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Prosecutors say Cory Daigle, 28, operating as Steelworks Defense Solutions, sold three Glock pistols to a straw buyer.

Littleton gun dealer is facing federal charges after weapons from his shop are found at Boston crime scene

Charges against Cory Daigle put a new focus on a Littleton building with 80 gun vendors. Prosecutors say Daigle sold three pistols to a straw buyer while knowing the weapons were actually going to an underage person.

At an old mill in Littleton, gun dealers openly defy Maura Healey’s assault weapon decrees

Brian Walshe ordered held without bail for allegedly killing wife, dismembering her body
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

Part of a necklace, a vaccine card, cutting shears found in Ana Walshe case, prosecutors say

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

Tom Brady and Bill Belichick in 2018, the quarterback's penultimate season in New England.

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After 20 years, the NFL no longer revolves around Tom Brady and Bill Belichick

Together they dominated for two decades, but this season Tom Brady and Bill Belichick looked more mortal and vulnerable than ever, losing in fashions previously unthinkable.

Rain showers made for some wet ice at the Frog Pond rink.

Warming winters are threatening who we are as New Englanders, and that includes our smugness

How can we show we're better at winter if there is no winter?

E-mails appear to show coordination between Mass. GOP chairman and outside PAC, in alleged violation of state law

Embattled Mass. Republican Party chairman Jim Lyons appears to have communicated directly with an outside political action committee about digging up dirt on Governor Maura Healey during last year’s election, according to e-mails obtained by the Globe.

Former Celtics player and coach Chris Ford dies at 74
Ford spent 16 seasons with the Celtics as a player, assistant coach, and head coach, and was part of three NBA titles.

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down
Her announcement came as a shock to people throughout the nation of 5 million people. Although there had been some chatter in political circles that Ardern might resign before the next election, she’d always maintained she planned to run again.

Bruins 4, Islanders 1

Bruins begin New York road swing by beating Islanders

Mayor Michelle Wu's administration is readying a proposal that would cap allowable rent increases on many buildings at 10 percent per year.

Wu floats long-awaited rent control proposal, but many hurdles remain

Dozens of Cambridge residents press officials for more information during city council meeting on police killing of Sayed Faisal

Boston man charged in plot to hire hitman to kill his wife and her boyfriend

Garrett Schick mades Tuscan bean soup, while his wife and son fed their dog, Benson, at their home in Quincy. The family is adjusting to the sudden increase in utility prices.

Mass. residents struggle with soaring utility rates this winter

Some area residents have applied to energy assistance programs through organizations like Quincy Community Action Programs and Action for Boston Community Development.

Expected snowfall forecast from the National Weather Service.

These maps show what to expect from the storm coming to Massachusetts this week

A Winter Weather Advisory might be necessary in some areas, like in Vermont and New Hampshire where sleet and freezing rain is more likely.

Dave Epstein: A look at the next three snow and rain events headed to the Boston area

Andrea Campbell was sworn in as attorney general Wednesday at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

‘A shining example of what is possible’: Andrea Campbell becomes first Black woman to be Mass. attorney general

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.

Opinion

Residents of Newport News held a candlelight vigil in honor of Richneck Elementary School first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner in Newport News, Va., on Jan. 9. Zwerner was allegedly shot and wounded by a 6-year-old student while teaching class on Jan. 6.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Video of gun-toting child must be a wake-up call for America

According to a neighbor, as the diaper-clad 4-year-old boy squeezed the gun and pointed it at apartment doors, a stairwell, and most horrifyingly himself, he said: “Pow, pow, pow, pow.”

IDEAS | PETER THOMSON

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

Shermichael Singleton

Classified document system in need of overhaul

How much does Mayor Wu believe in MLK’s commitment to civil disobedience?

In-state tuition isn’t an immigration issue

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

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More recent News

Lobster Pot restaurant and building in Provincetown up for sale for $14 million, owner says
The sale includes the “buildings, business, equipment, improvements and brand,” according to the listing posted Tuesday night.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Consultant says Boston should consider bringing back school police, among other safety recommendations
Boston Public Schools should consider forming an internal police department that would place officers back on campuses, according to a recommendation made by an outside consultant that is likely to draw strong opposition.

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.

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

Nearly two years after Representative Greene was stripped of her committee assignments in the House for her incendiary remarks, the Georgia Republican is again set to serve on two major panels.

Jill Abramson had some salty words about the World Economic Forum — and other stand-out moments from Davos

Critics from afar have zeroed in on a few key parts of the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Actor Julian Sands is missing in Southern California mountains

Julian Sands, star of several Oscar-nominated films including “A Room With a View,” has been missing for five days in the Southern California mountains, where he was hiking, authorities said Wednesday.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

President Biden finds himself in the hot seat, not having regard for the seriousness that comes with handling classified information in the manner in which he attacked Donald Trump.

Shermichael Singleton

Classified document system in need of overhaul

Graduates file down the aisle during the University of Massachusetts Boston commencement at TD Garden in Boston in 2021.

In-state tuition isn’t an immigration issue

The mere fact that Marblehead, a town of 20,000, has fostered three news startups in less than a year should give hope to anyone concerned about local news coverage across the nation.

Local news is in crisis, but this tony town has three startups competing for readers. That’s good news.

The letter from House Oversight Committee chairman Representative James Comer to Debra Steidel Wall, archivist of the United States, is photographed on Jan. 10. Newly empowered House Republicans on Sunday demanded the White House turn over all information related to its searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Biden’s home and former office in the wake of more records found at his Delaware residence.

Welcome back to the era of divided government

The caskets of Tausha Haight and her five children during a graveside service on Jan. 13. Michael Haight shot her and their five children to death in their Utah home on Jan. 4. He also killed Gail Earl, his mother-in-law, before he died by suicide.

The father who murdered his ‘cherished’ children

IDEAS | JOAN LUKEY

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

Metro

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Consultant says Boston should consider bringing back school police, among other safety recommendations

Boston Public Schools should consider forming an internal police department that would place officers back on campuses, according to a recommendation made by an outside consultant that is likely to draw strong opposition.

Littleton gun dealer is facing federal charges after weapons from his shop are found at Boston crime scene

Charges against Cory Daigle put a new focus on a Littleton building with 80 gun vendors. Prosecutors say Daigle sold three pistols to a straw buyer while knowing the weapons were actually going to an underage person.

E-mails appear to show coordination between Mass. GOP chairman and outside PAC, in alleged violation of state law

Embattled Mass. Republican Party chairman Jim Lyons appears to have communicated directly with an outside political action committee about digging up dirt on Governor Maura Healey during last year’s election, according to e-mails obtained by the Globe.

Brian Walshe ordered held without bail for allegedly killing wife, dismembering her body

Prosecutors said he searched online for terms related to dismembering and disposing of a body around the time his wife went missing.

Sports

Steven Stamkos (left) celebrated after scoring his 500th career goal.

Lightning’s Steven Stamkos reaches NHL milestone with 500th career goal

The 32-year-old center opened the scoring 4:40 into the first period against the Canucks in Vancouver.

Junior captain Mary Kate Flynn has been a force in the paint for Hanover, averaging 11.3 points, 15.2 rebounds, 4.6 blocks, and 2.5 steals per game.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Girls’ basketball notebook: A product of her older siblings’ athletic prowess, Hanover’s Mary Kate Flynn has emerged as a force of nurture on the hardcourt

The sixth Flynn to star on the court at Hanover, joining Stephanie, Liam, Patrick, Erin, and Emily, the 6-foot junior captain has powered the Hawks to seven straight wins as a Patriot League contender.

Pembroke sophomore Jen Birolini is all smiles after recording her 100th career point on a goal against Quincy/North Quincy.

Girls’ hockey roundup: Eighth-grade goaltender Mia Dunphy (25 saves) gets first career shutout for Pembroke in nonleague win over East/West Bridgewater

Check out the latest high school girls' hockey scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.

Bruins 4, Islanders 1

Bruins begin New York road swing by beating Islanders

MIAA TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT

MIAA’s tournament management recommends ending lacrosse regular season on Memorial Day, but will schedules be compromised?

Juraj Slafkovsky (lower body) will miss three months, Canadiens hit hard by injuries

Business

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces surprise resignation

Saying she doesn’t have the energy or inspiration to seek re-election later this year, Jacinda Ardern said she will step down as prime minister, a surprise move with elections on the horizon.

Wholesale inflation in US slowed further in December to 6.2 percent

The ongoing slowdown in wholesale price growth is adding to evidence that the worst bout of inflation in four decades is steadily easing, though it remains far above the Federal Reserve’s target of 2 percent.

Musk depicted as liar, visionary in Tesla tweet trial

Taylor Swift boosted the bottom line at Universal Music

magazine

Advice: My sister is messing up my relationship with my parents

Herbed Omelet With Tomatoes and Blue Cheese

Three perfect omelet recipes to get your day started right

When redesigning the central room on the third floor of this Queen Anne Victorian, the architect opened the low ceiling and added bookshelves that follow the slope.

Home design ideas: Incorporating travel treasures into a family room

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

metro

Victor Carter has been charged in the stabbing death of Amber Buckner in Stoughton.

Murder and misogyny

Search continues for missing Brookfield woman not seen in more than a week

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

sports

The Mets have been big spenders under owner Steve Cohen.

Mets, Dodgers lead the way as baseball payrolls hit record high

With another chance to face the Warriors, the Celtics are looking to make it business as usual this time

Hampered by bad hip, Rafael Nadal loses in Australian Open second round

business

Garrett Schick mades Tuscan bean soup, while his wife and son fed their dog, Benson, at their home in Quincy. The family is adjusting to the sudden increase in utility prices.

Mass. residents struggle with soaring utility rates this winter

Wall Street has biggest pullback of the year, led by tech

Crypto is back — in Davos, at least — as redemption tour rolls on

politics

President Biden.

Biden to tour California storm damage, see recovery efforts

Countdown in the offing for political fight over debt

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

Nation

The Los Angeles River flows downstream in Los Angeles, on Jan. 14.

California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater

Polar bear kills woman and boy in remote Alaskan village

Justices seem to lean toward deaf student in education case

World

Shoppers look at flower bouquets at a Lunar New Year flower market in the Causeway Bay district in Hong Kong, on Jan. 18.

Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, an icon to many, to step down

Ukraine helicopter crash kills interior minister, others

opinion

Douglas Elmendorf, dean of Harvard Kennedy School.

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

The father who murdered his ‘cherished’ children

In an age of election denialism, the Legislature needs clear rules for seating members

lifestyle

Mystery writer Julie Hennrikus writes cozy mysteries set in New England towns under three distinctly unique pen names.

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

The Lobster Pot restaurant in Provincetown was recently listed for $14 million.

Lobster Pot restaurant and building in Provincetown up for sale for $14 million, owner says

Three perfect omelet recipes to get your day started right

Say bonjour to local French pastries

travel

The Lobster Pot restaurant in Provincetown was recently listed for $14 million.

Lobster Pot restaurant and building in Provincetown up for sale for $14 million, owner says

‘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

Arts

From left to right, the Rev. Liz Walker, the Rev. Jeffrey Brown, and Paul English stood with The Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture that they helped to bring to Boston, on Friday.

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

Julian Sands in 2013.

Actor Julian Sands is missing in Southern California mountains

‘Turn Every Page’ is a page-turner of a documentary

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

Television

From left: Jyuddah James, Rose Williams, and Crystal Clarke in "Sanditon," which returns for its third and final season on March 19.

What’s new — and returning — to ‘Masterpiece’

Recalling when likable Paul Rudd was an exploitive heel

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97

music

The Emerson String Quartet performs at Alice Tully Hall in New York, Nov. 28, 2017. The renowned chamber ensemble, known for its lively and nuanced playing, is disbanding after nearly a half-century.

After more than four decades, a distinguished quartet bows out

When the world shut down, MorMor created music to lift his own spirits

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

Theater/Dance

Compagnie Hervé Koubi will perform “What the Day Owes to the Night” as part of Global Arts Live's Winter Dance Fest.

French choreographer Hervé Koubi kicks off Global Arts Live’s Winter Dance Fest Saturday

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

Moonbox Productions will anchor a new performance venue in Harvard Square

globe local

The city of Newton is working with Metro West Collaborative Development and Civico Development to turn the West Newton armory on Washington Street into affordable housing.

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

Dr. Müller was awarded the 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics.

K. Alex Müller, innovator in ceramic superconductors, dies at 95

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

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97