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Donna and Joseph Knight at their home in Middleborough. On Sept. 13, 2023, their daughter, Jennifer, collapsed and died in the registration line at Good Samaritan Medical Center after she told a nurse that she was suffering from chest pain and was having trouble breathing. The Knights are still seeking accountability for her death.

Softened reports. Lax oversight. How state officials enabled Steward's rise and fall.

The Globe Spotlight Team found Steward benefited from insufficient scrutiny from state officials, including Governor Maura Healey, until it was too late. Healey’s administration says it did everything it could to avoid a crisis.

Timeline of the state's lax oversight of Steward Health Care Read the full investigation

Sarah Enteen, CNM, examined a patient in Mass General Brigham's new mobile maternal care clinic last month, part of the hospital's Birth Partners program that launched last year to help eliminate health disparities among disadvantaged mothers.

Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.

New, high-risk moms receive six free postnatal checkups though the new maternal health program.

Marcela García

How far would you go to look younger?
Today’s arsenal of antiaging treatments — both surgical and nonsurgical — is vast and ever-growing, but it comes with a hefty price tag.

Jemimah Kovacevic with her daughter Myla and her husband, Nikola, at an event hosted by Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to celebrate new home ownership for residents who this year purchased their first homes in Boston with assistance from the city. In 2024, the Mayor’s Office of Housing's Boston Home Center helped 235 households purchase a home in the city. The celebration was at the University of Massachusetts Club.

Hundreds of families bought a home with city’s financial assistance in 2024

Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

A case can be made that the college game is a better fit for Bill Belichick's coaching philosophies.

Tara Sullivan

The timing couldn’t be better for Bill Belichick, North Carolina, and college football as a whole

Belichick's Patriots encore comes by way of college football, a next coaching chapter in North Carolina reminding everyone he is always going to do things his own way.

Whitneys, a Harvard Square bar, is closing.

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

The venerable stomping ground will shutter after more than 70 years in Cambridge, after a dispute with its landlord.

In his first year as a starter, Garrett Crochet had a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 146 innings for the White Sox last season.

The numbers don’t lie. New Red Sox Garrett Crochet was one of baseball’s best last season, and he’s just getting started.

In 2024, the 25-year-old scratched the surface of what he could become, compiling a 3.58 ERA and 209 strikeouts in 146 innings over in 32 starts.

New White Sox manager Will Venable focusing on being positive as he takes over the worst team ever

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

ABC will also post a note on its website expressing regret over the claim in a March 10 segment on “This Week," according to a settlement document.

Biden touts his legacy, but frustration seeps through
Biden’s supporters have called him one the most consequential president in modern history. But he joins a list of presidents limited to a single term.

Why Democrats lost more seats in Vermont than any other state

Trump eyes privatizing US Postal Service, citing financial losses

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed a keen interest in privatizing the US Postal Service, a move that could affect individual users and businesses, and push hundreds of thousands of workers out of the government.

Trump calls for ending daylight saving time. It’s ‘inconvenient,’ he says.

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that.
Legislation that would allow 18-year-olds to be tried and sentenced as juveniles instead of adults for certain crimes was left behind in the economic development package passed last month.

Amid drones sightings in Massachusetts, officials say there’s little cause for concern

In Massachusetts, reports of flying objects in the skies have increased since Thursday, coming from Brookline, Weston, and across Cape Cod.

Judge rules for Nantucket Wine & Food Festival owner in false claims case against Waltham liquor store chain

The Gordon Companies must retract false claims that they were running the popular Nantucket Food & Wine Festival, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

Former UMass Memorial president Doug Brown joins law firm Manatt

Celtics

Mike Gorman finds there’s a lot to like about retirement

Over the past few months, the 77-year-old former Celtics play-by-play voice has made his on-stage debut, thrown out the first pitch at a Red Sox game, brought his NBA championship ring on a tour of New York, and visited family in Arizona.

Roger Goodell and the NFL seemed to be in a happy place this past week's owners meeting.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Inside the owners meetings, and why the NFL is thrilled with the state of the game

Here’s a closer look at some of the issues facing the NFL and where things are headed for the league following last week's gathering near Dallas.

Division 2 champion Catholic Memorial ran away with the No. 1 spot in the final Globe poll of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the high school football season

Once-beaten Catholic Memorial (12-1) — by out-of-state foe Cardinal Hayes (N.J.) on Sept. 7 — the Division 2 state champion, ends the season ranked No. 1 in the Globe’s Top 20 football poll.

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

A temporary shelter was ready for migrants in Roxbury on Jan. 31, 2024. Although the details of the Marlborough case are particularly shocking, problems in migrant shelters have been well documented.

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’

IDEAS | ANDREA FLECK CLARDY

A letter to myself as a young girl

EDITORIAL

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

Globe Santa

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible
The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

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Bostonians of the Year 2024

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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.

Clockwise from top left: Ayo Edebiri, Zeyneb Magavi, Frederick Richard and Stephen Nedoroscik, Pastor Keke, and Nick Korn, Liz Miranda, Royal Smith, Brian Worrell, and Chris Worrell

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

Clockwise from top left: Seiji Ozawa, Ethel Kennedy, Luis Tiant, Larry Lucchino, Jack Connors, Jasper White, and Gloria Fox

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

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Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and generate first tornado warning in San Francisco
A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road

Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies
A woman who has accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged inconsistencies in her story.

South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president as crowds cheer, but future is uncertain

South Korea’s parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his stunning and short-lived martial law decree, as jubilant crowds roared to celebrate another defiant moment in the country’s resilient democracy.

CEO Murder suspect Mangione hires former top NY prosecutor

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of a UnitedHealth Group Inc. executive, hired former veteran Manhattan prosecutor Karen Friedman Agnifilo to defend him on New York murder charges, according to her law firm.

Fire displaces 14 residents in Mattapan, causes $750,000 in damages

No injuries were reported for the 14 displaced residents, five of whom were children, in an early-morning that blaze tore through a multi-family home.

Helping student-athletes cope with an unspoken challenge: mental health

According to The American College of Sports Medicine, about 35 percent of athletes struggle with mental health issues. Francesca Corsinetti is trying to get them the help they need.

THE YEAR IN ARTS

Boston dance stages filled this year with everything from creative updates to troubling works, to the exhilaratingly new
Renewal and modernization were major themes on Boston dance stages in 2024.

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.

These decadent hot chocolate confections cost a whopping $13. Are they worth it?
One intrepid reporter put several fancy flavors to the test.

Culture & Lifestyle

Ben Affleck’s journey to becoming a pop star confirms that anything is possible when you run on Dunkin’. Premiered during Super Bowl LVIII, “The DunKings" ad features Affleck, Tom Brady, and Matt Damon.

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

Morfydd Clark as Galadriel; Benjamin Walker as High King Gil-galad; Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

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

Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, Calif.

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

Alan Michelson's "The Knowledge Keepers," a pair of chromium-sheen sculptures of two current Native American cultural leaders, Julia Marden and Andre StrongBearHeart Gaines Jr., was installed at the main entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts in November. (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

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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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

In my column, I mentioned being so utterly repulsed by the closing pages of Ian McEwan’s “The Comfort of Strangers” that I tossed it out the window of a car I was riding in.

SCOT LEHIGH

Readers explain their fiction addiction

Activists from Students for Fair Admissions celebrate the affirmative action opinion outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 29, 2023.

Alex Shieh

Post-affirmative action policy offers new hope for Asian American students

Shelby Hewitt at her pre-trial hearing at Suffolk County Courthouse.

PODCAST | SAY MORE

Shelby Hewitt conned a lot of people. Globe reporter Patricia Wen tries to explain why.

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson departs the Moakley Courthouse on Dec. 6.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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

When the CFPB stops a big bank from cheating you, that’s one less chunk of change that goes into its pockets.

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

Hundreds of families bought a home with city’s financial assistance in 2024

Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

Winning ticket has yet to be claimed, a lottery official said.

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible

The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

Money, Power, Inequality

Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.

New, high-risk moms receive six free postnatal checkups though the new maternal health program.

Sports

The Rays sent lefthander Jeffrey Springs to the Athletics on Saturday in a multiplayer trade.

MLB

Athletics acquire lefthanded pitcher Jeffrey Springs in multiplayer deal with the Rays

The A's also received fellow lefthander Jacob Lopez from Tampa Bay in exchange for righthanders Joe Boyle and Jacob Watters, infielder Will Simpson, and a competitive balance pick in the 2025 amateur draft.

When coach Charles Huff left Marshall after winning the Sun Belt Conference to take the same position with Southern Mississippi, more than 25 Marshall players entered the transfer portal, leading the school to withdraw from the Independence Bowl, where it would have played Army.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

With more than 25 players in transfer portal, Marshall withdraws from Independence Bowl matchup against Army

But the Independence Bowl and Louisiana Tech announced on Saturday that the Bulldogs will take on the 19th-ranked Black Knights instead.

Cole Strange's last game with the Patriots came last December, but ended when he suffered a torn patellar tendon.

Patriots notebook

Patriots lineman Cole Strange might be ready for season debut

Strange, who has not played since suffering a torn patellar tendon last season, could take snaps at either left guard or center Sunday against the Cardinals.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' SOCCER

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the girls’ soccer season

NFL

Report: Bill Belichick contacted the Jets before accepting job at North Carolina

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' SOCCER

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the boys’ soccer season

Business

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

ABC will also post a note on its website expressing regret over the claim in a March 10 segment on “This Week," according to a settlement document.

Hundreds of families bought a home with city’s financial assistance in 2024

Programs administered by the Boston Home Center provide downpayment and loan assistance to low-income families.

Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

BOLD TYPES

Former UMass Memorial president Doug Brown joins law firm Manatt

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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

Timeline of the state’s lax oversight of Steward Health Care

Broken promises, lax scrutiny: Inside the state’s failure to regulate Steward Health

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that.

sports

After going undefeated, Kaylee Master and Watertown finished at No. 1 in the final Globe Top 20 poll.

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the field hockey season

Phillips Andover’s Tam Gavenas makes history as second national Foot Locker Cross-Country champion from Massachusetts

Mike Gorman finds there’s a lot to like about retirement

business

Rhode Island-based Beacon Designs, a division of ChemArt, has designed every official White House ornament since the series began in 1981 for the White House Historical Association, including this year's ornament honoring President Jimmy Carter, both sides seen here.

‘An honor and a privilege’: This R.I. company makes the official 2024 White House Christmas ornament

Judge rules for Nantucket Wine & Food Festival owner in false claims case against Waltham liquor store chain

Court denies TikTok’s request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review

politics

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, wears a bandage on his face and wrist as he walks to cast a vote on the Senate floor after falling during a luncheon on Capitol Hill.

Trump nominees should ‘steer clear’ of undermining polio vaccine, McConnell says

Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she ‘sustained an injury’ from fall on official trip to Luxembourg

US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say

Nation

Steven Heffernan, middle right, talked with fellow Vermont Republican State Senators during a caucus in Montpelier, Vt. on Nov. 26.

Why Democrats lost more seats in Vermont than any other state

Biden touts his legacy, but frustration seeps through

Are childhood vaccines ‘overloading’ the immune system? No.

World

A Syrian opposition fighter gestured with his AK-47 in front of an abandoned Syrian army helicopter at the Aleppo airport on Saturday.

United States in direct contact with rebels who took over Syria

Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

Cajole, plead and flatter: Ukraine makes its case to Trump

opinion

Shelby Hewitt conned a lot of people. Globe reporter Patricia Wen tries to explain why.

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’

Readers explain their fiction addiction

lifestyle

Catch a ride on the Polar Express at Roadrunner, where the Christmas classic will be screened this week.

Boston free events, deals: ‘Polar Express’ matinee, an epic theater 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

A sculpture of Jólakötturinn, the Icelandic yule cat, lights Reykjavik's city center. According to Icelandic folklore, Jólakötturinn eats children who do not have new clothes at Christmas.

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

Scenes from the Boston Tea Party will be reenacted on Monday.

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

Jane Kaczmarek and Bryan Cranston in "Malcolm in the Middle," which ran on Fox from 2000-06.

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

Lourenco “Pelé” Fernandes, José Lúis “JL” Spencer, and Candida Rose Baptista in "The Selkie Girl and the Seal Woman."

‘Selkie Girl’ may have a slim plot, but the show’s music makes up for it

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

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. Patterson eulogized former senator Strom Thurmond in 2003.

Softened reports. Lax oversight. How state officials enabled Steward's rise and fall.

Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.

Marcela García How far would you go to look younger? Today’s arsenal of antiaging treatments — both surgical and nonsurgical — is vast and ever-growing, but it comes with a hefty price tag.

Hundreds of families bought a home with city’s financial assistance in 2024

The timing couldn’t be better for Bill Belichick, North Carolina, and college football as a whole

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

The numbers don’t lie. New Red Sox Garrett Crochet was one of baseball’s best last season, and he’s just getting started.

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

Biden touts his legacy, but frustration seeps through Biden’s supporters have called him one the most consequential president in modern history. But he joins a list of presidents limited to a single term.

Trump eyes privatizing US Postal Service, citing financial losses

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that. Legislation that would allow 18-year-olds to be tried and sentenced as juveniles instead of adults for certain crimes was left behind in the economic development package passed last month.

Amid drones sightings in Massachusetts, officials say there’s little cause for concern

Judge rules for Nantucket Wine & Food Festival owner in false claims case against Waltham liquor store chain

Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

Former UMass Memorial president Doug Brown joins law firm Manatt

Mike Gorman finds there’s a lot to like about retirement

Inside the owners meetings, and why the NFL is thrilled with the state of the game

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the high school football season

The Globe podcast

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

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

Lessons for Boston, from my hometown

‘First, set fire to their synagogues’

A letter to myself as a young girl

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

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

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

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

More recent News

United States in direct contact with rebels who took over Syria The United States has been in direct contact with Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the dictatorship of Bashar Assad a week ago, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday.

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Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies A woman who has accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged inconsistencies in her story.

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CEO Murder suspect Mangione hires former top NY prosecutor

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Readers explain their fiction addiction

Post-affirmative action policy offers new hope for Asian American students

Shelby Hewitt conned a lot of people. Globe reporter Patricia Wen tries to explain why.

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

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Metro

Hundreds of families bought a home with city’s financial assistance in 2024

$1 million lottery ticket sold in Norwood; Mega Millions jackpot climbs to $740 million

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Mass General Brigham wants to tackle health outcomes by bringing postnatal care to new moms’ doorsteps. Literally.

Sports

Athletics acquire lefthanded pitcher Jeffrey Springs in multiplayer deal with the Rays

With more than 25 players in transfer portal, Marshall withdraws from Independence Bowl matchup against Army

Patriots lineman Cole Strange might be ready for season debut

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the girls’ soccer season

Report: Bill Belichick contacted the Jets before accepting job at North Carolina

The final Globe Top 20 poll of the boys’ soccer season

Business

ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit

Hundreds of families bought a home with city’s financial assistance in 2024

Once taboo, more Japanese women are brewing sake

Former UMass Memorial president Doug Brown joins law firm Manatt

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

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

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Today’s arsenal of antiaging treatments — both surgical and nonsurgical — is vast and ever-growing, but it comes with a hefty price tag.

Biden touts his legacy, but frustration seeps through
Biden’s supporters have called him one the most consequential president in modern history. But he joins a list of presidents limited to a single term.

Many young people face harsh penalties in the adult justice system. Lawmakers weren’t able to change that.
Legislation that would allow 18-year-olds to be tried and sentenced as juveniles instead of adults for certain crimes was left behind in the economic development package passed last month.

The elves of Randolph who make Globe Santa possible
The letters come from parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, guardians, and in one case this year, a small child’s school teacher, advocating for the family to get help.

United States in direct contact with rebels who took over Syria
The United States has been in direct contact with Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew the dictatorship of Bashar Assad a week ago, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday.

Storms encase Iowa and eastern Nebraska in ice and generate first tornado warning in San Francisco
A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road

Woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of sexual assault acknowledges inconsistencies
A woman who has accused rappers Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 at an awards show after-party has acknowledged inconsistencies in her story.

THE YEAR IN ARTS

Boston dance stages filled this year with everything from creative updates to troubling works, to the exhilaratingly new
Renewal and modernization were major themes on Boston dance stages in 2024.

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.

These decadent hot chocolate confections cost a whopping $13. Are they worth it?
One intrepid reporter put several fancy flavors to the test.