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Lindsay Clancy, Duxbury woman accused of killing her children, ordered held; chilling details released in deaths

Clancy was ordered to remain at her Boston hospital until cleared to be moved to another facility. Her next court date is slated for May 2.

Marty Walsh poised to leave Biden’s Cabinet to take over as executive director of NHL Players’ Association

The former Boston mayor and current US Secretary of Labor is poised to become the next executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, the Globe has confirmed through multiple people close to Walsh.

North End resident, 47, found dead on bench in Christopher Columbus Park in frigid temperatures

The family of Melanie DiVasta is celebrating the life of the long-time North End resident who was found unresponsive on a park bench in the Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park early last Saturday.

‘There’s no safe space’: Mass. residents rush to help loved ones caught in devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Thousands are dead following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria as race to find survivors continues

Mayor Wu to announce members of Boston’s reparations task force Tuesday

Boston’s slavery ties deepened by findings at First Church in Roxbury

Wellesley High requires parent to accompany students to basketball game after racial taunts, officials say

Are gas stoves worse than fireplaces? Here’s how some other appliances can also pollute your home.

Cooking appliances aren’t the only household items that run on methane gas. The fossil fuel also commonly powers furnaces, water heaters, and fireplaces. And like gas stoves, these appliances release pollution that can harm your health, and the environment.
The gas stove culture war, explained

A housing development at South Shore Plaza seemed like a home run. Not so fast, residents say.

Residents have already begun to rally against a 495-unit apartment complex proposed at South Shore Plaza, highlighting the challenges state and local leaders face as they seek to dig out of the housing shortage.

Harvard alumna makes feature debut with ‘Your Place or Mine’ on Netflix

Aline Brosh McKenna’s inspiration for her new romantic comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher, came from staying over at her friend’s bachelor pad.
Black History Month

Boston must work to address its role in disparities, Wu says

“I have the chance to be surrounded by Black excellence, Black joy, Black brilliance, Black persistence, every single day here working for the city of Boston,” Wu said.
Celebrate Black-owned restaurants in Boston and beyond
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Kamala Harris will never be good enough, will she?

With 2024 looming, the vice president’s critics are sharpening their knives again — not that they ever put them away.
SCOT LEHIGH

From guns to climate, conservatives play Chicken Little

LETTERS

It takes advocacy, vigilance to remove ‘R’-word from our midst

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Parody-worthy job titles

Brian Riedl

To my fellow conservatives: Don’t hold the debt limit hostage

The Emancipator

Nashville’s historic Woolworth building is in trouble

The history of this site, where Rep. John Lewis’ first arrest in student-led sit-ins that helped lead to desegregation of restaurants across the country, is being erased by it’s new owners. These are stories that need to be preserved.
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Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Chief of staff to Lawrence mayor charged with possession of child pornography

Jhovanny Martes-Rosario pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday.

5-year-old boy who fell out of third-floor window in Manchester, N.H., has died, officials say
The boy fell out of the window on Jan. 31, police said.

Wintry mix will make roads slick Tuesday night, forecasters warn

A winter weather advisory for much of Massachusetts will be in effect from 7 p.m. Tuesday though 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Here’s who Mass., R.I., and N.H. members of Congress are bringing to President Biden’s State of the Union address

The guests of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island members of Congress include Governor Maura Healey, a substance use disorder advocate, and a National Guard veteran.
Nine things to watch during President Biden’s State of the Union address

Lego Discovery Center Boston set to open April 14
The new Lego Discovery Center Boston encompasses 43,000 square feet of interactive fun with playmaker employees leading crafts like mosaic making and master model builders instructing daily workshops.

Massachusetts Senate leaders making push to abolish term limits on chamber’s president
Senator Michael Rodrigues, the chamber’s budget chief, is seeking to eliminate the provision in the Senate's rule that says no senator in the 40-member body can hold the president’s office “for more than 8 consecutive years.”

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Hardly over easy: Local breakfast spots scramble to cope with egg costs and shortages

Egg prices were up by nearly 60 percent in December from the prior year, according to Consumer Price Index data, with the average price of a dozen eggs sitting at $4.25.

‘Most plumbers aren’t even picking up the phone now.’ Burst pipes cause backlog after Boston deep freeze.
The extreme cold front this weekend brought extreme temperatures to Boston and resulted in pipes freezing across the region.

In Holyoke, a young man — and his American Dream — are destroyed by a legal gun
When police officers reached the Holyoke Mall, they found shoppers streaming towards them. Some were screaming, according to police reports. It was, in many ways, a uniquely American tragedy.

Healey takes more than $2.9 million to fund inaugural party, the most ever by a governor
The numbers top former governor Charlie Baker’s 2015 bash as the most lucrative inaugural fund-raising effort.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Sorry, book snobs, you’ve come to the wrong place

IFFBoston screening a ‘Mothers + Daughters’ trilogy at Somerville Theatre

‘Lovelace and Babbage’ opera is a sincerely funny alternate history

Activities around Boston to celebrate Valentine’s Day

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Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

NEWSLETTER

The State of the Union should be a memo, not a speech

MARCELA GARCÍA

Biden’s State of the Union on immigration? Not great.

EDITORIAL

Raising the financial cost of bad policing for municipalities

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The US used to undermine democracy in Brazil. Now we’re trying to preserve it.

Renée Loth

Social investing isn’t ‘woke capitalism’

IDEAS | KIM SAMUEL

A group of grandmothers in Zimbabwe is helping the world reimagine mental health care

Metro

Lindsay Clancy, Duxbury woman accused of killing her children, ordered held; chilling details released in deaths

Clancy was ordered to remain at her Boston hospital until cleared to be moved to another facility. Her next court date is slated for May 2.
ADRIAN WALKER

‘There’s no safe space’: Mass. residents rush to help loved ones caught in devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Massachusetts residents with friends and family in Turkey and Syria were thrown into a nightmare Monday, frantically texting and making phone calls to ensure their loved ones were safe. However, some worried about how to help Syrians in a country devastated by civil war and sanctions.

Wellesley High requires parent to accompany students to basketball game after racial taunts, officials say

The move comes after some students at Wellesley High School directed racial slurs at Black players of the Weymouth High School boys' basketball team during warmups last Friday.

Massachusetts Senate leaders making push to abolish term limits on chamber’s president

Senator Michael Rodrigues, the chamber’s budget chief, is seeking to eliminate the provision in the Senate's rule that says no senator in the 40-member body can hold the president’s office “for more than 8 consecutive years.”

Sports

NHL

Marty Walsh poised to leave Biden’s Cabinet to take over as executive director of NHL Players’ Association

The former Boston mayor and current US Secretary of Labor is poised to become the next executive director of the NHL Players’ Association, the Globe has confirmed through multiple people close to Walsh.
ben volin | on football

Belichick-Brady podcast conversation was genuine, heartfelt — and savvy business

They seem to understand that they will be linked forever, and there is nothing to be gained from any ostensible friction between them.
tara sullivan

The first Super Bowl with two Black starting quarterbacks is inspirational indeed

In a world where representation matters, seeing Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes on the field Sunday matters. A lot.
celtics

ESPN plans a full day of Celtics coverage on March 1

nba

From Fred VanVleet to Russell Westbrook, 11 players who could be on the move at the trade deadline

celtics

How do the Celtics compare with other teams at the trade deadline, and how do their deals work out?

Business

Zoom Video to cut 1,300 jobs, or 15 percent of global workforce

After gaining millions of users at the height of the pandemic, Zoom is now trying to reverse slowing growth by expanding its tools for business.

At AMC theaters, tickets will cost more for good seats

The nation's largest movie theater chain on Monday unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs.

An AI-generated ‘Seinfeld’ parody was gaining popularity online — until it was banned for transphobic jokes

A housing development at South Shore Plaza seemed like a home run. Not so fast, residents say.

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PERSPECTIVE

We’ve heard a lot about ‘commitment’ to DEI. Where’s the follow through?

COOKING

Recipes: Show your valentine some love with homemade chocolate cake or pudding

The Parenting Issue

My son once taught me a lesson about fatherhood. Here it is, comic-book style.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Feb. 6-Feb. 12

metro

North End resident, 47, found dead on bench in Christopher Columbus Park in frigid temperatures

10-alarm fire reported at Brockton Hospital, officials scramble to evacuate 160 patients

WBUR news anchor Jack Lepiarz signs off. His next act? Performing in the circus full time.

sports

Northeastern and Harvard have never met in the men’s Beanpot final. That will end next week.

NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia for $4 billion

Super Bowl ‘media day’ returns a little less goofy post-pandemic

business

A new bill in the Mass. Legislature could subsidize local newspaper subscriptions

Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023

Staring down bankruptcy, Bed Bath & Beyond says it will sell stock

politics

Biden aims to deliver reassurance in State of Union address

The US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon. What happens now?

Arkansas Governor Sanders to offer State of the Union rebuttal

Nation

Lucky player in Washington wins $747 million Powerball prize

‘Deadly brew’: Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered bar

Officer killed, second wounded in western Pennsylvania shootout

World

‘There’s no safe space’: Mass. residents rush to help loved ones caught in devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Thousands dead following earthquakes in Turkey and Syria as race to find survivors continues

China says will ‘safeguard interests’ over balloon shootdown

opinion

Holding teaching up as a higher calling is how we keep teachers down

Two differing views of Harvard hockey coach who’s come under fire

A call to Easton police for a wellness check ends with death

lifestyle

10 classic, streamable Valentine’s Day episodes to fall in love with all over again

Michigan woman began walking to work after her car died. One day on the walk, she found $15,000.

Should I continue these coffee dates?

food & dining

Recipe: Fudgy brownie filling in a flaky crust makes a sinfully delicious pie for your Val/Gal/Palentine

Recipe: Delight your Val/Gal/Palentine with these salted, ultra-crisp chocolate cookies

Recipe: Stir this chocolate cake in a single bowl, bake it, and frost it for your Val/Gal/Palentine

travel

If you go . . . Fort Myers

These are the most budget-friendly amusement parks

The multiple personalities of the Florida Keys

Arts

Mimi Bai plays ‘Hide and See’ at Boston Center for the Arts’s Mills Gallery

Wu Junyong’s exhibit at the MFA explores different cultural traditions

Abelardo Morell travels ‘In the Footsteps of van Gogh’ at Krakow Witkin Gallery

Books

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Victory City’ is a grand epic about a magical city — and a triumph over censorship

Leila Philip on flash fiction and beavers

Thomas Mallon’s ‘Up With the Sun’ is a fictional biography of real-life actor Dick Kallman, replete with murder and celebrities

Movies

Celebrating Viola Davis, a voice like no other

At AMC theaters, tickets will cost more for good seats

Melinda Dillon, actress who played crisis and comedy, dies at 83

Television

An AI-generated ‘Seinfeld’ parody was gaining popularity online — until it was banned for transphobic jokes

Sorry, book snobs, you’ve come to the wrong place

Ben Affleck, looking miserable at the Grammys, becomes a meme yet again

music

Charlie Thomas, a Drifter nearly all his life in song, dies at 85

Ben Affleck, looking miserable at the Grammys, becomes a meme yet again

‘Lovelace and Babbage’ opera is a sincerely funny alternate history

Theater/Dance

BalletX transports and transcends with ‘Become a Mountain,’ ‘Credo,’ and ‘Exalt’ at the Cutler Majestic

BalletX is out to prove that ballet is not an elitist artform

As StageSource prepares to shut down, theater artists lose a partner

globe local

Mayor Wu to announce members of Boston’s reparations task force Tuesday

Newton announces three finalists for school superintendent

Boston’s slavery ties deepened by findings at First Church in Roxbury

Obituaries

Charlie Thomas, a Drifter nearly all his life in song, dies at 85

Harry Whittington, Texas lawyer shot by Cheney, dies at 95

Charles Kimbrough, actor best known for ‘Murphy Brown,’ dies at 86