The Boston Globe

A projection of Charles Stuart's body being lifted from the water after State Police divers found him below the Tobin Bridge in Boston.

Nightmare in Mission Hill | Chapter Seven

A city asks: How could we not have known?

After Charles Stuart's death, it was like the whole world was looking down into the water where he went under, and seeing themselves in the reflection.

UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus
Penn president Liz Magill was under intense pressure over her testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday on campus antisemitism.

As fallout from explosive antisemitism hearing continues, Harvard president apologizes for her remarks

One law firm prepared both Penn and Harvard for hearing on antisemitism

UMass Boston investigating after antisemitic graffiti found in bathrooms on campus

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday
Some areas could see up to 3 inches of rain beginning Sunday, along with gusting winds, and possible flooding and power outages along the coast. Northern New England could see snow.

Shohei Ohtani, two-time unanimous MVP, agrees to record $700 million contract with Dodgers
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Ohtani's contract with the Dodgers is for 10 years and worth $700 million.

Israel presses on with bombarding Gaza, including areas it has called safe zones for Palestinians

Israeli warplanes are striking parts of Gaza it had described as safe zones when telling Palestinians in the south to evacuate.

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress

YVONNE ABRAHAM

When rock bottom isn’t low enough

Being homeless, penniless, and out of options isn’t enough to get some families into emergency shelter in our right to shelter state. Those who have them must liquidate their retirement savings, too.

FILE - Snow accumulates outside a restaurant at a makeshift memorial for the victims of last month's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. The four members of Maine's congressional delegation are calling for an Army investigation into the events leading up to a mass shooting in the state in the wake of meeting with families affected by the killings. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting

Investigation underway after body of infant found at Fort Taber in New Bedford

Suspect in Brockton death of woman found with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

Dr. Laurie Glimcher, CEO of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

shirley leung

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

Glimcher is taking what may be the greatest risk of her career: breaking up a decades-long partnership with Brigham & Women’s Hospital and inking a deal for with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to build a 300-bed Dana-Farber cancer hospital.

Pittsfield airman ‘was the glue’ that kept his family, friends close, relatives say
US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jacob M. Galliher was among eight airmen killed in an Osprey crash in Japan in November. The military has since grounded its fleet of the aircraft.

Army vs Navy | Gillette Stadium

Live Updates

6:34 p.m.
Army cadets rush the field
6:28 p.m.
Navy threatens to score, but Army holds strong
6:13 p.m.
Navy scores first TD of the game
6:06 p.m.
A big-man touchdown for Army puts Black Knights up big

Bill Belichick picks Navy — of course — with help of vintage helmet at ‘College GameDay’
GameDay, which broadcasts live each Saturday of the college football regular season from a different college campus, traditionally makes the trip to “America’s Game” each December.

Navy defensive end Mbiti Williams Jr. (left) Army wide receiver Casey Reynolds in the first half.

live updates

Army prevails, 17-9, over Navy in ‘America’s Game’ at Gillette Stadium

Gillette Stadium is hosting the Army-Navy game for the first time on Saturday. It is the 124th meeting between the two service academies.

Photos: Scenes from the Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium

Pope Francis names priest from Brazil as Boston auxiliary bishop
The Rev. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa, 47, currently works as episcopal vicar for the central region of the Archdiocese of Boston and as secretary for evangelization and discipleship,

Cindy and Ed Lossman amid the display at their Billerica home with a memorial to daughter Courtnie, who died in August.

Billerica couple’s gloriously over-the-top holiday display takes months. Despite hardships, they continued the tradition.

For 29 years, the Lossmans’ Christmas display in Billerica has brought comfort and joy.

Charlie Coyle gave the Bruins a 2-0 lead over the Coyotes with a first-period tap-in.

Bruins 5, Coyotes 3

Bruins survive to defeat Coyotes in matinee at Garden

David Pastrnak scored twice for Boston.

Sunday hockey notes: John Tavares may not be the great that Toronto was expecting

Alex Verdugo will be determined to perform well for the Yankees heading into free agency.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

A few thoughts on what went down at baseball’s Winter Meetings

There wasn’t much big news beyond the Yankees trading for Juan Soto as everything was breaking up.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks were beaten by the Pacers in the semifinals of the In-Season Tournament.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

What’s wrong with the Bucks? Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t holding back.

Despite a home-heavy schedule, they are 15-7 with one of the league’s 10 worst defenses.

Opinion

Migrants waded past large buoys being used as a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Aug. 1.

Carine Hajjar

Does anyone care that kids are still drowning in the Rio Grande?

When it happened under Donald Trump, deaths at the US-Mexico border triggered national outrage. Now they’re met with a shrug.

SCOT LEHIGH

Why New Hampshire matters more than Iowa

MARCELA GARCÍA

Donald Trump, the dictator

EDITORIAL

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

IDEAS | CHRISTOPHER THURBER

What parents get wrong about college admissions

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

Mass General Brigham reports strong year, but headwinds foreboding for the market
While the system is in the black by $95 million — a welcome return following last year’s record-breaking losses — it is treating fewer people than it would like to, largely because it has few places to discharge patients recovering from hospitalization.

Which NFL games this weekend could impact the Patriots’ draft position?
Despite their Thursday night win over the Steelers, the Patriots (3-10) remain in position for the second overall pick.

Brookline school officials violated Massachusetts campaign finance laws by sending emails about tax increases
In all, nine emails were distributed at various times by either Superintendent Linus Guillory or school principals in the weeks leading up to the May 2 local elections.

MUSIC REVIEW

Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston
Friday night's show at the ICA served as both an emotional homecoming and an opportunity to bring a small but mighty songbook to life.

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82
A heartthrob actor, Ryan O'Neal went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon."

Observers see OPEC ‘panicking’ as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
Veteran climate negotiation observers say the oil industry is starting to sweat as United Nations climate talks heat up and threaten to plug fossil fuel-belching wells for good.

Protesters at UN COP28 climate summit demonstrate for imprisoned Emirati, Egyptian activists

Globe Santa

When lightning strikes more than twice
It’s been said that lightning doesn’t strike twice, but as a disconcerting number of letters to Globe Santa illustrate, it can strike three or four times, sometimes more. It seems that any of us can, at any time, be struck by a series of calamities — a spouse lost, a cancer diagnosis received, a favorite pet killed, a teenager succumbing to drugs.

• Donate to Globe Santa

Globe Santa is a program of the Boston Globe Foundation and exists solely to deliver joy to children.

Americans gained wealth during COVID pandemic, but racial wealth gap persists, study says

White and Asian families still hold far more wealth than other racial groups.

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.

Utility worker Roderick Jackson, killed in Waltham crash, remembered as ‘heart’ and ‘backbone’ of family
Gathered around the kitchen table, 12-year-old Roderick Jackson sliced up a small pizza for his siblings and proudly sat back as his younger siblings devoured the pizza, his brother Manuel Asprilla-Hassan recalled Friday.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting
“It’s like buying a pair of leggings. Are you going to buy the $130 ones at Lululemon? Or are the $19 ones in Marshalls going to last you just as long?” We talk to the experts.

Culture & Lifestyle

At the ICA, Anjimile performed songs from 2020's "Giver/Taker" and his latest release, "The King."

Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston

Satya Chávez (left) and Lucy Gondínez rehearse a scene from "Real Women Have Curves: The Musical." Gondínez plays Ana, the strong-willed teen at the center of the story.

Latina women command center stage in ART’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’

Hasan Minhaj (pictured in November 2022 at the Stand up for Heroes benefit in New York) will perform Dec. 8 at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

‘The Boy and the Heron’: a magical Miyazaki mystery tour

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.

FROM OUR PARTNERS

product by Studio/B. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

product by BG BRANDLAB. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

This image made from bodycam video footage taken by a Hamas militant and released by Israel Defense Forces shows the militant in a residential neighborhood at an undisclosed location in Israel.

CARINE HAJJAR

I watched the Oct. 7 video. I don’t know how anyone can say Hamas are freedom fighters.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Would you do it if you could? Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught.

SAGE STOSSEL

A cartoonist outsources her work to AI

Soldiers of Ukraine's National Guard 1st brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) practiced during combat training at a military training ground in the north of Ukraine in early November.

Stephen F. Lynch

Why the US must support Ukraine with aid

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a news conference to discuss the tentative contract agreement between the city and the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association on Dec. 5. On left is Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, and next to him is Michael Cox, Boston Police Commissioner.

EDITORIAL

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

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

shirley leung

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting

The delegation said Friday that Army officials have informed them that there will be an administrative investigation into the events that preceded Card's death. The members said in a statement that they have called for a separate, independent, concurrent investigation into the shootings that goes deeper than the administrative inquiry.

Janet Panetta, 74, dies; admired dancer, choreographer, and teacher

Janet Panetta, who overcame childhood polio to become a dancer with American Ballet Theater, was a performer in New York’s thriving downtown modern dance scene and a revered ballet teacher.

Pope Francis names priest from Brazil as Boston auxiliary bishop

The Rev. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa, 47, currently works as episcopal vicar for the central region of the Archdiocese of Boston and as secretary for evangelization and discipleship,

Sports

live updates

Army prevails, 17-9, over Navy in ‘America’s Game’ at Gillette Stadium

Gillette Stadium is hosting the Army-Navy game for the first time on Saturday. It is the 124th meeting between the two service academies.

Bruins center Charlie Coyle had a good look at his shot that got past Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram for a 2-0 lead in the first period Saturday.

Kevin Paul Dupont | ON HOCKEY

Door opens for Johnny Beecher, Trent Frederic, Morgan Geekie after two Bruins centers were sidelined

Pavel Zacha exited Saturday's victory with an injury, while rookie Matt Poitras was benched in the third period.

The Bruins' Kevin Shattenkirk got the shot past a sprawling Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram for a second period goal.

Bruins notebook

Kevin Shattenkirk starting to feel at home with the Bruins

After a shaky start, Shattenkirk is flashing the possession and offensive creativity that were his hallmarks.

MLS Cup: Crew 2, LAFC 1

Columbus Crew hold off LAFC for MLS Cup title, 2-1

ON HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

At Canton, the boys’ hockey team has set a high standard of excellence

UCONN 101, ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 63

Southborough’s Alex Karaban erupts for 26 points as No. 5 UConn rolls past Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Business

shirley leung

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

innovation economy

How three Boston women are helping NATO scout for defense startups

The alliance’s 31 member countries found that relying only on established defense contractors and tech companies — “the military-industrial complex” — wouldn’t be sufficient to solve strategic problems.

HOUSING

Amid housing crisis, advocates celebrate innovation in N.H.

Targeting online gambling, Northeastern lawyer who fought Big Tobacco sues DraftKings

magazine

Guimel DeCarvalho, chief diversity officer at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network in Framingham.

Top Places to Work

These workplaces are doubling down on their commitment to diversity and inclusion

Top Places to Work

Some companies are remote, some hybrid. At least one lets you work from a boat.

Top Places to Work

Eight great job perks: Free work boots, $10k toward an electric car, and more

2023

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2023: Explore the winners lists and more

metro

Rain transitions to snow over northern New England early Monday as a strong low pressure area develops.

Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday

Suspect sought in deadly beating in Manchester, N.H.

Utility worker Roderick Jackson, killed in Waltham crash, remembered as ‘heart’ and ‘backbone’ of family

sports

Connecticut state police officers watch the Army flyover.

Photos: Scenes from the Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium

Bill Belichick, Lee Corso use their heads for the usual ‘College Gameday’ frivolities

Which NFL games this weekend could impact the Patriots’ draft position?

business

The corporate offices of Massachusetts General Brigham hospitals in Assembly Square in Somerville.

Mass General Brigham reports strong year, but headwinds foreboding for the market

Starbucks lost $11 billion in market value in two weeks. Did pro-Palestinian boycotts play a role?

A soft landing for the economy looks more likely after new jobs report

politics

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington.

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case but narrows restrictions on his speech

Saint Anselm College, local GOP officials surprised by CNN’s announcement of a debate in N.H.

Nation

University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill testifies at the hearing Tuesday in Washington. MUST CREDIT: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post.

UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus

As more ‘fake electors’ face charges, a key witness emerges

One law firm prepared both Penn and Harvard for hearing on antisemitism

World

A Palestinian man reacts as he checks the damage of a house in which a man and his daughter were killed and others wounded, during an early morning Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 9, amid continuing battles between Israel and Hamas.

Israel presses on with bombarding Gaza, including areas it has called safe zones for Palestinians

Observers see OPEC ‘panicking’ as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out

opinion

People walked by the Massachusetts State House on a sunny morning in March 2022.

Defying will of voters is a practice of both red and blue states

What Hamas can learn from Hanukkah

Indigenous land trust empowers women to reclaim and restore ancestral land

lifestyle

Should I text again?

I saw my friend’s dad at a bar

Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting

food & dining

Central Perk, a new cafe based on the themes of the hit TV show "Friends," has opened on Newbury Street.

The one where we try Central Perk

New Haven classic Sally’s Apizza prepares to slice into Woburn; Blackbird Doughnuts fills a hole in Watertown’s sweets scene

Cookbooks for everyone

travel

Even Wall Street is lit for the holidays in New York.

New York is great at the holidays. In the dead of winter, it’s even better.

A Green Mountains escape, a California escape, and a kit with road trip essentials

I’m still waiting on a refund from a canceled pandemic flight

Arts

Photographic inwardness, photographic outwardness

Five art experiences that resonated in 2023

‘She’s got it right’: Healey hangs two MFA paintings by Black artists in her State House office

Books

For the pilgrims of Gabriel Bump’s ‘The New Naturals,’ change is the only constant

New book offers glimpse of history behind Cambridge’s Andover Shop; launch celebration for poet David Ferry’s posthumous collection on Dec. 13; local press publishes contemporary Korean poetry series

UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus Penn president Liz Magill was under intense pressure over her testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday on campus antisemitism.

One law firm prepared both Penn and Harvard for hearing on antisemitism

Forecast | Dave Epstein Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday Some areas could see up to 3 inches of rain beginning Sunday, along with gusting winds, and possible flooding and power outages along the coast. Northern New England could see snow.

Shohei Ohtani, two-time unanimous MVP, agrees to record $700 million contract with Dodgers ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Ohtani's contract with the Dodgers is for 10 years and worth $700 million.

Israel presses on with bombarding Gaza, including areas it has called safe zones for Palestinians

When rock bottom isn’t low enough

Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting

Investigation underway after body of infant found at Fort Taber in New Bedford

Suspect in Brockton death of woman found with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

Pittsfield airman ‘was the glue’ that kept his family, friends close, relatives say US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jacob M. Galliher was among eight airmen killed in an Osprey crash in Japan in November. The military has since grounded its fleet of the aircraft.

Army vs Navy | Gillette Stadium

Bill Belichick picks Navy — of course — with help of vintage helmet at ‘College GameDay’ GameDay, which broadcasts live each Saturday of the college football regular season from a different college campus, traditionally makes the trip to “America’s Game” each December.

Army prevails, 17-9, over Navy in ‘America’s Game’ at Gillette Stadium

Pope Francis names priest from Brazil as Boston auxiliary bishop The Rev. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa, 47, currently works as episcopal vicar for the central region of the Archdiocese of Boston and as secretary for evangelization and discipleship,

Billerica couple’s gloriously over-the-top holiday display takes months. Despite hardships, they continued the tradition.

Bruins survive to defeat Coyotes in matinee at Garden

A few thoughts on what went down at baseball’s Winter Meetings

What’s wrong with the Bucks? Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t holding back.

Does anyone care that kids are still drowning in the Rio Grande?

Why New Hampshire matters more than Iowa

Donald Trump, the dictator

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

What parents get wrong about college admissions

Reimagining an American ideal

Explore the project

More recent News

Which NFL games this weekend could impact the Patriots’ draft position? Despite their Thursday night win over the Steelers, the Patriots (3-10) remain in position for the second overall pick.

Brookline school officials violated Massachusetts campaign finance laws by sending emails about tax increases In all, nine emails were distributed at various times by either Superintendent Linus Guillory or school principals in the weeks leading up to the May 2 local elections.

MUSIC REVIEW Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston Friday night's show at the ICA served as both an emotional homecoming and an opportunity to bring a small but mighty songbook to life.

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82 A heartthrob actor, Ryan O'Neal went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon."

Observers see OPEC ‘panicking’ as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out Veteran climate negotiation observers say the oil industry is starting to sweat as United Nations climate talks heat up and threaten to plug fossil fuel-belching wells for good.

• Donate to Globe Santa

Recommended reads

Americans gained wealth during COVID pandemic, but racial wealth gap persists, study says

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.

PARENTING UNFILTERED Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting “It’s like buying a pair of leggings. Are you going to buy the $130 ones at Lululemon? Or are the $19 ones in Marshalls going to last you just as long?” We talk to the experts.

Culture & Lifestyle

Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston

Latina women command center stage in ART’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

‘The Boy and the Heron’: a magical Miyazaki mystery tour

Special Projects

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

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

How the missing become the uncounted

Two Weeks in America

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

I watched the Oct. 7 video. I don’t know how anyone can say Hamas are freedom fighters.

Would you do it if you could? Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught.

A cartoonist outsources her work to AI

Why the US must support Ukraine with aid

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

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

Metro

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting

Janet Panetta, 74, dies; admired dancer, choreographer, and teacher

Pope Francis names priest from Brazil as Boston auxiliary bishop

Sports

Army prevails, 17-9, over Navy in ‘America’s Game’ at Gillette Stadium

Door opens for Johnny Beecher, Trent Frederic, Morgan Geekie after two Bruins centers were sidelined

Kevin Shattenkirk starting to feel at home with the Bruins

Columbus Crew hold off LAFC for MLS Cup title, 2-1

At Canton, the boys’ hockey team has set a high standard of excellence

Southborough’s Alex Karaban erupts for 26 points as No. 5 UConn rolls past Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Business

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

How three Boston women are helping NATO scout for defense startups

Amid housing crisis, advocates celebrate innovation in N.H.

Targeting online gambling, Northeastern lawyer who fought Big Tobacco sues DraftKings

These workplaces are doubling down on their commitment to diversity and inclusion

Some companies are remote, some hybrid. At least one lets you work from a boat.

Eight great job perks: Free work boots, $10k toward an electric car, and more

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2023: Explore the winners lists and more

metro

Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday

Suspect sought in deadly beating in Manchester, N.H.

Utility worker Roderick Jackson, killed in Waltham crash, remembered as ‘heart’ and ‘backbone’ of family

UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus
Penn president Liz Magill was under intense pressure over her testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday on campus antisemitism.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday
Some areas could see up to 3 inches of rain beginning Sunday, along with gusting winds, and possible flooding and power outages along the coast. Northern New England could see snow.

Shohei Ohtani, two-time unanimous MVP, agrees to record $700 million contract with Dodgers
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Ohtani's contract with the Dodgers is for 10 years and worth $700 million.

Pittsfield airman ‘was the glue’ that kept his family, friends close, relatives say
US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jacob M. Galliher was among eight airmen killed in an Osprey crash in Japan in November. The military has since grounded its fleet of the aircraft.

Bill Belichick picks Navy — of course — with help of vintage helmet at ‘College GameDay’
GameDay, which broadcasts live each Saturday of the college football regular season from a different college campus, traditionally makes the trip to “America’s Game” each December.

Pope Francis names priest from Brazil as Boston auxiliary bishop
The Rev. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa, 47, currently works as episcopal vicar for the central region of the Archdiocese of Boston and as secretary for evangelization and discipleship,

Which NFL games this weekend could impact the Patriots’ draft position?
Despite their Thursday night win over the Steelers, the Patriots (3-10) remain in position for the second overall pick.

Brookline school officials violated Massachusetts campaign finance laws by sending emails about tax increases
In all, nine emails were distributed at various times by either Superintendent Linus Guillory or school principals in the weeks leading up to the May 2 local elections.

MUSIC REVIEW

Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston
Friday night's show at the ICA served as both an emotional homecoming and an opportunity to bring a small but mighty songbook to life.

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82
A heartthrob actor, Ryan O'Neal went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon."

Observers see OPEC ‘panicking’ as COP28 climate talks focus on possible fossil fuel phase-out
Veteran climate negotiation observers say the oil industry is starting to sweat as United Nations climate talks heat up and threaten to plug fossil fuel-belching wells for good.

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.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting
“It’s like buying a pair of leggings. Are you going to buy the $130 ones at Lululemon? Or are the $19 ones in Marshalls going to last you just as long?” We talk to the experts.