fb-pixel
The Boston Globe
TRENDING:

Trump's Impeachment Trial

House managers outline case against Trump in first day of impeachment trial arguments
House Democrats launched into marathon arguments in President Donald Trump?s impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical Republican senators to join them in voting to oust Trump from office to ?protect our democracy.? 2 hours ago

Here?s what you missed from Tuesday?s impeachment trial

I covered Clinton?s impeachment trial. Here?s how it?s similar to Trump?s

A lot has happened in the world since President Bill Clinton?s impeachment trial. Globe reporter Bob Hohler reflects on what has changed ? and what feels oh-so familiar.
Michael Bennet, longshot-in-chief, stakes White House bid on N.H. In final stretch before Iowa, four senators try to balance campaigning and impeachment

more coverage

OPINION | THE PRESIDENT ON TRIAL

Day 2: Prosecutors make their case against Trump, senators confront life without smartphones

Chief Justice John Roberts admonishes House prosecution, White House defense

Ghosts of Elections Past haunt the 2020 Democratic primary race

Trump tells Greta Thunberg to put her focus elsewhere

Academics, authors come to the defense of fired Babson College employee

Dozens of academics, free speech advocates, and bold-type authors, actors, and musicians, including Salman Rushdie, Joyce Carol Oates, and Roseanne Cash, have come to the defense of a Babson College employee who was fired earlier this month for a joke Facebook post that suggested Iran should compile a list of 52 American sites to bomb. 8:48 p.m.

Why did Justina Pelletier?s parents? relationship with Children?s deteriorate?

Justina Pelletier?s parents seemed willing to let her receive psychiatric care at Boston Children?s Hospital a year before that issue provoked a custody dispute, court testimony suggests.

Back in Dorchester, Patrick cracks jokes with old friends and urges them to help his presidential campaign
Taking a break from the whirlwind of his presidential campaign, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick returned home to Boston to address a group of longtime friends and political allies Wednesday night.

11 Boston police officers assigned to school unit don body cameras

Michelle Carter to be released from jail on Thursday
Michelle Carter will turn in her uniform and get her personal belongings back before she's released from jail Thursday, according to the Bristol County sheriff?s office.

Baker calls for Uber, Lyft fee hike, more MBTA funds in budget proposal

 Baker proposes new governance structure for MBTA

opinion

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Walsh wants to change the Boston Fire Department. Can he?
OPINION | Alex Beam

Let?s analyze Donald Trump?s reelection chances
OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

As Harry and Meghan ?step back,? Queen Elizabeth steps up
OPINION | MICHAEL A. COHEN

Not only is Trump guilty of obstructing Congress, Senate Republicans are his coconspirators

NFL
Antonio Brown reportedly has arrest warrant issued for him
The latest incident stems from a reported Tuesday flap involving the driver of a moving truck. 3 hours ago

Patriots cornerback Joejuan Williams reportedly arrested for drug possession

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs
Globe food writers pick the best of the city and the suburbs. Plus, the rise of food halls and extra helpings of places we love.

Devra First: Some very ?Boston? restaurants are closing ? and that?s OK

CELTICS 119, GRIZZLIES 95
Observations from the Celtics? blowout win over the Grizzlies
Jayson Tatum scored 23 points in 26 minutes before leaving with a right groin strain. 2 hours ago

More recent headlines
TALKING POINTS

Chased by Google, TripAdvisor trimming jobs

Amtrak reveals new Acela Fleet of trains for 2021

New Bedford man says he was cheated out of $4 million Lottery scratch ticket jackpot, lawsuit says

Chinese city of Wuhan shuts down outbound transportation as new virus spreads

 Mass. officials say risk from new coronavirus is low, but they?re staying vigilant

Don?t miss the Globe?s coverage and analysis of the Democratic primaries

The Globe?s politics team will help you sort through the noise with timely, in-depth news coverage, and sharp analysis of the state of the race. Here?s how to stay in the know.

?It?s time?: BSO president Mark Volpe announces retirement
After 22 years, Volpe has announced his plans to exit next year.

RIP Mr. Peanut: Planters kills off 104-year-old mascot in new Super Bowl ad
If you love Mr. Peanut, this news might leave you a little salty.

NAMES
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer loses bid to rejoin band for Grammy honors
Kramer on Friday filed an explosive lawsuit in Plymouth Superior Court alleging his fellow bandmates are freezing him out of their 50th anniversary activities, including a highly anticipated set at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

Love Letters
Why won?t my boyfriend ever pick up the check?
He?s great, but after four months he still insists on splitting everything.

APPRECIATION
Terry Jones was the Pythons? secret weapon
He was the group?s shape-shifting badger and behind-the-scenes wit. More than that, he co-directed ?Monty Python and the Holy Grail? and ?Monty Python?s The Meaning of Life? and singlehandedly helmed ?Monty Python?s Life of Brian.?

Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

Chad Finn
It?s no crime that Derek Jeter wasn?t a unanimous Hall of Fame choice
The fact that he missed by one vote doesn?t diminish his illustrious career (and it?s actually kind of amusing).

Dan Shaughnessy: Curt Schilling will be in the Hall of Fame next year

Worcester to honor Celtics legend Bob Cousy with statue
At 91 years old, Celtics legend Bob Cousy has been acknowledged in almost every way conceivable: Presidential Medal of Freedom, New York Times Best Seller, 1971 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.

Recommended Reads

Where have all the children gone?

Boston has barely half as many children as it did in 1950, a new report says. In the last 20 years, the population of school-age children in the city has fallen by nearly 10,000 ? down about one-tenth ? even as Boston as a whole has added 10 times that many people.

Mourners celebrate the life of Holy Cross rower killed in Florida crash
Family, friends, teammates, and well-wishers gathered on Wednesday morning to celebrate the life of Grace Rett, a Holy Cross rower who had turned 20 last week.

Perspective | Magazine
Louis C.K. wants to stage a comeback. Does he deserve one?
The comedian was quick to admit his mistakes. But expressing regret is not the same as apologizing.

Rhode Island

R.I. child advocate?s office criticizes nonprofit?s youth group homes in Providence

A three-month investigation into the Providence group homes run by Communities for People found ?incomplete and substandard? files and medication records, lack of supervision and unprofessional staff, sexual activity between youths, and, at one home, not enough food.

The one thing R.I. can learn from Governor Baker?s State of the Commonwealth address

R.I. Board of Elections urged to let candidates use campaign funds for child care
Newton

After opposition to Albemarle, Newton continues search for proposed senior center?s home

The search for a new home for the city?s senior center ? launched shortly after Fuller took office in 2018 ? has grown into something of a game of musical chairs.

Newton City Council sets March 3 special election to decide Northland mixed-use development

Newton gets grant to study potential affordable housing at armory

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.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter
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

OPINION | MICHAEL A. COHEN

Not only is Trump guilty of obstructing Congress, Senate Republicans are his coconspirators
OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

As Harry and Meghan ?step back,? Queen Elizabeth steps up
EDITORIAL

As trial begins, House should keep the Senate honest
OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

A ?rant? against Charlie Baker
OPINION | Scot Lehigh

New Hampshire voters mull tough presidential choices
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Bernie Sanders says Citizens United has been ?disastrous.? Is he right?

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

Three male teens arrested on gun, theft charges in Dorchester
The teens, ages 14, 15 and 17, were arrested outside the Post Office on Washington Street Wednesday morning, Boston police said.

Hanover resident hurt in two-alarm blaze

The resident sustained burns and possible smoke inhalation in the fire at 67 Sequoya Lane Wednesday night, officials said.

Back in Dorchester, Patrick cracks jokes with old friends and urges them to help his presidential campaign

Taking a break from the whirlwind of his presidential campaign, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick returned home to Boston to address a group of longtime friends and political allies Wednesday night.

11 Boston police officers assigned to school unit don body cameras

Academics, authors come to the defense of fired Babson College employee

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

SPORTS LOG

Worcester to honor Bob Cousy with statue at DCU Center

The company that operates the arena is donating $150,000 to pay for the project.
CELTICS 119, GRIZZLIES 95

Celtics use 52-12 run to blow out Grizzlies

The Celtics have now won their last two games by a total of 56 points.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

There?s still hope for Delonte West

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy give Torrey Pines the feel of a season opener

Politics

House managers outline case against Trump in first day of impeachment trial arguments

Business

Springfield-Boston rail service? Lawmaker?s message is that it?s long overdue

Marijuana

Cannabis fund turns to distressed debt amid sector slump
magazine
Follow-up

After 17 years and 27 lawsuits, judge rules in Beverly feud
Wedding venues

10 questions to ask a wedding venue before you commit
Connections

I love her. Her husband? Not so much.
Dinner With Cupid

'She seemed composed and at ease. I'm afraid I seemed a little less so'

sports

Roger Federer reaches third round at Australian Open

Former Celtic Jae Crowder filling leadership role for Grizzlies

Giants quarterback Eli Manning announcing retirement on Friday

metro

Three male teens arrested on gun, theft charges in Dorchester

Hanover resident hurt in two-alarm blaze

Back in Dorchester, Patrick cracks jokes with old friends and urges them to help his presidential campaign

Nation

US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

Dale Bumpers defends President Clinton during 1999 impeachment trial

Here?s what you missed from Tuesday?s impeachment trial

World

Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to Honduras

Trump focuses on economy at Davos, seeking a counter to impeachment

For a $27 raffle ticket, you could win Mexico?s presidential jet

politics

US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

Dale Bumpers defends President Clinton during 1999 impeachment trial

Here?s what you missed from Tuesday?s impeachment trial

business

Springfield-Boston rail service? Lawmaker?s message is that it?s long overdue

A role for employers in battling opioid scourge

Chased by Google, TripAdvisor trimming jobs

lifestyle

Snoop Dogg?s whirlwind New England trip: pot, performing, and the Celtics

Mark Wahlberg brings fists and laughs in first trailer for Boston-set ?Spenser Confidential?

Justin Favela?s piñata-inspired art installation comes to the Prudential Center

marijuana

Cannabis fund turns to distressed debt amid sector slump

Detroit police linking some 2020 homicides to marijuana

New Jersey law bans sale of flavored vaping products

opinion

Day 2: Prosecutors make their case against Trump, senators confront life without smartphones

With her flourish of pens, Pelosi has jabbed at her own legacy

To be an actor, you master the role of being you

food & dining

How Eastern Standard?s Vanessa Rea-Marcel went from ice-cream scooper to award-winning sommelier

Recipe: A simple, elegant dinner of mussels cooked with leeks and grainy mustard

I?m the Globe?s beer writer. Here?s what I?ve learned while doing Dry January

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

?The Bomb? is a deeply researched dig into the nuclear arms race -- and a cautionary tale

Jason Brown explores Maine; the Book Shop of Beverly Farms turns a new leaf; and local presses grab grants

Local bestsellers for the week ending Jan. 12

Movies

Disney says goodbye to Fox (no, not that one)

Films from Japan at the MFA, Holocaust rescuer, dark doings on the North Shore

Autumn of the oligarch

Television

?Sanditon? showcases Anne Reid?s latest standout performance

Hoping ?Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens? gets a good ride on Comedy Central

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

music

?It?s time?: BSO president Mark Volpe announces retirement

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

With a fantastic cast on board, Enigma Chamber Opera debuts

Theater/Dance

Wheelock?s ?Little Women? celebrates sisterhood in song

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

10 dance shows to see this season

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

GOP congressman who backed Nixon impeachment dead at 87

Terry Jones, 77; writer, comedian, director, purveyor of Python absurdity

Egil Krogh, the Nixon ?plumber? who approved break-in targeting Daniel Ellsberg