newton City Council approves 50-unit housing, restaurant development

Newton to hold MLK celebration; weeklong community food drive

Restaurant owner toasts staff with trip to Disney World

Obituaries

Mr. Cunningham (left) pointed out pictures of fellow astronaut the late Charles "Pete" Conrad while speaking with Apollo 10 astronaut Dick Gordon and Andy Conrad, the son of Charles Conrad, at the opening of the Rendezvous in Space exhibit at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Wash. in 2000.

Walter Cunningham, an astronaut who helped clear the way to the moon, dies at 90

Bill White, who lost a leg in the Marathon bombings, dies at 81

Former R.I. governor Lincoln Almond dies at 86