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Fire crews monitored the Palisades Fire in the outskirts of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday.

Firefighters begin to gain some control of Los Angeles fires that have obliterated neighborhoods

The fires have burned an area bigger than San Francisco and destroyed more than 10,000 homes and other structures since Tuesday. Punishing wind gusts that stoked the flames have died down, but officials warned the break could be short-lived.

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

The Palisades Fire continued to burn in the outskirts of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Jan. 10.

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

This image provided by NBC shows reporter Jacob Soboroff in front of the burnt-out home where grew up in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Jan. 10.

Stories turn personal: NBC’s Jacob Soboroff finds the burnt-out home where he grew up

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles.

LA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response

Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush-money case, while calling it ‘despicable’

The punishment-free judgment marks a quiet end to an extraordinary case that for the first time put a former president and major presidential candidate in a courtroom as a criminal defendant.

Here's how the sentencing unfoldedTrump can still vote after sentencing, but can’t own a gun and will have to turn over DNA sample

NBC Sports Boston broadcasts out of the NBC mega-studio in Needham which opened in 2020.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Xfinity bumping NESN, NBC Sports Boston to higher-priced cable tier starting next week

The deals with the regional sports networks are for multiple years, and in line with moves Comcast/Xfinity has made in approximately 30 other markets.

Steve Walsh, CEO of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, addresses the South Shore Health board during a meeting in South Weymouth in December.

Steve Walsh has a message for the state’s hospitals: ‘It’s a broken system, and we’re doing our best to fix it’

The head of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association has navigated one crisis after another, from the COVID-19 pandemic to Steward’s collapse.

Gilda Barabino, pictured in 2022, is the president of Olin College of Engineering. She plans to exit amid financial troubles on the Needham campus at the end of the academic year.

Olin College, whose president is resigning, joins ranks of institutions facing financial and leadership difficulties

The small, highly regarded engineering school in Needham is confronting a budget shortfall, concerns from an accreditor, and the resignation of its president.

Suffolk University (pictured above) saw among the largest growth in its full-time professional staff compared to the addition of instructors.

How ‘administrative bloat’ swells staffing, costs at Massachusetts colleges

Universities say the boom in professional staff is necessary to keep schools running, even when it outpaces faculty. But how much is too much?

Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents ‘last spring,’ but they weren’t done

“Whether it’s incompetence, intransigence, or negligence, changes must be made,” House Minority Leader Brad Jones said.

Retired priest and prominent critic of Cardinal Law accused of sexually assaulting Brandeis student in 2014

Rev. Walter H. Cuenin, a retired priest living in Virginia, allegedly assaulted the student in a hotel room during a trip to New York.

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

The law that could ban TikTok was argued before the Supreme Court, with the justices largely holding the app’s fate in their hands.

What can users do to prepare for a potential TikTok ban?

Music teacher at Cambridge private school arrested on child pornography charges

The man, who previously worked in the Cambridge public school system, has been placed on leave from Buckingham Browne & Nichols, the school said.

Judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continued lies about Georgia election workers

US District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., is the second federal judge this week to find the former New York City mayor in contempt of court.

Biden raises bounty for Nicolás Maduro to $25 million

The Venezuelan leader assumed a third term in office Friday. He has yet to present evidence of his victory in July's election.

Wayfair pulling out of Germany, cutting hundreds more jobs

The cuts follow thousands of jobs eliminated across the online furniture seller worldwide over the past two years.

What will an emerging La Niña mean for New England?

La Niña is part of a naturally occurring climate cycle that greatly impacts weather patterns worldwide.

Ken Mahan: Light snow headed our way this weekend as brunt of storm skirts to the south

Light snow showers will push into New England after midnight tonight and pass through the region through Saturday afternoon.

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

Tell us: How is your heat pump holding up in the cold?

Patriots owner Robert Kraft deserves credit for facing the media on Monday to answer questions about his team.

Dan Shaughnessy

The real season — the offseason — is finally here for the Patriots, and other thoughts

Joe Milton responds to fans who might be upset the Patriots lost out on the No. 1 pick

LOVE LETTERS

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I couldn’t keep my promises.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was pleasantly surprised as to how well the conversation seemed to flow’

Will a mechanical engineer and his date find a spark in the circuit?

Opinion

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, homes burned by the Palisade fire smoldered near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Jan. 9.

Mariel Garza

The real reasons why LA’s fires are out of control

The most devastating wildfires in LA history are forcing almost every resident to flee or hunker down in fear while outsiders unfairly spread blame.

IDEAS | MEREDITH GOLDSTEIN

Why am I always interrupting people?

MARCELA GARCÍA

How Chinese cars are driving change in Mexico

Leah Plunkett

Protecting child influencers: States rethink labor laws for digital age

SCOT LEHIGH

O Canada, sorry for our boorish behavior

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Officials say there was no foul play in death of a 21-year-old Saugus man on New Year’s Eve. But his family wants answers.

The man was found dead at a waste plant. Officials have ruled out foul play, but family members say the circumstances of his death are unclear.

Civil rights prosecution over racist banner in N.H. was unconstitutional, top court rules

The attorney general’s office went after NSC-131, the group that hung a “Keep New England White” banner from an overpass in 2022, but the courts rejected the case on free speech grounds.

What happens to Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals if Prospect Medical Holdings declares bankruptcy?

While the state’s health department says there could be a carve-out to shield the two safety-net hospitals, the attorney general says it’s “too early to tell.”

Jabrill Peppers assault case heads toward Jan. 22 trial

The Patriots safety is facing charges on allegations he choked a woman with whom he had a sexual relationship.

New Orleans attacker fired at police before they shot and killed him, bodycam video shows

Footage released on Friday shows that the attacker fired at least one shot from inside his truck before police fatally shot him.

Construction to start on new $450 million parking garage at Logan Airport’s Terminal E

With travel hitting a record high last year, Massport is moving ahead with a new garage that will add some 5,000 parking spaces to the airport.

Coventry, R.I., elementary school staffer allegedly assaulted student, police say

The staff member resigned from her position at Tiogue Elementary School after she was placed on leave, school officials said.

3.7 magnitude earthquake hits west of San Francisco, shakes Bay Area

Residents reported feeling a quick jolt and there were no immediate reports of injuries or major property damage.

Delta jet aborts takeoff from snowy Atlanta airport after engine problem

Passengers and flight crew members exited the Boeing 757-300 using inflatable slides and were bused back to an airport concourse.

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.

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

Around New England with Kevin Cullen
He didn’t vote for Carter. But over a shared theology of the hammer, this farmer found a friend in the former president.
How a Vermont house builder met Jimmy Carter and formed a lifelong bond.

Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2024
The state payroll climbed nearly 10 percent to $10.26 billion, although the number of employees fell.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

Alan Cumming is back to host season 3 of "The Traitors."

Watch Party: 7 TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

Ashley Kirouac — who professionally plans weddings at the Fairmont Copley Plaza — wed former co-worker Kevin Fitzgibbon during an outdoor ceremony in Southern New Hampshire in November.

When someone who plans weddings weds

One of the pintxos — Basque-influenced small plates — at Zurito on Beacon Hill.

10 new restaurants to try in the new year

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

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

The Milton Station stop on the Mattapan Trolley.

EDITORIAL

A loss for Milton is a victory for housing

Former Massachusetts residents now account for more than 25 percent of New Hampshire’s population.

JEFF JACOBY

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

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

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

A ‘Clean slate’: Lawmakers, advocates push for automatic sealing of criminal records

A coalition of lawmakers, advocacy groups and business leaders are backing legislation to automatically seal eligible criminal records.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Light snow headed our way this weekend as brunt of storm skirts to the south

We should see some light snow starting Saturday morning.

Anita Bryant, singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

A former Miss Oklahoma, Anita Bryant became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights.

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

Most New Englanders can expect to see some snow showers during the day Saturday.

Sports

ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced Friday they were pulling the plug on Venu.

Sports Media

Media companies scrap Venu Sports streaming service before it even started

ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced Friday they were pulling the plug on Venu.

Jerod Mayo's wife Chantel isn't pleased with the team's handling of her husband's departure.

Patriots

Jerod Mayo’s wife appeared to call out Patriots on social media after firing

Chantel Mayo, the wife of the former Patriots head coach, seemed to criticize the Patriots in a string of posts to her Instagram story on Friday.

Bruins

Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak refute WEEI report of tension between Bruins stars

The players’ comments came after WEEI’s Rich Keefe said on air, without citing a source, that Pastrnak told the team he did not want to play on a line with Marchand.

Patriots

Here’s how Joe Milton responded to fans who might be upset the Patriots lost out on the No. 1 pick

Jabrill Peppers assault case heads toward Jan. 22 trial

Patriots

Patriots coaching search tracker: Who is interviewing to replace Jerod Mayo? Keep up here.

Business

Wayfair pulling out of Germany, cutting hundreds more jobs

The cuts follow thousands of jobs eliminated across the online furniture seller worldwide over the past two years.

Job market finished 2024 on a strong note

The economy added 256,000 jobs in December, seasonally adjusted, the Labor Department reported on Friday, a number that handily beat expectations after two years of cooling in the labor market.

Macy’s to close Kingston store, part of plan to shutter 66 ‘underproductive’ locations across the country

The Supreme Court might let the US ban TikTok unless it’s sold. Here’s what to know.

magazine

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

Earlier this winter, writer David Nolan crosses the New York‑Vermont line, the start of Vermont Route 9.

Globe Magazine

48 miles, 8 hours, and a lot of Snickers bars: My run across Vermont

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was pleasantly surprised as to how well the conversation seemed to flow’

PERSPECTIVE

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

metro

There was little traffic on Interstate 95 in Sharon as a snowstorm hit New England on Feb. 13, 2024.

What will an emerging La Niña mean for New England?

Notices on the way to 657,000 people affected by cyberattack on R.I. benefits system

Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents ‘last spring,’ but they weren’t done

sports

Regarding the Patriots, former tight end Christian Fauria said, "There had to be some sort of reckoning. Every dynasty team goes through it."

How do former Patriots feel about how far the franchise has fallen?

Jayson Tatum, Joe Mazzulla respond to Brandon Jennings’s ‘softest’ Celtic criticism

Kings at Celtics preview: Boston looks to slow surging Sacramento

business

Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, R.I.

What happens to Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals if Prospect Medical Holdings declares bankruptcy?

Steve Walsh has a message for the state’s hospitals: ‘It’s a broken system, and we’re doing our best to fix it’

TikTok could be banned this month. Here’s what users can do to prepare.

politics

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

Judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continued lies about Georgia election workers

LA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response

Nation

Firefighters begin to gain some control of Los Angeles fires that have obliterated neighborhoods

NBC’s Jacob Soboroff finds the burnt-out home where he grew up, as wildfire stories turn personal

Delta jet aborts takeoff from snowy Atlanta airport after engine problem

World

This image taken from video and made available by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland shows a lynx in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, last month.

Lynx on the loose in Scotland highlight debate over reintroducing species into the wild

Biden raises bounty for Nicolás Maduro to $25 million

South Korea’s acting leader accepts resignation of presidential security chief

opinion

The Washington Post’s identity crisis

A Republican senator’s husband tried to embarrass VP Kamala Harris. He only embarrassed himself.

Democrats need a new strategy on policing

lifestyle

How do you get over divorce guilt?

Participate or keep it quiet?

Dumped at the worst time

food & dining

The Chapel Grille in Cranston, R.I. The popular restaurant located inside a property formerly used as a state youth correctional facility will close and reopen as Circe Prime in April 2025.

Chapel Grille restaurant in landmark Cranston, R.I., location to close

At Kyuramen, warming noodle soups and fluffy omelets

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

travel

In this Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 file photo, a couple heads toward an entrance to a cavern at Ice Castles in North Woodstock, N.H.

A cool thing at the end of a cold week: Ice Castles officially opens in N.H.

Construction to start on new $450 million parking garage at Logan Airport’s Terminal E

The best state parks in New England for cross-country skiing

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

Watch Party: 7 TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

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

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

Television

Watch Party: 7 TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

‘Shifting Gears’ can’t quite shift into drive

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

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven bonanza begins

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

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

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

Riders during a workout at SouleCycle in the Back Bay.

Gen Z’s solution to loneliness? Their gym’s group workout classes.

Steve Walsh has a message for the state’s hospitals: ‘It’s a broken system, and we’re doing our best to fix it’

Alzheimer’s drugs eyed as next big obesity-like opportunity

Obituaries

Anita Bryant spoke during a press conference in Florida in 1977.

Firefighters begin to gain some control of Los Angeles fires that have obliterated neighborhoods

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

Stories turn personal: NBC’s Jacob Soboroff finds the burnt-out home where he grew up

LA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response

Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush-money case, while calling it ‘despicable’

Xfinity bumping NESN, NBC Sports Boston to higher-priced cable tier starting next week

Steve Walsh has a message for the state’s hospitals: ‘It’s a broken system, and we’re doing our best to fix it’

Olin College, whose president is resigning, joins ranks of institutions facing financial and leadership difficulties

How ‘administrative bloat’ swells staffing, costs at Massachusetts colleges

Healey says she ordered criminal background checks on all shelter residents ‘last spring,’ but they weren’t done

Retired priest and prominent critic of Cardinal Law accused of sexually assaulting Brandeis student in 2014

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19

Music teacher at Cambridge private school arrested on child pornography charges

Judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for continued lies about Georgia election workers

Biden raises bounty for Nicolás Maduro to $25 million

Wayfair pulling out of Germany, cutting hundreds more jobs

What will an emerging La Niña mean for New England?

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

Tell us: How is your heat pump holding up in the cold?

The real season — the offseason — is finally here for the Patriots, and other thoughts

How do you get over divorce guilt?

Blind date: ‘I was pleasantly surprised as to how well the conversation seemed to flow’

The real reasons why LA’s fires are out of control

Why am I always interrupting people?

How Chinese cars are driving change in Mexico

Protecting child influencers: States rethink labor laws for digital age

O Canada, sorry for our boorish behavior

More recent News

Officials say there was no foul play in death of a 21-year-old Saugus man on New Year’s Eve. But his family wants answers.

Civil rights prosecution over racist banner in N.H. was unconstitutional, top court rules

What happens to Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals if Prospect Medical Holdings declares bankruptcy?

Jabrill Peppers assault case heads toward Jan. 22 trial

New Orleans attacker fired at police before they shot and killed him, bodycam video shows

Construction to start on new $450 million parking garage at Logan Airport’s Terminal E

Coventry, R.I., elementary school staffer allegedly assaulted student, police say

3.7 magnitude earthquake hits west of San Francisco, shakes Bay Area

Delta jet aborts takeoff from snowy Atlanta airport after engine problem

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Surgeon general is right: America has a drinking problem

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Jabrill Peppers assault case heads toward Jan. 22 trial

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Job market finished 2024 on a strong note

Macy’s to close Kingston store, part of plan to shutter 66 ‘underproductive’ locations across the country

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Around New England with Kevin Cullen
He didn’t vote for Carter. But over a shared theology of the hammer, this farmer found a friend in the former president.
How a Vermont house builder met Jimmy Carter and formed a lifelong bond.

Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2024
The state payroll climbed nearly 10 percent to $10.26 billion, although the number of employees fell.

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.