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Fernandes Anderson’s indictment is bad for all of city government

In getting indicted on federal charges, City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has achieved the highly improbable.
Five fast facts about Tania Fernandes Anderson and her political tenure What happened the last time a sitting Boston city councilor was federally indicted? Read the indictment

Mayor Michelle Wu is urging Tania Fernandes Anderson to resign. So are these city councilors.

At least five of Tania Fernandes Anderson's council colleagues are calling for her to step down.

$7,000 exchanged in a bathroom, financial woes, and NDAs: The key details in Tania Fernandes Anderson’s corruption case

Fernandes Anderson was indicted Friday on federal charges that she orchestrated a financial kickback scheme involving a staff member.

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward
Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.

Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance

Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results
Voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot box is not necessarily the final word, even though this year’s election was over a month ago.

Six takeaways from the final day of MIAA Super Bowls as North Attleborough, Shawsheen, and West Boylston are crowned

North Attleborough put a bow on the 2024 MIAA Super Bowls with decisive win over Hockomock League rival Mansfield, the last of eight champions to be crowned at Gillette Stadium.
CELTICS 111, BUCKS 105

With Jayson Tatum leading the way, Celtics complete season sweep of Bucks

With Tatum notching 34 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Boston held off Milwaukee late to win all three games against their Eastern Conference rival this season.
Doc Rivers sees what his Bucks are missing in the championship-hardened Celtics
Forecast | Ken Mahan

New England faces quick-hit snow showers with next clipper system tonight. Here’s what to expect and when.

This system will not be nearly as impactful but can be disruptive to some degree, especially across Northern New England.

These maps show where snow is expected in New England this weekend

Most of the rain and snow will fall overnight, with much of Saturday and Sunday staying dry.
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Harris said yes to Rogan. The only GOP rival that worried Trump. Here’s what we learned at Harvard’s campaign manager summit.

Campaign insiders dish on the campaign that was.

Fugitive held without bail for allegedly raping daughter of partner in Plymouth

Werlen Dozani Luiz had been a fugitive since child rape and strangulation charges were brought against him in Plymouth District Court in June 2021.

White Stadium project cost has doubled from previous estimates, with city on hook for $91 million
The redevelopment would convert the 1940s-era stadium into a modern, 10,000-seat arena for the BOS Nation FC soccer team and new facilities for Boston Public Schools athletics.

MBTA says more repairs on the T could crop up. Experts are questioning why that is.
The MBTA has underscored a point from the beginning of its ambitious initiative to replace every degraded rail and tie: problems with tracks will emerge now and again.

15-day shutdown on parts of Green Line starts Friday to eliminate 'final' slow zones

State Secrets
In sweeping climate bill, this lawmaker and lobbyist played influential roles. Turns out they are dating.
The potential for conflict of interest is blatant, but it is all permissible in a state whose broad but porous ethics law requires only this minimal disclosure.

Chelsea man charged with fatally shooting his estranged wife in crosswalk, authorities say

Luckenson King Pablo, 31, was arrested on a charge of first degree murder, officials said Friday evening.

Feds charge 25 in multi-state drug ring involving Mass., N.H., and R.I.

The ring raked in an estimated $20,000 a day distributing the narcotics throughout Boston, across eastern Massachusetts, and into Rhode Island, prosecutors said Friday.

Child, adult hit by school bus at Curley K-8 School in Jamaica Plain, police say

At 3:03 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident with a pedestrian struck at 40 Pershing Road, the address of the Curley school.

Prospects for President Yoon’s impeachment are dim with ruling party boycotting vote
Most ruling party lawmakers are boycotting a parliamentary vote soughts by the opposition to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law.

Leominster woman attacked, seriously injured by her pit bull

The ‘quiet responders’ of Boston’s public animal shelter

At a time of rising costs and surging pet abandonment post pandemic, public animal shelters play a critical role in veterinary medicine, experts say.

A dozen items made in Massachusetts to add to your holiday shopping list

From caramels to clocks to cash, here are 12 locally made products to consider for your gift list.
Take it from two frequent travelers, these are the year’s best gifts for people on the go

A Nantucket homeowner ignored a ‘sketchy’ Airbnb request. High schoolers threw a party in her house anyway.

The homeowner said she had been told by police that the person behind the Airbnb messages was the same person who organized the party — a freshman in high school.
US presidential transition

Trump’s pick for top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts will likely crack down on illegal immigration

Meet the medical contrarians picked to lead health agencies under Trump and Kennedy

Several of Trump’s Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct

Trump has assembled an uber-wealthy Cabinet, raising risks of ethics conflicts
Opinion
EDITORIAL

With Boston School Committee pick, Wu misses opportunity to be bold

The mayor shouldn’t play into the hands of those who’d prefer to take the power of appointing members away from her.
IDEAS | TOM SHEEHAN

The fabulous grandes dames of my youth
Ryan Normandin

In Newton, we tried an experiment in educational equity. It has failed.
Durwood Zaelke and Maxime Beaugrand

From thin gruel to action: COP29′s surprising breakthrough
LETTERS

The pardon: the power and the — well, nobody’s calling it glory
Globe Santa

For some Muslim families in Mass., Globe Santa could help make Christmas a healing tradition
Several Globe Santa letters this holiday season captured the experiences of Muslim refugees hoping to adopt Christmas as an ongoing family tradition.

Donate to Globe Santa

The Globe podcast

First episode of ‘The Harvard Plan’ unpacks Claudine Gay’s short, troubled tenure as president

The historic appointment of Harvard’s first Black female president was one of the most troubled chapters in its history.

More recent News

UVM’s Noah Kahan lookalike challenge drew in over a dozen competitors. But there was one clear winner.
There’s a Noah Kahan doppelgänger working at the University of Vermont.

Providence police sergeant accused of assaulting a handcuffed man pleads no contest, gets probation

Sergeant Joseph Hanley III’s decision to plead comes weeks before an overhaul of R.I. law governing police misconduct cases takes effect. His lawyer said Hanley “hopes to serve the public.”

Bruins
2011 Stanley Cup champions among Bruins lacing ‘em up once again for alumni game
They are playing the Warrior For Life Fund All-Stars, a group composed mostly of active duty and retired Navy SEALS that beat the Bruins in 2021.

Bruins David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand immediately clicked after being reunited on a line

Charges against Shelley Joseph come at crucial time for judiciary
“The smallest thing that a judge does that suggests they’re not neutral is dangerous,” said Jack Lu, a retired Superior Court judge.

Kitombe, late Franklin Park Zoo gorilla, remembered as ‘gentle giant’ with ‘his own little attitude’
Staff made the decision to euthanize the 38-year-old gorilla on Thursday after chronic health problems.

TikTok’s future uncertain after appeals court rejects its bid to overturn possible US ban
A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S.

Recommended reads

Bagpipe bonanza Christmas concert to make Boston debut

The show has been selling out concerts in New York and New Jersey since 1999.

Solutions to Boston’s housing crisis ... in Texas?
A group of city councilors invited a group of their colleagues north to help figure out how Boston might dig out of its deep housing shortage the way Austin is.

RI SPORTS
After a soccer captain lost her team, she launched a new one of her own: Rhode Island Rogues
“Why not me?” Shannen Pelletier Kennawi asked herself after her soccer club cut its women’s program in 2017. “If my heart is in it this much, why can’t I be the one to at least get it all started?”

‘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.

Culture & Lifestyle

MIT puts finishing touches on new music hub

Impressionism’s 150th, an anniversary more absent than present

Bagpipe bonanza Christmas concert to make Boston debut

Even when she seems to have a cold, Mariah Carey’s voice can fill TD Garden

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

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

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.

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Black Republicans get played again
MARCELA GARCÍA

Challenging the bias of ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome’
Miriam Jayaratna and Ali Fitzgerald

If Donald Trump ran a cereal company
EDITORIAL

With Boston School Committee pick, Wu misses opportunity to be bold
SCOT LEHIGH

Warning: Rough Trump trade seas ahead

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

Forecast | Ken Mahan

New England faces quick-hit snow showers with next clipper system tonight. Here’s what to expect and when.

This system will not be nearly as impactful but can be disruptive to some degree, especially across Northern New England.

These maps show where snow is expected in New England this weekend

Most of the rain and snow will fall overnight, with much of Saturday and Sunday staying dry.

Public wake, police walkthrough, planned for Endicott College Sgt. Jeremy Cole in Beverly

Services will be held on Monday, Dec. 9, at a Beverly funeral home for Endicott College Police Sergeant Jeremy Cole, who was killed by by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 95 in Newbury late on the night before Thanksgiving.

Feds charge 25 in multi-state drug ring involving Mass., N.H., and R.I.

The ring raked in an estimated $20,000 a day distributing the narcotics throughout Boston, across eastern Massachusetts, and into Rhode Island, prosecutors said Friday.

Sports

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Doc Rivers preaches patience as Bucks struggle to find form

Milwaukee came into TD Garden Friday night off a loss that snapped a seven-game winning streak, and the veteran coach is keeping the faith with his squad.
On basketball

Doc Rivers sees what his Bucks are missing in the championship-hardened Celtics

The Celtics weren't always what they are now, and learned from previous NBA champions like the Bucks, Heat, and Warriors.
CELTICS 111, BUCKS 105

With Jayson Tatum leading the way, Celtics complete season sweep of Bucks

With Tatum notching 34 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Boston held off Milwaukee late to win all three games against their Eastern Conference rival this season.
No. 10 Boise St. 21, No. 19 UNLV 7

Ashton Jeanty runs for 209 yards as No. 10 Boise State earns a CFP spot, beating No. 19 UNLV for Mountain West title
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

MIAA Super Bowl live updates: North Attleborough wins first football title in 22 years by blanking Mansfield
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Six takeaways from the final day of MIAA Super Bowls as North Attleborough, Shawsheen, and West Boylston are crowned

Business

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.

UnitedHealthcare CEO’s shooting opens a door for many to vent frustrations over insurance

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling — exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness — from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen as faceless corporate giants.

Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO quickly left NYC on a bus after shooting
Live Updates

Police believe gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO has left New York City
magazine
2024

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts: Explore all four winners lists
Perspective

Drowning in unread email, I sought the nirvana of ‘Inbox Zero’

Patty Dann

Reading aloud to my friend in hospice was my long goodbye to her
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Talking to her felt like talking to a crush’

metro

Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO brings resentment of the health care system to the fore

Kitombe, late Franklin Park Zoo gorilla, remembered as ‘gentle giant’ with ‘his own little attitude’

Providence police sergeant accused of assaulting a handcuffed man pleads no contest, gets probation

sports

MIAA Super Bowl scores: Who won every state championship game

A rush of Big Red results in a Division 3 title for North Attleborough over Hock rival Mansfield

No. 24 Army wins AAC championship in first attempt as Daily runs for four touchdowns in win over Tulane

business

TikTok’s future uncertain after appeals court rejects its bid to overturn possible US ban

Agriculture department to require testing of US milk supply for bird flu virus

Killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO spotlights complex challenge companies face in protecting top brass

politics

Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results

Harris said yes to Rogan. The only GOP rival that worried Trump. Here’s what we learned at Harvard’s campaign manager summit.

TikTok’s future uncertain after appeals court rejects its bid to overturn possible US ban

Nation

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO quickly left NYC on a bus after shooting

US milk to be tested for bird flu virus

World

Prospects for President Yoon’s impeachment are dim with ruling party boycotting vote

Ailing kids wait months for Israeli permission to leave Gaza for treatment. Some die in the meantime

Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote won by far-right candidate

opinion

Fatal crashes on I-95 raise alarm over spike in reckless driving

Cambridge Health Alliance clinicians should have a voice in decision-making

Don’t gut free speech rights to go after super PACs

lifestyle

How do I advise a friend in a bad relationship?

Honors? AP? College prep? If only there were high school classes in contentment.

Did you just ‘know’ your partner was the one?

food & dining

A little bit of this and a little more of that at Zurito

Your armpits can smell like Boston Kreme thanks to a new deodorant from Dunkin’ and body-care brand Native

Pair pizza with pickleball at Bosse in Natick. Chef Chris Coombs has opened 3 restaurants there.

travel

On its way out, the Biden administration renews a push for airline-consumer protections

Take it from two frequent travelers, these are the year’s best gifts for people on the go

A fun exercise for a cold day: Match your mood to a Caribbean island

Arts

Impressionism’s 150th, an anniversary more absent than present

Harvard’s Peabody museum returns Native American burial remains

Florida photographically, then and now

Books

Reading aloud to my friend in hospice was my long goodbye to her

Walking through history in an ancient Persian city

‘My Fellow Americans’ gathers inaugural speeches good, bad, and ugly

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 9 - 15

‘Queer’: quantum of boredom

Gaga vs. Grande: Why ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ could never compete with ‘Wicked’

Television

‘Scrubs’ is poised to join the wave of reboots

‘Abbott Elementary’ is still finding ways to grow

‘The Sticky’ wants to be ‘Fargo,’ but can’t pull it off

music

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 9 - 15

The Holiday Pops returns, serious and silly as usual

UVM’s Noah Kahan lookalike challenge drew in over a dozen competitors. But there was one clear winner.

Theater/Dance

Dance and narrative combine in ‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’

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’

Health

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

Peter B. Teeley, who coined the term ‘voodoo economics,’ dies at 84

Rohit Bal, exuberant star of Indian fashion, dies at 63

Mary McGee, motorcycle racing pioneer, is dead at 87