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Forecast | Ken Mahan

It’s a calm start but stormy finish as clipper system brings another shot of snow, rain to New England

This clipper system is fast-moving but will deliver heavy snow to interior sections and rain, even a wintry mix to Boston.

Exactly what is an Alberta Clipper?

A quick-moving system is forecast to bring snow Wednesday evening into Thursday.

These maps show how Wednesday’s storm will impact New England

A surprising Black-white crossover when it comes to living to 100
Black people have a lower life expectancy than white, Hispanic, and Asian people at birth, but that changes much later in life, a new study shows.

Coming soon: The Harvard Plan
A three-part podcast series from The Boston Globe in partnership with WNYC’s On The Media that takes listeners inside the chaos at Harvard University last year.

Four Seas Ice Cream on Cape Cod sold, realtor says
After drawing 40,000 inquiries since hitting the market last February, the shop has been sold to Josh and Leslie McElhattan of Centerville, a realtor said Tuesday.

Boston Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson is subject of federal probe

The nature and circumstances of the investigation were not immediately known, and no criminal charges have been filed.

Cambridge woman turns garage roof into green oasis
Green roofs are celebrated for their environmental and financial benefits. Commonplace in Germany, they are slowly growing on Americans.

Man charged with manslaughter, drunken driving in wrong-way crash that killed Endicott police officer

The man who crashed head-on into the vehicle of an Endicott College police officer had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit, prosecutors said Tuesday.

South Korea’s opposition parties submit a motion to impeach President Yoon over sudden martial law

The motion, submitted jointly by the main opposition Democratic Party and five smaller opposition parties, could be put to a vote as early as Friday.

‘Total shame’: Boston-area Koreans alarmed by rising tensions

A mother and child prepared to enter a legal clinic in Burlington recently.

Immigrants vying for deportation protections worry their futures are in jeopardy with Trump administration

Hundreds of families, many of them Haitian, hope to gain a stronger legal foothold in the United States before Jan. 20.

She cried. He said ‘life goes on.’ Democrats are experiencing a range of emotions in the wake of Kamala Harris’s loss.
Some Kamala Harris voters have described shock and dread, fears that a second Trump administration could mean the loss of cherished freedoms. For others, the election results have been easier to shrug off.

Democrat Adam Gray captures California’s 13th US House District, ousting Republican Representative John Duarte

Hillsborough County, Fla., Sheriff Chad Chronister talks to the media before the first day of school at Sessums Elementary School Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Riverview, Fla.

Chad Chronister, Donald Trump’s pick to run the DEA, withdraws name from consideration

Chronister follows former Republican congressman Matt Gaetz, Trump’s first pick to serve as attorney general, in withdrawing his name for a post in the administration.

Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate

‘Why would I go to Boston if I could get this here?’ Quincy’s diverse population is making for a thriving (and affordable) food scene.
Some of Greater Boston’s most exciting urban restaurants aren’t in Boston — they’re in Quincy, a city entrepreneurs are finding "very conducive to small businesses."

DEVRA FIRST | DINING REPORT

What you’ll find at new Sofra in Allston
Chef Ana Sortun’s beloved (but very small) bakery and cafe now has a big sibling, about twice the size of the original.

‘It brings you right back to good times.’ How a Merrimack Valley bakery chain made it to 100.
It’s not hyperbole to say Tripoli is an icon of the Merrimack Valley, now with five locations in the area and a customer base so loyal that one regular got a tattoo of its iconic yellow sign.

An illicit photo, a secret code, a Project Skydrop sequel. A tale of betrayal and reconciliation.
In Project Skydrop, a real-life treasure hunt turned into real-life drama.

A motley of factors — an Irish pop cultural renaissance, viral drinking challenges, and of course, marketing dollars — has helped endear one of the beer industry’s most misunderstood products to skeptics.

‘Everybody is drinking Guinness.’ Here’s why.

“The numbers are completely bananas right now,” said Oran McGonagle, an owner of the Dubliner, a 2-year-old pub in Boston.

Catherine Emond and Nicolas Fracassi

It was love at first ‘cringe’ for this North Shore native and her Orange County beau

After meeting via TikTok videos, they had their first kiss at Logan and got engaged on a Southern California beach.

These Celtics are better than last season's NBA champions, but only if they successfully defend their title.

Dan Shaughnessy

Where do these Celtics rank among the greatest teams in franchise history? Very high.

The Celtics are clearly the best team in the NBA, and don’t be dropping any Cleveland talk on my big head.

Nine stats and trends that explain Celtics’ hot start, where there’s room for improvement

US presidential transition

Kash Patel speaks before Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Findlay Toyota Arena Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do.

Representative Matt Gaetz speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23.

Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?

Trump administration picks Lee Zeldin, Thomas Homan, Stephen Miller, Michael Waltz, Susie Wiles, and Elise Stefanik.

Here are the people Donald Trump has picked for key positions

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to challenge the Senate’s constitutionally independent role with his nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.

A second Trump term poses a crucial test of the Senate’s independence

Opinion

Until recently, Boston and New York were the only major metropolitan cities to let landlords pass the cost of broker fees on to tenants. The New York City Council voted in November to ban the practice, leaving Boston as an outlier.

Tenants shouldn’t be forced to pay broker fees

Boston area city councilors want to ban the practice.

A student’s T-shirt says: ‘There are only two genders.’ What does the Constitution say?

‘Anticipatory obedience’ is already a contender for 2025′s word of the year

IDEAS | THEO ZENOU

Go nuclear, Trump

Yesterday’s future, today

Globe Santa

Single father is a caregiver, breadwinner – and terminal cancer patient
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More recent News

Social media leads to return of Swampscott dog reported stolen from her family’s front yard
Trudy, a 14-year-old hound mix, was apparently taken Tuesday morning from her front yard as part of a “well-intended” mistake, Swampscott police said.

NY man is charged in brain scan kickback scheme in Massachusetts
A New York man agreed to plead guilty in a scheme to pay kickbacks to doctors in exchange for medically unnecessary brain scans that led to $70 million in Medicare fraud, the US Attorney’s office said.

‘We are heartbroken to say the least.’ Mill No. 5 in Lowell to close down in January.
Mill No. 5 in Lowell will close down for good at the end of January.

What do ‘demure,’ ‘manifest,’ and ‘brain rot’ have in common? They’re the words that sum up 2024.
It's that time of year when dictionary publishers choose the terms they think best encapsulate the cultural ideas, social anxieties, and viral trends of the moment.

Woman raped in Cambridge office building sues property owners, managers for information about security system

The lawsuit, filed Monday, seeks information about why the office building's access and security systems allegedly failed to function, allowing an assailant to enter the building.

Prosecutors want defense’s dog bite expert barred from testifying at Karen Read retrial
In Tuesday’s filing, prosecutors said Dr. Marie Russell's testimony about dog bites in Karen Read's first trial was not reliable.

Recommended reads

Marcia Kimm-Jackson, in Hyde Park, is leading an effort to open a community health center in the neighborhood, which she said is often overlooked.

Money, Power, Inequality

In Hyde Park, residents push for a long awaited dream — a community health center

A small group of Hyde Park residents are applying pressure on elected and medical leaders to open a community health center in their neighborhood.

‘A head scratcher’: Families push back against claim that Boston clinic for trans children is ‘reckless’
Families who sought treatment for their children at the clinic shared their experiences with the Globe as a counterweight to what they regard as unfounded concerns about youth gender medicine.

Boston offers its employees paid parental leave, but some say it’s not long enough
While Boston employees applaud the city for adopting and expanding the benefit, many argue it isn’t long enough.

Newton native and Northeastern alum set to be first transgender lawyer to argue in front of Supreme Court
“It is not lost on me that I will be standing there at the lectern at the Supreme Court in part because I was able to have access to the medical care that is the very subject of the case that we’re litigating," Chase Strangio told CNN.

Culture & Lifestyle

Keith Lockhart with Santa Claus.

Keith Lockhart swears Santa is writing his own material for Holiday Pops

A winter latte from Blue Bottle.

Want to get cozy and caffeinated in the Seaport? These are some of the hottest hot drinks.

Mariah Carey performs at the 82nd Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 3, 2014, in New York.

‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ is No. 1 on the holiday charts — again. But is it the best ever?

Alison Krauss + Union Station

Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas to tour for first time since 2015

Special Projects

Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

An Ambulance passed Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, La.

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

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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

President-elect Donald Trump arrived to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight with Elon Musk in Boca Chica, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024.

From MAGA to medieval: How Trump’s team echoes the past

President Biden was accompanied by his son Hunter Biden, his grandson Beau, and his daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen Biden in Nantucket on Nov. 29.

A father’s love for his son doesn’t require dissing the Justice Department

Could Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña’s move to change the way School Committee members are selected be a sign that local elected officials are finally catching up to the fact that school committees, elected or not, are not universally ideal, and that so many countries do without them for a reason?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Let Lawrence experiment with a partially appointed School Committee

Newton North High School

In Newton, we tried an experiment in educational equity. It has failed.

Migrant families leave the Boston Logan Airport to go to a day center in Quincy on July 9, 2024.

Sarah Sherman-Stokes and Leah Hastings

How Massachusetts can limit ICE enforcement

Heather Hopp-Bruce/Globe staff; Adobe

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

The Globe podcast

Coming soon: The Harvard Plan

A three-part podcast series from The Boston Globe in partnership with WNYC’s On The Media that takes listeners inside the chaos at Harvard University last year.

When children hear holiday presents aren’t for them

The post-Thanksgiving period is the time when the gap between low-income families and those more affluent is more acute than ever.

Another TikTok challenge goes wrong, sparking brush fire in R.I.

Two Providence men were charged with sixth-degree arson after a brush fire consumed six acres near the Fidelity Investments corporate office campus in Smithfield.

Immigrants vying for deportation protections worry their futures are in jeopardy with Trump administration

Hundreds of families, many of them Haitian, hope to gain a stronger legal foothold in the United States before Jan. 20.

Sports

These Celtics are better than last season's NBA champions, but only if they successfully defend their title.

Dan Shaughnessy

Where do these Celtics rank among the greatest teams in franchise history? Very high.

The Celtics are clearly the best team in the NBA, and don’t be dropping any Cleveland talk on my big head.

The Bruins mobbed Pavel Zacha after he scored in overtime to beat the Red Wings at TD Garden.

bruins 3, red wings 2 (ot)

Bruins pull together as Pavel Zacha’s goal clips Red Wings in overtime

Zacha ripped home a nifty feed from David Pastrnak at 2:15 of overtime and Boston improved to 5-2 under coach Joe Sacco.

This hit against Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence earned Houston linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair a three-game suspension.

Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair suspended 3 games without pay after violent hit on Trevor Lawrence

Houston’s Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended by the NFL without pay for three games for repeated violations of player safety rules following his hit to the head of Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence, which led to a concussion.

College Football

Miami in trouble as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

US 2, Netherlands 1

USWNT beats Netherlands 2-1 in goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher’s final match

bruins notebook

Bruins sniper David Pastrnak working to improve overall game, confident the goals will follow

Business

Home of the Week: The lap of luxury in Lynnfield

This young three-bedroom property features a built-in pool, a fire pit, a fireplace, a finished lower level, and must-see modern lighting.

Four Seas Ice Cream on Cape Cod sold, realtor says

After drawing 40,000 inquiries since hitting the market last February, the shop has been sold to Josh and Leslie McElhattan of Centerville, a realtor said Tuesday.

Enron brand returns online, but read the fine print

As Beacon Hill slow-walks Boston tax proposal, pro forma meeting at City Hall takes on higher stakes

magazine

Slavonian-Style Shepherd’s Stew

Shepherd’s stew, baked pasta, and chicken curry recipes for cold winter days

The dos and don’ts of grandparenting: From Vicks to surprise haircuts

Settling debates over tips, divvying up leftovers, and an unwanted prayer circle

The writer, at right, and his friend Craig pose for a selfie while snorkeling.

The best view of the Florida Keys may be through a snorkel mask

metro

The Boston area is forecast to see mainly rain and a wintry mix from this Alberta Clipper pushing its way into New England later today.

It’s a calm start but stormy finish as clipper system brings another shot of snow, rain to New England

Exactly what is an Alberta Clipper?

A surprising Black-white crossover when it comes to living to 100

sports

Mookie Betts won his second World Series with the Dodgers this season and the third of his career.

Mookie Betts voted postseason MVP by New York baseball writers

Tiger Woods has no firm answers on a PGA Tour deal with Saudis or his future as a player

Nine stats and trends that explain the Celtics’ hot start, and where there’s room for improvement

business

John Hall and Monica Bahena's lease included mandatory monthly charges for technology and trash that their class-action lawsuit alleges were hidden “junk fees.”

How ‘junk fees’ turned a dream apartment into a financial nightmare

China bans rare mineral exports to the US

Canadian minister says Trump was joking when he said Canada could become the 51st state

politics

The case is coming before a conservative-dominated court after a presidential election in which Donald Trump and his allies promised to roll back protections for transgender people.

Transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court amid debate over ban on medical treatments for minors

Democrat Adam Gray captures California’s 13th US House District, ousting Republican Representative John Duarte

Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate

Nation

Vice President Kamala Harris and Chappell Roan.

A list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell

What to know about sinkholes after a Pennsylvania woman may have disappeared into one

Judge to consider first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban

World

Syrian insurgents ride on motorcycles through abandoned Syrian army vehicles on a road in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, on Dec. 3.

Syrian forces battling insurgents north of strategic city of Hama

Zealous tourists are unfazed by South Korea’s sudden martial law turmoil

Activists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte

opinion

Could Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña’s move to change the way School Committee members are selected be a sign that local elected officials are finally catching up to the fact that school committees, elected or not, are not universally ideal, and that so many countries do without them for a reason?

Let Lawrence experiment with a partially appointed School Committee

May I have a word: Eat, memory

Brockton resident: My city is more than a crime story

lifestyle

Catherine Emond and Nicolas Fracassi

It was love at first ‘cringe’ for this North Shore native and her Orange County beau

What do ‘demure,’ ‘manifest,’ and ‘brain rot’ have in common? They’re the words that sum up 2024.

Tom Brady loses MrBeast $100,000 throwing challenge to a high school quarterback

food & dining

The entrance to the new Sofra beckons in Allston.

What you’ll find at new Sofra in Allston

‘Everybody is drinking Guinness.’ Here’s why.

‘Why would I go to Boston if I could get this here?’ Quincy’s diverse population is making for a thriving (and affordable) food scene.

travel

Holiday travelers at Logan Airport.

More than 3 million travelers screened at US airports in a single day. That’s a record.

Getting an airport Uber has become an absolute obstacle course

What’s in store for New England’s skiers and snowboarders? Hopefully not a repeat of last season.

Arts

Walker Evans, "Resort Photographer at Work," 1941.

Florida photographically, then and now

‘I’m actually doing art on people,’ says Salem’s Tallboy

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

Books

An Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York, Aug. 29, 2010.

What do ‘demure,’ ‘manifest,’ and ‘brain rot’ have in common? They’re the words that sum up 2024.

Rachel Howzell Hall loves books about shipwrecks and cults

In Christopher Bollen’s ‘Havoc,’ an unlikely pair of criminals

Movies

Amy Adams in "Nightbitch."

‘Nightbitch’ tries to make fetch happen

Marshall Brickman, Woody Allen’s co-writer on hit films, dies at 85

Earl Holliman, rugged screen presence, dies at 96

Television

Sally Yates with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show."

Trump’s admin picks are providing plenty of late night fodder

‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ never quite takes flight

In praise of villainy: When it comes to TV dramas, bad is good

music

Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards in Inglewood, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2017, left, and SZA appears in the press room at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on April 1, 2024.

Kendrick Lamar and SZA to swing by Gillette Stadium in 2025

‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ is No. 1 on the holiday charts — again. But is it the best ever?

Alison Krauss + Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas to tour for first time since 2015

Theater/Dance

"The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show" comes to Boston on Dec. 2.

Jinkx and DeLa want their show to be a home for the holidays

Expect 250 costume changes to tell the story of ‘Rosemary’s Baby Jesus’

Louis C.K. to perform surprise show in Lynn

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

Former Washington Post journalist Richard Homan at his house in Green Valley, Ariz., in 2013.

Richard Homan, Washington Post journalist, dies at 88

Peter Westbrook, pathbreaking Olympic fencer, dies at 72

Marshall Brickman, Woody Allen’s co-writer on hit films, dies at 85