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Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (R) hands the gavel to newly elected Speaker of the US House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy after he was elected on the 15th ballot at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7.

Republicans narrowly elect Kevin McCarthy in 15th ballot, ending a chaotic GOP stalemate

Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California won election early Saturday as House speaker in a historic five-day, 15-ballot floor fight, after giving major concessions to right-wing holdouts and weathering a dramatic late-night setback that underscored the limits of his power over the new Republican majority.

Here’s a play-by-play look at how the voting unfolded

House spends Jan. 6 anniversary in a different kind of chaos
The contrast between the two events could not be more jarring.

Tense moment between McCarthy, Gaetz during 14th ballot
Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Kevin McCarthy seemed to share a tense moment after Gaetz voted “present” during the 14th ballot for House speaker Friday night, narrowly denying McCarthy the speaker position again after a week of voting.

A Cohasset mother of three goes missing, and answers are few
As the search for Ana Walshe continues, authorities appear to have few answers in a case that has drawn considerable media attention and left this typically quiet South Shore community shaken.

Missing woman Ana Walshe. (Facebook)

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What we know about the case of the missing Cohasset woman

Ana Walshe was last seen by a family member around 4 a.m. on Jan. 1, when she was expected to take a rideshare to Logan Airport for a flight to Washington, D.C., officials said.

In first acts as governor, Healey signs order creating climate chief, reappoints Baker’s public safety secretary
Healey's executive action makes official a campaign promise to create the first-of-its-kind position within her inner circle in a bid to create a “whole-of-government response” to climate change in Massachusetts.

As first woman, LGBTQ governor in Mass., Maura Healey’s inauguration is more than just a history lesson

Latest numbers show jump in COVID-19 deaths as expected winter surge arrives
During the week that ended Wednesday, 129 Massachusetts residents died of COVID-19, double the toll during the last week of November.

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Patriots suspend cornerback Jack Jones and punter Jake Bailey
Jones (knee) hasn’t played since Week 14 against Arizona, while Bailey (back) hasn’t played since Week 9 against Indianapolis.

Man arrested for accidental shooting on MBTA bus in South Boston

Dason Alves, 33, of Dorchester, is facing a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, a firearm, for the shooting that injured a 60-year-old woman, Transit Police said. The shooting appeared accidental and the woman was not a target, an official said.

Alzheimer’s drug wins FDA approval after studies show it slows the disease

6-year-old shoots teacher at Virginia Elementary School, police say

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‘I am stuck in an Orange Line car.’ Passenger on disabled MBTA train tweets play-by-play of his ordeal.

Shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday night, Josh Levinger tweeted a photo from inside an Orange Line train and noted that no one on board could leave.

Bill Campbell made 192 appearances for the Red Sox from 1977-81, all out of the bullpen.

Bill Campbell, All-Star Red Sox reliever in 1977, dies at 74

Campbell played 15 seasons in the majors with seven teams from 1973-87, but made his lone All-Star appearance for the 1977 Red Sox, when he won American League Fireman of the Year.

Prince Harry, left, and Prince William stood together during the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, London, in July 2021.

‘Spare’: Here are some of the most explosive leaks from Prince Harry’s upcoming memoir

A physical altercation with William over Meghan. The infamous Nazi costume. Details about the drama between Meghan and Kate. Here's what we've learned from reports about the bombshell book so far.

Opinion

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, are seen from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, along the shore of the Rio Grande, below the border wall on the United States side of the border, on Dec. 12.

Good news and bad news in Biden’s expanded stick-and-carrot border approach

The number of immigrants the United States takes in shouldn’t be limited to the number of Americans willing to offer financial support.

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We’ve Been Here Before: Insurrections and White Supremacy

As we remember and assess the damage of the January 6th Insurrection on America today, it’s valuable to take a hard look at the impact and consequences that white conservative election denialism played in our shared history.

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‘To hear him talk to us, it was everything. That’s all we needed’; Bills overjoyed seeing Damar Hamlin on video call
Friday’s video conference was one of the latest positive developments for Hamlin, who is now breathing on his own.

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Will Dallas mark a full return to ‘the best version’ of the Celtics, or will there be slippage in San Antonio?
Jayson Tatum (triple-double: 29 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists) and Jaylen Brown gladly were willing to defer scoring responsibility to their supporting cast, which helped the Celtics strike a more balanced effort vs. the Mavericks.

Boston Police arrest man for 38 counts of vandalism in East Boston
Residents had demanded action after multiple vehicles were damaged on Bremen Street in the past month, causing thousands of dollars in damages.

Developer fleshes out plan for Shawmut Station apartments
The project, which faces stiff opposition from abutters, would be fill most of the two-thirds of an acre that has been home to the Fitzpatrick Brothers vehicle repair shop since 1894.

Marijuana delivery platform Lantern will shut down, citing regulatory hurdles
The company's demise promises to fuel growing anxieties about the Massachusetts marijuana market, which sputtered badly in 2022.

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Boston University associate professor David K. Jones died Sept. 11, 2021, after falling from the closed rusted staircase that connected Columbia Road and Old Colony Avenue at the JFK/UMass T station. The stairs were removed about a week later.

My son’s death was preventable. Fix the T. Lives depend on it.

This Jan. 4 image of Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York laughing in the background, as Republican Representative Matt Gaetz spoke to fellow lawmakers in the US House of Representatives chamber, was shared widely on social media.

Cameras usually tightly controlled by House show lawmakers haggling, gossiping

Representative Kevin McCarthy (left) talks with Rep. Andrew Clyde after a failed seventh vote in the House chamber on Jan. 5.

Years of appeasing the far-right led to this GOP paralysis

Governor Maura Healey greeted lawmakers as she arrived for her inauguration on Thursday.

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West Virginia guard Erik Stevenson fouled Kansas State guard Tykei Greene during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Dec. 31,

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Republicans narrowly elect Kevin McCarthy in 15th ballot

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

A Cohasset mother of three goes missing, and answers are few

As the search for Ana Walshe continues, authorities appear to have few answers in a case that has drawn considerable media attention and left this typically quiet South Shore community shaken.

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Family of 20-year-old student fatally shot by Cambridge police ‘devastated’ by loss

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Taylor Wenczkowski (right) scored the first of the Pride's three goals in the second period Friday night against the Whale.

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Pride burst past Whale with a big second period and even bigger effort in net from Corinne Schroeder

Schroeder made 38 saves for the first-place Pride and Taylor Wenczkowski, Elizabeth Giguere, and Jillian Dempsey scored in the second period.

Ashland senior Patrick DesLauriers (right) won all of his 220-pound matches by pin in the prestigious George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament.

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HS wrestling notebook: Ashland’s Patrick DesLauriers takes a calculating approach in making quick work of his opponents

The senior captain, who won all six of his matches by pin at the presitigious George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament, is off to a 16-0 start, all via fall, raising his career mark to 76-29.

Collin Morikawa teed off at a picturesque No. 11 in Kapalua, Hawaii, and carded a par-3 at the hole on his way to the tournament lead.

Coming off a winless 2022, Collin Morikawa off to a good start to ’23 after two rounds in Kapalua

The Sentry Tournament of Champions was at 16-under 130 and without a bogey midway through the first PGA event of the new year.

HS girls' basketball: St. Mary's 52, Cathedral 33

Sixth-ranked St. Mary’s girls’ basketball avenges early-season loss to No. 5 Cathedral

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Business

‘I am stuck in an Orange Line car.’ Passenger on disabled MBTA train tweets play-by-play of his ordeal.

Shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday night, Josh Levinger tweeted a photo from inside an Orange Line train and noted that no one on board could leave.

Developer fleshes out plan for Shawmut Station apartments

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Alzheimer’s drug wins FDA approval after studies show it slows the disease

In Hardwick, a vote on horse racing divides the town

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In 1848, an enslaved couple fled to Boston in one of history’s most daring escapes

Dr. Jim O’Connell checks on a homeless person on the grounds of the Old West Church in 2017.

‘If you want to solve homelessness in Boston, you’ve got to take a look at the real estate market’

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A booster dose was administered at a COVID vaccine clinic in Boston last winter.

Latest numbers show jump in COVID-19 deaths as expected winter surge arrives

Police use K-9s in search for missing Cohasset mother of three

Residents of 3 LA apartment buildings reach deal to buy homes that Boston University inherited

sports

Justin Turner hit .278 in 128 games with the Dodgers last season.

Justin Turner, a Dodger for nearly a decade, intrigued by new opportunity with Red Sox

Sophia Smith named US Soccer Female Player of the Year; youngest winner since Mia Hamm

As Fenway Park morphed into a magical snow globe, the Quinnipiac and Holy Cross women’s hockey teams shook out wins

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Dr. Dan Barouch runs the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.

Beth Israel researcher wins $200,000 award for helping to create COVID vaccine for J&J

After Dorian Abbot firestorm, MIT faculty vows to respect ‘free expression’

US hiring stays brisk as employers add 223,000 jobs

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The US Capitol

House spends Jan. 6 anniversary in a different kind of chaos

Republicans narrowly elect Kevin McCarthy in 15th ballot, ending a chaotic GOP stalemate

Tense moment between Matt Gaetz and Kevin McCarthy during 14th vote for speaker of the House

Nation

President Joe Biden awards the Presidential Citizens Medal to Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick whose parents Charles (R) and Gladys (L) Sicknick, accept on his behalf, during a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

Jan. 6 remembrance led by Dems; GOP wrestles with its rebels

These are the six remaining Kevin McCarthy holdouts

Kenneth Rowe, who defected from North Korea with his jet, dies at 90

World

Members of the national guards drive on a road a day after an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Ovidio Guzman, in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, on Jan 6.

During capture of drug lord’s son, firefights turned Mexican city into war zone

The US keeps offering China its coronavirus vaccines. China keeps saying no.

Taiwan’s Tsai visits base as China protests US ship passage

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Representative Kevin McCarthy (left) talks with Rep. Andrew Clyde after a failed seventh vote in the House chamber on Jan. 5.

Years of appeasing the far-right led to this GOP paralysis

On Jan. 6 anniversary, violent extremism lurks across the country

My son’s death was preventable. Fix the T. Lives depend on it.

lifestyle

I want him to consider polyamory

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member Jennifer Shah gets 6 1/2 years

What to know about the risks of youth sports

food & dining

Sarto, a modern Italian restaurant in downtown Providence, will be participating in Providence Restaurant Weeks this year.

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Recipes: Easy, speedy takes on ground beef and flat-iron steak

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travel

You can soon say goodbye to airplane mode — at least in Europe.

Europe will soon allow phone calls on flights. Will the US be next?

Skijoring at Snowfest, art with attitude, and Caribbean charms in St. Croix

Akaash Singh is on Team Travel Agent and wants to flush his phone but can’t

Arts

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, "Académie," c. 1751. Collection of Bibliothèque nationale de France.

At the Clark, a glimpse of a French cultural storehouse

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

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

Books

Laura Zigman’s ‘Small World’ is a love letter to a sisterhood forged through disability and death

Comedic and caffeinated, Kashana Cauley’s debut novel, ‘The Survivalists,’ may give you the jitters

Poet Laureate Ada Limón uses poetry as a way of tuning in to the world

Movies

Vicky Krieps as Empress Elisabeth in a scene from "Corsage."

‘Corsage’: All about Elisabeth

‘Women Talking’ speaks volumes

1983 at the movies: from A (‘All the Right Moves’) to Z (‘Zelig’)

Television

Aubrey Plaza (pictured in "The White Lotus") will host "Saturday Night Live" on Jan. 21.

Upcoming first-time ‘SNL’ hosts: Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member Jennifer Shah gets 6 1/2 years

Watch for Walter White during the Super Bowl

music

Narrator Eli Danker and conductor Omer Meir Wellber joined the BSO for the US premiere of Ella Milch-Sheriff's monodrama "The Eternal Stranger."

At BSO, ringing in the new year with reimagined Beethoven

Remembering Geoff Nuttall, visionary quartet leader

Deals are in place for Sound Museum’s tenants, but not its owners

Theater/Dance

Company SBB will bring Stefanie Batten Bland's "Look Who's Coming to Dinner" to Boston this month.

A new view of a classic movie inspired choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’

In Dave Malloy’s ‘Preludes,’ Rachmaninoff’s career is decomposing

Plans for a new Comedy Studio in Harvard Square hit some snags

globe local

The Argument: Should Massachusetts expand tolling to alleviate traffic congestion?

Watertown Boys & Girls Club is a success story

Lesson learned: Don’t draw conclusions until you give it a try

Obituaries

Dr. Galati won Tony Awards for his adaptation and direction of "The Grapes of Wrath."

Frank Galati, mainstay of Chicago theater, dies at 79

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