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Private lunar lander becomes the first US touchdown on the moon in a half-century
A private US lunar lander has touched down on the moon, but company officials say it was sending a weak signal.

Dedham panel narrowly rejects plan to expand kitchen making meals for migrants

Dedham officials narrowly rejected a proposal to expand the use of a kitchen facility feeding migrants housed in a former hotel in town.

In Watertown visit, Senator Warren and FTC head Lina Khan look to jumpstart right-to-repair
“The people of Massachusetts have spoken to this issue by a margin of three to one and, by golly, they ought to have the right to repair that they voted for,” said Warren, during a tour of Direct Tire & Auto in Watertown.

Forensic evidence implicates Karen Read in death of Boston police officer, prosecutors say in court filing

Analysts found the victim’s DNA on pieces of the broken taillight of Karen Read's car, prosecutors said.

Jury in N.H. finds Adam Montgomery guilty of daughter Harmony’s murder in 2019

The defendant was convicted on all five charges, including witness tampering for his efforts to control his wife, Kayla Montgomery, the state’s star witness.

Pursuit of justice for Harmony Montgomery won’t end with her father’s murder prosecution

Sixth retired Mass. State Trooper arraigned in federal court in commercial driver’s license scheme

Perry Mendes, 63, of Wareham, pleaded not guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit extortion, conspiracy to falsify records, falsification of records, and false statements in federal court in Boston.

Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity

David Gray, director of the Nantucket sewer department: "This year has been southeast storm after southeast storm, and the impact has been in our face, and it’s been drastic.”

Beach erosion threatens sewage-treatment plant on Nantucket

Island officials are facing a difficult decision: keep shoring up the plant or spend millions to build a new one farther inland.

The town of Truro relocated a cottage inland this week, moving it away from an area that's experienced severe erosion. The cottage, donated to the town by the owners, will be used for workforce housing.

Amid erosion from rising seas, Cape Cod town moves cottage

On Ballston Beach in Truro, the town trucked away a donated cottage from an area that’s been highly eroded by sea level rise and storms. It will be converted into affordable workforce housing.

Remember your landline? In these Massachusetts households, they never stopped ringing.
In cases of emergencies, like Thursday's AT&T outage, landlines are still the most reliable way to communicate. But many have held on to the retro technology for reasons of comfort, simplicity, and nostalgia.

Can solar flares cause cell phone outages? Here’s what experts say.

A father did everything he could to protect his son. Until he couldn’t.
Kevin Berner told Braintree police that a nude photo of his 12-year-old son was circulating among other schoolchildren. Berner and his wife have been on a journey since, fighting for accountability.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla talks with Derrick White, who was spectacular in the first half with a timely steal and points.

Celtics 129, Bulls 112

Derek White helps Celtics sprint to lead, swat away Bulls for their seventh straight win

The Celtics regained control with a dominant defensive third quarter.

Gut health explained: 5 things to know for a better microbiome

Nutritionists and doctors offer insights on probiotics, the importance of fiber, “resetting your gut,” and more.

Netflix subscribers have the option to choose a cheaper, ad-supported tier that the streamer introduced in 2022.

MATTHEW GILBERT

The days of ad-free TV streaming are over, and viewers are paying the price

You may be paying for a streaming service subscription, but that no longer means you aren’t going to see commercials.

Getting ahold of ‘The Holdovers’ For ‘Frasier,’ first comes reboot then comes renewal

Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark denied Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin in the first period.

Flames 3, Bruins 2 (OT)

Bruins lose to Flames in overtime

Charlie Coyle scored twice for Boston, which resume its four-game road trip Saturday in Vancouver.

Opinion

US Republican presidential candidate and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley during a town hall meeting hosted by Fox News in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 18.

Nikki Haley’s foreign policy is an antidote to the GOP’s isolationism

The press should highlight the contrast between her positions and those of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

If frozen embryos are persons, then IVF is suddenly at risk

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Will Harvard ever get another professor like Harvey Mansfield?

Nikki Haley’s narrow path

What’s the matter with Milton?

More recent News

‘This feels like a big wake-up call’: What does Alabama’s frozen embryos ruling mean for IVF in Mass.?
Massachusetts experts say last week’s Alabama Supreme Court decision declaring that frozen embryos must be considered children poses a risk to the future of infertility treatment nationwide.

Governor Chris Sununu: Alabama judge ‘overstepped his bounds’ in IVF opinion

Texas man sentenced to three-months in federal prison for threatening Boston Children’s Hospital doctor who served transgender patients

Matthew Jordan Lindner, 39 of Comfort, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transmission of threatening communication in December, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

RFK Jr. campaign sues Maine secretary of state over right to gather signatures at polling stations during March 5 primary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quixotic presidential campaign on Wednesday sued Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, alleging she’s unfairly barring his team from collecting signatures at polling stations during the March 5 primary elections as part of the effort to get him on the November general election ballot.

Stop & Shop responds to Boston youth group’s letter on price inequities
The company stuck to its pricing strategy in a written statement Thursday morning, calling the public letter “misleading.”

In Camden, Maine, blazing hearth and seaside views combine for winter romance
Midcoast Maine is a tranquil place in winter. Already a postcard-like destination, Camden is even prettier cloaked in snow.

Can R.I.’s Washington Bridge westbound be repaired? A draft report raises doubts.
A draft report from an engineering firm working for the state of Rhode Island says repairing the bridge would have limited viability and carry risks. It includes new details about the deficiencies found.

Recommended reads

A man walked in shorts on an unusually warm winter day at the Boston Common in February.

Weather Focus | Dave Epstein

This winter’s been a bust. So are snowy winter months a thing of the past?

With a drought of heavy-hitter snowstorms this season and the last couple of years, any chances for “significant” snowfall in Boston are quickly fading as the end of winter nears.

It’s been 725 days without any significant snowfall in Boston

As the Israel-Hamas conflict drags on, as do protests, the issue complicates progressive causes
Members of the Progressive Caucus lamented about a lack of space for nuance in debate and a feeling that those with opposing viewpoints are demonized.

NESN’s Jack Edwards opens up about his speech issues: ‘I’m slowing down all the time’
His delivery on Bruins telecasts has become noticeably slowed, even slurred. He said he has been medically cleared and is puzzled himself, but is working with speech therapists.

Black History Now

‘If you want to succeed, you got to show up’: Alex Rodriguez heeded lessons from MLK
Rodriguez spent decades advocating for Latino families in Boston before he shifted his work to the national level under President Clinton. Now, at 82, he hopes the new generation will pick up where he left off.

Culture & Lifestyle

Kateryna Kukhar in "Giselle."

Ukraine’s Grand Kyiv Ballet brings its ‘Giselle’ to Boston

Host Jonathon Gates gets a big laugh from an audience member at the Feb. 14 Black Comedy Explosion show, its first at the Carver Den in Dorchester.

At the Black Comedy Explosion, bursts of talent and bang for your buck

Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar," directed by Wes Anderson.

Which live-action short will take home the Academy Award? Five brief reviews to help you win the Oscars pool

Jorge Alberto Rubio (left) and Xavier Rosario in "Machine Learning," at Central Square Theater through Feb. 25.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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

Roomba vacuums by iRobot were displayed at a Best Buy store on Jan. 19, in San Rafael, Calif.

Blame Elizabeth Warren and the FTC for iRobot layoffs

President Biden on Jan. 5, and Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump on Jan. 19.

Lawrence K. Altman

I’ve reported on the health of every president since Reagan. Here’s what I think about Biden and Trump.

People hold signs following the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally in front of the Russian Consulate in New York City on February 16, 2024. Navalny died February 16 in the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year-term, Russia's federal penitentiary service said. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

US can honor Navalny’s memory by supporting Ukraine aid

Students study in the Student Union at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) campus in Amherst.

Colleges should extend enrollment deadlines due to FAFSA delays

Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, placed to pay tribute to her son at the memorial to victims of political repression, in Salekhard, Russia, on Feb. 20.

When freedom’s leaders die, the movements they championed must continue

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

‘This feels like a big wake-up call’: What does Alabama’s frozen embryos ruling mean for IVF in Mass.?

Massachusetts experts say last week’s Alabama Supreme Court decision declaring that frozen embryos must be considered children poses a risk to the future of infertility treatment nationwide.

Revere man arrested after police recover 30 illegal firearms

Darrow DiBattista, 58, was arrested on charges of drug trafficking and firearm possession after police said they found 30 guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition during a search, Revere police said Thursday.

Beach erosion threatens sewage-treatment plant on Nantucket

Island officials are facing a difficult decision: keep shoring up the plant or spend millions to build a new one farther inland.

Jury in N.H. finds Adam Montgomery guilty of daughter Harmony’s murder in 2019

The defendant was convicted on all five charges, including witness tampering for his efforts to control his wife, Kayla Montgomery, the state’s star witness.

Sports

Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark denied Flames defenseman Noah Hanifin in the first period.

Flames 3, Bruins 2 (OT)

Bruins lose to Flames in overtime

Charlie Coyle scored twice for Boston, which resume its four-game road trip Saturday in Vancouver.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla talks with Derrick White, who was spectacular in the first half with a timely steal and points.

Celtics 129, Bulls 112

Derek White helps Celtics sprint to lead, swat away Bulls for their seventh straight win

The Celtics regained control with a dominant defensive third quarter.

After helping Lowell make history as the first girls Division 1 wrestling champion, Amada Moundele will try to help her team follow up with an all-states wrestling title.

High school wrestling

Here are five storylines to watch at the All-State girls’ wrestling championships

Following the first ever girls’ state tournaments, the all-state competitors enter Friday with more recent matchups against girls than in years before.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Five storylines to follow at the All-State boys’ wrestling championships

Bruins notebook

Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk out of lineup against Flames in Calgary

Celtics notebook

Despite the obstacles, Celtics star Jaylen Brown will compete in NBA Slam Dunk contest again if asked

Business

Vineyard Wind now generating power

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Houthi rebel attack sets cargo ship ablaze, forces Israel to intercept another attack near Eilat

The attack Thursday in the Gulf of Aden saw two missiles fired at a Palau-flagged cargo ship named Islander, the US military’s Central Command said.

In Watertown visit, Senator Warren and FTC head Lina Khan look to jumpstart right-to-repair

Stocks rally as AI craze sweeps across the world

magazine

Enough already with cellphones — and all the endless apps

Richard Evans Schultes in the Cerro Campana mountains in Colombia, in June 1943.

The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits

Globe Magazine.

I’m a breast cancer survivor in my 70s and I’m worried about dating again

No one seems to care about this Massachusetts law. That’s a shame.

metro

Beth Griffith, who lives just across Elm Street from the former restaurant in Dedham, held up a flyer left at her home. “I would love to know who posted this on my door, with this language saying ‘unsafe,’ ‘loitering,’ and ‘security to the surrounding neighborhoods would be compromised,’ ” Griffith said. “That’s all racist language for migrants, which happen to be mostly migrants of color."

Dedham panel narrowly rejects plan to expand kitchen making meals for migrants

The Town of Truro relocated a cottage inland on Thursday

RIPTA increases pay for drivers in effort to deal with shortage

sports

Some evaluators have labeled Wilyer Abreu a “dirtbag,” a player who will rumble in the mud just to gain an edge.

Here’s why the Red Sox are so confident in Wilyer Abreu in right field

Latin Academy submits a dedicated effort to capture second City League girls’ basketball title in three years

Jeff Hafley says he wasn’t looking to leave BC, but chance to join Packers’ staff was too tempting

business

IRS leadership said Wednesday that the agency will start up dozens of audits on businesses' private jets and how they are used personally by executives and written off as a tax deduction.

IRS to crack down on corporate jet users who abuse tax code

Google suspends Gemini AI chatbot’s ability to generate pictures of people

Remember your landline? In these Massachusetts households, they never stopped ringing.

politics

Republican presidential candidate former president Donald Trump.

Trump’s lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity

As the Israel-Hamas conflict drags on, as do protests, the issue complicates progressive causes

Biden calls Putin a ‘crazy SOB’ and takes aim at Trump during fund-raiser

Nation

US Representative Ro Khanna.

Biden ally meets Arab American leaders in Michigan and tries to lower tensions over Israel-Hamas war

Trump pledges to defend Christianity against the left, which he says wants ‘to tear down crosses’

Private lunar lander becomes the first US touchdown on the moon in a half-century

World

Alexei Navalny's mother Lyudmila Navalnaya spoke during a video statement from the Arctic city of Salekhard, Russia. The mother of Russia's top opposition leader said investigators conducting a probe into her son's death have resorted to blackmail to try to persuade her to agree to his secret burial outside the public eye.

Navalny’s mother says authorities are ‘blackmailing’ her over son’s remains

Houthi rebel attack sets cargo ship ablaze, forces Israel to intercept another attack near Eilat

Russia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push

opinion

Roomba vacuums by iRobot were displayed at a Best Buy store on Jan. 19, in San Rafael, Calif.

Blame Elizabeth Warren and the FTC for iRobot layoffs

US can honor Navalny’s memory by supporting Ukraine aid

Divided over Israel, united by denial

lifestyle

I was told to take a year off from dating

Get good relationship advice. Send a question to Love Letters.

Meghann Fahy hits the North End, shows Cape Cod pride in Instagram photo with Leo Woodall

food & dining

Tuesday nights are "Vanderpump Rules" nights at Publico Street Bistro in South Boston.

Fans who want to ‘watch reality TV and not ESPN’ are big business for Boston bars

At The Cornerstone, judo champion David Oshima transforms R.F. O’Sullivan’s into a showcase for his favorite foods

Yume Ga Arukara expands to the Seaport; Boston’s top female chefs gather for Women’s History Month

travel

Part package store, part grocery, part deli, French & Brawn has been a Camden stalwart for more than 150 years.

In Camden, Maine, blazing hearth and seaside views combine for winter romance

Matisyahu on his current snack picks, travel agent Darlene, and that terrible motorcycle trip he took

Celtic fiddlers in Worcester, Kuala Lumpur on foot, and leggings made from recycled plastic

Arts

Mark Rothko, "The Bathers," 1934. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation Inc.

Rothko’s power takes shape on paper, at the National Gallery of Art

Roxbury Community College celebrates five decades with Golden Jubilee Gala

The Newport Historical Society goes deep on Black and Indigenous experiences

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 18

Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid provide new narrative for Black freedom in Edda L. Fields-Black’s ‘Combee’

Ellen Clegg and Dan Kennedy offer hope for the survival of local news coverage

Movies

Seydou Sarr (left) and Moustapha Fall in "Io Capitano," directed by Matteo Garrone.

In ‘Io Capitano,’ two cousins on a treacherous quest

‘The Holdovers’ screenwriter David Hemingson drew on his New England prep school days for his Oscar-nominated script

Which live-action short will take home the Academy Award? Five brief reviews to help you win the Oscars pool

Television

Netflix subscribers have the option to choose a cheaper, ad-supported tier that the streamer introduced in 2022.

The days of ad-free TV streaming are over, and viewers are paying the price

For ‘Frasier,’ first comes reboot then comes renewal

Fans who want to ‘watch reality TV and not ESPN’ are big business for Boston bars

music

Beyoncé performed at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. The singer has become the first black woman to top Billboard's country music chart.

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard’s country music chart

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George, and Ringo

At the Chevalier, Cat Power mesmerizes with a transcendent Dylan tribute

Theater/Dance

Kateryna Kukhar in "Giselle."

Ukraine’s Grand Kyiv Ballet brings its ‘Giselle’ to Boston

At the ART, ‘Becoming a Man,’ and learning how to be a good one

Audra McDonald hopes to take her Boston concert audience on an ‘emotional journey’

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

An undated photo provided by Bert Hillebrand/Charles Stendig Collection, via R & Company Archives shows businessman Charles Stendig ensconced in the Finnish designer Eero Aarnio’s Tomato Chair.

Charles Stendig dies at 99; introduced fanciful furniture from abroad

Steven M. Wise, pathbreaking attorney for animal rights, dies at 73

Marnia Lazreg, wide-ranging scholar of women in Muslim world, dies at 83