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US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation
US military C-130 cargo planes on Saturday dropped food in pallets over Gaza, three US officials said, two days after more than 100 Palestinians who had surged to pull goods off an aid convoy were killed during an encounter with Israeli troops.

Deadly chaos at Gaza aid convoy is a symbol of the desperation enveloping the territory

Three former Stoughton officers passed Sandra Birchmore ‘around like she was a toy,’ lawyer says
A lawsuit and an investigation offer graphic accounts of officers’ reported sexual misconduct involving Sandra Birchmore, who killed herself in 2021.

Haley’s not winning, but her campaign for president shows where Trump is weak

“Her performance in the primary so far shows that millions of Republicans are resistant to Donald Trump and his message," said Republican pollster Whit Ayres.

Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign event at The Madison Hotel in Washington, DC.

Nikki Haley is campaigning in Needham on Saturday. Here’s what that says about her campaign.

Two N.H. children ‘safely located,’ father charged with second degree murder of their mother, authorities say

Dustin M. Duren, 37, the children's father, was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder for the death of 31-year-old Caitlyn Naffziger, who was fatally shot Thursday night in an apartment in Berlin, authorities said.

Live ordnance fished out of Charles River in Needham successfully detonated, police say

A ship earlier hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, the first vessel lost in conflict

Ukraine suffers drone attack as UAV hits Russia’s St. Petersburg

‘Look me in the eye’: Hunter Biden, Matt Gaetz have testy exchange over drug use

Migrant families used Terminal E at Boston Logan International Airport as a shelter at the end of January.

Some cities, states are handling migrant arrivals a different way: Paying for their travel elsewhere

Officials insist their programs are a more humane way to treat migrants who are dropped off in buses from the border.

Fort Point migrant shelter plan draws new concerns in South Boston

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Draft Caleb Williams and trade Justin Fields? For the Bears, it’s more complicated than it appears.
Williams continues to make head-scratching decisions that should give the Bears pause about making him the face of the franchise. And Fields’s trade market doesn’t seem too robust.

Patriots keeping all routes open for No. 3 pick after meeting with NFL Draft’s top three quarterbacks

Steward hospital system receives higher insurance payments than many in Mass.
A recent analysis provided to the Globe shows that Steward’s hospitals as a group are paid the same as or better than many Massachusetts hospital systems for the medical care they provide.

Jayson Tatum enjoyed a made 3-pointer in the third quarter much more than Mavericks coach Jason Kidd (left) or Maxi Kleber.

CELTICS 138, MAVERICKS 110

Celtics pull away from the Mavericks to push winning streak into double digits

Jayson Tatum finished with 32 points after a quiet beginning to the Celtics' 10th straight victory, which is a high for the NBA this season.

A scene from the 1968 science-fiction movie "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Celebrate the music of the movies with these (debatably) 50 best soundtracks of all time

Ahead of the Oscars on March 10, classical critic A.Z. Madonna picks her favorite scores and songs.

McKenna Shuster worked on a linocut art print which she does as a hobby in her home on the last night of a two-week self-isolation while recovering from symptoms of COVID-19 in Somerville, Mass., on March 26, 2020.

US health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19. Here’s what to know about the change.

The CDC changed its longstanding guidance, saying that people can return to work or regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it’s been a day since they’ve had a fever.

“I wanted to work until I was 66 but the last five years weren’t enjoyable,” said J.P. Ricciardi (right).

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

After 43 seasons in baseball, Worcester native J.P. Ricciardi is adjusting to life away from the game

At 64, the longtime, coach, scout, and front-office executive has decided he’s done with the game because he fears the game is done with the qualities he brings to a job.

Vaughn Grissom doubtful for Red Sox Opening Day because of groin strain

In June 2009, Franciscan Hospital for Children dedicated its new athletic field to Red Sox Pitcher Tim Wakefield. He and his wife, Stacy, and kids Trevor and Brianna were on hand for the dedication.

The tragic deaths of Tim and Stacy Wakefield leave the world to make sense of the senseless

Stacy Wakefield died this week of cancer, the same disease that took her husband five months ago.

Tim Wakefield, former Red Sox knuckleballer who won two World Series, dies at 57 Stacy Wakefield, wife of late Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, has died

A boat brings beachgoers between Paradise Beach and Sandy Island in Grenada.

The Caribbean’s overlooked gem: Here’s why Grenada should be high on your list of islands to visit

With stunning beaches and some of the best food in the West Indies, Grenada is an ideal escape.

Opinion

Lenten art installation created by Austrian artist Gottfried Helnwein in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 16.

For Lent (or any other time), I’m giving up on giving up

It’s time to strike a blow against Americans’ obsession with self-denial.

If Biden wanted to see the migrant crisis up close, he should have come to Massachusetts

IDEAS | SHIRLEY LEUNG

Downtown advice from other cities

Behind the battle over what children can read

Amid a housing crisis, Milton can’t be allowed to flout new zoning law

More recent News

New York man who killed a woman after a wrong turn in his driveway gets 25 years to life
Kaylin Gillis had pulled into Kevin Monahan’s driveway in the town of Hebron last April while looking for a party at another person’s house.

Woman charged with drunken driving in crash that left daughter, 8, with life-threatening injuries
A Foxborough woman was arrested Thursday night for allegedly driving drunk last week when her SUV crashed head-on into an ambulance, leaving her 8-year-old daughter with life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

Appeals court ruling that vacates Capitol rioter’s sentence could impact dozens of Jan. 6 cases
A federal appeals court in Washington has ordered a new sentence for a retired Air Force officer who stormed the US Capitol dressed in combat gear, in a ruling that could impact dozens of other cases stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.

Bewildered when your Green Line train suddenly skips stops and runs ‘express’? You’re not alone.
The MBTA is working to “better convey information” about Green Line trains that sometimes skip stops and switch to “express” mode when trains are too close together, the agency said Friday.

Powerful storm in California and Nevada shuts interstate and dumps snow on mountains
A powerful blizzard is dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada as gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations

There’s a perfect little model train world hiding in Roslindale, and this weekend it’s open for all to see
The Bay State Model Railroad Museum and the club that runs it connect people as much as train tracks. “There’s definitely a bigger thing [here] than just building models."

Former MIT student pleads guilty to 2021 murder of Yale student in Connecticut

Qinxuan Pan, 32, faces 35 years in prison when he is sentenced in New Haven Superior Court on April 25.

Oregon is recriminalizing drugs, dealing a setback to reform movement
Amid an increase in drug use, the Oregon legislature passed a bill that would reimpose criminal penalties for possession of some drugs, three years after a pioneering plan to decriminalize hard drugs.

Weather Focus | Dave Epstein

‘Pretty staggering’: Back-to-back warm Boston winters could be a first for the record books
This season's lack of cold and snow only exemplifies more evidence that the quintessential 'Winter in New England' is waning.

Recommended reads

Boston city councilors are considering a pilot "right to counsel" program that would fund free legal representation for low-income renters facing eviction. Mary Barrera faced eviction from her three-bedroom apartment in East Boston, where she has lived for nearly eight years.

‘Not a fair fight.’ Advocates, officials push to provide free legal aid to low-income tenants fighting eviction.

Governor Healey has allocated $3.5 million for an access to counsel program in her proposed budget for the next fiscal year, and the Boston City Council is exploring the possibility of implementing a pilot program.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We are both devoted to uplifting the world through our work’
Will their positive energy flow into a second date?

How do we celebrate our love without getting married?

THE FINE PRINT

A billing dispute over hearing aids offers some valuable lessons
Months after paying $2,450 for hearing aids, Kevin Hamilton received a surprise "dispensing fee" bill for $1,000.

A giant new beer hall is coming to Medford this year
“We view it as an adult playground,” said Mark Zarthar, one of six managing partners behind the project.

Culture & Lifestyle

Sharmin Faeq Sadiq from Kurdistan, Iraq, and Tugba Gula of Turkey contribute to "The Red Dress" in 2022. Created by textile artist Kirstie Macleod,"The Red Dress" was crafted by hundreds of embroiderers around the world. It's on view at Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton.

At Fuller Craft Museum, ‘The Red Dress’ speaks intimately to the experiences of women

Jodie Foster (left) and Kali Reis in HBO's "True Detective: Night Country."

The finale of ‘True Detective: Night Country’ was a reminder that concluding can be hard to do

"Four Daughters," directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, recounts the saga of a single mother from Tunisia who rules her growing daughters with an iron fist, and loses her two eldest to radicalization.

A single mother from Tunisia lost two of her daughters to ISIS. ‘Four Daughters’ tells their true story — using actors.

Sean McShane (right) with "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings

How a Boston Freedom Trail tour guide ended up on the ‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament of Champions

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

Frozen embryos at the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2015.

Republicans need to put up or shut up over the IVF mess they created

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the longtime top Senate Republican, said on Wednesday that he would give up his leadership post at the end of this year, acknowledging that his Reaganite national security views had put him out of step with a party.

Mitch McConnell has already been defeated — by Trump

Failure to Communicate

Christopher Weyant

Failure to communicate

Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, a Steward Hospital.

Steward Health Care should face a full-scale criminal investigation

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Women & Infants Center halted in vitro fertilization procedures after a state Supreme Court's ruling that embryos in test tubes should be considered children, on Feb. 22.

Antonio Gargiulo

Six lessons the US can learn from Italy’s restrictions on IVF treatments

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Cloudy, rainy weekend on tap with more showers likely as we head into next week

Sporadic light-to-steady precipitation forecast Saturday into Sunday.

Nikki Haley is campaigning in Needham on Saturday. Here’s what that says about her campaign.

Nikki Haley’s decision to steer her campaign to a tony Boston suburb this weekend with a dual fundraiser and rally underscores the long odds — and tough math — the former South Carolina governor faces entering Super Tuesday.

Hanson police officer Doug Smith (who inspired the movie ‘Goon’) is donating his kidney to fellow officer

An officer is donating his kidney to a fellow officer, an unruly customer throws a drink at a Starbucks employee, and odd tales from local police and fire departments.

Three former Stoughton officers passed Sandra Birchmore ‘around like she was a toy,’ lawyer says

A lawsuit and an investigation offer graphic accounts of officers’ reported sexual misconduct involving Sandra Birchmore, who killed herself in 2021.

Sports

In June 2009, Franciscan Hospital for Children dedicated its new athletic field to Red Sox Pitcher Tim Wakefield. He and his wife, Stacy, and kids Trevor and Brianna were on hand for the dedication.

The tragic deaths of Tim and Stacy Wakefield leave the world to make sense of the senseless

Stacy Wakefield died this week of cancer, the same disease that took her husband five months ago.

Morgan Geekie recorded his first career hat trick on Thursday in the Bruins' 5-4 win.

Bruins at Islanders | 7:30 p.m. (NESN)

Bruins at Islanders: After Thursday’s win, Boston looks to make regulation wins a habit

The Bruins defeated the Golden Knights 5-4 on Thursday, snapping a streak of six straight overtime games.

“I wanted to work until I was 66 but the last five years weren’t enjoyable,” said J.P. Ricciardi (right).

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

After 43 seasons in baseball, Worcester native J.P. Ricciardi is adjusting to life away from the game

At 64, the longtime, coach, scout, and front-office executive has decided he’s done with the game because he fears the game is done with the qualities he brings to a job.

Vaughn Grissom doubtful for Red Sox Opening Day because of groin strain

Jim McBride | Sunday hockey notes

Here’s a look at some of the Bruins’ top youngsters with the trade deadline approaching

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Joel Embiid plans to return this season, but will the 76ers be in position for him to help in the playoffs?

Business

CVS, Walgreens to dispense abortion pills in R.I., Massachusetts

The nation’s two largest pharmacy chains will begin dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month, starting in a handful of states and gradually expanding to all other states where abortion is legal.

Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple with climate change, whale rules

Members of the lobster industry, based mostly in Maine, have said they face existential threats from proposed rules intended to protect the North Atlantic right whale and climate change that is influencing where lobsters can be trapped.

Healey’s life sciences plan: Another $1 billion investment, with some new areas of focus

Homes for sale on streets named for famous writers

magazine

Illustrations for magazine's March 3, 2024, cover story about an ice climbing accident on Mount Katahdin in Maine in 1974.

An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate rescue mission.

I used to live in a Michigan child-care desert. Then I came to Cambridge.

My boyfriend is Muslim. I’m a Jewish student at Harvard. The war is testing us.

This week's daters: Molly and David

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We are both devoted to uplifting the world through our work’

metro

Eddie Roach, left, and Jennifer White of Plymouth sit for a with their leap year baby, Vivian Rose at Tufts Medical Center in Boston on Friday. Vivian was born at 2:41 a.m. on Feb. 29.

On Feb. 29, leap-year babies share a unique and special birthday

Woman convicted of murder conspiracy, coverup, in 2019 disappearance of Connecticut mother

Two firefighters rescued, 50 residents displaced by Chelsea 5-alarm fire

sports

Southern Cal quarterback Caleb Williams did not submit to any medical tests at the NFL Combine but held a news conference on Friday.

Draft Caleb Williams and trade Justin Fields? For the Bears, it’s more complicated than it appears.

‘You’ve got to give them credit:’ Kyrie Irving, after another rough return to Boston, sounds increasingly Zen about it all

Bristol-Plymouth’s Nathan Hicks knocks off top seed at New England Interscholastic Wrestling Championships

business

The Nantucket compound boasts three structures on 3.5 acres.

These 10 homes were among the most expensive sold in Massachusetts in 2023

A billing dispute over hearing aids offers some valuable lessons

Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, claiming betrayal of its goal to benefit humanity

politics

Children stood amid the rubble of a mosque and makeshift shelters that were destroyed in Israeli strikes in Deir El-Balah in central Gaza on Saturday.

US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation

Haley’s not winning, but her campaign for president shows where Trump is weak

Michigan GOP expected to unite behind Trump despite internal strife at nominating convention

Nation

A tent encampment in Portland, Oregon.

Oregon is recriminalizing drugs, dealing a setback to reform movement

Truck driver pulled to safety after crash leaves vehicle dangling over bridge across Ohio River

Dry winds could spread Texas wildfires over the weekend

World

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa.

A ship earlier hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea, the first vessel lost in conflict

Israeli strikes kill 7 Hezbollah members in south Lebanon

Deadly chaos at Gaza aid convoy is a symbol of the desperation enveloping the territory

opinion

Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley, who is stepping down next month, was at a meeting of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in Malden in January.

With Riley stepping down, DESE board has crucial decision to make

Dedham ‘no’ vote on migrant aid is unsurprising but still crushing

Mass. Republican voters should give party chair Amy Carnevale a vote of confidence

lifestyle

In this Oct. 27, Auteur of Style honoree Iris Apfel attends The Fashion Group International's Night of Stars Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. Iris Apfel, a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity known for her eccentric style, has died.

Iris Apfel, fashion icon known for her eye-catching style, dies at 102

On Leap Day, couples leaned into novelty at micro wedding venue Dearly Studio

BLOWW: A queer community built on trust and taking up space in the world of professional wrestling

food & dining

Recipe for Provencal Vegetable Soup with Pistou by Sheryl Julian.

Read all of the Winter Soup Club newsletters

Our final chapter is chowder

Everyone has an opinion about chicken soup

travel

The Bay State Model Railroad Museum opens for only two open houses a year, and the next one is March 2-3. It has an elaborate collection of model trains that run on their several tracks inside.

There’s a perfect little model train world hiding in Roslindale, and this weekend it’s open for all to see

The Caribbean’s overlooked gem: Here’s why Grenada should be high on your list of islands to visit

Why not go solo? How to travel alone . . . and like it.

Arts

The Wawaloam Bee statue outside Wawaloam Elementary School in Exeter, R.I.

One woman’s quest to find every Mr. Potato Head statue in Rhode Island

At Fuller Craft Museum, ‘The Red Dress’ speaks intimately to the experiences of women

Brookline painter Leslie Sills brings women’s art history to life

Books

Prepare for the 96th Academy Awards during a discussion with Robin Young and best-selling author Michael Schulman, on Wednesday.

Five things to do around Boston, March 4-10

Preserving the history of New England’s LGBTQ+ communities online; ‘Whale Fall’ wins children’s science book award

Author readings around Boston through March 9

Movies

A scene from the 1968 science-fiction movie "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Celebrate the music of the movies with these (debatably) 50 best soundtracks of all time

Now that we’re done with that viral Dunkin’ ad, let’s talk about J.Lo

Are you ready to place your Oscar bets for best documentary short?

Television

Andrew Scott (pictured in "All of Us Strangers") will play Tom Ripley in the eight-episode miniseries, which is coming to Netflix April 4.

Talent to spare on Netflix’s ‘Ripley’

The finale of ‘True Detective: Night Country’ was a reminder that concluding can be hard to do

Oscar nominee Randolph was also divine in ‘High Fidelity’

music

A scene from the 1968 science-fiction movie "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Celebrate the music of the movies with these (debatably) 50 best soundtracks of all time

Five things to do around Boston, March 4-10

Composer Matthew Aucoin is bringing his slimmed-down ‘Eurydice’ opera to Boston

Theater/Dance

Brian Boruta, producing artistic director of Umbrella Stage in Concord.

Umbrella Stage keeps stepping up

International stars of flamenco music and dance kick off four-night festival on Saturday

In ‘Golda’s Balcony,’ the Israeli prime minister in crisis in 1973

Health

An empty wheelchair at a long-term care center on Oct. 25, 2022.

In R.I. nursing homes, deficiencies are on the rise. Advocates demand better standards.

‘An extremely aggressive timeline’: Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub to hire inaugural CEO by May

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

Obituaries

Veteran comic book artist Ramona Fradon displayed her rendition of the DC Comics superhero Aquaman, right, on whom she worked for many years, and the Marvel Comics character Namor the Sub-Mariner.

Ramona Fradon, longtime force in the world of comic books, dies at 97

Brian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister, dies at 84

Richard Lewis, comedian known for his neurotic, stream-of-consciousness act and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ role, has died