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In Robert Kennedy Jr.’s run for president, a faint line to his family can be found

Despite being greeted by widespread horror and pained dismissal, Robert Kennedy Jr.’s quest has, in its outlandish improbability, at least faint trace elements of the family’s political playbook.

Fragile truce in Gaza is back on track after hourslong delay in a second hostage-for-prisoner swap

The tense cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appears to be back on track after the release of a second group of militant-held hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli forces kill at least 8 Palestinians in surging West Bank violence, health officials say

The conflagration at Harvard over the Israel-Hamas war was years in the making

‘Trying to get something uniquely Boston’: locals shop holiday markets on Small Business Saturday
The line at the Snowport Holiday Market was long as shoppers shifted focus from the big box stores offering Black Friday bargains to independent dealers.

Body of Avon man missing for months found in well at his home, officials say

Keith McKechnie, 45, was found inside a well near his home at 34 East High St., the Norfolk district attorney’s office said in a statement late Saturday night.

Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms
The news follows a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence of lawbreaking by the New York Republican.

5 of the most scathing allegations against George Santos in the House ethics report

Firefighters battle 6-alarm blaze at two multifamily homes in Dorchester, one person taken to hospital

Man shot woman in head at Worcester massage parlor on Thanksgiving Day, court records show
YVONNE ABRAHAM

For some families, the right to shelter isn’t a right at all

Each year, the state formally denies hundreds of families seeking a temporary place to stay. Many more seek emergency shelter but never complete an application.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
What’s wrong with the Chiefs’ offense? Everything.
“It starts with me,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes said, falling on his sword for his teammates. “Offensively, I’m just not where I want to be at this point in the season.”

Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

The Patriots aren’t capable of a playoff push, but they could at least make some progress, starting Sunday against the Giants

The Patriots’ best outcome is to play with intensity and pride every week . . . and play just well enough to lose, because a high-first-round draft pick must be this team’s No. 1 priority.
Patriots waive quarterback Will Grier Ben Volin: Giants coach Brian Daboll has been one of Bill Belichick’s biggest nemeses, but Tommy DeVito is no Josh Allen

Two Massachusetts schools are ditching oil for geothermal heat pumps

Thanks to incentives from Washington, D.C., two Massachusetts public schools are turning away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy for heating and cooling.
2023 Gift Guides

Ten great gifts for the travelers on your list
Arguably, the best gift for a traveler is a ride to the airport for a 5 a.m. flight. But if you insist on wrapping something up, here are some things we have tested and loved.

You really shouldn’t have. Gifts these writers won’t forget.

A dozen gift-worthy books for the holidays
Rangers 7, Bruins 4

Rangers deliver Bruins a Big Apple beatdown at Madison Square Garden

Following a needed day off on Sunday, the Bruins, now 14-3-3, resume action Monday night in Columbus.
Could the World Junior Championship be in Bruins rookie Matt Poitras’s future?
Alex Speier | Sunday baseball notes

Adrián Beltré's season with Red Sox transformed career that should culminate with Hall of Fame induction

Among the dozen newcomers on the Hall of Fame ballot sent out this past week, Beltré stands out as a near lock for first-ballot election.
Gary Washburn I On basketball

League-leading Celtics should thank Magic for giving them a look into their deficiencies

Boston's lack of viable bench options was exposed in a humbling road loss Friday.
Sunday basketball notes: With more scoring options, versatility is key to the Celtics’ success this season
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Want to learn more about the Middle East? Start here.

Many Americans want to know more about the troubled region. But they’re largely on their own because we tend to learn very little about it in school.
JEFF JACOBY

Look who’s backing DiZoglio’s ballot campaign
LETTERS

Too soon, perhaps, to imagine, but what would peace in Gaza mean?
Fast fashion

Not so fast, fashion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Share your thoughts on this story: Not so fast, fashion
Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

More recent News

Brawl erupts at Kowloon restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus
Multiple State Police patrols were dispatched to Kowloon restaurant on Thanksgiving Eve to assist Saugus police in breaking up a fight “reportedly involving several people inside the restaurant,” State Police said.

Shootings Friday night into Saturday leave one dead, two injured, Boston police say

Shootings in Hyde Park late Friday night and in Allston early Saturday morning left one man dead, a woman suffering from life-threatening injuries, and another man injured.

Teslas, taxes, and millions in real estate: A lawsuit bubbles at Tree House Brewing
A minority shareholder at the Charlton-based beer company has sued its partners for a pattern of behavior he says caused him and the brewery financial damage.

Honda recalls select Accords and HR-Vs over missing piece in seat belt pretensioners
Select 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles are being recalled due to a missing piece in the front seat belt pretensioners.

Chad Finn | Sports Media
Tom Larson had a front-row seat for the Big, Bad Bruins
Larson said that basketball and the Celtics were his first love among winter sports teams, revealing that the first hockey game he ever saw was the Bruins’ opener in 1969.

Family lunch, some shopping, a Christmas tree lighting: President Biden’s day out in Nantucket
President Biden is again spending the Thanksgiving holiday on Nantucket, where he is continuing to work but also getting in some vacation time.

Recommended reads

DEVRA FIRST

Bakeries, dive bars, and worthy waterfront dining: These were a few of my favorite things

As always, this year there was much to be thankful for on the culinary scene, writes our restaurant critic Devra First. Here are some standouts.

Liev Schreiber on his work in Ukraine, emotional tie to whiskey, and that time he botched a Southie accent
It took the actor a bit to warm up to the idea of attaching himself to the Sláinte Irish whiskey brand. But when it meant more aid for Ukrainians, he was all in. Here's why.

Brookline banned anyone born this century from buying tobacco in town. The rule is ‘clever,’ but is it legal?
Currently, no one born in the 21st century or thereafter is allowed to buy tobacco in the Boston suburb of 60,000 people after Town Meeting voters adopted a first-in-the-nation bylaw in 2020.

Globe Magazine
30 tiny, perfect things about winter in New England
Globe staffers and other writers share the special places and experiences that keep them cozy — and make the cold months worth savoring.

Culture & Lifestyle

Patricia Cornwell discusses Kidman as Scarpetta, Bigfoot, and her brand new book

Coming to Gloucester, a new destination for live music

10 binge-worthy TV shows to satisfy holiday appetites

At the National Gallery, a clear sign of contemporary Indigenous art on the rise

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Fixing fashion’s impact on the climate starts with education
IDEAS | ERINNE MAGEE

This holiday season, try skipping the gift list
Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs

What it means to be an Israeli mother in a time of war
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

Thomas Paine is overdue for recognition as America’s greatest Founding Father
Renée Graham

With the lilt of a flute, a legendary rapper carves a path for Black men to grow and evolve
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

‘Trying to get something uniquely Boston’: locals shop holiday markets on Small Business Saturday

The line at the Snowport Holiday Market was long as shoppers shifted focus from the big box stores offering Black Friday bargains to independent dealers.

Homeless but not hopeless, families turn to Globe Santa for help

The hard knocks of life can throw any family off balance and out of a home. Divorce, illness, domestic violence, lost jobs, and inability to work in the face of the impossibly high cost of child care are only a few of the many dismal circumstances described in letters to Globe Santa.

Two Massachusetts schools are ditching oil for geothermal heat pumps

Thanks to incentives from Washington, D.C., two Massachusetts public schools are turning away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy for heating and cooling.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

For some families, the right to shelter isn’t a right at all

Each year, the state formally denies hundreds of families seeking a temporary place to stay. Many more seek emergency shelter but never complete an application.

Sports

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Michigan standout lineman Zak Zinter of North Andover suffers broken tibia, fibula vs. Ohio State

The North Andover native and former Globe All-Scholastic was hospitalized and underwent surgery after a Buckeye defender was blocked into his left leg.
HS boys' cross-country

Westford Academy’s Paul Bergeron leads Bay State trio to cross-country nationals in San Diego

Bergeron finished third at the Northeast Regional (15:02) to punch his ticket to the Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals along with Phillips Andover's Tam Gavenas (4th, 15:07) and Westford teammate Jack Graffeo (8th, 15:11).
HS girls' cross-country

Cambridge’s Aoife Shovlin qualifies for Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals in San Diego

The Cambridge R&L junior continued an amazing three-week run with a 10th-place finish (18:16) at the 44th Northeast meet at Franklin Park. Belmont's Ellie Shea was the runner-up to Zariel Macchia (Pennsylvania).
uconn 31, umass 18

UMass football falls behind early, can’t catch up to UConn in season finale
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

As Matt Grzelcyk finally returns, Bruins ship Mason Lohrei back to Providence
World Cup skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin loses temporary lead at Killington Cup, settles for third in giant slalom

Business

Honda recalls select Accords and HR-Vs over missing piece in seat belt pretensioners

Select 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles are being recalled due to a missing piece in the front seat belt pretensioners.

Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons

There is little dispute among scientists, industry experts and Pentagon officials that the U.S. will within the next few years have fully autonomous lethal weapons.

Hamas says it will delay release of second group of hostages held in Gaza

X may lose up to $75 million in revenue as more advertisers pull out
magazine
Holiday Style

30 tiny, perfect things about winter in New England
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I could definitely see potential’
COOKING

Three quick egg recipes perfect for any meal of the day
PERSPECTIVE

Stop making MCAS a graduation requirement. Students would be better for it.

metro

Brookline banned anyone born this century from buying tobacco in town. The rule is ‘clever,’ but is it legal?

Thankful he’s still alive, a survivor of the Lewiston shooting has changed. But he’s also still relentlessly positive on the inside.

When a child falls ill, all the siblings suffer

sports

League-leading Celtics should thank Magic for giving them a look into their deficiencies

No. 3 Michigan fends off No. 2 Ohio State to reach third straight Big Ten title game

Rangers deliver Bruins a Big Apple beatdown at Madison Square Garden

business

These days, even a ski bum needs a spreadsheet

Argentina’s president elect Milei signals against move to U.S dollar

Roomba maker iRobot soars on report Amazon deal will win E.U. clearance

politics

The debate over Ukraine aid was already complicated. Then it became tangled up in US border security.

In Robert Kennedy Jr.’s run for president, a faint line to his family can be found

Donald Trump will look to upstage Clemson grad Nikki Haley at her alma mater’s football rivalry game

Nation

Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms

Soldier from N.H. killed in helicopter crash remembered as devoted family member, friend and leader

Cantaloupes linked to deadly salmonella outbreak, US says

World

Sierra Leone declares nationwide curfew after gunmen attack military barracks in the capital

Fragile truce in Gaza is back on track after hourslong delay in a second hostage-for-prisoner swap

Pope Francis to skip weekly window appearance a day after Vatican described him as having a mild flu

opinion

If free will is only an illusion, it’s the most convincing one ever

Wu just shy of starting line in bid for fossil fuel-free buildings

Pharmacists are burning out: Where’s the prescription for this ill?

lifestyle

I don’t want to be the sugar daddy

Am I in a ‘stable of men’?

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

food & dining

Brawl erupts at Kowloon restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus

Three quick egg recipes perfect for any meal of the day

Harvard Square’s Sea Hag is the little sister to Grendel’s Den

travel

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.

How to act like a rude jerk while traveling. (But please don’t.)

Shelby Acosta on having curves, scoring a deal, and the appeal of airport food

Arts

Stolen . . . or saved? Professor accuses late minister of pilfering Edward Hopper artwork now at MFA.

At the National Gallery, a clear sign of contemporary Indigenous art on the rise

’80s hip-hop culture, courtesy of Ice-T and DJ Afrika Islam, is on vivid display at Harvard

Books

Rhode Island bookstore offers holiday gift to support Indigenous author and museum; new book presents portrait of Bangor during a decade of change; Purple Couch Bookshop opens in North Andover

Claire Keegan chronicles malignant masculinity in slim but foreboding collection

Patricia Cornwell discusses Kidman as Scarpetta, Bigfoot, and her brand new book

Movies

2023 movies to stream while finishing your Thanksgiving leftovers

Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ is really a ‘portrait of a marriage,’ says daughter

‘Saltburn’ takes a dark, very dark, view of the English class system

Television

Dolly Parton brings down the house with Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show

Reid Scott fills Jeffrey Donovan’s slot on ‘Law & Order’

Emma Corrin is Hart and soul of ‘A Murder at the End of the World’

music

Dolly Parton brings down the house with Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show

Buffy Sainte-Marie addresses CBC investigation into her Indigenous ancestry

Creating laughs is serious business as Boston Early Music Festival prepares an English comedy

Theater/Dance

Two Broadway legends with staying power: ‘Chicago’ and composer John Kander

For these superstar queens, the holidays are anything but a drag

A moving portrait of hope and heartbreak in ‘The Band’s Visit’

Health

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Obituaries

Joan Jara, who found justice for singer husband slain in Chilean coup, dies at 96

Former New York Mets catcher Ron Hodges dies at 74

Charles Peters, founding editor of The Washington Monthly magazine, has died at 96