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Governor Healey will give the State of the Commonwealth. Here’s what to watch for.

Expect heavy doses of standing ovations, talk of the MBTA, and likely references to the state of play in Washington in a renewed era of Donald Trump.

Amid mounting scrutiny, Governor Healey asks lawmakers to make dramatic changes to Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law

Netanyahu says ‘last minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal

Netanyahu’s office accused Hamas of reneging on parts of the agreement in an attempt “to extort last minute concessions.” It did not elaborate.
Mass. residents welcome news of Israel-Hamas ceasefire: ‘It’s about time’

Biden warns in farewell address that an ‘oligarchy’ of ultrarich in US threatens future of democracy

President Biden seized what is likely his final opportunity to address the country to spotlight the accumulation of power and wealth in the US among just a small few.

FORECAST | KEN MAHAN
New England gets a reprieve from biting wind chills. Light snow expected across coastal areas later.
Region eyes two approaching weekend storms as temperatures get ready to warm up.

Man who was killed by vehicle in South Boston is mourned by his family: ‘He was meant to do great things’

Noah Greany, 26, was struck by an SUV on Sunday morning while he was in a crosswalk in South Boston. He was rushed to a Boston hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Trump’s outsider Cabinet picks are rapidly gaining support for confirmation

One by one, President-elect Donald Trump's hoped-for Cabinet is falling into place, even for his more controversial choices.
Here’s how Wednesday’s confirmation hearings for Trump’s Cabinet picks unfolded

Speaker Johnson removes chair of powerful House Intelligence Committee

Alleging transphobia, history-making Worcester councilor takes a hiatus

Person who died on Air France flight to Boston identified as Kansas woman, member of Air National Guard, officials say

Raptors 110, Celtics 97

Uneven Celtics put on ‘weak performance’ and pay for it in loss to 10-win Raptors

The Celtics are 28-12 and in second place in the Eastern Conference, but that mark does not really tell the story of the team they are at the moment.

Nine ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day around Boston

A selection of local concerts, and museums offering free admission and special programs over the holiday weekend.

He left his LA-area home to cover the wildfires. But the flames were barreling toward his front door.

Ryan Pearson, a Los Angeles-based entertainment video editor for The Associated Press, lost his home to the California wildfires last week.
As flames linger, talk turns to rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods leveled by wildfires
Opinion
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Trump’s dangerous bid to end birthright citizenship

In a normal world, Trump’s gambit would seem ludicrous for the way it clearly runs afoul of the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent. But things haven’t been normal in America for a while.
EDITORIAL

Needham housing vote: A setback, but not a crisis

IDEAS | AMY WILENTZ

LA always expects disaster, but no one imagined this

Carine Hajjar

Healey’s shelter coverup unravels

JOAN VENNOCHI

How Pete Hegseth survived his Senate confirmation hearing

More recent News

White Stadium project opponents pitch a scaled-down, cheaper alternative
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy hired a consultant to draw up a plan for the sports facility that it argues is more in keeping with the character of Franklin Park.

Carbon monoxide announced as cause of death for two daughters of Newton family found in N.H. lake house

New Hampshire authorities said the cause of death for two more members of the Newton Goldstein family, found dead at their Wakefield, N.H. lake house on Christmas Day, was carbon monoxide poisoning.

Cam Neely: Playoff positioning will dictate trade route as Bruins ‘prepare for two paths’ leading up to NHL deadline
Bruins CEO Charlie Jacobs expressed full confidence that team president Neely and general manager Don Sweeney will choose the right route.

Judge receives off-the-record notes from Boston Magazine interview with Karen Read
Judge Beverly J. Cannone will privately review the notes from Boston Magazine contributing editor Gretchen Voss’s off-the-record conversation with Read on July 7, 2023.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight
Years in the making with heavy funding by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the 320-foot rocket carried an experimental platform designed to host satellites or release them into their proper orbits.

Concertgoers will now face a mandatory food and drink minimum at City Winery
In an email, the company's CEO explained the move was necessary to offset expenses.

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DEVRA FIRST

From the bakery boom to all-you-can-eat: 10 food trends to watch for in 2025

What will we eat this year? Here are some predictions.

Newton’s high schools are trying a teaching method to help lower-achieving students. The results so far are unclear.
The district has for years failed to track data on the outcomes of its multilevel classes, leaving it uncertain whether they're working.

Welcome home, baby Mira! Boston Mayor Michelle Wu shares new photos of baby and makes surprise call into radio show.
Wu made history again this week when she gave birth to her third child, baby girl Mira Wu Pewarski, on Monday.

Siri in your sedan? Carmakers roll out AI assistants for the road.
Automakers are rolling out a new generation of more capable AI assistants for the road, but it remains to be seen whether drivers are willing to trust the technology.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘St. Denis Medical’ might be your new comfort watch

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Lindsay O’Donovan reflects on life with her late husband, Brian, ahead of Passim’s Boston Celtic Music Fest

In ‘One of Them Days,’ Keke Palmer and SZA have one of those days — and it’s hilarious

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

JEFF JACOBY

The terrible déjà vu of an Israel-Hamas hostage deal

IDEAS | Mattia Ferraresi

Banning TikTok could be a boon for free speech

ALAN WIRZBICKI

Is NYC’s congestion pricing a woke scheme or commuter’s dream?

JEFF JACOBY

The terrible déjà vu of an Israel-Hamas hostage deal

RENÉE GRAHAM

While Trump spreads lies about the California wildfires, Mexico and Canada send their best

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

‘Hard times are coming.’ An immigration raid in New Bedford 18 years ago may offer a glimpse of what’s to come.

Hundreds of families’ lives changed forever after that late winter morning almost 18 years ago, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarmed the Michael Bianco Inc. leather goods factory and arrested 361 undocumented immigrants.

R.I. home sales had the biggest yearly jump in a quarter-century last month

“The anticipation of further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve seems to have lit a fire in our housing market in December,” said Chris Whitten, president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.
PODCAST

After 23 years behind bars, the R.I. man behind Mario’s Law talks about the capacity to change

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Mario Monteiro talks about the 2021 R.I. law that gives youthful offenders a chance at parole after serving 20 years.
RI BUSINESS

Union movement grows as R.I. resident physicians organize at second hospital system

“Now, the physicians are all calling for their employers to come to the bargaining table as soon as possible to begin negotiations for living wages, strong benefits, and other essential support for their well-being and patient care,” said Rachel Nass, an organizer for the Committee of Interns and Residents.

Sports

Patriots mailbag

Patriots mailbag: How big of a mess is Mike Vrabel inheriting, and what will his coaching staff look like?

Fans also want to know who's going to be "shopping for the groceries" come draft weekend.
Tara Sullivan

Bill O’Brien has been friends with Mike Vrabel since 2007. He knew early on he was looking at a future head coach.

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Boys’ basketball notebook: Mystic Valley coach Tony Ferullo has defeated cancer twice on his way to 300 wins

When Ferullo took over a new program at Mystic Valley in 2003, there was no gym and the team would practice at middle schools in the Malden area.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

Globe Top 20 boys’ basketball poll: Lowell enters the Top 5 as Mansfield falters

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL

Eastern Mass. boys’ basketball: Globe Players of the Week for Jan. 8-14

Raptors 110, Celtics 97

Uneven Celtics put on ‘weak performance’ and pay for it in loss to 10-win Raptors

Business

R.I. home sales had the biggest yearly jump in a quarter-century last month

“The anticipation of further rate cuts by the Federal Reserve seems to have lit a fire in our housing market in December,” said Chris Whitten, president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.
RI BUSINESS

Union movement grows as R.I. resident physicians organize at second hospital system

“Now, the physicians are all calling for their employers to come to the bargaining table as soon as possible to begin negotiations for living wages, strong benefits, and other essential support for their well-being and patient care,” said Rachel Nass, an organizer for the Committee of Interns and Residents.

Biden executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

magazine
Globe Magazine

Can the iconic huts of the White Mountains weather the rise of glamping?

Cooking

Comforting soups from Portugal, Turkey, and Korea for cold January nights

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Jan. 13 - 19

Globe Magazine

How a tiny ski area in Vermont is beating the odds to stay open

metro

Bracing for Trump, new proposal seeks to limit Providence police cooperation with ICE

Judge moves to reduce life sentence of former leader of Latin Kings gang in R.I.

When disaster hits: how to assemble an emergency go-bag

sports

Six takeaways from a busy night of high school sports, including a Boston College commitment and McDonald’s nominees

Celtics start game with top unit good to go for only 10th time this season

Cam Neely: Playoff positioning will dictate trade route as Bruins ‘prepare for two paths’ leading up to NHL deadline

business

TikTok CEO plans to attend Trump inauguration

Trump adviser says president-elect is exploring options to “preserve” TikTok

Boston City Council passes home rule petition to expand property tax breaks for eligible senior homeowners

politics

Biden executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses

TikTok CEO plans to attend Trump inauguration

Treasury nominee plans to say at confirmation hearing that Trump will unleash ‘economic golden age’

Nation

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket on first test flight

He left his LA-area home to cover the wildfires. But the flames were barreling toward his front door.

As flames linger, talk turns to rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods leveled by wildfires

World

UK’s Starmer arrives in Ukraine for security talks with a pledge for a ’100-year partnership'

Netanyahu says ‘last minute crisis’ with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal

Israel and Hamas reach long-awaited ceasefire deal for Gaza

opinion

What the next president — and the rest of us — could learn from Calvin Coolidge

Meta’s content-moderation changes will make Facebook, Instagram more hateful

Goodbye and good riddance to Meta fact-checking

lifestyle

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

How to change

Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. What you can do to lower your risk.

food & dining

Could Boston implement a sugary drink tax? Some city councilors want to explore the idea.

It’s National Bagel Day. Here are 7 spots to satisfy your cravings.

From the bakery boom to all-you-can-eat: 10 food trends to watch for in 2025

travel

Can the iconic huts of the White Mountains weather the rise of glamping?

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

Arts

Leonora Carrington’s fantastical worlds at the Rose Art Museum

50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter

Nine ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day around Boston

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 12

Nnedi Okorafor’s most autobiographical novel takes on fame, AI

In ‘Ballerina,’ Patrick Modiano again revisits wartime Paris

Movies

In ‘One of Them Days,’ Keke Palmer and SZA have one of those days — and it’s hilarious

As Los Angeles burns, Hollywood’s Oscar season turns into a pledge drive

FBI visit Ben Affleck’s house in search for security footage of unauthorized drone, published report says

Television

10 new TV shows to watch this winter

‘St. Denis Medical’ might be your new comfort watch

‘SNL50′ proves there’s still more to learn about ‘Saturday Night Live’

music

Lauren Mayberry on the uncomfortable thrill of going solo

50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter

Lindsay O’Donovan reflects on life with her late husband, Brian, ahead of Passim’s Boston Celtic Music Fest

Theater/Dance

‘Crumbs from the Table of Joy’ spreads its storytelling too widely

‘Ain’t No Mo’’ is wildly inventive and stiletto-sharp

‘Ain’t No Mo’’ digs deep to find the comedy in the taboo

Health

Hot dogs, sausage, and . . . dementia? Harvard and MIT research links ultra-processed meat with new health concerns.

HIV pioneers are aging faster than normal, prompting new approaches to care

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

Obituaries

Rick Kuhn, Boston College basketball player convicted in gambling scandal featured in ‘Goodfellas,’ dies at 69

Constantine Manos, photographer for landmark ‘Where’s Boston?’ exhibit, dies at 90

Stuart Spencer, mastermind of Reagan’s winning campaigns, dies at 97