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House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Vote will be close.

The House has opened debate ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over border security, a highly unusual attack on a Cabinet official that has drawn concerns from constitutional scholars and rebuke from Democrats.
Watch Live: House votes on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Border security and Ukraine aid collapses despite Biden’s plea for Congress to ‘show some spine’

Some Mass. hospitals designated ‘high risk’ due to capacity issues, report says
The Department of Public Health elevated two of the state’s medical regions, including Greater Boston, to “Tier 3,” meaning hospitals may reduce elective and non-urgent procedures, according to an industry group.

Emergency patients in Boston are waiting longer than ever for care

Jury finds Michigan school shooter’s mother guilty of manslaughter in deaths of 4 students

A Michigan jury convicted a school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021.

Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says

The decision marks the second time in as many months that judges have held that Donald Trump can be prosecuted for actions undertaken while in the White House and in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021.
Read the full federal appeals court ruling

Danvers man who allegedly shot his wife four times asks judge at arraignment: ‘Is my wife dead?’

Three people accused of running brothel ring plead not guilty in federal court

innovation beat

Amazon Web Services CEO dishes on Boston’s AI scene — and Harvard Square pizza

Why is there purple-tinted sand on Revere Beach this winter?
Weather Focus | Dave Epstein

When can we expect snow again this winter?

A weakening El Niño, a shifting polar vortex, and the jet stream. If the right conditions align, New England could see its snowiest part of the season yet.
Breaks of sunshine and mild temps on tap this week

Boston extends free bus fare program on three routes until March 2026
The program was originally scheduled to last from March 2022 until the end of February this year.

MBTA holds meetings on proposed fare changes, including cost reductions for low-income riders ‘It’s always late’: Eng hears directly from Lynn riders weeks into the return of direct commuter rail service

Boston outdoor dining slated to return in May — mostly without the North End

Participating restaurants will once again have to comply with design requirements around accessibility, sidewalk width, and pedestrian access, and pay a monthly fee.
Watch: The North End's ongoing battle over outdoor dining

DraftKings executive’s misbehavior, non-compete aired in dueling lawsuits

A top executive at the Boston firm said he is jumping to rival Fanatics, igniting a legal battle over alleged stolen marketing plans for the Super Bowl, improper employee poaching, and workplace misbehavior.
Beth Teitell | Commentary

One Dalton is selling seven studios, some smaller than 400 square feet. The asking price? Brace yourself.

Some of the condos are so small a full-sized bed feels big, but oh, the amenities. And think of the connections you can make in the elevator.
college sports

A BC swimmer feels caught in hazing-suspension crossfire and robbed of her final season

Katrina Sommer believes the process lacked transparency, ultimately supporting neither the victims nor the dozens of athletes who were not complicit.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Massachusetts teachers unions increasingly willing to go on strike to secure paid parental leave

Many union leaders and educators question whether their exclusion from the state paid family and medical leave act reflect a sexist attitude towards a profession largely composed of women.
christopher l. gasper

From Marcus Smart to Markelle Fultz, the takes I’ve gotten right over the years

Making predictions is always hazardous for a sportswriter, but sometimes things do work out the way you thought they would.
Black History Now

‘The epitome of grace’: Shirley Owens-Hicks’ relentless advocacy for civil rights and public education

One of the Boston civil rights "heroes" on the 1965 Freedom Plaza, Owens-Hicks served on the Boston School Committee and in the Massachusetts Statehouse for 20 years.
Mayor Wu honors Black artists to kick off Black History Month See more Black History Month coverage
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

The illegal Newton strike backfires — on teachers

Union members need to realize they made themselves look silly.
RENÉE GRAHAM

A shamefully tepid US response to the killing of a Palestinian American teen in the West Bank

EDITORIAL

Border security is possible if Congress embraces compromise and rejects political opportunism
EDITORIAL

Who won in Newton? Not the students.

ALAN WIRZBICKI

Take the Concord rotary too, please

More recent News

NOAA cites ‘chronic entanglement’ in death of juvenile right whale that washed up on Martha’s Vineyard
The federal agency said in a statement Monday that the whale “had a chronic entanglement and was seen in poor health before its death. Experts are examining the rope and other samples collected from the whale.”

Fake Biden robocall before N.H. primary linked to Texas company, AG says
New Hampshire plans to pursue enforcement aggressively to send a message that election interference will not be tolerated. “The consequences for your actions will be severe,” said Attorney General John Formella.

Why the Red Sox may be missing a chance to accelerate their build
By spending on free agents with short-term deals, they would be better this year and have trade chips to flip for prospects — which would bring them back to contention sooner.

Annette Bening to parade through Harvard Square as Hasty Pudding’s 2024 Woman of the Year
The Harvard Crimson reports that former "SNL" star Maya Rudolph was originally selected as this year’s honoree, but had to drop out last month.

NTSB says bolts on Boeing jetliner were missing before a panel blew out in midflight last month
Bolts that helped secure a panel to the frame of a Boeing 737 Max 9 were missing before the panel blew off the Alaska Airlines plane last month, according to accident investigators.

Fishing regulators say no to catching more of this most valuable species in Maine
Fishermen who harvest one of the most valuable marine species in the country won't get the chance to catch any more next year than they did last.

Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer
Toby Keith broke out in the country boom years of the 1990s, writing songs that fans loved to hear. Over his career he publicly clashed with other celebrities and journalists and often pushed back against record executives who wanted to smooth his rough edges.

Prince Harry arrives in London after father King Charles III’s cancer diagnosis
The king’s younger son was photographed being driven into Clarence House, near Buckingham Palace, after flying to London from Los Angeles.

Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands

Hamas’ response to the latest plan for a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages was “generally positive,” key mediator Qatar said Tuesday, as the militant group reiterated its demand for an end to the war, something Israel has thus far ruled out.

Recommended reads

After crisis upon crisis at Harvard, a long-simmering issue is emerging: legacy admissions

Some are pressing Harvard to do more to protect diversity – and arguing that the need for the university to end legacy admissions has taken on a stark new urgency.
Should a Harvard professor host a speaker with views on the Hamas attack that he finds morally wrong?

Globe Magazine
When my daughter was born, I became the most scared dad there ever was
Parenthood felt like one long panic attack. I didn’t know it at the time, but these were the best words of parental advice I have ever been given.

Why is N.H. considering a ban on social emotional learning?
Social emotional learning is the latest target in the culture wars waged over what can be taught in schools.

JPMorgan Chase has big plans to grow in Massachusetts and beyond
The nation’s biggest bank plans to double its branch network here over the next three years.

Culture & Lifestyle

Renée Fleming and the elements of style

Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’ is a pleasure menu of a movie

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

Burt Bacharach here, Kate Bush there: Cécile McLorin Salvant makes classic songs her own at Sanders Theatre

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

EDITORIAL

When the barbed wire comes down at Concord prison, the possibilities are endless
John F. Keenan

I visited supervised consumption sites in six cities. Here’s what I found.
IDEAS | DAMON KRUKOWSKI

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

Stop policing Black women’s comportment

Cornelia Griggs

It’s not just superstition: Why I’m worried on this Groundhog Day
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

State legislators are again debating whether insurers should fully cover childbirth. Here’s why it’s different this time.

As deductibles and calls for health equity mount, politicians are reconsidering a bill that would require insurers to cover the full spectrum of pregnancy care.

Three people accused of running brothel ring plead not guilty in federal court

Junmyung Lee,30, of Dedham, was released on bail with conditions, including electronic monitoring and curfew after his arraignment Tuesday in US District Court in Worcester. Han Lee, 41, of Cambridge, and James Lee, 68, of Torrance, Calif., remain in custody, pending detention hearings.

Danvers man who allegedly shot his wife four times asks judge at arraignment: ‘Is my wife dead?’

His wife, who was not identified by name, is in critical but stable condition at an undisclosed Boston hospital after being shot in the head, neck. back and hands, according to Tucker’s office.
Beth Teitell | Commentary

One Dalton is selling seven studios, some smaller than 400 square feet. The asking price? Brace yourself.

Some of the condos are so small a full-sized bed feels big, but oh, the amenities. And think of the connections you can make in the elevator.

Sports

NHL

Report: Blackhawks to host 2025 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field against the Blues

The Chicago Blackhawks will host the 2025 NHL Winter Classic at historic Wrigley Field, multiple outlets reported Tuesday, against the St. Louis Blues.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

The chips may be stacked against Belmont/Watertown girls’ hockey, but they’re riding a hot hand and ready to cash in

Despite a first-year head coach, a new co-op, and no home ice, the Marauders are the state's last unbeaten team.
NBA

76ers center Joel Embiid has no timetable to return following knee surgery

Joel Embiid is out at least four weeks — presumably much, much longer — following surgery Tuesday to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee.
bruins notebook

As Bruins return to action, Matt Poitras is out for the game vs. Calgary
olympics

Catching up with Providence’s Emily Sisson, whose next stop is the Paris Olympics
HS GIRLS' HOCKEY: TOP 20

EMass girls’ hockey: 12 straight wins and counting, Duxbury again No. 1 in Top 20

Business

State legislators are again debating whether insurers should fully cover childbirth. Here’s why it’s different this time.

As deductibles and calls for health equity mount, politicians are reconsidering a bill that would require insurers to cover the full spectrum of pregnancy care.

Banks sue regulators over anti-redlining rule

A lawsuit filed by banking trade groups said a new anti-redlining rule was “a complicated and burdensome regime” and might “ultimately result in reduced lending to the very populations that the CRA was designed to benefit.”
Beth Teitell | Commentary

One Dalton is selling seven studios, some smaller than 400 square feet. The asking price? Brace yourself.

DraftKings executive’s misbehavior, non-compete aired in dueling lawsuits
magazine
Globe Magazine

When my daughter was born, I became the most scared dad there ever was

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Feb. 5-Feb. 11
Globe Magazine

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

metro

Why is there purple-tinted sand on Revere Beach this winter?

Mayor Wu honors Black artists to kick off Black History Month

NOAA cites ‘chronic entanglement’ in death of juvenile right whale that washed up on Martha’s Vineyard

sports

The competition has been close through a month of PWHL play

EMass girls’ hockey: Striking in OT for Walpole, Elena Govoni headlines Players of the Week

Net gain from new MIAA/USTA partnership: Revival of a high school individual tennis tournament

business

Some Mass. hospitals designated ‘high risk’ due to capacity issues, report says

This Cambridge startup, bootstrapped by billionaires, is developing ‘neuro-tech’ wearables

Amazon Web Services CEO dishes on Boston’s AI scene — and Harvard Square pizza

politics

In Nevada, split contests are causing confusion. And ‘none of these candidates’ is on the ballot.

House Republicans are ready to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. Vote will be close.

Nevada Republican presidential primary election results

Nation

Mother of Michigan gunman found guilty of manslaughter

Federal records show increasing use of solitary confinement for immigrants

Alaska Airlines 737 may have left Boeing factory missing bolts, NTSB says

World

Qatar gets ‘positive’ response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands

More than a fifth of hostages in Gaza are dead, Israel says

President’s assassination case yields an unexpected name: the first lady’s

opinion

Who won in Newton? Not the students.

When the barbed wire comes down at Concord prison, the possibilities are endless

Vocational-technical school admissions should be based on lottery

lifestyle

As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs’ harsh side effects

The parent trap

Photos: Taylor Swift, Robert Kraft, and more stars hit the red carpet at the 2024 Grammys

food & dining

Recipe: In less than 15 minutes, you can wow your val/gal with these chocolate swirl cream cups

Recipe: Turkey meatball subs should keep the fans happy at a Super Bowl party, at least food-wise

At the heart of it all: The kitchen

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

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb looks for evidence of extraterrestrial life, attracting attention — and detractors

Heather Fawcett, author of ‘Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries,’ says fairies are having ‘a bit of a moment’

At Little Free Libraries across Boston and beyond, there’s more than just books on offer

Movies

Frederick Wiseman’s ‘Menus-Plaisirs — Les Troisgros’ is a pleasure menu of a movie

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

Sign up for the Globe’s 4th annual Black History Month Film Festival

Television

Despite Carl Weathers’s passing, Gronk Super Bowl ad to air

What you need to know about Sunday

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

music

Freedy Johnston’s setbacks came in bunches, but he’s found the road back

Renée Fleming and the elements of style

Jason Aldean, Randy Houser, and Kristin Chenoweth react to the death of Toby Keith

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

Hinton Battle, breathtaking dancer on Broadway and beyond, dies at 67

Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith has died after battling stomach cancer

Larry Taylor, gunship pilot in Vietnam who led daring rescue, dies at 81