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Forecast | Dave Epstein

Storm update: It’s a mixed bag of heavy snow to downpours for New Englanders

The caveat is a little colder farther east or a little milder to the west could ultimately shift the snow/rain line.
New England braces for its first nor’easter of the year

Maps: How much snow is expected in your area?

12 shows to binge on this snowy weekend

Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

The court agreed to take up former president Donald Trump’s appeal of a case from Colorado stemming from his role in the events that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

CELTICS 126, JAZZ 97
Jayson Tatum goes for 30 points before getting a rest as Celtics enjoy a laugher against the Jazz
Joe Mazzulla's coached-up Celtics were prepared well for Utah's funky zone defenses and stymied the visitor's offense at the other end of the court.

Karen Read lawyers seek to disqualify Norfolk district attorney’s office from prosecuting her

Read's lawyers also filed a motion to dismiss the charges against her.
Robert Gavin | Trendlines

The case of the disappearing Massachusetts residents

While the overall population is growing again, concerning trends remain in place – namely the flight of residents to other states.

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.

New round of Epstein documents released Friday offer another look into his cesspool of sexual abuse

Boston-bound JetBlue flight diverted in Florida due to ‘disturbance’ between two passengers

Weymouth man killed in Franklin rollover crash Friday afternoon
DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

The restaurants Barbara Lynch is closing meant something to Boston

Part of a complicated legacy, they help tell the story of a city’s culinary evolution.

Embattled Boston restaurateur Barbara Lynch to close three restaurants, sell two others

Only No. 9 Park, B&G Oysters, and The Rudder, her newly opened Gloucester restaurant, will remain open.
Read the statement on the closure and sale of multiple Barbara Lynch restaurants

Upbeat economic news buoys Biden and the Democrats as election year begins

A year ago, many economists feared the nation was headed for recession. But the economy begins 2024 on a roll.
House Democratic leadership practiced being agents of chaos in 2023. Can they force a repeat in 2024?

‘Harvard is Harvard’: Will controversy harm university’s reputation?
Harvard was rocked by reports of resurgent campus antisemitism, fierce debates over free expression, and plagiarism allegations against former president Claudine Gay.

Corporate compensation for Harvard’s new interim president stands out among Ivy League peers

Experts on university governance and critics say such arrangements can raise a host of conflicts of interest, especially in healthcare industries where academia and industry are often deeply enmeshed.

Will Bill Belichick be shown the door on Monday? The possibility is turning Patriots Nation nostalgic.
Coach Belichick is still with us, but already fans are eulogizing him. And, Boston being Boston, they’re also taking the chance to blast other fans for not being loyal enough.

Dan Shaughnessy: If this is the end for Bill Belichick, he deserves gratitude Does Bill Belichick have anything special in store for Matthew Slater Sunday?

Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself at extra risk by trying to protect students from the teenage gunman, state authorities said Friday.

Liz Cheney to N.H. primary voters: Show the world we’ll defeat Trump-enabling ‘plague’ of GOP ‘cowardice’

When asked whether she would support President Biden or perhaps launch a third-party bid of her own, the Republican former congresswoman from Wyoming didn’t rule out either option.
CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Forget over-hyped tourist hotspots. Here are the best destinations to visit in 2024.

Here’s a handy rule of thumb for determining where to travel in 2024: Look at the many lists and surveys of places people plan to visit this year, then pick somewhere else. Here are some ideas to get you started.
Opinion
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

At 95, the ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ sculptor is ready to unveil her ‘deep,’ ‘angry’ work

Nancy Schön’s latest piece stares down authoritarianism.
ALEX BEAM

Is Taylor Swift dating the wrong NFL superstar?
MARCELA GARCÍA

Nicaragua’s weaponization of migrants
EDITORIAL

America must not forget Jan. 6
LETTERS

Harvard’s interim president should quit boards of two drug companies
Beyond the Gilded Gate

The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.
Calculator: How costs affect construction of an apartment building

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More recent News

Red Sox
Red Sox still in search of starting pitching and a power bat
Multiple sources identified Teoscar Hernández as a top target, while the Athletic reported the Red Sox are listening to offers on left fielder Masataka Yoshida, who just completed the first season of a five-year, $80 million deal.

Vaughn Grissom hopes his Red Sox debut comes with as much fanfare as his debut with the Braves

NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he’s resigning days before trial
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and chief executive officer, said his departure is effective Jan. 31. He had been in charge of the NRA since 1991.

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says

Man, 19, dies after electric power shock in rural Maine

Curtis Levesque of Madawaska was a passenger in a truck that crashed into a utility pole Friday in Frenchville. He survived the crash, but tripped over a downed power line and was electrocuted, officials said.

Fall River man sentenced to prison for fatal crash in 2021
Jason Lindsay, 23, was sentenced to 5 to 7 years in state prison Thursday for the 2021 crash that killed Jaedin Monteiro, 18, and seriously injured two others, prosecutors said.

Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes
The death toll from a major quake in western Japan has reached 100, even as rescue workers fought aftershocks to carefully pull people from the rubble.

Police identify victims of Dorchester rollover crash as 14- and 15-year-old boys. A 17-year-old boy remains in ‘grave’ condition.
Four teenage boys were in a car when it rolled over multiple times near the entrance to the UMass-Boston campus Thursday.

Globe Santa

Half a century of remembering Globe Santa
Joseph A. Milano, president of Boston’s Union Oyster House, has many titles and many interests, but an initiative that’s particularly close to his heart is Globe Santa.

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What should you do if you develop COVID? Take our quiz.

Stay up to date on the latest guidance for testing, isolation, and leaving isolation. But make it fun.
Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says

dan shaughnessy
If this is the end for Bill Belichick, he deserves gratitude, and other thoughts
Belichick has delivered the goods longer and better than any other coach in NFL history.

FOOD
What to cook this snowy weekend
Here are some recipes from the Globe Food team that will fill you up, warm you up, and hopefully fuel you through several shoveling sessions.

How Seth MacFarlane’s New England roots influenced his Framingham-set prequel series ‘Ted’
The show’s creator found inspiration in "loud and abrasive and just impossible to ignore" Bostonians.

Culture & Lifestyle

How Seth MacFarlane’s New England roots influenced his Framingham-set prequel series ‘Ted’

‘I’m Shipping up to Boston’ on electric violin and bagpipes? Mia x Ally went for it

I was just a borderline Madonna fan at first — and then her second decade happened

Robert Glasper is jazz’s on-the-go innovator

Special Projects

Listen to ‘Murder in Boston’

Presented in association with HBO, “Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting,” is available wherever you get your podcasts.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

A frustrated president struggles with his limitations
Carine Hajjar

To rebuild, Harvard needs to reform DEI culture
JOAN VENNOCHI

What is Ray Flynn’s legacy in light of the Charles Stuart case?
IDEAS | LEIF WEATHERBY

The misguided idea that universities are left-wing hotbeds
RENÉE GRAHAM

An unwillingness to accept a Black woman as Harvard’s president led to Claudine Gay’s resignation
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Neri Oxman, wife of Bill Ackman, faces allegations of plagiarism following Business Insider reports

Ackman was a central figure in the push to remove Claudine Gay as president of Harvard University over her response to antisemitism on campus and instances of plagiarism in her own academic work.

These maps show how much snow New England could receive from first storm of season

The region is expected to get walloped with its first big winter storm of the season this weekend — and high snowfall totals are likely.

New England braces for its first nor’easter of the year

Up to a foot of snow forecast as winter storm warning in effect Saturday night into Sunday; risk of flash freezing in Boston-Providence corridor.
POLITICS

Liz Cheney to N.H. primary voters: Show the world we’ll defeat Trump-enabling ‘plague’ of GOP ‘cowardice’

When asked whether she would support President Biden or perhaps launch a third-party bid of her own, the Republican former congresswoman from Wyoming didn’t rule out either option.

Sports

Red Sox

Red Sox still in search of starting pitching and a power bat

Multiple sources identified Teoscar Hernández as a top target, while the Athletic reported the Red Sox are listening to offers on left fielder Masataka Yoshida, who just completed the first season of a five-year, $80 million deal.
Tennis

Injury concerns for Rafael Nadal after losing in the quarterfinals of his tour comeback at Brisbane

The 22-time major winner needed a medical timeout in the third set of his Brisbane International quarterfinal loss to Jordan Thompson on Friday after failing to convert three match points in the second.
CELTICS 126, JAZZ 97

Jayson Tatum goes for 30 points before getting a rest as Celtics enjoy a laugher against the Jazz

Joe Mazzulla's coached-up Celtics were prepared well for Utah's funky zone defenses and stymied the visitor's offense at the other end of the court.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: CATHEDRAL 65, ST. MARY'S 46

Undersized Cathedral girls’ basketball uses its speed, determination to foil St. Mary’s in Catholic Central clash
BOYS' BASKETBALL: BC HIGH 54, XAVERIAN 44

Point guard Ivan Yhomby cracks the code, helps BC High basketball hand Xaverian its first defeat
UNITED STATES 6, SWEDEN 2

Team USA trounces host Sweden to win gold at world junior hockey championship

Business

Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada, US regulators say

In a first-of-the-nation plan to import cheaper medication, Florida was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to receive prescription drugs from Canada.

Cambridge, Brookline among seven Mass. communities OK’d for gas-ban pilot program

These communities will require new construction and major renovation to embrace fossil fuel-free infrastructure for uses like heating and cooling.

Raymour & Flanigan, Bob’s Discount Furniture to open at Assembly Row
Robert Gavin | Trendlines

The case of the disappearing Massachusetts residents
magazine
Globe Magazine

Dave Barry’s 2023 year in review
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Jan. 1-14
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt more comfortable as we learned more about each other’
LOVE LETTERS

My dates seem overly interested in my late wife

metro

Healey planning to release Head Start funds

Here is your Rhode Island public school’s new star rating

North End restaurants renew legal fight against Boston over outdoor dining

sports

Joe Mazzulla points to one wrong answer ending bid to coach Jazz prior to landing Celtics job

Back at home, basketball phenom Cooper Flagg and his twin bask in the adulation at the ‘Maine Event’

Vaughn Grissom hopes his Red Sox debut at Fenway Park comes with as much fanfare as his debut with the Braves

business

Read Barbara Lynch’s statement on closing and selling multiple of her restaurants

Embattled Boston restaurateur Barbara Lynch to close three restaurants, sell two others

US employers added a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in December, a sign of continued economic strength

politics

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

Biden warns against Trump reelection after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’

Liz Cheney to N.H. primary voters: Show the world we’ll defeat Trump-enabling ‘plague’ of GOP ‘cowardice’

Nation

New round of Epstein documents released Friday offer another look into his cesspool of sexual abuse

Ex-officer gets 14 months jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’

Biden condemns Trump as dire threat to democracy in a blistering speech

World

Death toll reaches 100 as survivors are found in homes smashed by western Japan earthquakes

Oscar Pistorius, Olympic athlete convicted of murder, is released

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

opinion

A new, and cloudy, day at Harvard: Readers weigh Gay’s resignation

Boosting work permits will help communities in Mass. and beyond weather the migrant crisis

The misguided idea that universities are left-wing hotbeds

lifestyle

I feel a deep connection outside my marriage

Teenage boys get body-shamed, too. Boxborough author helps them, and any childhood outsider, feel less alone.

Messy divorce, but are we still in love?

food & dining

The restaurants Barbara Lynch is closing meant something to Boston

What to cook this snowy weekend

Read Barbara Lynch’s statement on closing and selling multiple of her restaurants

travel

Forget over-hyped tourist hotspots. Here are the best destinations to visit in 2024.

Antarctica is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. Are tourists making it worse?

Florida festival throws spotlight on kumquats

Arts

The making of Mondrian

These are the people in her neighborhood: Cambridge photographer documents changing city in ‘Book of Saints’

Museumgoers dress to impress at MFA’s ‘Fashioned by Sargent’

Books

Celebrating women scientists who furthered knowledge of the cosmos; Harvard psychologist advocates for a ‘mindful body’; poetry collection explores death and its aftermath

Author readings around Boston through Jan. 13

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 31

Movies

‘Night Swim’: Everybody out of the pool!

Golden Globes 2024: 15 nominated movies you can stream right now

How to watch this year’s Golden Globes

Television

Now streaming: ‘Northern Exposure.’ Could ‘Homicide’ be on the way?

12 shows to binge on this snowy weekend

How Seth MacFarlane’s New England roots influenced his Framingham-set prequel series ‘Ted’

music

Press Play: Operas based on true events

Bim Skala Bim gets the old gang back together for a trio of shows

I was just a borderline Madonna fan at first — and then her second decade happened

Theater/Dance

One small theater, two very different Boston dance premieres coming up on consecutive weekends

In ‘Northside Hollow,’ deep thoughts about mortality

12 New Year’s Eve comedy shows for a last laugh at 2023

Health

Top 6 health care stories to watch in Rhode Island in 2024

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

Obituaries

David Soul, a star if the hit cop show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ dies at 80

Maurice Hines, tap-dancing star with his brother, dies at 80

Former Packers center Ken Bowman, who played on three straight championship teams, dies at 81