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Hundreds of thousands of people were dropped from Medicaid in Massachusetts, and months later some remain uninsured

It's unclear exactly how many uninsured people Massachusetts has, but early indicators suggest a significant drop in the number of people with health coverage.

Alleged payments for sex and compromising text messages: 10 takeaways from the Matt Gaetz ethics report

Gaetz, a former Florida congressman who was briefly tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be the country’s next attorney general, has denied allegations made in the explosive report.

House Ethics Committee accuses Matt Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl

Warren slams Musk’s role in upending spending bill: ‘Nobody voted for Elon Musk to run the federal government’

Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday condemned billionaire Elon Musk for derailing a bipartisan government funding bill that included a significant package of health care policies.

President Biden commutes sentences of almost all inmates on federal death row

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is among the three people who will remain on death row.

Victims and families react as Biden spares the lives of 37 federal death row inmates

Here’s what salaries will be for top Mass. officials in the new year

All six statewide constitutional officers’ salaries would rise by roughly $19,000 or more beginning Jan. 1, meaning that each of their pay would top $200,000 for the first time.

In 2025, Healey plans to work with Trump administration

State Police trooper suspended after allegedly stealing from Target more than a dozen times, officials say

The trooper allegedly stole about $850 worth of merchandise by “skip scanning” in the self-checkout lanes, authorities said.

Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus

Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action

Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says

Boston woman charged after allegedly fatally stabbing 65-year-old woman in Ramsay Park

The top 10 TV shows of 2024, according to Globe critics

The best shows of the year involved girl groups, vampires, and feudal Japan.

This week’s TV: ‘Squid Game’ returns, a ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special, and moreWhen the ax falls on a beloved series, fans feel the pain

Timothée Chalamet in "A Complete Unknown."

ODIE HENDERSON REVIEW | ★

‘A Complete Unknown’ is a complete disaster

How does it feel ... to be Bob Dylan? You won’t learn much watching Timothée Chalamet sing and strum in this Oscar-baiting biopic.

★★ | Movie Review: There’s not much at stake in ‘Nosferatu’

FOOD
Sheryl Julian’s favorite Globe recipes of 2024
Even when we didn’t feel like cooking, there was a simple dish that seemed just right, and on energetic nights, others that were exciting.

Everything is a little bit elevated at Dar Rafiki’s, the Haverhill bakery that people can’t stop raving about

The Red Sox' deal to land Garrett Crochet was months in the making.

‘The 3,000th permutation of the deal got it done’: How the Sox landed ace pitcher Garrett Crochet

Walker Buehler closed out the Yankees to win the World Series for the Dodgers in October.

What to know about new Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler

BOS Nation FC signs 10-year lease with City of Boston for use of White Stadium. Here’s what the terms say.
Boston's NWSL outfit is scheduled to begin play in March 2026. If the stadium and field are not finished in time, the team could pay the city up to $45 million to finish construction.

Jaylen Brown had a game-high 35 points, but Orlando's Trevelin Queen (left) tied a career high with 17 points as the Magic rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit for a victory over the Celtics.

MAGIC 108, CELTICS 104

Tristian Da Silva 3-pointer delivers a bit of Magic to lift shorthanded Orlando past the Celtics

Then the third quarter happened, the Magic ramped up their defense, the Celtics couldn’t even get off consistent 3-pointers and then their late rally fell short.

Elias Lindholm deked Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren pratically out of his crease for the go-ahead goal in the third period.

Bruins 4, Capitals 1

Elias Lindholm scores a nifty goal as Bruins top Capitals; David Pastrnak exits in second period.

It was Lindholm's third goal in four games.

Mary Stone and her husband Winston, Winston wait for the festivities to begin at City Hall Plaza during the 248th Independence Day celebration in downtown Boston.

Globe Magazine

The 30 best photos of 2024 taken by Boston Globe photographers

Ever wonder how photographers capture just the right photo at just the right moment? Globe staffers tell us the stories behind some great images from the past year.

Providence Mayor Brett Smiley recently converted to Judaism after a year of study. He says he's found community at Temple Beth-El in Providence, Rhode Island.

Finding his faith community: Mayor of Providence Brett Smiley converts to Judaism

“I was very private about it at first, because I wasn’t sure,” Smiley said. But the more he studied, talked and thought about the Jewish faith, “the more it felt right,” he said.

The Globe podcast

‘Universities are the enemy.’ Final episode of ‘The Harvard Plan’ examines the growing distrust of higher education.

Episode three explores the deep history of Harvard and the distinctly American idea of “diversity.”

Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Opinion

Elba Portillo, 61, was last seen Dec. 13 leaving for work about 9:30 a.m. She is described in a missing person alert issued by the Boston Police Department as 5 feet, 3 inches tall with brown hair and brown eyes.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Another Latina has gone missing in East Boston. Will police do better this time?

Elba Portillo, 61, was last seen Dec. 13. Her family is desperately searching for her — and hoping to overcome “white woman syndrome,” the tendency of the public and police to overlook missing people who aren’t white women.

JOAN VENNOCHI

‘Tis the season of good will, but not for immigrants

ALAN WIRZBICKI

Finding more money in the state budget for transportation

Bruce Mohl

Has the state transportation secretary been benched?

RENÉE GRAHAM

The shattered dreams and lives of trans people lost to violence

Globe Santa

In their own words ...
Sometimes letters to Globe Santa capture the essence of the holidays better than Globe Santa can, such as this one.

Donate to Globe Santa

The best (and worst) of 2024

Boston Globe book critics share their 75 favorite titles of 2024.

The 75 best books of 2024

Laurent Bouzereau , left, and John Williams in "Music by John Williams."

10 notable documentaries to close out 2024

Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in "Thelma."

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up)

Odie Henderson’s 10 worst movies of the year

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Public health vending machines in Boston offer naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test strips
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s commissioner of public health, said the vending machines and kiosks are a “low-cost, compassionate way to destigmatize harm reduction."

About 650,000 people had data stolen in cyberattack on R.I.’s benefits system, governor says
“There is no need to worry that your benefits will be terminated,” Governor Dan McKee said. “There will be no terminations while the system is still down.”

80 Amazon packages found abandoned in the woods in Lakeville, officials say
The packages were then returned to an Amazon distribution center in Middleborough, police said.

Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway
The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning.

Mass. woman seriously injured in snowmobile crash in Bartlett, N.H.
Jiamin Wei of Chestnut Hill was taken to a hospital Monday for treatment of head injuries, officials said.

New Mexico prosecutor withdraws appeal of Alec Baldwin case in fatal shooting on movie set
The effort to prosecute Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer in 2021 ended Monday when the prosecutor withdrew an appeal of a ruling that had dropped the charges against him.

A Christmas tradition, with love and lobster traps

The Stonington, Conn., Lobster Trap Tree is a glorious tower of steel, art, and light — a nod to the legacy of local fishermen in the home of Connecticut’s last commercial fishing fleet.

‘There is a lot more anxiety here’: Scientists brace for shake-ups to health funding under Trump
The financial stakes for Massachusetts alone are considerable, with researchers receiving $3.3 billion in 2024 from the National Institutes of Health.

‘Unforgiving environment’: Dozens of hikers rescued each year in the White Mountains
The search and rescues are often not easy or quick, experts caution.

Money, Power, Inequality
Why residents in Black neighborhoods will pay more to stay warm this winter
Massachusetts is already warning residents to expect higher gas bills this season, citing a frigid winter forecast. While people across Boston will feel the increase, those who live in Black neighborhoods will be paying more than everyone else.

Culture & Lifestyle

Former president Barack Obama moderated a conversation during the Obama Foundation's 2024 Democracy Forum on Dec. 5 in Chicago. Obama shared his favorite 2024 books, movies, and music lists over the weekend.

Barack Obama’s 2024 list of favorite books includes a Boston-born author

Paula Pell as Gloria, Busy Philipps as Summer, Sara Bareilles as Dawn, and Renée Elise Goldsberry as Wickie in "Girls5eva."

When the ax falls on a beloved series, fans feel the pain

Artist Jo Sandman, 93, right, works with curator Katherine French to archive and place decades' worth of her art in museum collections.

For 93-year-old Boston painter and sculptor Jo Sandman, living the life of an artist ‘my destiny’

Rachel Kanter stands under the silk flowers at the entrance to her new store, Lovestruck Books, in Harvard Square.

In publishing, romance novels are hot. Now there’s a Harvard Square bookstore devoted to them

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

IDEAS | HEATHER LANIER

My deceased dad would have voted for Trump. I’d break bread with him anyway.

JEFF JACOBY

‘Raise the Age’ measures draw more teens into crime

An aerial view of MCI-Shirley prison. A corrections officer at the facility was recently charged with delivering drug-laced paper to a prisoner there.

EDITORIAL

K2 drug use running rampant in state prisons

Attendees of a candlelight vigil hosted by Trans Resistance MA in Boston in February.

RENÉE GRAHAM

The shattered dreams and lives of trans people lost to violence

A demonstrator reacted holding a Syrian independence-era flag during a rally in support of the Syrian people and in celebration of the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, at the Place de la Republique, in Paris, on Dec. 14.

Shira Schoenberg

After Assad: What’s next for Syria?

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

Mass. woman seriously injured in snowmobile crash in Bartlett, N.H.

Jiamin Wei of Chestnut Hill was taken to a hospital Monday for treatment of head injuries, officials said.

Natick engineer linked to deadly drone attack on US military base is due in federal court in Boston

Three American service members died in a drone attack on a US outpost in Jordan on Jan. 28. A Natick engineer with American and Iranian citizenship faces 10 charges.

Public health vending machines in Boston offer naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test strips

Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s commissioner of public health, said the vending machines and kiosks are a “low-cost, compassionate way to destigmatize harm reduction."

Yoshio Taniguchi, architect for MoMA’s expansion, dies at 87

Mr. Taniguchi was a Japanese architect who gained international fame in 1997 when he was chosen to renovate and expand New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, a project that cost $850 million and was completed in 2004.

Sports

Pembroke junior Kevin Murrin celebrates after scoring a last-second goal to force overtime in an eventual 3-3 tie against Whitman-Hanson at Hobomock Ice Arena.

High schools

Boys’ hockey roundup: No. 10 St. John’s (Shrewsbury) scores over, around, and through No. 11 Arlington Catholic

Check out the latest high school boys' hockey scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.

Fans at TD Garden expect threes to go in by the bushel when Payton Pritchard (right) takes the floor.

CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Payton Pritchard thinks some opponents better think twice before trying to keep pace with Celtics’ 3-point barrage

Whenever Pritchard checks into a game, the TD Garden fans immediately anticipate buckets.

Senior Nate Creedon, shown here as a sophomore, scored a game-high 26 points for Mansfield in a win over Bishop Feehan.

MANSFIELD 47, BISHOP FEEHAN 40

A big night for Nate Creedon and a gritty win for Mansfield boys’ basketball

Creedon scored a game-high 26 to help the fifth-ranked Hornets overcome a 1 for 15 performance shooting from deep.

MAGIC 108, CELTICS 104

Tristian Da Silva 3-pointer delivers a bit of Magic to lift shorthanded Orlando past the Celtics

Bruins 4, Capitals 1

Elias Lindholm scores a nifty goal as Bruins top Capitals; David Pastrnak exits in second period.

Bruins notebook

Bruins’ Charlie Coyle, a center most his career, delivered from right wing against Capitals

Business

Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus

A powerful government panel has failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase US Steel.

talking points

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to ban drug ads on TV. It wouldn’t be easy.

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Ex-Abercrombie CEO has dementia, can’t stand trial, lawyer says

bold types

Rapper-actor George Carroll, aka Slaine, opens mental health clinic in Norwood

magazine

Sandra Birchmore was 23 years old when she was found dead in her Canton apartment in 2021. Initially, investigators suspected suicide.

Secrets & Lies | Chapter 1

Sandra Birchmore put her trust in the police. They broke it.

Jim Keefe, the writer’s uncle, at Christmastime in Jamaica Plain in the late 1950s.

CONNECTIONS

My Uncle Jimmy outdid himself as our very own Santa some six decades ago

Cooking

Babka? Macaroons? Here are some sweet treats you can bake for Hanukkah.

PERSPECTIVE

Over half of Americans are lonely. In Maine, potluck dinners are helping.

metro

In their own words ...

About 650,000 people had data stolen in cyberattack on R.I.’s benefits system, governor says

Here’s what salaries will be for top Mass. officials in the new year

sports

By placing 50th in the World Golf Rankings, Lucas Glover will return to Augusta National for the 2024 Masters, and hopefully make some putts like he did here on 13 during the third round of the 2023 tournament.

Masters gets 10 more players from top 50 in the world ranking; Glover narrowly gets in

Report: Sean Manaea re-signs with Mets on three-year, $75 million deal

Shohei Ohtani wins third AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for one shy of record

business

Cometeer, Keurig, and Nespresso coffees were used in the taste testing.

Cometeer, Keurig, and Nespresso: Which brand has the best at-home coffee? We put it to the test.

Why is it so hard to make a robot chef?

FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?

politics

The Ethics Committee concluded that Matt Gaetz violated state sexual misconduct laws, including Florida’s statutory rape law, and violated House rules concerning gifts and misuse of his official office.

House Ethics panel report accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex and using drugs

Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action

Biden commutes 37 death sentences ahead of Trump’s plan to resume federal executions

Nation

Squirrels have been found to eat insects, meat from carcasses, eggs, and young birds.

Squirrels were filmed feasting on tiny rodents. Scientists are perplexed.

Research finds vaccines are not behind the rise in autism. So what is?

Suspect charged in fatal burning of woman on NYC subway

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un posed for a photo during a signing ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, in June.

Sending troops to help Russia was North Korea’s idea, US officials say

Top Arab diplomats, in Syria visits, aim to build ties with new leadership

Organized looting throws Gaza deeper into chaos

opinion

K2 drug use running rampant in state prisons

‘Raise the Age’ measures draw more teens into crime

The shattered dreams and lives of trans people lost to violence

lifestyle

He has to work for another 10 years

Free things to do in Boston this week for the whole family, plus, Frozen Fire Festival

I really, really like her. Now what?

food & dining

This recipe for Waldorf Beet Salad was one of Sheryl Julian's favorites this year.

Sheryl Julian’s favorite Globe recipes of 2024

It was a ‘painful’ year in beer. Here’s a look back at why.

Vintage Tea & Cake Co. opens a more casual spot in Arlington

travel

Everything is a little bit elevated at Dar Rafiki’s, the Haverhill bakery that people can’t stop raving about

How a government shutdown could affect your travel plans

An alternative template for retirement travel

Arts

For 93-year-old Boston painter and sculptor Jo Sandman, living the life of an artist ‘my destiny’

Video game designer finds ‘Sweet Spot’ through Boston Public Art Triennial Accelerator program

Lorraine O’Grady, trailblazing conceptual artist who critiqued the arts establishment, dies at 90

Books

Author Julie Gilbert and the cover to “Giant Love.”

In ‘Giant Love,’ a look at Edna Ferber and the Texas world she imagined

Barack Obama’s 2024 list of favorite books includes a Boston-born author

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 15

Movies

Willem Dafoe stars as Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz and Lily-Rose Depp stars as Ellen Hutter in "Nosferatu."

There’s not much at stake in ‘Nosferatu’

‘A Complete Unknown’ is a complete disaster

Barack Obama’s 2024 list of favorite books includes a Boston-born author

Television

When the ax falls on a beloved series, fans feel the pain

The top 10 TV shows of 2024, according to Globe critics

This week’s TV: ‘Squid Game’ returns, a ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special, and more

music

Barack Obama’s 2024 list of favorite books includes a Boston-born author

Michael Brewer, whose ‘One Toke’ was a big hit, is dead at 80

In his Handel and Haydn Society debut, Ruben Valenzuela conducts a festive trans-Atlantic journey

Theater/Dance

Ayodele Casel in ART’s world-premiere production of her "Diary of a Tap Dancer."

Ayodele Casel’s ‘Diary of a Tap Dancer’ at the ART writes forgotten women into the art form’s story

‘Selkie Girl’ may have a slim plot, but the show’s music makes up for it

A new ‘Christmas Carol’ masters the music, but is leaner on the emotional power

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

Obituaries

A view of the new wing of New York's Museum of Modern Art, designed by Mr. Taniguchi, as seen from the sculpture garden in 2004.

Hundreds of thousands of people were dropped from Medicaid in Massachusetts, and months later some remain uninsured

Alleged payments for sex and compromising text messages: 10 takeaways from the Matt Gaetz ethics report

Warren slams Musk’s role in upending spending bill: ‘Nobody voted for Elon Musk to run the federal government’

President Biden commutes sentences of almost all inmates on federal death row

Here’s what salaries will be for top Mass. officials in the new year

State Police trooper suspended after allegedly stealing from Target more than a dozen times, officials say

Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus

Biden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing ‘hurried’ House action

Bill Clinton is hospitalized with a fever but in good spirits, spokesperson says

Boston woman charged after allegedly fatally stabbing 65-year-old woman in Ramsay Park

The top 10 TV shows of 2024, according to Globe critics

‘A Complete Unknown’ is a complete disaster

FOODSheryl Julian’s favorite Globe recipes of 2024Even when we didn’t feel like cooking, there was a simple dish that seemed just right, and on energetic nights, others that were exciting.

‘The 3,000th permutation of the deal got it done’: How the Sox landed ace pitcher Garrett Crochet

What to know about new Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler

BOS Nation FC signs 10-year lease with City of Boston for use of White Stadium. Here’s what the terms say.Boston's NWSL outfit is scheduled to begin play in March 2026. If the stadium and field are not finished in time, the team could pay the city up to $45 million to finish construction.

Tristian Da Silva 3-pointer delivers a bit of Magic to lift shorthanded Orlando past the Celtics

Elias Lindholm scores a nifty goal as Bruins top Capitals; David Pastrnak exits in second period.

The 30 best photos of 2024 taken by Boston Globe photographers

Finding his faith community: Mayor of Providence Brett Smiley converts to Judaism

The Globe podcast

‘Universities are the enemy.’ Final episode of ‘The Harvard Plan’ examines the growing distrust of higher education.

Another Latina has gone missing in East Boston. Will police do better this time?

‘Tis the season of good will, but not for immigrants

Finding more money in the state budget for transportation

Has the state transportation secretary been benched?

The shattered dreams and lives of trans people lost to violence

In their own words ...Sometimes letters to Globe Santa capture the essence of the holidays better than Globe Santa can, such as this one.

The 75 best books of 2024

10 notable documentaries to close out 2024

Odie Henderson’s 10 best movies of 2024 (and 10 runners-up)

Odie Henderson’s 10 worst movies of the year

More recent News

Public health vending machines in Boston offer naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test stripsDr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s commissioner of public health, said the vending machines and kiosks are a “low-cost, compassionate way to destigmatize harm reduction."

About 650,000 people had data stolen in cyberattack on R.I.’s benefits system, governor says “There is no need to worry that your benefits will be terminated,” Governor Dan McKee said. “There will be no terminations while the system is still down.”

80 Amazon packages found abandoned in the woods in Lakeville, officials sayThe packages were then returned to an Amazon distribution center in Middleborough, police said.

Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subwayThe suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning.

Mass. woman seriously injured in snowmobile crash in Bartlett, N.H.Jiamin Wei of Chestnut Hill was taken to a hospital Monday for treatment of head injuries, officials said.

New Mexico prosecutor withdraws appeal of Alec Baldwin case in fatal shooting on movie setThe effort to prosecute Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer in 2021 ended Monday when the prosecutor withdrew an appeal of a ruling that had dropped the charges against him.

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‘There is a lot more anxiety here’: Scientists brace for shake-ups to health funding under TrumpThe financial stakes for Massachusetts alone are considerable, with researchers receiving $3.3 billion in 2024 from the National Institutes of Health.

‘Unforgiving environment’: Dozens of hikers rescued each year in the White MountainsThe search and rescues are often not easy or quick, experts caution.

Culture & Lifestyle

Barack Obama’s 2024 list of favorite books includes a Boston-born author

When the ax falls on a beloved series, fans feel the pain

For 93-year-old Boston painter and sculptor Jo Sandman, living the life of an artist ‘my destiny’

In publishing, romance novels are hot. Now there’s a Harvard Square bookstore devoted to them

Special Projects

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

My deceased dad would have voted for Trump. I’d break bread with him anyway.

‘Raise the Age’ measures draw more teens into crime

K2 drug use running rampant in state prisons

The shattered dreams and lives of trans people lost to violence

After Assad: What’s next for Syria?

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Mass. woman seriously injured in snowmobile crash in Bartlett, N.H.

Natick engineer linked to deadly drone attack on US military base is due in federal court in Boston

Public health vending machines in Boston offer naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test strips

Yoshio Taniguchi, architect for MoMA’s expansion, dies at 87

Sports

Boys’ hockey roundup: No. 10 St. John’s (Shrewsbury) scores over, around, and through No. 11 Arlington Catholic

Payton Pritchard thinks some opponents better think twice before trying to keep pace with Celtics’ 3-point barrage

A big night for Nate Creedon and a gritty win for Mansfield boys’ basketball

Tristian Da Silva 3-pointer delivers a bit of Magic to lift shorthanded Orlando past the Celtics

Elias Lindholm scores a nifty goal as Bruins top Capitals; David Pastrnak exits in second period.

Bruins’ Charlie Coyle, a center most his career, delivered from right wing against Capitals

Business

Biden will decide on US Steel acquisition after influential panel fails to reach consensus

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to ban drug ads on TV. It wouldn’t be easy.

Ex-Abercrombie CEO has dementia, can’t stand trial, lawyer says

Rapper-actor George Carroll, aka Slaine, opens mental health clinic in Norwood

Sandra Birchmore put her trust in the police. They broke it.

My Uncle Jimmy outdid himself as our very own Santa some six decades ago

FOOD
Sheryl Julian’s favorite Globe recipes of 2024
Even when we didn’t feel like cooking, there was a simple dish that seemed just right, and on energetic nights, others that were exciting.

BOS Nation FC signs 10-year lease with City of Boston for use of White Stadium. Here’s what the terms say.
Boston's NWSL outfit is scheduled to begin play in March 2026. If the stadium and field are not finished in time, the team could pay the city up to $45 million to finish construction.

In their own words ...
Sometimes letters to Globe Santa capture the essence of the holidays better than Globe Santa can, such as this one.

Public health vending machines in Boston offer naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test strips
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s commissioner of public health, said the vending machines and kiosks are a “low-cost, compassionate way to destigmatize harm reduction."

About 650,000 people had data stolen in cyberattack on R.I.’s benefits system, governor says
“There is no need to worry that your benefits will be terminated,” Governor Dan McKee said. “There will be no terminations while the system is still down.”

80 Amazon packages found abandoned in the woods in Lakeville, officials say
The packages were then returned to an Amazon distribution center in Middleborough, police said.

Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway
The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning.

Mass. woman seriously injured in snowmobile crash in Bartlett, N.H.
Jiamin Wei of Chestnut Hill was taken to a hospital Monday for treatment of head injuries, officials said.

New Mexico prosecutor withdraws appeal of Alec Baldwin case in fatal shooting on movie set
The effort to prosecute Alec Baldwin for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer in 2021 ended Monday when the prosecutor withdrew an appeal of a ruling that had dropped the charges against him.

‘There is a lot more anxiety here’: Scientists brace for shake-ups to health funding under Trump
The financial stakes for Massachusetts alone are considerable, with researchers receiving $3.3 billion in 2024 from the National Institutes of Health.

‘Unforgiving environment’: Dozens of hikers rescued each year in the White Mountains
The search and rescues are often not easy or quick, experts caution.