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Still drying out from recent flooding, New England faces a cold snap, more snow this week

Governor Maura Healey said in a statement Sunday that she has been closely following the severe weather and flooding across the state and her office is prepared to help.

See images of coastal flooding in New England from Saturday’s storm

A fishing shack floats away into Casco Bay during a storm in South Portland, Maine, Saturday Jan. 13, 2024. A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs.

Record high tide in Maine washes away 3 historic fishing shacks

Two men and a woman killed in plane crash near Greenfield on Sunday
The three victims of the crash, which was in the Leyden Wildlife Management Area, in the Greenfield area, were all adults.

Lifelike sculpture removed from downtown roof after ‘concerned’ person reported it, official says

The Boston Fire Department removed the piece from its perch overlooking School Street near the corner of Washington Street after someone saw the figure and was “concerned” enough to report it.

Artist Max Streicher's “Endgame (Nagg & Nell)” clowns are among the "Winteractive" pieces on display in downtown Boston.

Floating clowns and a unicorn: Art installations aim to draw more foot traffic to downtown Boston

White House says ‘it’s the right time’ for Israel to scale back Gaza war as fighting hits 100 days

Speaking on CBS, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the US has been speaking to Israel “about a transition to low-intensity operations” in Gaza.

Marchers call to free hostages on 100th day of their captivity

Yemen Houthi rebels fire missile at US warship in Red Sea in first attack after American-led strikes

Attaching EV chargers to utility poles is cheap, easy — and illegal in Massachusetts
The state’s 2022 climate law outlawed a preferred method of juicing up electric cars.

Two people stabbed in East Boston apartment, one of them arrested, police say

Vehicle crashes into Dollar Tree store in Lakeville, then flees, police say

A campaign sign for Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and a Republican presidential candidate, was surrounded by snow outside a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday.

Candidates, their supporters in Iowa pledge neither snow, nor ice, nor gloom of night will stop them from caucusing

“There are no snow days for caucus,” said Iowa Republican Senator Joni Ernst.

Donald Trump’s grip on Republican politics is put to the test in ice-cold Iowa’s caucuses

Icy Iowa and New Hampshire might be warming to Haley. But can she steal support from Trump?

How Trump might destroy the decades-old playbook on how to win the GOP Iowa caucuses

ON FOOTBALL

Let the Bill Belichick rumors begin after Jerry Jones’ Cowboys take another playoff hit
Mike McCarthy's time coaching for Jones in Dallas could be up. Belichick is reported to be a top target of the Falcons, but he may want to keep his options open.

Patriots QB Bailey Zappe shares farewell message to Bill Belichick on Instagram See complete coverage of Belichick's departure

The matchmaker who introduced Martin Luther King Jr. to Coretta Scott in Boston lies in an unmarked grave
A group of people is hoping to procure a headstone for the unmarked grave of Mary Louise Powell, who introduced Martin Luther King Jr. to his future wife, Coretta Scott, in Boston in 1952.

14 events happening in and around Boston on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. remembered in annual rite at 12th Baptist Church

From left: Justine Lupe, Alan Ruck, Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, and Sarah Snook in "Succession."

Matthew Gilbert

Who’ll win at the Emmys, and who should?

"Succession” is the drama frontrunner for sure, not only because it had a spectacular final season but because voters will want to say farewell with lots of kudos.

Emmys finally arrive as ‘Succession’ and ‘Last of Us’ vie for top awards Emmy Awards: How to stream all of the nominees

Anthony Anderson will host the Emmys Monday night on Fox.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The Emmys, Mandy Patinkin’s whodunit, and lots of cancellations

Still recovering from the mess that was the Golden Globes? Well snap out of it, because it’s time for the Emmy Awards, which were postponed in September due to the writers and actors strikes.

Ms. Randolph (right) is seen with Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, and Audrey Meadows on the set of "The Honeymooners" in this undated photo.

Joyce Randolph, last of the ‘Honeymooners,’ dies at 99

Ms. Randolph, who played the wife of a guffawing, rubber-limbed sewer worker on the classic 1950s sitcom “The Honeymooners,” died Saturday at her home in Manhattan. She was 99.

A former Boston Bar Association president, Richard A. Soden spent his entire career at the Goodwin law firm, championing diversity and building Goodwin's securities practice.

Richard Soden, attorney who sought to ‘assure inclusion of all,’ dies at 78

Mr. Soden “was just an incredible role model,” said J. Keith Motley, chancellor emeritus of the University of Massachusetts Boston.

Opinion

I paid $30 to activate the Plagiarism Checker at Grammarly.com. Then I fed a half-dozen of my recent columns into the portal.

‘We are all plagiarists now’: What I learned from checking my own writing, and Bill Belichick’s

The program told me to “replace the word gizmo” in the column about gizmos. It also told me to “correct your spelling” of the word “vibecession,” in a column poking fun at the term vibecession.

Blurred lines: Universities need to define academic plagiarism — many don’t

Michael V. Dougherty

I work on plagiarism — the Harvard case has made my work much harder

IDEAS | KATHY FLANN

I’m starting to think I’ll never break a chair over a trucker at a roadside bar

State’s highest court opens the way for second chances for some ‘lifers’

2024 election illo

The Stump: Audio dispatches from James Pindell on the campaign trail

Listen to the latest updates from Globe political reporter James Pindell as he outlines what to watch as presidential contenders enter the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

More recent News

LOVE LETTERS

Dating apps are terrible in college
I’m a little afraid of them.

Closing four-game trip with OT win in St. Louis hands Bruins coach Jim Montgomery another trip to All-Star Game
After their only win of the swing, the NHL extended the Bruins head coach an invitation to Toronto next month to coach the Atlantic Division stars for the second straight season.

Michigan man charged for allegedly planning to bomb Satanic Temple in Salem, police say
Luke Isaac Terpstra, 30, was arrested by police in Grant, Michigan, on Jan. 2 on a charge of possession of bombs with unlawful intent, Salem police said in a statement Saturday.

Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim’s defamation trial
A New York federal judge says former president Donald Trump can wait a week to testify at a defamation trial where he could face millions of dollars in damages after a jury concluded that he sexually abused a columnist in the 1990s.

Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students during a high school shooting has died
State officials said Dan Marburger “acted selflessly and placed himself in harm’s way in an apparent effort to protect his students.”

MUSIC REVIEW

Willie Alexander celebrates 80 years at Gloucester’s new venue, The Cut
Over the long course of a guest-laden Saturday night, many of the musicians who did their own part to establish one of the country’s most fertile music scenes paid tribute to Alexander.

Recommended reads

Fifteen-year-old Eloise Clark worked on her homework in her bedroom at home in Maynard.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘The system is rigged’: How Massachusetts school districts fail dyslexic students and their families

This academic neglect puts a huge burden on parents, forcing them to take on what can amount to full-time jobs as advocates for their children, pouring money and time into fights with school districts to get the instruction they need.

Shining a glaring light on surgery: technology that records every move aims to improve safety
Faulkner Hospital is trying out a system called the OR Black Box, which collects data to pinpoint missteps during operations.

Milton vote next month will be a crucial test for state’s ambitious new housing law
Milton's zoning referendum next month will be the greatest test yet for the state's MBTA Communities law, which compels cities and towns with access to public transit to draw new zones that allow for more multifamily housing.

It seems like hardly anyone still cares about COVID. Does it matter?
Doctors differ on the question, with some saying long COVID remains a significant risk, while others say that concern is overblown.

Culture & Lifestyle

Michael John Gorman has been named the new director of MIT Museum.

Michael John Gorman named new director of MIT Museum

Company One Theatre cofounders Shawn LaCount and Summer L. Williams at their office at the Boston Center for the Arts. The theater company is about to embark on its 25th season.

As Company One launches its 25th season, its reputation for innovation is reaping rewards

Bebe Wood attended a "Mean Girls" photocall at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on December 4, 2023, in Los Angeles. She stars as Gretchen Wieners in the new movie musical adaptation.

Bebe Wood on making Mass. her ‘home base’ and updating ‘Mean Girls’ for Gen Z

In this April 10, 1985 file photo, Madonna performs in Seattle as she opened her first national tour.

Madonna taught me the word ‘virgin.’ And then some.

Special Projects

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

stuart landing page illustration

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Photo Illustration

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Nihad Awad, executive director and cofounder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, spoke outside the White House on Aug. 25, 2021, as President Biden welcomed Israel's then-prime minister, Naftali Bennett, to Washington.

CAIR, a self-described champion of civil rights, lets the mask slip — again

Massachusetts and South Carolina are the only states where revenge porn is not criminalized.

Revenge porn ought to be a crime — finally — in Massachusetts

The Lego typewriter — 2,078 pieces in all (one went missing!) — that spawned our columnist's appreciation for the tiny building blocks.

In praise of adults who play

An MLK Day ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in 2011.

IDEAS | CHIKA O. OKAFOR

The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend itself

Fog enveloped the Harvard Bridge as pedestrians walked along Massachusetts Ave. over the Charles River on Dec. 26, 2023.

Harvey Silverglate

To restore trust, Harvard Corporation must make these changes

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Forecast | Dave Epstein

More snow to fall in New England on Tuesday, likely impacting morning commute

This is going to be the coldest seven-day stretch we’ve seen so far this winter, with temperatures staying below freezing most hours.

Using R.I. squid, a team of researchers is looking to rethink frozen foods

Calamari uses only about 50 percent of the squid. The other half is usually thrown away.

Two men and a woman killed in plane crash near Greenfield on Sunday

The three victims of the crash, which was in the Leyden Wildlife Management Area, in the Greenfield area, were all adults.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. remembered in annual rite at 12th Baptist Church

Dozens gathered Sunday inside Roxbury’s historic Twelfth Baptist Church to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with music and prayer while reflecting on the civil rights leader’s time in Boston, as well as the city’s place in the historic struggle for racial equity.

Sports

Dak Prescott led the NFL with 36 touchdown passes during the regular season and was in the MVP conversation, but his playoff contribution was a short one, Dallas trailing, 27-0, on its way to losing to the Packers.

Shocked, stunned Cowboys, including owner Jerry Jones, unsure what comes next after another playoff ouster

Dallas had a chance to host two home playoff games at a place where it had won 16 straight. Instead, thoughts are turning to coach Mike McCarthy and quarterback Dak Prescott going into the final years of their contracts.

The Lions punched their ticket to the Divisional round with their first playoff win in over three decades.

NFL playoff schedule: Green Bay will play San Francisco in Divisional round

Other than Green Bay vs. San Francisco, no other Divisional matchups have been decided, as the Texans, Chiefs, and Ravens await the outcomes of Monday’s games.

Matthew Stafford, who spent the first 12 years of his career in Detroit, embraces Jared Goff, whom Detroit acquired in a trade for Stafford three years ago, after the Lions beat the Rams on Sunday night.

LIONS 24, RAMS 23

Lions break the hex, beat old friend Matthew Stafford, Rams for first playoff win in 32 years

Detroit, hosting its first playoff game since January 1994, scored only three points after halftime, but its defense twice kept Los Angeles out of the end zone on trips inside the 15-yard line for a landmark victory.

Chiefs, Dolphins froze in Kansas City, but were hot in setting viewership record on Peacock

HOOPHALL CLASSIC

You couldn’t find a seat to watch Cooper Flagg vs. AJ Dybantsa at the Hoophall Classic. It lived up to the hype.

Grayson Murray emerges victorious from Sony Open playoff with Keegan Bradley, Byeong Hun An

Business

Using R.I. squid, a team of researchers is looking to rethink frozen foods

Calamari uses only about 50 percent of the squid. The other half is usually thrown away.

The world could get its first trillionaire within 10 years, anti-poverty group Oxfam says

The anti-poverty organization Oxfam International says the world could have its first trillionaire within a decade.

War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island’s fate

Attaching EV chargers to utility poles is cheap, easy — and illegal in Massachusetts

magazine

‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires

This week's daters: Grace and David

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I got a little lost . . . and was almost late’

Bart Hanson lives with his family and North Reading and makes his living as a poker professional.

YouTube poker player Bart Hanson just can't stop winning

Boston is too expensive, everyone agrees. So what’s keeping you here?

metro

Floodwaters and seafoam took over Ocean Boulevard in Hampton Beach, N.H., on Saturday.

See images of coastal flooding in New England from Saturday’s storm

Still drying out from recent flooding, New England faces a cold snap, more snow this week

Marchers call to free hostages on 100th day of their captivity

sports

Wareham senior Ajay Lopes scored 16 points in a narrow win over Charlestown.

No. 10 Wareham boys’ basketball puts itself among pound-for-pound elite by taking down No. 7 Charlestown in Citi Hoops Classic

Let the Bill Belichick rumors begin after Jerry Jones’ Cowboys take another playoff hit

Boy, oh boy: Jordan Love, Packers embarrass Cowboys in Dallas, perhaps sending America’s Team into turmoil

business

A residential street in Milton lined with single-family homes.

Milton vote next month will be a crucial test for state’s ambitious new housing law

US military strikes another Houthi-controlled site after warning ships to avoid parts of Red Sea

For-profit biomedical institute, backed by billionaires, launches in Cambridge to speed drug discovery

politics

Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump.

Donald Trump’s grip on Republican politics is put to the test in ice-cold Iowa’s caucuses

In his closing pitch to Iowa Republicans, Trump says their votes can help him punish his enemies

Candidates, their supporters in Iowa pledge neither snow, nor ice, nor gloom of night will stop them from caucusing

Nation

A chainsaw rests in a downed tree as workers pause to get a larger chainsaw on Jan. 13, in Portland, Ore.

Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures

Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim’s defamation trial

Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as weekend storms bring more Arctic air and snow

World

A Ukrainian APC fires towards Russian positions near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, April 28, 2023.

United Nations seeks $4.2 billion to help people in Ukraine and refugees this year

Bernardo Arévalo sworn in as Guatemala’s president despite months of efforts to derail inauguration

Almost 100,000 Afghan children are in dire need of support, 3 months after earthquakes, UNICEF says

opinion

An MLK Day ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in 2011.

The arc of the moral universe doesn’t bend itself

CAIR, a self-described champion of civil rights, lets the mask slip — again

‘No elite university is driven by left-wing politics’? Um …

lifestyle

Dating apps are terrible in college

14 events happening in and around Boston on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

How do I tell my husband the marriage is over?

food & dining

A chef cuts a squid fin to incorporate in a dish in the Dr. Matthew Highlands Food Pilot Plant in Hitchner Hall at the University of Maine. Several were invited to devise dishes as part of a UMaine-led research project to develop new frozen foods made from squid fins.

Using R.I. squid, a team of researchers is looking to rethink frozen foods

AG’s office settles with Grubhub for $3.5 million over inflated delivery fees during pandemic

I finally got a seat at Sally’s Apizza, and here’s what I found

travel

RV camping in an empty parking lot at Whitewater Ski Resort on British Columbia's famous Powder Highway, a 630-mile circular route with eight major ski resorts in interior B.C. where the snow is dry and fluffy.

What it’s like to rent a winter RV and head off with friends down the famed Powder Highway

Winter in London is cold and rainy, but it’s also a great time to visit. Here’s why.

These New England ski resorts are re-inventing the ski vacation

Arts

During her State of the City address, Mayor Michelle Wu (pictured, as a child) talked about the value of free museum trips in Chicago, where she grew up. She announced a free museum pilot for Boston in her speech.

Michelle Wu doubles down on the politics of ‘free,’ from the MBTA to museums

At 93, American artist Faith Ringgold is finally getting her due

Floating clowns and a unicorn: Art installations aim to draw more foot traffic to downtown Boston

Books

In ‘The Wisdom of Plagues,’ Donald G. McNeil Jr. has some ideas to share about preventing the next pandemic. You might not like them.

The disappointments of age take a dark turn in Katia Lief’s ‘Invisible Woman’

Author readings around Boston through Jan. 20

Movies

Bebe Wood attended a "Mean Girls" photocall at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on December 4, 2023, in Los Angeles. She stars as Gretchen Wieners in the new movie musical adaptation.

Bebe Wood on making Mass. her ‘home base’ and updating ‘Mean Girls’ for Gen Z

John Sayles talks about his ‘Lone Star’ state of mind

Norma Barzman, blacklisted screenwriter, dies at 103

Television

Anthony Anderson will host the Emmys Monday night on Fox.

This week’s TV: The Emmys, Mandy Patinkin’s whodunit, and lots of cancellations

Emmys finally arrive for a changed Hollywood, as ‘Succession’ and ‘Last of Us’ vie for top awards

Emmy Awards: How to stream all of the nominees for outstanding drama, comedy, and limited series

music

Seminal Boston rocker Willie Alexander onstage with Mission of Burma during Alexander's 80th birthday celebration on opening night at The Cut.

Willie Alexander celebrates 80 years at Gloucester’s new venue, The Cut

‘Stride,’ ‘Rite,’ and a left-hand concerto make for a hot-blooded evening with the BSO

Madonna taught me the word ‘virgin.’ And then some.

Theater/Dance

Company One Theatre cofounders Shawn LaCount and Summer L. Williams at their office at the Boston Center for the Arts. The theater company is about to embark on its 25th season.

As Company One launches its 25th season, its reputation for innovation is reaping rewards

Music from the Sole’s ‘I Didn’t Come to Stay’ comes to party

A mix-and-match score of 70-plus songs makes ‘Moulin Rouge!’ pop

Health

Nurse Michele Kaine tends to Rodolfo Almeida of Providence at The Miriam Hospital's new Stephen and Diana Lewinstein Center for Innovative Cancer Research, a clinical area where patients will receive investigational cancer treatments.

Ryan T. Conaty for the Boston Globe

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

Mr. Shales in 1997. His stiletto-sharp commentary on TV stars, trends, and network executives brought him national attention and influence.

Tom Shales, Pulitzer-winning TV critic of fine-tuned wit, dies at 79

Russell Hamler, last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, dies at 99

Joyce Randolph, last of the ‘Honeymooners,’ dies at 99