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Mom recalls 13-year-old son killed in Mattapan as a ‘kid with high energy’ who had felt safe in the community

Tyler Lawrence was shot to death on a Mattapan street in what authorities have called a targeted attack.

KEVIN CULLEN

A child was murdered on a quiet Sunday morning in Mattapan. Let that sink in.
Tyler Lawrence, who lived in Norwood, was just 13 and visiting his grandparents when he was gunned down on a street in Mattapan on Sunday morning.

It’s going to be dangerously cold in Boston this weekend. Here’s how frigid it could get.
Expect frigid temperatures and brutal windchill that could dip as low as 40 degrees below zero in what forecasters say could be the coldest weather Boston has experienced in years.

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

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Sununu says he’s considering a run for president. But that might not be his real plan.
It’s not a crazy idea for New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu to run for president. But if he were to run, it would be a uniquely complicated proposition, pretty much unlike that of any other politician in America.

‘It’s beautiful’: Boston Mayor Wu tells ‘everyone off’ at US mayors conference in defense of The Embrace
During a recent trip to the US Conference of Mayors, “I told every one off,” Michelle Wu said Wednesday on GBH News, in response to the reaction to the new MLK monument on Boston Common.

Ransomware attack forces Nantucket Public Schools to shut down

Wu seeks state OK to re-shape BPDA

Double shooting reported at Dollar Store in Brockton

Local mom denies having classified documents; welcomes FBI raid to prove she’s not hiding stuff from family

With classified documents popping up all over, regular people are starting to worry: what if they’re found at my house, too?

‘It’s a matter of basic humanity.’ Healey says homeless people can stay in South Station on cold nights
Healey says homeless people will no longer be ejected from South Station on cold nights.

Mayor, advocates take to streets in annual homeless census

THE BIG IDEA

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.

Al Horford’s sister joked on Twitter about LeBron James after Saturday’s Celtics-Lakers game. Irate fans responded with threats.
After the Celtics squeaked out an OT win against the Lakers on Saturday, chaos ensued online — much of it directed at Anna Horford.

christopher l. gasper

With an eye toward June, here are five thoughts on the state of the Celtics
Jayson Tatum is a legitimate MVP candidate, but it's not as if this is a team with one transcendent leading man and a bunch of basketball backup singers.

Spotlight report

photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

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

A makeshift shrine at the Clancy house in Duxbury.

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.

Tell us about your experience supporting maternal mental health

Johnny Damon sported his Red Sox jersey as he placed one of the first legal sports bets in Massachusetts, at Encore Boston Harbor 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 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.

Opinion

RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, was comforted by Tyre's stepfather, Rodney Wells, at a news conference on Jan. 27. During the beating, Nichols called for his mother, "Mom, Mom, Mom."

Why I won’t watch the Tyre Nichols video

In 2020, we were promised a reckoning. All we’ve gotten are more Black people killed by police.

GOP establishment hedges on Trump

The not-so-secret secret about those classified documents

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

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.

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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

Half a century after its passage, lawmakers try again to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment
Representative Ayanna Pressley is the first Black woman in the House to introduce such a resolution in the history of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Dr. Megan Ranney named dean of Yale’s school of public health
She will succeed Interim Dean Melinda Pettigrew, who led the school after outgoing dean Dr. Sten Vermund returned to full-time teaching in July 2022.

‘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.

Representative George Santos is stepping down from committees amid ethics issues

Representative George Santos has faced numerous calls for his resignation and is facing multiple investigations by prosecutors over his personal and campaign finances and lies about his resume and family background.

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.

Panel recommends Mass. House declare Democrat the winner in race decided by a single vote

The special legislative committee's report, filed on Tuesday, could clear the way for Kristin Kassner to officially fill the Second Essex seat, roughly four weeks after the majority of House members took their oath of office.

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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With much of 2022′s labor market data in the books, here’s the picture that emerges in Massachusetts.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

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

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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

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A classified document is framed by shadows on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on Oct. 5, 2009.

The not-so-secret secret about those classified documents

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

Kristin Knouse, far left, and David Sabatini, far right, at a whiskey tasting in May 2018.

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

In this courtroom sketch, Genaro García Luna, Mexico's former secretary of public safety, seated lower left, with US Marshals behind him and defense team in foreground, attends trial, Jan. 23 in New York. On the screen is a photo of García Luna shaking hands with former president Barack Obama. An anonymous jury has gotten its first look at a rare US trial of a former Cabinet-level Mexican official charged with taking bribes to aid drug traffickers he was supposed to be neutralizing.

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

Protesters gathered on Jan. 27 in Memphis ahead of the release of police video depicting five Memphis officers beating Tyre Nichols.

To honor Tyre Nichols, let’s get policing right

Andrea Campbell during her run for mayor.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

Metro

Fishing restricted off Mass. for three months to protect right whales

Citing threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale, federal officials are invoking an emergency rule to ban lobster and crab trap and pot fishermen from working in a vast area of Massachusetts Bay.

Rhode Island crime news: January 2023

Regular updates from police and the Rhode Island courts.

A child was murdered on a quiet Sunday morning in Mattapan. Let that sink in.

Tyler Lawrence, who lived in Norwood, was just 13 and visiting his grandparents when he was gunned down on a street in Mattapan on Sunday morning.

John Mulaney to film 3 shows at Boston Symphony Hall for new Netflix special

The comedian is taking his talents to Symphony Hall for three shows in February that will be filmed for a Netflix special, Mulaney announced on Tuesday.

Sports

Diana Taurasi (left) and Brittney Griner were on Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Women's basketball

Diana Taurasi, 40, to take part in women’s USA Basketball training camp, but not Brittney Griner

Griner hasn’t been out in public much since a prisoner swap in December brought her home from Russia.

Stick salute: Notre Dame Academy-Hingham hockey standouts (from left to right) Maggie Donahue, Ava O'Donahue and Avery Engle have helped the second-ranked Cougars get off to an 8-4-0 start.

GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Girls’ hockey notebook: At Notre Dame Academy, an aggressive system of defense has led to offensive opportunities, an 8-4-0 start

"It makes the girls that play [defense] more aggressive, and it makes the forwards understand they have a responsibility in the defensive zone,” said NDA (Hingham) coach John Findley.

Fellow NASCAR competitors thought Ross Chastain's trick was both dangerous and not in the spirit of fair competition.

NASCAR bans Ross Chastain’s wall-hugging move at Martinsville, which was dubbed the ‘Hail Melon’

Chastain last year mashed the gas and deliberately smashed into the wall so that the energy would speed his car past his rivals.

DeMeco Ryans named head coach of the Texans

bruins notebook

Brad Marchand dismisses Bruins’ losing streak: ‘We’re not concerned’

Sean Payton to be named head coach of the Broncos

Business

US uses rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

The move by the agency, heralded by Alaska Native tribes and environmentalists who have long pushed for it, deals a potentially devastating blow to the proposed Pebble Mine and comes while an earlier rejection of a key federal permit for the project remains unresolved.

Europe’s economy edges higher, heading off forecasts of recession

On Tuesday, the region’s statistics agency said the eurozone economy grew 0.1 percent in the last quarter of 2022, compared with the previous quarter.

‘It’s a matter of basic humanity.’ Healey says homeless people can stay in South Station on cold nights

Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet

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

Left, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. embraces his wife Coretta during a news conference following the announcement that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Right, a detail of “The Embrace,” on Boston Common

‘It’s beautiful’: Boston Mayor Wu tells ‘everyone off’ at US mayors conference in defense of The Embrace

Sununu says he’s considering a run for president. But that might not be his real plan.

Dr. Megan Ranney named dean of Yale’s school of public health

sports

Sean Payton remained under contract with New Orleans after stepping down from the Saints last season and working in broadcasting this season.

Sean Payton to be named head coach of the Broncos

Mets lock up batting champion Jeff McNeil on four-year, $50 million deal

Seeking ‘great events’, MIAA books Lowell, Framingham, and Bourne for state hockey semifinals

business

Mayor Michelle Wu this week is filing legislation to re-shape the powerful Boston Planning & Development Agency.

Wu seeks state OK to re-shape BPDA

Maine regulators approve wind power project that includes Massachusetts

Al Horford’s sister joked on Twitter about LeBron James after Saturday’s Celtics-Lakers game. Irate fans responded with threats.

politics

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) speaks during a news conference to announce a joint resolution to affirm the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Equal Rights Amendment is a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution meant to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex or gender.

Half a century after its passage, lawmakers try again to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment

Local mom denies having classified documents; welcomes FBI raid to prove she’s not hiding stuff from family

Sununu says he’s considering a run for president. But that might not be his real plan.

Nation

Then-senator Durenberger was joined by President Reagan at a rally in Bloomington, Minn., in 1982.

Dave Durenberger, censured by Senate in ethics breach, dies at 88

FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’

Stranded humpback whale dies on Long Island beach

World

Pope Francis, left, delivered his speech as he met authorities, civil society, and diplomatic corps with the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tuesday.

Pope lands in Congo, where all his priorities converge

Death toll from Pakistan mosque suicide bombing rises to 88

Strikes, protests hit France in round 2 of pension battle

opinion

Kristin Knouse, far left, and David Sabatini, far right, at a whiskey tasting in May 2018.

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

Is a truce possible in Boston’s shadow wars?

Tyre Nichols and America’s systemic failure

lifestyle

John Mulaney.

John Mulaney to film 3 shows at Boston Symphony Hall for new Netflix special

Al Horford’s sister joked on Twitter about LeBron James after Saturday’s Celtics-Lakers game. Irate fans responded with threats.

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

food & dining

From the left is quattrotini, cascatelli, and vesuvio.

Coming to a fork near you: Not-your-average pasta shapes

She’s not obsessed — just organized

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

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

Abelardo Morell’s "Sunflower Field on Ground with Broken Tiles, Near Arles, France," 2022. The color photograph will be displayed at the exhibit "Abelardo Morell: In the Footsteps of van Gogh" at Krakow Witkin Gallery through Feb. 25.

Abelardo Morell travels ‘In the Footsteps of van Gogh’ at Krakow Witkin Gallery

William Agee, leading art curator and teacher, dies at 86

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

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

Then-senator Durenberger was joined by President Reagan at a rally in Bloomington, Minn., in 1982.

Dave Durenberger, censured by Senate in ethics breach, dies at 88

William Agee, leading art curator and teacher, dies at 86

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