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US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by the Islamic State group

The FBI said it was investigating early Wednesday’s attack in which the driver steered around a police blockade and slammed into revelers before being shot dead by police as a terrorist act and did not believe he acted alone.
What we know about the New Orleans attack that killed 15 and injured 30

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.

‘He wasn’t a troublemaker at all’: Relatives and friends saw few signs before New Orleans attack

New Orleans attacker evaded a security system under repair

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.
Trucks in New Orleans attack and Las Vegas explosion were rented using the same app
Forecast | Ken Mahan

We’re in for a blustery day as bitter cold returns to New England

Gusts could reach up to 50 miles per hour, with wind chills in the 20s and teens.

A trip down candlepin memory lanes at the Worcester Historical Museum
“Strikes, Spares & Deadwood,” a new exhibition on display through March, is a compelling reminder that candlepin, which originated in Worcester, was once king.

‘That guy, he’s different’: Those around baseball believe the Red Sox acquired a special pitcher in Garrett Crochet

Crochet brought a significant return, with the White Sox acquiring four of the Red Sox’ top prospects, including Braden Montgomery and Kyle Teel.
Shirley Leung | Commentary

The biggest lesson about Harvard, Claudine Gay, and the future of diversity is yet to come

The conservative forces that undermined Gay as Harvard’s first Black president are emboldened by the re-election of Donald Trump.

How tariffs could hurt small businesses in New England

The tariffs are intended to encourage big companies to produce goods domestically but economists say the plan could be detrimental to small businesses.

They made history with their elections. Now they’ll represent groups that could be targeted by Trump’s policies.

While the history makers generally won’t have direct authority to try to halt Trump’s actions, their election offers a platform for new voices to speak out.

‘Very new’: Doctors are unionizing, from Mass General Brigham to Beth Israel. Here’s why.
Physicians at Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel, and Cambridge Health Alliance are driven by a conviction that their employers are putting business considerations over medical ones.

Mass. teachers want paid parental leave, an issue that has driven teachers to picket lines

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

Giuliani fights to save his Yankees World Series rings from $148 million verdict

A lifelong Yankees fan, Rudy Giuliani contends that the rings now belong to his son and shouldn’t be given up.

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

10 people shot outside a Queens, N.Y., nightclub; 4 suspects at large

Jewish communities in Mass. concerned as antisemitic hate crimes increase for third straight year

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, returns to Instagram and posts a New Year’s video

Meghan, who had a popular Instagram account when she was best known for her role in “Suits,” had indicated she would return.

Are you ready for Dry January?

Addiction specialists say the first step is to reflect on why you want to participate; in short, to examine your motivation.

Denis Leary on picking projects and which celeb he’s always mistaken for

The comedian returns to the world of sitcoms with "Going Dutch" on Fox.

Spotlight report

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
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Trump tests Supreme Court power with TikTok intervention

Trump’s TikTok brief is an alarming preview of how he sees the Supreme Court and how he intends to treat it once he returns to office: as another arm of his MAGA empire that he can control on demand.
EDITORIAL

Last-minute health care bills make needed reforms

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Eyeing Greenland and the Panama Canal, Trump dusts off an old American playbook

JOAN VENNOCHI

Cost and compatibility questions remain for White Stadium proposal

Alex Beam

Why I’ll skip Ozempic

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A gunman who killed at least 12 people in a shooting rampage in Montenegro dies by suicide
The government has declared three days of national mourning starting on Thursday, with Prime Minister Milojko Spajić describing the shooting as a “terrible tragedy.”

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.

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.

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

Flight 16 left Newark at 8:43 p.m. Tuesday and made an emergency landing at Logan Airport at 10:57 p.m., a United spokesperson said.

HealthSource RI extends call center hours as state benefits system remains shut down in wake of cyberattack

Last month’s RIBridges hack came amid the open enrollment period for Rhode Island’s public health care exchange.

Mass. teachers want paid parental leave, an issue that has driven teachers to picket lines

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

Recommended reads

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.

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.

Are you ready for Dry January?
Addiction specialists say the first step is to reflect on why you want to participate; in short, to examine your motivation.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

In the coming classical music season, expect Beethoven from the BSO and much else besides

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

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

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

A Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

The Boston Globe’s Best of the Best

Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | EBONY GILL

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

Jennifer, Ivy, Greg, and Rachel Meeropol

Ethel Rosenberg grandchildren urge Biden: Exonerate our grandmother

RENÉE GRAHAM

Jimmy Carter: An uncommon product of his times

EDITORIAL

Something to celebrate about 2024: Violent crime is down.

JOAN VENNOCHI

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

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Shirley Leung | Commentary

The biggest lesson about Harvard, Claudine Gay, and the future of diversity is yet to come

The conservative forces that undermined Gay as Harvard’s first Black president are emboldened by the re-election of Donald Trump.

How tariffs could hurt small businesses in New England

The tariffs are intended to encourage big companies to produce goods domestically but economists say the plan could be detrimental to small businesses.
Forecast | Ken Mahan

We’re in for a blustery day as bitter cold returns to New England

Gusts could reach up to 50 miles per hour, with wind chills in the 20s and teens.

Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies

Keleti won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games.

Sports

Celtics

From a potential sale to the threat posed by the Cavaliers, here are 10 Celtics story lines to watch in 2025

The Celtics have been remarkably healthy during their recent playoff runs. But that will likely need to continue if this team hopes to repeat.
Red Sox

‘That guy, he’s different’: Those around baseball believe the Red Sox acquired a special pitcher in Garrett Crochet

Crochet brought a significant return, with the White Sox acquiring four of the Red Sox’ top prospects, including Braden Montgomery and Kyle Teel.

Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies

Keleti won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, for Hungary at the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

Globe Top 20 boys’ basketball poll: Unbeaten Andover motors into a prime position

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

Eastern Mass. boys’ basketball: Globe Players of the Week for Dec. 26-Jan. 1

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

Boys’ basketball notebook: At Brookline, Shawsheen, and Watertown, post players are showcasing their versatility

Business

Shirley Leung | Commentary

The biggest lesson about Harvard, Claudine Gay, and the future of diversity is yet to come

The conservative forces that undermined Gay as Harvard’s first Black president are emboldened by the re-election of Donald Trump.

How tariffs could hurt small businesses in New England

The tariffs are intended to encourage big companies to produce goods domestically but economists say the plan could be detrimental to small businesses.

‘Very new’: Doctors are unionizing, from Mass General Brigham to Beth Israel. Here’s why.

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

magazine
Globe Magazine

The top 10 Boston Globe Magazine stories of 2024

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

Your Week Ahead

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

metro

New Orleans attack: No known direct threat to Massachusetts, state police say

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

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

sports

Giuliani fights to save his Yankees World Series rings from $148 million verdict

LeBron James’ youngest son Bryce commits to Arizona

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

business

Ukraine halts the flow of natural gas from Russia to Europe

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

politics

They made history with their elections. Now they’ll represent groups that could be targeted by Trump’s policies.

Biden is giving the second highest civilian award to the leaders of the Jan. 6 congressional panel

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

Nation

US Army veteran who killed 15 in New Orleans attack was inspired by the Islamic State group

Giuliani fights to save his Yankees World Series rings from $148 million verdict

New Orleans attack suspect’s military record includes a deployment to Afghanistan

World

Impeached South Korean president issues defiant message as he faces possible detention

A gunman who killed at least 12 people in a shooting rampage in Montenegro dies by suicide

Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies

opinion

Ethel Rosenberg grandchildren urge Biden: Exonerate our grandmother

Jimmy Carter: An uncommon product of his times

Trump gets it right on skilled worker visas

lifestyle

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, returns to Instagram and posts a New Year’s video

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.

food & dining

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

Dear January

Recipe: Roasted chickpeas and cauliflower, served over golden turmeric yogurt, give them new life

travel

Don’t stay in this winter. We’ve got you covered.

How to get the most out of your credit card’s mileage program

First-class upgrades: How to score a sweeter seat

Arts

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

Denis Leary on picking projects and which celeb he’s always mistaken for

C-SPAN changes a bit — but only a bit

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

music

In the coming classical music season, expect Beethoven from the BSO and much else besides

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

Theater/Dance

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

‘Very new’: Doctors are unionizing, from Mass General Brigham to Beth Israel. Here’s why.

Jewish communities in Mass. concerned as antisemitic hate crimes increase for third straight year

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

Obituaries

Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, dies

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

Dada Masilo, who fused ballet with African dance, dies at 39