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A "now hiring" sign is displayed in a window in New York City.

America is running out of working-age adults. Here’s how to solve the labor shortage.

There are two potential solutions to America’s incredible shrinking labor pool: Have more babies, or bring in more immigrants.

Prosecuting the unthinkable: Experts question handling of cases where mothers are accused of killing their children
A day after Lindsay Clancy was accused of strangling her three children in Duxbury, the Plymouth County DA filed homicide charges that could send her to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. But legal analysts and health experts said other options should be considered.

Johnn Damon sported his No. 18 Red Sox jersey to place one of the first legal sports bets in Massachusetts, at Encore Boston Harbor on Tuesday.

It was a star-studded morning at Encore as the first legal sports bets were placed

Johnny Damon and Cedric Maxwell were part of the ceremonies at one of three locations in Massachusetts to offer in-person betting as it opened on Tuesday.

Your guide to sports betting in Mass.

Inside one of Sheryl Julian’s pantries, her dishes are stacked neatly and organized. There's even a method to how she puts clean dishes in the dish rack to dry.

She’s not obsessed — just organized

Bleak winter days are the perfect time to toss random container lids, alphabetize the spices, straighten out the cabinets. Sheryl Julian offers tips to put some order in your kitchen.

Manita Bunnagitkarn runs Cha Yen Thai Cookery in Watertown and Kala Thai Cookery in Boston.

Manita Bunnagitkarn runs two successful Thai restaurants, serving spicy comfort food

She came to the United States as a teenager, worked under Todd English, and now delights customers with French-influenced recipes, including her favorite curry puffs.

A new Amazon office building is one of eight buildings in the Seaport owned by WS Development, along with dozens more at shopping centers around the region, that are converting to all-renewable electric power under a deal the Chestnut Hill-based developer has signed with local utilities.

Why a major local developer is going big on renewable power for its 35-building portfolio

WS Development signs deal to provide renewable electric power at 35 buildings and shopping centers it operates in New England.

Cambridge software company HubSpot cuts 7 percent of workforce, about 500 people

The tech firm is cutting about 500 jobs and will consolidate some of its offices amid slowing orders from customers.

Seattle police provide more details about investigation into Northeastern University student’s death
Seattle police said the officer driving the police cruiser that fatally struck a student at Northeastern University’s Seattle campus on Jan. 23 had his emergency lights on and was using a siren to clear intersections, and showed no signs of impairment.

13-year-old Norwood boy identified as victim targeted in fatal Mattapan shooting, police say
Authorities believe Tyler Lawrence was targeted and the shooting was not random, officials have said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

January in Boston certainly hasn’t felt like what we would expect

It's appropriate we would start the final day of January on a cloudy note. Although there’s a bit of snow in some areas, it’s the clouds, not the snow, that have been the dominant feature over the past 31 days.

‘Family was everything’ to married father, 33, slain in weekend Holyoke Mall shooting, coworker says

The 33-year-old man fatally shot inside a nail salon Saturday at the Holyoke Mall was a devoted family man and hardworking employee of the business, his manager said Tuesday.

Nail salon worker slain by bullet intended for someone else, police say

Representative George Santos is stepping down from committees amid ethics issues

Cambridge software company HubSpot cuts 7 percent of workforce, about 500 people

Child care costs by county.

Eastern Mass. has some of the highest child care costs in the country

Spotlight report

Fate and the fallen star
Kristin Knouse and David Sabatini had a relationship that bridged boundaries and broke rules at the Whitehead Institute. After Knouse alleged harassment and other complaints emerged, an investigation rocked Whitehead, forced out Sabatini and damaged all involved. Did it have to end this way?

Part 2: A broken bond, a shaken citadel of science Tell us your thoughts and see reader feedback about the investigation

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Tell us your thoughts on the Spotlight’s report, ‘Fate and the Fallen Star’

Bobby Hull, who died Monday at 84, is photographed in his Black Hawks gear Oct. 24, 1957, the first of his 23 seasons in professional hockey.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

Bobby Hull was a hockey legend whose personal life fell far short of that

On the ice, Bobby Hull was a force, a blazing menace off the wing possessing a thunderous, near-mythical, slap shot.

Jon Bernthal (right) portrays Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, the head of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force, in "We Own This City."

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

In Tyre Nichols tragedy, echoes of HBO’s ‘We Own This City’

The HBO miniseries is based on the true story of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force, which was set up in 2007 to get violent criminals off the streets.

Two more Memphis officers are disciplined and three EMTs are fired in connection to death of Tyre Nichols

Rob “Friar” Tuck, owner of Friar Tuck’s Comics & Collectibles, holds one of the comics that will be on display in his new store in Brookline.

Hotspots for comic books, Botox, and ski pants land in Boston

When it opens this spring, Friar Tuck’s Comics and Collectibles will open a 1,200-square-foot shrine in Brookline to the industry to which owner Rob Tuck has quietly dedicated his life.

Opinion

Wu wants to cut fares at Boston’s commuter rail stations. Is that really a good idea?

It’s pretty rich to say the proposal’s purpose is “to promote fare equity” when the main beneficiaries are riders in West Roxbury, Roslindale, Hyde Park, and Readville.

A New York courtroom opens a window into the corruption behind the War on Drugs

To honor Tyre Nichols, let’s get policing right

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

Being an influencer is harder than it looks

What makes David Sabatini think he deserves a second chance after his #MeToo downfall?

The Emancipator

Lessons learned as a DEI plumber

The hope of a diversity, equity, and inclusion office is to build something better, but often staff are stuck patching constant leaks in old, flawed institutions. And it’s draining work.

High Med. Low

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Special reports

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

stan grossfeld

Bruins and Celtics share an arena but not necessarily the same fan base
Fans of both first-place teams are passionate, but there also are some differences.

Off-duty Chelmsford firefighter performs CPR to help save man who went into cardiac arrest playing hockey in New Hampshire

Chelmsford firefighter Josh Abbott was playing hockey at Cyclones Arena when another player suffered cardiac arrest, according to a letter from Hudson Fire Captain Kevin W. Grebinar to the Chelmsford fire chief.

Two teenagers charged in triple stabbing at Dorchester park

An 18-year-old and 15-year-old were arrested Monday in connection with a daytime triple stabbing at a Dorchester park near a pilot school for grades six to 12, authorities said.

Worcester is booming amid Boston’s housing affordability crisis. Now its home prices are soaring, too.

As new residents flow into Worcester, housing prices there are shooting up, pinching the city's large population of working-class residents and prompting city officials to look for solutions.

Woburn teachers strike continues into day two

Hundreds of Woburn educators began their strike Monday, prompting the closure of all 10 campuses for the district’s nearly 4,300 students.

Steve Lacy, LCD Soundsystem, and boygenius to headline first shows at The Stage at Suffolk Downs

Other artists set to appear at the city's new outdoor concert venue over the weekend of June 16-18 include James Blake, Toro y Moi, Jamie xx, Idles, Clairo, Bartees Strange, and Dijon.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

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Nadine Bahour at her workplace at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

‘The Palestinian exception to free speech’: Students and scholars feel muzzled on college campuses over tense topic

Interviews with about 15 students and scholars reveal that people on either side of the Palestinian question feel their voices are being quieted.

Larry Edelman | The 2-minute drill

These six charts show we’ve never seen a Mass. job market quite like this one
With much of 2022′s labor market data in the books, here’s the picture that emerges in Massachusetts.

Troubled Massachusetts GOP to hold election for chair, with party’s future on the line
Contending with internal chaos, legal and financial challenges, and dwindling political influence, the Republican State Committee is set to convene in Marlborough on Tuesday to decide on its leadership.

There’s a new cause for Boston’s ambulance delays: Hospital overcrowding
As recently as 2021, callers could expect an ambulance to arrive within about 6 minutes. But, median response times in Boston for life-threatening emergencies have now grown from just over 7 minutes in January 2022 to 7.7 minutes in December, records show.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Boygenius, the trio of (from left) Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus, will headline The Stage at Suffolk Downs on June 18.

Steve Lacy, LCD Soundsystem, and boygenius to headline first shows at The Stage at Suffolk Downs

The Danish String Quartet performing Friday night in Jordan Hall.

Danish String Quartet brings the surprise

Valentine's Day is the perfect chance to enjoy a decadent meal with the person you love.

Where to celebrate love and food this Valentine’s Day

The Branford Marsalis Quartet performs at Berklee Performance Center Saturday night. From left: Joey Calderazzo, Eric Revis, Branford Marsalis, and Justin Faulkner.

Branford Marsalis Quartet’s excellence is a team effort

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Maura Healey toured a portion of the former Marriner Mill in Lawrence, which is being developed into mixed-income rental housing, on Aug. 11.

Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one.

From left, Monica Mastel, John Dean, and Paul Clement were sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the final stage of the confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 7, 2018. Clement testified, "Judge Kavanaugh is enormously qualified to serve on the Nation’s highest court. I am confident he will serve with distinction."

Big Law’s cancel culture

A building with an apartment for rent in Miami Beach, Fla.

As any economist can tell Mayor Wu, rent control never works

ChatGPT represents a leap forward in the capacity of machines to scour the vast volumes of text written by humans that exists on the Internet, and to infer relationships and knowledge to create original content — from pithy responses to your questions, to short stories in the style of Chekhov, to compelling undergraduate philosophy essays.

Bina Venkataraman

Are you for real? The most urgent question with artificial intelligence as a new interlocutor.

Demonstrators protested in Times Square on Saturday in response to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop.

Peniel E. Joseph

Tyre Nichols and America’s systemic failure

Andrea Campbell during her run for mayor.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Boston has never elected a Black mayor. A quiet experiment could change that.

Metro

‘Family was everything’ to married father, 33, slain in weekend Holyoke Mall shooting, coworker says

The 33-year-old man fatally shot inside a nail salon Saturday at the Holyoke Mall was a devoted family man and hardworking employee of the business, his manager said Tuesday.

Seattle police provide more details about investigation into Northeastern University student’s death

Seattle police said the officer driving the police cruiser that fatally struck a student at Northeastern University’s Seattle campus on Jan. 23 had his emergency lights on and was using a siren to clear intersections, and showed no signs of impairment.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

January in Boston certainly hasn’t felt like what we would expect

It's appropriate we would start the final day of January on a cloudy note. Although there’s a bit of snow in some areas, it’s the clouds, not the snow, that have been the dominant feature over the past 31 days.

Providence’s most-endangered properties for 2023

In addition to the usual suspects, the Providence Preservation Society has the entire Providence public school system on its list.

Sports

For now, Emily Bramanti has been aiming accurately on 3-pointers (41.7 percent) but she has her sights set on another target: a coaching career.

women's college basketball notebook

Stonehill women’s basketball star Emily Bramanti already pointed toward a coaching career

Bramanti is looking like another branch of the coaching tree cultivated by current Stonehill coach Trisha Brown and predecessor Paula Sullivan.

Johnn Damon sported his No. 18 Red Sox jersey to place one of the first legal sports bets in Massachusetts, at Encore Boston Harbor on Tuesday.

It was a star-studded morning at Encore as the first legal sports bets were placed

Johnny Damon and Cedric Maxwell were part of the ceremonies at one of three locations in Massachusetts to offer in-person betting as it opened on Tuesday.

Bettors can begin placing sports wagers at Encore Casino’s sportsbook next Tuesday.

From parlays to how to place a bet, here’s your guide to sports betting in Massachusetts

Betting on sports will be legal in Massachusetts beginning January 31.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Tyre Nichols’s death has shaken the NBA community, another grim reminder of the burden players carry

Mac Jones at least will have a chance to succeed next season — which he didn’t have this season

Joe Mazzulla, who wasn’t supposed to be the Celtics’ coach five months ago, will coach the All-Star Game

Business

Hotspots for comic books, Botox, and ski pants land in Boston

When it opens this spring, Friar Tuck’s Comics and Collectibles will open a 1,200-square-foot shrine in Brookline to the industry to which owner Rob Tuck has quietly dedicated his life.

Why a major local developer is going big on renewable power for its 35-building portfolio

WS Development signs deal to provide renewable electric power at 35 buildings and shopping centers it operates in New England.

Difficulty measuring methane slows plan to slash emissions

Paul English’s restaurant review app, Deets, hires its first CEO from Instagram

magazine

My dad was in and out of my life, until I had a health scare

This week's daters: Jen and Michael.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We talked about everything from Benedict Arnold to the asexual reproduction of mice’

Lace up for Community Skate @ Canal District Kendall on Sunday.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Jan. 30-Feb. 5

Roomba vs. SharkNinja: Two Mass. companies are fighting to dominate the robot vacuum market

metro

Investigators at the scene of a two-alarm fire Tuesday in Mattapan.

Mattapan fire displaces 12 people, including 5 children

Woburn teachers strike continues into day two

A new branch of Plant CityX to open at Bryant University. But there’s a twist.

sports

Bo Horvat is headed to the Islanders where he'll look to add a scoring element to New York's 25th-ranked offense.

Islanders acquire Bo Horvat from Canucks in first big move of NHL trade deadline season

Ahead of highly anticipated Boston City League matchup, Burke and Charlestown coaches use discipline and focus to build success

The NFL’s ‘all-star’ officiating crews are ruining the playoffs

business

HubSpot held its massive annual "Inbound" conference in person in September 2022.

Cambridge software company HubSpot cuts 7 percent of workforce, about 500 people

America is running out of working-age adults. Here’s how to solve the labor shortage.

A new branch of Plant CityX to open at Bryant University. But there’s a twist.

politics

Representative George Santos on Capitol Hill in Washington last week.

Representative George Santos is stepping down from committees amid ethics issues

Tyre Nichols’ parents to attend Biden’s State of Union speech

Biden to highlight grant for NYC rail tunnel under Hudson

Nation

A vehicle rested on a barricade as the driver lost control and slid off Highway 6 on Tuesday in Waco, Texas.

Winter weather cancels flights, leads to death in Texas

Two monkeys missing as mysterious acts continue at Dallas Zoo

Deadline nears for Alec Baldwin in deadly movie set shooting

World

Security officials and rescue workers gather at the site of a suicide bombing, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Jan. 30.

Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 88

Strikes, protests hit France in round 2 of pension battle

US to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea

opinion

Maura Healey toured a portion of the former Marriner Mill in Lawrence, which is being developed into mixed-income rental housing, on Aug. 11.

Maura Healey wants to solve the state’s housing crisis. Here’s step one.

Are you for real? The most urgent question with artificial intelligence as a new interlocutor.

Big Law’s cancel culture

lifestyle

New Kids on the Block performed at the TD Garden.

New Kids on the Block announce BLOCKCON, a first-ever fan convention. But it’s in ... Chicago?

Minnesota teen has slept in his backyard for nearly 3 years just for fun

Am I ‘walking bad luck’ with love?

food & dining

Inside one of Sheryl Julian’s pantries, her dishes are stacked neatly and organized. There's even a method to how she puts clean dishes in the dish rack to dry.

She’s not obsessed — just organized

Don’t let good food go to waste. Make soup.

It’s Fall River v. New Bedford in a month-long Portuguese pastry throwdown

travel

Welcome to Stowe, home of well-stocked general stores and some of the best chocolate in New England — right in this building at Laughing Moon Chocolates.

Are you a lover, not a skier? Best bets for romance in Stowe

Is this Maine’s most romantic town?

A winter seaside love affair with Newport

Arts

Boston City Hall.

What building could be uglier than Boston City Hall? These were deemed even worse.

Kin and kinship at the Griffin Museum of Photography

Shelburne Museum hires curator of Native American Art

Books

Aleksandar Hemon’s ‘The World and All That It Holds’ conscripts readers into the war torn life and love of a queer Jewish apothecary turned soldier and survivor

Andrea Wulf, author of ‘The Invention of Nature,’ on her love-hate relationship with her Kindle

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ and other accounts of the oppression of women in Iran

Movies

Celtic fans . . . or are they? Movie magic at the Boston Garden during filming of the movie "Celtic Pride," as thousands of "extras" are actually cardboard photographs of people filling the seats of the Old Boston Garden to form the background for some of the scenes.

Nine movies that gave sports fans their due before ‘80 for Brady’

Bungle fever: ‘You People’ fails to get laughs out of interracial dating

‘Shotgun Wedding’: Something old, nothing new from J.Lo and Josh Duhamel

Television

Jon Bernthal (right) portrays Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, the head of the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force, in "We Own This City."

In Tyre Nichols tragedy, echoes of HBO’s ‘We Own This City’

‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

New Kids on the Block announce BLOCKCON, a first-ever fan convention. But it’s in ... Chicago?

music

Boygenius, the trio of (from left) Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus, will headline The Stage at Suffolk Downs on June 18.

Steve Lacy, LCD Soundsystem, and boygenius to headline first shows at The Stage at Suffolk Downs

Barrett Strong, whose ‘Money’ helped launch Motown, dies at 81

Danish String Quartet brings the surprise

Theater/Dance

"Rome & Jewels" a hip-hop version of "Romeo and Juliet" by Rennie Harris's Puremovement American Street Dance Theater at the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre.

Rennie Harris’s ‘Rome and Jewels’ is a poignant tale of woe

More heat than light in The Huntington’s ‘The Art of Burning’

For comedian Taylor Tomlinson, stand-up success means having it all

globe local

The latest estimate for renovating Norwell Town Hall and bringing it up to safety codes is between $10 million and $12 million.

Norwell voters fail to pass proposal for new town hall

The keys to success

Brookline health officials to study impacts of retail marijuana on community, youth

Obituaries

Mr. Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists, would collaborate with Norman Whitfield on a series of 1960s' classics.

Barrett Strong, whose ‘Money’ helped launch Motown, dies at 81

‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

Annie Wersching, star of ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ dies at 45