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After fierce debate, Milton voters overturn state-mandated housing plan

Residents have been fiercely divided over the plan, which would bring Milton into compliance with a new state law requiring cities and towns serviced by the MBTA to allow more multifamily housing.

Massachusetts congressional delegation demands answers from Steward’s private equity founders

If the firm were to offer a substantial response, it could could provide critical insight into the private financial dealings that led to Steward’s current dire financial straits.

Sick patients collapsed waiting for care in overwhelmed Steward hospital’s emergency department See more coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis

Boston could face budget woes as office building values dip, report says

The declining value of Boston’s office buildings could mean the city will face a revenue shortfall of between $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion over the next five years.

Gunfire at Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds 21, including children
The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration has become the latest backdrop for a mass shooting as gunfire sent fans scrambling for cover and left 21 people wounded and one woman dead.

Mother and daughter from N.H. recall horror of Kansas City shooting at Chief’s celebration

Forecast | Dave Epstein

A clipper system is set to bring snow Thursday night
Southern New England could see a coating to 2 inches by Friday morning.

Israeli forces storm main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff and partial evacuation

The raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The southern city has been the main target of Israel’s offensive against Hamas in recent weeks.

Trump in N.Y. court again as key decisions in three cases collide

Will Georgia prosecutor be removed from election case against Donald Trump? Judge to hear arguments. Will Donald Trump go on trial next month in New York criminal case? Judge expected to rule Thursday.

A Haitian migrant walked his daughter to school from the shelter they’re staying at in Cambridge.

‘I just walk around aimlessly’: Migrants at Cambridge courthouse shelter have nowhere to go during the day

Residents also described filthy conditions, insufficient care, and a lack of clear communication from authorities.

Immigrants are fundamental to region’s economic impact, new report finds

During the Super Bowl, Temu invited viewers to ‘shop like a billionaire.’ But how cheap is too cheap?
The Boston-based, Chinese-owned startup is betting that consumers care most about ultra-low prices.

Money, Power, Inequality

Aging lifers in Mass. look to self-improvement as a pathway to release from prison
Supporters say a small group of older lifers should be at the top of the governor’s commutation list, citing their model behavior.

Miles Taylor (center), then chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, with Nielsen and Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) in 2019. Taylor is now raising the alarm about AI-generated disinformation in hopes of saving our democracy

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

A big worry for democracy? Not believing in anything you see or hear because of AI.

Miles Taylor, a national security expert who worked in the Trump administration, offers a warning about how artificial intelligence could manipulate voters in the 2024 election.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology president Sally Kornbluth read her opening statement during a hearing of the House Committee on Education on Capitol Hill on Dec. 5, 2023.

MIT president suspends student group critical of war in Gaza, says action ‘not related to content’ of demonstrations

The group said the suspension was an attack “on our right to protest.”

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Dec. 6, 2023.

John Deaton, prominent crypto attorney, eyes US Senate race against Elizabeth Warren

Should he enter the race, 56-year-old Deaton would become the first major GOP challenger for Warren in a contest that has looked sleepy for months.

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark terrorizes opponents, but treats her fans in a far friendlier manner.

The ‘Caitlin Effect’ of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is another soaring triumph for women’s sports

As the star guard closed in on the career NCAA scoring record, she drew a white-hot spotlight and handled it graciously.

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0), guard Derrick White (9). center Luke Kornet (40) and forward Sam Hauser (30) cheer on their teammates during the second half of Wednesday night's 50-point win over the Nets at TD Garden.

Gary Washburn | CELTICS 136, NETS 86

After earning a well-deserved break, Joe Mazzulla knows Celtics must guard against complacency

“When we come back we have to reconnect and reestablish what we’re doing.”

This photo provided by Dunkin' shows Ben Affleck in a still from the company's 2024 Super Bowl ad campaign.

Dunking on the DunKings: Because enough already!

The viral Dunkin’ Super Bowl commercial fails the Bechdel test with flying colors — orange, pink, and white.

Opinion

A glossy black hearse outside Last Tuesday Society, a London bar that doubles as a museum, displayed funeral wreaths spelling out the theme of the evening — “CRY” — in white carnations.

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Got tears? Crying is having a moment.

Forget #DryJanuary. Sobbing with strangers for #CryJanuary is so much more fun, it’s lasting through February.

On NATO, Trump doesn’t speak for the nation. GOP lawmakers should stand with our allies by standing up to his bullying.

Can rowing save your soul?

IDEAS | BOB REGAN

What we’re forgetting in all this fuss about Biden’s memory

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

As state Senate seeks to honor a woman, it should bring a groundbreaking Black Bostonian out of the shadows

More recent News

Lewiston commission investigating mass shooting to hear from State Police Thursday
The seven-member commission will question officials from the State Police, which had jurisdiction for much of the two-day manhunt after Robert R. Card II killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen more at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston on Oct. 25.

Don Gullett, who started three World Series games against 1975 Red Sox as ace of the Big Red Machine, dies at 73
No cause of death was initially reported for Gullett, a member of the Reds Hall of Fame whose career was ended by a shoulder injury at 27, but not before he pitched for four straight World Series winners from 1975-78.

Shore access advocate, attorney general, and town of Westerly, R.I., look to SLAPP back at fire district’s suit
In separate legal filings, all three argue that the Weekapaug Fire District’s lawsuit against them is an attack on the right to speak out and petition the government – core First Amendment rights.

Could congestion pricing be coming to Boston? The City Council is exploring the possibility.
Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson requested a hearing on the issue to explore how the policy could raise money for public transit and reduce traffic.

More than 40 people with ties to Boston street gang arrested in racketeering scheme, linked to murders, officials say
Nearly two dozen fraudulent employment claims were allegedly submitted for a company called "Married to the Mob," prosecutors said.

Eversource finally found a buyer for two wind farms. Now it’s looking to sell its water business.
Together, these divestitures represent an end to Eversource’s money-losing return to the world of electricity generation, about two decades after its predecessor companies got out of the power-plant business.

Recommended reads

Cliff Canavan's arm was broken last year when he tried to break up a fight. He stood in front of where the fight occurred under the school's stadium bleachers.

Growing violence, misbehavior at Brockton High School has teachers near a breaking point

Teachers and parents said the fights and general chaos at the school, while an issue for some time, have escalated this year.

innovation economy

How podcaster Lex Fridman became MIT’s highest-profile science ambassador
On his podcast, Fridman has spoken to the likes of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Benjamin Netanyahu, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ye, and Joe Rogan.

Healey relied on small circle to pick SJC nominees
The first-term Democrat leaned on a small, five-person commission to vet and identify picks for the high court. Three were either current or former appointees of Governor Maura Healey’s.

Black History Now

‘We were building tables’: Demita Frazier reflects on influential Black feminist collective
The Boston-based activist has been a leader of “smart, capable, unruly Black women” and a pioneer of intersectional feminist theory.

Culture & Lifestyle

Sydney Sweeney arrived for the premiere of Sony's "Madame Web" in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.

‘Madame Web’ star Sydney Sweeney talks Britney Spears, spider suits, and how she ‘fell in love with Boston’

From left: Mikey Day, Sarah Sherman, musical guest Jennifer Lopez, host Ayo Edebiri, surprise guest Latto, Devon Walker, Punkie Johnson, surprise guest Redman, and Michael Longfellow on "Saturday Night Live" Feb. 3.

Jennifer Lopez says Ayo Edebiri was in tears while apologizing over past critical comments

Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley in "Bob Marley: One Love."

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ fails to catch a fire

The 11th annual Levitate Music and Arts Festival returns July 5-7 to the Marshfield Fairgrounds.

Mt. Joy, Lake Street Dive, and a reunited Sublime to headline Marshfield’s Levitate Festival

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

Canna Provisions owner Meg Sanders is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that hopes to end the national prohibition on cannabis and ease restrictions on businesses that stop them from accessing federal loans, accepting credit cards, and engaging with traditional banks.

Let’s stop treating pot like heroin

Protesters held signs as state and local officials toured Boston's Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex in late January.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Migrants’ next stop: Why not Wellesley?

The author's house during filming.

IDEAS | DANIEL G. STEGER

They filmed ‘American Fiction’ in my house. Can I get an Oscar?

Police tape blocked off a Waffle House restaurant in Nashville, Tenn., after a gunman opened fire at the restaurant on April 22, 2018.

IDEAS | IEVA JUSIONYTE

A scholar of gun policy says his field has gotten it wrong

NYPD officers clashed with protesters demonstrating around Columbia University, Feb. 2 in New York City. Multiple arrests were made.

How universities can restore free speech and constructive conversations

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Shore access advocate, attorney general, and town of Westerly, R.I., look to SLAPP back at fire district’s suit

In separate legal filings, all three argue that the Weekapaug Fire District’s lawsuit against them is an attack on the right to speak out and petition the government – core First Amendment rights.

‘I just walk around aimlessly’: Migrants at Cambridge courthouse shelter have nowhere to go during the day

Residents also described filthy conditions, insufficient care, and a lack of clear communication from authorities.

Lewiston commission investigating mass shooting to hear from State Police Thursday

The seven-member commission will question officials from the State Police, which had jurisdiction for much of the two-day manhunt after Robert R. Card II killed 18 people and injured more than a dozen more at a bar and a bowling alley in Lewiston on Oct. 25.

What Rhode Island’s lawmakers of color hope to accomplish this year

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Senator Jonathon Acosta delves into proposals to increase police accountability, feed more public school students, and tax the richest Rhode Islanders.

Sports

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark terrorizes opponents, but treats her fans in a far friendlier manner.

The ‘Caitlin Effect’ of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is another soaring triumph for women’s sports

As the star guard closed in on the career NCAA scoring record, she drew a white-hot spotlight and handled it graciously.

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0), guard Derrick White (9). center Luke Kornet (40) and forward Sam Hauser (30) cheer on their teammates during the second half of Wednesday night's 50-point win over the Nets at TD Garden.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

After earning a well-deserved break, Joe Mazzulla knows Celtics must guard against complacency

“When we come back we have to reconnect and reestablish what we’re doing.”

Don Gullett, shown in 1974, was the ace of the Big Red Machine during the 1970s.

Don Gullett, who started three World Series games against 1975 Red Sox as ace of the Big Red Machine, dies at 73

No cause of death was initially reported for Gullett, a member of the Reds Hall of Fame whose career was ended by a shoulder injury at 27, but not before he pitched for four straight World Series winners from 1975-78.

PWHL | TORONTO 5, BOSTON 3

Natalie Spooner hat trick powers PWHL Toronto past Boston

MIAA DIVISION 5 TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP

North Reading girls, Littleton boys capture MIAA Division 5 indoor track championships

CELTICS 136, NETS 86

Celtics cut down Nets again, this time by a whopping 50 points, in final game before All-Star break

Business

Massachusetts congressional delegation demands answers from Steward’s private equity founders

If the firm were to offer a substantial response, it could could provide critical insight into the private financial dealings that led to Steward’s current dire financial straits.

During the Super Bowl, Temu invited viewers to ‘shop like a billionaire.’ But how cheap is too cheap?

The Boston-based, Chinese-owned startup is betting that consumers care most about ultra-low prices.

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

A big worry for democracy? Not believing in anything you see or hear because of AI.

Boston could face budget woes as office building values dip, report says

magazine

‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires

On Valentine's Day, LEGO Discovery Center Boston’s will host a night just for grown-ups.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Feb. 12-Feb. 18

The Parenting Issue

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

The Parenting Issue

More women than ever are freezing their eggs. But there’s a problem.

metro

Demita Frazier, a Black feminist activist and writer, in Revere.

‘We were building tables’: Demita Frazier reflects on influential Black feminist collective

Sick patients collapsed waiting for care in overwhelmed Steward hospital’s emergency department

Panel investigating Maine’s deadliest shooting to hear from state police

sports

Payton Pritchard (11) shoot over the Nets' Trendon Watford on his way to 28 points in 32 minutes off the bench for the Celtics.

Celtics cut down Nets again, this time by a whopping 50 points, in final game before All-Star break

Newton South boys, Mount Greylock girls reign at MIAA Nordic championships

Adopted from a Congo orphanage, Muji Vader has warmed up to her new Concord home, Minuteman girls’ basketball team

business

Yes and No signs near the Cunningham Park Community Center in Milton on February 14.

After fierce debate, Milton voters overturn state-mandated housing plan

Terrorists are paying for check marks on X, report says

Microsoft says US rivals are beginning to use generative AI in offensive cyber operations

politics

Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump.

Will Donald Trump go on trial next month in New York criminal case? Judge expected to rule Thursday.

Will Georgia prosecutor be removed from election case against Donald Trump? Judge to hear arguments.

Trump in N.Y. court again as key decisions in three cases collide

Nation

Protesters against the Dakota Access oil pipeline stand on a burned-out truck, Nov. 21, 2016, near Cannon Ball, N.D.

North Dakota takes federal government to trial over costs to police Dakota Access Pipeline protests

US company’s lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week

Gunfire at Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration kills 1 and wounds 21, including children

World

Civil defence and rescue workers remove rubbles from a building that was attacked by an Israeli airstrike, in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon, on Feb. 15.

Israeli airstrikes killed 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate.

NATO chief warns against dividing the US and Europe or undermining their joint nuclear deterrent

Russian cruise and ballistic missiles kill 4 in Ukraine and Ukrainian rockets kill 2 in Russian city

opinion

Fans looked on as the national anthem was performed during the Super Bowl from a pool on top of the Circa Resort and Casino last Sunday in Las Vegas.

For a nation divided, five minutes of the national anthem effect

Jill Biden makes the case that Joe isn’t too old. Should we believe her?

Healey’s high court picks send message that outsiders need not apply

lifestyle

A red-backed vole was held by a human during a survey of plant and animal life in Juneau, Alaska, in 2014. Alaskapox mainly has been found in small mammals, including red-backed voles and shrews. But pets, such as dogs and cats, may also carry the virus, health officials say.

What is Alaskapox? Recent death brings attention to virus seen in small animals.

Taylor Swift celebrates Travis Kelce Super Bowl win with star-studded entourage

Photos: See Robert Kraft, Reba McEntire, Jay-Z, and more stars at Super Bowl LVIII

food & dining

Mr. Bouley at Bouley at Home, an enterprise that included a dining room, a food lab, a cooking school, and a bake shop, in New York in 2017.

David Bouley, influential New York chef, dies at 70

Affleck on the track: DunKings release full song just in time for Valentine’s Day

Matt Damon welcomes the newest DunKings member: Stephen Colbert

travel

Lena Onalik, the first Inuit archeologist for the Nunatsiavut Government’s Department of Language, Culture, and Tourism, grew up with her grandparents in Makkovik. She works to preserve and record culturally important Inuit sites on the Labrador Coast, and to promote and protect Inuit culture and language.

We wanted northern lights and glacial fjords. We got so much more.

Not into roller coasters at sea with 5,000 other passengers? Consider an expedition voyage.

Cruise-curious? Your cruise questions answered.

Arts

Installation view of "Forest Futures" at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Stopping by woods at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

With a small show of prints by Indigenous artists, the MFA looks to the future

A pair of ambitious photo exhibits look at sexuality and race in Boston during the ’70s

Books

Hank Phillippi Ryan, author of "One Wrong Word."

For Hank Phillippi Ryan, serendipity is a power for good, in writing and life

A divided life finally made whole in ‘I Heard Her Call My Name,’ Lucy Sante’s memoir of transition

Paul Alexander captures the tragic beauty, survival instincts of Billie Holiday in ‘Bitter Crop’

Movies

Sydney Sweeney arrived for the premiere of Sony's "Madame Web" in Los Angeles on Feb. 12.

‘Madame Web’ star Sydney Sweeney talks Britney Spears, spider suits, and how she ‘fell in love with Boston’

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ fails to catch a fire

‘Madame Web’ spins a convoluted superhero story

Television

Ben Mendelsohn as designer Christian Dior in "The New Look."

‘The New Look’ weaves a tale of fashion icons and Nazi oppression into a compelling drama

Dunking on the DunKings: Because enough already!

Rom-com to medical drama, Ambika Mod stands out

music

Ken Field (center right, with saxophone) and the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble play their Mardi Gras shows at Scullers on Saturday.

Ken Field and the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble bring Mardi Gras to Scullers

Harry Connick Jr., Broadway stars, Branford Marsalis, and Pride Night highlight Pops’ spring season

Affleck on the track: DunKings release full song just in time for Valentine’s Day

Theater/Dance

A scene from the 7 Fingers' "Duel Reality," now at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre through Feb. 18.

Wonders never cease with the 7 Fingers

In ‘John Proctor Is the Villain,’ a high school is a #MeToo crucible

It’s the humans who are in need of repair in ‘Machine Learning’

Health

Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, R.I.

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

The Pop-Tarts mascot was lowered into a giant toaster following the 2023 Pop-Tarts Bowl, showing the reach of Post's creation.

William Post, who played a key role in developing Pop-Tarts, dies at 96

David Bouley, influential New York chef, dies at 70

Kelvin Kiptum, marathon world record holder, dies at 24