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House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

The bill was rejected in a 174-235 vote Thursday night. Congress has until Friday at midnight to avoid a Christmastime federal shutdown.

GOP spending plan was rejected by every New England House member

In helping upend spending deal, Elon Musk foreshadows his power in Trump’s administration

The SpaceX founder and Tesla chief executive has demonstrated his money, megaphone, and misinformation can act like a rocket booster to the typical Trump chaos.

ADRIAN WALKER

Can Massachusetts prevent the next Steward-like scandal?

Certainly, a lack of transparency and disclosure helped fuel the Steward crisis. But the inability of three administrations to recognize and address this company’s misdeeds doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence.

Defamation suit linked to Steward crisis is dismissed

Break-in at Jaylen Brown’s mother’s Wellesley home latest in string of burglaries targeting pro athletes. Here’s what we know.

The NFL and NBA earlier this season warned teams and athletes about a threat of burglary groups targeting professional athletes.

“It’s been a tough week.” Jaylen Brown addresses break-in at his mother’s Wellesley home.

The state’s largest law firm is staying in the Back Bay

Ropes & Gray leases about one-third of the 1.2 million-square-foot Prudential tower.

East Boston man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly abusing young German Shepherd
The owner was charged Thursday with six counts of animal cruelty, prosecutors said.

Two teens arrested for allegedly stealing from merchants at Snowport Holiday Market

Rain to snow: Coastal New England faces a stormy Friday

Light rain and snow showers will begin working into Southern New England mid-afternoon Friday and bring steady precipitation throughout the evening.

Latest report shows New England is slowly pulling out of the drought

‘Skeleton crews.’ ‘Endless tasks.’ What employees said about working conditions at CVS, according to a federal lawsuit.
The Department of Justice says the pharmacy giant unlawfully dispensed opioids and other controlled substances. The staffers who worked there paint a vivid picture of how conditions that allowed it to happen.

US Justice Department sues CVS, alleging corporate practices allowed unlawful opioid prescriptions

‘There are very serious problems’: Federal lawsuits lay out allegations against Worcester police
Advocate groups welcomed the report, saying it finally vindicated longstanding complaints they say the city and police have historically refused to acknowledge.

A commuter rail train passes over a bridge above a the location of a proposed bridge between Everett and Somerville.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

The MBTA is plotting a revamp of the commuter rail. How will they do it?

With the T's contract with Keolis due to expire in mid-2027, state officials are discussing the best way to reinvent the system.

David Gergen, pictured here in 2020, served as a White House adviser to four US presidents.

Katherine Gergen Barnett

My father, David Gergen, has dementia. Here are his reflections on the path forward for our country.

David Gergen was recently diagnosed with Lewy body dementia. His daughter, Katherine Gergen Barnett, reveals the wisdom she received from her dying father in a moment of clarity amid his decline.

The Celtics' Derrick White tries to stop Bulls guard Coby White from getting to the basket in the second quarter Thursday night at TD Garden.

Bulls 117, Celtics 108

Celtics lose control of their emotions in fourth quarter in loss to Chicago

Bulls guard Zach LaVine finishes with 36 points; Chicago takes control in the fourth quarter, outscoring Boston 35-22

Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm celebrated his overtime to complete the comeback against the Bruins.

Oilers 3, Bruins 2 (OT)

Bruins squander lead late, end trip with overtime loss to Oilers

Mattias Ekholm scored 1:04 into overtime as Boston fell to 17-13-4 and finished its five-game Western swing at 2-2-1.

In this June 1, 2017, photo, author Stephen King speaks at Book Expo America in New York.

SOUND CHECK

As Stephen King’s radio stations close, Mainers lose a source for classic rock

The author recently announced that he's closing down his three radio stations.

Secrets & Lies | Globe Magazine

Sandra Birchmore was 23 years old when she was found dead in her Canton apartment in 2021. Initially, investigators suspected suicide.

Part 1

Sandra Birchmore put her trust in the police. They broke it.

Surveillance video from Sandra Birchmore's apartment building shows Matthew Farwell entering the building the last night she was seen alive.

Part 2

Investigators assumed Sandra Birchmore took her own life. What did they miss?

State Secrets

Massachusetts lawmakers are paid to be full-time legislators. So why do so many have second jobs and side hustles?
About two dozen lawmakers — or roughly one in eight of all 200 — reported earning more than $100,000 in addition to their legislative pay.

Database: See if your lawmaker had a second job on top of legislating

Six takeaways from the series investigating the Legislature

Opinion

IDEAS | ETHAN LEIB

For those of us with children who identify as trans, the political is personal

When it comes to gender and children, there’s so much said in private that needs to be expressed in public.

EDITORIAL

Drones: The truth is out there

IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD

Your Tesla has me seeing red

Vikas Saini

How America’s broken health system fuels dangerous rage

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Will a federal call for fast-fashion climate action ring hollow in the Trump era?

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Decades later, the magic of Globe Santa endures
One woman remembers how Globe Santa helped her family after they immigrated to America.

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The best (and worst) of 2024

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

The 75 best books of 2024

Laurent Bouzereau , left, and John Williams in "Music by John Williams."

10 notable documentaries to close out 2024

Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in "Thelma."

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

Odie Henderson’s 10 worst movies of the year

More recent News

Phillips Andover’s Tam Gavenas, the nation’s best boys’ high school cross-country runner, is headed to Harvard
Last Saturday, Gavenas became the third-ever Foot Locker Cross-Country champion from Massachusetts, claiming the national title in 15 minutes, 23.9 seconds at Balboa Park in San Diego.

Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal charge that’s eligible for death penalty
Luigi Mangione is being held without bail after a New York federal court appearance on charges including a death-eligible murder count.

Man who suffered life-threatening shock meets with Wellesley police officer who helped save him
Wellesley police officer who was first to the scene says, "At the end of the day, I’m just doing my job."

Man who killed mother and three children in West Brookfield sentenced to four consecutive life sentences
The 38-year-old man convicted of murdering a West Brookfield mother and her three children in their home was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in Worcester Superior Court Thursday, according to court records.

Amid child care crisis, Healey seeks to give more money back to Mass. providers
The new proposal builds on the changes the state made to early education and care funding earlier this year, in an effort to remedy “long-standing inequities” in the funds providers in some parts of the state receive compared with others.

Saugus man charged with stealing more than $180,000 from customer accounts while working at TD Bank; spent cash on gambling
Federal prosecutors say the man allegedly stole money from one account and then replaced the money with stolen funds from another account to cover up the theft.

The darkest days are nearly behind you. See how much daylight Boston gains each day after the winter solstice.

On Saturday, we turn the corner toward longer days and a bit more sunlight with the arrival of the winter solstice and the start of astronomical winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

Karen Read’s first trial cost the state — and taxpayers — an unusual sum. Her second trial could cost even more.
From trial security to court and prosecution salaries, here's how the public costs break down.

‘The pinnacle of my career’: Meet the North End teacher who helped restore the Notre Dame
His journey included becoming one of just a handful of Americans artisans to work with the French team that completed a stunning reconstruction of one of the world’s great cultural buildings.

Boston Public Library shares its top 10 checked out books of 2024 list
Bostonians hit the books in 2024, with the library lending out 6.6 million physical and digital items combined. Here are the titles locals checked out the most this year.

Culture & Lifestyle

This combination of photos depicts Kathy Bates in "Matlock," Carrie Preston in "Elsbeth," and "Kaitlin Olson" in "High Potential."

It’s the season of the underestimated sleuth

Melbey Flores and Mark Castillo married on Nov. 11, 2024, in an elopement ceremony on Plum Island. Besides the wedding professionals who helped execute the day, they were the only two present.

Randolph couple elopes on Plum Island, in a simple ceremony designed just for two

Liza Minnelli in the 1972 film "Cabaret."

For Liza Minnelli, life is a cabaret — and a TV series

A screenshot from the 2024 playing card-based video game "Balatro."

Like solitaire? You’ll love the best video game of 2024, ‘Balatro.’

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

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu records a video with the Environmental Protection Agency’s David Cash demonstrating a flood barrier during the city's first annual Deployables Day, a training exercise focused on temporary flood protection measures.

JOAN VENNOCHI

How will Mayor Wu juggle new motherhood, power, and politics, and how will the media cover her?

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, left, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the Boston Marathon on April 18, 2013, on their way to place deadly bombs among the crowd of spectators. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is one of 40 murderers in federal prison who have been sentenced to death.

JEFF JACOBY

A commutation for federal death row inmates would be a travesty of justice

IDEAS | MATTHEW COLEMAN & JOSHUA GREENE

This giving season, give with your heart and your head

Abortion rights supporters marched down Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, Texas, in 2022.

IDEAS | Mary Ziegler

The abortion fight goes to the states

Governor Maura Healey held a news conference at the Massachusetts State House on May 6, 2024, following the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care.

EDITORIAL

Just imagine: What if Healey regulated Steward as aggressively as her administration looked out for one nurse?

The photos on these banners in a Beirut suburb say a lot about the governance of Lebanon. On the left is the speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri. On the right is Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Sept. 27. Lebanon hasn’t had a president for two years because Hezbollah keeps blocking candidates.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

East Boston man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly abusing young German Shepherd

The owner was charged Thursday with six counts of animal cruelty, prosecutors said.

The Rev. James Callan, renegade Catholic priest, dies at 77

Excommunicated in 1999 after he allowed women to celebrate Mass and blessed same-sex unions, he helped establish an independent church that is thriving today.

Live Updates

House rejects GOP spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline. Here’s the latest.

Lawmakers failed to reach the two-thirds threshold needed to pass the measure, which fell 174-235.

Two teens arrested for allegedly stealing from merchants at Snowport Holiday Market

A 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy are facing multiple charges, Boston police said Thursday.

Sports

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert helped drive his team to points on four of its final five drives before a game-ending series of kneeldowns.

CHARGERS 34, BRONCOS 27

Chargers bolt past Broncos to beef up their chances at a postseason return

Denver appeared well on its way to wrapping up its first postseason berth since 2015 after it scored on its first three drives, but LA reeled off 21 straight points late.

Oilers 3, Bruins 2 (OT)

Bruins squander lead late, end trip with overtime loss to Oilers

Mattias Ekholm scored 1:04 into overtime as Boston fell to 17-13-4 and finished its five-game Western swing at 2-2-1.

Cameron Dicker’s 57-yarder also was the longest fair-catch kick in NFL history.

NFL

One for the books: Cameron Dicker hits NFL’s first fair-catch kick since 1976

Only five NFL teams had previously tried the kick in the 21st century, in part because teams rarely find themselves in circumstances to make such a kick feasible.

HIGH SCHOOLS

Four takeaways from Thursday’s high school sports scene

HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY

Phillips Andover’s Tam Gavenas, the nation’s best boys’ high school cross-country runner, is headed to Harvard

Bulls 117, Celtics 108

Celtics lose control of their emotions in fourth quarter in loss to Chicago

Business

COURTS

‘Skeleton crews.’ ‘Endless tasks.’ What employees said about working conditions at CVS, according to a federal lawsuit.

The Department of Justice says the pharmacy giant unlawfully dispensed opioids and other controlled substances. The staffers who worked there paint a vivid picture of how conditions that allowed it to happen.

R.I. added 1,500 new jobs in November, continuing its ‘steady growth’

Over the last three months, the state has added an average of 2,000 jobs per month, according to the state Department of Labor and Training.

talking points

FDA says knockoff versions of Lilly obesity drug must come off the market

The state’s largest law firm is staying in the Back Bay

magazine

PERSPECTIVE

Over half of Americans are lonely. In Maine, potluck dinners are helping.

MISS CONDUCT

My mother blames me for a rift with my adult brother

LOVE LETTERS

My husband had an affair. Before I can move on, I need all the details.

Cooking

Babka? Macaroons? Here are some sweet treats you can bake for Hanukkah.

metro

The heart of the complaints from CVS employees is severe understaffing that decimated working conditions at locations across the country.

‘Skeleton crews.’ ‘Endless tasks.’ What employees said about working conditions at CVS, according to a federal lawsuit.

R.I. added 1,500 new jobs in November, continuing its ‘steady growth’

Can Massachusetts prevent the next Steward-like scandal?

sports

Burglars attempted to break into a home in Wellesley owned the Celtics' Jaylen Brown on Sunday.

“It’s been a tough week.” Jaylen Brown addresses break-in at his mother’s Wellesley home

Doc Rivers candidate for Basketball Hall of Fame

Revolution trade for Miami’s Leo Campana in record-breaking move to address their anemic offense

business

Ann Fudge is getting a lifetime achievement award in recognition of her work on various corporate boards.

GBH chair Ann Fudge to receive Popeo lifetime achievement award

Tim Cahill taking over for Peter Forman as CEO of South Shore Chamber

Big Lots faces liquidation risk on unpaid rent, inventory value

politics

Government lurches toward shutdown after House tanks Trump’s spending plan

Democratic governors hammered Trump before the election. Now they’re hoping to work with him.

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Nation

Officers escort Richard Allen out of the Carroll County Courthouse following a hearing, Nov. 22, 2022, in Delphi, Ind.

Indiana man to learn his sentence following conviction in 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls

It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel

Activists sue federal government for images of dead orcas entangled by fishing boats

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey and Russia engage in delicate maneuvers over Syria after Assad’s downfall

Zelensky raises prospect of European peacekeepers in Ukraine

With Assad gone, Syrians in Homs assess the destruction

opinion

A tax loophole has allowed fast-fashion giants like Shein and Temu to ship millions of packages — mostly from China — into the United States without inspection, taxes, or tariffs.

Will a federal call for fast-fashion climate action ring hollow in the Trump era?

How will Mayor Wu juggle new motherhood, power, and politics, and how will the media cover her?

One last chance to protect the press before Trump’s inauguration

lifestyle

A complicated breakup

What we just found out about the possible tie between microplastics and cancer

Health officials say Louisiana patient is first severe bird flu case in US

food & dining

Mario LaPosta's Quattro Formaggi Pizza at da LaPosta in Newton. Chef LaPosta opens Mamma Luca in Portsmouth, N.H., in February.

Newton chef Mario LaPosta brings two styles of pizza to Portsmouth, N.H.; Kyuramen opens in Winchester

Meet Point bakery in Brookline offers superb Turkish pastries and sandwiches

From ruins to revival: Developers of old Union Station make $25m bet on Providence food hall

travel

Passengers line up at the security checkpoint in Pittsburgh International Airport, on Dec. 11.

It’s beginning to look like another record for holiday travel

‘A rom-com within a video game within a book.’ Meet first-time novelist Tara Tai of Brookline.

KLM owes money for a refundable flight. So, where’s the refund?

Arts

Display of tools in installation of new MIT Museum, part of "Moving Objects."

A moving museum experience at MIT

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

Books

Boston Public Library shares its top 10 checked out books of 2024 list

Celebrating kids’ books, honoring booksellers, seeking influencers

Rethinking Marco Polo and his adventures

Movies

Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen Hutter in "Nosferatu," directed by Robert Eggers.

‘Nosferatu’ lives again thanks to director and New Hampshire native Robert Eggers

10 notable documentaries to close out 2024

‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Wicked’ advance in Oscars shortlists

Television

Ray Romano as Paul and Lisa Kudrow as Lydia in "No Good Deed."

Kudrow and Romano leave the laugh tracks behind

It’s the season of the underestimated sleuth

For Liza Minnelli, life is a cabaret — and a TV series

music

As Stephen King’s radio stations close, Mainers lose a source for classic rock

Amanda Shires is working things out onstage

A beloved Hanukkah album gets its moment to shine

Theater/Dance

Ayodele Casel in ART’s world-premiere production of her "Diary of a Tap Dancer."

Ayodele Casel’s ‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’ at the ART writes forgotten women into the art form’s story

‘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

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

Rev. Callan during a service at Spiritus Christi Church in Rochester, N.Y., in 2023.

House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

In helping upend spending deal, Elon Musk foreshadows his power in Trump’s administration

Can Massachusetts prevent the next Steward-like scandal?

Break-in at Jaylen Brown’s mother’s Wellesley home latest in string of burglaries targeting pro athletes. Here’s what we know.

The state’s largest law firm is staying in the Back Bay

East Boston man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly abusing young German Shepherd The owner was charged Thursday with six counts of animal cruelty, prosecutors said.

Two teens arrested for allegedly stealing from merchants at Snowport Holiday Market

Rain to snow: Coastal New England faces a stormy Friday

‘There are very serious problems’: Federal lawsuits lay out allegations against Worcester police Advocate groups welcomed the report, saying it finally vindicated longstanding complaints they say the city and police have historically refused to acknowledge.

The MBTA is plotting a revamp of the commuter rail. How will they do it?

My father, David Gergen, has dementia. Here are his reflections on the path forward for our country.

Celtics lose control of their emotions in fourth quarter in loss to Chicago

Bruins squander lead late, end trip with overtime loss to Oilers

As Stephen King’s radio stations close, Mainers lose a source for classic rock

Secrets & Lies | Globe Magazine

Sandra Birchmore put her trust in the police. They broke it.

Investigators assumed Sandra Birchmore took her own life. What did they miss?

Massachusetts lawmakers are paid to be full-time legislators. So why do so many have second jobs and side hustles? About two dozen lawmakers — or roughly one in eight of all 200 — reported earning more than $100,000 in addition to their legislative pay.

Database: See if your lawmaker had a second job on top of legislating

Six takeaways from the series investigating the Legislature

For those of us with children who identify as trans, the political is personal

Drones: The truth is out there

Your Tesla has me seeing red

How America’s broken health system fuels dangerous rage

Will a federal call for fast-fashion climate action ring hollow in the Trump era?

Decades later, the magic of Globe Santa endures One woman remembers how Globe Santa helped her family after they immigrated to America.

The 75 best books of 2024

10 notable documentaries to close out 2024

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

Odie Henderson’s 10 worst movies of the year

More recent News

Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal charge that’s eligible for death penalty Luigi Mangione is being held without bail after a New York federal court appearance on charges including a death-eligible murder count.

Man who suffered life-threatening shock meets with Wellesley police officer who helped save him Wellesley police officer who was first to the scene says, "At the end of the day, I’m just doing my job."

Saugus man charged with stealing more than $180,000 from customer accounts while working at TD Bank; spent cash on gambling Federal prosecutors say the man allegedly stole money from one account and then replaced the money with stolen funds from another account to cover up the theft.

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The darkest days are nearly behind you. See how much daylight Boston gains each day after the winter solstice.

Karen Read’s first trial cost the state — and taxpayers — an unusual sum. Her second trial could cost even more. From trial security to court and prosecution salaries, here's how the public costs break down.

‘The pinnacle of my career’: Meet the North End teacher who helped restore the Notre Dame His journey included becoming one of just a handful of Americans artisans to work with the French team that completed a stunning reconstruction of one of the world’s great cultural buildings.

Boston Public Library shares its top 10 checked out books of 2024 list Bostonians hit the books in 2024, with the library lending out 6.6 million physical and digital items combined. Here are the titles locals checked out the most this year.

Culture & Lifestyle

It’s the season of the underestimated sleuth

Randolph couple elopes on Plum Island, in a simple ceremony designed just for two

For Liza Minnelli, life is a cabaret — and a TV series

Like solitaire? You’ll love the best video game of 2024, ‘Balatro.’

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

How will Mayor Wu juggle new motherhood, power, and politics, and how will the media cover her?

A commutation for federal death row inmates would be a travesty of justice

This giving season, give with your heart and your head

The abortion fight goes to the states

Just imagine: What if Healey regulated Steward as aggressively as her administration looked out for one nurse?

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

East Boston man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly abusing young German Shepherd

The Rev. James Callan, renegade Catholic priest, dies at 77

House rejects GOP spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline. Here’s the latest.

Two teens arrested for allegedly stealing from merchants at Snowport Holiday Market

Sports

Chargers bolt past Broncos to beef up their chances at a postseason return

Bruins squander lead late, end trip with overtime loss to Oilers

One for the books: Cameron Dicker hits NFL’s first fair-catch kick since 1976

Four takeaways from Thursday’s high school sports scene

Phillips Andover’s Tam Gavenas, the nation’s best boys’ high school cross-country runner, is headed to Harvard

Celtics lose control of their emotions in fourth quarter in loss to Chicago

Business

‘Skeleton crews.’ ‘Endless tasks.’ What employees said about working conditions at CVS, according to a federal lawsuit.

R.I. added 1,500 new jobs in November, continuing its ‘steady growth’

FDA says knockoff versions of Lilly obesity drug must come off the market

The state’s largest law firm is staying in the Back Bay

Over half of Americans are lonely. In Maine, potluck dinners are helping.

My mother blames me for a rift with my adult brother

My husband had an affair. Before I can move on, I need all the details.

Babka? Macaroons? Here are some sweet treats you can bake for Hanukkah.

metro

‘Skeleton crews.’ ‘Endless tasks.’ What employees said about working conditions at CVS, according to a federal lawsuit.

East Boston man charged with animal cruelty for allegedly abusing young German Shepherd
The owner was charged Thursday with six counts of animal cruelty, prosecutors said.

‘There are very serious problems’: Federal lawsuits lay out allegations against Worcester police
Advocate groups welcomed the report, saying it finally vindicated longstanding complaints they say the city and police have historically refused to acknowledge.

Massachusetts lawmakers are paid to be full-time legislators. So why do so many have second jobs and side hustles?
About two dozen lawmakers — or roughly one in eight of all 200 — reported earning more than $100,000 in addition to their legislative pay.

Decades later, the magic of Globe Santa endures
One woman remembers how Globe Santa helped her family after they immigrated to America.

Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces federal charge that’s eligible for death penalty
Luigi Mangione is being held without bail after a New York federal court appearance on charges including a death-eligible murder count.

Man who suffered life-threatening shock meets with Wellesley police officer who helped save him
Wellesley police officer who was first to the scene says, "At the end of the day, I’m just doing my job."

Saugus man charged with stealing more than $180,000 from customer accounts while working at TD Bank; spent cash on gambling
Federal prosecutors say the man allegedly stole money from one account and then replaced the money with stolen funds from another account to cover up the theft.

Karen Read’s first trial cost the state — and taxpayers — an unusual sum. Her second trial could cost even more.
From trial security to court and prosecution salaries, here's how the public costs break down.

‘The pinnacle of my career’: Meet the North End teacher who helped restore the Notre Dame
His journey included becoming one of just a handful of Americans artisans to work with the French team that completed a stunning reconstruction of one of the world’s great cultural buildings.

Boston Public Library shares its top 10 checked out books of 2024 list
Bostonians hit the books in 2024, with the library lending out 6.6 million physical and digital items combined. Here are the titles locals checked out the most this year.