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Maura Healey to be sworn in Thursday as Massachusetts’ 73rd governor

Maura Healey will make history as the first woman ever elected to the post here and one of the nation’s first openly lesbian governors. The swearing-in ceremony starts at noon in the Massachusetts House chamber.
Big tests ahead for Healey administration

YVONNE ABRAHAM
The outgoing governor’s ‘number one adviser’: Dad
After two terms, Charlie Baker leaves the job that he hopes has been the distillation of the values his father spent a lifetime imparting to his three beloved sons.

Charlie Baker takes ‘Lone Walk’ out of State House and into the next chapter

The FDA allowed pharmacies to dispense abortion pills. But will they do it?

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to permit pharmacies to dispense abortion pills has been hailed as a major step in easing access to the procedure. But it’s unclear how many pharmacies will offer the drugs.

With medicine shortages, not enough relief for sick kids — and some adults
Local pharmacies are reporting shortages of children’s products like liquid Tylenol and ibuprofen, and even some adult medications seem to be in short supply.

Cambridge police officer fatally shoots man allegedly armed with kukri knife, authorities say

Federal government again rejects Cape bridge replacement funds

Boston Public Schools teacher injured breaking up fight outside Mattapan school

‘Frankenstein created a bunch of mini-Frankensteins’: With GOP speaker battle, Trump loses control of Trumpism

The battle is revealing the limitations of Donald Trump’s ability to reel in his allies and the burn-it-all-down political style he nurtured.
GOP’s McCarthy pressured to ‘figure out’ speaker race Tracker: See the Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy’s speaker bid
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Four ways the chaos over the House Speaker vote could end

For those watching House Republicans, with their slim majority, struggle to pick a speaker this week, it might seem as if the situation could drag on forever. But here are four ways it could end.

‘There isn’t any House’: Speaker drama ripples throughout basic congressional function

An impasse among Republicans will continue into Thursday as GOP lawmakers in the House continue to be divided over who should be speaker.

Ben Volin I On football
Should the NFL reschedule the Bengals-Bills game? Cancel it? No easy answers
Bengals-Bills is a significant game for playoff seeding. It affects both of those teams, and several others.

Damar Hamlin remains in ICU, but recovery is moving in ‘positive direction’

Peter Abraham | On Baseball
With Rafael Devers deal done, Red Sox are back in the game . . . or at least they should be
John Henry heard the boos at Fenway Park, then ownership made a statement by delivering the longest, most expensive contract in team history.

Red Sox reach agreement with Rafael Devers on an 11-year, $331 million extension

Midnight bowling? Southie lanes aim for late night license, but neighbors have their doubts.

John Tunney of South Boston Candlepin asked to extend the operating hours of his family business from 11 p.m. Wednesday. The licensing board has yet to approve the request.
Shirley Leung

As Janet Wu and Alison King sign off, they talk about favorite politicians and the future of local TV news

As a new era on Beacon Hill begins, it’s the end of another as two doyennes of the political press corps ― Janet Wu and Alison King — sign off.

Varsity Blues mastermind is sentenced to 3½ years in prison

William “Rick” Singer helped his wealthy clients get their children accepted to elite colleges by cheating on admission tests or posing as fake athletic recruits.
Opinion
IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

College football and basketball have become massive enterprises that appear to be on shaky ground. Can Charlie Baker save the NCAA from itself?
EDITORIAL

The math is clear: McCarthy should start courting Democrats
Joan Vennochi

Has the company building MBTA trains ‘completely abandoned its core responsibilities’?
NEWSLETTER

Most schools celebrate standout students. This one sabotages them.
JEFF JACOBY

Assisted suicide’s slippery slope
The Emancipator

The art of the denial

Racism denial is a political strategy and a coping tool, used by those who benefit from racism and those unwilling to confront the dire contradictions in our society. Phillipe Copeland walks us through its different forms so we can recognize and counter them.
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In scathing letter, state watchdog criticizes management of Chelsea veterans’ home
In a sharply critical letter Tuesday, the state’s top watchdog lambasted the management of a troubled veterans’ home in Chelsea and accused the Baker administration of failing to intervene despite knowing of the home’s problems.

Gary Washburn | On basketball
Celtics left to answer for recent losing efforts, including after giving up 150 points to the Thunder
Jaylen Brown criticized the team for its lackadaisical attitude but Jayson Tatum doesn’t appear concerned about the recent skid.

Maine teenager charged with attacking NYPD police officers allegedly wanted to ‘kill an officer in uniform,’ court records say
In a two-page affidavit, NYPD Detective Kim Strafella of the Joint Terrorism Task Force wrote that Trevor Bickford, 19, of Wells, Maine, admitted to the burst of violence.

8 found fatally shot in Utah home, including 5 children
Eight family members, five of them children, were found dead from gunshot wounds in a southern Utah home Wednesday, according to authorities who did not provide more details or a potential motive for the killings.

SURVEY SAYS
Don’t laugh. New travel poll finds Massachusetts families want to relocate to N.H. in 2023.
You have to have thick skin to live in the Granite State and hang around a bunch of Massachusetts people. Turns out, maybe they're just jealous?

First look at ‘Boston Strangler,’ which starts streaming on Hulu March 17
In the film shot in Boston, Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon star as journalists who connected the dots on the 1960s murders.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

Recapping 2022

The 23 best photos of 2022 from Boston Globe photographers

A year in deaths

 Other notable deaths

Dave Barry’s 2022 Year in Review

Recommended reads

The Great Divide

Here’s what is on the horizon for Boston Public Schools in 2023

It will also be the district’s first full calendar year under Superintendent Mary Skipper, who took charge in September.

Would you want to be composted after you die? Mass. lawmakers want to make it an option.
New York on Saturday became the sixth state to allow the practice, which advocates say is better for the climate than either burial or cremation.

GETTING SALTY
Longtime Harvard Gardens bartender Karen Peterson on serving Steven Tyler, her favorite neighborhood dive, and how not to get served
She’s been pouring drinks for thirsty Bostonians for more than 30 years.

Welcome to the great Marblehead newspaper war
Three outlets — adhering to three different business models — are in the unexpected position of battling it out for the readers of the North Shore town.

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Culture & Lifestyle

First look at ‘Boston Strangler,’ which starts streaming on Hulu March 17

I’m starting the year with ‘The Stress Prescription’

This Lowell native has spent 15 years on a quest to become a McDonald’s ‘super collector’

Eight podcasts to help you achieve your goals for the new year

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

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

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

A new year’s nudge toward political reasonableness

EDITORIAL

Wu’s affordable housing plan needs a reboot
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

As Turkey turns 100, its democratic future still has not arrived
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering Anita Pointer, a country music pioneer
NEWSLETTER

What I learned about Massachusetts playing GeoGuessr
IDEAS | ADRIANA BARTON

The ‘Mozart effect’ is bunk. But your brain on music is still a wondrous thing.

Metro

Maura Healey to be sworn in Thursday as Massachusetts’ 73rd governor

Maura Healey will make history as the first woman ever elected to the post here and one of the nation’s first openly lesbian governors. The swearing-in ceremony starts at noon in the Massachusetts House chamber.

The FDA allowed pharmacies to dispense abortion pills. But will they do it?

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to permit pharmacies to dispense abortion pills has been hailed as a major step in easing access to the procedure. But it’s unclear how many pharmacies will offer the drugs.

Cambridge police officer fatally shoots man allegedly armed with kukri knife, authorities say

A police officer shot and killed a 20-year-old UMass Boston student after he allegedly charged at the officer with a long knife following a foot chase over several blocks Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
Live updates: House speaker vote

Stalemate over House speaker will enter third day

We’re gathering the latest news and updates from the vote for the House speaker. Follow along.

Sports

Georgetown suffers a record 25th straight Big East loss in men’s college basketball

The Hoyas have not won a regular-season Big East game since March 2, 2021.
NFL

NFL players say Damar Hamlin’s injury wasn’t Tee Higgins’s fault

Teammates and other NFL players offered their support, saying Higgins did nothing wrong.
Providence 73, UConn 61

Providence drills No. 4 UConn in men’s college basketball

The Friars won their eighth straight game by dominating the second half.
GIRLS' HOCKEY: WINTHROP 6, MEDFORD 0

Emma Holmes nets 100th career point for unbeaten Winthrop girls’ hockey, and her sister Julia is eyeing the mark too
World Junior Hockey Championships

Canada beats US men 6-2 in world junior hockey semifinals
NFL

Darrelle Revis among finalists for Pro Football Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility

Business

With medicine shortages, not enough relief for sick kids — and some adults

Local pharmacies are reporting shortages of children’s products like liquid Tylenol and ibuprofen, and even some adult medications seem to be in short supply.

Midnight bowling? Southie lanes aim for late night license, but neighbors have their doubts.

John Tunney of South Boston Candlepin asked to extend the operating hours of his family business from 11 p.m. Wednesday. The licensing board has yet to approve the request.

Amazon expands corporate layoffs to 18,000 jobs

Barstool Sports gets state approval for online betting license
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Globe Magazine

‘If you want to solve homelessness in Boston, you’ve got to take a look at the real estate market.’
LOVE LETTERS

I moved out of his house. Do I leave all my stuff behind?

CONNECTIONS

My father-in-law recently turned 100. His life has been quietly extraordinary.
YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Jan. 2 - 8

metro

Federal government again rejects Cape bridge replacement funds

Spilka, opening legislative session, proposes free community college

In scathing letter, state watchdog criticizes management of Chelsea veterans’ home

sports

Celtics left to answer for recent losing efforts, including after giving up 150 points to the Thunder

Girls’ basketball notebook: Even if it means spilling some blood, North Andover’s Hannah Martin embraces a hard-nosed approach on the hardcourt

With Rafael Devers deal done, Red Sox are back in the game . . . or at least they should be

business

Apple’s stock is losing its shine after an ugly month of December

As Janet Wu and Alison King sign off, they talk about favorite politicians and the future of local TV news

GE spinoff has a good first day

politics

GOP’s McCarthy pressured to ‘figure out’ speaker race

Katie Hobbs to give inaugural address as Arizona governor

‘A disaster’: Speaker fight exposes GOP leadership vacuum

Nation

Hearing, document release likely in Idaho slayings case

Biden’s agenda, lithium mine, tribes, greens collide in Reno

Electric chair, firing squad’s legality at South Carolina court

World

Prince Harry says William attacked him during row, report says

Thousands mourn Benedict XVI at funeral celebrated by pope

Flood-hit Pakistan to seek $16 billion at next week’s conference

opinion

Barbara Walters: a voice for the public and a believer in power of truth

Mass. without a GOP? Be careful what you wish for.

Short of guardians, advocates could help patients navigate system

lifestyle

I’m starting the year with ‘The Stress Prescription’

Robert Kraft buys $23.75 million penthouse in Palm Beach

This Lowell native has spent 15 years on a quest to become a McDonald’s ‘super collector’

food & dining

Cuba, modern and graceful, is on the plate at Gustazo

10 simple things you can do to start fresh in the kitchen

Dressing up a salad or leftovers just got easier

travel

Don’t laugh. New travel poll finds Massachusetts families want to relocate to N.H. in 2023.

How the most tragic intersection in Minneapolis became a beacon of hope

Dear member of the flying public, please remember that a happier flight starts with YOU!

Arts

‘The Glory of Handiwork’ gives new meaning to the domestic arts

R.I. engineer is creating live wall art that breathes

At Mass MoCA, Jason Moran’s ‘Black Stars’ pays tribute to the ghosts of jazz history

Books

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain in 2023

In Tracey Rose Peyton’s ‘Night Wherever We Go,’ enslaved women on a Texas plantation struggle with their desperate white captors

Tom Crewe’s memorable debut, ‘The New Life,’ chronicles the fortunes of a gay man and a social reformer in Victorian England

Movies

First look at ‘Boston Strangler,’ which starts streaming on Hulu March 17

Tom Hanks is Forrest Grump in ‘A Man Called Otto’

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain in 2023

Television

Appearances can be quite deceiving in ‘The Capture’

Most cancellations seem warranted. These 3 did not.

This week’s TV: Anne Rice’s ‘Witches,’ the history of soft rock, and the return of ‘All Creatures’

music

Son Rompe Pera give Mexican marimba music a punk edge

Here are some of the works that entered the public domain in 2023

WUMB will stream its Dick Pleasants tribute concert live

Theater/Dance

Instead of waiting for their Netflix moment, Boston comics are creating their own specials

Comedy headliner Lamont Price will let the most wonderful time of the year linger a bit longer

Southie native David Lindsay-Abaire has fashioned a ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ that sings

globe local

Newton City Council approves 50-unit housing, restaurant development

Newton to hold MLK celebration; weeklong community food drive

Restaurant owner toasts staff with trip to Disney World

Obituaries

Walter Cunningham, an astronaut who helped clear the way to the moon, dies at 90

Bill White, who lost a leg in the Marathon bombings, dies at 81

Former R.I. governor Lincoln Almond dies at 86