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US, Britain strike Yemen’s Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants

The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi sites in Yemen in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups in the region.
Syria and Iraq say civilians among those killed in strikes

‘They were more interested in profiting.’ For struggling Steward Health Care, challenges reach far beyond Massachusetts
In other states, elected officials, health care workers, and local business leaders detailed poor communication from Steward executives, legal entanglements, and even supply shortages at some hospitals.

Steward buys time, seeks buyers as state makes plans amid hospital crisis

As Steward hospitals teeter, CEO’s $40 million yacht is docked in the Galapagos Islands

Biden looks for a big win in South Carolina’s Democratic primary after pushing for state to go first
Biden is overwhelmingly favored, yet the long and sometimes contentious process that saw South Carolina replace Iowa in its presidential primary's leadoff spot has made what's unfolding noteworthy.

Support of SC’s Black voters symbolically important to Biden campaign

Gene therapies with ties to Boston hold promise for congenital deafness
Five studies, including at least three with ties to Boston, are using rival gene therapies to treat a hearing disorder caused by mutations in a single gene, called otoferlin.

A startup newspaper is big news in Ipswich
Building a reputation from scratch, editor John Muldoon says his goal was to report hard, and without agenda.

After speedy start, appeals court slows down on Trump immunity decision

Bill Ackman and Mark Zuckerberg pushed candidates for a Harvard board. They fell short.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘Everybody has eyes on Newton’: The teachers strike is over, but more fights are on the horizon

The work stoppages in Massachusetts coincide with a national resurgence in strikes across the public and private sectors that started in 2018.

Here’s what’s in the Newton teachers deal and plan for a return to work

How do Newton teacher pay and other benefits compare to peer districts? Here’s a breakdown.

Now that the Newton strike is over, how will students make up the missed school days?

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Larry Kessler, the pioneering AIDS activist, changed thousands of lives
Kessler, who died Thursday at 81, was a crusader against war, poverty, intolerance, and ignorance.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
The 2024 NFL head-coaching cycle is complete. Let’s take a closer look.
Though offense is king in today’s NFL, five of the eight new coaches have defensive backgrounds.

Patriots reportedly talking to former Giants head coach Ben McAdoo about joining staff
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Ex-Patriots are dominating sports media, and now here comes Tom Brady (and possibly Bill Belichick)

A media role would make sure Belichick never slips far out of mind with NFL owners who might get an inkling to hire him.

With plenty of empty seats to fill, some theater companies are in a fight for survival

If COVID was an earthquake, what theaters are now trying to cope with is an ongoing series of nerve-wracking aftershocks. And the stakes are high.
Black History Month
PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Odie Henderson talks the history of Blaxploitation in cinema

Did Blaxploitation, a film genre that started in the early ‘70s, exploit or celebrate Black culture? The Globe’s chief film critic weighs in on the latest episode of “Say More with Shirley Leung.”
Bob Ryan

There was a lot to like about Sports Illustrated — back when it truly was Sports Illustrated

Let's reflect on the first issue of the beloved magazine, which could soon be no more.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Ranking baseball’s managers before the start of another season

There was significant turnover with eight teams making changes after last season.
Theo Epstein’s return doesn’t instantly make the Red Sox contenders again, but it can only help

Marcus Smart, whose impact on the Celtics remains in play, will be a welcome sight in TD Garden return

Smart landed with the Grizzlies in the three-team trade that brought Kristaps Porzingis to Boston. A finger injury will keep Smart from playing vs. his old team.
Opinion
IDEAS | DAMON KRUKOWSKI

In the age of soulless self-checkout, my friendly fishmongers in Cambridge held back the tide

There are still lots of places to buy seafood. But community connections are harder to find.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Stop policing Black women’s comportment

Jill Abramson

Harvard students aren’t snowflakes
BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER

What to expect when you’re expecting electing
LETTERS

A full life, an assisted death

More recent News

Avalanche forecasters try to curb deaths as skiers and snowmobilers flock to backcountry areas
Avalanche safety specialists say their job has become more difficult in recent years as climate change brings extreme weather and surging numbers of skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers visit backcountry areas since the pandemic.

Senior Bowl | National 16, American 7
National beats American in Senior Bowl, QB Michael Penix did not play
Washington State cornerback Chau Smith-Wade returned an interception 83 yards in the final two minutes to set up a decisive score and secure the National team's victory.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
JetBlue to begin offering nonstop flights from Boston to Dublin and Paris
The airline continues its expansion into Europe with new routes set to begin this spring.

Bullfighting returns to its largest arena. A fight over its future goes on.
The battle has come to symbolize a larger war between tradition and evolving views on animal cruelty.

Justice rules initial hearings in Mass. brothel case will be made public
Associate Justice Frank Gaziano wrote that making the hearings public “promotes transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the judiciary by demonstrating that each individual accused of these crimes, no matter their station in life, is treated equally.”

From playmaker to alternate captain to father, David Pastrnak has embraced new roles this season
The 27-year-old Bruins forward has returned to his roots and become a top assist man, tying for ninth in the league with 39 and on pace for a career high.

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A regulatory vacuum has spawned a multibillion-dollar trade in intoxicating hemp-derived products

Delta-8 is among a class of intoxicants derived from the hemp plant that are thriving in a legal grey area.

Odie Henderson review | 0 stars
‘Argylle’ deserves a big fat hiss — and zero stars
To quote Roger Ebert’s famous pan of “North,” (1994), “I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it.”

‘My son was screaming’: Video shows ‘terrifying’ moment woman got stuck in Green Line train door
Video of the incident, provided by the MBTA on Friday, shows a woman trying to step off the train when the door closes on her.

Barry Keoghan hits the dance floor as Hasty Pudding’s 2024 Man of the Year
The "Saltburn" star was in Cambridge Friday night to receive his golden pudding pot from the Harvard theatrical group.

Culture & Lifestyle

This Groundhog Day, take a quick lesson on hurkle-durkling — or lazing about — courtesy of TikTok and . . . Scotland?

Remember when music’s biggest stars sang ‘We Are the World’ for Ethiopian aid? Netflix does — in entertaining new doc.

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

A Taylor-made guide to the Grammys

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

Cornelia Griggs

It’s not just superstition: Why I’m worried on this Groundhog Day
MARCELA GARCÍA

‘Why Roxbury? Try Wellesley!’ Has Boston done enough to ease the state’s migrant crisis?
Jill Abramson

Harvard students aren’t snowflakes
RENÉE GRAHAM

The desecration of a Jackie Robinson statue wasn’t a prank. It was an act of hate.
LETTERS

Ditch the sweat suit and get back to the office
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

‘Everybody has eyes on Newton’: The teachers strike is over, but more fights are on the horizon

The work stoppages in Massachusetts coincide with a national resurgence in strikes across the public and private sectors that started in 2018.

Wayne Kramer, influential MC5 guitarist, dies at 75

Wayne Kramer, whose explosive guitar playing with the influential Detroit band the MC5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped to set the template for punk rock, died Friday. He was 75.

Letha Dawson Scanzoni, pioneer of evangelical feminism, dies at 88

An evangelical author, Letha Dawson Scanzoni argued, gently but persuasively, that the Bible considered women equal to men, inspiring a wave of Christian feminism and, perhaps inevitably, a backlash against it.

Jennell Jaquays, who unlocked fantasy dungeons for gamers, dies at 67

Artist and game designer Jennell Jaquays made luminous fantasy paintings, classic adventures for tabletop role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, and distinctive levels in popular video games such as Quake II.

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

‘It was good to see basketball again’ — With teachers strike over, Newton basketball teams return to the court

“You just saw Tiger Pride in a major, major way," said Newton North boys' coach Paul Connolly after his team's 43-40 win over Wellesley.
Senior Bowl | National 16, American 7

National beats American in Senior Bowl, QB Michael Penix did not play

Washington State cornerback Chau Smith-Wade returned an interception 83 yards in the final two minutes to set up a decisive score and secure the National team's victory.
Patriots

Patriots reportedly talking to former Giants head coach Ben McAdoo about joining staff

The 46-year-old, who was the head coach in New York in 2016 and 2017, most recently served as offensive coordinator in Carolina in 2022.
Bruins

From playmaker to alternate captain to father, David Pastrnak has embraced new roles this season
CELTICS

Marcus Smart, whose impact on the Celtics remains in play, will be a welcome sight in TD Garden return
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Ex-Patriots are dominating sports media, and now here comes Tom Brady (and possibly Bill Belichick)

Business

Avalanche forecasters try to curb deaths as skiers and snowmobilers flock to backcountry areas

Avalanche safety specialists say their job has become more difficult in recent years as climate change brings extreme weather and surging numbers of skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers visit backcountry areas since the pandemic.

Fed, Amazon Were Training Grounds for Turkey Central Bank Chief

Turkey’s new central bank governor is a University of Pennsylvania-educated economist who’s taking over after a period of rapid transition to a more hawkish policy stance in the nearly $1 trillion economy.

Gene therapies with ties to Boston hold promise for congenital deafness

‘They were more interested in profiting.’ For struggling Steward Health Care, challenges reach far beyond Massachusetts
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Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.
Globe Magazine

Iceland’s ‘Silicon Valley of Cod’ holds secrets for New England’s fishing industry
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought we were supposed to meet at 7, not 6’
CONNECTIONS

Hearing the music of her Havana youth, my mom’s dementia melts away

metro

Now that the Newton strike is over, how will students make up the missed school days?

Unindicted State Police troopers sought preferential treatment on CDL tests for applicants they knew, federal prosecutors say

Justice rules initial hearings in Mass. brothel case will be made public

sports

The 2024 NFL head-coaching cycle is complete. Let’s take a closer look.

The Lakers proved they’re built to win. Can they get it together to make it happen?

The Canucks made a big splash by acquiring Elias Lindholm. Did they give up too much?

business

Charting the Global Economy: US Employment Surges to Begin Year

Iraq Says 16 Killed in US Strikes, Warns Region on the Abyss

SpaceX Delays Return of All-European Commercial Crew From ISS

politics

US, Britain strike Yemen’s Houthis in a new wave, retaliating for attacks by Iran-backed militants

After speedy start, appeals court slows down on Trump immunity decision

Full results from the South Carolina Democratic primary

Nation

Biden looks for a big win in South Carolina’s Democratic primary after pushing for state to go first

Joe Madison, radio host and civil rights activist, dies at 74

Biden looks for big win as voters head to polls in South Carolina primary

World

Syria and Iraq say civilians among those killed in strikes

Bullfighting returns to its largest arena. A fight over its future goes on.

What you can still complain about in Russia: a cat thrown from a train

opinion

In the age of soulless self-checkout, my friendly fishmongers in Cambridge held back the tide

How do we solve a problem like high-potency marijuana?

Ditch the sweat suit and get back to the office

lifestyle

Should I tell my friend I’m in love with him?

Why do kids engage in antisemitic incidents?

‘He’s a textbook narcissist’

food & dining

Two Boston Beer Company vets want to challenge the Michelob Ultras of the world

Moon Bar offers a spirited way in to the Mooncusser experience

Cambridge’s Hi-Rise Bread Company is getting a sweet sibling; Sofra is expanding

travel

JetBlue to begin offering nonstop flights from Boston to Dublin and Paris

These are the most crowded and expensive theme parks in the world. If you’re headed to Disney, start saving now.

Margaritaville resort will open in Hyannis this summer, company says

Arts

MFA to pull Native objects from display

Former US senator Patrick Leahy, with new photo show, has plenty of company as a celebrity camera enthusiast

Vera Klement, painter who saw both beauty and evil, dies at 93

Books

This Groundhog Day, take a quick lesson on hurkle-durkling — or lazing about — courtesy of TikTok and . . . Scotland?

In the haunting photographs of ‘Ghosts of Segregation,’ the scars of racism hide in plain sight

Parker-Vincent Alva named Boston’s third Youth Poet Laureate

Movies

Donnie Yen to star in film remake of ‘70s TV series ‘Kung Fu’

‘Argylle’ deserves a big fat hiss — and zero stars

Director Matthew Vaughn talks new spy film ‘Argylle’ and casting his family’s adorable cat Chip

Television

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

On TV, these portrayals of celebrities are the real deal

‘Succession’ stars line up their next roles

music

Dick Waterman, a steward of the blues, dies at 88

Who’ll win at the Grammys, and who should

A Taylor-made guide to the Grammys

Theater/Dance

With plenty of empty seats to fill, some theater companies are in a fight for survival

In ‘A Case for the Existence of God,’ two lonely strangers, intertwined

In Company One’s ‘The Interrobangers,’ the truth is out there . . . in the woods

Health

Prospect Medical Holdings wants to sell its 2 R.I.-based hospitals. Here’s what a proposed deal could look like, executives say.

Timeline: Proposed sale of Rhode Island hospitals preceded by years of regulatory fights, funding problems

Incel culture and its rise in the modern dating world

Obituaries

Wayne Kramer, influential MC5 guitarist, dies at 75

Letha Dawson Scanzoni, pioneer of evangelical feminism, dies at 88

Jennell Jaquays, who unlocked fantasy dungeons for gamers, dies at 67