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House passes deal to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of deadline. Follow live updates.

The bill was approved 366-34, and now goes to the Senate, for expected quick passage.

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.

At least 2 dead and 60 hurt after a car drives into a German Christmas market in a suspected attack

The driver of the car was arrested, German news reported. Authorities said that the suspect is "a lone perpetrator."

State’s police oversight board suspends Boston police captain for five days

The Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission on Friday announced its ruling against Captain John Danilecki, who has faced numerous internal affairs complaints over his 38-year career with the Boston Police Department.

A leader in trans health has become a critic of the field she helped shape. In a Q&A, she explains why.
Amy Tishelman, the former research director of the gender clinic at Boston Children’s Hospital, spoke with the Globe after winning a lawsuit against the hospital.

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

The Justice Department said CVS unlawfully dispensed opioids and other controlled substances. Staffers painted a vivid picture of the conditions that allowed it to happen.

FBI investigating break-in at Wellesley home of Jaylen Brown’s mother, police say

Rhode Island man charged with bank fraud and stolen mail — while on supervision for the same crimes

One woman dead after brush fire engulfs encampment in Somerville woods

Snow and rain sweep into New England as offshore storm hits. System expected to strengthen during evening commute.

Eastern Mass. and Rhode Island could end up seeing anywhere from a coating to 4 inches of snow with this passing system.
Dave Epstein: A weather process known as ‘convergence’ will help fuel this system. What is it? Here’s a look at snowfall totals across New England

These maps show how much snow is forecast from this system

Anywhere from a coating to 3 inches of snow is possible from this offshore system.
SURVEY SAYS | CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

The 30 cheapest places to fly in 2025, plus tips for snagging inexpensive flights

Airfares aren’t expected to drop significantly next year, but tickets to these destinations are projected to be a deal.

It’s all uphill from here? New Hampshire ski resorts welcome the return of a classic trend.

Aided by new and improved technology, uphill skiing is a modern twist to the sport’s origins, and nonprofits such as Inclusive Ski Touring and Uphill New England are bringing it to the mainstream.

MBTA expects a slow-zone-free system this weekend. But problems persist.

The transit agency is expecting the entire system to run full speed ahead this weekend, with remaining slow zones on the Green Line to be cleared Friday.

Red Sox sign veteran lefthander Patrick Sandoval to two-year, $18.25 million deal

Sandoval, who underwent Tommy John surgery in June, isn’t expected to pitch until late 2025, if at all in the coming season.

Bob Kraft is stubborn, so it’s doubtful that he fires Jerod Mayo after this dismal season, and other thoughts

Like a Donald Trump Cabinet nominee, Mayo’s top qualification as head coach of the Patriots seems to be loyalty to the boss, for whom he even has a pet nickname.
Patriots Here are some players Patriots fans should watch in Saturday’s College Football Playoff games

‘This is bigger than me’: For Mattapan Patriots football and cheer teams, victory is more than sports
LOVE LETTERS

I really, really like her. Now what?

But I won’t be seeing her anytime soon.
RI FOOD & DINING

His father’s legacy and a scoop of joy: Inside Providence’s newest ice cream shop

The Globe podcast

‘Universities are the enemy.’ Final episode of ‘The Harvard Plan’ examines the growing distrust of higher education.

Episode three explores the deep history of Harvard and the distinctly American idea of “diversity.”
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
EDITORIAL

The heroes of the Sandra Birchmore investigation

Authorities said the 23-year-old’s death was a suicide. But her friends and family rejected that theory — and now her alleged killer is awaiting trial.
Katherine Gergen Barnett

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

A hurricane map, a black Sharpie, and what should have been learned about Trump’s authoritarian need to manipulate the truth
MARCELA GARCÍA

Is a Tesla the new MAGA hat?
IDEAS | BOB REGAN

Winter is the wistful season
Globe Santa

‘You decide to give back or you don’t. It’s pretty simple.’
Collegium Pharmaceutical shows its support for the Globe Santa campaign.

Donate to Globe Santa
The best (and worst) of 2024

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

Connecticut bails on offshore wind bid with Mass., leaving second Vineyard Wind project in limbo
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has officially opted out of a three-state bid for offshore wind power.

Portland may be getting a big new concert venue
The concert hall, tentatively called Portland Music Hall, would seat 3,300 people.

N.H.’s population kept growing last year thanks to newcomers
Massachusetts has been the biggest source of new residents moving to New Hampshire, even as New Hampshire has lost residents to Maine.

Former Springfield police officer sues city, former police commissioner
The lawsuit is the latest chapter in an ongoing legal struggle between city leaders and Gregg Bigda, who has a history of misconduct and hasn’t done any police work since 2018.

‘I am retraumatized all the time’: Holyoke veterans home nursing aides plagued by PTSD after COVID deaths
Nursing aides feel abandoned as they grapple with mental and physical troubles that they say stem from their work during the pandemic.

In publishing, romance novels are hot. Now there’s a Harvard Square bookstore devoted to them
This week’s launch of Lovestruck Books, the area’s first permanent store of its kind, is part of a national trend in publishing.

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."

More student loans canceled in Biden’s final round of forgiveness before leaving office
The Biden administration says it is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 public service workers through an existing forgiveness program.

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.

Recommended reads

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.

Beth Teitell
I wore Dunkin’s Boston Kreme deodorant for 24 hours. Here’s what I learned. And yes, Dunkin’ sells deodorant now.
Dunkin’ is selling self-care products now. But is it good to smell like a doughnut?

‘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
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

Portland may be getting a big new concert venue

Video game designer finds ‘Sweet Spot’ through Boston Public Art Triennial Accelerator program

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

‘Organizing … should start at the youngest ages.’ The Home Edit duo shares kid-friendly cleanup strategies.

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

IDEAS | ETHAN LEIB

For those of us with children who identify as trans, the political is personal
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?
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Overnight hiker airlifted from White Mountains after getting stuck on frozen trail

A 28-year-old man from Maine dialed 911 to report that he was stuck in the snow, officials said Friday.

‘You decide to give back or you don’t. It’s pretty simple.’

Collegium Pharmaceutical shows its support for the Globe Santa campaign.

Snow and rain sweep into New England as offshore storm hits. System expected to strengthen during evening commute.

Eastern Mass. and Rhode Island could end up seeing anywhere from a coating to 4 inches of snow with this passing system.

These maps show how much snow is forecast from this system

Anywhere from a coating to 3 inches of snow is possible from this offshore system.

Sports

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Everything you need to know about the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff

The expanded, 12-team College Football Playoff kicks off Friday night. Here’s a look at what to expect.
Celtics beat writer's notebook

Where the sale of the team stands, how Jayson Tatum stacks up early in the MVP race, and other thoughts on the Celtics

According to a league source familiar with the sale process, official bidding has yet to commence.
OHIO 30, JACKSONVILLE ST. 27

Parker Navarro has big first half, Ohio holds off Jacksonville State in Cure Bowl

The Mid-American Conference champion Bobcats (11-3), who won their seventh straight game to set a school record for wins and won their sixth-straight bowl game, led 27-7 at halftime.
Patriots notebook

Jerod Mayo ‘not concerned’ about having to clarify some of his comments to the media this season
Bruins

Taylor Hall, Nick Foligno reflect on Bruins’ record-setting season: ‘We should have won a Cup’

Patriots

Here are some players Patriots fans should watch in Saturday’s College Football Playoff games

Business

House approves funding bill and sends to Senate hours before government shutdown deadline

The bill, which was passed in a 366-34 vote, is expected quick passage upon hitting the Senate floor.

Party City to wind down operations, fire employees, CEO says

The company has about 700 stores, according to its website, including 20 locations in Massachusetts.

Connecticut bails on offshore wind bid with Mass., leaving second Vineyard Wind project in limbo
RI FOOD & DINING

His father’s legacy and a scoop of joy: Inside Providence’s newest ice cream shop
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

Dave Epstein: A weather process known as ‘convergence’ will help fuel this system. What is it?

FBI investigating break-in at Wellesley home of Jaylen Brown’s mother, police say

State’s police oversight board suspends Boston police captain for five days

sports

It’s all uphill from here? New Hampshire ski resorts welcome the return of a classic trend.

The Bruins finished their five-game road trip with an OT loss, yet there are reasons for optimism

Bitter cold Buffalo weather awaits teams, fans for Sunday’s Patriots-Bills game

business

How do you build a skyscraper over a highway? Developer Steve Samuels found out.

Bold Types | Steve Samuels built a slice of the city out of thin air

White House starts scrapping pending regulations, including student debt cancellation

politics

House passes deal to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of deadline. Follow live updates.

Which services will be affected during a government shutdown? See what’s staying open and closed.

More student loans canceled in Biden’s final round of forgiveness before leaving office

Nation

A homeless woman said she was in labor. Police cited her anyway.

Official says Wisconsin shooter was new student at Christian school where her victims had deep ties

Indiana man sentenced to the maximum of 130 years in prison for 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls

World

Musk expresses support for far-right party in Germany’s clection

Giant sloths and mastodons lived with humans for millennia in the Americas, new discoveries suggest

Russia launches massive missile strike on Kyiv following Putin’s ‘duel’ threat

opinion

Drones: The truth is out there

How America’s broken health system fuels dangerous rage

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

lifestyle

Free things to do in Boston this week for the whole family, plus, Frozen Fire Festival

I really, really like her. Now what?

‘Organizing … should start at the youngest ages.’ The Home Edit duo shares kid-friendly cleanup strategies.

food & dining

His father’s legacy and a scoop of joy: Inside Providence’s newest ice cream shop

I wore Dunkin’s Boston Kreme deodorant for 24 hours. Here’s what I learned. And yes, Dunkin’ sells deodorant now.

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

travel

How a government shutdown could affect your travel plans

An alternative template for retirement travel

A retirement gift to myself: Two months in Provence

Arts

Video game designer finds ‘Sweet Spot’ through Boston Public Art Triennial Accelerator program

Lorraine O’Grady, trailblazing conceptual artist who critiqued the arts establishment, dies at 90

A moving museum experience at MIT

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 15

In publishing, romance novels are hot. Now there’s a Harvard Square bookstore devoted to them

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

Movies

‘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

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

In his Handel and Haydn Society debut, Ruben Valenzuela conducts a festive trans-Atlantic journey

Meet Amy Allen, the songwriter behind the music stuck in your head

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

Theater/Dance

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

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

Lorraine O’Grady, trailblazing conceptual artist who critiqued the arts establishment, dies at 90

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

Sir Lady Java, ’60s drag star who challenged the law, dies