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A man was wrongfully convicted of a 1979 murder. After 35 years in prison, he’s suing the town of Milford.

Gary Cifizzari is suing the town of Milford and a handful of other entities for physical and emotional damage he has suffered during the 35 years he spent in prison.

Tell us: Who would you select as your 2024 Bostonian of the Year?

Each year the editors of the Globe Magazine and The Boston Globe select an extraordinary person or group to recognize as our Bostonian or Bostonians of the Year.

Lara Trump steps down as RNC co-chair and addresses speculation about Florida Senate seat

Among those possibilities is replacing Florida Senator Marco Rubio, whom Trump tapped to be the next secretary of state.
Trump calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible

Reimagining business success in Rhode Island communities
The LocalBiz Resiliency Program launches “one-stop shop” small business support cohorts in Woonsocket, Central Falls.

‘The most beautiful feeling ever’: Syrians in Boston meet fall of Assad regime with shock, celebration

More than 150 local Syrian residents gathered in front of the Boston Public Library on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the overthrow of Bashar Assad.
Syrian premier says government still functioning but foreign and domestic challenges loom

Jay-Z, accused in suit of raping minor with Sean Combs, calls it blackmail

Jay-Z was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with Sean Combs in a lawsuit filed Sunday by an unnamed plaintiff.

Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer yields evidence, but few answers

As the search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer stretches into a fourth day and beyond the New York City limits, investigators are reckoning with a tantalizing dichotomy.
Chad Finn

Not much went right against Grizzlies, so it’s encouraging that Celtics were in it to the end

This was a defeat — a weird game, where the specter of injury refused to stop looming — you don’t dwell on too much, but just exhale and move on.

NFL Week 14: Are we sure Sam Darnold isn’t the MVP? The Vikings QB is sure playing like a worthy candidate.

Darnold suddenly has a case for NFL MVP with the Vikings rolling at 11-2 and their quarterback putting up shockingly big numbers.

Photos: Hundreds of skiing Santas take to the slippery slopes

Santa Sunday at Sunday River ski resort aids local non-profit.
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
Clare McCann

How Trump can overhaul higher ed

As the Trump administration sets its agenda, there are important bipartisan opportunities for reform that can have a real and lasting impact for students.
IDEAS | ROBERT ZARETSKY

Cynicism, the ancient Greek variety, just may be the cure for cynicism, the modern American kind
JEFF JACOBY

Argentina’s capitalist counterrevolution is off to a good start
EDITORIAL

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

The escalating war on trans lives
Globe Santa

Globe Santa is comin’ to town

Globe Santa normally keeps a low profile, but once in a while he’ll venture out in public, and when he does, it will often be to Medford.
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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.

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Golden Globe nominations are Monday. Here’s what to look for.
Expect a starry field of actors when nominations to the 82nd Golden Globes are announced Monday morning.

Woman dead, man injured in explosion and two-alarm fire at Wakefield home

The woman was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital, where she died, and the man was taken by ambulance to MelroseWakefield Hospital with serious injuries, officials said.

Recalled dog food may have infected a litter of puppies with salmonella, health officials say
North Carolina dog food company Blue Ridge Beef has recalled 9,600 pounds of dog food sold in seven states, including Massachusetts, due to salmonella contamination.

ABCD asks for holiday toy drive donations as it faces shortfall
Action for Boston Community Development has received more than 6,500 toy requests from parents struggling to make ends meet, the organization said.

Man found in underwear near Charlestown train tracks taken for medical evaluation, police say

Around 7:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a person running around in his underwear near the intersection of Medford and Polk streets, officials said.

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Coastal storms have taken their toll. Now clam diggers in the Boston area face the ‘end of an era’ with closing of century-old plant.

The soft-shell clams from the mudflats around Boston Harbor need to be cleaned of contaminants before they can be eaten. But the only facility in Massachusetts that can do that needs costly repairs, in part because of climate change.

More than a year later, Lewiston still feeling economic effects of shooting
Lewiston is an old working-class city, so any economic slowdown can take a toll.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
In Vermont, along the Storrow Drive of the Great North, a partial victory
The steep and twisty road to Vermont's Smugglers' Notch is world famous for trapping trucks and buses in its narrow, rocky passages. The state says it may have finally solved the problem.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

Free festive fun: Boston concerts, family-friendly events, and more

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

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

Ryan Normandin

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

Wu deserves credit for free museum program expansion
IDEAS | ETHAN LEIB & JED SHUGERMAN

The Hunter Biden pardon is unconstitutional — and a surprising opportunity
JEFF JACOBY

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

EDITORIAL

Tenants shouldn’t be forced to pay broker fees
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

INNOVATOR Q&A

Reimagining business success in Rhode Island communities

The LocalBiz Resiliency Program launches “one-stop shop” small business support cohorts in Woonsocket, Central Falls.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Rain returns with back-to-back storms, slight warmup

More significant rainfall is forecast toward midweek, then it's sunny and dry later this week.

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth’s hottest year, report says

A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured

Photos: Hundreds of skiing Santas take to the slippery slopes

Santa Sunday at Sunday River ski resort aids local non-profit.

Sports

Chad Finn

Not much went right against Grizzlies, so it’s encouraging that Celtics were in it to the end

This was a defeat — a weird game, where the specter of injury refused to stop looming — you don’t dwell on too much, but just exhale and move on.
Christopher L. Gasper

The Patriots are playing like a team that expects to fall short

New England is 2-5 in one-score games this season, the type of game the Patriots always won during the height of their dynasty. These days are a very different story, says columnist Chris Gasper.
CHIEFS 19, CHARGERS 17

Cardiac Chiefs survive another, beat Chargers and win AFC West on last-season field goal off upright

Kansas City’s nine straight division titles are two short of the Patriots' NFL record of 11.
ON FOOTBALL

NFL Week 14: Are we sure Sam Darnold isn’t the MVP? The Vikings QB is sure playing like a worthy candidate.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

With Juan Soto off the board, Red Sox should focus on pitching, defense at Winter Meetings
Red Sox

Red Sox have met with Corbin Burnes, Max Fried while exploring top-of-the-rotation pitching options

Business

shirley leung

‘I am deserving of that license’: As Boston readies to dole out liquor licenses, the jockeying begins

A high-stakes scramble has begun for new liquor licenses in Boston, which can make or break economic livelihoods of restaurants and the neighborhoods they are in.

The Onion’s bid to buy Infowars goes before judge as Alex Jones tries stopping sale

US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston is set to hear testimony about the November auction and how a trustee chose The Onion over the only other bidder — a company affiliated with Jones that offered twice as much money as The Onion.

New stewards of Four Seas Ice Cream pledge to keep old flavors, Cape Cod charm

Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer yields evidence, but few answers
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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

‘The most beautiful feeling ever’: Syrians in Boston meet fall of Assad regime with shock, celebration

In Nubian Square, open-air drug use grows amid neighborhood redevelopment efforts

A man was wrongfully convicted of a 1979 murder. After 35 years in prison, he’s suing the town of Milford.

sports

Juan Soto spurns Red Sox, agrees to sign with Mets for $765 million over 15 years

Rams overcome Josh Allen’s six touchdowns (3 passing, 3 rushing) to snap Bills’ seven-game win streak

T’yana Todd, Boston College women’s basketball start ACC schedule hot with rout at Virginia

business

Police push to identify gunman who killed CEO, and FBI offers reward

On these apps, the dark promise of mothers sexually abusing children

Boston’s Museum of Science holds first green job fair

politics

Musk’s government-slashing panel set for a flashy start, but it’s a familiar Washington ritual

Jan. 6 defendants and their supporters confident Trump will fulfill his campaign promise of pardons

Adam Schiff to be sworn into the Senate, where he wants to be more than a Trump antagonist

Nation

Jury in subway chokehold case to begin weighing lesser charge after manslaughter count was dismissed

An NYPD search caught a subway shooter. This time, it’s different.

Federal employees scramble to insulate themselves from Trump’s purge

World

Syrian premier says government still functioning but foreign and domestic challenges loom

Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?

South Korea’s Justice Ministry imposes a travel ban on President Yoon over martial law

opinion

They don’t talk politics in Royalston, but is that a good thing?

Spread green energy efforts past ivy walls to K-12 classrooms

Why he loved teaching, despite the challenges

lifestyle

‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year

How will having kids affect our marriage?

An archbishop’s knock formally restores Notre Dame to life as heads of state look on

food & dining

‘There’s so much stuff’: Take a look inside Barbara Lynch’s Gloucester estate sale

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

travel

How a stowaway at JFK airport made it all the way to Paris

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

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

Celebrating ‘Free to Be,’ a new little magazine, and a memoir about Braille and blindness

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

Walking through history in an ancient Persian city

Movies

Golden Globe nominations are Monday. Here’s what to look for.

Silvia Pinal, golden age star of Mexican cinema, is dead

Stolen ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ sell at auction for $28 million

Television

This week’s TV: ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ and a ‘Dexter’ prequel

Golden Globe nominations are Monday. Here’s what to look for.

Paul Mescal hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Shaboozey performs

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

Silvia Pinal, golden age star of Mexican cinema, is dead

Neale Fraser, Australian tennis ace and Davis Cup stalwart, dies at 91

Prince Johnson, Liberian warlord turned senator, dies at 72