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Ana Walshe, with her mother Milanka Ljubicic, left, in a photo together that Walshe posted to Facebook while visiting Belgrade, Serbia in 2016.

In Serbia, Ana Walshe’s mother says Ana pleaded with her to visit a week before disappearance

The mother of Ana Walshe, the Cohasset woman who has been missing since New Year’s Day, said in an interview Monday that Walshe pleaded with her to come to the US a week before Walshe disappeared.

Ana Walshe investigators recover ‘a number of items’ during dumpster searches, DA’s office says
Investigators searching for clues in the disappearance of Ana Walshe recovered “a number of items” during searches of dumpsters north of Boston Monday, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office announced.

How police say Brian Walshe misled them in the investigation

Disappearance of Cohasset woman leads to sprawling investigation

Can any candidates crack open the door to the Hall of Fame this year?
The last two writers’ elections produced just one entrant to Cooperstown — David Ortiz — and that stingy trend is expected to continue.

Discuss: Who would you vote for on this year's Hall of Fame ballot

Injuries limited Trevor Story to 94 games in 2022.

Red Sox infielder Trevor Story likely to miss time after elbow surgery

Story underwent an internal bracing procedure on his right ulnar collateral ligament.

ben volin | on football

Are Bill Belichick and the Krafts ready to make the bold moves the Patriots need?
Matt Patricia and Joe Judge may be easy scapegoats, but for the good of the team, they cannot return in the same roles next season.

christopher l. gasper

Bill Belichick is finding out that The System has a serious flaw in it
After a painfully unsuccessful season, the buck has to stop with the coach, but he mostly has been passing it.

The latest challenge for the beleaguered state GOP: Tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

The Massachusetts Republican Party now appears to have mounting financial and legal problems, including a pile of overdue bills.

Black and Hispanic patients with terminal cancer receive fewer opioids for pain, new study finds
The research builds on more than 20 years of evidence showing racial disparities in pain management.

Worcester fuel dealer faces class-action suit over home heating oil mixture
The high amount of biodiesel used in the mixture damaged some customers’ heating systems and caused some systems to shut down, says the suit, filed in Worcester Superior Court.

Another section of Newport’s Cliff Walk crumbles, city will expand study of area
The storm displaced the material retained by a crescent-shaped granite block seawall just south of Narragansett Avenue, which caused the armored slope to fall.

Jeneé Osterheldt

My home was never a house. It was a dog named Peppermint Patty.
A dog’s love is unconditional and then some.

Representative Katie Porter and Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren have close ties
Porter, a Harvard Law School alum, studied under former Harvard Law professor and current US Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Cambridge Democrat and 2020 presidential candidate.

Representative Katie Porter of Calif. seeking Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024

Inflation is cooling off. Will the Federal Reserve ease up on rate hikes?

Boston police rejected a dozen requests for help from ICE in 2022

US carbon emissions grew in 2022, even as renewables surpassed coal

Ben Affleck was spotted serving up beverages at a Dunkin' location in Medford.

Ben Affleck serves up Dunkin’ orders at Medford drive-through

“He was super nice and very quick witted,” said Malden resident Lisa Mackay. “Of course, handsome too!”

Marty Bearnard, a black bear living under a family's deck in Connecticut.

A Connecticut family found a hibernating bear under their deck. Now Marty is ‘part of the family.’

The black bear was spotted sleeping under the deck of a Connecticut home at the end of December. A video of the animal on TikTok has since racked up more than 15 million views.

Aaron Pressman and Sabrina Shankman at Donut Dip in West Springfield while on their journey traveling New England in EVs.

We drove around New England looking for EV chargers (and the best doughnuts). It was easier than we expected.

Two reporters. Two electric cars. Given Tesla’s charging network advantage, we expected the Kia would have more issues on the road — and we were right.

Opinion

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she will play a big role under Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who will give her “a lot of power and a lot of leeway.”

Kevin McCarthy’s allies may imperil his speakership more than his opponents

If Jim Jordan and Marjorie Taylor Greene become the face of his speakership, look for voters to recoil.

Royal secrets, lies, and the weight of families

The future for Kevin ‘The Conceder’ McCarthy

IDEAS | TODD WASHBURN

We’re all to blame for the chaos in Congress

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Two ways we cling to fantasy

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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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Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

Michael Maso, longtime Huntington Theatre leader, is taking a final bow
The Huntington Theatre Company's managing director, whose tenure over four decades transformed an erstwhile university theater into a Tony Award-winning powerhouse, announced Tuesday that he will step down at the end of June.

Mad River Glen ski resort in Vermont suspends operations for lack of snow
The resort, located in Waitsfield, Vt., could receive a mix of snow and rain Thursday through Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, but time will tell if it’ll be enough to get the lifts up and running.

innovation beat

Harvard’s ‘RoboBee’ project lifts off as a surgical-tech company
Technology developed for tiny, flying robots is being used in a new medical startup. The project says a lot about how universities like Harvard are encouraging entrepreneurship.

Opening statements heard in trial of Green Line operator charged in trolley crash that left dozens hurt

Assistant Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Addady told jurors in his opening statement that “Mr. Turner neglected his duties” and “disregarded certain safety protocols and consequently he crashed his train into another causing a pretty severe accident.”

Boston police arrest man in connection with two rapes

Boston police on Monday night arrested a 57-year-old man on warrants charging him with raping two victims, authorities said Tuesday.

Get ready for SatanCon 2023: ‘The largest satanic gathering in history’ is coming to Boston

The Satanic Temple is hosting its national conference in Boston this April, and dedicating the event to Mayor Michelle Wu after a rift with the city over an invocation.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Harry Hamlin and Alexandra Daddario in "Mayfair Witches."

‘Mayfair Witches’ doesn’t stir a very potent brew

Lead singer Hayley Williams performs with Paramore at Boston Calling in 2018. The band returns as a headliner this year.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Republicans Matt Gaetz, right, and Andy Biggs, left, huddled with fellow opponents of Kevin McCarthy's speakership on Jan. 4.

IDEAS | TODD WASHBURN

We’re all to blame for the chaos in Congress

Looking at the world through rose-colored glasses takes on a variety of meanings.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Two ways we cling to fantasy

Joanna Lydgate, partner of Governor Maura Healey, at Healey’s Cambridge apartment on Jan. 6.

How much scrutiny for Governor Healey and her family?

The Supreme Court is seen on the other side of broken glass, photographed from the main hall of the presidential palace, the day after both buildings were stormed by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 9.

Brazil faces its own Jan. 6 moment — and prevails

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

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

The latest challenge for the beleaguered state GOP: Tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills

The Massachusetts Republican Party now appears to have mounting financial and legal problems, including a pile of overdue bills.

Bay State College students demand answers from struggling for-profit school

Bay State College students demand answers from struggling for-profit school.

Get ready for SatanCon 2023: ‘The largest satanic gathering in history’ is coming to Boston

The Satanic Temple is hosting its national conference in Boston this April, and dedicating the event to Mayor Michelle Wu after a rift with the city over an invocation.

Rhode Island political news: January 2023

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

Sports

General manager Chris Ballard's Colts finished 4-12-1 and own the No. 4 overall pick in the draft.

Colts plan to be patient with head coaching search

GM Chris Ballard said he could wait until after the Super Bowl if it meant getting the right candidate.

Taylor was one of 11 signed by the Patriots Tuesday.

Patriots sign 11 to futures contracts

All of the players finished the season on the New England practice squad.

Marcus Smart has an excellent assist/turnover ratio of 3.19/1.

Analyzing the Celtics’ strong start through statistics and trends

Overall, the numbers reflect some very encouraging things, but there are still areas that can be cleaned up.

How NFL Black Monday 2023 unfolded

ben volin | on football

Are Bill Belichick and the Krafts ready to make the bold moves the Patriots need?

Red Sox infielder Trevor Story likely to miss time after elbow surgery

Business

China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat

Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for COVID-19 testing requirements recently imposed by those countries on travelers from China.

Powell says Fed ‘will not be’ a climate policy maker

The Federal Reserve chair's comments came in response to occasional calls from Democrats for the central bank to take a more active role in policing climate change, and to skepticism from some Republicans that it can guard against climate-related risks to the financial system without overstepping.

GSK to expand in Cambridge

Education Department proposes ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness

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

Homeless advocates took to occupying the steps of the Rhode Island State House on Dec. 9, 2022.

R.I. could open homeless shelter for couples in state-owned property by the end of January

R.I. waste water reveals high coronavirus levels

Black and Hispanic patients with terminal cancer receive fewer opioids for pain, new study finds

sports

When it came to the postseason, Bill Belichick's team was out in the cold again.

Bill Belichick is finding out that The System has a serious flaw in it

Caitlin Weimar has been a game-changer for Boston University women’s basketball

Report: Carlos Correa reverses course again, reaches six-year, $200 million deal with Twins

business

A group of former customers of Peterson Oil and an affiliate, Cleghorn Oil, have won a major legal victory after a judge ruled their lawsuit against the company can go forward as a class action.

Worcester fuel dealer faces class-action suit over home heating oil mixture

US storms, heat, drought racked up $165 billion of damage in 2022

Mad River Glen ski resort in Vermont suspends operations for lack of snow

politics

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (C) stands next to US President Joe Biden (L) and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in Mexico City. The three leaders are meeting for a regional summit, with migration, trade and climate change set to be at the top of the agenda.

Biden, Trudeau talk Haiti, trade at Mexico City summit

Representative Katie Porter of Calif. seeking Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat in 2024

Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness

Nation

Three of the 774 bison, which once numbered 30 million to 60 million in the United States, grazed on the American Prairie reserve in northeast Montana last month.

Establishing a new home for bison to roam

Education Department proposes ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness

US carbon emissions grew in 2022, even as renewables surpassed coal

World

Chinese embassies suspended issuing new visas for South Koreans and Japanese on Tuesday in response to COVID-19 testing requirements imposed by those countries on travelers from China, as the country faces a surge in COVID cases and hospitalizations in major cities.

China halts visas for Japan, South Korea in COVID-19 spat

Brazil’s authorities race to identify organizers of capital riot

UK space industry mulls setback after satellite launch fails

opinion

The Contessa atop The Newbury Boston.

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

Child sex abuse is ‘soul murder.’ Massachusetts should lift the statute of limitations.

Debating the safeguards of medical aid in dying

lifestyle

One strategy for success during Dry January is substituting non-alcoholic beverages and mocktails.

Dry January can kick-start healthy habits that last beyond the month, experts say

My home was never a house. It was a dog named Peppermint Patty.

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

food & dining

Argentine empanadas with classic beef, chorizo, and chicken fillings from Che! Empanada, with a location in Worcester and Newton.

Che! Empanadas for the win

Unlocking Mediterranean secrets on ‘Life of Loi’

There’s a cafe for tots in J.P. ‘It’s magical here.’

travel

Another section of Newport's famous Cliff Walk was damaged in a December 2022 storm. The area is near where a portion of the walk collapsed in March 2022.

Another section of Newport’s Cliff Walk crumbles, city will expand study of area

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

Arts

Maggie Stark, "Children of the Regiment," 2022, Boston Common, video still.

In ‘Playing on a Loop,’ video artist Maggie Stark captures life’s revolutions

Portland Museum of Art announces architects for $100 million expansion

At the Clark, a glimpse of a French cultural storehouse

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

Harry Hamlin and Alexandra Daddario in "Mayfair Witches."

‘Mayfair Witches’ doesn’t stir a very potent brew

Am I reality TV snob? Define ‘snob.’

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

music

Lead singer Hayley Williams performs with Paramore at Boston Calling in 2018. The band returns as a headliner this year.

Foo Fighters, The Lumineers, and Paramore to headline Boston Calling

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

Theater/Dance

Michael Maso is stepping down as managing director of the Huntington Theatre Company after more than 40 years.

Michael Maso, longtime Huntington Theatre leader, is taking a final bow

Lyric Stage’s ‘Preludes’ doesn’t lead anywhere special

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

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. Kaminsky showed off his "Lorillon" view camera at his home in Paris in 2012.

Adolfo Kaminsky dies at 97; his forgeries saved thousands of Jews

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