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Murder in Boston: How the Charles Stuart investigation was born

Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter Brendan McCarthy and a team of Boston Globe reporters spent years reexamining the "Nightmare on Mission Hill."

Patriots 21, Steelers 18

Bailey Zappe threw three touchdowns passes in the first half, including one to Ezekiel Elliott (right) to open the scoring.

BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Bailey Zappe’s winning effort begs the question: What took so long to change quarterbacks?

Zappe was everything Mac Jones hasn’t been — poised in the pocket, quick with his reads and throws, and able to connect on a few big plays downfield.

First-half scoring surge helps Patriots snap five-game losing streak Patriots catch big break in fourth quarter with controversial false-start call on Steelers

Ezekiel Elliott was celebrating with the fans in Pittsburgh, most of which were Steelers fans, on his way to the winning locker room.

IN BETWEEN THE HASHMARKS

Shout it out loud: Ezekiel Elliott, JuJu Smith-Schuster empower Patriots offense in win

Elliott delivered 68 rushing yards, to go with seven catches for 72 receiving yards and the opening touchdown. Smith-Schuster finished with a season-high 90 receiving yards.

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Bill Belichick's Patriots went into Thursday night’s game against the Steelers with a 2-10 record (second worst in the NFL).

Dan Shaughnessy

Bill Belichick is clearly trying to win, so what if he is still coach of the Patriots next season?

Mass. to close shelter in MBTA office building for homeless migrant families, shift ‘operations’ to Quincy
State officials said they will close the shelter site at 10 Park Plaza on Friday, and “transition operations” to a site at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy.

People, mainly from West African countries, lined up in New York City on Thursday to apply for shelter.

Federal money to shelter migrants caught in messy funding battle

Massachusetts' best hope for more shelter funds rides on congressional approval of a $100-billion package President Biden has proposed, mostly to help Ukraine fend off of Russia’s invasion and Israel in its war with Hamas, but that includes other domestic needs.

People crossed a snow-covered footbridge as they walked away from Somerville’s Assembly Square in January 2023.

Winter Outlook | Dave Epstein

Bracing for winter 2023: How much snow is in store for New England?

El Niño will play a major role in whether we have a mild season or not.

MFA opens its new Judaica gallery on the first night of Hanukkah
The gallery, a rarity among American art museums, has been years in the making but comes at a heavy moment.

Eight mindful practices to celebrate during Hanukkah

For some, the symbols of Hanukkah bring extra concern this year

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

Hunter Biden has been indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the president’s son intensifies against the backdrop of the looming 2024 election.

As the left agonizes over Israel-Hamas cease-fire, New England’s progressive leaders stand apart
New England’s congressional delegation, stocked as it is with high-profile progressives, exemplifies the way the war in Gaza has scrambled the usual, easy-to-define ideological coalitions.

A plane flying over Harvard’s campus pulled banner that said ‘Harvard Hates Jews’ with Palestinian flag

MIT board declares ‘full and unreserved support’ for university president Watch the exchange between university presidents and Elise Stefanik on a genocide question that sparked uproar

New Hampshire man ordered held without bail in deaths of Waltham police officer, utility worker

In a courtroom filled with somber police officers, Peter Simon, who had twice before been involved in car chases with police, pleaded not guilty to two counts of manslaughter and other motor vehicle charges.

National Grid worker recalled as hardworking technician, devoted to family Veteran Waltham police officer remembered as lifesaver, helpful neighbor

Mass. attorney general sues Nationalist Social Club over harassment, intimidation

“NSC-131 has engaged in a concerted campaign to target and terrorize people across Massachusetts and interfere with their rights,” Campbell said in a statement.

‘We can’t start our healing journey’: Maine shooting survivors, families demand investigation in Washington
A group of Lewiston shootings survivors and family members of victims met with the four members of the Maine congressional delegation Thursday to share stories and demand an independent investigation.

Police say man killed his parents before killing four others in Austin

Authorities in Texas said Wednesday that a former U.S. Army officer with a history of mental health issues killed his parents in the family’s San Antonio-area home before traveling about 80 miles to Austin, where he fatally shot four more people Tuesday.

US Senator Kevin Cramer’s son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota sheriff’s deputy

The 42-year-old son of US Sen. Kevin Cramer is charged with manslaughter and fleeing an officer after a police pursuit ended in a crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy.

One teen killed, three others injured, in Middleton crash

An 18-year-old male from Malden, a senior at Northeast Metro Tech in Wakefield, was killed after the pickup he was riding in crashed on an unpaved portion of a road in Middleton around 10 p.m. Wednesday.

Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy headed to the dressing room after a third-period collision with the Sabres' JJ Peterka.

sabres 3, bruins 1

Loss to Sabres stung, but Bruins have bigger things to worry about: Charlie McAvoy’s injury status

McAvoy, who left early in the third after colliding with Buffalo’s JJ Peterka, suffered an upper-body injury, but little is known about the extent of his injury.

This combination of photos shows Gisele Bündchen modeling the Colcci Summer collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 15, 2015, left, and Tom Brady, then with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, before an NFL game against the New Orleans Saints, on Sept. 18, 2021, in New Orleans. Brady and Bündchen divorced last year.

Checking in on Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, one year after divorce

As Brady podcasts and Bündchen practices martial arts, Us Weekly reports the pair is going about co-parenting in a "really mature way."

Coral Reefer Band members Peter and Jim Mayer will reunite onstage for the first time since the death of Jimmy Buffett (above) for a benefit concert in Cambridge Saturday.

Coral Reefer Band members honor Jimmy Buffett ahead of Christmas benefit concert in Cambridge

Peter and Jim Mayer will perform on stage together for the first time since Buffett’s death at the upcoming show.

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A Hanukkah menorah in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin in 2017.

JEFF JACOBY

What Hamas can learn from Hanukkah

However genocidal and powerful their enemies, the Jews and the Jewish faith have endured.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught

SCOT LEHIGH

Senator Angus King of Maine looks for middle ground on gun safety

Alex Beam

Politicians look to God and the Bible to do their heavy lifting

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Thomasin McKenzie and a blond Anne Hathaway star in this icy adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel.

Trader Joe’s plans second Back Bay location
The latest store — which nabbed a package store and alcoholic beverage license this spring — will be at 500 Boylston St., a few blocks up from its existing basement location across from the Hynes Convention Center.

‘Never forget the past.’ Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held at Charlestown Navy Yard
Military officials, veterans, and members of the public gathered at the Charlestown Navy Yard Thursday to remember those who perished in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 82 years ago.

‘Insane.’ T reports back-to-back worker safety incidents. Again.
The T disclosed Thursday a pair of safety incidents — including a worker injury and a near-miss involving an electrified third rail — less than three months after a series of similar incidents led the agency to be rapped by federal officials.

UNLV gunman had list of targets at the university and 150 rounds of ammunition, police say
The suspect in the deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and at East Carolina University in North Carolina, police said Thursday.

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Tyrese Haliburton shows the way again for Indiana, propelling Pacers into In-Season tourney final
The Pacers' star guard, who victimized the Celtics on Monday, decided to use various ways on Thursday to burn the Bucks in the first semifinal Thursday in Las Vegas.

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Globe Santa will pay a visit to those who stop by the Boston Public Market’s family holiday party on Sunday.

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Two people have died after drinking Panera’s ‘charged’ beverages. Is marketing to blame?

Both wrongful death lawsuits claimed the deceased typically steered clear of energy drinks and argued that Panera’s beverages were not adequately advertised as such.

Expert review of Harvard morgue finds shortcomings in handling donated bodies
The report comes after the medical school’s morgue manager was charged with stealing and selling body parts.

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New York is great at the holidays. In the dead of winter, it’s even better.
The city is all decked out for Christmas, but come January, food, lodging, and shows are an absolute bargain.

What does the Yankees’ trade for Juan Soto mean for the Red Sox and the AL East?
Triston Casas said it himself: The addition of Alex Verdugo and Juan Soto makes the Yankees "a force to be reckoned with."

Culture & Lifestyle

Coral Reefer Band members honor Jimmy Buffett ahead of Christmas benefit concert in Cambridge

Kenice Mobley will perform her autobiographical show “Don’t Kill Yourself Yet” at the Rockwell on Friday.

In her solo show, Kenice Mobley casts a light on her darkest hours

Norman Lear posed for a portrait during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour on Jan. 13, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. The TV icon died Tuesday at the age of 101.

Seven classic Norman Lear shows available on streaming

Emmet Van Driesche, owner of Pieropan Christmas Tree Farm in Ashfield, in front of the farm's trailer.

Grab your handsaw and get ready for an adventure in one of the few Christmas tree farm forests in the country

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, 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

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

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

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.

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Under pressure from the state, the Newton City Council approved zoning changes on Monday that will allow more multifamily housing around MBTA stations.

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In Newton, an outside force provides momentum for zoning reform

Andrea Joy Campbell and John Formella

Instagram and kids: Why dozens of attorneys general are suing Meta

Julianna Margulies did not own that her remarks were offensive. That’s not an apology. That’s the work of a bunch of publicists trying to quickly clean up the mess Margulies made.

RENÉE GRAHAM

No, Julianna Margulies did not actually apologize

A Cornell University campus police officer and a state trooper were parked outside the Center for Jewish Living on Nov. 3, in Ithaca, N.Y., where a Unity Shabbat dinner was held. The Department of Justice has charged a student with posting threatening messages to a Cornell "online discussion site, including posts calling for the deaths of Jewish people."

Shira Schoenberg

Campus DEI offices have failed to address antisemitism

What Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida did in Massachusetts over a year ago shows a visceral understanding of the dynamics of the immigration issue, along with a willingness to exploit it in a cruel and possibly illegal way.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The migrant crisis is a problem for Democrats and Republicans are happy to exploit it

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Army-Navy bobblehead released ahead of Saturday’s Gillette Stadium game

The figurine is the first ever made for the Army-Navy game by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, said Phil Sklar, the co-founder and chief executive officer of the Milwaukee-based organization.

MIT board declares ‘full and unreserved support’ for university president

The pledge comes two days after a fiery congressional hearing over campus antisemitism provoked furor and sparked calls for the presidents of Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania to resign.

‘We can’t start our healing journey’: Maine shooting survivors, families demand investigation in Washington

A group of Lewiston shootings survivors and family members of victims met with the four members of the Maine congressional delegation Thursday to share stories and demand an independent investigation.

Expert review of Harvard morgue finds shortcomings in handling donated bodies

The report comes after the medical school’s morgue manager was charged with stealing and selling body parts.

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Patriots catch big break in fourth quarter with controversial false-start call on Steelers

Players reacted as if Jahlani Tavai moved before the snap, but the officials called it on Pittsburgh's long snapper. The call could have been the difference for the Steelers.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bill Belichick is clearly trying to win, so what if he is still coach of the Patriots next season?

He seems to like it here and he’s still talking and coaching like a man with his eye on the 2024 season.

IN BETWEEN THE HASHMARKS

Shout it out loud: Ezekiel Elliott, JuJu Smith-Schuster empower Patriots offense in win

Elliott delivered 68 rushing yards, to go with seven catches for 72 receiving yards and the opening touchdown. Smith-Schuster finished with a season-high 90 receiving yards.

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First-half scoring surge helps Patriots snap five-game losing streak

BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS

Bailey Zappe’s winning effort begs the question: What took so long to change quarterbacks?

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Jayden Daniels, the dazzling quarterback for LSU, is the AP college football player of the year

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Is the US economy on track for a ‘soft landing’? Friday’s jobs report may offer clues

Can the US economy achieve a much-hyped “soft landing”? Friday’s jobs report for November will provide some signs of whether that elusive scenario is coming into view.

UAW says over 1,000 workers at VW plant in Tenn. have signed cards seeking union representation

The factory in Chattanooga employs about 3,800 people who make the VW ID.4 electric vehicle and the Atlas family of gas-powered SUVs. It could become the first test of the union’s strategy to simultaneously try to organize the nonunion plants.

White House targets drug patents in latest effort to lower prices

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A 1900s home near Providence Place Mall, R.I. State House could be redeveloped into mixed-use building

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Bailey Zappe’s winning effort begs the question: What took so long to change quarterbacks?

Shout it out loud: Ezekiel Elliott, JuJu Smith-Schuster empower Patriots offense in win

Bill Belichick is clearly trying to win, so what if he is still coach of the Patriots next season?

Mass. to close shelter in MBTA office building for homeless migrant families, shift ‘operations’ to Quincy State officials said they will close the shelter site at 10 Park Plaza on Friday, and “transition operations” to a site at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy.

Federal money to shelter migrants caught in messy funding battle

Bracing for winter 2023: How much snow is in store for New England?

MFA opens its new Judaica gallery on the first night of Hanukkah The gallery, a rarity among American art museums, has been years in the making but comes at a heavy moment.

Eight mindful practices to celebrate during Hanukkah

For some, the symbols of Hanukkah bring extra concern this year

Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe

As the left agonizes over Israel-Hamas cease-fire, New England’s progressive leaders stand apart New England’s congressional delegation, stocked as it is with high-profile progressives, exemplifies the way the war in Gaza has scrambled the usual, easy-to-define ideological coalitions.

A plane flying over Harvard’s campus pulled banner that said ‘Harvard Hates Jews’ with Palestinian flag

New Hampshire man ordered held without bail in deaths of Waltham police officer, utility worker

Mass. attorney general sues Nationalist Social Club over harassment, intimidation

Police say man killed his parents before killing four others in Austin

US Senator Kevin Cramer’s son charged with manslaughter in crash that killed North Dakota sheriff’s deputy

One teen killed, three others injured, in Middleton crash

Loss to Sabres stung, but Bruins have bigger things to worry about: Charlie McAvoy’s injury status

Checking in on Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen, one year after divorce

Coral Reefer Band members honor Jimmy Buffett ahead of Christmas benefit concert in Cambridge

What Hamas can learn from Hanukkah

Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught

Senator Angus King of Maine looks for middle ground on gun safety

Politicians look to God and the Bible to do their heavy lifting

College leaders leave distressing impression in Washington hearing

Reimagining an American ideal

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Trader Joe’s plans second Back Bay location The latest store — which nabbed a package store and alcoholic beverage license this spring — will be at 500 Boylston St., a few blocks up from its existing basement location across from the Hynes Convention Center.

‘Never forget the past.’ Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held at Charlestown Navy Yard Military officials, veterans, and members of the public gathered at the Charlestown Navy Yard Thursday to remember those who perished in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 82 years ago.

UNLV gunman had list of targets at the university and 150 rounds of ammunition, police say The suspect in the deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and at East Carolina University in North Carolina, police said Thursday.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL Tyrese Haliburton shows the way again for Indiana, propelling Pacers into In-Season tourney final The Pacers' star guard, who victimized the Celtics on Monday, decided to use various ways on Thursday to burn the Bucks in the first semifinal Thursday in Las Vegas.

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Mass. to close shelter in MBTA office building for homeless migrant families, shift ‘operations’ to Quincy
State officials said they will close the shelter site at 10 Park Plaza on Friday, and “transition operations” to a site at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy.

MFA opens its new Judaica gallery on the first night of Hanukkah
The gallery, a rarity among American art museums, has been years in the making but comes at a heavy moment.

As the left agonizes over Israel-Hamas cease-fire, New England’s progressive leaders stand apart
New England’s congressional delegation, stocked as it is with high-profile progressives, exemplifies the way the war in Gaza has scrambled the usual, easy-to-define ideological coalitions.

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‘Eileen’: Fear and loathing in Massachusetts
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Trader Joe’s plans second Back Bay location
The latest store — which nabbed a package store and alcoholic beverage license this spring — will be at 500 Boylston St., a few blocks up from its existing basement location across from the Hynes Convention Center.

‘Never forget the past.’ Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony held at Charlestown Navy Yard
Military officials, veterans, and members of the public gathered at the Charlestown Navy Yard Thursday to remember those who perished in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 82 years ago.

UNLV gunman had list of targets at the university and 150 rounds of ammunition, police say
The suspect in the deadly shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and at East Carolina University in North Carolina, police said Thursday.

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Tyrese Haliburton shows the way again for Indiana, propelling Pacers into In-Season tourney final
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The report comes after the medical school’s morgue manager was charged with stealing and selling body parts.

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New York is great at the holidays. In the dead of winter, it’s even better.
The city is all decked out for Christmas, but come January, food, lodging, and shows are an absolute bargain.

What does the Yankees’ trade for Juan Soto mean for the Red Sox and the AL East?
Triston Casas said it himself: The addition of Alex Verdugo and Juan Soto makes the Yankees "a force to be reckoned with."