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An officer works at the scene of the New Orleans attack.

Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing at least 15; FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone

More than 30 people were injured as Wednesday’s attack turned festive Bourbon Street into macabre mayhem.

Trucks in New Orleans attack and Las Vegas explosion were rented using the same app

An aspiring nurse, football star, and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans attack
Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories.

Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed to Thursday afternoon after tragedy in New Orleans

What we know about the New Orleans attack that killed 15 and injured 30

New Orleans attacker evaded a security system under repair

Outside the valet area where a Tesla cybertruck caught fire at the Trump International Hotel on Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Firework mortars, gas canisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

Law enforcement officials have not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive, a person familiar with the matter said.

The Bruins haven't missed the postseason since 2015-16, the second season in the NHL for David Pastrnak (left).

CHAD FINN

Jerod Mayo’s done, the Celtics will repeat, the Bruins will stumble, and more Boston sports predictions for 2025

We’ve got some serious business ahead with our favorite Boston sports teams, and so we must take our predictions seriously too. Plus, I’m really, really trying to be right for once.

Here’s how the Bruins had a ‘throwback Wednesday’ on offday before game against Rangers

Mass. legislative leaders begin new session with promises to improve transparency, efficiency

The top officials in the state House and Senate also said they would step up to push back against the incoming Trump administration when needed.

A look at what new Massachusetts laws take effect in 2025 and who they impactLongtime Mass. House GOP head Brad Jones reelected as minority leader

Governor Maura Healey orders an 11 percent increase to lawmakers’ base salary, hiking top Democrats’ pay to $224,000 in 2025

With wedding vows and wet weather, hundreds of swimmers ring in New Year with L Street Brownies plunge
Hundreds took the annual Jan. 1 dip into Dorchester Bay in South Boston on Wednesday to ring in the new year.

Mass. teachers want paid parental leave. Here’s why they don’t get it already.

Massachusetts is one of only a dozen states with paid parental leave — but municipal employees are left out.

It’s a girl! Boston’s first baby of 2025 born at Mass. General Hospital
Leah James Lombardi was born at 12:14 a.m., bringing 8 pounds, 7 ounces of joy to her parents, Jessica and Michael Lombardi of Saugus.

United flight from Newark to London diverted to Boston’s Logan Airport due to lightning on New Year’s Eve

Rescuers find gruesome scene at a Honolulu home after a fireworks blast kills 3, injures over 20

Shooting in East Boston leaves one critically injured, police say

The championship duck boat parade for the Boston Celtics made its way along Boylston Street in the Back Bay carrying players and staff along the route from TD Garden.

Harvard, Trump, and the Celtics: These were the Globe’s most read stories of 2024

Globe reporters wrote thousands of stories in 2024 on a range of topics. These 10 stories drew more readers than any others.

The top 10 Boston Globe Magazine stories of 2024

Clockwise from top left, Liam Payne, Maggie Smith, Seiji Ozawa, Ethel Kennedy and Quincy Jones. (Globe and Wire Photos)

Farewell to those whose light flickered across the generations

The honor, grace, and accomplishments of those who departed in 2024 are vast and deeply affecting.

Are you ready for Dry January?How to stick to your New Year’s resolutions

The new Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL phones are displayed during the Made By Google event at Google headquarters on Aug. 13 in Mountain View, Calif.

tech lab

Here’s an AI-powered gadget that actually works — and one that needs work

A new wave of PCs and phones are putting miniature versions of artificial intelligence right inside our devices.

Spotlight report

Dr. Ralph de la Torre, then CEO of Caritas Christi Health Care, met with Norwood Hospital employees in March 2010 to discuss a proposed buyout by Cerberus Capital Management, a New York-based private equity firm.

Turning patients into profit: How Steward embodies the risk of private equity’s push in American health care.

An investigation into Steward Health Care reveals a cautionary tale about the role of private equity in American health care and the corporate push for profits — often at the expense of patients.

Share your thoughts on this storyRead more of Spotlight's coverage of Steward

Opinion

A boy leans on the railing at the main entrance of La Alianza Hispana headquarters in Roxbury in the 1970s.

IDEAS | EBONY GILL

Boston Urban Archive started as a hobby but turned into a way to unearth history

‘When you learn about the history of a city, you start to realize that a lot of stories eventually come full circle. They echo across generations.’

Jennifer, Ivy, Greg, and Rachel Meeropol

Ethel Rosenberg grandchildren urge Biden: Exonerate our grandmother

RENÉE GRAHAM

Jimmy Carter: An uncommon product of his times

WARD SUTTON

The Y2K nightmare...that could have been!

LETTERS

Zionism is simply the belief that Israel has the right to exist

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Massachusetts shifts gears: New Mass Save plan targets rental units for green upgrades
Landlords and people living in rentals — who make up more than one-third of households in the state — have been largely left out of Mass Save's effort to slash greenhouse gas emissions by upgrading homes.

Building block display injures 10 people including, six children, in collapse at Peabody arcade
The collapse was reported about 12:07 p.m. at In The Game, an arcade and laser tag facility on Lowell Street, according to Peabody police and fire officials.

Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message

Pope Francis ushered in the New Year with an appeal for the faithful to reject abortion, calling for a “firm commitment” to protect and respect life from conception to natural death.

Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli’s Hook + Line is closing in the Seaport

The new year opens with a bit of grim restaurant news, but guests can visit until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 1, for an all-you-can-eat farewell brunch.

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children, as war grinds into the new year
One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the coastal territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October.

Brian Walshe, charged with killing and dismembering wife in Cohasset, seeks funds for jury consultant, DNA expert

The motions were filed under seal in Norfolk Superior Court, where Walshe, 49, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, improper conveyance of a body, and lying to investigators in connection with the killing of Ana Walshe.

Campus no-confidence votes are a sign of widening divide between university executives and faculty members

Professors have issued more votes than ever against campus leadership, a sign of the widening divide between university executives and faculty.

Mass. Republicans are in a good position to rebuild after November. First they have to get past internal divisions.
Republicans who want new leadership say those currently in their positions haven’t worked hard enough to advance GOP priorities.

Money, Power, Inequality
CEOs of Massachusetts companies are mostly white and male. Here’s why.
A Globe analysis shows that white men still predominantly occupy the top seats in the state’s largest publicly traded companies.

Nurses licensed in 42 other states and jurisdictions will soon be eligible to practice in Mass.
The change could help ease rampant staffing shortages, but the state’s nurses union fears it might also be a short-term fix that keeps hospitals from improving pay or working conditions.

Culture & Lifestyle

Michael Arceneaux and the cover to his book “I Finally Bought Some Jordans."

For Michael Arceneaux, books can provide solace in times of grief

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in "Paris & Nicole: The Encore."

‘Paris and Nicole: The Encore’ is an operatically campy treat

From left: Portraits of Malala Yousafzai, Margaret Keane, and Elizabeth Freeman from Anita Kunz’s "Original Sisters" series, acrylic on board. Collection of the artist.

At Rockwell Museum, ‘Original Sisters’ offers a delightful pantheon of pioneering women

Bob Dilworth working with fabric and paper.

Bob Dilworth weaves childhood memories and more into his art

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

A lone pedestrian passes the Christmas tree at Faneuil Hall Market Place on Dec. 19, 2024.

EDITORIAL

Something to celebrate about 2024: Violent crime is down.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft and head coach Jerod Mayo during practice on June 4, 2024.

JOAN VENNOCHI

With the Patriots, we are watching bad football and the rule of Robert Kraft over the family business

IDEAS | K.E. Flann

Leaked audio: For love of Trump and country music

The names of deported US veterans are painted on the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 18, 2021.

Alex Murillo and Edwin Salgado

Here’s one immigrant group that deserves protection from deportation

The Tantaquidgeon Museum, built by Harold and John Tantaquidgeon and opened in 1931.

IDEAS | OLIVER EGGER

The lasting of the Mohegans

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

15 killed in New Orleans attack; officials investigating if linked to Las Vegas explosion

The FBI identified the driver as a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas and said that an Islamic State flag was found in the truck.

Mass. legislative leaders begin new session with promises to improve transparency, efficiency

The top officials in the state House and Senate also said they would step up to push back against the incoming Trump administration when needed.

Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

Harry Chandler, a Navy medic who helped pull injured sailors from the oily waters of Pearl Harbor after the 1941 Japanese attack on the naval base, has died. He was 103.

Campus no-confidence votes are a sign of widening divide between university executives and faculty members

Professors have issued more votes than ever against campus leadership, a sign of the widening divide between university executives and faculty.

Sports

The Malden Catholic girls hockey team celebrate their 2-1 win over Duxbury after a late shorthanded goal by Ava Baker Wednesday night at The Bog in Kingston.

HS GIRLS' HOCKEY | MALDEN CATHOLIC 2, DUXBURY 1

Ava Baker lifts No. 4 Malden Catholic girls’ hockey to Tenney Cup thriller over No. 3 Duxbury

The senior defender scored a stunning shorthanded goal with 3.5 seconds left, steering the No. 4 Lancers (5-1) to a thrilling 2-1 victory over the No. 3 Dragons (3-2).

Notre Dame Academy goalie Erin Kral (31) and her teammates react after after Hingham's Callie Crean (No. 6) scored the winning goal during the third period of the Tenney Cup finals at The Bog Wednesday night in Kingston.

HS GIRLS' HOCKEY | HINGHAM 2, NOTRE DAME (HINGHAM)-H 1

No. 2 Hingham girls’ hockey topples No. 1 Notre Dame (Hingham) in Tenney Cup final between crosstown rivals

Sophomore Callie Crean delivered on the power play with 3:06 remaining in a 2-1 victory for the No. 2 Harborwomen (6-0).

Jeremiah Smith had seven receptions for 187 yards and 2 touchdowns as eighth-seeded Ohio State rolled past No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl.

ROSE BOWL | OHIO STATE 41, OREGON 21

No. 6 Ohio State blasts top-ranked Oregon in the Rose Bowl, advances to CFP semifinals

Ohio State has seized the second chances created by the first 12-team CFP, emphatically blowing out the tournament's No. 1 seed.

NFL

Aaron Rodgers says his time with Jets has been ‘best two years of my life,’ but he also needs a mental break

NFL

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni set to rest Saquon Barkley in finale and end chance at NFL rushing record

PEACH BOWL | TEXAS 39, ARIZONA STATE 31 (2OT)

Texas avoids huge upset, beats Arizona State in double overtime in Peach Bowl; reaches CFP semifinals

Business

Firework mortars, gas canisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

Law enforcement officials have not ruled out terrorism as a possible motive, a person familiar with the matter said.

Ukraine halts the flow of natural gas from Russia to Europe

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine had warned for months that he would not renew the prewar contract, which expired at midnight on Dec. 31, because of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Campus no-confidence votes are a sign of widening divide between university executives and faculty members

It’s a girl! Boston’s first baby of 2025 born at Mass. General Hospital

magazine

Globe Magazine

The top 10 Boston Globe Magazine stories of 2024

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

Secrets & Lies | Chapter 1

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

Globe Magazine

Dave Barry’s year in review, from Olympic breakdancing to Target fights over Stanley cups

The Skating Club of Boston performs at Frog Pond in December 2023.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 30-Jan. 12

metro

Matthew McConnell embraced his bride, Christina Nardone, in the water. They tied the knot right before taking the plunge into Dorchester Bay with the L Street Brownies.

With wedding vows and wet weather, hundreds of swimmers ring in New Year with L Street Brownies plunge

Longtime Mass. House GOP head Brad Jones reelected as minority leader

Harvard, Trump, and the Celtics: These were the Globe’s most read stories of 2024

sports

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame will instead be played Thursday afternoon.

Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed to Thursday afternoon after tragedy in New Orleans

Here’s how the Bruins had a ‘throwback Wednesday’ on offday before game against Rangers

Here are 10 story lines to watch for the Celtics in the new year

business

Visiting the Big Apple? Prepare to pay more if you drive to busiest part of Manhattan.

Here’s an AI-powered gadget that actually works — and one that needs work

Nearly all of Puerto Rico is without power on New Year’s Eve

politics

Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies worked the scene on Bourbon Street after at least 10 people were killed when a pickup truck hit pedestrians.

15 killed in New Orleans attack; officials investigating if linked to Las Vegas explosion

Donald Trump says he plans to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral

Trump calls it the ‘center of the universe.’ Mar-a-Lago is a magnet for those seeking influence.

Nation

Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing at least 15; FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone

Trucks in New Orleans attack and Las Vegas explosion were rented using the same app

An aspiring nurse, football star, and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans attack

World

Police officers stand near the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.

What to know about the Islamic State

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children, as war grinds into the new year

Ukraine halts the flow of natural gas from Russia to Europe

opinion

She’s preferred ‘Happy holidays’ for decades for one simple reason

Is the dam breaking on camera enforcement?

With the Patriots, we are watching bad football and the rule of Robert Kraft over the family business

lifestyle

You know what makes working out fun enough to stick with? Friends! Here Mary Jane Spaulding lifted weights alongside MaryAnn Jakubowski, 83, as she joked with Betsy Chandler, 89, during the Bone Builders class that MaryAnn helps to lead in Castleton, Vt.

How to stick to your New Year’s resolutions

A short history of the longevity of red lipstick in politics. It’s always had bipartisan appeal.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement after 8 years

food & dining

Owner Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli at Hook & Line restaurant in the Seaport District.

Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli’s Hook + Line is closing in the Seaport

Dear January

Bar manager Jake Smith got his start at Five Guys. But he rocketed to renown at Moon Bar and Mooncusser.

travel

Scenes from the author's family trip to Crete, where they stayed with friends, including Mano (shown here). Hiking and trail running were top activities.

Beaches, ruins, and very (very) long meals. A visit to Crete, Greece’s largest island.

‘The best job in the world.’ The Globe’s travel writer reflects on a decade of trips — and moments he’d rather forget.

Musician Rodney Marsalis on traveling with his daughter, peanut M&Ms, and booking his own flights

Arts

Fireworks light up the sky during the First Night Boston 2025 celebration at Boston Common Tuesday night.

Annual First Night event brings Boston families, visitors downtown for New Year’s Eve festivities

At Rockwell Museum, ‘Original Sisters’ offers a delightful pantheon of pioneering women

Ruth Butler, who brought artists’ muses to life, dies at 93

Books

Boston-based physician Freida McFadden writes best-selling thrillers. And ‘The Housemaid’ movie is on the way.

A child actor confronts life in Adam Ross’s ‘Playworld’

‘Mothers and Sons’ shows Haslett at his heights

Movies

Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 30-Jan. 12

‘The Bear,’ ‘Challengers,’ and all of the 2025 Golden Globe nominees with New England ties

Tangled up in Bob (on the big screen)

Television

C-SPAN changes a bit — but only a bit

Here’s what to watch on New Year’s Day

Seacrest, Cooper, and country stars: Your ultimate guide to all the big New Year’s Eve TV specials

music

Annual First Night event brings Boston families, visitors downtown for New Year’s Eve festivities

Argentine judge charges 5 people over death of former One Direction star Liam Payne

Sabrina Carpenter teams with Dunkin’ for a new espresso drink. ‘Is it that sweet? I guess so.’

Theater/Dance

Parker Jennings interacts with audience members, who are an integral part of Apollinaire Theater's production of "Every Brilliant Thing."

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

What to see on Broadway if you’re heading to New York

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

Health

A view of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester.

Four Mass. hospitals will remain accessible for 17,000 patients covered by Point32Health

Winthrop to revamp emergency response procedures in wake of patient deaths

Nurses licensed in 42 other states and jurisdictions will soon be eligible to practice in Mass.

Obituaries

Mr. Chandler spoke to the media during the 82nd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Dec. 7, 2023, at Pearl Harbor.

Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing at least 15; FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone

An aspiring nurse, football star, and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans attackOfficials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories.

Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame postponed to Thursday afternoon after tragedy in New Orleans

What we know about the New Orleans attack that killed 15 and injured 30

New Orleans attacker evaded a security system under repair

Firework mortars, gas canisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

Jerod Mayo’s done, the Celtics will repeat, the Bruins will stumble, and more Boston sports predictions for 2025

Mass. legislative leaders begin new session with promises to improve transparency, efficiency

Governor Maura Healey orders an 11 percent increase to lawmakers’ base salary, hiking top Democrats’ pay to $224,000 in 2025

With wedding vows and wet weather, hundreds of swimmers ring in New Year with L Street Brownies plungeHundreds took the annual Jan. 1 dip into Dorchester Bay in South Boston on Wednesday to ring in the new year.

Mass. teachers want paid parental leave. Here’s why they don’t get it already.

It’s a girl! Boston’s first baby of 2025 born at Mass. General HospitalLeah James Lombardi was born at 12:14 a.m., bringing 8 pounds, 7 ounces of joy to her parents, Jessica and Michael Lombardi of Saugus.

United flight from Newark to London diverted to Boston’s Logan Airport due to lightning on New Year’s Eve

Rescuers find gruesome scene at a Honolulu home after a fireworks blast kills 3, injures over 20

Shooting in East Boston leaves one critically injured, police say

Harvard, Trump, and the Celtics: These were the Globe’s most read stories of 2024

Farewell to those whose light flickered across the generations

Here’s an AI-powered gadget that actually works — and one that needs work

Spotlight report

Turning patients into profit: How Steward embodies the risk of private equity’s push in American health care.

Boston Urban Archive started as a hobby but turned into a way to unearth history

Ethel Rosenberg grandchildren urge Biden: Exonerate our grandmother

Jimmy Carter: An uncommon product of his times

The Y2K nightmare...that could have been!

Zionism is simply the belief that Israel has the right to exist

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Massachusetts shifts gears: New Mass Save plan targets rental units for green upgradesLandlords and people living in rentals — who make up more than one-third of households in the state — have been largely left out of Mass Save's effort to slash greenhouse gas emissions by upgrading homes.

Building block display injures 10 people including, six children, in collapse at Peabody arcadeThe collapse was reported about 12:07 p.m. at In The Game, an arcade and laser tag facility on Lowell Street, according to Peabody police and fire officials.

Pope calls for commitment to protect life as he doubles down on abortion in New Year’s Day message

Tom Schlesinger-Guidelli’s Hook + Line is closing in the Seaport

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children, as war grinds into the new yearOne strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the coastal territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October.

Brian Walshe, charged with killing and dismembering wife in Cohasset, seeks funds for jury consultant, DNA expert

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Campus no-confidence votes are a sign of widening divide between university executives and faculty members

Mass. Republicans are in a good position to rebuild after November. First they have to get past internal divisions. Republicans who want new leadership say those currently in their positions haven’t worked hard enough to advance GOP priorities.

Money, Power, InequalityCEOs of Massachusetts companies are mostly white and male. Here’s why. A Globe analysis shows that white men still predominantly occupy the top seats in the state’s largest publicly traded companies.

Nurses licensed in 42 other states and jurisdictions will soon be eligible to practice in Mass.The change could help ease rampant staffing shortages, but the state’s nurses union fears it might also be a short-term fix that keeps hospitals from improving pay or working conditions.

Culture & Lifestyle

For Michael Arceneaux, books can provide solace in times of grief

‘Paris and Nicole: The Encore’ is an operatically campy treat

At Rockwell Museum, ‘Original Sisters’ offers a delightful pantheon of pioneering women

Bob Dilworth weaves childhood memories and more into his art

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Something to celebrate about 2024: Violent crime is down.

With the Patriots, we are watching bad football and the rule of Robert Kraft over the family business

Leaked audio: For love of Trump and country music

Here’s one immigrant group that deserves protection from deportation

The lasting of the Mohegans

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

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Mass. legislative leaders begin new session with promises to improve transparency, efficiency

Harry Chandler, Navy medic who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 103

Campus no-confidence votes are a sign of widening divide between university executives and faculty members

Sports

Ava Baker lifts No. 4 Malden Catholic girls’ hockey to Tenney Cup thriller over No. 3 Duxbury

No. 2 Hingham girls’ hockey topples No. 1 Notre Dame (Hingham) in Tenney Cup final between crosstown rivals

No. 6 Ohio State blasts top-ranked Oregon in the Rose Bowl, advances to CFP semifinals

Aaron Rodgers says his time with Jets has been ‘best two years of my life,’ but he also needs a mental break

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni set to rest Saquon Barkley in finale and end chance at NFL rushing record

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Firework mortars, gas canisters stuffed inside Tesla that exploded outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel

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Campus no-confidence votes are a sign of widening divide between university executives and faculty members

It’s a girl! Boston’s first baby of 2025 born at Mass. General Hospital

The top 10 Boston Globe Magazine stories of 2024

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

Dave Barry’s year in review, from Olympic breakdancing to Target fights over Stanley cups

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metro

With wedding vows and wet weather, hundreds of swimmers ring in New Year with L Street Brownies plunge

Longtime Mass. House GOP head Brad Jones reelected as minority leader

Harvard, Trump, and the Celtics: These were the Globe’s most read stories of 2024

An aspiring nurse, football star, and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans attack
Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories.

With wedding vows and wet weather, hundreds of swimmers ring in New Year with L Street Brownies plunge
Hundreds took the annual Jan. 1 dip into Dorchester Bay in South Boston on Wednesday to ring in the new year.

It’s a girl! Boston’s first baby of 2025 born at Mass. General Hospital
Leah James Lombardi was born at 12:14 a.m., bringing 8 pounds, 7 ounces of joy to her parents, Jessica and Michael Lombardi of Saugus.

Massachusetts shifts gears: New Mass Save plan targets rental units for green upgrades
Landlords and people living in rentals — who make up more than one-third of households in the state — have been largely left out of Mass Save's effort to slash greenhouse gas emissions by upgrading homes.

Building block display injures 10 people including, six children, in collapse at Peabody arcade
The collapse was reported about 12:07 p.m. at In The Game, an arcade and laser tag facility on Lowell Street, according to Peabody police and fire officials.

Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza, including children, as war grinds into the new year
One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed part of the coastal territory, where Israel has waged a major operation since early October.

Mass. Republicans are in a good position to rebuild after November. First they have to get past internal divisions.
Republicans who want new leadership say those currently in their positions haven’t worked hard enough to advance GOP priorities.

Money, Power, Inequality
CEOs of Massachusetts companies are mostly white and male. Here’s why.
A Globe analysis shows that white men still predominantly occupy the top seats in the state’s largest publicly traded companies.

Nurses licensed in 42 other states and jurisdictions will soon be eligible to practice in Mass.
The change could help ease rampant staffing shortages, but the state’s nurses union fears it might also be a short-term fix that keeps hospitals from improving pay or working conditions.