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‘I feel really, really lucky.’ Meet Maura Healey’s partner.
Healey began quietly dating attorney Joanna Lydgate after Lydgate left the attorney general’s office in 2020. They spoke exclusively to the Globe about their relationship.

Tent City, once a triumph of community activism, is now home to strife over maintenance and security
Interviews with a dozen Tent City residents paint a grim picture of a place where appliances don’t get fixed and recurring maintenance problems languish, and where people fear retaliation if they complain.

This suburban gynecologist treated the downtrodden. US prosecutors say she punched a Capitol officer on Jan. 6.
Word of her arrest has rippled through the medical community, prompting friends and colleagues to press each other: “What happened to Jacquelyn Starer?”

Who is Kevin McCarthy now, a weakened leader or an empowered survivor?

Kevin McCarthy is the new House speaker, but it may be difficult for him to do much with the powerful position — or to even keep it.
Why Kevin McCarthy’s slog to speaker could mean dysfunction ahead in the House Republican drama about Speaker of the House raises new fears about debt limit

8 dramatic scenes in the election for Speaker of the House, including a near-brawl

Biden to get a firsthand look at US-Mexico border situation
MOVIES

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.
IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

Pondering a world without humans

Antihumanists and transhumanists see technology in totally different ways, but some of them come to the same conclusion: Homo sapiens’ time may be up.

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.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Healey’s chance to correct the corrections system

Lingering prison problems cry out for better leadership and more transparency.
JEFF JACOBY

Audiobooks are glorious
EDITORIAL

Good news and bad news in Biden’s expanded stick-and-carrot border approach
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why a record number of Nicaraguans are fleeing their homeland
Nate Tinner-Williams

An interfaith, international affair at Pope Benedict’s funeral
The Emancipator

We’ve Been Here Before: Insurrections and White Supremacy

As we remember and assess the damage of the January 6th Insurrection on America today, it’s valuable to take a hard look at the impact and consequences that white conservative election denialism played in our shared history.
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More recent News

After 6-year-old is accused in school shooting, many questions and a murky legal path
The 6-year-old, a first grader at Richneck Elementary in Newport News, shot a teacher with a handgun Friday afternoon, the Newport News Police Department said, in an incident that police said was “not an accidental shooting.”

Hardwick residents vote down developer’s push to build horse racetrack in town

The plan lost in a vote of 830 to 312, according to unofficial results Saturday night. About 57 percent of the town’s 1,998 registered voters participated in the balloting at Hardwick Elementary School.

Massage therapist at Massage Envy in Medford sexually assaulted two women in three days, lawyers charge

Masseur Gilberto DaSilva is facing trial for rape in May.

Teen killed in crash in Merrimack, N.H.

Xander Venedam,18, was in the passenger seat of the 2018 Jeep Compass that was driven by Desiree Venedam, 43. The vehicle was struck head on by a minivan that crossed the center line on Continental Boulevard shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, Merrimack police said.

A lecturer showed a painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She lost her job.
Arguments over academic freedom have been fought on campuses for years, but they can be especially fraught at small private colleges such as Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota, which are facing shrinking enrollment and growing financial pressures.

Serious motorcycle crash closes 3 lanes of I-95 in Canton

A person suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash that occurred Saturday evening near University Avenue, officials said.
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CONNECTIONS

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

Our family’s collective love for Fez is formidable, even as age and illness take too much from him.

I want him to consider polyamory
“I also flirt with his wife when I see her.”

Alzheimer’s drug wins FDA approval after studies show it slows the disease
Questions remain about the treatment, Leqembi, sold by Cambridge-based Biogen and Japan's Eisai, including its safety and whether Medicare will cover it.

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Plans for a new Comedy Studio in Harvard Square hit some snags

Remembering Geoff Nuttall, visionary quartet leader

New York Public Library exhibition pays proper respect to native son Lou Reed

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

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

LETTERS

My son’s death was preventable. Fix the T. Lives depend on it.
Brian Stelter

Cameras usually tightly controlled by House show lawmakers haggling, gossiping
IDEAS | V.M. VINES

Why I volunteer for medical trials
SCOT LEHIGH

Congratulations, Governor Healey. You have your work cut out for you.
IDEAS | CHARLES M. SENNOTT

In Ukraine, displays of resilience amid the horrors of Russian airstrikes
IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

Metro

Police return to Cohasset home of missing mother Sunday morning

Detectives from Cohasset Police and the State Police also arrived in Washington, D.C., early Saturday morning as part of the investigation, a Cohasset police spokesman said Sunday.
SUNDAY'S CHILD

Kealan loves singing and listening to music

Sunday’s Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

‘I feel really, really lucky.’ Meet Maura Healey’s partner.

Healey began quietly dating attorney Joanna Lydgate after Lydgate left the attorney general’s office in 2020. They spoke exclusively to the Globe about their relationship.

Rally at Concord church to demand justice after Jan. 6 uprising

“The pit in my stomach grew and I was initially incredulous and then horrified as I watched the Trump mob breaking into the capitol, destroying anything that prevented their entry, including attacking the police,” said Paul, the chairperson of Indivisible MA, from the front steps of the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, where about 100 people gathered for the event.

Sports

Live updates

Live updates: Patriots look to clinch playoff spot with win at Buffalo

The Patriots are taking on the Bills in the season finale at Highmark Stadium for what is sure to be an emotional game. We'll have updates throughout the day.

Shiffrin matches Vonn’s World Cup record with win No. 82

Mikaela Shiffrin matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win Sunday.

Team USA beats Italy to win inaugural United Cup

The United States claimed the inaugural United Cup on Sunday in convincing fashion with an overpowering display over Italy in the final of the mixed teams event.
Frozen Fenway

Northeastern, Boston College men’s hockey teams come up winners at Frozen Fenway
Bruins 4, Sharks 2

A ‘goal of the year’ candidate gives Brad Marchand a confidence boost, and the Bruins pick up another win
Golf

Collin Morikawa bumps lead to six shots at Tournament of Champions

Business

Wells Fargo executive fired, arrested over unruly behavior on Air India flight

Indian police have arrested an unruly airline passenger following a complaint by a woman aboard an Air India flight from New York that he urinated on her in business class.

Twitter cuts more staff overseeing global content moderation

Twitter has made deeper cuts into its already radically diminished trust and safety team handling global content moderation, as well as to the unit related to hate speech and harassment, according to people familiar with the matter.

‘I am stuck in an Orange Line car.’ Passenger on disabled MBTA train tweets play-by-play of his ordeal.

Developer fleshes out plan for Shawmut Station apartments
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Globe Magazine

In 1848, an enslaved couple fled to Boston in one of history’s most daring escapes
Globe Magazine

‘If you want to solve homelessness in Boston, you’ve got to take a look at the real estate market’
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He did immediately ask how old I was and commented that I look young’
COOKING

Recipes: Easy, speedy takes on ground beef and flat-iron steak

metro

Video shows Ashland doctor charged with punching police officer at Jan. 6 insurrection

Tent City, once a triumph of community activism, is now home to strife over maintenance and security

Massage therapist at Massage Envy in Medford sexually assaulted two women in three days, lawyers charge

sports

Boys’ hockey roundup: Jake Vana (2 goals, 2 assists) leads No. 4 St. John’s Prep in Catholic Conference upset vs. No. 1 Catholic Memorial

Jaguars charge into playoffs on Josh Allen’s scoop and score

Celtics blow 11-point lead but manage to pull out victory over undermanned Spurs

business

Alzheimer’s drug wins FDA approval after studies show it slows the disease

In Hardwick, a vote on horse racing divides the town

Beth Israel researcher wins $200,000 award for helping to create COVID vaccine for J&J

politics

Who is Kevin McCarthy now, a weakened leader or an empowered survivor?

Biden to get a firsthand look at US-Mexico border situation

Republican drama about Speaker of the House raises new fears about debt limit

Nation

A lecturer showed a painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She lost her job.

After 6-year-old is accused in school shooting, many questions and a murky legal path

8 dramatic scenes in the election for Speaker of the House, including a near-brawl

World

Palestinian FM: Israel revokes travel permit over UN move

Iraq reopens Baghdad’s Green Zone to ease traffic jams

19 dead in China crash as holiday travel rush gets underway

opinion

An interfaith, international affair at Pope Benedict’s funeral

Why I volunteer for medical trials

In Ukraine, displays of resilience amid the horrors of Russian airstrikes

lifestyle

I want him to consider polyamory

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member Jennifer Shah gets 6 1/2 years

What to know about the risks of youth sports

food & dining

Providence Restaurant Weeks 2023: Here’s what you need to know

Recipes: Easy, speedy takes on ground beef and flat-iron steak

Variety is the spice of life at Hummus v’Hummus

travel

Europe will soon allow phone calls on flights. Will the US be next?

Skijoring at Snowfest, art with attitude, and Caribbean charms in St. Croix

Akaash Singh is on Team Travel Agent and wants to flush his phone but can’t

Arts

At the Clark, a glimpse of a French cultural storehouse

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

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

Books

Laura Zigman’s ‘Small World’ is a love letter to a sisterhood forged through disability and death

Comedic and caffeinated, Kashana Cauley’s debut novel, ‘The Survivalists,’ may give you the jitters

Poet Laureate Ada Limón uses poetry as a way of tuning in to the world

Movies

‘Corsage’: All about Elisabeth

‘Women Talking’ speaks volumes

1983 at the movies: from A (‘All the Right Moves’) to Z (‘Zelig’)

Television

Upcoming first-time ‘SNL’ hosts: Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member Jennifer Shah gets 6 1/2 years

Watch for Walter White during the Super Bowl

music

At BSO, ringing in the new year with reimagined Beethoven

Remembering Geoff Nuttall, visionary quartet leader

Deals are in place for Sound Museum’s tenants, but not its owners

Theater/Dance

A new view of a classic movie inspired choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’

In Dave Malloy’s ‘Preludes,’ Rachmaninoff’s career is decomposing

Plans for a new Comedy Studio in Harvard Square hit some snags

globe local

The Argument: Should Massachusetts expand tolling to alleviate traffic congestion?

Watertown Boys & Girls Club is a success story

Lesson learned: Don’t draw conclusions until you give it a try

Obituaries

Ken Balcomb, 82, dies; revealed the hidden world of killer whales

Frank Galati, mainstay of Chicago theater, dies at 79

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