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Nightmare in Mission Hill | Chapter One

The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting

You may have heard the story. You may think you know what happened. But you don’t.

Chargers 6, Patriots 0

This Patriots fan, like the feeling of many, can't watch in the fourth quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots couldn’t come close to scoring against a weak Chargers defense, and are the most unwatchable team in the NFL

The team that was once the NFL’s standard-bearer is now unbearable to watch.

Have questions about the Patriots? Submit your queries and they may be answered by our beat writers.

Bill Belichick was animated on the field, but he was in no mood to talk, or yell, after the game.

Nicole Yang | State of the Patriots

Bill Belichick, more terse than usual, sounds as if he’s heard enough after Patriots’ loss to Chargers

Jalen Mills got some air time after the Patriots stuffed the Chargers for an 4-yard loss in the fourth quarter.

Between the hashmarks

Patriots are first team since 1938 to lose three straight games despite allowing 10 or fewer points

Bailey Zappe was 13-of-25 passing for 141 yards and was sacked five times.

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Mac Jones isn’t the answer, but Bailey Zappe isn’t either as Patriots get shut out by Chargers

Investors snagged 1 in 5 homes for sale in Greater Boston, worsening housing crisis, report finds
In recent years, smaller local operators scooped up two-families and triple-deckers, driving up the cost of once relatively affordable housing.

The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals encouraged dog owners concerned about their pet’s health to avoid dog parks or other areas where dogs congregate “out of an abundance of caution.”

Local vets urge caution but not panic over ‘mystery’ respiratory illness found in dogs

Boston-area veterinarians said they have received a surge of calls from concerned dog owners following media reports about the “mystery illness,” which in some cases has developed into pneumonia and even led to death.

Celtics Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics will be playing in Las Vegas if they beat Indiana on Monday night.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Joe Mazzulla wants his Celtics to win — and he doesn’t care what his NBA coaching brethren thinks about it

In the past three weeks, Mazzulla has had on-court disputes with opposing coaches because of his decisions, a sign that he is willing to bruise egos for the sake of victory and progress.

Milton man, 42, dead after ‘fatal incident’ at Kowloon parking lot in Saugus

Patrick Kenney Jr. was found with a knife wound in the parking lot after 9 p.m. and died a short time later at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, officials said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Northern New England could see up to a foot of snow, slick morning commute
After a wet Sunday, expect a fairly typical weather pattern for the first full week of December.

Storm warnings issued for parts of New Hampshire as first significant storm of season approaches

A miracle on Clarendon Street: How a Back Bay building became apartments for homeless people
Projects like these typically take years to pull together, but this one took just a little over a year from the filing of its plan to the start of renovations.

Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, says efforts in south will be ‘no less strength’ than in north
Israel’s military says it has expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza in pursuit of Hamas.

US is pressing Israel and Hamas to resume talks, White House official says

In December 2019, members of the Worcester fire department and representatives from fire departments across the country stand at attention during a ceremony on the 20th anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co.

Six Worcester firefighters remembered on 24th anniversary of warehouse fire

For iRobot and Amazon, European antitrust roadblock is just one hurdle

Amazon agreed to acquire the Bedford-based home robotics company 16 months ago, but the deal is still pending. What gives?

Quincy man’s body found dumped in alley in Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police say

79-year-old Acton man arrested on child enticement charges

New interpretive panel in Newburyport honors city’s Black abolitionists

Jim Leyland guided the 1997 Marlins to a World Series title, but his most successful managerial spell was his eight years in Detroit, leading them to five seasons of at least 88 wins and two AL pennants.

Manager Jim Leyland gets call to Cooperstown

The skipper who won three pennants and one World Series in 22 seasons with four teams was the lone candidate selected by the contemporary-era committee on Sunday.

The New England Aquarium has treated more than 200 hypothermic sea turtles that have washed up on Massachusetts shores in critical condition since the beginning of November, according to the organization.

New England Aquarium treats more than 200 ‘cold-stunned’ turtles washed up on Mass. shores

Staff and volunteers from the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary roam the beaches along Cape Cod Bay to spot turtles stunned by the cold water and take them to the aquarium’s sea turtle hospital in Quincy, the aquarium said.

Emma Stone attends "Bleat"during the 61st New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, on Oct. 4, in New York City.

‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open riffs on George Santos’s expulsion with a musical farewell; Emma Stone hosts

“SNL” on Dec. 2 was hosted by actress Emma Stone. Indie folk artist and native Vermonter Noah Kahan was the musical guest of the night.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Massachusetts weighs the legalization of psychedelics — and the future of tripping

A proposed ballot question stirs deeper questions about how we should approach hallucinogenic drugs.

Brookline’s phased cigarette ban is unwise, irrational, and deeply patronizing

If addiction is a disease, why does the probation system treat relapses as a crime?

What I found — and lost — while building a typewriter

Free will vs. determinism, or: What made you read this headline?

Single family garage

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

More recent News

Pentagon says a US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships
The Pentagon says an American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack in the Red Sea.

In Florida’s hot political climate, some faculty have had enough
Many professors are giving up coveted tenured positions and blaming their departures on Governor Ron DeSantis and his effort to reshape the higher education system to fit his conservative principles.

Drawbridge on Morrissey Boulevard stuck open, detours underway
The Beades Bridge, which carries traffic over Dorchester Bay, was stuck in an upright position, MassDOT said shortly before 7:30 p.m. on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Boston College football earns a ‘home away from home’ bowl game at Fenway Park
The Eagles face SMU on Dec. 28 in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl and will try to end their season with a seventh victory.

The climate summit embraces AI, with reservations
Some participants have voiced worries about AI’s potential to devour energy, and harm humans and the planet.

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt
Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal including debt.

Grandparents lament they are ‘a little old for the task’ of raising children
Grandparents, ideally, can often offer a safe home with unconditional love. But for many it comes at a cost, and often this cost is financial.

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A person runs along Quincy Shore Drive in Quincy, MA.

What’s your risk of dementia? New tool from Mass. General helps assess brain health.

New research suggests a high score on measures of physical health, lifestyle, and social life translates to a lower risk of some brain diseases.

FDA poised to approve first gene-editing therapy, made by local drug firms
The life-changing drug, developed by Boston-based Vertex and its Swiss partner CRISPR Therapeutics, targets sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that causes crippling pain.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
They’re poor, but not poor enough to qualify for emergency housing in Massachusetts
The income limits for those seeking emergency housing in our right to shelter state are ludicrously low, leaving desperate families like Tami Mitchell’s stranded.

Daughter tells story of Lynnfield father’s secret past as an infamous bank robber, and how he got away with it
Remember the guy who robbed a bank in Cleveland, then changed his name and moved to Massachusetts, where he started a new life for himself and never got caught? In a new podcast, his daughter tells her side of the wild story.

Culture & Lifestyle

Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the Holiday Pops at Symphony Hall Friday night.

A sparkling season opener from the Holiday Pops

The 10 best TV shows of 2023

Author Ben Mezrich at his Newton home in the room where he often writes.

Ben Mezrich’s new book is on Elon Musk and how Twitter broke the billionaire

Installation view of "Like Magic" at MASS MoCA. Foreground: Gelare Khoshgozaran, "U.S. Customs Demands to Know", ongoing. Courtesy of the artist. Background (from left): Raven Chacon, "Compass," 2021. "Score," painted on wall. Courtesy of the artist. Raven Chacon, For Zitkála-Šá, 2017–2020. Courtesy of the artist.

In ‘Like Magic,’ 10 artists conjure shadowy refuge at MassMoCA

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A team of veterinarians, scientists, and volunteers attempt to turn a tranquilized 7-ton wild African elephant that had collapsed on his belly onto his side in preparation for an elaborate and messy procedure that will collect the animal's semen.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek with photographs by Matjaž Krivic

How to collect a sperm sample from an elephant

The advent of the 2023 Advent calendar extravaganza

A trans rights protester at a rally in Frankfort, Ky., in March.

It’s been another deadly year for the trans community

Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges, pictured, was charged with felony domestic assault by Los Angeles County prosecutors after he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend in front of their two children in 2022.

IDEAS | JOSHUA PEDERSON

Don’t draft horrible people for your fantasy sports team

Bumper stickers featuring former president Donald Trump were for sale at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, in 2021.

A new name for members of a Grand Old Party

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

Six Worcester firefighters remembered on 24th anniversary of warehouse fire

Bagpipes echoed in Worcester Sunday evening to mark the 24th anniversary of the 5-alarm fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. that killed six firefighters.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Northern New England could see up to a foot of snow, slick morning commute

After a wet Sunday, expect a fairly typical weather pattern for the first full week of December.

Milton man, 42, dead after ‘fatal incident’ at Kowloon parking lot in Saugus

Patrick Kenney Jr. was found with a knife wound in the parking lot after 9 p.m. and died a short time later at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, officials said.

Local vets urge caution but not panic over ‘mystery’ respiratory illness found in dogs

Boston-area veterinarians said they have received a surge of calls from concerned dog owners following media reports about the “mystery illness,” which in some cases has developed into pneumonia and even led to death.

Sports

Jim Leyland guided the 1997 Marlins to a World Series title, but his most successful managerial spell was his eight years in Detroit, leading them to five seasons of at least 88 wins and two AL pennants.

baseball hall of fame

Longtime manager Jim Leyland gets call to Baseball Hall of Fame

The skipper who won three pennants and one World Series in 22 seasons with four teams was the lone candidate selected by the contemporary-era committee Sunday.

Texans safety Jimmie Ward celebrated with coach DeMeco Ryans after his interception sealed a win over the Broncos.

Texans pick off Russell Wilson, Broncos for fourth win in five games and to move above .500

Nico Collins had 191 yards receiving and caught a fourth-quarter touchdown from C.J. Stroud as Houston ended Denver's five-game winning streak.

Bill Belichick was animated on the field, but he was in no mood to talk, or yell, after the game.

Nicole Yang | State of the Patriots

Bill Belichick, more terse than usual, sounds as if he’s heard enough after Patriots’ loss to Chargers

He opened his news conference with his typically trite remarks before rebuffing the majority of questions about the state of his team.

‘Taylor Pro Bowl’ trophy up for grabs when Bengals and Jaguars tangle

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots couldn’t come close to scoring against a weak Chargers defense, and are the most unwatchable team in the NFL

49ERS 42, EAGLES 19

49ers use stretch of six straight touchdowns to beat Eagles in NFC Championship game rematch

Business

For iRobot and Amazon, European antitrust roadblock is just one hurdle

Amazon agreed to acquire the Bedford-based home robotics company 16 months ago, but the deal is still pending. What gives?

The climate summit embraces AI, with reservations

Some participants have voiced worries about AI’s potential to devour energy, and harm humans and the planet.

Investors snagged 1 in 5 homes for sale in Greater Boston, worsening housing crisis, report finds

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2023: Explore the winners lists and more

The Globe’s film critic picks 6 holiday movies that are actually good

What 52 bandannas say about my late son’s life

My in-laws helped repay my student loan. How do I thank them?

metro

The New England Aquarium has treated more than 200 hypothermic sea turtles that have washed up on Massachusetts shores in critical condition since the beginning of November, according to the organization.

New England Aquarium treats more than 200 ‘cold-stunned’ turtles washed up on Mass. shores

Globe Santa steps in when illness strikes a family

Unexpected cattle call on a baseball field in West Bridgewater

sports

At Lincoln-Sudbury, Kirk Fredericks directed the Warriors to three MIAA baseball championships.

‘Surprising’ call to state baseball coaches’ hall elicits a smile from former Lincoln-Sudbury coach Kirk Fredericks

Besides stepping up as always, Charlie McAvoy also speaking up as a leader

Scottie Scheffler cruises to victory in Hero World Challenge; Tiger Woods 18th but happy with progress

business

Alaska Airlines planes are shown parked at gates with Mount Rainier in the background at sunrise, March 1, 2021, at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle.

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal with debt

Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars

A miracle on Clarendon Street: How a Back Bay building became apartments for homeless people

politics

A ruling against the settlement could blow up the painstakingly negotiated deal, leaving the fate of Purdue Pharmaceutical and the urgently sought payments up in the air.

Fate of billions for opioid victims from Sacklers rests with Supreme Court

It’s Kennedy Center Honors time for a crop including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal, and Dionne Warwick

The US government can’t quit Elon Musk - even amid erratic behavior

Nation

Neil H. Buchanan, a prominent economist and tax law scholar, left his tenured job at the University of Florida and now teaches in Toronto.

In Florida’s hot political climate, some faculty have had enough

DeSantis says he would pass a bill to ‘supersede’ Obamacare

The plan to save a California island? Shoot all of the deer.

World

People check the damage in a house hit by Israeli bombing in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 3.

Israel expands Gaza ground offensive, says efforts in south will be ‘no less strength’ than in north

The climate summit embraces AI, with reservations

Ukrainians in Germany weigh wrenching choice: stay or go home

opinion

A team of veterinarians, scientists, and volunteers attempt to turn a tranquilized 7-ton wild African elephant that had collapsed on his belly onto his side in preparation for an elaborate and messy procedure that will collect the animal's semen.

How to collect a sperm sample from an elephant

Thomas Paine’s place in our history, both nationally and personally

Healey’s financial aid boost leaves many deserving students behind

lifestyle

Wilma Mankiller, who was chief of the Cherokee from 1985 to 1995, put much of her focus on education, health and housing.

Barbie doll honoring Cherokee Nation leader is met with mixed emotions

My wife’s sex drive is gone

The Children’s Room in Arlington wants to normalize the last taboo: grief

food & dining

Exterior of the Kowloon at dusk.

Four people charged in connection to Thanksgiving Eve brawl at Kowloon Restaurant

Somerville’s Wade BBQ promises smoky meat with a Boston spin; june bug opens from the Field & Vine team

In Harvard Square, the Painted Burro is a stylish replacement for the Border Cafe

travel

The essence of a Saint Lucia getaway: piton views, the sea, and a hammock (in your own private villa).

We’ve visited St. Lucia 10 times. Here’s what we’ve learned.

How to eat your way around San Juan

What we learned on our multigenerational trip to Disney World

Arts

Installation view of "Like Magic" at MASS MoCA. Foreground: Gelare Khoshgozaran, "U.S. Customs Demands to Know", ongoing. Courtesy of the artist. Background (from left): Raven Chacon, "Compass," 2021. "Score," painted on wall. Courtesy of the artist. Raven Chacon, For Zitkála-Šá, 2017–2020. Courtesy of the artist.

In ‘Like Magic,’ 10 artists conjure shadowy refuge at MassMoCA

Sylvia Plath’s botanical interests offer a fresh perspective on the poet’s life and work in a Smith College exhibit

The rooms where it happened: A new MFA show looks at photographers’ studios

Books

The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum recently acquired a rare first edition of Phyllis Wheatley's poetry collection.

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum acquires first-edition copy of Phillis Wheatley’s poetry collection; new book offers complex portrait of Henry David Thoreau; Rumspringa Books opens in Springfield

‘Faces of Phillis’ imagines Phillis Wheatley’s life for the 250th anniversary of her poetry collection

Author readings around Boston through Dec. 9

Movies

Beyoncé performs at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough Aug. 1, 2023, on her "Renaissance World Tour."

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ illuminates a superstar in command of her artistry, onstage and off

In John Woo’s ‘Silent Night,’ all is neither calm nor bright

‘The Last Detail’: How Hal Ashby’s 1973 Navy movie gave me a portal into my Pops’ past

Television

Emma Stone attends "Bleat"during the 61st New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, on Oct. 4, in New York City.

‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open riffs on George Santos’s expulsion with a musical farewell; Emma Stone hosts

Oscars to start an hour early next year

The 10 best TV shows of 2023

music

Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the Holiday Pops at Symphony Hall Friday night.

A sparkling season opener from the Holiday Pops

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ illuminates a superstar in command of her artistry, onstage and off

Darren Criss is having himself a merry little ‘Crissmas’

Theater/Dance

Judy Song (left) and Jenna Agbayani in Lloyd Suh's "The Heart Sellers," now at the Huntington.

Alone together in a new world

In his chaotic live shows, Eric Andre detonates a comedy ‘explosion’

‘Chicago’ holds up a mirror to its times, and to ours

Health

Dr. Elizabeth Benz is the director of the Samuels Sinclair Dental Center in Providence.

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Obituaries

Mr. Nichols in New Mexico in 1988. His novel “The Milagro Beanfield War” was adapted into a film starring Rubén Blades, Christopher Walken, and Melanie Griffith.

John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ dies at 83

Tim Dorsey, who turned Florida’s quirks into comic gold, dies at 62

Elliott Erwitt, whose photos were famous, and often funny, dies at 95