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Trump offers all federal workers a buyout in effort to shrink size of government. Follow live updates.

The White House began offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the US government.
Live Updates

As RFK Jr.’s hearings begin, so will scrutiny on his familiarity with key health programs

Caroline Kennedy warns senators ahead of RFK Jr. confirmation hearing, calling him ‘a predator’RFK Jr. disparaged vaccines dozens of times in recent years and misled on race

As judge blocks Trump’s freeze on loans and grants, here are the Mass. programs and projects that could be affected

The scope of the impact of such a pause was not immediately clear Tuesday.
In N.H., Trump’s funding freeze sparks alarm and a call to actionTrump directives sow uncertainty and fear among area labs and hospitals

GLOBE MAGAZINE
Over 90 break-ins. Millions in stolen jewels. How a burglary ring was finally brought down.
For years, a group of home burglars preyed on Indian American families in Boston’s suburbs. But as their heists got bigger, so did the trail of evidence prosecutors say they were leaving behind.

Patriots notebook

Brian Belichick will not return to Patriots coaching staff

Brian Belichick would likely have an open invitation to join his father's staff at the University of North Carolina.
Patriots QB Drake Maye gets call to take Lamar Jackson’s place at Pro Bowl

Mayor Michelle Wu returned to work at City Hall Tuesday, toting new baby, Mira

Wu, who has said she will not take a formal maternity leave, gave birth to her daughter just over two weeks ago.

These maps show how much snow we could get on Wednesday
A quick-moving storm is set to blanket New England with light snow this week.

New England has a bit of a snowy stretch ahead

Man with close ties to woman accused of killing Border Patrol agent charged with California murder

Maximilian Snyder and the woman accused of killing a Border Patrol agent in Vermont applied for a wedding license in Washington state in November, records show.

Advocates warn of ‘everlasting trauma,’ as Mass. education board weighs future of timeout rooms

The board’s discussion follows a Sept. 2024 Globe report detailing several families' experiences with timeout rooms, or separate spaces used in schools to isolate students with challenging behavior.

Request to testify before Congress on immigration puts Boston — and Michelle Wu — back in national GOP’s crosshairs

On Monday, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform opened a probe into so-called sanctuary cities for immigrants and has requested testimony from Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
House committee singles Boston out for investigation into sanctuary city policies, asks Mayor Wu to testifyRead the full letter sent to Mayor Wu

Five people hurt in Weymouth building collapse, officials say

The collapse occurred at a building under construction at 19 Vine St., said Weymouth police Chief Richard Fuller.

Some Mass. residents overpaid by $73 million for electricity. Were you one of them?
A new report shows that third-party competitive electricity suppliers again cost Mass. ratepayers more on their monthly bills.

The drones over New Jersey were ‘authorized’ and ‘not the enemy,’ Trump press secretary says

Missing girl found at Westborough hotel, allegedly held against will, police say

ICE arrests Honduran national charged with indecent assault in Mass.

Jim Acosta announces CNN departure on the air, telling viewers ‘Don’t give into the fear’

“After giving all of this some careful consideration and weighing an alternative time slot CNN offered me, I have decided to move on,” Acosta said Tuesday.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox officially invite their big three prospects to Fort Myers for spring training

Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer will all be making their first trip to big league camp next month.

How one man from Donegal is changing how we see Irish pubs in Boston

There's a fresh spin on things at Oran McGonagle's restaurants, from the food to the live bands. Let's just say that "they might not be your mom and dad’s version of an Irish musician.”
Microwaving your coffee changes it, MIT says
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

A norm-busting president requires an unorthodox response

Targets of Trump’s attacks should PLACATE him.
David L. Rosenbloom

Prior authorization is a scam. I know because I helped create it.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump bans trans military service members. Again.

JEFF JACOBY

The very worst thing about Auschwitz

EDITORIAL

Leaving the WHO will make America less healthy

More recent News

Could New England’s 3.8 earthquake trigger aftershocks?

Experts say that while it has been quiet after Monday's quake, the risk of one or more aftershocks is not out of the question.

Chinese AI app DeepSeek could be bad for stocks but good for local startups

Over the weekend, DeepSeek rocketed to the most downloaded position in the app stores of Apple and Google.

Maine’s high court strikes down removal of time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits

Lawmakers in the state approved the law in 2021, and it was later challenged by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.

Evacuated residents wait hours for a chance to return to burned LA neighborhoods

Los Angeles officials lifted the last remaining evacuation orders on Monday, weeks after the devastating Palisades Fire first ignited on Jan. 7.

Eversource sells its Aquarion water business to Conn. authority for $2.4 billion

New England’s largest utility is getting out of the water business entirely.

Ex-postal clerk in Melrose and Revere pleads guilty to stealing thousands in gift cards, checks, cash, and money orders

Michael Murray, 37, of Lynn stole nearly $3500 in gift cards, checks, and cash, and over $5000 in fraudulent money orders, officials said.

Mass. officials used confidentiality clauses in dozens of settlements despite supposed NDA ban, audit finds

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio on Tuesday charged that Massachusetts is relying on a “broken system” for both executing and tracking settlements with former and current employees.

Karen Read lawyers oppose prosecution bid to keep expert from testifying about Google searches

The digital forensics expert testified during Read's first trial that a prosecution witness made Google searches about dying in the cold shortly before 2:30 on the morning of Boston police officer John O’Keefe’s death.

'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight amid threats of climate change, nuclear war, pandemics, AI

Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock.”

Recommended reads

BPS has closed dozens of schools since 1980. Despite declining enrollment, the district has held on to most of the buildings.

The majority closed Boston Public Schools sites are either currently a BPS school or are slated to become one again.

‘Do I need to take down my bird feeder?’ and other questions about bird flu in Mass.
Dogs and people should avoid contact with wild geese, experts said.

AS I SEE IT
Snowy owls are a treat: ‘I’m getting to see something beautiful that billions of people have never seen.’
Snowy owls travel 3,000 miles from the Arctic Circle to escape the harsh conditions of winter.

‘I’m just really concerned’: Mass. moves to ban cellphones in schools amid social media harm to kids
A group of Massachusetts state lawmakers and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have filed bills that would place restrictions on students’ access to smartphones when they’re in school.

Culture & Lifestyle

They settled into Boston and committed to each other with an Arnold Arboretum wedding

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on attention overload, a troll’s mind-set, and how to stop doomscrolling

In ‘High Potential,’ Kaitlin Olson finds a deserved spotlight

Actors’ Shakespeare Project and August Wilson make beautiful music together in ‘The Piano Lesson’

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

ALAN WIRZBICKI

We have a need for speed … cameras

Ashish K. Jha

The key questions senators must ask Trump’s health nominees

EDITORIAL

Healey eyes $2.5 billion for public campus maintenance

Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt

How to prevent the next Steward Health Care crisis

IDEAS | SHIRA SCHOENBERG

Israel feels very different from the place I once knew

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

R.I., Mass. join federal lawsuit to block Trump’s federal funding freeze

“Every American, every Rhode Islander is impacted by this,” said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.

Trump offers all federal workers a buyout in effort to shrink size of government. Follow live updates.

The White House began offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the US government.
politics

‘Complete chaos’: Trump’s funding freeze sends R.I. nonprofits scrambling

Rhode Island’s governor said state agencies were reviewing Trump’s order to understand the full potential impact. A federal judge temporarily paused the freeze, but some organizations were unable to access federal funds on Tuesday.
POLITICS

In N.H., Trump’s funding freeze sparks alarm, uncertainty, call to action

Democrats pushed the state’s GOP governor, Kelly Ayotte, to “speak out forcefully” as they accused the president of overstepping his authority.

Sports

CELTICS BEAT WRITER'S NOTEBOOK

With the Celtics accepting initial bids, will Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie emerge as a new suitor?

Current Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca remains the only person to publicly state his intentions of entering the bidding process.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox officially invite their big three prospects to Fort Myers for spring training

Roman Anthony, Kristian Campbell, and Marcelo Mayer will all be making their first trip to big league camp next month.
PATRIOTS

Patriots QB Drake Maye gets call to take Lamar Jackson’s place at Pro Bowl

The rookie signal-caller, who was New England's biggest bright spot in their terrible 4-13 season, gets rewarded as an alternate selection.
Patriots notebook

Brian Belichick will not return to Patriots coaching staff

Positional analysis I Defensive backs

With a few tweaks, the Patriots’ secondary can be the strength of the defense next season

Bruins notebook

Morgan Geekie clicking with David Pastrnak on the Bruins’ No. 1 line

Business

politics

‘Complete chaos’: Trump’s funding freeze sends R.I. nonprofits scrambling

Rhode Island’s governor said state agencies were reviewing Trump’s order to understand the full potential impact. A federal judge temporarily paused the freeze, but some organizations were unable to access federal funds on Tuesday.

Trump firings at labor board paralyze the agency

The firings of the general counsel and one of the board’s Democratic members in effect halt the activities of the agency, which is charged with protecting workers’ rights.

AI’s electricity demand means cool new tech is coming to boring grids

Trump threatens tariffs over immigration, drugs, and Greenland

magazine
Globe Magazine

Meet the social media influencer in Brookline covering good news only (one rule: ‘no politics’)

Miss Conduct

For goodness’ sake, send thank-you notes! Advice from 20 years of Miss Conduct.

PERSPECTIVE

I considered Boston my only home. Then I visited Ireland.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We talked about our “weirdest” traits’

metro

Could New England’s 3.8 earthquake trigger aftershocks?

Snowy stretch ahead: Quick-moving storms set to dust New England with light snow this week

Request to testify before Congress on immigration puts Boston — and Michelle Wu — back in national GOP’s crosshairs

sports

Bruins at Sabres preview: Boston looks to stay hot against struggling Buffalo

Bruins legend Ray Bourque teams up with Jack’s Abby and Legal Sea Foods on a namesake beer

Boston Fleet’s Alina Müller named PWHL First Star of the Week

business

More R.I. hospitals bring back mask mandates amid uptick in respiratory viruses

Chinese AI app DeepSeek could be bad for stocks but good for local startups

Eversource sells its Aquarion water business to Conn. authority for $2.4 billion

politics

‘Complete chaos’: Trump’s funding freeze sends R.I. nonprofits scrambling

Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay in effort to shrink size of government

As RFK Jr.’s hearings begin, so will scrutiny on his familiarity with key health programs

Nation

Kentucky’s mountaintop mines are turned into neighborhoods

RFK Jr. disparaged vaccines dozens of times in recent years and misled on race

Evacuated residents wait hours for a chance to return to burned LA neighborhoods

World

For Palestinians returning north, elation mixed with despair

Rwanda, the West’s ‘donor darling,’ seizes an opportunity in Congo

Many Ukrainian aid groups stop work after Trump’s halt on foreign assistance

opinion

How rumors, raids, and fear are upending immigrant communities in Chelsea

We have a need for speed … cameras

Why did JD Vance flip-flop on Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons?

lifestyle

Are Bill Burr and Billy Corgan brothers? Comic bashes Howie Mandel for surprise podcast with Smashing Pumpkins singer.

They settled into Boston and committed to each other with an Arnold Arboretum wedding

Help Meredith with a story

food & dining

Recipe: A dense, hearty multi-seeded rye bread (a fun baking project) will get you through the winter

Too Good To Go app is keeping even more food from being tossed

Recipe: Roasted carrots with golden raisins and pistachios is the no-fuss side dish everyone needs

travel

Don’t leave home without these travel accessories

Family adventures at Sun Peaks: A journey from snowshoes to snowmobiles

Melissa Manchester on manners, Chopin by the ocean, and ‘Funny Girl’

Arts

‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a major renovation of the Louvre

Mike Geiger lights up ‘Winteractive’ at New England Aquarium

Boston City Hall, a polarizing building to many people, achieves historical landmark status

Books

In ‘Memorial Days,’ Geraldine Brooks writes of grief, widowhood, and enduring love

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes on attention overload, a troll’s mind-set, and how to stop doomscrolling

Neil Gaiman, facing multiple allegations of sexual abuse, is dropped by Dark Horse Comics

Movies

‘Housewife of the Year’ revisits Ireland’s obsession with long-running reality show about women performing domestic duties

Here’s what’s new and good on streaming this weekend

Oscar noms snubs and surprises: ‘Emilia Pérez’ scores a lucky 13 nods, ‘Wicked’ proves popular with 10

Television

Jim Acosta announces CNN departure on the air, telling viewers ‘Don’t give into the fear’

Jennifer Garner to star in adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s Nantucket-set ‘Five-Star Weekend’

A slow start doesn’t hold ‘Paradise’ back for long

music

How the Los Angeles wildfires will transform the 2025 Grammys

BSO’s Beethoven festival concludes with three hits and one miss

Boston Pops to feature Cynthia Erivo, Orville Peck, and more this spring

Theater/Dance

Actors’ Shakespeare Project and August Wilson make beautiful music together in ‘The Piano Lesson’

Mark Morris’s ‘The Look of Love’ is an upbeat salute to Burt Bacharach and Hal David

‘I do every show like it might be my last show’: Kathy Griffin is grateful to be back onstage after Trump photo backlash

Health

‘A terrible way to treat scientists’: Trump directives sow uncertainty, fear among area labs and hospitals

‘Do I need to take down my bird feeder?’ and other questions about bird flu in Mass.

Tracking COVID, RSV, and the flu in Massachusetts

Obituaries

Lynn Ban, jewelry designer and ‘Bling Empire’ star, dies at 52

Thomas Gaither, who chose jail after civil rights sit-ins, dies at 86

Lynne Taylor-Corbett, ‘Footloose’ choreographer, dies at 78