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Investigators found damaged knife with blood in home of missing Cohasset woman, prosecutor says

In the search for Ana Walshe, police found blood and a damaged knife with blood on it in her home. Her husband bought $450 of cleaning supplies before reporting her disappearance to authorities, a prosecutor said Monday.

Here are all of the facts surrounding the Cohasset case

Ana Walshe.

Who is Ana Walshe, the Cohasset woman missing since New Year’s Day?

Brian Walshe is led by Cohasset Police into Quincy District Court for his arraignment Monday. Walshe, the husband of missing Cohasset woman Ana Walshe, was charged by police for misleading the investigation.

What we know about Brian Walshe, husband of missing Cohasset woman Ana Walshe

City councilors call for police, metal detectors in Boston Public Schools

Police were taken out of the district’s schools in the summer of 2021 and replaced with safety specialists without arrest powers, uniforms, or handcuffs.

George Santos’ communications director has a Massachusetts connection

The newly elected congressman George Santos has tapped former MassGOP spokesperson Naysa Woomer as his communications director.

Kevin McCarthy gets a win as House passes rules package

Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed his first test late Monday as the Republicans approved their rules package for governing House operations.

DOJ reviewing potentially classified docs at Biden center

The Justice Department is reviewing a batch of potentially classified documents found in the Washington office space of President Biden’s former institute, the White House said Monday.

Four important revelations about US carbon emissions in 2022, according to a new report

Cambridge protesters call for answers in fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Sayed Faisal

A woman walked down Johnny Court in Chinatown. For three years, Chinatown has tried to push out a developer hoping to add onto one of the neighborhood's remaining row houses to little avail.

‘Fighting the same battles’: Three years later, Chinatown’s historic row houses still at risk

Advocates say 9 Johnny Court is just one example of what’s at stake if displacement and gentrification continue to wreak havoc on Chinatown.

Last year was slowest for new housing approvals in Boston since 2015. Some warn 2023 will be slower.
Some developers are considering pulling back amid high interest rates, a shaky economy, and worries about costly new requirements to build in the city.

‘We’re taking this all in’: Healey meets with legislative leadership for first time since inauguration
Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll met with legislative leaders Monday for the first time since their swearing-in ceremony last week.

In her inaugural address as governor last week, Governor Maura Healey assured the business community that they have her support, including in her speech policy matters important to employers.

Business leaders are counting on a friendly relationship with Governor Healey

While Governor Maura Healey may not have the same bonafides as Charlie Baker, she cultivated a relationship with the business community during her two terms as attorney general.

Computer code and text displayed on computer screens.

LastPass security breach was worse than you’ve heard. Here’s what to do.

If you use the popular password manager, the first thing to do is create a new master password. Next, change every other password you’ve stored.

Tony Massarotti has been at 98.5 The Sports Hub since the station’s inception in 2009.

Sports Hub’s Tony Massarotti addresses recent absence, says NESN did not ask him back as Red Sox analyst

The cohost of “Felger and Massarotti” announced during Monday’s program that his recent absences have been due to an unexpected health issue.

Patrick Mahomes (left) and the Chiefs could get another crack at Josh Allen and the Bills in the playoffs.

Ben Volin | On football

For this year’s NFL playoffs, it’s ‘Pro’ quarterbacks vs. ‘Joe’ quarterbacks

All seven of the regular starting QBs in the AFC playoffs are former first-round picks, are 27 or under, and have big arms and fast feet.

Bills safety Damar Hamlin is discharged from Ohio hospital and returns to Buffalo to continue recovery

Bill Belichick and the Patriots finished outside of the playoffs for the second time in three seasons.

Bill Belichick confirms he will return for a 24th season and makes it clear: ‘We need to improve’ after missing playoffs

The coach also addressed Mac Jones's performance this season and the decisions that were made on running the offense.

Opinion

Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, right, spoke with Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, in the House Chamber at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.

The future for Kevin ‘The Conceder’ McCarthy

The unchallenged reign of the militant right has two important implications for the state of our politics.

IDEAS | TODD WASHBURN

We’re all to blame for the chaos in Congress

Brazil faces its own Jan. 6 moment — and prevails

Want people to ride the T? Make sure they can find a place to live near a station.

How much scrutiny for Governor Healey and her family?

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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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Kevin Hayden sworn in for first full term as Suffolk DA
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden was sworn into office Monday evening at Roxbury Community College, marking the beginning of his first full term as the county’s top law enforcement official.

Raquel Coronell Uribe, the first Latina president of the Harvard Crimson, says her cancer has returned
“The leukemia that had been so unlikely to return was back with a vengeance, leading a military insurgency on my until-then-at-peace bone marrow,” Raquel Coronell Uribe wrote in an essay about her diagnosis.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Celtics were challenged by the always-pesky Bulls, but they passed the test with physicality
It was one of the more important wins of the season because it earned zero style points. The Celtics missed 30 of their 41 3-pointers and allowed Zach LaVine to score 15 fourth-quarter points.

Two people sitting in car seriously injured in Cambridge double shooting
Both victims were treated on scene and then taken to local hospitals, police said. Their injuries are serious but not believed to be life-threatening.

Body found in New Hampshire in 1971 is identified as a Boston woman

Katherine Ann Alston, who graduated from Dorchester High School in 1963 and attended Boston College, was identified through forensic testing and assistance from the DNA Doe Project.

Police investigating death of contractor after fall from roof at Mass. General

Authorities responded to reports that an individual fell off the roof of an MGH building on Blossom Street Monday afternoon.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

President Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, left, spoke with US Customs and Border Protection officers on the Bridge of the Americas border crossing between Mexico and the United States in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Here comes the immigration show trial

The Contessa atop The Newbury Boston.

The only things Boston and London have in common? A consonant and two vowels.

Kevin McCarthy worked hard the past four years to help Republicans regain control of the House so we could restore financial, energy, border, and national security for America.

Held hostage in the House

Audiobooks are glorious

Clergy in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Jan. 5.

Nate Tinner-Williams

An interfaith, international affair at Pope Benedict’s funeral

West Virginia guard Erik Stevenson fouled Kansas State guard Tykei Greene during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Dec. 31,

IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

Metro

City councilors call for police, metal detectors in Boston Public Schools

Police were taken out of the district’s schools in the summer of 2021 and replaced with safety specialists without arrest powers, uniforms, or handcuffs.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

In one Rhode Island town, the soft-spoken son is replacing his fiery dad as mayor

The new boss in Johnston may have the same name as the old boss, but Joseph Polisena Jr. is ready to make his mark on this town of 30,000 by setting a different tone than his brash father.

Comet 2022 E3 ZTF is coming. The astronomer who found it tells us what to expect.

Bryce Bolin and Caltech Senior Staff Scientist Frank Masci discovered it while looking for asteroids in March. The best chance to see it with binoculars is from Jan. 12 to Feb. 1 over the northern hemisphere.

George Santos’ communications director has a Massachusetts connection

The newly elected congressman George Santos has tapped former MassGOP spokesperson Naysa Woomer as his communications director.

Sports

Grant Williams (left), Al Horford (center), and Jayson Tatum celebrate after Horford's 3-pointer in the last minute gave the Celtics some breathing room.

Celtics 107, Bulls 99

Al Horford’s late 3 helps Celtics turn away charging Bulls, 107-99, for third victory in a row

Chicago came back from a 16-point deficit in the third quarter and had a chance to tie the game with two minutes left.

Jayson Tatum (0) found Al Horford (42) late in the shot clock for a clinching 3-pointer in the final minute, then celebrated.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Celtics were challenged by the always-pesky Bulls, but they passed the test with physicality

It was one of the more important wins of the season because it earned zero style points. The Celtics missed 30 of their 41 3-pointers and allowed Zach LaVine to score 15 fourth-quarter points.

Kliff Kingsbury is out after 4 seasons in Arizona.

NFL Black Monday live: Cardinals fire Kliff Kingsbury; Browns request interview with Jerod Mayo

As the 2022 regular season comes to a close, we’re tracking the firings (and hirings) for teams across the league.

Georgia 62, TCU 7 | College Football Playoff final

Georgia bullies TCU 65-7 to win second straight College Football Playoff title; first repeat champion since 2012

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

It was appointment viewing in Dracut as Ashlee Talbot reached 1,000 points by dropping 36 against Central Catholic

Boys’ hockey roundup: Nantucket knocks Dennis-Yarmouth from the unbeaten ranks behind Ryan Davis’s two goals

Business

Trump’s longtime CFO faces sentencing for tax fraud scheme

Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump’s real estate empire whose testimony helped convict the former president’s company of tax fraud, is set to be sentenced Tuesday for dodging taxes on $1.7 million in job perks.

Rob Zeaske returns to GroundTruth Project as chief executive

GroundTruth Project is the Boston umbrella organization for journalism service programs Report for America and Report for the World.

R.I. housing secretary’s report may not be compliant with state law

‘Fighting the same battles’: Three years later, Chinatown’s historic row houses still at risk

magazine

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

Dr. Jim O’Connell checks on a homeless person on the grounds of the Old West Church in 2017.

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

I distanced myself from a negative friend. So why did I say he could move in?

The New Members Show opens at the Copley Society of Art on January 12.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Jan. 9-22

metro

North Kingstown interim Superintendent Judy Paolucci submitted her resignation last week, and asked that the School Committee take it up during Monday night’s meeting.

Superintendent resigns in fiery School Committee meeting

Boston police seek to identify three people after credit cards used following vehicle break-in

R.I. housing secretary’s report may not be compliant with state law

sports

Williams blocks a first-quarter shot attempt by Chicago's Ayo Dosunmu Monday night at TD Garden.

Celtics center Robert Williams gets first start of the season

For this year’s NFL playoffs, it’s ‘Pro’ quarterbacks vs. ‘Joe’ quarterbacks

Dover-Sherborn star Luke Rinaldi found a kindred spirit in Norwood’s Noah Beaudet and the Tri-Valley League rivals have formed an unusual bond

business

Eneida Roman, CEO of Amplify Latinx.

Cofounder of Amplify Latinx steps in to become business group’s new CEO

Moderna prepares for transition year as COVID vaccine sales wane, CEO says.

Last year was slowest for new housing approvals in Boston since 2015. Some warn 2023 will be slower.

politics

President Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, on Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington.

Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness

House narrowly approves rules amid concerns about McCarthy’s concessions

Sarah Huckabee Sanders to take oath as Arkansas governor

Nation

A resident walks along College Road after the area was flooded during a recent storm in Watsonville, Calif., on Jan. 9.

Rain to persist as storm weary Californians face evacuations

Trump’s longtime CFO faces sentencing for tax fraud scheme

California deluge forces mass evacuations, boy swept away

World

A repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft, named Cosmic Girl, carrying Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, takes off from Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport, Newquay, England, on Jan. 9.

UK space industry mulls setback after satellite launch fails

‘What madness looks like’: Russia intensifies Bakhmut attack

Lawyers for jailed Hong Kong publisher ask to meet UK PM

opinion

Kevin McCarthy worked hard the past four years to help Republicans regain control of the House so we could restore financial, energy, border, and national security for America.

Held hostage in the House

Healey’s chance to correct the corrections system

Audiobooks are glorious

lifestyle

Presenter José Massó reads from a copy of Yomaries Centeno Bermúdez’s “Los Reyes Magos y los Pasteles de Masa de Colores” during the Three Kings Day celebration on Saturday.

Three Kings Day arrives with music, entertainment in Boston’s Latin Quarter

I want more from this marriage

I want him to consider polyamory

food & dining

Roasted Honeynut with Egg and Prosciutto

Recipe: Stuff roasted honeynut squash with prosciutto and egg for a cozy, charming lunch or brunch

Noma, rated the world’s best restaurant, is closing its doors

Where to eat in the dead of winter in R.I.

travel

You can soon say goodbye to airplane mode — at least in Europe.

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

Design for expansion of Portland Museum of Art.

Portland Museum of Art announces architects for $100 million expansion

At the Clark, a glimpse of a French cultural storehouse

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

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

"Oink," directed by Mascha Halberstad, will be screened at West Newton Cinema Jan. 14. as part of Belmont World Film's Family Festival.

Belmont World Film’s 20th Family Festival fosters a love of film for young audiences

‘Corsage’: All about Elisabeth

‘Women Talking’ speaks volumes

Television

From left: Geo Bustamante, Karla Cruz Godoy, James Jones, Ryan Medrano, and Cassidy Clark face host Jeff Probst on the most recent season of "Survivor."

Am I reality TV snob? Define ‘snob.’

This week’s TV: Golden Globe apathy, ‘The Last of Us’ arrives, and all about ‘Velma’

Adam Rich, who starred in ‘Eight Is Enough,’ dies at 54

music

Concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky performs with the Handel and Hadyn Society on Sunday afternoon in Symphony Hall.

For its first performances of 2023, H&H is directed from within

From modest beginnings to Modest Mouse: Quincy festival takes a big leap in year two

At BSO, ringing in the new year with reimagined Beethoven

Theater/Dance

Company SBB will bring Stefanie Batten Bland's "Look Who's Coming to Dinner" to Boston this month.

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

Mr. Banks was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

Russell Banks, who mined a hardscrabble New England childhood for his novels, dies at 82

Adam Rich, who starred in ‘Eight Is Enough,’ dies at 54

Bill Campbell, 74, first big-money free agent of the Sox, dies