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President Trump spoke during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday.

The EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations. Follow live updates.

Trump also said that he hopes to soon speak face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in hopes of reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.

Analysis | James Pindell
Elon Musk is not a Cabinet member. But as he addressed Trump’s meeting, it was clear where real power resided.
It might only be a Cabinet meeting if Musk is there.

Live Updates

Justice Department nominees suggest some court orders can be ignored

Lawyers for President Trump in line to take top jobs at the Justice Department sparred with Democrats over whether the administration could simply ignore some court orders.

A Project 2025 author carries out his vision for mass federal layoffsEgg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled

Controversial house on eroding Cape Cod bluff demolished by homeowners
The home had been bought in 2021 for $5.5 million.

AJ Dybantsa at home in Brockton in January.

Globe Magazine

The making of AJ Dybantsa, the most exciting basketball prospect in Massachusetts history

He’s already making millions. He’s worked out with LeBron James. But the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft has his family — and his Brockton roots — to keep him grounded.

Somerville homeowner Walter Sass built a contraption that he says offers proof that his water meter is charging him for a leak that doesn't exist — and for water he isn't using.

They thought their water bills were too high. So, for these Somerville residents, the experiments began.

They took matters into their own hands to try to prove their meters, which the city says work just fine, are actually faulty.

Newly completed portions of the Lowell High School during the ongoing renovation project.

Multiple Mass. schools that surpass half a billion? They’re on the horizon as the cost of construction projects sharply rise.

Lexington might spend more than $650 million on its high school and Boston and Brockton might surpass $700 million.

Family of MIT student in fatal Cambridge bike crash files lawsuit
Her father said his "heart aches" for Minh-Thi Nguyen, who was 24.

Mass. State representative dating lobbyist removed from chairmanship role, promoted to House leadership
Mariano told reporters that moving Roy into the leadership ranks means “some of the negative things that he’s been attributed with goes away.”

BOLD TYPES

‘A clear and present danger’: Healey meets with ‘eds and meds’ leaders about NIH funding cuts

The Massachusetts governor is spreading the word about the damage these cutbacks would cause across many industries.

Public drug use in downtown Boston: City officials say they are focused on it
Wu's administration is tasked with a careful balancing act: celebrating historic declines in murders while acknowledging the spread of congregate drug use.

For downtown Boston businesses, safety is a pressing concern

AG Campbell won’t back lawsuit attempting to halt White Stadium demolition

“We have informed those challenging the project in court that, while we respect their advocacy, we do not share their legal position because the state laws on which they rely do not prevent the City of Boston’s plans," Campbell's office said Wednesday

Michelle Trachtenberg, star of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ and ‘Harriet the Spy,’ has died
Trachtenberg was 39. Police found her “unconscious and unresponsive” in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday morning.

A woman traveling with a Mass.-based organization in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window

The young woman was on a European trip with a Massachusetts-based organization called EF Gap Year when she allegedly threw the newborn from a second-floor window of a hotel.

Marty Baron blasts Bezos over changes to Washington Post opinion page: ‘Sad and disgusted’

Roommate of woman who was allegedly raped by Uber driver saw man in backseat of SUV, police report says

Lawyers for Karen Read file motion to dismiss murder indictment against her

Conan O'Brien, host of Sunday's 97th Academy Awards, helps to roll out the red carpet for the show at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Los Angeles.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

It’s his first time hosting, but Conan O’Brien has been preparing for the Oscars for years

Conan O’Brien breaks out childhood Boston accent for Jimmy Kimmel

LOVE LETTERS

Do I pursue a romantic interest in my stepbrother?

It might have worked in the movie "Clueless," but is it a good idea in real life?

From left: Elvie Ellis, Nathan Haydel, Jared Howelton, and Tyler Fauntleroy in "Hamilton."

‘Hamilton,’ ‘Suffs,’ and more announced for new Broadway In Boston season

A musical adaptation of "Mrs. Doubtfire" will also come to town.

Opinion

Mitch McConnell's political pretzel logic exposed his power-hungry hypocrisy for all to see.

SCOT LEHIGH

Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s cynical and hollow man

The longtime GOP Senate leader transformed that body, but not for the better.

JOAN VENNOCHI

White House border czar Tom Homan is living in Trump’s alternative universe

EDITORIAL

Statewide cellphone ban in schools is a lesson in common sense

IDEAS | Paul Hockenos

Can Germany’s new leader fend off the far right?

IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

The time I was accused of white supremacy

Black History Month

It was 1736, and a formerly enslaved man opened Providence’s first restaurant -- an oyster bar and alehouse.

The lost story of the former slave who opened one of Providence’s first restaurants and elevated the oyster

Map of Green Book locations shown next to the cover of The Negro Motorist Green-Book.

When travel was treacherous for Black people: The Green Book’s legacy in New England

The location and historic marker for Rock Rest Tourist Home in Kittery Point, Maine, a historic home that was wasn't featured in The Green Book but was nevertheless a popular destination for Black Travelers in the 1940s and 1950s.

Podcast: Uncovering Green Book locations in New England

Protesters marched past the Rosa Parks statue in Montgomery, Ala., on Wednesday June 3, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.

As part of Black History month, Rosa Parks Day officially established in Massachusetts

More recent News

Hamas hands over remains in 4 coffins to Red Cross, Israel says

The latest release comes as the first phase of the truce, which began in January, draws to a close after 42 days.

Judge tosses Harvard University lawsuit filed by alumni who said school failed to address campus antisemitism

The plaintiffs "have no cognizable legal injury that could be redressed through this suit," the judge wrote.

Family and friends of three Revere women are stunned after their mysterious deaths in Belize

Mourners gathered for a vigil Tuesday night in Revere after the bodies of three local women, all in their 20s, were found in a hotel room in the Central American nation of Belize.

A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

The measles outbreak in West Texas has infected more than 120 people since it began late last month.

Christianity’s decline in US appears to have halted, major study shows

After years of decline, the Christian population in the United States has been stable for several years, a shift fueled in part by young adults.

Three injured after small plane crashes into Vermont’s Mount Equinox

The plane crashed near the peak of the 3,855-foot mountain in Manchester, officials said.

American Airlines flight from Boston discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Reagan airport in DC

The maneuver happened about 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, less than two hours before a plane attempting to land at Chicago’s Midway Airport climbed back into the sky to avoid another aircraft.

GBH relaunches ‘Basic Black’ as ‘GBH News Rooted,’ plans to bring back version of ‘Greater Boston’ later this year

“GBH News Rooted" will include roundtable discussions, interviews, and visits to neighborhoods across Boston and New England, and will air on TV, radio, and YouTube.

Man charged with killing 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence to plead guilty in federal drug case

Federal prosecutors accused Csean Skerritt of selling fentanyl to a cooperating witness three days after Tyler Lawrence was shot and killed as he walked near his grandparents' house.

For years, House leaders promised reforms to protect staff. Their new rules package goes backward, staff say.

State House members passed a rules package Tuesday to outsource the role of Equal Employment Officer to an independent contractor and relegate training to the House’s human resources and employee engagement offices.

ADRIAN WALKER
‘A huge slap in the face’: DOGE fired this veteran from the VA with an email
He lost his job — helping war-scarred veterans in Central Massachusetts at the VA Veterans Center in Springfield — earlier this month.

Town of Harvard Select Board member censured after tweets spark allegations of racism, misogyny
The Town of Harvard Select Board is requesting the resignation of member Don Ludwig days after online posts, alleged to be linked to him, were reported to the board in a resident’s formal complaint.

FOOD
How Allagash White conquered the world
When he started brewing the cloudy Belgian ale in Maine in 1995, Rob Tod "couldn’t give it away." Thirty years later, it’s the most honored witbier on earth.

Culture & Lifestyle

Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke and Kailey Farmer as June Byers in a collar-and-elbow hold on the carnival-wrestling circuit in the new biopic "Queen of the Ring."

Mildred Burke, who paved the way for women wrestlers, hits the mat and the big screen in ‘Queen of the Ring’

Boston's Everyone250 initiative launched Wednesday.

Boston’s Everyone250 embraces a fuller narrative of the city as the nation gears up for its 250th anniversary

Johnny Macmaster, 2 from Marshfield, ate French fries at Sullivan’s on Castle Island on opening day on March 2, 2024. Hundreds of people came on a raw Saturday to enjoy food at Sullivans on opening day, considered to be a rite of spring.

Score one for Southie: Sullivan’s Castle Island wins a James Beard America’s Classics Award

Meg Stalter as Kayla with Paul W. Downs as Jimmy on season 2 of "Hacks." Stalter performs a comedy show at the Wilbur on Thursday.

HBO ‘Hacks’ star Meg Stalter, brings her ‘alt-weird’ comedy to Boston Thursday

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

A demonstrator in Washington, D.C., holds up baby Trump balloons on the president's birthday on June 14.

RENÉE GRAHAM

For Republicans, Trump’s age ain’t nothing but a number

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Feb. 20.

Jill Abramson

AP turns the tables on Trump

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q. Brown Jr. was among several top military leaders fired by President Trump.

EDITORIAL

Trump’s Pentagon purge degrades US military

Gov. Janet Mills defended the rule of law against President Trump, who believes the only rule is that the law begins and ends with him.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Maine Gov. Mills joins women who confront Trump to defend the rule of law

IDEAS | VANDA MAYER

The stifling paranoia of MAGA on the Danube

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

AG Campbell won’t back lawsuit attempting to halt White Stadium demolition

Mass. State representative dating lobbyist removed from chairmanship role, promoted to House leadership

Mariano told reporters that moving Roy into the leadership ranks means “some of the negative things that he’s been attributed with goes away.”

BOLD TYPES

‘A clear and present danger’: Healey meets with ‘eds and meds’ leaders about NIH funding cuts

The Massachusetts governor is spreading the word about the damage these cutbacks would cause across many industries.

Man charged with killing 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence to plead guilty in federal drug case

Federal prosecutors accused Csean Skerritt of selling fentanyl to a cooperating witness three days after Tyler Lawrence was shot and killed as he walked near his grandparents' house.

Sports

JD Davison (No. 20) chases down the Raptors' Jamal Shead as Shead reaches for a loose ball in the Celtics victory against the Raptors Tuesday. Davison got some rare playing with the big club, helping out a short-handed Celtics team.

Celtics notebook

Two-way guard JD Davison ready whenever the Celtics need him

Davison, a G-League guard, played 3:46 in the third quarter and had an assist, rebound and steal against Toronto. He is hoping to gain more trust and more reps as the season progresses.

Opponents of the planned professional soccer stadium slated for Franklin Park’s White Stadium demonstrated outside of Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office Wednesday.

AG Campbell won’t back lawsuit attempting to halt White Stadium demolition

UConn coach Geno Auriemma will be one one of four people to receive the Joe Lapchick Character Award.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Geno Auriemma, Phil Martelli headline Joe Lapchick Character Award recipients

Auriemma is the winningest coach in women’s basketball history, leading UConn to 11 national championships, and has won an NCAA record 1,239 games in his 40 years at the school.

Patriots

Patriots give defensive tackle Davon Godchaux Godchaix permission to seek trade

NFL

NFL’s competition committee reviewing overtime rules to decrease advantage for team that wins coin toss

Red Sox notebook

Liam Hendriks ‘really happy’ after his first time pitching for the Red Sox, albeit in a spring training game

Business

TALKING POINTS

Nvidia sales surge in the fourth quarter on demand for AI chips

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Trump says Zelensky is coming to the White House to sign US-Ukraine critical minerals deal

Trump has framed the emerging deal that would give the US access to Ukraine’s deposits of rare earth minerals as a chance for Kyiv to pay back the US for aid already sent.

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’

BOLD TYPES

‘A clear and present danger’: Healey meets with ‘eds and meds’ leaders about NIH funding cuts

magazine

Philadelphia and Boston sports fans have more in common than we might like to admit.

PERSPECTIVE

I embedded with Philly fans at the Super Bowl. Here’s what I learned.

The Bennett family poses for a portrait at their home.

The Health Issue

Advocating for a child with a rare disorder brings heartbreak. And then there’s the joy.

CONNECTIONS

I’ve been that terrified parent in a Boston Children’s Hospital coffee shop

Reggie Harris and Alastair Moock in 2021.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Feb. 24 - March 2

metro

The mayor said the city is focused on driving foot traffic to downtown and is dedicating a range of resources to reduce congregate drug use, from new supportive housing units and treatment options to increased police patrols and enforcement.

Public drug use in downtown Boston: City officials say they are focused on it

Lawyers for Karen Read file motion to dismiss murder indictment against her

Family of MIT student in fatal Cambridge bike crash files lawsuit

sports

Alex Cora's Red Sox lost their third straight spring training game.

Wednesday’s Red Sox spring training report: Rays break open tie game with five runs in fifth

Here’s what Patriots executive VP of player personnel Eliot Wolf had to say in his first public comments since August

Many NFL Draft prospects agree on one word to describe new Patriots coach Mike Vrabel: Intense

business

Cartons of eggs sit inside cooler at Norma's Sweets Bakery Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)

Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump’s bird flu plan unveiled

Marty Baron blasts Bezos over changes to Washington Post opinion page: ‘Sad and disgusted’

Not known for political coverage, Wired takes a leading role in tracking Elon Musk’s team

politics

The EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations. Follow live updates.

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’

Justice Department nominees suggest some court orders can be ignored

Nation

The Saint Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Chicago, in October 2023. After years of decline, the Christian population in the United States has been stable for several years, a shift fueled in part by young adults, according to a survey the Pew Research Center released this month.

Christianity’s decline in US appears to have halted, major study shows

A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

NYC Mayor Eric Adams skips forum as he awaits decision on legal fate

World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to journalists during a press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday.

Trump says Zelensky is coming to the White House to sign US-Ukraine critical minerals deal

Hamas hands over remains in 4 coffins to Red Cross, Israel says

At funeral for Shiri Bibas and children, an Israeli outpouring of grief

opinion

May I have a word: Turtles all the way down

For Republicans, Trump’s age ain’t nothing but a number

How Europe can go it alone

lifestyle

Billy McFarland, who organized the original Fyre Festival with, among others, rapper Ja Rule, in 2022.

Another Fyre Festival? What could possibly go wrong?

Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here’s how friends can help.

Ayo Edebiri to write and possibly star in live-action Barney movie for A24

food & dining

Score one for Southie: Sullivan’s Castle Island wins a James Beard America’s Classics Award

How Allagash White conquered the world

Three Mardi Gras recipes worthy of a celebration

travel

Vacation is about shifting your outlook to be more mindful.

If you’ve got vacation time, use it. It could save your life.

Guest already occupies a Vrbo unit booked by another

A maple-themed getaway, rugged hikes in Pakistan, and travel baby gear

Arts

Jess T. Dugan, still from "Letter to My Daughter," video, 2023.

In a family way, photographically

Bill Nye joined Jaylen Brown for 741 launch party at the Museum of Science

Mel Bochner, conceptual artist who played with language, dies at 84

Books

Laila Lalami and the cover to her book “The Dream Hotel.”

When your thoughts brand you a criminal, how can you get free?

COVID broke our hearts, and revealed a broken country. Can we build something better?

The most anticipated parenting (and parenting-adjacent) books of spring 2025

Movies

Mildred Burke, who paved the way for women wrestlers, hits the mat and the big screen in ‘Queen of the Ring’

‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Nosferatu,’ and more 2025 Oscar nominees with New England ties

Conan O’Brien breaks out childhood Boston accent for Jimmy Kimmel

Television

It’s his first time hosting, but Conan O’Brien has been preparing for the Oscars for years

Michelle Trachtenberg, star of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ and ‘Harriet the Spy,’ has died

‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star Karen Huger gets 12 months for DUI

music

FaceOff (with red hair, next to Kendrick Lamar, center) and Junior Cius (second row from bottom, second dancer from left) were among the dancers who performed with Lamar during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, which drew a record 133.5 million viewers.

These Boston dancers represented in Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show

Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy celebrate 40 years of REM’s ‘Fables of the Reconstruction’

Wu-Tang Clan announces final tour, including a stop at TD Garden

Theater/Dance

HBO ‘Hacks’ star Meg Stalter, brings her ‘alt-weird’ comedy to Boston Thursday

‘Hamilton,’ ‘Suffs,’ and more announced for new Broadway In Boston season

SpeakEasy sends off a man of great importance with a fitting swan song

Health

This season’s flu is more severe, leading to more ER visits, Boston health officials say

COVID-like bat virus discovered by researchers in Chinese lab

This killer snail could save your life

Obituaries

The EPA wants to repeal a landmark environmental finding, jeopardizing climate regulations. Follow live updates.

Analysis | James Pindell Elon Musk is not a Cabinet member. But as he addressed Trump’s meeting, it was clear where real power resided.It might only be a Cabinet meeting if Musk is there.

Justice Department nominees suggest some court orders can be ignored

Controversial house on eroding Cape Cod bluff demolished by homeownersThe home had been bought in 2021 for $5.5 million.

The making of AJ Dybantsa, the most exciting basketball prospect in Massachusetts history

They thought their water bills were too high. So, for these Somerville residents, the experiments began.

Multiple Mass. schools that surpass half a billion? They’re on the horizon as the cost of construction projects sharply rise.

Family of MIT student in fatal Cambridge bike crash files lawsuitHer father said his "heart aches" for Minh-Thi Nguyen, who was 24.

Mass. State representative dating lobbyist removed from chairmanship role, promoted to House leadershipMariano told reporters that moving Roy into the leadership ranks means “some of the negative things that he’s been attributed with goes away.”

‘A clear and present danger’: Healey meets with ‘eds and meds’ leaders about NIH funding cuts

Public drug use in downtown Boston: City officials say they are focused on itWu's administration is tasked with a careful balancing act: celebrating historic declines in murders while acknowledging the spread of congregate drug use.

AG Campbell won’t back lawsuit attempting to halt White Stadium demolition

Michelle Trachtenberg, star of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ and ‘Harriet the Spy,’ has diedTrachtenberg was 39. Police found her “unconscious and unresponsive” in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday morning.

A woman traveling with a Mass.-based organization in custody after newborn thrown from Paris hotel window

Marty Baron blasts Bezos over changes to Washington Post opinion page: ‘Sad and disgusted’

Roommate of woman who was allegedly raped by Uber driver saw man in backseat of SUV, police report says

Lawyers for Karen Read file motion to dismiss murder indictment against her

It’s his first time hosting, but Conan O’Brien has been preparing for the Oscars for years

Do I pursue a romantic interest in my stepbrother?

‘Hamilton,’ ‘Suffs,’ and more announced for new Broadway In Boston season

Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s cynical and hollow man

White House border czar Tom Homan is living in Trump’s alternative universe

Statewide cellphone ban in schools is a lesson in common sense

Can Germany’s new leader fend off the far right?

The time I was accused of white supremacy

The lost story of the former slave who opened one of Providence’s first restaurants and elevated the oyster

When travel was treacherous for Black people: The Green Book’s legacy in New England

Podcast: Uncovering Green Book locations in New England

As part of Black History month, Rosa Parks Day officially established in Massachusetts

More recent News

Hamas hands over remains in 4 coffins to Red Cross, Israel says

Judge tosses Harvard University lawsuit filed by alumni who said school failed to address campus antisemitism

Family and friends of three Revere women are stunned after their mysterious deaths in Belize

A Texas child who was not vaccinated has died of measles, a first for the US in a decade

Christianity’s decline in US appears to have halted, major study shows

Three injured after small plane crashes into Vermont’s Mount Equinox

American Airlines flight from Boston discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Reagan airport in DC

GBH relaunches ‘Basic Black’ as ‘GBH News Rooted,’ plans to bring back version of ‘Greater Boston’ later this year

Man charged with killing 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence to plead guilty in federal drug case

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Culture & Lifestyle

Mildred Burke, who paved the way for women wrestlers, hits the mat and the big screen in ‘Queen of the Ring’

Boston’s Everyone250 embraces a fuller narrative of the city as the nation gears up for its 250th anniversary

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For Republicans, Trump’s age ain’t nothing but a number

AP turns the tables on Trump

Trump’s Pentagon purge degrades US military

Maine Gov. Mills joins women who confront Trump to defend the rule of law

The stifling paranoia of MAGA on the Danube

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Metro

AG Campbell won’t back lawsuit attempting to halt White Stadium demolition

Mass. State representative dating lobbyist removed from chairmanship role, promoted to House leadership

‘A clear and present danger’: Healey meets with ‘eds and meds’ leaders about NIH funding cuts

Man charged with killing 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence to plead guilty in federal drug case

Sports

Two-way guard JD Davison ready whenever the Celtics need him

AG Campbell won’t back lawsuit attempting to halt White Stadium demolition

Geno Auriemma, Phil Martelli headline Joe Lapchick Character Award recipients

Patriots give defensive tackle Davon Godchaux Godchaix permission to seek trade

NFL’s competition committee reviewing overtime rules to decrease advantage for team that wins coin toss

Liam Hendriks ‘really happy’ after his first time pitching for the Red Sox, albeit in a spring training game

Business

Nvidia sales surge in the fourth quarter on demand for AI chips

Trump says Zelensky is coming to the White House to sign US-Ukraine critical minerals deal

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’

‘A clear and present danger’: Healey meets with ‘eds and meds’ leaders about NIH funding cuts

I embedded with Philly fans at the Super Bowl. Here’s what I learned.

Analysis | James Pindell
Elon Musk is not a Cabinet member. But as he addressed Trump’s meeting, it was clear where real power resided.
It might only be a Cabinet meeting if Musk is there.

Controversial house on eroding Cape Cod bluff demolished by homeowners
The home had been bought in 2021 for $5.5 million.

Family of MIT student in fatal Cambridge bike crash files lawsuit
Her father said his "heart aches" for Minh-Thi Nguyen, who was 24.

Mass. State representative dating lobbyist removed from chairmanship role, promoted to House leadership
Mariano told reporters that moving Roy into the leadership ranks means “some of the negative things that he’s been attributed with goes away.”

Public drug use in downtown Boston: City officials say they are focused on it
Wu's administration is tasked with a careful balancing act: celebrating historic declines in murders while acknowledging the spread of congregate drug use.

Michelle Trachtenberg, star of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ ‘Gossip Girl,’ and ‘Harriet the Spy,’ has died
Trachtenberg was 39. Police found her “unconscious and unresponsive” in a Manhattan apartment on Wednesday morning.

ADRIAN WALKER
‘A huge slap in the face’: DOGE fired this veteran from the VA with an email
He lost his job — helping war-scarred veterans in Central Massachusetts at the VA Veterans Center in Springfield — earlier this month.

Town of Harvard Select Board member censured after tweets spark allegations of racism, misogyny
The Town of Harvard Select Board is requesting the resignation of member Don Ludwig days after online posts, alleged to be linked to him, were reported to the board in a resident’s formal complaint.

FOOD
How Allagash White conquered the world
When he started brewing the cloudy Belgian ale in Maine in 1995, Rob Tod "couldn’t give it away." Thirty years later, it’s the most honored witbier on earth.