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Suspect in Monterey Park dance studio shooting has died by self-inflicted gunshot, sheriff says
A gunman killed 10 people and wounded 10 others at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club following a Lunar New Year celebration, setting off a manhunt for the suspect.

Cast of ‘Shortcomings’ addresses Monterey Park shooting at Sundance premiere See photos from the scene of the Monterey Park shooting

Forecast | Dave Epstein
New England braces for a stormy Monday
Low pressure will be moving up along the New England coastline and into the Gulf of Maine later Monday, bringing a mixed bag of precipitation through Monday evening.

Live weather updates from Boston-area meteorologists

Daughter of Representative Katherine Clark arrested during Boston Common protest, charged with assaulting police officer

Riley Dowell, 23, is accused of defacing the Parkman Bandstand Monument with spray paint before she was arrested, officials said.

After Brian Walshe, should Google warn police of an impending murder?
In theory, a search engine like Google might flag potentially scary search terms, just as social media companies like Facebook and Twitter flag threats of violence. But in practice, this just isn’t done.

More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Search by divers for missing Brookfield woman postponed until Tuesday due to snow

Brittany Tee, 35, was last reported seen Jan. 10 leaving a Main Street home in Brookfield at about 8:30 p.m.

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

The mountain's Ski Patrol found the man Wednesday in the woods off of the “Upper Ravine” trail but the man showed “no signs of life” and had suffered significant trauma, officials said Saturday.

Sam Trabucco, a Roxbury Latin and MIT grad, got rich trading crypto. Now he’s the odd man out in the FTX saga.

Trabucco got out soon before Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire imploded in November, in a saga that’s led to bankruptcy proceedings and criminal charges.

ON FOOTBALL | BEN VOLIN
Bills in shock as their all-in season falls flat, and their Super Bowl window perhaps closes
Buffalo prepared for the season under a banner that read “Find a way,” and were Super Bowl favorites from the first day of training camp, but ended up wilting in the same round that felled them a year ago.

NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND | 49ERS 19, COWBOYS 12

San Francisco claws past Dallas for another title game trip as defenses dominate

Rookie Brock Purdy kept the 49ers on course, and the NFC West champions advanced to their third NFC Championship game in four seasons as Dak Prescott and the Cowboys once again came up short.

Baker tapped nearly 170 for state boards and panels during his final weeks in office
The slew of 11th-hour appointees Charlie Baker made include his former chief of staff, a high-ranking Republican Party official, and two former GOP state representatives whose terms were ending.

THE FINE PRINT

Don’t make the Medicare mistake that this couple made. It cost them dearly.

Alan Cregg turned 65 three years ago and signed up for Medicare Part A, which covers hospitalizations and costs nothing. But he didn’t sign up for Part B, which covers doctors appointments and outpatient care.

Boston women’s march marks Roe v. Wade anniversary: ‘For me, it’s very personal’

Organizers of the Women’s March movement dubbed Sunday a national day of action with rallies planned in 200 cities in 46 states.
BILLY BAKER

A dad, a hose, some snow, and the magic of taking a joke too far

What started with a dad trying to entertain his kids with some snow forts in the yard has become the Ice Castles, a winter blockbuster in New Hampshire that is about to unveil its latest addition: a bar.
DEVRA FIRST

Times change, and restaurants should, too. So what does that mean for fine dining?

People keep asking if high-end restaurants are dead, but it’s the wrong question. Here’s a better one for these times: What's our definition of “fine dining”?
Ashmont Grill in Dorchester is closing
Opinion
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.
JEFF JACOBY

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

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
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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Bruins 4, Sharks 0
Bruins shut out Sharks for fifth straight win
Linus Ullmark recorded the shutout, boosting his league-best mark to 25-2-1 (one win fewer than he recorded all last season).

X-rays of his right foot were negative so Brandon Carlo rejoins Bruins

Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg receives honorary degree from UMass Amherst
Daniel Ellsberg, the war analyst who in 1971 leaked the so-called Pentagon Papers that publicly exposed government deception and mistakes during the war in Vietnam, received an honorary degree Saturday from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the institution that has housed his archive of documents since 2019, officials said.

Biden should be ‘embarrassed’ by classified documents case, Democrats say
Senior Democrats expressed criticism Sunday of how President Biden handled classified material found at his Delaware home and disappointment that the White House has not been more forthcoming with the public.

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.

Mass. man charged with DUI in New Hampshire after allegedly driving wrong way on I-393
Hunter R. Dusio, 23, of Somerset, was charged with aggravated driving while under the influence, reckless conduct, and reckless operation, officials said.

Florida gives reasons for rejecting AP African American studies class
After rejecting an Advanced Placement course in African American studies for high school students, the Florida Department of Education offered an explanation of what it found objectionable in the curriculum — citing examples of what it calls “the woke indoctrination” of students that would violate state laws restricting how race can be taught in the classroom.

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Thomas F. Birmingham, former state Senate president, dies at 73
"I love this business," he said of politics in 1997, while serving as Senate president.

Shelburne Museum hires curator of Native American Art
Victoria Sunnergren, whose title will be associate curator of Native American art, will open her first exhibition at the museum on June 24: “Built from the Earth: Pueblo Pottery from the Anthony and Teressa Perry Collection.”

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Does ‘Hamilton’ still have it? Just you wait.

Oscar nominations drop Jan. 24. Here’s who we think will get lucky.

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

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

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Two Weeks in America

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.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

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

Embracing ‘The Embrace’
EDITORIAL

Harvard’s welcome reversal on Kenneth Roth
Alex Beam

George Santos proves that two identities can be better than one
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6.2 acres of potential in the Seaport
IDEAS | PETER THOMSON

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

Metro

Storm expected to bring rain, then snow to Eastern Mass., with 1-3 inches predicted for Boston

Much of the state, aside from Southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape and Islands, is under a winter weather advisory calling for mixed precipitation, “snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze,” the National Weather Service said.

Live weather updates from Boston-area meteorologists

With severe weather in the forecast, here’s a look at what to expect, according to Boston-area meteorologists.

Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg receives honorary degree from UMass Amherst

Daniel Ellsberg, the war analyst who in 1971 leaked the so-called Pentagon Papers that publicly exposed government deception and mistakes during the war in Vietnam, received an honorary degree Saturday from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the institution that has housed his archive of documents since 2019, officials said.

‘It makes me feel at home:’ Ethiopian diaspora celebrate the Epiphany at Worcester church

“The Epiphany brought us all together for one purpose, to worship God,” said Amanual Abate, 32, of Boston. “It makes me feel at home. I’m surrounded by my community.”

Sports

Bruins notebook

X-rays of his right foot were negative so Brandon Carlo rejoins Bruins

Prior to taking the ice at the Garden, Carlo said he was still experiencing pain when tugging on his skate, but not enough for the 26-year-old to miss his 445th career game in Black and Gold.
Bruins 4, Sharks 0

Bruins shut out Sharks for fifth straight win

Linus Ullmark recorded the shutout, boosting his league-best mark to 25-2-1 (one win fewer than he recorded all last season).
College basketball

A grand moment for Carolyn Swords: Her No. 30 soars to the rafters at Boston College

The Lincoln-Sudbury graduate joins fellow Bay Stater Sarah Behn (Foxborough) as the lone Eagles to have their numbers retired by BC women's basketball.
NFC DIVISIONAL ROUND | 49ERS 19, COWBOYS 12

San Francisco claws past Dallas for another title game trip as defenses dominate
ON FOOTBALL | BEN VOLIN

Bills in shock as their all-in season falls flat, and their Super Bowl window perhaps closes
Golf roundup

Jon Rahm makes it two straight with his win at AmEx

Business

Biden’s next climate hurdle: enticing Americans to buy green

Relying on tax credits and rebates made the climate legislation more politically palatable than regulations that force wholesale changes in polluting industries.

Firms expect job cuts in ‘23 amid recession fears, survey says

A survey of national economists found that more businesses now expect job reductions at their firms and to spend less on expansions for the first time since the pandemic, a sign that the Federal Reserve’s push to raise interest rates is doing its job to slow the economy.

Sam Trabucco, a Roxbury Latin and MIT grad, got rich trading crypto. Now he’s the odd man out in the FTX saga.
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After Brian Walshe, should Google warn police of an impending murder?
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

What I didn’t know about having a miscarriage
LOVE LETTERS

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

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

Three perfect omelet recipes to get your day started right

metro

Search by divers for missing Brookfield woman postponed until Tuesday due to snow

New England braces for a stormy Monday

Boston women’s march marks Roe v. Wade anniversary: ‘For me, it’s very personal’

sports

All eyes were on Anna McElhinney as she paced Billerica to the MSTCA Division 3 State Relays crown, while Burlington boys’ dominance continued

Sebastian Korda, the son of 1998 champion Petr, reaches first Grand Slam quarterfinal round

Under the watchful eye of her aunt, Abby Toepfer has put Cardinal Spellman swimming on the map

business

Don’t make the Medicare mistake that this couple made. It cost them dearly.

Biden is expected to pick Jeff Zients as his next chief of staff

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

politics

Trump’s MAGA forces threaten to upend vote for RNC chair

Biden’s next climate hurdle: enticing Americans to buy green

Dems: Biden should be ‘embarrassed’ by classified docs case

Nation

Suspect in Monterey Park dance studio shooting has died by self-inflicted gunshot, sheriff says

When students change gender identity, and parents don’t know

Cast of ‘Shortcomings’ addresses Monterey Park shooting at Sundance premiere

World

Minister: Germany won’t block Poland giving Ukraine tanks

Russian agents suspected of directing far-right group to mail bombs in Spain

Israel’s Netanyahu fires Cabinet ally, heeding court ruling

opinion

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

lifestyle

Do we take a leap of faith?

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

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

food & dining

Ashmont Grill in Dorchester is closing

Times change, and restaurants should, too. So what does that mean for fine dining?

At El Peñol, an American dream realized

travel

New gear for new priorities

Traveling while old(er)*

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

Arts

Shelburne Museum hires curator of Native American Art

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

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

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

‘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, 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 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

Hervé Koubi revisits his Algerian roots at the Majestic

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’

globe local

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

David Allis, researcher who explored ‘on-off’ switch in genes, dies at 71

Former All-Star third baseman Sal Bando dies at 78

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