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A child slept on the floor at Logan Airport's Terminal E on Friday morning.

At Boston’s Logan Airport, the state’s ongoing shelter crisis comes to a head

Terminal E at Logan has become another of the improbable locations of the nation’s migrant crisis.

The Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex might soon be housing migrant families.

The emergency shelter crisis has come to Boston’s neighborhoods, starting with Roxbury

Beacon Hill’s response to the migrant crisis has been, in a word, weak.

Mass. considering Roxbury recreation center for new overflow shelter

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Dying on Lynda’s terms
Lynda Bluestein wasn’t allowed to die on her own terms in her own home in Connecticut, so she went to Vermont and did it her way.

Read the note from the Globe’s executive editor about the story

Bill Belichick has been on an NFL sideline for the last 49 years.

Ben Volin | On Football

With the Falcons job off the board, it appears Bill Belichick is not a wanted man in the NFL

As unbelievable as it may seem, that dreadful loss to the Jets in the snow is increasingly looking like the last time we might see Belichick on the sideline.

‘What’s up with the GM situation?’ and other questions about the Patriots answered

Why do people get married?

It all seems a little pointless.

For $5, a Rhode Island cat will poop on your ex’s name

This week's daters: Julia and Peter

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She had a cool scarf and bracelets and kind of looked like a very chic pirate’

Will this biking aficionado and his date ride off into the sunset?

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele appear in "Will & Harper."

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

The pair met when they started working at “Saturday Night Live” the same season — Ferrell as an actor, Harper Steele as a writer.

Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.

Allegations against Georgia’s Fani Willis risk jeopardizing Trump election interference case. Here’s how.

Judge: Newton teachers to face additional court fines if strike continues

The judge said he was concerned the pace of the previous increase might be undermining the negotiation process, giving the School Committee a potential incentive not to fully engage in the talks.

Teachers increasingly willing to put up with costs of strikes to gain better pay

Representative Virginia Foxx chaired a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing regarding campus antisemitism last month.

A powerful GOP congresswoman is threatening Harvard with subpoenas in antisemitism inquiry

Turtleboy lawyer, special prosecutor spar over request to monitor attorney-client calls

A lawyer for Turtleboy blogger Aidan Kearney and a special prosecutor battled Friday over the prosecutor’s request for a third party to monitor conversations between defense counsel and Kearney.

Boston outlines plans to spend millions in opioid settlement money

The plan includes a new fund for families who have lost loved ones to the overdose crisis.

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo after announcing his resignation on Aug. 10, 2021, in New York.

Justice Department finds Cuomo sexually harassed employees, settles with New York state

COMMENTARY | DAN MCKEE

Governor McKee: Why I attended President Biden’s Valley Forge address

In this photo provided by Eddie Saktanaset, firefighters recover items from the site of a small plane crash, at rear, in a wooded area behind his home, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Londonderry, N.H. The Wiggins Air Beechcraft 99, which was flying light cargo to Maine, crashed about 7:30 a.m. near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport shortly after takeoff. Firefighters helped remove the trapped pilot, who was taken to a hospital, authorities said Friday. (Eddie Saktanaset photo via Associated Press)

Pilot of small plane that crashed in Londonderry, N.H. missed house by 70 feet, officials say

Former Mass. governor Deval Patrick leaves Bain Capital for Chicago investment firm with Obama ties

Taylor Swift entered Arrowhead Stadium before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals, Dec. 31, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Explicit deepfake images of the singer recently flooded social media sites, causing her fans to fight back online.

AI content of Taylor Swift, George Carlin, and Jennifer Aniston cause controversy online

Concerns over artificial intelligence continue to grow in Hollywood, as a number of celebrities have recently become targets of AI-generated content using their likeness without their consent.

The loop above starting around Sunrise Sunday and ending Monday evening show rain arriving and then changing to snow as the storm moves east on Monday.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Rain tapering off with snow in the weekend mix for New England

In total, the storm Sunday into Monday has the potential to bring an inch or more of precipitation, starting with rain then changing to snow.

Boston weather: How much snow is expected this weekend? Sign up to receive text updates during extreme weather

Teenage phenom pastry chef Piper McAloon.

She’s the pastry chef making Foglia’s delicious vegan desserts. She’s also self taught, and still in high school.

“I love it, it’s so fun to figure out what works, what doesn’t,” said Piper McAloon, 17, who is in the kitchen a few days a week at the James Beard Award-nominated vegan restaurant in Bristol, R.I.

Opinion

In PBS: Masterpiece Theatre's "Bleak House," Gillian Anderson plays Lady Dedlock.

Joan Wickersham

A book for our times

In the early days of 2024, if you are looking for topical reading, you couldn’t do better than to turn or return to Charles Dickens’s massive, panoramic, blistering, delectable 1852 novel "Bleak House."

Can Donald Trump control his inner caveman?

H.D.S. Greenway

Why Netanyahu doesn’t want to scale back war with Hamas

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Biden has been giving millions of migrants false hope

US aid to Ukraine is an investment in US security

More recent News

Car dealer became ‘physically threatening,’ deceived consumers, R.I. attorney general’s suit claims
King Philip Motors in Bristol, R.I., sold and advertised vehicles that had not passed a state inspection, while consumers who reported issues faced backlash from managers, the complaint says.

University of New Hampshire shutters Museum of Art on Durham campus
Amid budget cuts and layoffs, the University of New Hampshire has permanently closed its Museum of Art.

Boston man, 47, pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot targeting wife and her boyfriend
Prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of up to nine years for Mohammed Chowdhury, according to police and legal filings.

Officials seek help identifying owner of abandoned dog with 13-pound tumor
The dog, named Big Momma, was found tied to a pole in Malden’s Trafton Park on Dec. 14 and needed immediate medical treatment. The benign tumor removed, Big Momma is now "doing great," according to a spokesman for the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

New Hampshire veteran admits to faking his need for a wheelchair to claim $660,000 in extra benefits

Christopher Stultz, 49, of Antrim, N.H. pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court to one count of making false statements. He faces a maximum prison term of five years when he’s sentenced May 6.

Second R.I. man involved in fight at Gillette Stadium pleads not guilty; released on personal recognizance
Dale Mooney, a married father of two from Newmarket, N.H., collapsed after the fight and later died.

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John Henry's Red Sox have four championships this century but have put together back-to-back last-place finishes.

dan shaughnessy

A Dear John (Henry) letter to the Red Sox owner, and other thoughts

Loyal fans certainly don't want to break up with the ball club, but they are getting some mixed messages this offseason.

MATTHEW GILBERT

From ‘The Sopranos’ to ‘Succession’: Ranking the 10 best HBO drama series
For more than a quarter-century, the cable channel has set a standard of excellence for longform storytelling. These are the 10 shows that rise to the very top.

Steward’s medical devices were repossessed. Weeks later, a new mother died.
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Whether they voted for Biden, Haley, or the man himself, New Hampshire voters had Trump on the brain
The Globe interviewed more than 125 voters on Election Day to find out what, or who, motivated them to head to the polls.

Culture & Lifestyle

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele appear in "Will & Harper."

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

Visitors in New York on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at the American Museum of Natural History's Hall of the Great Plains, which is being closed this weekend as the museum works to comply with new federal rules governing the holding and display of Native American cultural items. Museums around the country have been covering up displays as curators scramble to determine whether they can be shown under the new regulations.

Leading museums remove native displays amid new federal rules

For a $5 donation, the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will have its cats poop on the name of your ex, or anyone or anything you don't like.

For $5, a Rhode Island cat will poop on your ex’s name

Patrice Jean-Baptiste in "Trouble in Mind," which runs through Feb. 4 at Lyric Stage Company.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

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

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

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.

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.

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

Icicles hung from an electric vehicle parked at a charging station in Oregon on Jan. 17.

IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD

Broken chargers, frozen cars: The EV market is getting crushed

A sales associate used a pair of chopsticks to hold a bud of Lemon Skunk, the highest potency strain of marijuana available at a dispensary in Denver in 2014.

High-potency marijuana carries health risks

At left, an image reposted by Donald Trump on social media shows six fingers on his hand, a telltale sign of an AI-generated image. At right, fake fighter jets were added to footage of a campaign event in a Ron DeSantis ad.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Deepfake political messaging is light-years ahead of the law. It’s past time to change that.

Georgetown University Law School students covered their mouths with tape when former US Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke on the topic of free speech on college campuses in 2017.

IDEAS | HOWARD AXELROD

College students’ fastest-vanishing freedom? Curiosity.

A woman held up a flag during a Donald Trump campaign rally at the Rochester Opera House on Jan. 21, in Rochester, N.H. In an independent survey, 70 percent of "elites" surveyed expressed confidence that government officials will do the right thing most of the time, while less than 25 percent of the general public has that kind of trust.

America’s elites live in a world of their own

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

RI TRANSPORTATION

U.S. Justice Department seeking records related to Washington Bridge

On Friday, state transportation officials told R.I. lawmakers it could take a month or more before it is known how extensive a fix it will be to restore the bridge.

Boston outlines plans to spend millions in opioid settlement money

The plan includes a new fund for families who have lost loved ones to the overdose crisis.

Judge: Newton teachers to face additional court fines if strike continues

The judge said he was concerned the pace of the previous increase might be undermining the negotiation process, giving the School Committee a potential incentive not to fully engage in the talks.

A powerful GOP congresswoman is threatening Harvard with subpoenas in antisemitism inquiry

Representative Virginia Foxx said that Harvard had produced only publicly available documents, including student handbooks. "It’d be so much better if they just focus on the questions and answer them instead of wasting their time trying to obfuscate and thinking that they will divert our attention," she said. "That’s not going to happen.”

Sports

Brent Nicolosi (bottom) broke the Haverhill career wins record held by his older brother, Jake (top).

HS WRESTLING: ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

EMass wrestling: No. 1 on Haverhill’s victory list, Brent Nicolosi headlines Athletes of the Week

With his 178th victory, the 165-pound senior passed his brother, Jake, for the program’s winningest wrestler.

It's hard to miss Middleborough's Matt Patterson (right) on the mat.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

Matt Patterson is the winningest wrestler in Middleborough High history. He’s also just a sophomore.

“The whole program is built around him at this point," said coach Dex Seibert, whose Sachems are 4-0 in the South Shore League. "All the kids around him, they follow him."

When the Heat left Kristaps Porzingis open on threes, he burned them.

‘The difference is Kristaps.’ How Porzingis is helping the Celtics offense solve so much.

In his latest effort, Porzingis scored 14 first-quarter points against Miami, helping build a big lead that was never in danger afterward.

‘What’s up with the GM situation?’ and other questions about the Patriots answered

bruins notebook

Bruins may have been boxed in by officiating but found a way to win

Ski racing star Mikaela Shiffrin avoids serious injury in crash on Cortina downhill course

Business

A key inflation measure cooled in December

In particularly positive news, a key gauge of price increases dipped below 3 percent for the first time since early 2021.

Former Mass. governor Deval Patrick leaves Bain Capital for Chicago investment firm with Obama ties

Patrick, 67, is joining Vistria Group, an $11 billion impact investment firm cofounded by Marty Nesbitt, treasurer for Obama’s presidential campaigns, according to a statement on Friday.

Car dealer became ‘physically threatening,’ deceived consumers, R.I. attorney general’s suit claims

Two arrested after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in products from Ulta store in Wareham

magazine

Cooper Flagg, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from Maine, turned 17 in December and will not play his first minute of college basketball for months. But he's already captured attention from the basketball world, including NBA stars Jayson Tatum and LeBron James.

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.

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

My friend’s driving terrifies me. Get me out of the passenger seat!

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

metro

The Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex might soon be housing migrant families.

The emergency shelter crisis has come to Boston’s neighborhoods, starting with Roxbury

Boston weather this weekend: How much snow is expected Sunday-Monday?

Officials seek help identifying owner of abandoned dog with 13-pound tumor

sports

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is 27.

Previewing the AFC and NFC championships: Road to Super Bowl goes through Baltimore and San Francisco

Lessons from the 2007 champs, and some other Red Sox observations

Why did Ed Cooley leave PC? It was time. But why Georgetown?

business

At least one reader objected to Larry Edelman's comparison of the stock market to a casino.

You should be a little scared of the stock market

The prospect of cannabis cafes in Massachusetts faces a hazy future

In surprise vote, board rejects controversial Johnston solar farm proposal

politics

E. Jean Carroll leaves Federal court, Friday, Jan 26, 2024, in New York.

Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case

Speaker Johnson warns Senate against border deal, suggesting it will be ‘dead on arrival’ in House

Jan. 6, classified documents, hush money: Tracking the investigations into Donald Trump

Nation

Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo after announcing his resignation on Aug. 10, 2021, in New York.

Justice Department finds Cuomo sexually harassed employees, settles with New York state

ABilly Jones-Hennin, longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, dies at 81

Alabama hails nitrogen gas execution, a new attempt to address an old challenge

World

Palestinians received bags of flour at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees distribution center in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 21, 2023.

UN aid agency investigates claim that some workers were involved in Oct. 7 attack

Mali ends crucial peace deal with rebels, raising concerns about a possible escalation in violence

Kenyan court blocks deployment of police force to Haiti

opinion

Teens Speak Live: A Globe Opinion event

‘All the hallmarks of a political hit job’: Historian explains how Claudine Gay became a conservative target

High-potency marijuana carries health risks

lifestyle

Why do people get married?

For $5, a Rhode Island cat will poop on your ex’s name

Parents, prepare for battle: A memo from your favorite cutthroat Boston summer camps

food & dining

Teenage phenom pastry chef Piper McAloon.

She’s the pastry chef making Foglia’s delicious vegan desserts. She’s also self taught, and still in high school.

At Blue Ribbon Brasserie, a New York name makes a play for Kenmore Square

Old Wives Tale will bring oceanic drinks to the Encore; get Botox with your brunch in the Back Bay

travel

When it comes to romance and luxury, you won’t find a better place to indulge on Cape Cod than at the Chatham Inn.

Hey, Cupid: Which is more romantic, Cape Ann or Cape Cod?

The 6 most romantic resorts for a winter getaway in New England

Sauna culture is gaining steam in New England — including a new spot right here on the Greenway

Arts

The University of New Hampshire has permanently closed the Museum of Art on its Durham campus.

University of New Hampshire shutters Museum of Art on Durham campus

An underappreciated American art form conjures Black history from the void

At MoMA, An-My Lê's photos show the presence, and continuing power, of the past

Books

H. W. Brands , author of "Founding Partisans."

H.W. Brands reminds us that the nation was ever thus

Nonprofit Maine press publishes first English translation of experimental Bulgarian novel

Author readings around Boston through Feb. 3

Movies

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele appear in "Will & Harper."

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are working on a movie together (again)

Worried about mass extinction? Take our quiz on plague-inspired books and movies.

Television

Helena Bonham Carter (pictured in 2021) will star in "Nolly," a three-parter from Russell T Davies, creator of “A Very English Scandal” and “Years and Years.”

Three ‘Masterpiece’ premieres in the offing

From ‘The Sopranos’ to ‘Succession’: Ranking the 10 best HBO drama series

‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ adaptation arrives in May on Peacock

music

Tenor Brenden Gunnell (Sergei), soprano Kristine Opolais (Katerina), and bass Günther Groissböck (Boris) in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's concert performance of Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" with music director Andris Nelsons conducting, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Boston.

‘Lady Macbeth’ closes the BSO’s Shostakovich cycle with a bang

Ipswich ‘instructor in life’ and music scores Grammy nomination for second time

BSO president Chad Smith and music director Andris Nelsons give glimpse into new era for the orchestra

Theater/Dance

Jim Ortlieb is the maestro of "Stand Up If You're Here Tonight" at the Huntington's Maso Studio.

‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ defies definition, and that’s a very good thing

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter ponders ‘The Existence of God,’ and the existence of hope

At Central Square, a play that explores a tricky father-son-robot relationship

Health

Rhode Island Hospital, the state's largest hospital, in Providence.

After years of deferring investments, R.I.’s largest hospital owner is planning $3.5b in new improvements

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

Obituaries

Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick Sr., answered a question during a news conference in New Orleans, May 25, 2001.

Harry Connick Sr., longtime New Orleans district attorney and singer’s dad, dies at 97

Charles Fried, former judge and US solicitor general who changed course on abortion, dies at 88

Bill Hayes, longtime star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dies at 98