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David vs. Goliath: Mass. tries to even the playing field for decisions about energy infrastructure

A new state fund will help disadvantaged communities get a bigger say on how and where energy infrastructure is located.

15-year-old girl fatally shoots teacher and teenager at a Christian school in Wisconsin

“Every child, every person in that building is a victim and will be a victim forever. ... We need to figure out and try to piece together what exactly happened," Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said.

What we know about the Wisconsin school shooting

US authorities in Mass. charge two in overseas drone strike that killed three servicemembers

The January drone attack on a US military base in Jordan killed three American service members and wounded more than 40 others.

‘I 100 percent support the polio vaccination.’ RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump’s pick to lead health agency.
It was a soft-opening debut for Kennedy, whose wide-ranging views — yes to raw milk, no to fluoride, Ozempic, and America’s favorite processed foods — are raising alarms in the scientific community and beyond.

Ruth O’Brien, who broke ground for women attorneys seeking work-life balance, dies at 92
"She was just this super mom,” said her son, talk show host Conan O'Brien. Mrs. O'Brien was the second woman partner at the Ropes & Gray law firm and one of four women in her Yale Law School class.

Everett mayor declares victory over local paper, citing ‘deliberate, purposeful, relentless campaign’
The Everett Leader Herald, a 139-year-old local paper that published unfounded allegations against him, agreed to a $1.1 million defamation settlement and the closure of the publication.

Five members of film crew rescued from Acton pond

Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School drops by more than half

A prominent lawyer was charged with forgery for allegedly creating a fake liquor license for Craft Food Halls in Allston — a concept built around serving beer and wine — which decided to shutdown until the issue with its license was resolved.

shirley leung

A prominent lawyer was charged with forging a Boston liquor license. Are there more fakes out there?

With the state now authorizing 225 new licenses for Boston, ensuring confidence and integrity in the process is critical.

Seven takeaways from the Spotlight investigation on the state’s lax scrutiny and oversight of Steward Health
Spotlight’s latest investigation examined Massachusetts politicians and state regulators and a lack of care that enabled this hospital crisis.

Tuesday starts off with some fog and light rain before clearing later in the day.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

A soggy start to the day with above-normal temps across New England

A low-level jet stream pulls in warm air from the south, boosting winter temps 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year.

A person walks through the snow at Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, Mass., earlier this month.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Are climate patterns hinting at a snowy, blustery winter for New England?

Snowfall predictions for our region point to some interesting factors at play this season.

‘You feel like you’re at war with an enemy you can’t see.’ As porch pirate thefts mount, residents feel besieged.

The thieves stealing packages from our front doors are getting more aggressive. And Bostonians are fighting back.

WNBA star Caitlin Clark was recently named Time magazine’s athlete of the year for 2024.

Tara Sullivan

Thoughts on Caitlin Clark, late tennis legend Paul Sullivan, and more disappointing decisions from the NFL

Just as impressive was reading Clark’s reflection on her last 12 months, which she shared in an in-depth sitdown with Time magazine’s Sean Gregory.

Two people walk along Bar Harbor Town Beach on a sunny Sunday morning on Sept. 17, 2023.

This Maine destination has been named the country’s best small town to visit. And not for the first time.

America’s best small town is in New England, according to US News & World Report, which released its 2025 best vacations rankings on Tuesday.

Vermont earned the school's first men's soccer national championship, winning five straight games away from home in the NCAA tournament and four straight against seeded teams.

VERMONT 2, MARSHALL 1 (OT)

Vermont’s cardiac Cats finish one last comeback, win men’s soccer national championship in overtime

No Catamounts team had ever reached a national championship game before Monday. In the first, Max Kissel completed a tournament run that included victories over four seeded teams and multiple late-game comebacks.

Lucas Giolito didn’t pitch in 2024 after undergoing Tommy John revision surgery in March, but should be ready for the start of spring training.

PETER ABRAHAM | AROUND THE HORN

Around the horn: Red Sox have increased their starting pitching depth, but is it enough?

The rotation has been a revolving door in recent years because of injuries and inconsistency.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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

Opinion

Governor Maura Healey spoke with the media following a press conference at the Sagamore Bridge in Sagamore Beach on July 16, 2024.

EDITORIAL

State regulators fell down on the job as Steward imploded

Globe Spotlight investigation reveals inexcusable inaction.

Simon B. Amaya Price

I am formerly trans. Why won’t Berklee let me share my story?

IDEAS | MAX STIER

Trump demeans public servants like these. We depend on them to make our lives better.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Show us the lease agreement between Boston and soccer team for White Stadium deal

LETTERS

Support for affirmative action among Asian Americans

Globe Santa

A Globe Santa sighting in Boston
Sunday’s Family Holiday Party at the Boston Public Market featured cookie decorating, ornament and dreidel crafts and a donut-on-a-string eating competition.

Donate to Globe Santa

The best (and worst) of 2024

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

Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in "Thelma."

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up)

Boston Globe book critics share their 75 favorite titles of 2024.

The 75 best books of 2024

Odie Henderson’s 10 worst movies of the year

More recent News

A Russian general was killed by a bomb in Moscow. Ukraine official says secret service was behind it.

Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the military’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces, was killed as he left for his office.

Authorities take down high-end theft ring that stole more than $2.6 million in vehicles

Authorities discovered more than 60 stolen vehicles, and a dozen people were arrested.

Nephew of Providence police chief sentenced to 22 years in prison over multi-state fentanyl ring

“You put many people’s lives in danger and the scale and scope of the amount of pills you distributed is staggering,” a federal judge told Jasdrual “Josh” Perez on Monday.

Middlesex DA: arrest made in ‘92 slaying of Cambridge mother in murder-for-hire plot
Edward J. Watson allegedly killed Michelle Miller at the behest of her abusive partner, who died in prison in 2012, authorities said.

Somerville city councilor says he’s running for mayor, teeing up a possible challenge to two-term incumbent
Somerville City Councilor Jake Wilson announced he is running for mayor. It's not yet clear if incumbent Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is running for a third term.

Two more banks in Boston to merge in a $1.1 billion deal
Boston’s bank merger mania continued on Monday with the parent companies of Berkshire Bank and Brookline Bank, which combined will have roughly $24 billion in assets and nearly 150 branches.

Riders had lost hope in the T. Then came ‘Train Daddy Eng.’

Public perception of the transit agency has noticeably shifted as the system has steadily improved, and Phil Eng has become a rather unlikely local celebrity in the process.

Lawmakers rebuked private equity amid Steward’s collapse. Then a private equity firm bought Steward’s physicians group.
Elected officials said they’re still pressing to give regulators stronger tools to scrutinize buyouts of hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care assets.

State Secrets

In divorce filing, wife of Mass. House chairman alleges he started relationship with top lobbyist earlier than disclosed
Maureen Roy wrote in the filing that she believed her husband and the lobbyist had been together since 2019, and that the Franklin Democrat had been showering her with vacations, expensive meals, and lavish gifts for years.

THE FINE PRINT

They thought they were getting $800 off on their new iPhones. Then came the bill.
Plus: The state charges you for automobile excise tax even before you own your vehicle; it’s the Social Security Administration calling (at 12:38 a.m.!); and pity the timeshare owner.

Culture & Lifestyle

A score is settled on ‘Yellowstone’

Stephanie Hsu as Ruby, Zosia Mamet as AJ in "Laid" on Peacock.

This week’s TV: Stephanie Hsu in ‘Laid,’ an Aaron Rodgers doc, and more

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

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

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.

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

On Saturday, ABC settled a libel case Donald Trump had filed in March, agreeing to pay $15 million and express regret because its star anchor, George Stephanopoulos, had used the wrong word to describe the sexual abuse a New York jury found Trump had inflicted on writer E. Jean Carroll.

Jill Abramson

Was ABC right to settle with Trump?

Family members mourned near the grave of a Ukrainian soldier on the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a cemetery in Kharkiv, on Dec. 6.

IDEAS | FABRICE DEPREZ

The mood in Ukraine has lifted since Trump’s win

Brian Riedl

What conservatives get wrong about taxes

Brian Riedl

What liberals get wrong about taxes

The House Chamber in the Massachusetts State House.

JEFF JACOBY

Go home, Massachusetts lawmakers

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘You feel like you’re at war with an enemy you can’t see.’ As porch pirate thefts mount, residents feel besieged.

The thieves stealing packages from our front doors are getting more aggressive. And Bostonians are fighting back.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

A soggy start to the day with above-normal temps across New England

A low-level jet stream pulls in warm air from the south, boosting winter temps 10 to 15 degrees above average for this time of year.

TRAVEL

This Maine destination has been named the country’s best small town to visit. And not for the first time.

America’s best small town is in New England, according to US News & World Report, which released its 2025 best vacations rankings on Tuesday.

Seven takeaways from the Spotlight investigation on the state’s lax scrutiny and oversight of Steward Health

Spotlight’s latest investigation examined Massachusetts politicians and state regulators and a lack of care that enabled this hospital crisis.

Sports

Celtics

Payton Pritchard is having a remarkable season coming off the bench. Is he Sixth Man of the Year material?

Pritchard leads the league in bench scoring and is having a breakout season after making a splash from three in the 2024 playoffs.

Tara Sullivan

Thoughts on Caitlin Clark, late tennis legend Paul Sullivan, and more disappointing decisions from the NFL

Just as impressive was reading Clark’s reflection on her last 12 months, which she shared in an in-depth sitdown with Time magazine’s Sean Gregory.

PETER ABRAHAM | AROUND THE HORN

Around the horn: Red Sox have increased their starting pitching depth, but is it enough?

The rotation has been a revolving door in recent years because of injuries and inconsistency.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

Globe Top 20 girls’ basketball poll: For openers, it was all business

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

After years of building, veteran Quincy girls’ basketball is poised for huge season

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

EMass girls’ basketball: Bishop Feehan’s Mollie Mullen headlines Players of the Week with career night

Business

shirley leung

A prominent lawyer was charged with forging a Boston liquor license. Are there more fakes out there?

With the state now authorizing 225 new licenses for Boston, ensuring confidence and integrity in the process is critical.

TALKING POINTS

Trump ‘middleman’ remark sinks CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna shares

Stories you may have missed from the world of business

TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

Everett mayor declares victory over local paper, citing ‘deliberate, purposeful, relentless campaign’

magazine

2024

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

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

Honorable Mentions

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

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

Jodi Cohen, special agent in charge Federal Bureau of Investigation in Boston, listened as Joshua S. Levy, US Attorney for Massachusetts spoke at a press conference on Monday.

US authorities in Mass. charge two in overseas drone strike that killed three servicemembers

Read a recap of the Wisconsin school shooting in which three people died and six were injured

As the season changes, the light warms, then settles into the dark

sports

Vermont’s cardiac Cats finish one last comeback, win men’s soccer national championship in overtime

Gregg Popovich plans to return to the sidelines, Spurs' coach says in first comments following stroke

Jets interview former Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff for their teambuilder vacancy after firing Joe Douglas

business

Jason Lipsett, president of Charles River Apparel.

Jason Lipsett moves up at Charles River Apparel, as part of succession plan

Class-action lawsuit filed against RIBridges vendor Deloitte over cyberattack

Japan’s SoftBank plans to invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years

politics

Americans’ trust in nation’s court system hits record low, survey finds

Trump holds forth on vaccines, the media, and drones

‘I 100 percent support the polio vaccination.’ RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump’s pick to lead health agency.

Nation

Rex Heuermann, center, charged in the Gilgo Beach serial killings on Long Island, appears for a hearing, July 30, at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead, N.Y.

Prosecutors to announce ‘significant development’ in Gilgo Beach killings investigation

15-year-old girl fatally shoots teacher and teenager at a Christian school in Wisconsin

Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School drops by more than half

World

A landslide near an international shipping terminal in Port Vila, Vanuatu following a powerful earthquake on Dec. 17.

Magnitude 7.3 earthquake causes widespread damage in Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

A Russian general was killed by a bomb in Moscow. Ukraine official says secret service was behind it.

Battle erupts over South Korean court that will determine the fate of impeached Yoon

opinion

The mood in Ukraine has lifted since Trump’s win

What conservatives get wrong about taxes

Trio of lawmakers will keep pushing to aid tenants on broker fees

lifestyle

Noelle Trent, president and CEO of the Museum of African American History Boston and Nantucket, wearing a one-of-a-kind "Bridgerton"-inspired gown designed by Lasell student Hazel Nichol.

Resilience, history weave heritage into a glamorous gala gown

Are you catching holiday blues instead of cheer? Here are some ways to find peace

In my 30s, never dated

food & dining

A prominent lawyer was charged with forging a Boston liquor license. Are there more fakes out there?

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?

travel

This Maine destination has been named the country’s best small town to visit. And not for the first time.

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

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

Arts

Maya Lin's landscape artwork in Kendall Square in Cambridge. It's an "undulating wave field" in front of the Volpe Transportation building on Binney Street.

MIT paid $1.3 million for a landscape artwork by Maya Lin. Then it forgot to tell anyone.

RISD graduate’s Lost Bag News aims to find the best of Providence’s art scene

For Native American art and culture, 2024 brought meaningful change

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

Barry Jenkins on why he made ‘Mufasa’ and how it changed him as a filmmaker

Jamie Foxx recovering after being hit with a glass in the mouth

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

Television

A score is settled on ‘Yellowstone’

This week’s TV: Stephanie Hsu in ‘Laid,’ an Aaron Rodgers doc, and more

Chris Rock hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Gracie Abrams performs

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. Hussain performed at the "Living Dream Concert" in New Delhi in 2009.

David vs. Goliath: Mass. tries to even the playing field for decisions about energy infrastructure

15-year-old girl fatally shoots teacher and teenager at a Christian school in Wisconsin

US authorities in Mass. charge two in overseas drone strike that killed three servicemembers

Ruth O’Brien, who broke ground for women attorneys seeking work-life balance, dies at 92 "She was just this super mom,” said her son, talk show host Conan O'Brien. Mrs. O'Brien was the second woman partner at the Ropes & Gray law firm and one of four women in her Yale Law School class.

Everett mayor declares victory over local paper, citing ‘deliberate, purposeful, relentless campaign’ The Everett Leader Herald, a 139-year-old local paper that published unfounded allegations against him, agreed to a $1.1 million defamation settlement and the closure of the publication.

Five members of film crew rescued from Acton pond

Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School drops by more than half

A prominent lawyer was charged with forging a Boston liquor license. Are there more fakes out there?

Seven takeaways from the Spotlight investigation on the state’s lax scrutiny and oversight of Steward Health Spotlight’s latest investigation examined Massachusetts politicians and state regulators and a lack of care that enabled this hospital crisis.

A soggy start to the day with above-normal temps across New England

Are climate patterns hinting at a snowy, blustery winter for New England?

‘You feel like you’re at war with an enemy you can’t see.’ As porch pirate thefts mount, residents feel besieged.

Thoughts on Caitlin Clark, late tennis legend Paul Sullivan, and more disappointing decisions from the NFL

This Maine destination has been named the country’s best small town to visit. And not for the first time.

Vermont’s cardiac Cats finish one last comeback, win men’s soccer national championship in overtime

Around the horn: Red Sox have increased their starting pitching depth, but is it enough?

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

State regulators fell down on the job as Steward imploded

I am formerly trans. Why won’t Berklee let me share my story?

Trump demeans public servants like these. We depend on them to make our lives better.

Show us the lease agreement between Boston and soccer team for White Stadium deal

Support for affirmative action among Asian Americans

A Globe Santa sighting in Boston Sunday’s Family Holiday Party at the Boston Public Market featured cookie decorating, ornament and dreidel crafts and a donut-on-a-string eating competition.

The 24 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2024

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up)

The 75 best books of 2024

Odie Henderson’s 10 worst movies of the year

More recent News

A Russian general was killed by a bomb in Moscow. Ukraine official says secret service was behind it.

Authorities take down high-end theft ring that stole more than $2.6 million in vehicles

Nephew of Providence police chief sentenced to 22 years in prison over multi-state fentanyl ring

Middlesex DA: arrest made in ‘92 slaying of Cambridge mother in murder-for-hire plot Edward J. Watson allegedly killed Michelle Miller at the behest of her abusive partner, who died in prison in 2012, authorities said.

Somerville city councilor says he’s running for mayor, teeing up a possible challenge to two-term incumbent Somerville City Councilor Jake Wilson announced he is running for mayor. It's not yet clear if incumbent Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is running for a third term.

Two more banks in Boston to merge in a $1.1 billion deal Boston’s bank merger mania continued on Monday with the parent companies of Berkshire Bank and Brookline Bank, which combined will have roughly $24 billion in assets and nearly 150 branches.

Recommended reads

Riders had lost hope in the T. Then came ‘Train Daddy Eng.’

Lawmakers rebuked private equity amid Steward’s collapse. Then a private equity firm bought Steward’s physicians group. Elected officials said they’re still pressing to give regulators stronger tools to scrutinize buyouts of hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care assets.

THE FINE PRINT They thought they were getting $800 off on their new iPhones. Then came the bill. Plus: The state charges you for automobile excise tax even before you own your vehicle; it’s the Social Security Administration calling (at 12:38 a.m.!); and pity the timeshare owner.

Culture & Lifestyle

A score is settled on ‘Yellowstone’

This week’s TV: Stephanie Hsu in ‘Laid,’ an Aaron Rodgers doc, and more

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

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

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Was ABC right to settle with Trump?

The mood in Ukraine has lifted since Trump’s win

What conservatives get wrong about taxes

What liberals get wrong about taxes

Go home, Massachusetts lawmakers

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘You feel like you’re at war with an enemy you can’t see.’ As porch pirate thefts mount, residents feel besieged.

A soggy start to the day with above-normal temps across New England

This Maine destination has been named the country’s best small town to visit. And not for the first time.

Seven takeaways from the Spotlight investigation on the state’s lax scrutiny and oversight of Steward Health

Sports

Payton Pritchard is having a remarkable season coming off the bench. Is he Sixth Man of the Year material?

Thoughts on Caitlin Clark, late tennis legend Paul Sullivan, and more disappointing decisions from the NFL

Around the horn: Red Sox have increased their starting pitching depth, but is it enough?

Globe Top 20 girls’ basketball poll: For openers, it was all business

After years of building, veteran Quincy girls’ basketball is poised for huge season

EMass girls’ basketball: Bishop Feehan’s Mollie Mullen headlines Players of the Week with career night

Business

A prominent lawyer was charged with forging a Boston liquor license. Are there more fakes out there?

Trump ‘middleman’ remark sinks CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna shares

TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it’s sold

Everett mayor declares victory over local paper, citing ‘deliberate, purposeful, relentless campaign’

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

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

metro

US authorities in Mass. charge two in overseas drone strike that killed three servicemembers

Read a recap of the Wisconsin school shooting in which three people died and six were injured

Ruth O’Brien, who broke ground for women attorneys seeking work-life balance, dies at 92
"She was just this super mom,” said her son, talk show host Conan O'Brien. Mrs. O'Brien was the second woman partner at the Ropes & Gray law firm and one of four women in her Yale Law School class.

Everett mayor declares victory over local paper, citing ‘deliberate, purposeful, relentless campaign’
The Everett Leader Herald, a 139-year-old local paper that published unfounded allegations against him, agreed to a $1.1 million defamation settlement and the closure of the publication.

Seven takeaways from the Spotlight investigation on the state’s lax scrutiny and oversight of Steward Health
Spotlight’s latest investigation examined Massachusetts politicians and state regulators and a lack of care that enabled this hospital crisis.

A Globe Santa sighting in Boston
Sunday’s Family Holiday Party at the Boston Public Market featured cookie decorating, ornament and dreidel crafts and a donut-on-a-string eating competition.

Middlesex DA: arrest made in ‘92 slaying of Cambridge mother in murder-for-hire plot
Edward J. Watson allegedly killed Michelle Miller at the behest of her abusive partner, who died in prison in 2012, authorities said.

Somerville city councilor says he’s running for mayor, teeing up a possible challenge to two-term incumbent
Somerville City Councilor Jake Wilson announced he is running for mayor. It's not yet clear if incumbent Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is running for a third term.

Two more banks in Boston to merge in a $1.1 billion deal
Boston’s bank merger mania continued on Monday with the parent companies of Berkshire Bank and Brookline Bank, which combined will have roughly $24 billion in assets and nearly 150 branches.

Lawmakers rebuked private equity amid Steward’s collapse. Then a private equity firm bought Steward’s physicians group.
Elected officials said they’re still pressing to give regulators stronger tools to scrutinize buyouts of hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care assets.

THE FINE PRINT

They thought they were getting $800 off on their new iPhones. Then came the bill.
Plus: The state charges you for automobile excise tax even before you own your vehicle; it’s the Social Security Administration calling (at 12:38 a.m.!); and pity the timeshare owner.