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Healey calls for new money for education, MBTA in first State of the Commonwealth speech

The governor's much-anticipated speech helped to solidify her priorities just months after she signed a sweeping $1 billion tax relief package.
Both Healey and Wu say we need to tackle the region’s housing crisis. Here’s how that’s going.

Globe reporters analyze Governor Healey’s first State of the Commonwealth address

Healey proposes major investment in reading instruction

The Great Divide
Dozens of Massachusetts districts have faced attempts to remove books from schools
Most of those challenges come from parents, records obtained by the Globe showed, and some parrot objections made in other states, which include summaries of passages they find objectionable.

Charts: See which Mass. districts have banned books, what books are most common targets of challenges
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Metco students have better classroom, job outcomes than BPS peers, Tufts study finds

The study found that students are more likely to attend college, graduate from four-year schools, and earn more after graduation.

What’s the best way to melt that ice coating your sidewalk? Here’s what you need to know.
Live in New England long enough and you’ll experience the abject terror that icy sidewalks, steps, and roadways can induce.

Forecast: Arctic blast to linger this week with a chance for more snow this weekend

In Lynn, an ice swimming prodigy emerges

J.B. Lanza has searched hard for the one thing she could be great at. When she started swimming in icy water, she found it.
ben volin | on football

It would have been nice to ask Jonathan Kraft about his role with the Patriots

Maybe we could have clarified his responsibilities, but he was absent from Jerod Mayo's press conference, just like last week with Bill Belichick's.
Jerod Mayo was introduced as Patriots head coach. Here are the takeaways.

Nikki Haley needs a strong showing in New Hampshire. Here’s what her ground game looks like.
Ground game is crucial for the former South Carolina governor, whose rise in New Hampshire polls has given the contest the closest thing to competitive energy to date.

Trump ramps up attacks against Nikki Haley Trump continues to dominate New Hampshire, new Globe/Suffolk/NBC-10 poll shows About 22 percent of voters in N.H. have never voted there before, study finds

Trump asks Mass. state panel to dismiss challenges seeking to remove him from primary ballot

 Judge threatens to boot Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

DeSantis shifts his campaign away from New Hampshire days before the state’s primary, AP source says

SJC postpones court hearings for 28 suspected customers of brothels as lawyers argue for privacy

A single justice of the state Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday postponed the legal proceedings against men suspected of buying sex from a prostitution ring and gave them until Monday to contest a decision that magistrate hearings in their cases will be public.

In new TV interview, Palestinian student shot in Burlington, Vt., recounts attack: ‘I know that it is a hate crime’

Hisham Awartani, who was among three friends who were shot on Nov. 25, said in an interview with NBC that he was not surprised that the shooting occurred, but that it took place in the United States and not the West Bank, where he grew up.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
The justice of a second chance
Until the Supreme Judicial Court ruling, Massachusetts was one of only 10 states mandating that 18- through 20-year-olds found guilty of first-degree murder be sentenced to life in prison with no way out.

CELTICS 117, SPURS 98

Celtics easily sink Spurs, move to 20-0 at home

Boston stretched their franchise-record home start by taking care of rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio in a low-stress contest.
Joe Mazzulla reflects on job after sudden death of Warriors assistant coach

Pakistan launches retaliatory airstrikes on Iran after Tehran attack, killing at least 7 people

Trio of impressive Red Sox prospects know they have work to do to achieve their goals

Catcher Kyle Teel, 21, shortstop Marcelo Mayer, 21, and outfielder Roman Anthony, 19, were at Fenway Park for the Red Sox' rookie development program.
New Red Sox second baseman Vaughn Grissom excited to settle down in new surroundings
Cold Case Files

A Swampscott teenager was beaten to death at a popular overlook in 1974. His killer has never been found.

A baseball bat with distinctive markings could help solve a decades-old mystery surrounding the brutal killing of Henry Bedard Jr.
Globe Magazine

The body positivity movement told us to love ourselves. Then came Ozempic.

Drugs used for weight loss are rapidly transforming Hollywood and may soon be transforming America.
Opinion
JOAN VENNOCHI

Donald Trump is right where Joe Biden wants him

'Almost half of the base of the Republican Party [in Iowa] showing up for this caucus tonight voted against Donald Trump. Think about that.'
Carine Hajjar

NH voters deserve better from Donald Trump

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Nikki Haley was right all along
JEFF JACOBY

The safest way to travel
ALAN WIRZBICKI

Students chart a vision for the T
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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.

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Medicine for hostages and Palestinians arrives in Gaza under first Israel-Hamas deal since November
A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas arrived in Gaza on Wednesday, part of a France- and Qatar-mediated deal that marked the first agreement between Israel and the militant group since a weeklong cease-fire in November.

Providence NAACP president stands trial for campaign finance violations
Gerard Catala, whose tenure leading the civil rights organization has been overshadowed by the criminal case, did not take the stand Wednesday in his own defense. Closing statements are set for Feb. 13.

Retrial begins for man accused of killing Weymouth officer and 77-year-old woman
Norfolk Assistant District Attorney Tracey Cusick said Lopes was behaving rationally at the time of the killings; the defense asserts that Lopes was in the throes of a mental health episode.

CVS to close pharmacy in Dorchester Target, part of shifting priorities
The move is part of the pharmacy chain’s overall effort to cut costs by trimming its real estate portfolio.

Man sentenced to life in prison with possibility of parole for murder in 2021 racist attack in Belmont
Dean Kapsalis was convicted last May of second-degree murder. In January 2021, he ran over Henry Tapia with his car in what prosecutors have called “a racially motivated murder."

Member of Springfield’s Board of Police Commissioners resigns after son arrested on gun and drug trafficking charges
Commissioner Christy Torres has submitted her resignation from the board, effective Tuesday, city officials said in a statement Wednesday.

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Money, Power, Inequality

Some Black churches are leaving Boston, citing changing neighborhoods, higher costs

As each church departs for cheaper and more expansive pastures, pieces of history and culture go with them, community members say.

Looking for ‘creative ideas,’ the T signed a $325,000 deal. It got nothing of value, investigators say.
The MBTA’s little-publicized 2018 agreement with the startup accelerator MassChallenge produced virtually nothing of value for the T, nor did the agency keep records that could explain many of its decisions, the state inspector general’s office found.

Democrats, Republicans point fingers as Congress retreads same old battles
As the new election year kicks off, members of Congress are describing a sense of déjà vu as they retread the fights they’ve been having, in some cases, for the better part of a decade.

Tim Murphy, winningest football coach in Harvard history, retires after 30 seasons
Murphy, who grew up in Kingston, compiled a 200-89 record with the Crimson — including a 19-10 record in “The Game” vs. Yale.

Culture & Lifestyle

Welcome to Winter Soup Club

Jennifer Lopez releases cast list, new trailer for ‘This Is Me... Now’ album movie

‘In the Whale’ and ‘Inundation District’ tackle two separate horrors from the deep

James Taylor returning to Tanglewood for two shows in July

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.

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Steve Wessler

I have Alzheimer’s disease. This is what I need from you.
SCOT LEHIGH

Iowa deals Ron DeSantis a near-lethal blow and gives Nikki Haley a shot against a dominant Donald Trump
Gang Chen

I was wrongly charged under the DOJ’s failed China Initiative. A House bill would reinstate it.
Alex Beam

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

Blurred lines: Universities need to define academic plagiarism — many don’t
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Healey calls for new money for education, MBTA in first State of the Commonwealth speech

The governor's much-anticipated speech will help solidify her priorities just months after she signed a sweeping $1 billion tax relief package.

Healey proposes major investment in reading instruction

Governor Maura Healey proposed Wednesday night a five-year plan to bolster early literacy efforts, underwriting high-quality reading curriculum and teacher training with an initial $30 million investment

Nikki Haley needs a strong showing in New Hampshire. Here’s what her ground game looks like.

Ground game is crucial for the former South Carolina governor, whose rise in New Hampshire polls has given the contest the closest thing to competitive energy to date.
RI COURTS

Providence NAACP president stands trial for campaign finance violations

Gerard Catala, whose tenure leading the civil rights organization has been overshadowed by the criminal case, did not take the stand Wednesday in his own defense. Closing statements are set for Feb. 13.

Sports

gary washburn | on basketball

Don’t call it hype, because Victor Wembanyama is living up to his potential with Spurs

The 7-foot-4-inch rookie is imposing physically and his knowledge and mastery of the game is in its infancy despite averaging 19.8 points. 10.1 rebounds, and 3.1 blocked shots.
ben volin | on football

It would have been nice to ask Jonathan Kraft about his role with the Patriots

Maybe we could have clarified his responsibilities, but he was absent from Jerod Mayo's press conference, just like last week with Bill Belichick's.
CELTICS 117, SPURS 98

Celtics easily sink Spurs, move to 20-0 at home

Boston stretched their franchise-record home start by taking care of rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio in a low-stress contest.
PWHL: Boston 3, Toronto 2

Loren Gabel nets two goals as PWHL Boston skates past Toronto
nfl

Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss
red sox

Trio of impressive Red Sox prospects know they have work to do to achieve their goals

Business

Israel’s president and the OpenAI CEO will take part in Davos on Day 3 of the World Economic Forum

The four-day confab at Davos has taken up a vast array of topics, not least the concerns about climate change and artificial intelligence that offers economic promise to some, and peril for jobs to others.

US officials say 40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout

Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40 identical Boeing planes.
TALKING POINTS

Holiday revenue up for local retailers, mainly due to inflation

At Davos, Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security
magazine
LOVE LETTERS

I can’t help but compare his last relationship to ours
MISS CONDUCT

Will my toddler granddaughter pick up her mom’s bad grammar habits?
PERSPECTIVE

I’m a climate reporter trying to cut plastics out. But my kid wanted a Barbie Dreamhouse.
COOKING

Mexican-inspired dishes to chase away winter’s chill

metro

Globe reporters analyze Governor Healey’s first State of the Commonwealth address

McKee outlines ‘game plan’ for R.I., but ball will be in General Assembly’s court

Retrial begins for man accused of killing Weymouth officer and 77-year-old woman

sports

Joe Mazzulla reflects on job after sudden death of Warriors assistant coach

New Red Sox second baseman Vaughn Grissom excited to settle down in new surroundings

Jerod Mayo introduced as Patriots coach, says he’s ‘not trying to be Bill’ Belichick

business

Consumer bureau proposes overdraft fee limits for large banks

Electric car owners confront a harsh foe: cold weather

Yellen says current US economic growth ‘vindicates’ Biden’s COVID-19 pandemic stimulus spending

politics

DeSantis shifts his campaign away from New Hampshire days before the state’s primary, AP source says

Maine judge delays decision on removing Trump from ballot until Supreme Court rules in Colorado case

Biden brings congressional leaders to White House at pivotal time for Ukraine aid and US border deal

Nation

US Justice Department to release report on halting police response to Uvalde school massacre

Another trans candidate in Ohio faces disqualification vote for omitting deadname

Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rally

World

Palestinians are dying in hospitals as estimated 60,000 wounded overwhelm remaining doctors, UN says

US to return Houthis to terrorism list

At Davos, Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security

opinion

Layoff process doesn’t exactly put the ‘human’ in human resources

Give Mayo a chance to show Patriots fans what he can do as coach

The answer Biden should have given on Taiwan

lifestyle

Didn’t catch the Emmys? You’re not alone.

Pharrell Williams’ sophomore collection at Louis Vuitton showcases Americana, Native American spirit

Photos: See Jennifer Coolidge, Ayo Edebiri, and more stars on the Emmys red carpet

food & dining

What’s behind Boston’s bagel boom

Dale Venturini, leading voice of R.I. restaurant and tourism industries, to retire

The Bluebird Bar is the B-Side, all grown up

travel

What’s the cost of passenger trauma? Alaska Airlines values it at $1,500.

A federal judge blocked $3.8 billion merger of Spirit and JetBlue. Here’s why that’s good news for consumers.

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

Arts

Up close and presidential: The Griffin looks at official White House photographers and their history-documenting practice

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

Books

Revenge and redemption straddle the border between past and present in Elizabeth Gonzalez James’s epic ‘The Bullet Swallower’

Charts: See which Mass. districts have banned books, what books are most common targets of challenges

Dozens of Massachusetts districts have faced attempts to remove books from schools

Movies

Jennifer Lopez releases cast list, new trailer for ‘This Is Me... Now’ album movie

‘Driving Madeleine’: Taxicab confessions in Paris

Tom Cruise to return to the cockpit for ‘Top Gun 3′

Television

‘The Woman in the Wall’ wraps a whodunit around a shameful chapter in Irish history

Watch Lexington native Rachel Dratch compete in ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ semifinals

Even with new twists, ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ remains a respite

music

Jennifer Lopez releases cast list, new trailer for ‘This Is Me... Now’ album movie

Before she made ‘Mother Road,’ Grace Potter took a soul-searching trip. Then another. And another.

Janet Jackson to play TD Garden this summer

Theater/Dance

It takes a ‘Stand Up’ guy to bring this theater audience to its feet

Fighting for life, and trying to understand it, in Harbor Stage’s ‘Northside Hollow’

Apollinaire’s ‘Lunch Bunch’ could use a few more calories

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

Lev Rubinstein, Russian poet and political figure, dies at 76

Shih Ming-teh, Taiwan activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83

Former NFL quarterback Norm Snead dies at age 84