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Candlelight vigil on Boston Common honors nonbinary teen who died following fight at Okla. high school
Attendees, who stood wrapped in winter coats against the breezy cold night air, brought small electronic candles while others used the flashlight on their mobile phones and held them up in the air, creating a scene of sparkling light on Boston Common.

In video, nonbinary student describes fight in Oklahoma school bathroom Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight

On Boston Common, hundreds rally to support Ukraine on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion
Dozens of blue-and-yellow flags fluttered in a cold wind outside the Parkman Bandstand. Some brandished signs. “Return our kidnapped children,” read one. “Crimea is Ukraine,” read another. A third: “I miss home.”

Western leaders rally around Kyiv to mark 2 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion

FAFSA delays leave high school seniors in limbo for college decisions

Without financial information about prospective students, colleges and universities can’t assemble aid packages on their usual timelines, and now hope to send offers to students by April at the earliest.

Georgia university town is shaken by the killing of a nursing student who was out on a run

11-year-old Girl dies, another girl, two adults injured in Middleborough house fire

A spectacular total solar eclipse will be on full display this April in Northern New England
The path of totality during this interesting event on April 8 will move from Texas to parts of northern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. In Southern New England, 90 percent of the sun will be covered.

Forecast: Plenty of sunshine for the weekend with blustery late winter chill

Sanitation crisis in Gaza spreads disease
In a sprawling tent encampment in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli bombs fall close enough to hear and feel. But daily life is also a struggle against hunger, cold and a growing sanitation crisis.

Israeli media report progress on reaching a temporary truce in Gaza and a hostage-prisoner exchange

The body of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been handed over to his mother, aide says

Florida surgeon general defies science amid measles outbreak

Shane Gillis hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ 21 Savage performs
Stand-up comedian Shane Gillis hosted "SNL," while Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage served as the musical guest.

South Carolina GOP primary

Republican presidential candidate, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley spoke during her primary election night gathering at The Charleston Place on Saturday in Charleston, South Carolina.

‘They moved to MAGA.’ Haley’s home state of South Carolina takes a hard pass on her presidential run.

The story of Nikki Haley's arc in South Carolina is one of both path-breaking insurgency and fundamental change in this country’s politics. Now, she is decidedly on the outs in her home state.

See results from South Carolina's GOP primary Takeaways from South Carolina primary: Donald Trump’s Republican home field advantage is everywhere

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Donald Trump spoke at an "Election Night Watch Party" in Columbia, South Carolina, on Saturday.

Donald Trump will win South Carolina’s GOP primary, the AP projects, beating Nikki Haley in her home state

Nikki Haley vowed to stay in the presidential race despite losing the state, looking ahead to upcoming contests and saying in remarks to supporters that she doesn't believe Donald Trump can beat Joe Biden.

Former president Donald Trump listened to retired autoworker Brian Pannebecker speak during a rally in Waterford Township, Mich., on Feb. 17. ahead of the state's Feb. 27 Republican primary.

In pivotal Michigan, the electric vehicle transition jolts a Biden-Trump rematch

Donald Trump has stoked fear about auto industry job losses from Biden's EV push as he tries to counter the president's recent endorsement by the United Auto Workers union.

Jewish alums are auditing Harvard to root out antisemitism
The group has undertaken an extraordinary university-wide audit that seeks to identify sources of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish animus on campus, according to internal group communications and planning documents reviewed by the Globe.

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.

‘Tranq’ and other drugs are causing harder-to-revive overdoses across Mass.
Polysubstance use is jeopardizing life-saving efforts for drug overdose victims.

Outside Table Restaurant on Hanover Street in the North End.

What we know about the viral online feud involving a North End restaurant owner and the New Yorker who canceled his reservation

Dozens of runners dressed in costumes, some of superheroes ran from Natick 17 miles along the Boston Marathon course to the finish line on Boylston Street in Boston. They started at the VFW in Natick where they gathered for a group photo and then took off.

In pictures: ‘RunKings,’ Superheroes take over last few legs of Boston Marathon course

A good chunk of the Boston Marathon course Saturday looked like it was hosting a Comic Con as hundreds of runners took to the icon race’s last 17 miles as part of CharityTeams Superhero 17 run.

Brigadier General Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse II saluted during the national anthem at the Black Veterans Appreciation Brunch at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge in the Dorchester Saturday. Woodhouse, 97, a Tuskegee Airman and Roxbury native, was honored with the 2024 "legacy award."

In Dorchester, Black veterans celebrated for their ‘sacred sacrifice’

Prince Hall Lodge was packed with veterans, their relatives, and local political luminaries Saturday.

Opinion

Former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov, second from right, left a courthouse in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Smirnov is charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme about President Biden, his son Hunter, and a Ukrainian energy company, and prosecutors say he had contacts with officials affiliated with Russian intelligence.

Being a Republican means never having to say ‘I was wrong’

The Biden impeachment inquiry has been revealed as a fraud. It won’t stop the House GOP from plowing ahead anyway.

IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

A memoir of enslavement reveals the meaning of freedom

To maintain confidence in SJC, nominee should offer clear answers on when she’d recuse herself

MARCELA GARCÍA

How the town of Harvard embraced Afghan refugees

Oh, those ‘militant’ teachers unions are at it again!

More recent News

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Teammates didn’t like it when Christian Vázquez was dealt to the Astros in 2022, but time has shown the Red Sox won the trade
The Sox got two players in the swap. Wilyer Abreu is projected as an Opening Day starter in the outfield and Enmanuel Valdez is competing to start at second base.

On baseball: Red Sox reliever Chris Martin describes his career as a ‘journey,’ and he’s not ready to give it up any time soon

Celtics 116, Knicks 102

Celtics pull away in second half, beat Knicks to win eighth straight
Jaylen Brown made 13 of 24 shots and had 30 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Celtics at Madison Square Garden.

On basketball: Individual awards mean a lot to Jayson Tatum but he believes the Celtics as a team should come first

canucks 3, bruins 2 (ot)

Canucks strike on power play after Bruins are whistled for too many men on the ice in overtime
Brock Boeser's second goal of the game won it for Vancouver in the fifth straight game Boston went to overtime.

The Bruins have changed head coaches numerous times over the last 20 years, but the constant has been Bob Essensa

Jury convicts Southern California socialite in 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers
A Southern California socialite has been found guilty of murder and other charges in the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers in a crosswalk more than three years ago.

BRIAN McGRORY

As a hospital system crashes, Steward’s CEO rises above it all
Ralph de la Torre, the proud owner of a $40 million, 190-foot superyacht and the most sophisticated sportfish boat ever built, is cruising the skies in one of the biggest and most luxurious private jets that money can buy.

Steward does not provide all financial documents sought by Governor Healey

Private US spacecraft is on its side on the moon with some antennas covered up, the company says
“So far, we have quite a bit of operational capability even though we’re tipped over," the CEO said.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Previewing the top story lines of the NFL offseason
The Chiefs’ Super Bowl win is just two weeks old, but the NFL is already on to 2024.

Christian Benteke pots three as Revolution can’t overcome early Giacomo Vrioni dismissal, drop MLS opener at D.C. United
Carles Gil struck a curling equalizer in the second half for New England, bowing to a stunned Audi Field crowd, but a night of missed D.C. opportunities was forgiven by Benteke's hat trick.

Israeli media report progress on reaching a temporary truce in Gaza and a hostage-prisoner exchange
Israeli media are reporting that mediators are making progress on an agreement for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and the release of dozens of hostages held in Gaza as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel

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Lost in a World of Words

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Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Governor Maura Healey sat for an interview in her office in December 2013.

Protest outside Healey’s home shows need for governor’s residence

Recently retired professor Harvey Mansfield in his Cambridge home. He taught at Harvard from 1962 until last year. "We need a return to debate," he says. "Harvard doesn’t debate. It emotes.”

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Will Harvard ever get another professor like Harvey Mansfield?

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.

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

Wild horses endure a summer dust storm in golden light. Onaqui Mountains Herd Management Area, Rush Valley, Utah, 2021.

IDEAS | GRETCHEN CLARK

Wild horses dragged me away

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

FAFSA delays leave high school seniors in limbo for college decisions

Without financial information about prospective students, colleges and universities can’t assemble aid packages on their usual timelines, and now hope to send offers to students by April at the earliest.

In pictures: ‘RunKings,’ Superheroes take over last few legs of Boston Marathon course

A good chunk of the Boston Marathon course Saturday looked like it was hosting a Comic Con as hundreds of runners took to the icon race’s last 17 miles as part of CharityTeams Superhero 17 run.

Candlelight vigil on Boston Common honors nonbinary teen who died following fight at Okla. high school

Attendees, who stood wrapped in winter coats against the breezy cold night air, brought small electronic candles while others used the flashlight on their mobile phones and held them up in the air, creating a scene of sparkling light on Boston Common.

On Boston Common, hundreds rally to support Ukraine on 2nd anniversary of Russian invasion

Dozens of blue-and-yellow flags fluttered in a cold wind outside the Parkman Bandstand. Some brandished signs. “Return our kidnapped children,” read one. “Crimea is Ukraine,” read another. A third: “I miss home.”

Sports

The Knicks had no answers for Jaylen Brown, who put on a show for the Celtics.

Celtics 116, Knicks 102

Celtics pull away in second half, beat Knicks to win eighth straight

Jaylen Brown made 13 of 24 shots and had 30 points and 8 rebounds to lead the Celtics at Madison Square Garden.

Canucks forward Brock Boeser beat Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman with the winning goal in overtime.

canucks 3, bruins 2 (ot)

Canucks strike on power play after Bruins are whistled for too many men on the ice in overtime

Brock Boeser's second goal of the game won it for Vancouver in the fifth straight game Boston went to overtime.

A better approach at the plate could go a long way if Ceddanne Rafaela hopes to stick with the Red Sox out of spring training.

red sox notebook

Red Sox plan to give outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela every opportunity to prove he belongs in the big leagues

The Red Sox' outfield configuration hinges on Rafaela. Is he ready for the big leagues? Or does he need more time at Triple A Worcester.

D.C. UNITED 3, REVOLUTION 1

Christian Benteke pots three as Revolution can’t overcome early Giacomo Vrioni dismissal, drop MLS opener at D.C. United

BOYS' HOCKEY: SHAWSHEEN 7, DIMAN 1

In winning state vocational title, Shawsheen boys’ hockey delivers coach Chuck Baker his 250th win

HS girls' wrestling | MIAA Division 1 All-State Championship

Amelyiah Martinez helps Lowell pin down MIAA all-state girls’ wrestling title

Business

Tax-free status of movie, music and games traded online is on table as WTO nations meet in Abu Dhabi

As the World Trade Organization opens its latest biannual meeting of government ministers on Monday, its longtime moratorium on duties on e-commerce products is coming under pressure like never before

Houthi attack on ship led to ‘environmental disaster,’ US says

The missile attack by Houthi militants on a ship carrying a cargo of fertilizer has led to an “environmental disaster” in the Red Sea, US Central Command said Friday evening.

Steward does not provide all financial documents sought by Governor Healey

UnitedHealth cyberattack cripples pharmacies’ and hospitals’ ability to process insurance claims

magazine

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

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

This week's daters: Mike and Andrea

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He likes music and singing karaoke with friends’

Life, death, and a houseplant: Mourning my mom through her purple shamrock

metro

Brigadier General Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse II saluted during the national anthem at the Black Veterans Appreciation Brunch at the Prince Hall Grand Lodge in the Dorchester Saturday. Woodhouse, 97, a Tuskegee Airman and Roxbury native, was honored with the 2024 "legacy award."

In Dorchester, Black veterans celebrated for their ‘sacred sacrifice’

Early voting kicks off in Massachusetts

In Lewiston, chief enforcer of gun laws says Americans may become numb to violence with each mass shooting

sports

Senior consultant Jeff Van Gundy center) seems to be fitting in well the Celtics.

Consultant Jeff Van Gundy quietly making his presence felt on Celtics

Gloucester’s Michael Toppan takes down all-state title, Haverhill captures first team championship

With a Yurchenko full vault, Bella Misiura delivers a 9.8 as Masconomet soars to North gymnastics title

business

Tripadvisor is in discussions to be acquired, but by whom?

Could a New York private equity firm be hunting Tripadvisor?

Air pollution tied to signs of Alzheimer’s in brain tissue, study finds

CVS executive criticizes ‘egregious’ pricing of obesity drugs

politics

Former president Donald Trump listened to retired autoworker Brian Pannebecker speak during a rally in Waterford Township, Mich., on Feb. 17. ahead of the state's Feb. 27 Republican primary.

In pivotal Michigan, the electric vehicle transition jolts a Biden-Trump rematch

Here’s how Trump won in South Carolina — and what it could mean for his chances in November

Takeaways from South Carolina primary: Donald Trump’s Republican home field advantage is everywhere

Nation

Hundreds of people hold up candles during a candlelight service for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died one day after a fight in a high school bathroom, at Point A Gallery, on Feb. 24 in Oklahoma City.

Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following school bathroom fight

A housing shortage is testing Oregon’s pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are poised to tweak it

Idaho is set to execute a long-time death row inmate, a serial killer with a penchant for poetry

World

In this satellite image provided by Planet Labs, the Belize-flagged bulk carrier Rubymar is seen in the southern Red Sea near the Bay el-Mandeb Strait leaking oil after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Feb. 20.

US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships

Israeli media report progress on reaching a temporary truce in Gaza and a hostage-prisoner exchange

The Eiffel Tower reopens to visitors after a six-day closure due to an employee strike

opinion

Israeli military honor guard and mourners gathered in grief around the grave of staff sergeant Simon Shlomov during his funeral in Rishon Lezion, Israel, on Feb. 22. Shlomov, 20, was killed during Israel's ground operation in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army has been battling Palestinian militants in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.

Israeli and Palestinian leaders should negotiate a cease-fire

In a state that vilifies trans youth and gender identity, a nonbinary teen in Oklahoma dies after being assaulted in a school bathroom

Wild horses dragged me away

lifestyle

A calendar shows the month of February, including leap day, Feb. 29, on Feb. 23 in San Diego.

Have a look at the whos, whats and whens of leap year through time

‘Totally cold’ is not too cold for winter swimmers competing in a frozen Vermont lake

Author Aime Alley Card on the challenges and triumphs of Olympic legends

food & dining

Outside Table Restaurant on Hanover Street in the North End.

What we know about the viral online feud involving a North End restaurant owner and the New Yorker who canceled his reservation

For Carla Hall, it’s been a bumpy climb to a ‘Top Chef’ life

A century-old company just bought Bayberry Beer Hall, a popular hang out in Providence

travel

The “Children of Whitney” statues are located throughout the Whitney Plantation Museum. They were created by artist Woodrow Nash.

Facing America’s traumatic history head-on through tourism

‘All major events happen around the table’: What it’s like to eat your way around Porto

An hour’s drive from Lisbon, along Portugal’s west coast, a whole lot of raw beauty

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

Artwork by Ekua Holmes accompanies poems by Renée Watson.

Power of Black girlhood captured in poems, art; Amy Lowell’s 150th anniversary celebrated; and more

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’

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

From left: Musical guest 21 Savage, host Shane Gillis, and Kenan Thompson during Promos in Studio 8H on Thursday.

Shane Gillis hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ 21 Savage performs

More renewal news: ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ gets two more seasons

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

music

Joe Cocker performs for hundreds of thousands of attendees at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, N.Y., in August 1969.

If you were at Woodstock, here’s a chance to share your story

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

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen's "Raymonda"

Boston Ballet dances up a storm in ‘Winter Experience’

A show at the Huntington that’s as interactive as it gets forced me to face my fears

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

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

Marc Pachter, then director of the National Portrait Gallery, at the museum in Washington on June 20, 2006.

Marc Pachter, who revived National Portrait Gallery, dies at 80

Henry Rono, record-breaking distance runner from Kenya, dies at 72

Famed Cuban diva Juana Bacallao, who ruled the island’s cabaret scene, dies at 98