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Investigators gather at a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., on Jan. 22.

9 killed in shooting near LA after Lunar New Year festival

Dozens of police officers responded to reports of a shooting that occurred after a large Lunar New Year celebration had ended in a community east of Los Angeles late Saturday.

Why ‘how downtown Boston is recovering’ depends on which downtown you’re talking about
The divergent tracks of Boston’s three downtowns — Back Bay, the Financial District, and the Seaport — highlight the ways that neighborhoods are evolving as the pandemic eases.

Justice Dept. search of Biden home in Wilmington turns up more documents

The Justice Department on Friday completed an extensive search of President Biden's home in Wilmington and turned up additional classified documents, some of which date to his time in the United States Senate, the president's personal attorney announced on Saturday night.

Ron Klain is expected to step down as Biden’s White House chief of staff

In what would be the most significant changing of the guard since President Biden took office two years ago, Ron Klain is expected to resign in the coming weeks as chief of staff at the White House.

Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler reprise ‘Parks and Recreation’ roles on ‘Saturday Night Live’
Plaza and Poehler appeared as April Ludgate and Leslie Knope on “Weekend Update” to discuss working for local government. Meanwhile, Sam Smith was the night's musical guest.

Ana Walshe’s mother seeks official information on daughter’s case

More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Man, 21, dies in skiing accident at Cannon Mountain in N.H.

Thomas F. Birmingham, former state Senate president, dies at 73

Representative Kevin McCarthy, then the House majority whip, and then-Speaker of the House John Boehner arrived at a news conference to discuss Boehner’s debt-limit plan on July 28, 2011, on Capitol Hill.

Kevin McCarthy, Ben Affleck, and the debt limit: how the 2011 showdown informs the latest fight

This time around, McCarthy moves to center stage as House speaker, a job he narrowly won by promising far-right lawmakers he would not agree to a debt limit increase unless it was paired with significant fiscal reforms.

‘Holding on by its fingernails.’ The biotech industry in Massachusetts braces for another tough year.
Biotech acquisitions, funding, public offerings, and stock prices fell in 2022, sending small companies into survival mode — and hoping for an economic turnaround.

Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Tex.) leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in July 2021.

Gasbags of the GOP

Republicans get a twofer with the fictional but oh so politically useful threat that America’s gas stoves might be outlawed: In addition to creating a useful distraction, they get to defend the fossil fuel interests that own them.

What does Noma’s evolution mean for fine dining?
People keep asking if fine dining is dead, but it’s the wrong question. Times change. Restaurants should, too.

The Guardians have signed manager Terry Francona to what amounts to a rolling contract for the remainder of his career.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

This is how we ranked the 30 major league managers

The late Nick Cafardo made it an annual tradition to rank the 30 managers during the offseason. We’re bringing it back for a fourth consecutive year as a tribute.

Trevor Story said his arm was feeling better at the end of the 2022 season, but it still required offseason surgery.

Red Sox notebook

A month ago, Trevor Story was excited to be the Red Sox’ shortstop. Then he felt a tingling sensation in his elbow.

“I was surprised because I was feeling good, feeling really good,” Story said.

Grant Williams was one of three Celtics to top 20 points on Saturday in Toronto, his career-high 25 points joining with Jaylen Brown and Malcolm Brogdon as a shorthanded group battled past the Raptors.

CELTICS 106, RAPTORS 104

Shorthanded Celtics find a way in Toronto, beating Raptors for ninth straight win

Down Jayson Tatum from tipoff and three starters in the second half, the visitors got 62 points from their bench and delivered another statement victory in the Eastern Conference.

Marcus Smart, Robert Williams both miss second half of Celtics game at Toronto Jayson Tatum’s marathon against Golden State good time to talk playing time

Bruins GM Don Sweeney has exhibited a golden touch with the Black and Gold lately.

Offering a sincere apology to Bruins general manager Don Sweeney: You were right about everything

This season has been pure bliss for Spoked-Believers, thanks to you.

Winter Arts Preview

From left: Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, and Ike Barinholtz in Mel Brooks's "History of the World, Part II," premiering March 6 on Hulu.

10 TV shows we’ll be watching this winter

Deaf actors Stephanie Nogueras and Joshua M. Castille play a couple in an episode of "Accused" directed by Marlee Matlin.

Another first for Marlee Matlin with her directorial debut on ‘Accused’

SZA comes to TD Garden Feb. 28.

From SZA to the Boss, 10 concerts to heat up winter

María Berrío, "Oda a la Esperanza" (Ode to Hope), 2019. Collage with Japanese paper and watercolor paint on canvas. 92 x 118 inches (233.7 x 299.8 cm). Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Damian Delahunty.

10-plus eye-catching art exhibitions from Boston to the Berkshires to Portland

Storage jar (detail), 1857. Dave (later recorded as David Drake) (American, about 1800–about 1870). Stoneware with alkaline glaze.

At the MFA, ‘Hear Me Now’ tells the story of enslaved Black potters

Clare Perkins in "The Wife of Willesden," to be presented by the American Repertory Theater.

10 shows that will bring drama, music, and even ducklings to theater stages this season

Opinion

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and extremist Republicans are running a con game. They claim their plan to use the debt ceiling to trigger global economic chaos is about fiscal responsibility. It’s not.

Elizabeth Warren

The Republican con on the debt ceiling

The House Republican plan for the debt ceiling is about protecting the wealthy and the well-connected from paying their fair share in taxes — nothing more and nothing less.

For public school teachers, there can be no right to strike

No more excuses. Cambridge police should use body cameras.

MARCELA GARCÍA

The ongoing disgrace over the Trump-era family separation policy

IDEAS | STEPHEN ASMA

A way out of the campus free speech wars

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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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Fire breaks out in Chelsea apartment building for elderly residents, no injuries reported

Fire crews responded to the Buckley Apartments at 14 Bloomingdale St. about 8:40 p.m. Saturday and located the fire in the bathroom of a second-floor unit, officials said.

Northampton community pulls together to pull historic barn onto new foundation
After more than two months, the 19th-century barn has been hauled back to its rightful place.

No sign of missing Brookfield woman after investigators search 250 acres near her home
The search for Tee remains a missing person’s case, according to Worcester District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr.

Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist
A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities this week after officials said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

Lou Merloni and Will Middlebrooks to join NESN’s lineup for Red Sox broadcasts
Merloni and Middlebrooks are both joining the Sox' rotation of color analysts, helping fill the void left by Dennis Eckersley's retirement.

Mass. man charged with DUI following crash in Pelham, N.H.
Edward Nassif, 30, of Amesbury, is due to be arraigned Feb. 6 on a charge of drunken driving in Salem District Court in New Hampshire, Pelham police said.

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The three young boys of Brian and Ana Walshe have lost their mother, allegedly by their father’s hand. Many wonder who will care for the children, none older than 6, amid such significant loss.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Abortion opponents at the March for Life on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2022.

Abortion foes push on post-Roe, and so must those protecting reproductive rights

The 20-foot-high bronze sculpture is a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King in Boston Common.

Embracing ‘The Embrace’

Former Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth.

Harvard’s welcome reversal on Kenneth Roth

My favorite George Santos depredation is his apparently brief 2019 masquerade as “Anthony Devolder” — his full name seems to George Anthony Devolder Santos. Devolder urged transgender activists to consider switching their loyalty from Democrats to Republicans.

George Santos proves that two identities can be better than one

The parking lot at 371 D Street.

6.2 acres of potential in the Seaport

Sidetrack students find a piece of machinery in an abandoned building on the Boston waterfront while exploring the city.

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Metro

Northampton community pulls together to pull historic barn onto new foundation

After more than two months, the 19th-century barn has been hauled back to its rightful place.

From flurries to thick flakes, snow is welcomed by many in Massachusetts — especially the younger set

Whether building a giant snow fort in northern Massachusetts or forging miniature snowmen out of the dusting in Greater Boston, many families delighted Saturday in one of the first snowfalls to hit the state this season.

Ana Walshe’s mother seeks official information on daughter’s case

Serbia’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Milanka Ljubicic signed a formal request to receive documentation about the case of her daughter Ana Walshe, a Cohasset, Mass. mother of three, as next of kin. The request has been sent to Serbia’s Consulate in New York and will be submitted to relevant US authorities.

Gwen Knapp, sports writer who looked at the big picture, dies at 61

A prominent sports reporter and columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer and The San Francisco Chronicle, Gwen Knapp was most recently an editor on the sports desk of the New York Times.

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Shingo Kunieda, of Japan, returns a shot to Alfie Hewett, of Britain, during the men's wheelchair singles final of the US Open tennis championships on Sept. 11 in New York.

Wheelchair tennis ace Shingo Kunieda retires

Shingo Kunieda, the most successful player in the history of wheelchair tennis, announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday at the age of 38.

Mikaela Shiffrin leans into a gate in the women's downhill event as part of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Mikaela Shiffrin finishes in seventh place in downhill

Of Shiffrin’s 82 wins, 51 have come in slalom, 17 in giant slalom, five in super-G and only three in downhill.

Acton Boxborough’s William Liu is all alone as he crosses the finish line in the boys' 4 X 800 relay at the MSTCA Division 1 state relays Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center.

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Newton North boys, Andover girls rule at Division 1 state relays

The Newton North boys’ broke a 33-year-old meet record in the 4x200 relay (1:30.25) to outlast Acton-Boxborough, 60-50, while Andover got a total team effort in its win over joint runners-up Westford and Wachusett, 36-32.

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND | EAGLES 38, GIANTS 7

Jalen Hurts makes a statement early as Eagles soar past Giants and into NFC Championship game

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

22nd-seeded Elena Rybakina tops Iga Swiatek, the No. 1-ranked player, and Coco Gauff loses, too

Jon Rahm ties rookie Davis Thompson for American Express lead at 23 under

Business

Why ‘how downtown Boston is recovering’ depends on which downtown you’re talking about

The divergent tracks of Boston’s three downtowns — Back Bay, the Financial District, and the Seaport — highlight the ways that neighborhoods are evolving as the pandemic eases.

‘Holding on by its fingernails.’ The biotech industry in Massachusetts braces for another tough year.

Biotech acquisitions, funding, public offerings, and stock prices fell in 2022, sending small companies into survival mode — and hoping for an economic turnaround.

In soaked California, few homeowners have flood insurance

Door of No Return: Yellen visits onetime slave-trading post

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metro

The Worcester district attorney’s office released new surveillance photos Thursday of Brittany Tee, a Brookfield woman who has been missing for more than a week.

No sign of missing Brookfield woman after investigators search 250 acres near her home

Storm leaves up to 8 inches of snow in Northern Mass., little accumulation elsewhere

Harvard Medical School votes to embed climate change in its curriculum

sports

Patrick Mahomes finished with 195 yards passing and two touchdowns, one in the first quarter and the second in the fourth.

Chiefs overcome ankle injury to Patrick Mahomes, Jaguars to advance to the AFC Championship

Boys’ basketball roundup: Noe Diaz (24 points) shines for 19th-ranked Beverly in nonleague win over Everett in Andrew Lawson Invitational at TD Garden

Shorthanded Celtics find a way in Toronto, beating Raptors for ninth straight win

business

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., center, arrives at federal court with her mother Noel Holmes, left, and partner Billy Evans in San Jose, California, US, for her sentencing on Nov. 18, 2022.

Prosecutors: Convicted Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk

Justice Department investigating troubled infant formula plant

Elon Musk takes witness stand to defend Tesla buyout tweets

politics

Representative Kevin McCarthy, then the House majority whip, and then-Speaker of the House John Boehner arrived at a news conference to discuss Boehner’s debt-limit plan on July 28, 2011, on Capitol Hill.

Kevin McCarthy, Ben Affleck, and the debt limit: how the 2011 showdown informs the latest fight

Ron Klain is expected to step down as Biden’s White House chief of staff

Inside the Supreme Court inquiry: seized phones, affidavits, and distrust

Nation

Investigators gather at a scene where a shooting took place in Monterey Park, Calif., on Jan. 22.

9 killed in shooting near LA after Lunar New Year festival

Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist

Justice Dept. search of Biden home in Wilmington turns up more documents

World

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Jan. 22.

Israel’s Netanyahu fires Cabinet ally, heeding court ruling

In a nation that nearly wiped out cholera, the disease is surging back

China rings in Year of Rabbit with most COVID rules lifted

opinion

The campus of Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. Art history lecturer Erika López Prater lost her job after she showed an image of the Prophet Muhammad in class. She had warned students the image would be shown and gave them an opportunity to leave.

A way out of the campus free speech wars

The case for term limits is not as strong as some might think

Small group has stood in way of Nantucket erosion control project

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Should I tell my friend how I feel — before her wedding?

Kim Kardashian speaks at Harvard Business School, checks out ‘The Embrace’ in Boston

‘Hiiii.’ Jennifer Coolidge joins TikTok, recites JLo ‘poem’

food & dining

Mussels with saffron in squid ink pasta shells prepared by Alex Crabb at his home in Cambridge on June 21, 2012. The dish was inspired by his stage at Noma.

What does Noma’s evolution mean for fine dining?

At El Peñol, an American dream realized

Civility comes to Somerville; Southie gets more pizza and fried chicken

travel

Jeff and Jane model the dorky look.

New gear for new priorities

Traveling while old(er)*

YouTube travel vlogger Damon Dominique on his new book, going ‘unplugged,’ and Paris, Texas

Arts

Storage jar (detail), 1857. Dave (later recorded as David Drake) (American, about 1800–about 1870). Stoneware with alkaline glaze.

At the MFA, ‘Hear Me Now’ tells the story of enslaved Black potters

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Books

A fragile island community faces destruction in Pulitzer Prize-winner Paul Harding’s ‘This Other Eden’

In Selby Wynn Schwartz’s ‘After Sappho,’ long-listed for the 2022 Booker Prize, the Greek poet empowers women artists to push against traditional boundaries

Jayne Ann Krentz on her love of contemporary gothic and what was missing from Nancy Drew

Movies

Jennifer Coolidge, winner of the best supporting actress in a drama series for "The White Lotus," poses in the press room during the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 15, 2023 in Los Angeles.

‘Hiiii.’ Jennifer Coolidge joins TikTok, recites JLo ‘poem’

Another Boston movie theater could soon turn off the projectors

The sins of ‘The Son’

Television

Aubrey Plaza attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles, California.

Aubrey Plaza, Amy Poehler reprise ‘Parks and Recreation’ roles on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Adam Sandler tapped for Mark Twain Prize

Kim Kardashian speaks at Harvard Business School, checks out ‘The Embrace’ in Boston

music

Guest conductor Karina Canellakis with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on Thursday, Jan. 19. The show featuring guest soloist violinist Nicola Benedetti repeats Saturday.

Guest conductor Karina Canellakis weaves clarity, control, and balance at the BSO

New England Philharmonic music director Tianhui Ng shares music through ‘human stories’

Aoife O’Donovan traverses the sparse terrain of Springsteen’s ‘Nebraska’

Theater/Dance

LaTasha Barnes (center) and members of her dance company during a performance of "The Jazz Continuum."

LaTasha Barnes’s ‘The Jazz Continuum’ can’t stop moving

A creator of experimental theater steps anxiously into the spotlight with ‘Made in China 2.0’

10 shows that will bring drama, music, and even ducklings to theater stages this season

globe local

Skiers take to the slopes at Ski Bradford as a snowmaker makes snow behind them.

Quick getaways to the slopes

The Argument: Should Massachusetts give public school teachers the right to strike?

Two little girls laughing until someone told us to stop

Obituaries

Gwen Knapp, an editor for the New York Times sports department, in 2014.

Gwen Knapp, sports writer who looked at the big picture, dies at 61

Thomas F. Birmingham, former state Senate president, dies at 73

Soccer player Anton Walkes, 25, dies in Florida boat crash