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Northeastern University student from Iran faces possible deportation
A Northeastern University student returning from his home country of Iran on a student visa was detained at Logan Airport on Sunday by US Customs and Border Protection and is in custody waiting to learn whether he will deported. 55 minutes ago

McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days

The Republican leader outlined the process in a four-page resolution that will be voted on as one of the first orders of business when senators convene Tuesday
Senate impeachment timetable at a glance

On quiet Campobello Island, Canadians angered by US inspection of their mail
US Customs and Border Protection agents have been opening mail bound for Campobello since September ? searching Amazon packages, personal letters, Christmas presents, and even prescriptions headed toward the island made famous as President Franklin D. Roosevelt?s summer retreat.

LARRY EDELMAN
When it comes to these economic threats, the Fed can?t ride to the rescue
There have always been limits to the Fed?s might, and they are painfully obvious today as the economy hits hurdles that monetary policy ? the control of the money supply and the cost of borrowing ? can?t overcome, including widening disparities in income, wealth, and education.

2 million people with heart disease report using marijuana, Brigham and Women?s doctors find in new study

opinion

EDITORIAL

Boston, step up to honor the Kings? legacy
OPINION | Christina Baker Kline

Shelving ?Christina?s World?
OPINION | Joseph S. Nye Jr.

The costs of Trump?s disdain for international morality
OPINION | Niall Ferguson

Cold War II has America at a disadvantage as China courts Russia

UMass Lowell student from Revere mourned after Costa Rica crash
A UMass Lowell student who died after a car crash last week in Costa Rica is being remembered as a generous friend, devoted son and brother, and devout Muslim.

Hate and white supremacy are ?ruining this country,? Ayanna Pressley says. Not identity politics
Sitting before more than 1,300 people gathered to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.?s legacy Monday, Representative Ayanna Pressley decried the contention that identity politics is ruining this country. ?No, it isn?t. It is hate and white supremacy that is codified through legislation,? Pressley said.

On King holiday, 2020 Democrats march arm in arm to honor his legacy

2020 Baseball Hall of Fame
How Globe writers voted for the 2020 Baseball Hall of Fame
Derek Jeter gets a vote from all six Globe writers. After that? Well, take a look for yourself.

More recent headlines

Route 1 north in Revere closed after tractor-trailer rollover

Father suffocates coyote after animal attacks young child

Gun-rights rally by thousands in Virginia ends peacefully

Shrewsbury man dies in Colorado skiing accident

Trump heading to Switzerland as impeachment trial reconvenes
When President Donald Trump?s historic impeachment trial is called to order in the Senate this week, he won?t be watching from inside the chamber or on television from the White House. 2 hours ago

NAMES
Michelle Obama pumped up fans on social media with workout playlist
They are also heating up Spotify, earning an Oscar nod, and celebrating in photo booths.

There?s nothing fluky about this Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl
As the conference championships showed, these are two excellent teams who earned the right to vie for the Lombardi Trophy.

After 17 lawsuits, 27 years in court, a judge rules in Beverly neighbors? feud
One owner celebrates a path to finally being able to build on his oceanfront lot; the other vows to appeal.

Get more out of your Globe subscription during the NFL playoffs by texting with Ben Volin
WINTER ARTS GUIDE
Theater

In the ART?s ?Gloria: A Life,? Steinem speaks, but she has plenty of company

The documentary play invites other women to tell their own stories, onstage and off.
Art

Boston?s 10 must-see museum shows for winter

Some of the best exhibitions feature work by African-Americans.

?Hunters? creator on killing Nazis and casting Al Pacino in his ?Jewish superhero? series

10 of the season?s most promising TV shows

A photographer taps her Iranian roots for ?universal? images about home

Recommended Reads

The Aaron Hernandez saga: Everything you need to know

Here?s a primer for you to reference while binge-watching the new Netflix series.
Netflix?s new documentary on Aaron Hernandez offers a gripping look at his descent into darkness Text messages reveal Aaron Hernandez?s double life Listen to 'Gladiator,' the Globe Spotlight Team's podcast on Aaron Hernandez

Trump?s EPA is said to cut scientists out of new water policy that threatens New England wetlands
Scientists at the US Environmental Protection Agency are accusing the agency?s political appointees of ignoring their advice and barring them from shaping sweeping new guidelines as the Trump administration plans to announce a policy that could drastically curb protections of the nation?s streams and wetlands.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK | DEVRA FIRST
Some very ?Boston? restaurants are closing ? and that?s OK
We don?t have to go into mourning every single time a long-lived restaurant goes out of business. Sometimes those lights should go out. Sometimes it's just time.

Rhode Island

A Leadership Journey begins in Providence, bringing students to Kenya, South Africa

A Providence-based nonprofit called A Leadership Journey brings students to countries such as Kenya and South Africa, aiming to foster a sense of global citizenship and leadership

Environment Council of R.I. disappointed in Mattiello?s climate change comments

Poll: Raimondo is no longer the most unpopular governor in the US
Newton

Newton gets grant to study potential affordable housing at armory

A consultant would be hired to determine the feasibility of converting the West Newton Armory into affordable housing.

Newton imposes fees for curbside disposal of bulky items starting Feb. 1

Newton takes a step to solve housing crisis

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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spotlight fellow report

The federal government has one main law to prevent child abuse. No state follows all of it

Hundreds of thousands of children face abuse every year, but there is only one federal law that directly addresses this national tragedy.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Improving outcomes for state?s foster kids
OPINION | Devin Michelle Bunten

Boston must bring back rent control to protect tenants

OPINION | Rebecca Diamond and Jonathan Gruber

Housing costs are a problem in Boston and beyond, but rent control isn?t the answer
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Bernie Sanders says Citizens United has been ?disastrous.? Is he right?
OPINION | BURT NEUBORNE

Citizens United gave the wealthy too much power
OPINION | FLOYD ABRAMS

Citizens United was a triumph for free speech

VISUAL STORIES

Warnings of ?volcanic tsunami? after eruption in the Philippines

Ground Zero?s deadly dust claims another victim

Photos: Patriots vs. Titans in AFC wild-card playoffs

Globe staff photos of the month, December 2019

metro

A message for TB12: ?Stay Tom?
Many Patriots fans have expressed their views on quarterback Tom Brady?s future, but only one has done so by carving 20-foot letters into the snow atop the lagoon in Boston Public Garden.

Northeastern University student from Iran faces possible deportation

A Northeastern University student returning from his home country of Iran on a student visa was detained at Logan Airport on Sunday by US Customs and Border Protection and is in custody waiting to learn whether he will deported.

Acton police investigating a string of robberies

A man allegedly robbed an Acton convenience store by smashing the glass front door on Sunday night, the latest in a string of similiar robberies in town, police said.

Missing Franklin woman spotted on video, police say

Researchers, health officials call for a unified approach to loneliness and social isolation

STAT

New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.

Opinion: Why Black doctors like me are leaving academic medicine

?How long do I have?? A website on cancer survival rates seeks to help

Watch: Consumer genetic testing: What do you get for your money?

sports

Australian Open

Johanna Konta makes a long trip just to be sent packing

Johanna Konta, the No.?1-ranked British tennis player, hasn?t won a match since the US Open.
Celtics notebook

Avery Bradley finds good landing spot with Lakers

The 29-year-old guard is playing with his fifth NBA team in four seasons.
Celtics 139, Lakers 107

Celtics steamroll Lakers and other observations

Without the Patriots, TV ratings for AFC championship game reportedly take a dip

Politics

All the president?s sheriffs: How one law enforcement group became ardent Trump supporters

Business

Trump heading to Switzerland as impeachment trial reconvenes

Marijuana

2 million people with heart disease report using marijuana, Brigham and Women?s doctors find in new study
magazine
cover story

My teenager brought a robot baby home from school
Wedding venues

Eight historic Massachusetts wedding venues for your big day
Globe Magazine

Politicians not listening? Try flexing your consumer muscles
Cooking

Recipes: Chinese beef stew and sesame scallion bread

sports

Hoophall Classic emerges as a national showcase for high-flying prospects

Sight of Tom Brady talking with Mark Davis sparks Raiders? rumor

Bruins really warming up to the idea of an extended break

metro

A message for TB12: ?Stay Tom?

Northeastern University student from Iran faces possible deportation

Acton police investigating a string of robberies

Nation

Religious-schools case heads to a Supreme Court skeptical of stark lines between church and state

Hawaii man suspected of killing 2 cops described as unhinged

TSA caught people trying to fly with more guns than ever in 2019

World

Survivor recounts confused, chaotic cult rite that killed 7 in Panama

Australia?s wild weather: first fires, now baseball-size hail

US envoy say it?s his mustache; South Koreans say otherwise

politics

McConnell proposes swift impeachment trial with long days

Thousands of gun-rights activists crowd Virginia capital for rally

Here?s who the New York Times? editorial board endorsed for president

business

Trump heading to Switzerland as impeachment trial reconvenes

State officials seek to rein in rapidly growing urgent care industry

Moody?s downgrades Hong Kong credit rating as civil strife continues

lifestyle

Michelle Obama pumped up fans on social media with workout playlist

?Dancing? star surprises guests at charity workout class

Letters to Cleo, Cherie Currie among Hot Stove Cool Music performers

marijuana

2 million people with heart disease report using marijuana, Brigham and Women?s doctors find in new study

Oklahoma?s GOP lawmakers want more medical marijuana regulations

North Dakota governor pardons 16 low-level pot offenders

opinion

Cold War II has America at a disadvantage as China courts Russia

Boston, step up to honor the Kings? legacy

Shelving ?Christina?s World?

food & dining

Cash in your chips at Encore Cantina, or go green in Southie

Lily P?s enters the competitive fried chicken arena with its super crispy bird

Asians cringe at ?Chinese restaurant syndrome? entry in dictionary

travel

From an Everglades Seafood Festival to a toboggan showdown in Camden

Wayne Brady on Hawaii, the aisle seat, and buying too many airport electronics

Winter blahs? Cozy up and cheer up in these N.E. towns

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending Jan. 12

William Gibson?s ?Agency? goes further into the future and deeper into the present

?The Crying Book? author Heather Christle searches out books for pleasure and plight

Movies

Photos: Stars arrive at the SAG Awards in Los Angeles

30 great documentaries to stream right now

Movies to stream while you?re stuck inside this winter

Television

This week?s TV: ?Watchmen? and ?Mindhunter? fans left in the lurch, Awkwafina?s new comedy, Gwyneth?s ?Goop?

Issa Rae?s banter a golden moment from the Oscar nominations announcement

10 of the season?s most promising TV shows

music

On the verge of 79, Tom Rush has (almost) no regrets

With a fantastic cast on board, Enigma Chamber Opera debuts

At BSO, a new work honoring Taiwan?s oldest music

Theater/Dance

In the ART?s ?Gloria: A Life,? Steinem speaks, but she has plenty of company

10 dance shows to see this season

Three companies present Boston premieres at Global Arts Live?s new Winter Dance Fest

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

After a cancer diagnosis, Jane Wallis Gumble, 65, kept leading the state?s Department of Housing and Community Development

Longtime Caribbean journalist Bernard Diederich dead at 93

Former Walmart exec, Royals owner David Glass dies at 84