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Amid migrant arrivals, Mass. House votes to limit how long homeless families can stay in state-run shelters
The proposed limits underscore the mounting political tensions caused by the rising numbers of new arrivals to the state, which has strained the system to a breaking point.

Jury convicts ‘Rust’ movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
A jury has convicted a movie weapons supervisor of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal.

House passes $460 billion package of spending bills. Senate expected to act before shutdown deadline.

Lawmakers are negotiating a second package of six bills, including defense, in an effort to have all federal agencies fully funded before a March 22 deadline.

WBUR weighs hiring freeze, job cuts as advertising revenue plummets
“This is a different story than we’ve told before. It’s unlike our usual on-air fundraising appeals,” chief executive Margaret Low wrote in an email to donors.

‘The Karen Read case lit a match and started a wildfire.’ Canton split over high-profile prosecution.
The sensational case has divided families and friends and put the town in the spotlight.

Mother, daughter who were shot Tuesday in Worcester have died, police say

‘Not at all’: Bernie Sanders says he won’t miss Kyrsten Sinema, rails against Donald Trump

For second time in a week, explosive ordnance found in Needham

Gaza cease-fire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough with Ramadan just days away, Egypt says

Frank Cresta, a lifelong Duck Village resident who for many years displayed a sign attached to his residence that claimed the name came from a Prohibition-era theory.

Duck Village in Somerville is a unique location with an odd name. Where did it come from?

The tiny neighborhood on the Cambridge-Somerville border has quite the history.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

‘Soaking’ rain to arrive overnight, 1-3 inches expected
Another low pressure area is going to cut up through New England and without any cold air in place will bring rain, not snow, across the entire six-state region.

Massachusetts election maps: See how Trump and Biden’s support has changed since 2016
A closer look at the town-by-town results as of Wednesday morning, with 91 percent of precincts reporting, offers some hints at the 2024 electorate.

Kelly Ayotte, who broke with Donald Trump in 2016, endorses his 2024 bid Down-ballot races mattered more than the presidential race on Super Tuesday. Here are some examples why.

This photo was taken at a press conference on Feb. 19, following a string of violent incidents at Brockton High School.

Stricter cellphone policy for Brockton High School approved amid reports of violence

The state’s largest high school has been thrust into the spotlight after repeated episodes of violence led four School Committee members to request that the National Guard be sent in to restore order.

Violence and misbehavior at Brockton High School have teachers near a breaking point

Black and Hispanic homes less valuable than white homes, especially in Boston.

Money, Power, Inequality

Black and Latino Bostonians’ homes valued less than white-owned houses, Zillow data show

Homeownership remains one of the primary drivers of wealth, but exclusionary roadblocks have prevented many people of color from buying homes that are worth as much as white-owned homes.

An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015.

2024 Oscars predictions: Who will win, who should win, and who shouldn’t be here

Will "Barbie" get shut out? Will "Oppenheimer" dominate? Will "Poor Things" reap rich rewards? Our critic has the answers.

A combination photo of Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady.

Gisele Bündchen gets emotional discussing Tom Brady divorce

In a teaser for a new special set to premiere Thursday, the supermodel mom needed “a little moment” when talking about her divorce from Brady.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

Relationship agreements aren’t just for polyamorous couples

Therapists say people in monogamous relationships would benefit from the agreements, too.

Opinion

Donald Trump attended a Super Tuesday election night watch party at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, on March 5.

Republican voters embrace a disgrace in Trump

Super Tuesday highlighted the chasm that divides the American electoral middle, with a sharp wall of revulsion facing a steeply pitched slope of fear.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Justice Clarence Thomas was the deciding vote in a case he never should have heard

A bachelor’s in three years? Colleges just got a green light to get in the game.

Navalny is gone, but the ‘virus of freedom’ is spreading

LEHIGH, VENNOCHI, AND HAJJAR

Super Tuesday reactions: Is the old Republican Party dead?

More recent News

A Mass. man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5 million
“The last five years, there’s been surgery, recovery, surgery, recovery,” said Jeff Smith, who lost the use of his left arm, suffered respiratory issues since the crash, and hasn't been able to work full time.

Former Northeastern University track coach sentenced to five years in federal prison in ‘sextortion’ scheme

Former Northeastern University women’s track coach Steve Waithe, who pleaded guilty in November to a nationwide “sextortion” scheme that victimized dozens of women, was sentenced to five years in prison in federal court Wednesday.

Mayor Wu: ‘May have been breach of existing policy’ when 3-year-old strapped to chair at Condon School

Wu’s comments in a radio interview Wednesday came two days after the child’s mother, Anacelia Cuevas, told the Globe she was “furious” over the way her son was treated.

City Councilor Erin Murphy to run for Suffolk County Supreme Judicial Court clerkship
She is seeking to replace Maura Doyle, who has held the position for more than 27 years.

Teen charged with triple murder in Northfield, N.H., floats insanity defense
Eric Sweeney is being tried as an adult on charges that he fatally shot his sister-in-law and her two young sons in their home.

As budget season looms, Boston councilors push to examine future of downtown, and city’s tax base
One recent study estimated that if Boston office values drop by 20 percent to 30 percent, tax revenue could fall $1.5 billion below prior projections over the next five years.

5 things to know about Katie Britt ahead of her Republican State of the Union response

Alabama freshman senator Katie Britt is set to deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address to Congress on March 7.

Chemical linked to cancer found in acne creams including Proactiv, Clearasil

Acne treatments are joining the list of widely used consumer products found to contain high levels of benzene.

8 teens injured in Philadelphia bus shooting, fourth straight day of gunfire on transit system

Authorities in Philadelphia say seven bystanders were injured in another shooting involving a city bus.

Recommended reads

How should universities quell campus turmoil? Some say the answer is silence.

How should universities quell campus turmoil? Some say the answer is silence.

After months of controversies over the Israel-Hamas war, some university leaders have concluded that their schools should not “have a foreign policy.”

POLITICS

This N.H. teen started a podcast to get his peers to vote
Among his friends, no one is really interested in politics, but Owen Simões, 17, is on a quest to spread his love for politics to other young people.

Massachusetts’ top appeals court judge to retire early, offering Healey another high-profile opening
Mark V. Green, the chief justice of the Massachusetts appeals court, told Governor Maura Healey he will resign Sept. 1 — the day of his 68th birthday.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

I ate at Table in the North End. I had a nice time.
I am not the sort who enjoys drama, but I do enjoy dinner, and so last week I made reservations at Table. You’ll never believe what happened next.

Culture & Lifestyle

Elaine Noble (center) and Ann Maguire (right), her campaign manager, on the night of Noble’s successful election to the Massachusetts House in 1974.

Wikipedia edit-a-thon in Jamaica Plain will amplify queer women’s history this March

From left: Evan Turissini as Shawn, Christa Brown as Maggie, and Brit Garner as Rachel in "The Antelope Party."

The platform of this ‘Party’ calls for tyranny

"12 Dancers" by Sammia Atoui will be featured in Tereza Swanda's curated "Inclusion" exhibit at ReachArts in Swampscott.

Eight ways to celebrate Women’s History Month in the Boston area

A drawing received from a patron of the Worcester Public Library in exchange for fee forgiveness for a lost or damaged item.

Worcester Public Library will waive overdue fees in exchange for cat photos

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

Diane Foley, the mother of US journalist James Foley, who was slain by Islamic State militants, spoke to reporters outside the Albert V. Bryan Federal Courthouse following the sentencing of El Shafee Elsheikh, in Alexandria, Va., on Aug. 19, 2022. Elsheikh, 34, a member of the notorious ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles" was sentenced to life in prison by the US court on Aug. 19 for the deaths of four US hostages in Syria.

Diane Foley with Colum McCann

A decade after my son was killed by ISIS, a renewed hope has begun to shine

A robot called Archax, which for now has to be controlled by a human pilot, is being offered by a Japanese company for use by hobbyists and in construction and disaster recovery.

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

What it will take for robots to start doing our chores

A pedestrian walked along Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands, a business neighborhood where multifamily housing has been proposed, and where there is a Green Line station.

Lydia Edwards and James Jennings

Housing for all must include equity

Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley

All eyes on the state’s next move on prison health care

A still from “Judy Blume Forever” by Davina Pardo and Leah Wolchok, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

Behind the battle over what children can read

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Mother, daughter who were shot Tuesday in Worcester have died, police say

In a statement, police in Worcester said the relatives were shot just before 3:10 p.m. at the intersection of Lisbon Street and Englewood Avenue. Officers discovered the victims in a parked vehicle.

Amid migrant arrivals, Mass. House votes to limit how long homeless families can stay in state-run shelters

The proposed limits underscore the mounting political tensions caused by the rising numbers of new arrivals to the state, which has strained the system to a breaking point.

R.I. seeks new ways to process Medicaid pharmacy claims after massive cyberattack

Change Healthcare, a national medical claims company with a presence in Pawtucket, took its systems offline after a cyberattack that affects R.I. Medicaid and AIDS Drug Assistance programs.

Gisele Bündchen gets emotional discussing Tom Brady divorce

In a teaser for a new special set to premiere Thursday, the supermodel mom needed “a little moment” when talking about her divorce from Brady.

Sports

Inside the Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal, where the Red Sox will face the Rays on March 9 and 10.

Pedro Martinez and David Ortiz to throw first pitch, and other details about the Red Sox’ weekend in the Dominican Republic

In addition to team activities in the Dominican Republic, the Red Sox will host a free community watch party at Terra Luna Cafe in Lawrence for Saturday's game.

Lucas Giolito underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012. Otherwise, the righthander had remained relatively healthy.

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox righthander Lucas Giolito to travel to Alabama Monday for second opinion on elbow

“Surgery is a possibility,” manager Alex Cora said. “We’ll have more when he goes over there.”

The Red Sox' two weekend games against the Rays at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal are a big deal in Santo Domingo.

What to know about the Red Sox’ trip to the Dominican Republic: An important homecoming ... and a breath of fresh air

The Sox should enjoy significant support against the Rays, given the presence of Rafael Devers and Brayan Bello as well as the legacies of David Ortiz and Pedro Martinez.

Gisele Bündchen gets emotional discussing Tom Brady divorce

spring training report

Wednesday’s spring training report: Wilyer Abreu connects for his first homer in loss to Twins

men's college hockey notebook

Here’s what’s at stake on the last weekend of the men’s Hockey East regular season

Business

US job openings stay steady at nearly 8.9 million in January, a sign labor market remains strong

The Labor Department reported Wednesday that US employers posted 8.86 million job vacancies in January, down slightly from 8.89 million in December.

Fed chair Powell still expects to cut rates this year, but not yet

Policy makers raised interest rates in 2022 and 2023 to slow growth and bring inflation under control, and they have been signaling for months that they could soon begin to lower those rates as price increases cool.

A solar eclipse is coming next month. Here’s how to take pictures of it safely.

WBUR weighs hiring freeze, job cuts as advertising revenue plummets

magazine

An ageist incident at work made my blood boil. Then I realized something essential.

Green Shakshuka

Get more greens on the menu with these kale, spinach, and broccoli dishes

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

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, March 4-10

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.

metro

Rain, some of it heavy, will arrive overnight as low pressure crosses through New England.

‘Soaking’ rain to arrive overnight, 1-3 inches expected

Former Northeastern University track coach sentenced to five years in federal prison in ‘sextortion’ scheme

For second time in a week, explosive ordnance found in Needham

sports

A former Northeastern University women’s track coach was sentenced to five years in prison in federal court Wednesday for a “sextortion” scheme.

Former Northeastern University track coach sentenced to five years in federal prison in ‘sextortion’ scheme

Red Sox are deep in talks with Brayan Bello about a long-term extension

A closer look at how the Celtics blew a 22-point fourth-quarter lead and lost to the Cavs

business

Michael Voris, founder of Church Militant, at a conference in Baltimore in November 2021.

Catholic news site Church Militant agrees to pay $500k to N.H. priest in defamation case

Black and Latino Bostonians’ homes valued less than white-owned houses, Zillow data show

As budget season looms, Boston councilors push to examine future of downtown, and city’s tax base

politics

Nikki Haley spoke during a news conference on Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.

Nikki Haley suspends presidential bid, clearing path for Donald Trump

5 things to know about Katie Britt ahead of her Republican State of the Union response

McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack

Nation

"Rust" movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, center, talks with her attorney Jason Bowles, right, and her defense team during her involuntary manslaughter trial.

Jury convicts ‘Rust’ movie armorer of involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

8 teens injured in Philadelphia bus shooting, fourth straight day of gunfire on transit system

Alabama legislation to protect IVF providers moves toward final approval

World

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece spoke during their visit to Odesa, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

Russian missile strike hits near Zelensky motorcade in Odessa

Haiti engulfed by crisis as gangs press prime minister to step down

US floods arms into Israel despite mounting alarm over war’s conduct

opinion

Martha Beatriz Roque, 78, has championed human rights and democracy in Cuba for more than 30 years.

Meet one of Cuba’s greatest heroes

Here’s how to survive this ‘deeply weird’ election cycle

May I have a word: A cascade of good fortune

lifestyle

View of the kitchen and living room that Stephen and David St. Russell designed for HGTV's "Battle on the Mountain."

Dorchester’s Renovation Husbands win $56K on HGTV’s ‘Battle on the Mountain’

Gisele Bündchen gets emotional discussing Tom Brady divorce

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

food & dining

F1 Arcade opens in the Seaport this spring.

Rev up your engines, Boston: F1 Arcade announces spring opening date for Seaport venue

I ate at Table in the North End. I had a nice time.

Recipe: Broccoli crowns, chopped into ‘rice,’ form the base of these sweet and spicy tofu bowls

travel

City of Miami Beach code enforcement and police officers patrol along Ocean Drive, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla.

Miami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to

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

Arts

A selection from the tens of thousands of postcards that are in the collection of Kathy Alpert, organizer of the show "Passion for Postcards."

‘Passion for Postcards’ heading to Spellman Museum Sunday

B.J. Novak ‘officially pardoned’ by MFA over 1997 high school prank

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

Books

Marilynne Robinson makes the first book of the Old Testament new again in ‘Reading Genesis’

Worcester Public Library will waive overdue fees in exchange for cat photos

Genealogy site reveals Taylor Swift is related to Amherst poet Emily Dickinson

Movies

Po (Jack Black) in "Kung Fu Panda 4."

Jack Black still gets his kicks with ‘Kung Fu Panda 4,’ but will you?

In Julio Torres’s debut feature, ‘Problemista,’ visa problems are funny except when they’re not

2024 Oscars predictions: Who will win, who should win, and who shouldn’t be here

Television

From left: Emily Osment as Mandy, Montana Jordan as Georgie, and Zoe Perry as Mary in "Young Sheldon." Osment and Jordan will reprise their roles in a new series due sometimes next season.

‘Big Bang’ universe continues to grow

‘Not at all’: Bernie Sanders says he won’t miss Kyrsten Sinema, rails against Donald Trump

‘Love Is Blind’ star talks Boston roots, Matthew vs. Clay, and what surprised her on the Netflix series

music

Andy Falkous of the band mclusky performs at the Electric Ballroom in London in 2022.

Loud and proud, mclusky are back on tour to finish what they started

Rapper Ludacris to perform at The Big E this fall

For his new album, Tom Rush goes back to the garden

Theater/Dance

Joey Frangieh, shown in 2018, is launching the Queer Voices festival with Boston Theater Company cofounder Lisa Rafferty.

Queer Voices festival will showcase a ‘crazy mix’ of 10-minute plays

The mysterious man behind the musical ‘Girl From the North Country’? Bob Dylan himself.

The platform of this ‘Party’ calls for tyranny

Health

Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, R.I.

R.I.’s largest hospital system may no longer take Cigna health insurance

‘You’re not taught this in medical school’: R.I. neurosurgeon on advancements in brain tumor treatment, and the need to educate fellow doctors

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

Obituaries

Mr. Predock kneeled next to a model of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in his studio in Albuquerque, N.M., in 2018.

Antoine Predock, architect who channeled the Southwest, dies at 87

Tech heavyweights remember Ed Roberts, pioneering MIT startup researcher who died at 88

Ross Gelbspan, who highlighted climate change failings of industry and journalists, dies at 84