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Lindsay Clancy, charged with killing her three children, will assert ‘lack of criminal responsibility,’ records show

“The defendant does intend to present to the Court a defense of lack of criminal responsibility,” her lawyer wrote.

SJC expands First Amendment protection to ‘true threats’ over the Internet, by text, and in person

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court said it was updating the Massachusetts law governing criminal threats to bring it in line with a 2023 US Supreme Court decision.

Unique among ‘Person of the Year’ designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine
Time said that no other Person of the Year has been fact-checked in the near-century that the magazine has annually written about the figure that has had the greatest impact on the news.

Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time

In a post on his social media, Trump said his party would try to end the practice when he returns to office.

N.H. housing crisis: How Governor-elect Kelly Ayotte says she’ll tackle it
The housing crisis Ayotte is inheriting remains challenging. Experts say the Granite State is among the top 10 for rising housing prices and that housing instability is on the rise as well.

Some charities are feeling the crunch as the holiday season approaches. Here’s how you can help.

Charities like Toys for Tots are falling short of their mission to distribute toys for children in need.

Somerville library staff members have resigned. They say over city’s handling of misconduct allegations.

WBUR is canceling ‘Radio Boston’ after 15 years on air

The Celtics have given Kristaps Porzingis a unicorn-sized stage, and he’s enjoying it ‘like crazy’

The 7-foot-2 center, nicknamed "The Unicorn," has paired well with the league's winningest franchise.
Banged-up Jordan Walsh answering the bell was not overlooked by Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla

Patriots coach Jerod Mayo doesn’t anticipate losing any of his assistants to Bill Belichick

Mayo added that his wishes his former coach and boss "nothing but the best" at North Carolina.
Bill Belichick’s contract with North Carolina portrays two sides wary of each other’s commitment

Will the Red Sox make another deal for a starting pitcher, even after trading for Garrett Crochet?

The Red Sox remain open to the possibility. In the wake of the trade, chief baseball officer Craig Breslow made clear the Sox are looking for further upgrades.

The Globe podcast

Plagiarism accusations against Claudine Gay fueled headlines. ‘The Harvard Plan’ details the sources of backlash.

Episode two details the plagiarism allegations that surfaced just days after Claudine Gay gave testimony to Congress.
Listen to 'The Harvard Plan' on your favorite podcasting app
Opinion
Carine Hajjar

A migrant girl was allegedly raped. Why wasn’t an arrest made?

A teen living in a state shelter in Marlborough reported that her father repeatedly had sex with her. Instead of being charged, he was sent to a different shelter.
Joe Kriesberg

Lessons for Boston, from my hometown
JEFF JACOBY

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’
SCOT LEHIGH

Readers explain their fiction addiction
EDITORIAL

Trump names a fellow hater of journalists to head Voice of America
Globe Santa

The hardships of healing at holiday time
For 69 years Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation, has provided gifts to children in need at holiday time.

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Bostonians of the Year 2024

Bostonians of the Year: The do good, feel good Boston Celtics

Their impact only starts with the championship they won. Here are 18 things we loved about the journey to Banner 18.

A home-grown star, a climate innovator, the team behind new liquor licenses, and other Bostonians who made a difference

Remembering Jack Connors, Ethel Kennedy, Seiji Ozawa and others we lost in 2024

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State gives green light to develop giant battery farm in Everett over mayor’s objections
Environmental groups have praised the idea of turning the polluted land, formerly an ExxonMobil oil tank farm, into one of the largest battery energy storage systems in New England.

Looking for the famous green lamps at Boston Public Library? Central branch now offers digital guide, audio tours.
The new tools offer a way to supplement the one daily in-person guided tour the library offers.

American released from Syrian prison is flown out of the country, a US official says
Travis Timmerman, 29, was flown out of Syria on a US military helicopter, according to a US official.

McKinsey to pay $650 million for conduct related to Purdue Pharma, opioid crisis

The global consulting giant McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to resolve criminal and civil probes stemming from the services it provided to Purdue Pharma.

Two-year-old girl remains in critical condition after being hit by truck in Lowell

The crash took place in a dense residential neighborhood that has not generated an unusual number of speeding complaints or complaints from residents about traffic violations, police said Friday.

Back Bay water main break floods Boylston Street intersection near the Public Garden

Shortly after 2:30 p.m., the Boston Water and Sewer Commission wrote on social media that crews had shut down the main to contain the leak and were investigating.

Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi admitted to a hospital after sustaining injury
Pelosi has been admitted to the hospital in Luxembourg after she “sustained an injury during an official engagement,” according to a statement.

Maine police officer killed in crash on I-95 bridge at N.H.-Maine border, officials say
Jacob Wolterbeek, 41, was the married father of three young children, officials said.

For the first time, the Kingdom Choir plays Boston
The group made international news for their performance at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.

Recommended reads

Bold Types

Liquor licenses, small business grants, and luring Lego: Segun Idowu thinks big to rebuild the city’s economy

For Boston's chief of economic opportunity and inclusion, coming back from COVID has meant ensuring everybody has the chance to contribute to the recovery.
Boston’s business community can’t stop talking about these two letters

‘Very meaningful’: With new MCAS guidance, state says former students denied diplomas can now earn credentials
The guidance follows the November passage of a voter referendum striking down the state’s longstanding MCAS graduation requirement.

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up)
You won’t find ‘Wicked’ here, but our critic goes with the ‘Flow’ and ‘Hard Truths’ among other standouts. Have a bone to pick? Drop your thoughts in the comments.

Cold Case Files
How an out-of-the-blue tip led to an arrest in a 1978 double-murder in West Springfield
Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni called the breakthrough “an amazing turn of events.”

Culture & Lifestyle

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

Recognize that show’s name? More and more on TV, you will

After a static summer and fall, pop music is showing a spark again

For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

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

SCOT LEHIGH

Readers explain their fiction addiction
Alex Shieh

Post-affirmative action policy offers new hope for Asian American students
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Shelby Hewitt conned a lot of people. Globe reporter Patricia Wen tries to explain why.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Given the Trump standard, why should Tania Fernandes Anderson resign?
Elizabeth Warren

If Trump really wants to help working people he won’t kill this federal agency
IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

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.
NH HOUSING

N.H. housing crisis: How Governor-elect Kelly Ayotte says she’ll tackle it

The housing crisis Ayotte is inheriting remains challenging. Experts say the Granite State is among the top 10 for rising housing prices and that housing instability is on the rise as well.
GLOBE SANTA

The hardships of healing at holiday time

For 69 years Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation, has provided gifts to children in need at holiday time.

Lindsay Clancy, charged with killing her three children, will assert ‘lack of criminal responsibility,’ records show

“The defendant does intend to present to the Court a defense of lack of criminal responsibility,” her lawyer wrote.

Sports

NFL

Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss says he’s being treated for cancer in his bile duct

In an appearance on Instagram Live, Moss, aided by a cane, introduced himself as a cancer survivor and thanked his “prayer warriors” for their support.
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

14 Eastern Mass. wrestlers to follow on the mat this season, plus other notables

The 2024-25 watch list includes players from St. John's Prep, Chelmsford, Methuen, Tewksbury, Hingham, Northeast, Central Catholic, Sharon, Watertown, Andover, Billerica, Shawsheen, and Bridgewater-Raynham.
REVOLUTION

Revolution bolster defense by signing Brayan Ceballos to a three-year contract from Brazilian club Fortaleza

Ceballos is 6 feet and 160 pounds and most recently played with Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine while on loan from Fortaleza.
Bob Ryan

We asked for your help on who should be considered No. 5 on the list of all-time great Celtics, and you delivered
MLB

Yankees get All-Star closer Devin Williams from Brewers for lefthanded pitcher Nestor Cortes, prospect Caleb Durbin
Celtics

Banged-up Jordan Walsh answering the bell was not overlooked by Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla

Business

Unique among ‘Person of the Year’ designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine

Time said that no other Person of the Year has been fact-checked in the near-century that the magazine has annually written about the figure that has had the greatest impact on the news.

Drones, planes or UFOs? Americans abuzz over mysterious New Jersey sightings

It’s unclear if that buzzing sound coming out of New Jersey is drones, but the sightings are producing tons of talk.

Pour one out for Whitneys, a stalwart Harvard Square dive bar that is closing at year’s end
NH HOUSING

N.H. housing crisis: How Governor-elect Kelly Ayotte says she’ll tackle it
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2024

Bostonians of the Year: The do good, feel good Boston Celtics
Honorable Mentions

A home-grown star, a climate innovator, the team behind new liquor licenses, and other Bostonians who made a difference
Lasting Legacies

Remembering Jack Connors, Ethel Kennedy, Seiji Ozawa and others we lost in 2024
MISS CONDUCT

Our politics are very different, ‘but I hate being alone.’ Should I breakup with him?

metro

Looking for the famous green lamps at Boston Public Library? Central branch now offers digital guide, audio tours.

R.I. program will help minority-owned businesses bid on state contracts

Two Suffolk County corrections officers accused of pandemic unemployment and loan fraud

sports

Missing an eye. A partial leg. No right hand. Blind. For these disabled athletes, wrestling is the great equalizer.

Will the Red Sox make another deal for a starting pitcher, even after trading for Garrett Crochet?

The Watch List: Players, stats, and storylines to know as the Patriots travel to face the Cardinals

business

What the polio vaccine has meant for public health

R.I. program will help minority-owned businesses bid on state contracts

PwC extends Seaport office lease

politics

Unique among ‘Person of the Year’ designees, Donald Trump gets a fact-check from Time magazine

Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time

What the polio vaccine has meant for public health

Nation

Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine

Feds propose protection for giant salamanders devastated by Hurricane Helene

Trump extends unprecedented invites to China’s Xi and other world leaders for his inauguration

World

President Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s next prime minister

Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad’s fall

Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack of cruise missiles and drones

opinion

Warmed by the life that Nikki Giovanni lived

Trump says ‘do not get involved.’ But that’s the wrong approach in Syria.

Christians in Syria are holding their breath

lifestyle

Boston free events, deals: ‘Polar Express’ matinee, an epic theatre trio, and Nutcracker dance workshop

Should I have given this relationship more time?

Here’s where your whole family can give, donate, and volunteer for the holidays (and all year)

food & dining

Pour one out for Whitneys, a stalwart Harvard Square dive bar that is closing at year’s end

These decadent hot chocolate confections cost a whopping $13. Are they worth it?

The mother-daughter business trying to keep N.H. seafood local

travel

Cold nights, hot lava, and a giant murderous cat. How I found the holiday spirit in Iceland.

Boy, does this place look familiar — if you’re a ‘Death in Paradise’ fan

Looking for a mix of French flair and Caribbean cool? Here’s where you’ll find it.

Arts

For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

MFA removes 20 Dutch and Flemish paintings from its collection

Worlds collided when a museum steward found clues about her Chippewa family in Harvard’s possession

Books

The remarkable, resilient public library

Author Alison Espach on writing, teaching in R.I., and why her latest novel, ‘The Wedding People,’ takes place in Newport

The 75 best books of 2024

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 16-22

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

TSA agent Taron Egerton has to keep calm in ‘Carry-On’

Television

Cranston, Kaczmarek, and Muniz to reprise their roles in revival of ‘Malcolm in the Middle’

Recognize that show’s name? More and more on TV, you will

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

music

For the first time, the Kingdom Choir plays Boston

It’s ‘Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)’ season, and Darlene Love is in town

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 16-22

Theater/Dance

A new ‘Christmas Carol’ masters the music, but is leaner on the emotional power

Boston dance stages filled this year with everything from creative updates to troubling works, to the exhilaratingly new

Ensembles took the lead this year in Boston theater

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

Dr. Thomas O’Brien, visionary who addressed dangers of antimicrobial resistance, dies at 95

Rocky Colavito, All-Star slugger for Cleveland, dies at 91

George Kresge Jr., who wowed talk show audiences as the The Amazing Kreskin, dies at age 89