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Prosecutors link suspect in shooting of Border Patrol agent in Vermont to suspects in other killings

Parents of the 21-year-old suspect reported her missing in May.

Rare Maine earthquake shakes New England, rattling states from Mass. to R.I.

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Maine rocked New England on Monday morning, shaking homes from Boston to Cranston, R.I.
When earthquake hit, some Maine residents ‘assumed there was an explosion’

Maine has recorded 500-plus earthquakes. But you wouldn’t know it with most of them.

Mayor Wu plans to return to City Hall Tuesday for cabinet meeting, with baby Mira in tow

Wu made the comments in an interview on GBH's Boston Public Radio, in which she also doubled down on local officials not enforcing federal immigration policy.

Police in Quincy investigating after high school cheerleading coach placed on leave

Quincy Public Schools Superintendent Kevin W. Mulvey said the coach allegedly provided alcohol and marijuana to students on "at least one occasion."

Harvard University resolves complaint that it failed to protect students from anti-Muslim bias

Healey says she ordered shelter background checks last year. Her office refused to share records detailing it.

Brockton man charged with shooting 16-year-old girl in face

Josh Kraft files paperwork to run for mayor of Boston

Live updates

Justice Department fires over a dozen employees who helped prosecute Trump

The abrupt action targeting career prosecutors who worked on special counsel Jack Smith’s team is the latest sign of upheaval inside the Justice Department.
Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts

Donald Trump’s planned immigrant purge threatens Mass. health system

Massachusetts relies heavily on foreign-born workers to care for the frail, elderly, and disabled in nursing homes, assisted living residences, and private homes.
Republicans love Trump. Just not all his policy ideas.
Shirley Leung

Trump has declared war on DEI — but why? Women and people of color aren’t taking over America.

The about-face on DEI programs reflect a misguided notion that women and people of color have been offered unfair advantages and given a disproportionate amount of work.
Starting Point

The homeowners insurance crisis has come to Mass.

Massachusetts residents are feeling the sting of canceled policies.
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Healey formally bans NDAs in state settlements, moving shortly before audit’s release

Governor Maura Healey said her new, written directive, which covers all executive branch agencies and offices, “codifies the policy that’s already in place.”

‘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.
Patriots

Mike Vrabel makes two more additions to Patriots’ coaching staff — Thomas Brown and Doug Marrone

Brown will serve as the tight ends coach and pass game coordinator, while Marrone’s title is still to be announced.
The Patriots’ alarming lack of linebacker depth was exposed in 2024, which must be addressed this offseason
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.

‘It’s gutting.’ A local artist says a thief in a ski mask stole his painting from a Somerville gallery.

An apparent small-scale heist from a Somerville gallery has left one artist scratching his head — and looking for clues about the culprit.
MUSIC REVIEW

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

When performing Beethoven’s symphonies in order, the grand finale simply comes with the territory.
Boston Pops to feature Cynthia Erivo, Orville Peck, and more this spring
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Rumors, raids, and panic: Trump’s threat to immigrant families

The insidious genius of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda is that it doesn’t always require full implementation to achieve its intended effect.
JOAN VENNOCHI

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

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

More recent News

Tech stocks tank as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI frenzy; Nvidia sinks nearly 17%

The S&P 500 dropped 1.5 percent, dragged down in large part by a 16.9 percent fall for Nvidia. Other Big Tech stocks also took heavy losses, and they pulled the Nasdaq composite down 3.1 percent for its worst loss in more than a month.

At Auschwitz, a solemn ceremony at a time of rising nationalism

Dozens of world leaders joined a dwindling group of death camp survivors on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, where more than 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were murdered.

Taunton man convicted of raping co-worker in drugged drink case

Dino Balanca was sentenced to six years in state prison after being convicted of drugging and raping a co-worker he had offered to drive home after work, officials said.

Israel lets Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year as truce holds

The opening was delayed for two days over a dispute between Hamas and Israel, which said the militant group had changed the order of the hostages it released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Man convicted of holding down boy while he was raped at N.H. youth center gets 20- to 40-year sentence

Bradley Asbury, now 70, had served as a house leader at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. He was found guilty in November on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault.

Could a ‘nightlife manager’ help revitalize Providence’s after-dark economy?

The sector is a critical part of the city’s character, but revenue remains below pre-COVID levels and business owners say they need support. “So many of us in city government are so oriented around the traditional 9-to-5 and not the other 9-to-5,” Mayor Brett Smiley said.

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innovation economy

At Davos, local leaders talked about the future of AI. It was one of the hottest tickets in town.

A day-long event filled with MIT speakers, including Sally Kornbluth and Sir Tim Berners-Lee, touched on AI sustainability and US-China competition.

State receivership was supposed to save Dever Elementary, but now Boston wants to close it. What went wrong?
A recommendation to close the Dever is raising fresh questions about the future of school receiverships in Massachusetts.

Money, Power, Inequality
Trump order warning private employers to ‘end illegal DEI discrimination’ has local companies on edge
Some may privately embrace doing away with diversity initiatives to avoid being targeted.

‘Giving her opponents political ammunition’: Governor Healey spent at least 76 days out of state in 2024
Healey’s travel in 2024 included a stretch in which she visited or was traveling to other states on 28 of the 80 days from the day she left Massachusetts for the Democratic National Convention in mid-August through Election Day on Nov. 5.

Culture & Lifestyle

This week’s TV: Sterling Brown in ‘Paradise,’ the Grammys, and more

Six ways to celebrate the Lunar New Year in and around Boston

Timothée Chalamet took over SNL as both host and performer. Watch the best moments here.

Omo Moses’s ‘The White Peril’ tells a multigenerational story of activism and kinship, including his father, Bob Moses

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

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Why there are no reader comments on my Globe columns

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

The battle to protect LGBTQ rights is winnable — but will take a fight

EDITORIAL

Healey’s budget: Candy tax, hospital closures, and a big investment in the T

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

NIGHTLIFE

Could a ‘nightlife manager’ help revitalize Providence’s after-dark economy?

The sector is a critical part of the city’s character, but revenue remains below pre-COVID levels and business owners say they need support. “So many of us in city government are so oriented around the traditional 9-to-5 and not the other 9-to-5,” Mayor Brett Smiley said.

Prosecutors link suspect in shooting of Border Patrol agent in Vermont to suspects in other killings

Parents of the 21-year-old suspect reported her missing in May.

Maine has recorded 500-plus earthquakes. But you wouldn’t know it with most of them.

Many quakes occur in any given month in our region, but most we hardly even notice, experts say.
NH CRIME

Man convicted of holding down boy while he was raped at N.H. youth center gets 20- to 40-year sentence

Bradley Asbury, now 70, had served as a house leader at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. He was found guilty in November on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault.

Sports

WNBA

Unrivaled 3-on-3 league’s speed, physicality taking some WNBA stars' breath away

Players are finding the balance of using the games for conditioning while not overextending themselves before the WNBA season begins in May.
NBA

Jimmy Butler suspended by Heat for a third time after team says he left Monday’s shootaround early

Butler, who has asked Miami for a trade, had missed 14 of Miami’s last 19 games entering Monday, including nine of the last 12 because of suspensions.
Bruins notebook

Charlie McAvoy and Hampus Lindholm full participants in Bruins practice, close to returning

The Bruins have not had Lindholm and McAvoy anchoring their D corps together since the former suffered a lower-body injury on Nov. 12 against the Blues.
Patriots

Mike Vrabel makes two more additions to Patriots’ coaching staff — Thomas Brown and Doug Marrone

Positional analysis I Linebackers

The Patriots’ alarming lack of linebacker depth was exposed in 2024, which must be addressed this offseason

College Basketball

Providence men’s basketball star Bryce Hopkins to miss remainder of season with knee injury

Business

Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts

He cleared the Senate roll call with bipartisan support, in a 68 to 29 vote.

China’s AI advances spook Big Tech investors on Wall Street

Chinese AI company DeepSeek has said it can match the abilities of cutting-edge chatbots while using a fraction of the specialized computer chips that leading AI companies rely on.
NIGHTLIFE

Could a ‘nightlife manager’ help revitalize Providence’s after-dark economy?

EV owners don’t pay gas taxes. So, many states are charging them fees.

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

Healey formally bans NDAs in state settlements, moving shortly before audit’s release

When earthquake hit, some Maine residents ‘assumed there was an explosion,’ authorities said

Mayor Wu plans to return to City Hall Tuesday for cabinet meeting, with baby Mira in tow

sports

Rockets at Celtics preview: Ime Udoka returns to Boston with a rising Western contender

Jayson Tatum reaches 13,000 points, becoming one of seven NBA players to hit the milestone before turning 27

Why Mookie Betts enjoys watching Red Sox games five years after getting traded

business

At Davos, local leaders talked about the future of AI. It was one of the hottest tickets in town.

The high cost of living in Boston is straining residents. Local policy decisions don’t always help.

Woburn startup could give US solar industry a second chance

politics

Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts

Denmark and other nations under pressure seek lobbyists with Trump ties

Justice Department fires over a dozen employees who helped prosecute Trump

Nation

One of 2025’s biggest battles over abortion rights has already begun

Rain helps Southern California firefighters but sends ash and mud flowing down hillsides

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

World

Standoff at Ukrainian procurement agency threatens to disrupt weapons supply

Behind the Colombia blowup: Mapping Trump’s rapid-escalation tactics

Trudeau promised a better life for the middle class. Then prices soared.

opinion

Trump’s executive orders mean trouble for clean energy projects, immigrant parents, and transgender people

Excommunication sounds pretty good about now

Back, at last, to the color-blind principle

lifestyle

Help Meredith with a story

What’s on your mind? Tell Love Letters.

We’re on a break – but for how long?

food & dining

Could a ‘nightlife manager’ help revitalize Providence’s after-dark economy?

Charles Phan, whose Slanted Door elevated Vietnamese food, dies at 62

Top Mix puts a Latin spin on the growing Cambridgepark Drive area

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

Mike Geiger lights up ‘Winteractive’ at New England Aquarium

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

At the Museum of Science, a sonic self-portrait brings neurology to life

Books

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

These books circulated at Brandeis for decades. A trove of Holocaust history was hidden in the pages.

The women of transcendentalism deserve their time in the spotlight

Movies

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

Oscars 2025: See the full list of nominees

Television

This week’s TV: Sterling Brown in ‘Paradise,’ the Grammys, and more

Timothée Chalamet took over SNL as both host and performer. Watch the best moments here.

Netflix raised prices again. Here’s how to save money on streaming.

music

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

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

Rocker Marilyn Manson won’t be charged after long investigation of sexual assault allegations

Theater/Dance

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

‘Peter Pan’ fails to soar at the Opera House

Health

‘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

Pandemic-era staff shortages ease among Mass. developmental disability service providers

Obituaries

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

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

Charles Phan, whose Slanted Door elevated Vietnamese food, dies at 62