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K.C. Jones, a Celtics legend and 12-time NBA champion, dies at 88

A 1989 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Mr. Jones died on Friday, Celtics spokesman Jeff Twiss confirmed to the Globe.
The Celtics and the basketball world react to the death of K.C. Jones

NETS 123, CELTICS 95
Celtics can?t handle Nets? stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, who combine for 66 points
Kyrie Irving scored 37 points in his first regular-season game at TD Garden since leaving the Celtics for the Nets in 2019, Kevin Durant added 29 and Brooklyn cruised in the second half.

?Intentional? downtown Nashville explosion causes widespread communication outages

Police were responding to a report of shots fired Friday when they encountered an RV blaring a recorded warning that a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes, the city's police chief said. Police evacuated nearby buildings and called in the bomb squad. The RV exploded shortly afterward.
See photos from the scene of the explosion in Nashville

These Mass. communities are at high risk for COVID-19
Eleven communities have been added to the high-risk category since last week?s report and ten were removed from it.

See how Massachusetts? COVID-19 risk map has evolved week-by-week Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

New coronavirus restrictions take effect Saturday

Greater Boston is no longer one of the country?s 10 largest metro areas. How did that happen?

So much for the Hub of the Universe.

An underground food pantry draws needy families, and the city?s disapproval

A food distribution operation in Boston has become a battle between the volunteers who run it and Boston officials.

Anxiety, relief ? and confusion ? as vaccines head to Massachusetts? hard-hit senior care sites
Inoculating the tens of thousands of frail elders who live in long-term-care facilities and the small army of caregivers who look after them may be the single most challenging phase of the state?s ambitious vaccine program.

Charts: How many vaccine doses has Massachusetts received, and who has been vaccinated? US will require negative COVID-19 tests for all airline passengers from the UK ?Stay home, it?s not worth it.? Here?s what people who had COVID-19 say about the holidays From Last Words, a Spotlight report: The effect of COVID-19 on nursing home residents

Pelosi sets up showdown on Trump?s $2,000 checks after Republicans balk

A surprise scuffle over pandemic relief is set to run up against a crucial federal funding deadline next week as Democrats side with President Trump in his demand for $2,000 payments to most Americans and Republicans take up his criticism of government spending.
THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

Dinner With Cupid
Blind date: ?He?d lived in a repurposed railroad caboose during college!?
Will this train enthusiast find romance?or just a roommate?

Gusty winds, warm temperatures knock out power, melt snow across the state Christmas morning
Temperatures in Boston lingered just below 60 degrees throughout the morning. Despite the spring-like conditions, the city did not break the record high of 65 degrees set in 1889, according to meteorologists.

During a socially distant Christmas, shelters work to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness
On a normal Christmas Day, guests at St. Francis House on Boylston Street would gather tightly around decorated cafeteria tables and be served a feast restaurant-style by dozens of volunteers. But Friday wasn?t a normal Christmas Day.

Brigham and Women's doctors carry on with caroling this year, albeit with some adjustments

Opinion

Joan Wickersham

Why ?War and Peace? is my book of the year

It?s a reminder that history is made up of unpredictable bits and pieces, and that real understanding can come only with time.
Alex Beam

The White House has a gift shop?
Abdallah Fayyad

DeLeo is poised to work at Northeastern. So far, he?s let students down

Diane Hessan

?Twas the night before Christmas, 2020

IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ

When money is running short, print your own
A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE | Jeneé Osterheldt

Claiming land and water on Martha?s Vineyard

If you?re willing to see, the walls have something to say

In protest, there is community and joy rising

Black queer lives are Black lives that matter, too

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

With every sip, a labor of love

Globe Magazine
The Globe photographers? best photos of 2020
Discover the stories behind some of the most memorable images from a long year.

See more from our 2020 Year in Review

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
5 destinations to satisfy your wanderlust post-pandemic
By late 2021, most of us will hopefully have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Here's where to go then.

6 mundane ?trips? to take before you?re vaccinated

?Surprise? medical billing ban included in legislation after Richard Neal gets on board
Congress included a ban on the surprise, sky-high medical bills patients get when they use an out-of-network service on Monday, after Massachusetts Representative Richard Neal dropped his objections to earlier proposals and prevailed with his version of a fix.

He?s been forced to coach remotely, but Westwood High?s Steve St. Martin knows all about overcoming obstacles
A heart condition will keep St. Martin away from his boys' basketball team this season, but the former Catholic Memorial star continues to inspire.

Taunton police officer dies after battle with coronavirus
A Taunton police officer died Thursday after contracting COVID-19, the police department announced.

Twin brothers struggle to adjust to college in a time of pandemic
Janiel and Jael Rosario are at different schools, but the first semester has fallen far short of what they?d imagined. The twins? experiences are common among first-year students who have seen their college dreams stalled by COVID-19.

Comcast will charge more for house calls
The company said that ?rising programming costs ? most notably for broadcast TV and sports ? continue to be the biggest factors driving price increases.

ICU capacity shrinks at hospitals as they scramble to find enough staff to manage COVID surge
Amid the troubling resurgence of COVID-19, the ability to deploy adequate staff, especially in ICUs, has become the top challenge for hospital leaders, a much bigger worry than the supply of face masks or breathing machines.

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Methuen police chief placed on leave after inspector general finds he violated his duty by orchestrating exorbitant police contracts

The state inspector general released a scathing report concluding that Joseph Solomon and other officers violated their duty to the public by creating contracts that paid police leadership excessive salaries without explaining the costs.

Advocates ask court to release inmates as COVID-19 sweeps through state prisons
One in six inmates and hundreds of correctional workers in the state prison system have tested positive for coronavirus in the last six weeks, new figures show.

Biden weighing Walsh for Labor secretary
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh appears to be one of three or four people under consideration to be the next Labor secretary in a potential nomination that could send yet another Massachusetts leader to Washington to serve in the Biden administration and upend next year?s mayoral election.

metro

Greater Boston is no longer one of the country?s 10 largest metro areas. How did that happen?
So much for the Hub of the Universe.

Brigham and Women?s doctors carry on with their caroling this year, albeit with some COVID-compliant adjustments

Anxiety, relief ? and confusion ? as vaccines head to Massachusetts? hard-hit senior care sites

Sports

Sports Log
Duke women?s basketball decides to end 2020-21 season because of pandemic
The Duke women?s basketball team has been on pause since Dec. 16 because of two positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing within the program?s travel party.

K.C. Jones avoided the spotlight, which may have cost him greater acclaim
saints 52, vikings 33

Kamara?s six rushing touchdowns tie NFL record, help Saints clinch NFC South

business

Does the shoe fit? Try it on with augmented reality
A growing number of consumers, stuck at home because of the pandemic, are shopping in augmented reality.

Aid holdup threatens another blow for already shaky economy

Comcast will charge more for house calls

politics

Unemployment aid set to lapse Saturday as Trump?s plans for relief bill remain unclear
A day before expanded unemployment benefits were set to lapse for millions of struggling Americans, President Trump expressed more criticism Friday of a $900 billion pandemic relief bill that was awaiting his signature and would extend them.

Answering Trump, Democrats try and fail to jam $2,000 payments through House

House Republicans block Democratic bid to pass Trump demand for $2,000 checks

lifestyle

Left my husband and fell in love with a woman at work
Help a reader who's falling in love with a woman after leaving her husband.

Wrapping up Boxing Day

How to get kids cross-country skiing this winter

arts

Wampanoag voices on Harvard?s Peabody Museum collection
A virtual exhibit lends contemporary Wampanoag perspectives to historic objects.

TELEVISION

Page one: Getting a head start on the books slated to be TV series in 2021

What?s happening in the arts world

rhode island

RI NEWS
Community rallies for family after 7-year-old girl dies in Providence fire
Thousands are raising money and offering support to the families displaced by the 3-alarm fire Tuesday.

RI BUSINESS

Top R.I. lawmakers have concerns about possible Lifespan-Care New England merger

Girl, 7, dies after being rescued from Providence house fire; toddler sister in critical condition

Newton

Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

Boston's Black history is often hidden, but a quarter of the city's population is Black. That's nearly double the percentage of the Black population of the US.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

2020 Bostonians of the Year: The Front Line
They stood up to fight the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Meet the people leading us through a harrowing year.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much
For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: Spanish-inspired pork, sauteed vegetables, and almond cake

A few key ingredients pack outsized flavor into these dishes.

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The "Pachinko" author has a new introduction to Fitzgerald's classic, which enters the public domain on Jan. 1.
HOLIDAYS

9 light displays for oohs and aahs by automobile

These festive drive-through destinations serve up holiday magic the safe way.

Catch these online classical concerts before year?s end

Highlights include multicultural takes on "Messiah" and creatively staged vocal concerts.
MUSIC REVIEW

With sleigh bells jingling, the Pops puts on a holiday show in your home instead of theirs

Though the virtual concert can?t compare to experiencing a Holiday Pops show live in Symphony Hall, its mere existence is something to applaud in a season when so many traditions have been disrupted.
COMFORT ZONE

These thoughtful, last-minute gifts arrive in an instant, no mailing required

And many benefit local businesses, to boot.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Jean Flemma, Miriam Goldstein, and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

The ocean?s heroic potential could be realized under Biden
EDITORIAL

New US attorney shouldn?t let up the pressure on State Police
Renée Loth

The problem with protest
EDITORIAL

Boston is setting an example on fair housing. Will other communities follow?
Kimberly Atkins

The year of fear and the fragility of the white, male myth
IDEAS | JOSH BERNOFF

Social media broke America. Here?s how to fix it

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months ? and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients? need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19?s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus ? and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
Cover Story

Diagnosed with leukemia at age 8, he?d need two bone marrow transplants. Help came from unexpected places.
Perspective

My COVID anxiety has evolved into a persistent funk. Now what?
Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct: What the pandemic taught me
Cooking

Recipes: Spanish-inspired pork, sauteed vegetables, and almond cake

sports

Celtics can?t handle Nets? stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, who combine for 66 points

Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck hopes hard work earns him a roster spot

Five things to know about the surging Buffalo Bills

metro

Gusty winds, warm temperatures knock out power, melt snow across the state Christmas morning

Greater Boston is no longer one of the country?s 10 largest metro areas. How did that happen?

Brigham and Women?s doctors carry on with their caroling this year, albeit with some COVID-compliant adjustments

Nation

?Intentional? downtown Nashville explosion causes widespread communication outages

Democrats in Georgia runoffs bring in record fund-raising haul

An underground food pantry draws needy families, and the city?s disapproval

World

Pakistani court orders men released in Daniel Pearl case

Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?

?Deal is done.? UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

politics

Answering Trump, Democrats try and fail to jam $2,000 payments through House

House Republicans block Democratic bid to pass Trump demand for $2,000 checks

A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

business

Does the shoe fit? Try it on with augmented reality

Aid holdup threatens another blow for already shaky economy

Comcast will charge more for house calls

lifestyle

Left my husband and fell in love with a woman at work

Wrapping up Boxing Day

How to get kids cross-country skiing this winter

marijuana

COVID can?t cancel canna-Christmas

Rockland gives green light to a fourth marijuana business

This high-end furniture is designed to secure your cannabis

opinion

People are lining up to revamp our voting system

Why ?War and Peace? is my book of the year

DeLeo is poised to work at Northeastern. So far, he?s let students down

food & dining

Legal Oysteria closes in Charlestown; Pammy?s offers Sunday supper; and more restaurants head into hibernation

Recipe: This single-layer chocolate cake topped with chocolate cream is an elegant ending to a holiday dinner

This year I will dine with the many ghosts of Christmas Eves past

travel

Tranquil trails for winter hiking

5 destinations to satisfy your wanderlust post-pandemic

Seen the back of your junk drawer lately? 6 mundane ?trips? to take before you?re vaccinated

Books

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The 55 best books of 2020

Caught between Boston and Quincy in ?The Last American Aristocrat?

Movies

?Promising Young Woman? pushes buttons as it turns the tables

Doc Talk: Accursed Mountain State, Belgium abandoned

Tom Hanks, Texas, 1870: ?News of the World? -- as usual, he?s the right man for the job

Television

Page one: Getting a head start on the books slated to be TV series in 2021

GBH?s Julia Child marathon will keep you entertained all day long on Dec. 26

Reaction to John Mulaney underscores double standard for female and Black celebs who go into rehab

music

Top 10 jazz albums of 2020

Top 12 best pop albums of 2020

Top 10 hip-hop albums of 2020

Theater/Dance

Boston record label Dead & Mellow marks a first year in which nothing went according to plan

Williamstown Theatre Festival re-creates its lost summer season on Audible

This virtual ?Christmas Revels? is a virtual triumph

globe local

Day or night, a winter wonderland awaits

Should Massachusetts lift its ban on flavored tobacco products?

Beverly Beckham: What we will remember about a year we?d just as soon forget

Obituaries

K.C. Jones, a Celtics legend and 12-time NBA champion, dies at 88

Roger Berlind, who scored on Wall Street, Broadway, dies at 90

Rebecca Luker, a Broadway star for three decades, dies at 59