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Dog attacks four people in Roxbury, one has life-threatening injuries

Police responded around 4:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a dog attack at 35 Dennison St., police said.

‘Left in shambles’: Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone opposes request to dismiss her discrimination case
She said Harvard damaged her by refusing to defend her against “malicious and false allegations of misconduct.''

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort?
School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

State investigating police officers’ misuse of technology in online training, courses suspended

Evidence of police officers using technology to fast forward through their mandatory in-service training and completing sessions within minutes rather than hours has prompted a suspension of online courses offered by state officials.

Teacher at N.H. high school accused of trying to meet trafficked 12-year-old for sex right after school

“I’ll be there at 3:15,” the teacher allegedly told undercover agents. Prosecutors said they believe he was “negotiating for sex with a minor” while at work. Four men from Massachusetts were also charged with attempted sex trafficking.

Disrupters of Men’s March in Boston could resolve cases with community service

FBI searched Lawrence doughnut shop tied to Democratic state lawmaker

Mourners left cards, flowers, and candles at a memorial for Celia Simmons, 65, who was fatally stabbed in Ramsay Park on Saturday.

‘She was one of the first women to approach me and show me love.’ Friends mourn 65-year-old woman killed in Boston park.

Celia Simmons was found with multiple stab wounds to her torso at 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, police said. She died in a hospital that night.

A Babe Ruth rookie card turned up after a Danvers yard sale. The memorabilia world is buzzing.
The 1916 card for the Sultan of Swat is expected to fetch at least $500,000, and possibly far more.

Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says
A woman testified that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex and that she witnessed President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general having sex with a 17-year-old at a party, her lawyer said.

Trump confirms plans to use the military to assist in mass deportations

Photo of RFK Jr. eating McDonald’s with Trump and Musk goes viral: ‘Make America Healthy Again starts tomorrow’

‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago: ‘It’s time to do something different’

Golden will hold on to win US House seat in Maine, the AP projects

Traffic crawls on a jammed Interstate 93 South in Boston ahead of Thanksgiving Day in 2021.

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

About 80 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles this year for the holiday.

Tell us about your Thanksgiving travel plans

Jeremy Swayman had a second straight rough start, allowing five goals in the Bruins' loss to the Blue Jackets on Monday night.

BLUE JACKETS 5, BRUINS 1

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

The Bruins All-Star goalie had his second straight rough outing Monday night, giving up three first-period goals and a pair of killer shorthanded strikes in a 5-1 loss to the Blue Jackets at TD Garden.

Slow start, two shorthanded goals sink Bruins in loss to Blue Jackets

Dustin Pedroia threw a ceremonial pitch at Fenway Park in June 2021 on a day the Red Sox honored him.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox great Dustin Pedroia presents a difficult Hall of Fame case

Voters face the dilemma of judging whether Pedroia, who finished with just 1,805 hits, did enough to merit a spot in Cooperstown.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen could flex his muscles after a convincing win over Kansas City.

ben volin | on football

NFL Week 11: Bills deserve credit for beating Chiefs, but they need to do it in the playoffs

Sean McDermott has the most complete team in the NFL right now, but his tenure in Buffalo has been defined by postseason letdowns.

Opinion

Matt Gaetz spoke with attendees during a campaign rally for Donald Trump in Coachella, Calif., on Oct. 12.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Trump escaped #MeToo reckoning. Will his nominees?

Trump does not think the allegations against Matt Gaetz or Pete Hegseth are disqualifying. Will there be enough public pressure for US senators to reach a different conclusion? There should be.

Jill Abramson

Trump, Musk, and the rise of the conservative press

Renée Loth

Welcome to the world of influencer media

EDITORIAL

Judges throw a wrench in Massachusetts adoptions

LETTERS

Seth Moulton has certainly got people thinking

More recent News

Vermont man charged with aggravated murder in the beating deaths of his parents

Matthew Gomes allegedly attacked Jerry Gomes, 77, and Mary Gomes, 60, at their house on Gallison Hill Road in Montpelier, Vermont State Police said

Former Winthrop police lieutenant sentenced to at least 4 years in prison for rape, indecent assault of a child

James A. Feeley pleaded guilty in Suffolk Superior Court to one count of rape of a child and seven counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 in a plea deal with Suffolk prosecutors.

Man pleads guilty to thwarting hate-crime probe into fires set at Jewish institutions in Boston area

“Despite causing only minor damage, these fires traumatized the Jewish community in and around Boston,” prosecutors wrote in an indictment against Alexander Giannakakis.

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody.
A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said.

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain
The owner of the popular Nantucket Wine & Food Festival has settled her lawsuit against an island hotel that planned to host a different festival launched by a liquor store company under a similar name.

Massachusetts’ oldest resident dies at 113. ‘She was small but had big-person energy.’
Wellesley’s Herlda Senhouse helped Black students pay for college after racial quotas kept her out of nursing school in the 1930s.

Could Greenland hold the answer to New England’s drought? Experts warn months of rain needed to break dry cycle.

New England needs a drastic shift in weather pattern, and soon to offset the tremendous loss in rainfall since August.

How is historic drought affecting Mass. drinking water supplies?

Citing ‘burnout,’ nearly 300 primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham take steps to unionize
The doctors comprise the vast majority of primary care physicians employed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

MBTA workers are taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay
The T's top earner took home $236,472 in overtime, bringing the official's annual earnings to $392,207 — nearly as much as the president of the United States.

REVOLUTION

The Revolution averaged 29,000 fans a game this past season. So why build a smaller stadium?
In an interview with the Globe, team president Brian Bilello discussed the franchise's latest thinking regarding plans for a new soccer-specific stadium in Everett.

Culture & Lifestyle

Ethel's Creamy Lobster Roll, a signature at Row 34.

Row 34 will open adjacent to The Hotel Commonwealth in 2025, bringing a familiar name to an evolving block

Moira Legault and Tyler Ferron of Nashua, N.H., wed on Nov. 7 at the Amherst Woman's Club in Amherst. The celebration, in part, was provided by Chicago nonprofit Wish Upon a Wedding, an organization that helps to provide weddings and other ceremonies to couples facing life-altering illnesses.

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

Historical documentarian Ken Burns conducted a question and answer session June 11 in College Park, Md. His new documentary on Leonardo da Vinci premieres Monday and Tuesday.

This week’s TV: A new Ken Burns documentary, the Country Music Awards, and more

Attendees enjoying a silent disco, which will take place at Republic Fitness in Somerville.

City Hall coffee lounge, a new Levain, and a JP Literary Salon: Free things to do in Boston this week

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Artist's rendering of a proposed New England Revolution soccer stadium along the Mystic River in Everett.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Revs soccer stadium is a classic Boston insider story

IDEAS | KAT ROSENFIELD

Can we please have less political art now?

Donald Trump supporters smiled as he arrived to speak during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, on Nov. 4, in Raleigh, N.C.

Cathy Young

The many faces of Trump’s gender politics

Cartons of eggs were arranged for sale in a Kroger grocery store in August 2022 in Houston.

LETTERS

It was the stupid economy

Supporters of Donald Trump held hands while arriving at a campaign rally in Prescott Valley, Ariz., on Oct. 13.

RENÉE GRAHAM

The hypocritical politics of identity politics

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires.

A New Hampshire company is working to develop a fleet of autonomous helicopters that it hopes can be used to put out fires, spray crops, and handle other dangerous jobs.

Man pleads guilty to thwarting hate-crime probe into fires set at Jewish institutions in Boston area

“Despite causing only minor damage, these fires traumatized the Jewish community in and around Boston,” prosecutors wrote in an indictment against Alexander Giannakakis.

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort?

School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

Disrupters of Men’s March in Boston could resolve cases with community service

They were charged with acting in an “unlawful, riotous, and tumultuous manner” during an antiabortion demonstration in Boston, police said.

Sports

Three seconds into his first shift since being called up, Bruins left wing Jeffrey Viel dropped the gloves with Blue Jackets right wing Mathieu Olivier in the first period.

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Jeffrey Viel called up in hopes he’ll give Bruins forward group a jolt of intensity

A veteran of nearly 300 AHL games who has 139 penalty minutes in his 49 games of NHL experience, Viel is well aware of the step up in competition.

Quarterback Cooper Rush and the Cowboys were shut out in the second half on Monday, with Danielle Hunter (right) scoring two of Houston's five sacks.

TEXANS 34, COWBOYS 10

Joe Mixon’s three scores leads Texans, as sky keeps falling on reeling Cowboys

The Cowboys have lost five straight after Dallas lost five games total in each of the past three playoff seasons.

BRUINS

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

UNITED STATES 5, JAMAICA 2

Mauricio Pochettino still after more as US men’s soccer rolls through Jamaica in Nations League

BISHOP FEEHAN 2, NATICK 1 (2OT)

Bishop Feehan’s Neve Taylor breaks deadlock, taking down No. 1 Natick in Division 1 girls’ soccer semifinals

BLUE JACKETS 5, BRUINS 1

Slow start, two shorthanded goals sink Bruins in loss to Blue Jackets

Business

About 20 percent of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

The findings provide an indication of how Americans consumed the news during the height of the US presidential campaign that President-elect Donald Trump ultimately won.

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy; bondholders set to take control

The company was forced to start restructuring talks with creditors after a federal judge blocked a $3.8 billion acquisition by JetBlue Airways Corp.

Host Brazil focuses G20 summit on fighting hunger amid wars and Trump’s return

TALKING POINTS

Wu wraps up effort to fill vacant storefronts

magazine

Holiday Style

Unique gift ideas from around New England that cost $5 to $125

“Magic of Lights” runs from November 22 through December 25 at Gillette Stadium.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Betsy Ehrenberg holds up the letter Tyler wrote to introduce himself to her. (For privacy, the Globe obscured his contact information.)

Globe Magazine

A woman with cancer needed a miracle from a stranger. A veteran in pain needed one, too.

Festive cocktails, and a mocktail, for any holiday celebration.

holiday style

Who could use a drink? Six festive cocktails for holiday parties.

metro

Boston police search for missing elderly man

A Babe Ruth rookie card turned up after a Danvers yard sale. The memorabilia world is buzzing.

Commuter rail service restored in Chelsea after 9-alarm fire damages abandoned warehouse

sports

Kayla Hanna hoists the MIAA championship trophy after Medfield defeated Weston in the Division 3 final.

MIAA playoffs: Meet the state champs in field hockey, volleyball, and cross-country

A blast from Nick Babanikas launches Oliver Ames boys’ soccer past Mansfield and into Division 2 final

A deficit? Masconomet girls’ soccer settled in, and followed Maggie Blosser’s lead to Division 2 semifinal win

business

US Representative Stephen Lynch, Democrat of Massachusetts, spoke during a hearing on Capitol Hill in 2019 in Washington.

Lynch says federal research dollars to Mass. could slow under RFK Jr.

Math professor Loring Tu gives eight-figure gift to Tufts

Citing ‘burnout,’ nearly 300 primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham take steps to unionize

politics

Local Washington officials brace for four years of playing defense against Trump

What to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary

Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin representative Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary

Nation

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody.

Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says

World

Thousands of people gather outside New Zealand's parliament to protest a proposed law that would redefine the country's founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown, in Wellington, on Nov. 19.

42,000 crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights

24 hours in Ukraine: A single day shows the reality of life as war hits 1,000 days

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies

opinion

Hunter Biden after leaving court during his trial on tax evasion charges in Los Angeles in September.

President Biden should pardon his son Hunter

The ‘science’ of polling is broken

The one thing that should have disqualified Trump in voters’ eyes

lifestyle

Honoring heritage in every pour: the first Native women-owned brewery in the US shares culture through craft

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

food & dining

Cottages at the century-old White Elephant hotel on Nantucket.

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain

Row 34 will open adjacent to The Hotel Commonwealth in 2025, bringing a familiar name to an evolving block

Sad hour continues: Beacon Hill lawmakers again decline to bring ‘happy hour’ back to Mass.

travel

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

We spent 12 days on the greatest hiking trail in the world. You can, too.

Taylor Goldsmith on doing what he wants, catching up on sleep, and making coffee on a plane

Arts

Sculptor Funlola Coker, from Lagos, Nigeria, creates dreamlike installations that draw on Yoruba cosmology and Afro-futurism.

‘I’m building a world,’ says sculptor Funlola Coker

Ken Burns on why no one, not even Elon Musk, can compare with Leonardo da Vinci

MFA installs Alan Michelson’s answer to ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit.’ ‘No one would ever take them for Native American stereotype.’

Books

OX, Untitled, 2016. Paris. Acrylic on paper.

Poems of desire, looking at graffiti, a new bookstore in Quincy

Stephen King refutes rumors he called Elon Musk Trump’s ‘First Lady,’ was kicked off X

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 23

Movies

From left: Denzel Washington as Macrinus, Pedro Pascal as General Acacius, and Connie Nielsen as Lucilla in "Gladiator II."

‘Gladiator II’ is a very silly sequel, but only Denzel Washington got the memo

Ken Burns on why no one, not even Elon Musk, can compare with Leonardo da Vinci

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Television

Joe Scarborough, right, and Mika Brzezinski host MSNBC's "Morning Joe" at NBC Studios in New York on April 14, 2010.

‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago: ‘It’s time to do something different’

20 Thanksgiving-themed TV episodes to stream this Turkey Day

Ken Burns, Renaissance man

music

The Berlin Philharmonic and chief conductor Kirill Petrenko performing at Symphony Hall in 2022.

The Berliners are back

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Mattapan native SeeFour wanted the world to see Boston hip-hop on Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow’

Theater/Dance

Uneven ‘Mindplay’ illustrates the perils of interactivity

Faye Driscoll’s ‘Weathering’ is a fearless journey through flesh and feeling

American Repertory Theater launches Lavine Learning Lab for local high schools

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

Obituaries

Mr. Van Der Ryn, at his home in Inverness, Calif, in 2005. He emerged from the back-to-the-land movement in the early 1970s to become a leader in green energy buildings at the University of California Berkeley.

Dog attacks four people in Roxbury, one has life-threatening injuries

‘Left in shambles’: Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone opposes request to dismiss her discrimination case She said Harvard damaged her by refusing to defend her against “malicious and false allegations of misconduct.''

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort? School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

State investigating police officers’ misuse of technology in online training, courses suspended

Teacher at N.H. high school accused of trying to meet trafficked 12-year-old for sex right after school

Disrupters of Men’s March in Boston could resolve cases with community service

FBI searched Lawrence doughnut shop tied to Democratic state lawmaker

‘She was one of the first women to approach me and show me love.’ Friends mourn 65-year-old woman killed in Boston park.

A Babe Ruth rookie card turned up after a Danvers yard sale. The memorabilia world is buzzing. The 1916 card for the Sultan of Swat is expected to fetch at least $500,000, and possibly far more.

Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says A woman testified that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex and that she witnessed President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general having sex with a 17-year-old at a party, her lawyer said.

Photo of RFK Jr. eating McDonald’s with Trump and Musk goes viral: ‘Make America Healthy Again starts tomorrow’

‘Morning Joe’ hosts say they visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago: ‘It’s time to do something different’

Golden will hold on to win US House seat in Maine, the AP projects

The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving, according to AAA

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

Red Sox great Dustin Pedroia presents a difficult Hall of Fame case

NFL Week 11: Bills deserve credit for beating Chiefs, but they need to do it in the playoffs

Trump escaped #MeToo reckoning. Will his nominees?

Trump, Musk, and the rise of the conservative press

Welcome to the world of influencer media

Judges throw a wrench in Massachusetts adoptions

Seth Moulton has certainly got people thinking

More recent News

Vermont man charged with aggravated murder in the beating deaths of his parents

Former Winthrop police lieutenant sentenced to at least 4 years in prison for rape, indecent assault of a child

Man pleads guilty to thwarting hate-crime probe into fires set at Jewish institutions in Boston area

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody. A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said.

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain The owner of the popular Nantucket Wine & Food Festival has settled her lawsuit against an island hotel that planned to host a different festival launched by a liquor store company under a similar name.

Massachusetts’ oldest resident dies at 113. ‘She was small but had big-person energy.’ Wellesley’s Herlda Senhouse helped Black students pay for college after racial quotas kept her out of nursing school in the 1930s.

Recommended reads

Could Greenland hold the answer to New England’s drought? Experts warn months of rain needed to break dry cycle.

Citing ‘burnout,’ nearly 300 primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham take steps to unionize The doctors comprise the vast majority of primary care physicians employed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

MBTA workers are taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay The T's top earner took home $236,472 in overtime, bringing the official's annual earnings to $392,207 — nearly as much as the president of the United States.

REVOLUTION The Revolution averaged 29,000 fans a game this past season. So why build a smaller stadium? In an interview with the Globe, team president Brian Bilello discussed the franchise's latest thinking regarding plans for a new soccer-specific stadium in Everett.

Culture & Lifestyle

Row 34 will open adjacent to The Hotel Commonwealth in 2025, bringing a familiar name to an evolving block

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

This week’s TV: A new Ken Burns documentary, the Country Music Awards, and more

City Hall coffee lounge, a new Levain, and a JP Literary Salon: Free things to do in Boston this week

Special Projects

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Revs soccer stadium is a classic Boston insider story

Can we please have less political art now?

The many faces of Trump’s gender politics

It was the stupid economy

The hypocritical politics of identity politics

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires.

Man pleads guilty to thwarting hate-crime probe into fires set at Jewish institutions in Boston area

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort?

Disrupters of Men’s March in Boston could resolve cases with community service

Sports

Jeffrey Viel called up in hopes he’ll give Bruins forward group a jolt of intensity

Joe Mixon’s three scores leads Texans, as sky keeps falling on reeling Cowboys

Missing training camp not behind Jeremy Swayman’s struggles

Mauricio Pochettino still after more as US men’s soccer rolls through Jamaica in Nations League

Bishop Feehan’s Neve Taylor breaks deadlock, taking down No. 1 Natick in Division 1 girls’ soccer semifinals

Slow start, two shorthanded goals sink Bruins in loss to Blue Jackets

Business

About 20 percent of Americans regularly get their news from influencers on social media, report says

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy; bondholders set to take control

Host Brazil focuses G20 summit on fighting hunger amid wars and Trump’s return

Wu wraps up effort to fill vacant storefronts

Unique gift ideas from around New England that cost $5 to $125

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

A woman with cancer needed a miracle from a stranger. A veteran in pain needed one, too.

Who could use a drink? Six festive cocktails for holiday parties.

metro

Boston police search for missing elderly man

A Babe Ruth rookie card turned up after a Danvers yard sale. The memorabilia world is buzzing.

Commuter rail service restored in Chelsea after 9-alarm fire damages abandoned warehouse

sports

MIAA playoffs: Meet the state champs in field hockey, volleyball, and cross-country

A blast from Nick Babanikas launches Oliver Ames boys’ soccer past Mansfield and into Division 2 final

‘Left in shambles’: Former Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone opposes request to dismiss her discrimination case
She said Harvard damaged her by refusing to defend her against “malicious and false allegations of misconduct.''

Are the North Shore teacher strikes a coincidence or a carefully coordinated effort?
School district leaders say anecdotal evidence suggests the strikes were planned together. But union leaders say the decisions to strike were made independently based on local circumstances.

A Babe Ruth rookie card turned up after a Danvers yard sale. The memorabilia world is buzzing.
The 1916 card for the Sultan of Swat is expected to fetch at least $500,000, and possibly far more.

Two women testified that Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, lawyer says
A woman testified that Matt Gaetz paid her for sex and that she witnessed President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general having sex with a 17-year-old at a party, her lawyer said.

3 people were killed in New York City knife rampage, police say. A suspect is in custody.
A man fatally stabbed three people across a swath of Manhattan on Monday morning, carrying out a series of random attacks without uttering a word to his victims, officials said.

Spirited legal clash over wine festival on Nantucket reaches settlement, but tensions remain
The owner of the popular Nantucket Wine & Food Festival has settled her lawsuit against an island hotel that planned to host a different festival launched by a liquor store company under a similar name.

Massachusetts’ oldest resident dies at 113. ‘She was small but had big-person energy.’
Wellesley’s Herlda Senhouse helped Black students pay for college after racial quotas kept her out of nursing school in the 1930s.

Citing ‘burnout,’ nearly 300 primary care doctors at Mass General Brigham take steps to unionize
The doctors comprise the vast majority of primary care physicians employed by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

MBTA workers are taking home hundreds of thousands of dollars in overtime pay
The T's top earner took home $236,472 in overtime, bringing the official's annual earnings to $392,207 — nearly as much as the president of the United States.

REVOLUTION

The Revolution averaged 29,000 fans a game this past season. So why build a smaller stadium?
In an interview with the Globe, team president Brian Bilello discussed the franchise's latest thinking regarding plans for a new soccer-specific stadium in Everett.