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Destroyed homes on East Las Flores Drive amid the Eaton fire in Altadena, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.

At least 10,000 structures have burned in the fires. Follow live updates.

Firefighters battled to control a series of major fires that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena, and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes.

Emerson College’s Los Angeles campus evacuated as wildfires devastate Southern CaliforniaSee a map of where wildfires have prompted evacuation zones

Live Updates

8:50 p.m.
More than 10,000 structures have burned between the Eaton and Palisades fires
8:32 p.m.
More than 5,300 structures burned in Pacific Palisades, and the fire killed 2 people, Los Angeles fire chief says
8:31 p.m.
Emerson College’s Los Angeles campus evacuated as wildfires devastate Southern California

Khaled Fouad (left) and Mimi Laine embraced as they inspect a family member's property that was destroyed by Eaton Fire on Jan. 9, in Altadena, Calif.

See photos and videos of flames, smoke, and residents fleeing the Southern California wildfires

Here’s how you can help victims of the LA-area fires

Republican Kelly Ayotte, a former U.S. senator who succeeds fellow Republican Chris Sununu, was sworn in during her inauguration at the State House Thursday in Concord, N.H.

Newly inaugurated N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte calls Massachusetts ‘a cautionary tale’

The new governor also announced a state-level plan modeled after President-elect Donald Trump’s DOGE initiative.

Read N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte’s inaugural speech

As H Mart opens in Davis Square, neighbors turned out in droves for fresh produce — and oh so many snacks

The much-anticipated grocery store opened its doors to an eager — very eager — Somerville audience Thursday.

LOVE LETTERS

Dumped at the worst time

Actually, is there a good time to get your heart broken?

Breaking

Healey administration to start conducting criminal background checks on shelter residents

The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

Governor Healey’s task force eyes major cash infusion to fill T’s growing budget gap

It recommends using hundreds of millions of dollars from the new tax on millionaires.

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

The court’s 5-4 order clears the way for Judge Juan M. Merchan to impose a sentence Friday on Trump.

Blankets, space heaters, and puffy coats. Students battle the cold in some BPS classrooms.

In 2022, Boston Public Schools launched an indoor air quality monitoring system that collects real-time data from thousands of classrooms about temperature, humidity, and pollution.

Does your school have heating problems? We want to hear from you.

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Storm tracking to the south will brush New England with weekend snow
Here’s what the latest models are saying about this next storm.

These maps show how much snow we will get from this weekend system

Official says ‘it’s all about the .01 percent’ during transgender nominee’s hearing, drawing criticism from LGBTQ bar

Joseph Ferreira, a Democrat on the Governor's Council, said his comments were not about Connor Barusch, an openly transgender nominee for the Boston Municipal Bench.

Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students

Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia

All living U.S. presidents attended, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse Carter's 1976 presidential run, delivering a eulogy.

Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2024

Residents evacuated Cambridge condo building amid structural issues. Now they’re worried it may have to be demolished.

Residents of Cambridge's Riverview fear they will never be able to return home.

No URI softball team has posted a winning record since 1997.

After a ‘trauma dump’ and abuse complaints, URI’s softball coach resigned and the athletic director is under fire

Whitney Goldstein was the third consecutive URI softball coach hired by athletic director Thorr Bjorn to be accused of various forms of abuse.

Robert Kraft called firing Jerod Mayo “one of the more difficult things I’ve had to do in my life, because I had such affection for him,” but he didn’t exactly afford much respect to Mayo with the way he went about it.

Ben Volin I On football

Jerod Mayo could have been fired more respectfully; is something up with Drake Maye? And other Patriots thoughts.

Chad Finn: Dear Robert and Jonathan Kraft: Here’s how you win Patriots fans back

Opinion

EDITORIAL CARTOONS

Ann Telnaes’s Bezos-Trump cartoon was rejected by The Washington Post. Here are four tributes.

Telnaes resigned from The Washington Post after her cartoon featuring Jeff Bezos was rejected by the editor. Other editorial cartoonists raised their voices in support and protest.

SCOT LEHIGH

O Canada, sorry for our boorish behavior

Jill Abramson

The Washington Post’s identity crisis

EDITORIAL

A loss for Milton is a victory for housing

JEFF JACOBY

The growing appeal of the ‘Live Free or Die’ state

More recent News

Shirley Leung

Homeowners and renters in Boston are feeling the pain of higher property taxes. Who will they blame?

Sure, Mayor Wu could have been a little savvier handling the delicate political dynamics, but her heart was in the right place: protecting homeowners and renters.

Mass. reports 2,090 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths in a week. See the latest data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Taunton woman pleads guilty to using counterfeit coupons to steal thousands in discounts at grocery stores

Jacqueline White, 42, entered her plea in Plymouth Superior Court in Brockton, where she was charged with one count of larceny by false pretense under a single scheme, prosecutors said.

It’s not too late to feed your Christmas tree to a hungry goat
Farms around Massachusetts are once again hosting annual tree drops to feed goats and other animals.

Vice President-elect JD Vance to resign from the Senate
Vance made his intentions known in a letter to Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who will choose his successor.

‘Ain’t No Mo’’ digs deep to find the comedy in the taboo
The Tony-nominated show has its Boston premiere.

How Globe writers voted on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Only two players were unanimous selections by our six voters — Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia. Where does Dustin Pedroia land in his first year on the ballot?

‘People need a second chance’: Amid nationwide truck driver shortage, a Mass. recruitment effort to train people behind bars
Emerge Career trains incarcerated students to get commercial learner’s permits, earn CDLs upon release, and find jobs with a starting pay averaging $75,000 a year.

No, you’re not imagining it — there really are giant, pink, blowup men appearing around Boston
Part of the "WINTERACTIVE" art happening, they're this year's floating clown heads.

Heat pumps are designed to operate when it’s still cold out. Really cold out.
Heat pumps are considered crucial to the region’s response to climate change. But when temperatures plummet, are they up for the job?

Culture & Lifestyle

How Mary Beth Barone found her comedy groove

Ned Brower, Patrick Ball, Noah Wyle, and Tracy Ifeachor in "The Pitt."

No, ‘The Pitt’ isn’t ‘ER.’ But it doesn’t need to be.

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton (second from right) will perform with his new group Close Enemies at City Winery this Friday.

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton brings his new band to City Winery

‘September 5’: How ABC Sports covered the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy

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

Jerod Mayo and New England Patriots players on the field before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Gillette Stadium on Jan. 5 in Foxborough.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Thanks to Jerod Mayo for not tanking his last game as Patriots coach

IDEAS | THOMAS LEE

A trip to urgent care almost destroyed me

Empty beer bottles outside a store in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 3. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued a new advisory that alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk.

Luis E. Seija | STAT

Surgeon general is right: America has a drinking problem

IDEAS | DAVID DANIEL

I didn’t get to see Bob Dylan play in Newport. It was still electric.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How the Democrats come back

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

Healey administration to start conducting criminal background checks on shelter residents

The state has been conducting searches for sex offenses and outstanding warrants — but not checks of past criminal activity.

Authorities investigating after FedEx driver was robbed and threatened while delivering package, officials said

The driver was delivering an Apple computer to a home on Thursday, police said.

HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS

McKee declines to declare homelessness an emergency in R.I.

Though the number of unhoused people has been steadily rising, the governor has pushed back against a declaration. “I would be solving one problem by creating a new one,” he said. “I am not going to do that.”

Emerson College’s Los Angeles campus evacuated as wildfires devastate Southern California

The evacuation to a downtown hotel was done “out of an abundance of caution,” as the Sunset Fire north of the city crept closer to its campus on Sunset Boulevard, Emerson president Jay Bernhardt wrote in the letter sent Thursday to the college community.

Sports

Even beyond areas directly affected by the wildfires, air quality in Los Angeles has been poor due to the smoke.

NFL

Vikings-Rams playoff game moved from Los Angeles to Arizona due to wildfires

The league announced the decision a few hours after yet another fire broke out in an area several miles from the Rams' training complex in the Woodland Hills neighborhood.

The Bruins' Morgan Geekie checks his brother Conor of the Lightning as their mom watched in Tampa.

Bruins notebook

Tobi Geekie in Tampa to watch her sons carry the family tradition of playing hockey to another level

Tobi Geekie was in Tampa to see her sons — the Bruins' Morgan and the Lightning's Conor — face off for the first time.

Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn , who has attracted the attention of five NFL team with coaching vacancies, on Wednesday declined the Patriots request for an interview.

Patriots

Patriots complete interview with Mike Vrabel; Aaron Glenn declines request

By the time the Patriots reached out on Wednesday to add the Lions defensive coordinator to their search, Glenn had already heard from the five other teams with vacancies. Now Vrabel appears to the frontrunner.

NFL

Pumped, jacked, back? Bears interview Pete Carroll for their open head coach job

NFL

Ravens officially rule wideout Zay Flowers out for wild-card game after injuring knee

NFL

Raiders fire general manager Tom Telesco days after coach Antonio Pierce, and just one year into his tenure

Business

TALKING POINTS

Los Angeles wildfire costs double to $20 billion overnight for insurers

Stories you may have missed from the world of business

US orange juice and steel will be on Canada’s list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs

Canada is looking at putting retaliatory tariffs if President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose 25 percent tariffs on all Canadian products.

RI BUSINESS

Prospect Medical Holdings, a cash-strapped hospital owner in R.I. and Conn., exploring restructuring finances

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins says uncertainties point to slower cuts in 2025

magazine

PERSPECTIVE

If you’re not part of the conversation at work, you’re not on the path to success

MISS CONDUCT

Fragrances bother me; can I tell my guests not to use them?

The first skiers of the day begin their ascent on the T-bar lift at Cochran's Ski Area in Richmond, Vermont, in late December.

Globe Magazine

How a tiny ski area in Vermont is beating the odds to stay open

LOVE LETTERS

My 79-year-old boyfriend stopped sleeping at my house

metro

A 31-member task force, appointed by Governor Maura Healey, will recommend the state use more taxes from millionaires to help close a widening budget gap at the T.

Governor Healey’s task force eyes major cash infusion to fill T’s growing budget gap

Official says, ‘It’s all about the .01 percent’ during transgender nominee’s hearing, drawing criticism from LGBTQ bar

Here’s your Northern New England ski weather outlook for the weekend

sports

The Titans, who were previously known as the Oilers, wore Frank Wycheck's No. 89 on the backs of their helmets during the 2023 season.

Late NFL tight end Frank Wycheck had CTE, his family reveals, hoping to further raise awareness

How Bruins draft picks are faring in college hockey

Red Sox agree to terms with arbitration-eligible Tanner Houck, Garrett Crochet, and Kutter Crawford

business

TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the United States by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok’s sale by its Chinese parent company.

TikTok’s fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security

The Massachusetts biotech industry rebounded in 2024. Can the momentum last?

‘Lord help me... I can’t afford it.’ Jan. property tax bills are out and some Boston homeowners are reeling.

politics

Friends and family begin to arrive for the private funeral service of former president Jimmy Carter, at Maranatha Baptist Church in his hometown of Plains, Ga. on Thursday.

Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

Biden administration wages last-minute battle over plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind

Nation

At least 10,000 structures have burned in the fires. Follow live updates.

See a map of where wildfires have prompted evacuation zones in Southern California

Alec Baldwin sues for malicious prosecution after judge dismissed case of fatal ‘Rust’ set shooting

World

Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reviewed the honor guard after arriving at the Lebanese Parliament to be sworn in as president, in Beirut.

Lebanon has new president: armed forces commander

Venezuela’s opposition leader defies Maduro to lead protests that end in confusing arrest claims

Lebanon's parliament chooses army commander Aoun as president, ending a 2-year deadlock

opinion

Local residents walked in the settlement Attu in western Greenland on July 1, 2024.

Greenland and Trump’s desire to be colonizer-in-chief

Thanks to Jerod Mayo for not tanking his last game as Patriots coach

Trump trolls Canada, sparking anger and fear

lifestyle

A collection bucket and cup for the "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour" film is sold at Regal Cinemas, Oct. 13, 2023, in Lynchburg, Va.

Participate or keep it quiet?

Dumped at the worst time

Here’s how you can help victims of the Los Angeles-area fires

food & dining

The matcha pudding with red bean at Kyuramen.

At Kyuramen, warming noodle soups and fluffy omelets

PopUp Bagels opens in the Seaport; Comfort Kitchen pops up in Dover

Kin Southern Table & Bar in downtown Providence has closed

travel

After a two-hour ice canoeing experience with Canot à Glace, participants come back to the launch point in Anse-au-Foulon and warm up in a barrel sauna (pictured here) overlooking the St. Lawrence River.

High-speed sledding and ice canoeing. Quebec City gets creative with wintertime fun.

Hotel has no record of a reservation. So, where’s the refund?

A special deal for the slopes, a new San Francisco hotel, and a portable and very smart chess set

Arts

The Star Store building in downtown New Bedford was for more than 20 years host to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth's College of Visual and Performance Arts.

‘We miss them’: Exit of UMass art school leaves void in downtown New Bedford

At the MFA, when Robert Frank captured a captivating Paris

A life of literature, wealth, and concealment: The Morgan Library celebrates its first director

Books

California Governor Gavin Newsom honored Ms. Houston at the annual California Hall of Fame ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento in 2019.

Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, chronicler of wartime internment, dies at 90

Author readings around Boston through Jan. 18

Melville statue ahoy, a grant for Rozzie Bound, and poetry of St. Matthew

Movies

‘The Brutalist’: When the architecture of the American Dream goes awry

‘September 5’: How ABC Sports covered the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy

Participate or keep it quiet? Recent sing-alongs tap into larger discussion on moviegoing etiquette.

Television

Maxwell Simkins, Kat Dennings, Tim Allen, and Barrett Margolis in "Shifting Gears."

‘Shifting Gears’ can’t quite shift into drive

No, ‘The Pitt’ isn’t ‘ER.’ But it doesn’t need to be.

Scarlett Johansson joins a long tradition of guest hosting as she heads to ‘Today’

music

Reggae artist Joe Samba will be performing at Ocean Mist in Wakefield, R.I., on Friday, Jan. 10.

Where to see live music in R.I. this weekend

PVRIS marks a milestone: playing their first club show in their hometown

They opened for Nirvana. Now they’re playing the Crystal Ballroom.

Theater/Dance

Dru Sky Berrian, De'Lon Grant, and Schanaya Barrows in "Ain't No Mo'" at SpeakEasy Stage.

‘Ain’t No Mo’’ digs deep to find the comedy in the taboo

How Mary Beth Barone found her comedy groove

What makes life worth living? ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ is making a list.

Health

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is one of the state's top biotech companies.

At least 10,000 structures have burned in the fires. Follow live updates.

See photos and videos of flames, smoke, and residents fleeing the Southern California wildfires

Newly inaugurated N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte calls Massachusetts ‘a cautionary tale’

As H Mart opens in Davis Square, neighbors turned out in droves for fresh produce — and oh so many snacks

Dumped at the worst time

Healey administration to start conducting criminal background checks on shelter residents

Governor Healey’s task force eyes major cash infusion to fill T’s growing budget gap

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case

Blankets, space heaters, and puffy coats. Students battle the cold in some BPS classrooms.

Forecast | Ken MahanStorm tracking to the south will brush New England with weekend snowHere’s what the latest models are saying about this next storm.

Official says ‘it’s all about the .01 percent’ during transgender nominee’s hearing, drawing criticism from LGBTQ bar

Jimmy Carter lauded for humility and service in Washington before being laid to rest in Georgia

Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2024

Residents evacuated Cambridge condo building amid structural issues. Now they’re worried it may have to be demolished.

After a ‘trauma dump’ and abuse complaints, URI’s softball coach resigned and the athletic director is under fire

Jerod Mayo could have been fired more respectfully; is something up with Drake Maye? And other Patriots thoughts.

Ann Telnaes’s Bezos-Trump cartoon was rejected by The Washington Post. Here are four tributes.

O Canada, sorry for our boorish behavior

The Washington Post’s identity crisis

A loss for Milton is a victory for housing

The growing appeal of the ‘Live Free or Die’ state

More recent News

Homeowners and renters in Boston are feeling the pain of higher property taxes. Who will they blame?

Mass. reports 2,090 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12 deaths in a week. See the latest data from Mass.

Taunton woman pleads guilty to using counterfeit coupons to steal thousands in discounts at grocery stores

It’s not too late to feed your Christmas tree to a hungry goat Farms around Massachusetts are once again hosting annual tree drops to feed goats and other animals.

Vice President-elect JD Vance to resign from the SenateVance made his intentions known in a letter to Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who will choose his successor.

‘Ain’t No Mo’’ digs deep to find the comedy in the tabooThe Tony-nominated show has its Boston premiere.

Recommended reads

How Globe writers voted on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

‘People need a second chance’: Amid nationwide truck driver shortage, a Mass. recruitment effort to train people behind barsEmerge Career trains incarcerated students to get commercial learner’s permits, earn CDLs upon release, and find jobs with a starting pay averaging $75,000 a year.

No, you’re not imagining it — there really are giant, pink, blowup men appearing around BostonPart of the "WINTERACTIVE" art happening, they're this year's floating clown heads.

Heat pumps are designed to operate when it’s still cold out. Really cold out. Heat pumps are considered crucial to the region’s response to climate change. But when temperatures plummet, are they up for the job?

Culture & Lifestyle

How Mary Beth Barone found her comedy groove

No, ‘The Pitt’ isn’t ‘ER.’ But it doesn’t need to be.

Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton brings his new band to City Winery

‘September 5’: How ABC Sports covered the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy

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

Thanks to Jerod Mayo for not tanking his last game as Patriots coach

A trip to urgent care almost destroyed me

Surgeon general is right: America has a drinking problem

I didn’t get to see Bob Dylan play in Newport. It was still electric.

How the Democrats come back

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Healey administration to start conducting criminal background checks on shelter residents

Authorities investigating after FedEx driver was robbed and threatened while delivering package, officials said

McKee declines to declare homelessness an emergency in R.I.

Emerson College’s Los Angeles campus evacuated as wildfires devastate Southern California

Sports

Vikings-Rams playoff game moved from Los Angeles to Arizona due to wildfires

Tobi Geekie in Tampa to watch her sons carry the family tradition of playing hockey to another level

Patriots complete interview with Mike Vrabel; Aaron Glenn declines request

Pumped, jacked, back? Bears interview Pete Carroll for their open head coach job

Ravens officially rule wideout Zay Flowers out for wild-card game after injuring knee

Raiders fire general manager Tom Telesco days after coach Antonio Pierce, and just one year into his tenure

Business

Los Angeles wildfire costs double to $20 billion overnight for insurers

US orange juice and steel will be on Canada’s list for retaliation if Trump imposes tariffs

Prospect Medical Holdings, a cash-strapped hospital owner in R.I. and Conn., exploring restructuring finances

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins says uncertainties point to slower cuts in 2025

If you’re not part of the conversation at work, you’re not on the path to success

Fragrances bother me; can I tell my guests not to use them?

How a tiny ski area in Vermont is beating the odds to stay open

My 79-year-old boyfriend stopped sleeping at my house

metro

Governor Healey’s task force eyes major cash infusion to fill T’s growing budget gap

Official says, ‘It’s all about the .01 percent’ during transgender nominee’s hearing, drawing criticism from LGBTQ bar

Here’s your Northern New England ski weather outlook for the weekend

sports

Late NFL tight end Frank Wycheck had CTE, his family reveals, hoping to further raise awareness

How Bruins draft picks are faring in college hockey

Red Sox agree to terms with arbitration-eligible Tanner Houck, Garrett Crochet, and Kutter Crawford

Forecast | Ken Mahan
Storm tracking to the south will brush New England with weekend snow
Here’s what the latest models are saying about this next storm.

It’s not too late to feed your Christmas tree to a hungry goat
Farms around Massachusetts are once again hosting annual tree drops to feed goats and other animals.

Vice President-elect JD Vance to resign from the Senate
Vance made his intentions known in a letter to Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine, who will choose his successor.

‘Ain’t No Mo’’ digs deep to find the comedy in the taboo
The Tony-nominated show has its Boston premiere.

‘People need a second chance’: Amid nationwide truck driver shortage, a Mass. recruitment effort to train people behind bars
Emerge Career trains incarcerated students to get commercial learner’s permits, earn CDLs upon release, and find jobs with a starting pay averaging $75,000 a year.

No, you’re not imagining it — there really are giant, pink, blowup men appearing around Boston
Part of the "WINTERACTIVE" art happening, they're this year's floating clown heads.

Heat pumps are designed to operate when it’s still cold out. Really cold out.
Heat pumps are considered crucial to the region’s response to climate change. But when temperatures plummet, are they up for the job?