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Authorities seize 2 phones from Karen Read, move to monitor ‘Turtleboy’ blogger’s conversations with lawyer, according to prosecutor

Police seized two phones from murder defendant Karen Read on Wednesday, and a special prosecutor filed what he acknowledged was an “extraordinary” request to monitor “Turtleboy” blogger Aidan Kearney’s conversations with his lawyer.

Voters north of Boston resoundingly reject plan for $445 million regional technical school
As has been the case during much of the tumult, the vote came down to Haverhill against everyone else.

Why are teams hesitant about hiring Bill Belichick? An NFL insider weighs in.
Despite holding two interviews with Belichick in under a week, the Falcons have cast a wide net in their search for a new head coach.

Jim Harbaugh accepts head coaching job with Los Angeles Chargers

Anti-Defamation League’s New England regional director resigns after less than year in role

Rabbi Jonah Steinberg, who was appointed in June to lead ADL New England, will return to clergy and academic life, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Interfaith vigil on BPL steps urges ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joined faith leaders from Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities to mourn the loss of thousands of Palestinian and Israeli lives since the war broke out following Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

Mass. nearly halved its incarceration rate in 10 years, report finds

Massachusetts has nearly halved its incarceration rate over the past decade, progress that researchers of a new report say was fueled by landmark criminal justice reform legislation introduced by the state in 2018.

MCI-Concord, the state’s oldest men’s prison, to close by this summer, officials say

Healey releases $58 billion budget plan, with extra money for T and cuts elsewhere

The sweeping legislation would slash $1 billion elsewhere to help cover a proposed spending increase.

Steward's properties include Holy Family Hospital in the Merrimack Valley.

State lawmakers explore hospital receivership amid Steward Health Care crisis

State Representative Andy Vargas, a Haverhill Democrat, said in a statement late Wednesday that local legislative leaders had been discussing Steward daily “for several weeks.”

N.H. is a swing state. So what did the primary results tell us about the general election?
Exit polls, broader surveys of the electorate, and interviews with New Hampshire voters show that this purple state — and its four electoral votes — could be challenging for Donald Trump to carry.

See full New Hampshire primary results Maine’s top court dismisses appeal of judge’s decision on Trump ballot status

Vote share for Trump vs. Haley

Maps: Breaking down the results of the New Hampshire primary, town-by-town

On Tuesday, Carolyn Mahoney stood outside Bedford High School in Bedford, New Hampshire, with a sign with Joe Biden's write-in information.

After Biden robocall scam, here’s what to know about election-era deepfakes

Johnny Marr (left) and Morrissey from The Smiths pose together in the store room of Rough Trade records in London in 1983.

Trump played one of the most depressing tunes of the ’80s at his N.H. rally. The band that wrote it is furious.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Claudine Gay’s departure as Harvard president only adds fuel to conservative attacks on schools and universities
In conservatives' minds, they are holy crusaders. “This is just the beginning,” said New York Republican Representative and Harvard alum Elise Stefanik.

Harvard’s controversies continue to simmer as new semester starts

Sara Engel with a prototype for her side hustle, CO-CRAFT.

Some Mass. residents want to make more money. Their solution? Side hustles.

As the new year begins, Massachusetts residents are finding ways to bring in some extra income.

Brandon Carlo (left) and Derek Forbort were down after Linus Ullmarkwas beaten in the secoind period.

hurricanes 3, bruins 2

Bruins rally to tie in third period, then in a pinch, Hurricanes blow past them

Brad Marchand's two goals in the third period were not enough for Boston, which saw the end to its five-game winning streak.

Jon Stewart in 2015, the year he left "The Daily Show."

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Jon Stewart wasn’t around to skewer previous Trump campaigns. That’s about to change.

His return to "The Daily Show" will be Stewart's chance to vent, after having missed out during Trump’s previous presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020.

“Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice,” by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood, was removed from a North Attleborough school library, one of a small handful of books removed in Massachusetts districts in the last five years.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Globe’s reporting leads to North Attleborough reshelving book previously banned from library

The district restored “Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice" to an elementary school library Tuesday, less than a week after the Globe reported it had been removed.

Opinion

Former president Donald Trump at his primary night watch party in New Hampshire on Jan. 23.

Trump goes full grump in N.H. primary victory speech

An angry Trump is an unhinged Trump. And to his credit, even Trump himself seemed to realize there was something unorthodox about his primary night approach.

America’s elites live in a world of their own

Nikki Haley and the mean boys of the GOP

Read Maura Healey’s lips: No new taxes. Except...

In N.H. primary, mixed messages. Chilling ones, too.

More recent News

Hey, Academy voters: You know it’s OK to nominate more than one woman at a time for best director, right?
For the vast majority of Oscars history, the best director lists have read a single way: man, man, man, man, man. More recently, there’s been a slight amendment to the rule: man, man, man, man, woman.

Boston man pleads guilty to sexually trafficking 17-year-old; federal prosecutors seeking 12 year prison sentence

A 31-year-old Boston man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually trafficking a 17-year-old girl in 2022 in Massachusetts, New York, and Connecticut, and the government is seeking a sentence of up to 12 years behind bars, according to federal prosecutors and legal filings.

Dorchester’s ‘Renovation Husbands’ are in a home design ‘Battle on the Mountain’ on HGTV
They quit their jobs to document their home renovation on Instagram. Now they're on a new HGTV competition series — and so far, they’re winning.

Charles Fried, former US solicitor general and Harvard Law professor, dies at 88
He served as President Reagan’s solicitor general from 1985 to 1989.

Maine governor, attorney general announce bill to grant subpoena power to panel investigating Lewiston shooting
The independent commission charged with investigating the state’s deadliest shooting requested subpoena power at its first meeting. It meets for a second time Thursday.

R.I. man sentenced to prison for wrong way, OUI crash in Mansfield, Mass. that killed nurse

Gonsahn Kamara, 37, of Pawtucket, was sentenced to 6 to 9 years in Massachusetts state prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter while under the influence and other charges for the May 2022 crash that killed 31-year-old Kerrie Dolbashian of Bridgewater, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Dr. Limor Appelbaum, a radiation oncologist and researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is using AI to identify more people at high risk of pancreatic and other deadly cancers.

Researchers turn to AI to predict the risk of pancreatic cancer

Most cases are diagnosed too late for a cure but a new approach may triple the number of people who get screened.

The James Beard 2024 restaurant and chef award semifinalists list is out. Here are the region’s nominees.
These are basically the Oscars of the food world. But much like “Barbie,” Boston was a bit snubbed, though other New England cities fared better.

‘This is a hostage-taking — this is not a negotiation’: Senate immigration talks leave many on the left unsatisfied
If the deal were to become law, it would be one of the most significant changes to US immigration policy in decades and would defy long-held conceptions about the necessary ingredients for any bipartisan deal on the issue.

Cambridge Street improvement project to add more protected bike lanes as part of citywide plan
Under the Cambridge Street Safety Improvement Project, officials will replace roughly half of the parking spaces between Oak Street and Second Street with protected bike lanes and curb extensions.

Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, and director Greta Gerwig on the set of "Barbie."

Hey, Academy voters: You know it’s OK to nominate more than one woman at a time for best director, right?

Ayo Edebiri celebrated her Emmy win for "The Bear" on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles.

‘The Bear’ star Ayo Edebiri to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ next month

Books to read when you're under the weather.

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

Max Streicher’s “Endgame (Nagg & Nell)” is part of the WINTERACTIVE public art installation in downtown Boston.

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

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

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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.

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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, 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

A fishing boat headed out to sea from the Gloucester harbor in April 2020.

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

Migrants were taken into custody by officials at the US-Mexico border, Jan. 3, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What has Biden gotten right and wrong on immigration?

A photo from 1933 shows the village of Enfield, shortly before it was wiped out to create the Quabbin Reservoir.

A planned city in Massachusetts? Well, why not?

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley posed for a photo with two girls at the Beach Plum in Epping, N.H., on Jan. 21.

Ariel Schuyler Ehrlich

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

Kathryn Baecht, Miriam Jayaratna, and Elly Lonon

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

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Commission probing response to Maine mass shooting will hear from sheriff’s office

A commission investigating a mass shooting that killed 18 people in Maine last year is scheduled to hear from a police agency that had contact with the shooter before he committed the killings.

State lawmakers explore hospital receivership amid Steward Health Care crisis

State Representative Andy Vargas, a Haverhill Democrat, said in a statement late Wednesday that local legislative leaders had been discussing Steward daily “for several weeks.”

Interfaith vigil on BPL steps urges ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joined faith leaders from Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities to mourn the loss of thousands of Palestinian and Israeli lives since the war broke out following Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

Lance Larson, swimmer who lost Olympic gold in historic dispute, dies at 83

Mr. Larson's "defeat" in the Rome Olympics sparked years of protests and appeals by US swimming officials and helped accelerate the introduction of electronic timing.

Sports

Protesters advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto

Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them.

Charlestown's Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (center) drives to the basket, splitting Burke defenders Gerald Banks (left) and Malik Adamson (right), for 2 of his 36 points in the Townies' 94-84 double-overtime triumph over their Boston City League foes on Wednesday night.

HS boys' basketball: Charlestown 94, Burke 84 (2 OT)

‘This might be the craziest game I’ve ever played:’ Jaylen Hunter-Coleman (36 points) wearily replies after Charlestown’s chaotic double-overtime triumph over Burke in a Boston City League thriller

It took two overtimes, a few lucky bounces, and a whole lot of faith, but the No. 10 Townies were finally able to let out their emotions after outlasting No. 9 Burke, 94-84, in a breathtaking Boston City League showdown.

Mr. Larson was congratulated by Japanese swimmer Katsuki Ishihara, after Mr. Larson won the seventh and final heat in the men's 100-meter freestyle in the Olympic swimming competition in Rome on Aug. 26, 1960.

Lance Larson, swimmer who lost Olympic gold in historic dispute, dies at 83

Mr. Larson's "defeat" in the Rome Olympics sparked years of protests and appeals by US swimming officials and helped accelerate the introduction of electronic timing.

PWHL: Boston 3, Ottawa 2

Boston wins on late goal by Theresa Schafzahl in PWHL

hurricanes 3, bruins 2

Bruins rally to tie in third period, then in a pinch, Hurricanes blow past them

Triton wrestling goes to City Hall and wins the ‘Debate,’ clinching the Cape Ann League title

Business

US growth likely slowed last quarter but still pointed to a resilient economy

The government is expected Thursday to report that the US gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of goods and services — rose at an annual rate of around 2% from October through December.

State lawmakers explore hospital receivership amid Steward Health Care crisis

State Representative Andy Vargas, a Haverhill Democrat, said in a statement late Wednesday that local legislative leaders had been discussing Steward daily “for several weeks.”

Fidelity and BlackRock are dominating the Bitcoin-ETF flow race

Biden regulators target transaction declined fees, considered another type of bank ‘junk fee’

magazine

‘Death doulas’ and the audacious act of dying well in America

Globe Magazine.

Why can’t I stop thinking about the one that got away in college?

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

The Boston Run Show is at Hynes Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday.

Your Week Ahead

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

metro

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows attended an event on Jan. 4 at the state capitol in Augusta.

Maine’s top court dismisses appeal of judge’s decision on Trump ballot status

Charles Fried, former US solicitor general and Harvard Law professor, dies at 88

Anti-Defamation League’s New England regional director resigns after less than year in role

sports

Jerod Mayo and Bill Belichick talk on the sidelines during a game against the Miami Dolphins in 2022. Mayo recently took over for Belichick as head coach of the New England Patriots.

Why are teams hesitant about hiring Bill Belichick? An NFL insider weighs in.

Kevin Yu shoots 8-under 64 for a one-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance Open

Kevin Shattenkirk, Oskar Steen win the game of musical chairs in Jim Montgomery’s Bruins lineup

business

A Delta Airlines Boeing 757 took off in Tampa, Fla., in 2011. A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while preparing for takeoff from Atlanta over the weekend, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the incident.

Boeing 757 lost nose wheel preparing for takeoff during a very rough stretch for the plane maker

Google settles patent suit with local microchip designing company

AT&T projects earnings below estimates

politics

Former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.

Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena to be sentenced

Biden, eager for a 2020 rematch in November, is quick to anoint Trump as his 2024 rival

N.H. is a swing state. So what did the primary results tell us about the general election?

Nation

Nearly one hundred protestors gather at the state capitol building in Montgomery, Ala., on Jan. 23, to ask Governor Kay Ivey to stop the planned execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith.

Alabama set to execute inmate with nitrogen gas, a never before used method

Trump could testify as trial set to resume in his legal fight with E. Jean Carroll

Lauren Boebert to argue her case in first Republican primary debate after hopping districts

World

Palestinians arrive in the southern Gaza town of Rafah after fleeing an Israeli ground and air offensive in the nearby city of Khan Younis on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

Qatar, a key mediator in sensitive Israel-Hamas talks, lashes out at Netanyahu over critical remarks

Russia’s top diplomat accuses US, South Korea, and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea

A rhinoceros is pregnant from embryo transfer in a success that may help nearly extinct subspecies

opinion

Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina announced his engagement to Mindy Noce on the social platform X on Jan. 21.

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

The madness of Cousin Maynard

May I have a word: The limits of our resolve

lifestyle

Dorchester's Stephen and David St. Russell in front of the Colorado house they had to work on for HGTV's 'Battle on the Mountain,' Season 1.

Dorchester’s ‘Renovation Husbands’ are in a home design ‘Battle on the Mountain’ on HGTV

Find your people

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

food & dining

Jerk roasted duck at Comfort Kitchen in Upham’s Corner. The restaurant is a nominee in the Best New Restaurant category.

The James Beard 2024 restaurant and chef award semifinalists list is out. Here are the region’s nominees.

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

Eat ugly fruit

travel

A standard, 400-square-foot guest room at Raffles Boston.

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

Mr. Andre largely removed himself from the art world for long periods of his career.

Carl Andre, austerely minimalist sculptor, is dead at 88

‘Do It For the Boys’ is a tender show about a violent sport

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

Books

"The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store" by James McBride (left) and "A Court of Thorns and Roses" by Sarah J. Maas (right).

Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 21

How to transcend death in Muriel Barbery’s ‘One Hour of Fervor’

Odie Henderson’s ‘Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras’ meets Blaxploitation where it lives

Movies

From left: Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, and director Greta Gerwig on the set of "Barbie."

Hey, Academy voters: You know it’s OK to nominate more than one woman at a time for best director, right?

‘Barbie’ star Ryan Gosling reacts to Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie getting snubbed for Oscar nominations

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

Television

Callum Turner (left) and Austin Butler in "Masters of the Air." The nine-part Apple TV+ series, a companion to "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific," premieres Friday.

A mission (mostly) accomplished in ‘Masters of the Air’

Jon Stewart wasn’t around to skewer previous Trump campaigns. That’s about to change.

‘The Bear’ star Ayo Edebiri to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ next month

music

The singer-songwriter Melanie played the Day in the Garden concert in Woodstock, N.Y., on Aug. 15, 1998.

Melanie, singer who made a solo splash at Woodstock, dies at 76

Country singer Chris Young arrested at Nashville bar, charged with assault, disorderly conduct

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

Theater/Dance

A scene from Plexus Polaire’s puppet-driven production of "Moby Dick" at ArtsEmerson.

In ArtsEmerson’s ‘Moby Dick,’ puppetry in motion

Ashwini Ramaswamy gives the crows ample reason to come

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

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

Mr. Larson was congratulated by Japanese swimmer Katsuki Ishihara, after Mr. Larson won the seventh and final heat in the men's 100-meter freestyle in the Olympic swimming competition in Rome on Aug. 26, 1960.

Lance Larson, swimmer who lost Olympic gold in historic dispute, dies at 83

Melanie, singer who made a solo splash at Woodstock, dies at 76

Carl Andre, austerely minimalist sculptor, is dead at 88