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David Crosby, legendary rock singer and songwriter, dies at 81

The brash rock musician evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young.

Legal experts say a suspect can be charged with murder without a body, but the case can be a little tougher to prosecute
“There have been many cases of convictions in instances of no body [murder] cases,” said a prominent criminal defense lawyer.

Brian Walshe ordered held without bail for allegedly killing wife, dismembering her body More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Massachusetts detects troubling new strain of gonorrhea

Although standard treatment still works, the new bug, never before seen in the US, shows signs of developing resistance to the recommended drugs.

Man charged with alleged kidnap and rape at Boston hotel

Herbert Jones, 49, of Boston is facing multiple charges after he allegedly kidnapped and raped a woman at a Boston hotel and forced her to call her ex-boyfriend for money, officials said Thursday.

Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in fatal 2021 set shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, prosecutors announced Thursday, citing a “criminal disregard for safety.”

Medical assistant charged with assaulting patient at MGH Back Bay Health Center

Damien Knighton, 39, of East Boston, was charged with rape and indecent assault and battery after prosecutors allege he assaulted a patient Wednesday at the MGH Back Bay Health Center, the Suffolk district attorney's office said.

Religious leaders sue to block Missouri’s abortion ban

 Supreme Court says it has not found who leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

Woman struck by vehicle in hit and run in Newton; police ask for public’s help
Celtics 121, Warriors 118 (OT)

Celtics overcome sloppy play to find a way to beat Warriors in overtime

The Celtics overpowered the older Warriors in the extra session before holding on for their eighth win in a row.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum played one of the more meaningful games of his career in Celtics’ victory over Warriors

It was a struggle for Tatum but he prevailed, playing a career-high 48 minutes 7 seconds.

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The big stink: How a proposed landfill is roiling a tiny New Hampshire town
Your used pizza boxes and other trash from Massachusetts could be part of the problem.

Plows and sanders will be out in force during winter storm; drivers urged to use caution on slippery roads

These maps show where to expect snow and sleet as storm sweeps into Massachusetts

BILLY BAKER

Warming winters are threatening who we are as New Englanders, and that includes our smugness

How can we show we're better at winter if there is no winter?
Tell us: Which of your favorite wintertime activities have been limited by milder temperatures?
Couple's Gambit: The Middle Seat Debate

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Couples, DO NOT try to score the golden inflight loveseat. It’s not right.
If you want to sit next to your travel companion, book a seat next to them. Crazy concept, I know.

BETH TEITELL
The airlines have turned passengers into petty people. Here’s a way to fight back. DO it!
Don't think of it as anti-fellow-passenger; it's a pro-passenger protest, one that could perhaps lead to change. (And no one likes the middle seat anyway.)

After triumphal unveiling, ‘The Embrace’ must stand on its own

Love it or hate it, the memorial is now a permanent part of Boston’s landscape. But our engagement with it will continue to evolve.

The gas stove culture war, explained

We answer your — pardon the pun — burning questions about the gas stove discourse.
‘God. Guns. Gas stoves.’ The culture wars range into the kitchen.
Bruins 3, Rangers 1

Bruins really loving New York after sweeping away Rangers

The Bruins, who beat the Islanders Wednesday, made it back-to-back wins in the New York.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Gun safety is starting to work as an electoral issue

A state focus holds the most promise for important gains on smart gun laws.
EDITORIAL

Harvard’s reversal on its rejection of human rights leader who criticized Israel is a good step
RENÉE GRAHAM

Embracing ‘The Embrace’
Alex Beam

George Santos proves that two identities can be better than one
EDITORIAL

6.2 acres of potential in the Seaport
The Emancipator

Talking to your kids about race

What are we saying to our kids about race even when we don’t say anything? Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, explains how it is a false choice whether or not to teach your young child about race, because, either way, they’re picking up on your attitude about race.
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More recent News

Harvard dean reverses decision not to offer fellowship to human rights activist Kenneth Roth
“In the case of Mr. Roth, I now believe that I made an error in my decision not to appoint him as a Fellow at our Carr Center for Human Rights,” said Douglas W. Elmendorf, dean of the Kennedy School.

Amazon is closing its charity program, which donated millions, citing limited impact
AmazonSmile allowed direct donations equaling a half-percent from each purchase to a nonprofit of their choice.

QUICK BITE
At El Peñol, an American dream realized
Enjoy empanadas and tostones from an East Boston institution, now in Brookline

Alexandra Eckersley indicted on assault charge for allegedly abandoning her newborn infant in Manchester, N.H., woods
A New Hampshire grand jury has indicted Alexandra Eckersley for allegedly abandoning her newborn infant in a tent in a wooded area in Manchester, N.H. on Dec. 26 and misleading police who launched a frantic search for the child, according to legal filings.

More evidence of children’s graves is found at former Indigenous school
An Indigenous group in Canada announced Wednesday that ground-penetrating radar had located what it said appeared to be the remains of Indigenous children on the grounds of a former school in northwestern Ontario, the latest in a series of similar reports that have been jolting Canada over the last two years.

Teenager allegedly stabs man on MBTA Green Line

The youth was placed into custody by MBTA Transit Police after he allegedly stabbed the man in the torso.
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IDEAS | PETER THOMSON

The radical, forgotten experiment in educational integration that changed my life

In 1971, kids from Roxbury and Lincoln spent half the year attending school together in the city and the other half in the suburb. Fifty years later, I tracked down my fellow students to see how it shaped them — and whether something like it could work today.

Wayfair planning second round of job cuts
The earlier round of cuts, which included 400 people in Boston, was part of a $500 million cost saving plan, but Wayfair executives warned in November that further cuts were on the way.

‘Complete chaos’: Massachusetts boy reeled in a great white shark while fishing off the Florida coast
Campbell Keenan, 12, reeled in a great white shark while on a fishing trip off the south coast of Florida this week — and the experience was caught on video.

Larry Edelman
Federal Reserve hammers home its message: Rates won’t drop any time soon
In a speech, Boston Federal Reserve president Susan M. Collins is latest central bank leader to say there’s a long way to go in the fight against inflation.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, and Leon Bridges set to headline Beach Road Weekend

Janet Echelman’s memorable 2015 piece wins Boston Society for Architecture’s Harleston Parker Medal

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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

SCOT LEHIGH

Gun safety is starting to work as an electoral issue
Alex Beam

George Santos proves that two identities can be better than one
EDITORIAL

6.2 acres of potential in the Seaport
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As its 50th anniversary looms, Roe v. Wade still matters
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How much does Mayor Wu believe in MLK’s commitment to civil disobedience?
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The radical, forgotten experiment in educational integration that changed my life

Metro

Plows and sanders will be out in force during winter storm; drivers urged to use caution on slippery roads

A winter storm that brought rain, sleet and a little bit of snow across parts of Massachusetts Thursday is expected to intensify overnight, prompting some school districts to cancel school on Friday. Rain is expected to turn to snow in the Boston area between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., Friday, forecasters said.

Harvard dean reverses decision not to offer fellowship to human rights activist Kenneth Roth

“In the case of Mr. Roth, I now believe that I made an error in my decision not to appoint him as a Fellow at our Carr Center for Human Rights,” said Douglas W. Elmendorf, dean of the Kennedy School.

What it could take for R.I. schools to rival Mass. by 2030

It's still unclear what Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee means exactly by saying he wants to catch Massachusetts by the end of the decade.

David Crosby, legendary rock singer and songwriter, dies at 81

The brash rock musician evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (sometimes) Young.

Sports

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum played one of the more meaningful games of his career in Celtics’ victory over Warriors

It was a struggle for Tatum but he prevailed, playing a career-high 48 minutes 7 seconds.
Thursday's schools roundup

Osman Aden powers Latin Academy’s boys’ basketball to dominant City League win over East Boston

Aden, a bruising 6-foot-1-inch senior guard, scored 26 in a dominant 70-45 City League win for the Dragons (9-1). He has posted 20-point games in eight of Latin Academy’s 10 games this season.
Celtics 121, Warriors 118 (OT)

Celtics overcome sloppy play to find a way to beat Warriors in overtime

The Celtics overpowered the older Warriors in the extra session before holding on for their eighth win in a row.
Bruins

Bruins forward David Pastrnak selected via fan vote to NHL All-Star Game
Bruins 3, Rangers 1

Bruins really loving New York after sweeping away Rangers

Dan Shaughnessy

The Celtics came back to beat the Warriors, but Boston fans shouldn’t feel too good about this one

Business

USDA moves to crack down on ‘organic’ fraud

The Agriculture Department announced new guidelines for products labeled “organic,” a term that has been increasingly abused as shoppers have sought healthier, environmentally friendly food.

Union membership hits record low in 2022

Union membership in the United States fell last year to a new low even as the labor movement scored a string of significant victories at high-profile companies that have long evaded unionization, such as Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, Chipotle, and Trader Joe’s.

Supreme Court poised to reconsider key tenets of online speech

We ignore Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ at our peril
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PERSPECTIVE

What I didn’t know about having a miscarriage
LOVE LETTERS

The struggle to communicate with potential dates in text messages is real
MISS CONDUCT

Advice: My sister is messing up my relationship with my parents
COOKING

Three perfect omelet recipes to get your day started right

metro

City Councilor Julia Mejia files defamation lawsuit against website operator

A requiem for Mikey Henry, the pope of Beacon Hill

Legal experts say a suspect can be charged with murder without a body, but the case can be a little tougher to prosecute

sports

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown climb in All-Star Game starters fan voting

Patrice Bergeron returns to Bruins lineup after being struck in the face, to the amazement of teammates

Boys’ hockey notebook: On thin ice, ‘It’s not like it used to be, City League hockey,’ but sole survivors striving to keep the sport alive

business

T-Mobile says hacker stole data for 37 million customers

Indian drug maker buys Lexington biotech with promising hair loss pill

Wayfair planning second round of job cuts

politics

Supreme Court says it has not found who leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade

Why everyone is suddenly talking about the debt ceiling, and why it matters

GOP Representative Greg Steube of Florida injured after accident at home

Nation

For long COVID fatigue, a strategy called ‘pacing’ helps, but at a cost

COVID during pregnancy increases risk of maternal death, study finds

Kansas man convicted of threatening to kill congressman

World

Yellen kickstarts Biden administration visits to Africa

Fire in dense Seoul neighborhood destroys at least 60 homes

New Zealand’s Ardern has many possibilities for a second act

opinion

Video of gun-toting child must be a wake-up call for America

Classified document system in need of overhaul

How much does Mayor Wu believe in MLK’s commitment to civil disobedience?

lifestyle

Bob Odenkirk to be honored as Hasty Pudding’s 2023 Man of the Year

What will friends think of our age gap?

Getting cozy with mystery writer Julie Hennrikus

food & dining

At El Peñol, an American dream realized

Civility comes to Somerville; Southie gets more pizza and fried chicken

Lobster Pot restaurant and building in Provincetown up for sale for $14 million, owner says

travel

YouTube travel vlogger Damon Dominique on his new book, going ‘unplugged,’ and Paris, Texas

With a hurricane on the way, are these tickets now worthless?

A fat bike ‘loppet’ in Maine, big savings in the Big Apple, and a replacement for single-use batteries

Arts

Map quest: At BPL’s Leventhal center, two shows speak to a changing city

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

The history behind ‘The Embrace’: Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s Boston connection

Books

A fragile island community faces destruction in Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Harding’s ‘This Other Eden’

In Selby Wynn Schwartz’s ‘After Sappho,’ long-listed for the 2022 Booker Prize, the Greek poet empowers women artists to push against traditional boundaries

Jayne Ann Krentz on her love of contemporary gothic and what was missing from Nancy Drew

Movies

The sins of ‘The Son’

Oscar nominations drop Jan. 24. Here’s who we think will get lucky.

Actor Julian Sands is missing in Southern California mountains

Television

Bob Odenkirk to be honored as Hasty Pudding’s 2023 Man of the Year

Seeing Oscar winners on TV beyond the Academy Awards

What’s new — and returning — to ‘Masterpiece’

music

After more than four decades, a distinguished quartet bows out

When the world shut down, MorMor created music to lift his own spirits

Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, and Leon Bridges set to headline Beach Road Weekend

Theater/Dance

Does ‘Hamilton’ still have it? Just you wait.

A Cambodian family’s saga emerges piece by piece in ‘Letters from Home’

French choreographer Hervé Koubi kicks off Global Arts Live’s Winter Dance Fest Saturday

globe local

A haunted dinner, rising Bluebikes prices, and an eating relay competition

Affordable housing project at West Newton armory OK’d by zoning board

Newton Community Pride seeks applicants for Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship

Obituaries

David Crosby, legendary rock singer and songwriter, dies at 81

Nancy E. Carroll, luminary actress in Boston productions, dies at 70

K. Alex Müller, innovator in ceramic superconductors, dies at 95