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Brian Walshe arrives at Quincy District Court. (John Hilliard/ Boston Globe Staff)

Brian Walshe ordered held without bail in wife’s murder; allegedly dismembered body

Brian Walshe was ordered held without bail during his arraignment Wednesday. Prosecutors said he searched online for terms related to dismembering and disposing of a body around the time his wife went missing.
Timeline of events in the Ana Walshe case More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Brian Walshe allegedly Googled these terms after his wife, Ana Walshe, went missing

During Brian Walshe's arraignment Wednesday in Quincy District Court, assistant district attorney Lynn Beland listed a number of Google searches prosecutors allege he made from his son’s iPad on and after Jan. 1.

Cape Cod bridges, old and obsolete, frustrate locals and tourists. And there’s no good solution in sight.
The federal government this month rejected a $1.88 billion to replace the Sagamore and Bourne bridges, and repairing them would slow traffic and take years.

These are the 10 most expensive homes sold in Massachusetts in 2022

A Cape Cod estate with a skylit rotunda that sits on nearly nine acres. A Brookline home with a rock climbing wall inside. A historic 1842 townhouse on Beacon Hill.

Luxury in the City: What about $3 million gets you in and around Boston

It doesn’t include a downtown penthouse in a new, full-service building, but you can snag a single family with a mudroom near Davis Square.

How many people can safely fit on Narragansett Town Beach? Some in town want to know.

The Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to seek bids for a carrying capacity study, which considers how many people a beach can hold — both physically, in terms of square footage, and socially, in terms of comfort.
Breaking

Andrea Campbell makes history as first Black woman to be AG, first woman of color to hold statewide office

Campbell was sworn in as attorney general Wednesday afternoon, making history as the first Black woman to serve as the state’s top lawyer and first woman of color to hold statewide office. She joins a historic group of constitutional officers where five of the six officials are women.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
A look at the next three snow and rain events headed to the Boston area
There are three storm systems to contend with through the middle of next week.

Search resumes again for missing Brookfield woman
Brittany Tee, 35, was last seen Jan. 10 leaving a home on Main Street in Brookfield on foot.

Reports reveal new details about North Kingstown teachers’ ‘unwelcome’ and ‘degrading’ conduct

The lawyer representing current and former students who made complaints against the teachers called the release of the reports “a watershed moment” for the school department.

Drag queen story hour in Taunton disrupted by apparent neo-Nazi protesters

A group of apparent white supremacists disrupted a drag queen story hour in Taunton over the weekend, when masked men entered the city’s public library and others gathered outside chanting the name of a hate group.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Business community has a big ask of new governor: Tackle taxes

As Governor Maura Healey settles into office, business leaders are looking for her to tweak the state’s tax structure to make Mass. more competitive in a work-from-anywhere world.

Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers as it looks to trim costs

Boston Internet firm Starry cuts 100 more jobs

Teen dies in skiing accident at Gunstock Mountain in New Hampshire
patriots positional analysis: receivers and tight ends

Jakobi Meyers should be a top target for Patriots in the offseason, too

The clutch pass-catcher, who has been the team's leading receiver the last three seasons, is headed for free agency.

What to know about Adam Duvall, who won a World Series with the Braves and is set to join the Red Sox outfield

The addition of the 34-year-old slugger means Boston will get someone who can hit homers, but also strikes out a lot.
Outfielder Adam Duvall agrees to one-year deal with Red Sox
LOVE LETTERS

The struggle to communicate with potential dates in text messages is real

How do I make a connection with someone else in texts?
Opinion
IDEAS | PETER THOMSON

The radical, forgotten experiment in educational integration that changed my life

In 1971, kids from Roxbury and Lincoln spent half the year attending school together in the city and the other half in the suburb. Fifty years later, I tracked down my fellow students to see how it shaped them — and whether something like it could work today.
JEFF JACOBY

In-state tuition isn’t an immigration issue
EDITORIAL

The local news business is in crisis. Marblehead is showing us a possible solution.
SCOT LEHIGH

Welcome back to the era of divided government
Kenneth Roth

Harvard needs to stand with its principles, not with Israel — or its donors
The Emancipator

Talking to your kids about race

What are we saying to our kids about race even when we don’t say anything? Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Boston University Center for Antiracist Research, explains how it is a false choice whether or not to teach your young child about race because either way, they’re picking up on your attitude about race.
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New England Aquarium begins rehabilitation process for 64 sea turtles after stranding season on Cape Cod
From November to January, hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles wash up on the shores of Cape Cod. This season, 518 passed through the Quincy hospital.

Citing religion, Flyers player Ivan Provorov boycotts Pride Night jersey
The 26-year-old Philadelphia defenseman boycotted the pregame skate when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and used sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape. Provorov is Russian Orthodox.

Ukraine interior minister, at least a dozen others killed in helicopter crash
There was no immediate word on whether the crash was an accident or related to the war.

Five people arrested in probe of robberies, home invasions, and car jackings in Hyde Park

Boston police on Tuesday arrested five people in connection with a crime spree in Hyde Park and seized three guns, including one emblazoned with the phrase “Diamond Boss” in shiny font on one side, according to officials.

State legal aid agency seeks more oversight when DCF removes children from homes without court order

A state law allows child welfare workers to remove children from their homes without a court order, and legal advocates and at least one state representative are trying to change it.

‘There’s a dam breaking:’ Cities and towns start to kick fossil fuels with new building code

A building code that was finalized last month in Massachusetts stops short of being a ban of fossil fuel heat, but it requires stringent energy efficiency measures and add-ons like solar panels. Brookline and Watertown have adopted it, and 22 communities say they intend to.
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Harvard’s recent controversy over a fellowship for a human rights activist is not its first

The Kennedy School is facing criticism over its decision to reject a leading human rights activist for a fellowship. It's not the first time the fellowships have been contentious.

The ‘This is Fine’ comic turned 10. The Mass. artist behind it says it’s changed his life — for better or worse.
K.C. Green, the Easthampton artist behind a comic that inspired an era-defining meme, reflects on its impact online.

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Nantucket homeowners group agrees to remove their hotly contested erosion shield
A group of mostly wealthy Nantucket homeowners has reluctantly agreed to dismantle a highly contested, multi-million dollar geotube project, seeing no way around a permit violation order calling for its removal.

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With $750,000 grant, The Jar aims to expand its conversations around culture

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We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.
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Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
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RENÉE GRAHAM

The father who murdered his ‘cherished’ children
NEWSLETTER

What the EV backlash gets wrong
Joan Vennochi

The language police come for the word ‘field’
Mary Tamer

With fewer students in Boston, there should be fewer schools

EDITORIAL

In an age of election denialism, the Legislature needs clear rules for seating members
IDEAS | JOAN LUKEY

My road trip revealed that electric cars still have a long way to go

Metro

Andrea Campbell makes history as first Black woman to be AG, first woman of color to hold statewide office

Campbell was sworn in as attorney general Wednesday afternoon, making history as the first Black woman to serve as the state’s top lawyer and first woman of color to hold statewide office. She joins a historic group of constitutional officers where five of the six officials are women.
RI SHORE ACCESS

How many people can safely fit on Narragansett Town Beach? Some in town want to know.

The Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday to seek bids for a carrying capacity study, which considers how many people a beach can hold — both physically, in terms of square footage, and socially, in terms of comfort.

New England Aquarium begins rehabilitation process for 64 sea turtles after stranding season on Cape Cod

From November to January, hundreds of cold-stunned sea turtles wash up on the shores of Cape Cod. This season, 518 passed through the Quincy hospital.

Search resumes again for missing Brookfield woman

Brittany Tee, 35, was last seen Jan. 10 leaving a home on Main Street in Brookfield on foot.

Sports

red sox

What to know about Adam Duvall, who won a World Series with the Braves and is set to join the Red Sox outfield

The addition of the 34-year-old slugger means Boston will get someone who can hit homers, but also strikes out a lot.
patriots positional analysis: receivers and tight ends

Jakobi Meyers should be a top target for Patriots in the offseason, too

The clutch pass-catcher, who has been the team's leading receiver the last three seasons, is headed for free agency.
nhl

Citing religion, Flyers player Ivan Provorov boycotts Pride Night jersey

The 26-year-old Philadelphia defenseman boycotted the pregame skate when the team wore Pride-themed jerseys and used sticks wrapped in rainbow Pride tape. Provorov is Russian Orthodox.
Red Sox

Outfielder Adam Duvall agrees to one-year deal with Red Sox
Australian Open

Hampered by bad hip, Rafael Nadal loses in second round of Australian Open
Women's Friendly | US 4, New Zealand 0

Swanson scores two and US women down New Zealand 4-0

Business

Boston Internet firm Starry cuts 100 more jobs

The layoff follows a massive 50 percent employee cut in October, as Starry has failed to raise enough money to continue expanding its wireless Internet service.

Microsoft to lay off 10,000 workers as it looks to trim costs

Like other tech companies, Microsoft expanded rapidly during the pandemic. It has hired more than 75,000 people since 2019, seizing on the surge in online services and the expansion of cloud computing.
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Another year, another debate over the Fane tower in Providence

December retail sales fall 1.1 percent after slipping in November
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Advice: My sister is messing up my relationship with my parents
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Three perfect omelet recipes to get your day started right
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Home design ideas: Incorporating travel treasures into a family room
Globe Magazine

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

metro

Brian Walshe allegedly Googled these terms after his wife, Ana Walshe, went missing

Stefan Pryor named R.I. housing secretary

Drag queen story hour in Taunton disrupted by apparent neo-Nazi protesters

sports

At Phillips Andover, defense at the forefront of the team’s unprecedented charge to an 11-0 start

Top-seeded Iga Swiatek eases by Camila Osorio into the third round of women’s draw

Titans to hire 49ers’ Ran Carthon as general manager

business

Davos organizers say Musk wasn’t invited, despite what he says

Business community has a big ask of new governor: Tackle taxes

Party City files for bankruptcy amid pullback in spending

politics

‘A danger to national security’: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s return to committees draws outrage

At Davos, Sinema and Manchin high-five over keeping filibuster rule

Wes Moore to be sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor

Nation

Police in Georgia arrest suspect in Mall of America shooting

Deaf student’s lawsuit at center of Supreme Court case

Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychotics

World

At Davos, wife of Ukraine’s president urges support for her nation

Ukraine interior minister, at least a dozen others killed in helicopter crash

US-China officials to meet on economy, aim to ease tension

opinion

The language police come for the word ‘field’

With fewer students in Boston, there should be fewer schools

A cliché, but what the hey: GOP Rep. Don Bacon doth protest too much

lifestyle

Getting cozy with mystery writer Julie Hennrikus

Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’ asks who gets to sit at the table

She helped me after I almost died

food & dining

Three perfect omelet recipes to get your day started right

Say bonjour to local French pastries

A friendly dumpling duel to celebrate Lunar New Year

travel

‘I want the last four hours of my life back.’ Steamship Authority website glitches snarl Nantucket car ferry bookings.

A Rome exhibit in Maine, a dreamy eclipse escape, and a clever duffel backpack

After a ‘traumatic nightmare’ on Amtrak, can I get a refund?

Arts

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

The history behind ‘The Embrace’: Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s Boston connection

‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’

Books

Matthew Salesses’s ‘The Sense of Wonder’ takes on issues of being Asian American in the NBA. Plus: K-drama.

Henry Marsh, pioneering brain surgeon, navigates fear, powerlessness, and acceptance after a diagnosis of prostate cancer in his memoir ‘And Finally’

Martin Puchner on science fiction and speed reading

Movies

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95

The fault in his stars? The Globe’s film critic explains his rating system.

From Salem to Sundance: Meet film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker

Television

Recalling when likable Paul Rudd was an exploitive heel

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97

The antidote for all those feel-bad shows

music

Mumford & Sons, Bon Iver, and Leon Bridges set to headline Beach Road Weekend

Super trio of Chris Spedding, Anton Fig, and Tony Garnier come to Newport

Billy Conway’s pals put his songs out into the world

Theater/Dance

These outsiders have a place where they belong: on the stage

Moonbox Productions will anchor a new performance venue in Harvard Square

Outside of ‘The Daily Show,’ there’s another Dulcé Sloan

globe local

Affordable housing project at West Newton armory OK’d by zoning board

Newton Community Pride seeks applicants for Nancy Quint Schön Arts Scholarship

Newton schools superintendent to hold override presentation Jan. 23

Obituaries

Frank Thomas, power-hitting original Met, dies at 93

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95