Mass. hosts scrambling to comply with tough new short-term rental rules

Hosts in Massachusetts are sorting through the new state regulations, even as Airbnb is set to release a study Monday highlighting the industry?s contribution to the state economy.

Kevin Spacey in 2016.

Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images

Questions surface over Kevin Spacey?s ?secret court? hearing

Before Monday?s arraignment, the actor?s lawyers were given a special opportunity to have his case reviewed in a mini-trial-type setting where charges can be dropped out of public view.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Celtics215.jpg Marathon bombing survivor hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in the Back Bay

Adrianne Haslet was hospitalized after she was hit by a car mere blocks from where the terrorist attack happened in 2013.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/poftak_north_station_tunnel.jpg Tunnel connecting commuter rail, subway at North Station opens

A 250-foot subterranean passageway linking North Station?s commuter rail platforms and the nearby subway station opened Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/shinners1.jpg Massachusetts-bred officer killed in the line of duty in Utah

Officer Joe Shinners, 29, who hails from the Boston area, was shot while attempting to arrest an armed fugitive. He leaves behind his wife and his 1-year-old son.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_1C11ZI.jpg Thai police say they won't deport Saudi woman barricaded in hotel room

A Saudi woman who says she is fleeing abuse by her family and wants asylum in Australia has barricaded herself in an airport hotel room in Bangkok.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cotrez and Anderson Cooper in a ?60 Minutes? segment that aired Sunday night.

Handout via CBS

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump a racist, outlines ?radical? policies on ?60 Minutes?

Go ahead, ?call me radical,? the 29-year-old Boston University graduate told Anderson Cooper on ?60 Minutes? Sunday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-24277.jpg Man wanted for sexual assault in Vermont captured after car chase near Philadelphia

Everett Simpson, 41, allegedly forced a woman and her son, whom he did not know, into their car outside the Mall of New Hampshire and made her rent a hotel room in Vermont.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/salem.jpg Wanted man from Mass. arrested after standoff in Salem, N.H.

Joseph Haynes is a person of interest in a recent shooting in Haverhill, and he?s wanted by authorities in Florida.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse07homeless4.jpg Arlington asks state to remove spikes under Route 2 bridge

The town manager said he was ?certainly not happy? with the placement of the spikes, intended to keep the homeless from sleeping under a bridge over Route 2.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_1BZ5NM.jpg Two Americans who joined ISIS are caught in Syria

A 34-year-old man from Houston who sent a résumé seeking a job with the Islamic State was captured alive on the battlefield alongside another American fighting for the terrorist group.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/c9234f456c6e475c94a7417bd344a3ee-c9234f456c6e475c94a7417bd344a3ee-0.jpg CBS News president David Rhodes says he?ll step down

Rhodes will be replaced by veteran producer Susan Zirinsky.

Representative Lori Trahan joined her husband, Dave, and their dog at their home. Their daughter Caroline, 4, is at left.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Lori Trahan brings her drive, principles to D.C.

In era of political fire-breathers, the Merrimack Valley?s new representative in the House hews to moderation, in politics and tone.

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/19/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Screenshot2015-03-19at1.53.54PM(2)A.jpg Did a bill signed by Trump kill one of Jeff Bezos?s Boston investments?

It sure seems that way.

Senator Mitt Romney was all smiles last week on Capitol Hill.

Adrian Walker

Mitt Romney can?t give up his fondness for wiggle room

Romney is still the man we know from his years here: Brilliant, occasionally eloquent, a tad self-righteous, and, most of all, malleable.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AFP_1BK0KX.jpg In 2017, US diplomats left Cuba after claims of a ?sonic attack.? Could the sounds have come from crickets?

Two scientists say a recording of the sounds that injured American embassy staffers matches up with the call of a Caribbean cricket.

Regina King arrives at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Red carpet hits (and a miss) at the Golden Globes

Stars of the big and small screens stepped out in style at the first big Hollywood awards show of 2019.

This image released by NBC shows hosts Andy Samberg, left, and Sandra Oh at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP)

Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP

Matthew Gilbert

At the Golden Globes, Hollywood keeps it sweet and celebratory

Co-hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh?s easy camaraderie set the tone for the telecast.

Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon (28) scores a touchdown in the second half of an NFL wild card playoff football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Ben Volin | On Football

Chargers, the most complete team in the AFC, present a big challenge for Patriots

The Chargers are 9-1 on the road this season, winning in some of the toughest venues in the NFL. They?ll play the Patriots next Sunday at 1:05 p.m. in Foxborough.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/d472739053f44d0d8a626023043ad73d-d472739053f44d0d8a626023043ad73d-0.jpg Philip Rivers on facing Tom Brady in the playoffs: ?Heck, yeah, it is special?

Rivers and the Chargers will visit Gillette Stadium for a divisional round game next Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/KREITER12262018kidnapping1darker.jpg ?I can?t abandon him. He?s my son?: A mom spends months in Algeria searching for her child

Jerusha Hall?s ex-husband fled with their 3-year-old in July. She hasn?t seen her boy since, but it?s not for a lack of trying.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryanpuffycoats1met.jpg Some women think they can escape the long, dark, puffy coat. But many have succumbed

Does the long puffy coat indicate a woman?s given up? Or is it a sign of empowerment?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/klima_04dorms_20190101_02.jpg Pricey campus housing triggers a debate in Boston

Northeastern, Tufts, and others are creating more expensive student housing options ? with more amenities than your average dorm.

Special reports

After her cancer diagnoses, Marie Cajuste?s life unraveled. She was unable to work during the most intense part of her treatment.

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Unhealthy Divide

Battling a double diagnosis ? cancer and poverty

Cancer is a tremendous burden for anyone, but for a growing number of lower-income and even middle-class patients, an illness means an avalanche of trouble.

The Big Picture

Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press

The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.

Newsletters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/basketball-25069-U831060564319fkD--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Court Sense

Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

Real Estate

Recent home sales north of Boston (Jan. 4)

ANDOVER: 16 Balmoral St. #422, Condominium Condo/Apt, built 1925, 768 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $225,000 | realestate.boston.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/JPM_PAINTED_LADIES-1024x576.jpg Will San Francisco?s issues push people away from J.P. Morgan?

The annual trip to the J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference is getting harder to justify each year, executives and investors told STAT.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Love Letters: Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic