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N.H. voters cast ballots in final hours of voting

Race for GOP nomination down to Donald Trump and Nikki Haley
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ANALYSIS

Why the Democratic primary might be a topic of conversation after New Hampshire votes

Undeclared voters in N.H. show keen interest in GOP presidential primary

Mass. electrician develops ‘safe bathroom’ technology to prevent fatal drug overdoses

More than 3,500 potentially deadly overdoses have been prevented using motion-sensor systems designed by the Andover electrician.

Junk-removal man charged with stealing scores of paintings from home of 92-year-old Newton collector
A man tasked with cleaning out Sheila Robbins's basement now stands accused of stealing more than 100 paintings from her and using a forged signature on a false receipt to sell the paintings to a collectibles shop in downtown Boston.

Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Beltré, the one-season Red Sox third baseman, will be joined by two players who won MVPs during careers spent with just one team. Longtime closer Billy Wagner fell five votes shy of induction in his penultimate chance.
Odie Henderson

Oscar nom snubs and surprises: ‘Oppenheimer’ beats ‘Barbie,’ and Alexander Payne was robbed for best director for ‘The Holdovers.’ Robbed!

Margot Robbie failed to make the cut for best actress, and her “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig didn’t get a best director Oscar nomination, either! The other half of Barbenheimer, “Oppenheimer,” did much better — 13 nominations to “Barbie”'s eight.

See the full list of 2024 Oscar nominees

From "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" to "The Holdovers" and "Poor Things," check out which films earned Oscar nominations.
How to watch the films nominated for best picture And the nominees for best ‘Women in Film’ Barbies are . . .
Forecast | Dave Epstein

About 1 to 2 inches of snow expected in the Boston area Tuesday night

As this warm air rides northward over the cold air, it will produce a little period of wintry weather overnight Tuesday.
New snowfall maps: How much will New England see?

Rare cloud forms at Mount Washington summit in New Hampshire

A seven-layer lenticular cloud formed around the summit of Mount Washington on Monday afternoon, a rare occurrence for weather observers on the mountain.

Mass. congressional delegation demands update on Steward Health Care crisis

The request, from the state’s two US senators and all nine of its US House members, cited recent Globe reporting that detailed the depths of Steward’s financial distress.
Larry Edelman: How a private equity firm made a killing on Steward Health Care

‘I don’t know how they came up with this’: Mass. scientists question California’s new COVID-19 guidance

Experts say rapid testing is the best way to know if you need to stay away from others.
What should you do if you develop COVID? Take our quiz.
STAT

Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a COVID vaccine

Navy SEAL lost at sea off coast of Somalia was Westfield High School graduate

Norfolk DA complained to federal prosecutors about grand jury review of Karen Read murder case, unsealed letters say

The Norfolk district attorney complained in May to the Justice Department about the “highly unusual and possibly abusive” move by federal prosecutors to conduct a review of the state murder case pending against Karen Read.

Robberies and thefts spiked in Boston last year, stores and businesses targeted

The rise in robberies and larcenies came at the same time that the city saw a drop in violent crime, with killings, shootings, and assaults continuing a downward trend, according to 2023 crime statistics provided by police.

Winchester, Lexington parents to push school committees for literacy reform

Charles Osgood, CBS host on TV and radio and network’s poet-in-residence, has died

Los Angeles Times to lay off one-fourth of newsroom staff starting this week, union head says
WHAT SHE'S HAVING | KARA BASKIN

In praise of The Cheesecake Factory, and the simple pleasure of chains

Last week, a group of high school friends took me out for my birthday. They asked where I wanted to go, probably assuming I’d choose some swanky restaurant or cutting-edge cocktail bar they’d never heard of. But my answer was simple.
innovation beat

Lowell High School is tightening its smartphone crackdown. The teens are fighting back.

A new policy, which takes effect on Wednesday, will require that all phones be put away in special lockers during class.

‘Canary in the coal mine’: Destruction of beloved fishing shacks in Maine raises alarm about climate change

Set against the backdrop of Casco Bay and Portland Head Light in the distance, the shacks were proud symbols of the maritime heritage of South Portland. Then they were washed away during the Jan. 13 storm.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Hoping to be Trump’s VP pick, Tim Scott puts a ring on it

The Republican senator’s sudden engagement signals that he doesn’t want innuendo about his life to keep getting in the way of his ambitions.
EDITORIAL

Something’s fishy about the new conservative attack on federal regulators
MARCELA GARCÍA

What has Biden gotten right and wrong on immigration?
SCOT LEHIGH

When it comes to Trump and Biden, Nikki Haley and Dean Phillips test the politics of cognitive decline
ALAN WIRZBICKI

A planned city in Massachusetts? Well, why not?
Listen

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 New Hampshire primary.

More recent News

Classes canceled Tuesday in Newton as families prep for more school closures amid teacher strike
The union is also pressing forward with its strike despite a Middlesex Superior Court order to return to work and end their work stoppage.

Bucks fire coach Adrian Griffin after 43 games despite one of the top records in the East
Milwaukee is 30-13, tied for the second-best record and only 3.5 games behind the Celtics.

PERSPECTIVE
If Minnesota can redesign a problematic state seal in 3 months, why can’t Massachusetts?
Mass. has spent more than two years on a similar state seal redesign process. You won’t believe what we got out of it.

Healey gives members of her Cabinet $15,000 raises amid spending cuts

Governor Maura Healey’s Cabinet secretaries received 4 percent pay raises in December, pushing the pay of her budget chief and others to nearly $189,000 a year. They’ll receive another 4 percent boost on Feb. 2.

A first of its kind, R.I. launches SNAP program that provides extra benefits for fruits, vegetables
The pilot program is available at all Stop & Shop and Walmart stores across Rhode Island.

21 Israeli troops are killed in the deadliest attack on the military since the Gaza offensive began

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mourned the soldiers but vowed to press ahead with the offensive until “absolute victory” over Hamas. But Israelis are increasingly divided on whether such a victory is possible.

LOVE LETTERS podcast
Find your people
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Return-to-office pushes can cause a ‘riot.’ These Boston-area companies are trying anyway.

A growing number of managers want workers in the office more often, citing the connections, collaborations, and innovations that in-person work can bring.

At Harvard, ‘Israel did 9/11’ scrawled over poster of baby kidnapped by Hamas
The new semester began at Harvard University, but the school is still facing the same roiling troubles about antisemitism and speech.

These are the most popular baby names in Boston in 2023
What were the most popular names given to babies born in Boston during the past calendar year? Here's a list.

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‘Not a fight I want to have’: Affordable housing battle in Dorchester is far from the not-in-my-backyard story
The clash, over 72 units of much-needed affordable housing, adds a new wrinkle on the not-in-my-backyard story.

Culture & Lifestyle

Cooped up with a cold? Feverish with flu? Books to read when you have the seasonal sniffles

An art critic’s thoughts about the Downtown Business Improvement District’s improvements

Hey, Mattel: Give us Screenwriter Barbie, Teamster Barbie, and Film Editor Barbie

Sundance buzz: Kristen Stewart, ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ and Sasquatch sex heat up Park City

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

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 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

Ariel Schuyler Ehrlich

I’m a teen, and here’s why I’m with Nikki Haley
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts has the nation’s highest child-care costs. If you can find a spot, that is.
Kathryn Baecht, Miriam Jayaratna, and Elly Lonon

I wanted an abortion, but all I got was this lousy maternity shirt
CARINE HAJJAR

Fanatics or just fans? Inside a New Hampshire Trump rally.

EDITORIAL

If you can, pick a GOP ballot in New Hampshire — and use it to stop Donald Trump
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

N.H. voters cast their ballots in final hours of voting. Follow live updates.

New Hampshire voters are casting ballots in the first-in-the-nation primary, choosing between former president Donald Trump or Nikki Haley as the Republican candidate.
ANALYSIS

New Hampshire voters give the nation a preview of the forces shaping the 2024 presidential election

New Hampshire voters embodied the range of cross-currents buffeting the country as it heads into a consequential election year.
ADRIAN WALKER

New Hampshire is poised to tell us what we already knew — the GOP isn’t a party, it’s a cult

If the New Hampshire primary was supposed to be democracy’s last stand, it has hardly played out that way.
RI TRANSPORTATION

East Providence slogs through traffic, faces prospect of no quick fix for Washington Bridge

“I am concerned for our community, because we’ve been dealing with the brunt of the traffic delays and congestion,” Mayor Bob DaSilva said. “It’s starting to get on people’s nerves, get people frazzled and upset.”

Sports

Women's college basketball

Caroline Ducharme becomes the fifth UConn women’s basketball player to be lost for the season

Ducharme, a starter at the beginning of the season, has had concussion and neck issues throughout her career.
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

With Jake DeBrusk on a burner, Bruins possess more heat in offensive zone

DeBrusk has eight goals and 14 points in the past 14 games. “I think his production is the product of him holding on to pucks more,” coach Jim Montgomery said.
BASEBALL

Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, Joe Mauer elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Beltré, the one-season Red Sox third baseman, will be joined by two players who won MVPs during careers spent with just one team. Longtime closer Billy Wagner fell five votes shy of induction in his penultimate chance.
NFL notebook

Bills GM Brandon Beane backs the job done by coach Sean McDermott despite playoff exit
patriots

Jerod Mayo has identified three initial candidates for his offensive coordinator position

Celebration of life planned for UMass Dartmouth student remembered as a ‘champion and a great friend’

Business

GE’s forecast misses estimates ahead of historic breakup

While GE’s fourth-quarter results beat expectations, the outlook offered an uneven end to GE’s days as a conglomerate, as the 135-year-old company prepares to break up in early April.

Union membership rate hits record low in 2023, though unions picked up workers

The decrease in the union membership rate happened because the labor market added a whopping 2.7 million jobs in 2023, with nonunion positions growing at a faster pace than union ones.

IRS will start simplifying its notices to taxpayers as agency continues modernization push

Time is almost up for federally funded broadband program, threatening internet access for 361,000 Mass. households
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PERSPECTIVE

If Minnesota can redesign a problematic state seal in 3 months, why can’t Massachusetts?
CONNECTIONS

Still grieving my son’s death, I find him near when I cook his favorite recipe

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Jan. 22-28
Globe Magazine

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

metro

Rare cloud forms at Mount Washington summit in New Hampshire

Undeclared voters in N.H. show keen interest in GOP presidential primary

Celebration of life planned for UMass Dartmouth student remembered as a ‘champion and a great friend’

sports

EMass girls’ hockey: Piling up the points, Boston Latin’s Angela Wells headlines Players of the Week

Bucks fire coach Adrian Griffin after 43 games despite one of the top records in the East

EMass girls’ hockey: Prepping for Pembroke clash, Duxbury retains No. 1 spot in Globe Top 20

business

Mass. congressional delegation demands update on Steward Health Care crisis

Los Angeles Times to lay off one-fourth of newsroom staff starting this week, union head says

Fed’s watchdog clears ex-officials Kaplan, Rosengren in probe of 2020 trades

politics

N.H. voters cast their ballots in final hours of voting. Follow live updates.

See photos from the New Hampshire primary

New Hampshire is poised to tell us what we already knew — the GOP isn’t a party, it’s a cult

Nation

Jury to decide if mother of Michigan school shooter is guilty, too

To slash carbon emissions, colleges are digging really deep

Martin Luther King’s daughter recalls late brother as strong guardian of their father’s legacy

World

Almost 80 years after the Holocaust, 245,000 Jewish survivors are still alive

Stripped, beaten, or vanished: Israel’s treatment of Gaza detainees raises alarm

Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting key hurdle

opinion

For Biden in New Hampshire, it’s complicated

I’m a teen, and here’s why I’m with Nikki Haley

When it comes to Trump and Biden, Nikki Haley and Dean Phillips test the politics of cognitive decline

lifestyle

Find your people

What it’s like to walk a cat. (And what motivates the patient people on the other end of the leash.)

Your Love Letters anniversary gift

food & dining

Recipe: If you like chicken noodle soup, you’ll love its heartier sibling, chicken noodle stew

Eat ugly fruit

Recipe: Wake up winter taste buds with citrusy pearl couscous, sweet potatoes, and pomegranate

travel

Boston’s most expensive hotel is now open. Is it worth the steep nightly rate?

How to spend a romantic weekend in Portland, Maine

Michael Bobbitt and the beauty of ‘do nothing’ days

Arts

Worcester Art Museum accused of housing window stolen from France’s famed Rouen Cathedral

Brent Sikkema, influential New York gallerist, dies at 75

10 compelling art shows to wander through this winter

Books

Paul Lynch seeks the ‘quiet inner wisdom of the self’

Cooped up with a cold? Feverish with flu? Books to read when you have the seasonal sniffles

‘Searching for Steve’ follows Providence father as he copes with loss of adopted son

Movies

All the reactions to ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig, star Margot Robbie getting snubbed for 2024 Oscar nominations

Oscar nom snubs and surprises: ‘Oppenheimer’ beats ‘Barbie,’ and Alexander Payne was robbed for best director for ‘The Holdovers.’ Robbed!

How to watch the 2024 Oscar-nominated films for best picture

Television

Juno Temple did a nice job playing a tiger in ‘Fargo’

WWE’s ‘Raw’ is moving to Netflix in major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion

This week’s TV: ‘Masters of the Air’ takes off, Nicole Kidman is one of the ‘Expats,’ and an ‘SNL’ movie is on the way

music

For Donnie Wahlberg, the ‘right stuff’ is, apparently, biodiesel

Man arrested near Taylor Swift’s NYC townhouse after reported break-in attempt

Mary Weiss, style-setting lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies at 75

Theater/Dance

Ashwini Ramaswamy gives the crows ample reason to come

In ‘Trouble in Mind,’ a Black actress is done compromising

10 standout shows for theater audiences this winter

Health

Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data

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

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

Obituaries

Arno A. Penzias, 90, dies; Nobel physicist confirmed Big Bang theory

Dexter Scott King, younger son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer

Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97