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A button of Tyler Lawrence, 13, at his memorial in Norwood.

Boston man facing murder charge in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan, authorities say

Sean Alexander Skerritt, 34, is expected be arraigned “in the very near future” in Dorchester Municipal Court, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden said at a Monday news conference.

Boston’s slavery ties deepened by findings at First Church in Roxbury

A 55-page report presented at the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry in Roxbury Monday night provides evidence of at least 58 Africans and Indigenous people enslaved by white parishioners of the First Church in Roxbury from 1631 to 1775, eight years before Massachusetts abolished slavery.

Prosecutors identify woman fatally shot by Easton police officer during well-being check

Prosecutors said Monday that an Easton police officer fatally shot a woman with a history of mental illness after she allegedly menaced police with what appeared to be a rifle during a confrontation at her home Sunday.

Healey takes more than $2.9 million to fund inaugural party, the most ever by a governor
The numbers top former governor Charlie Baker’s 2015 bash as the most lucrative inaugural fund-raising effort.

Former Everett schools superintendent stands trial for assault charges

In the case currently at trial, Frederick Foresteire, 79, has pleaded not guilty to five charges: three felony counts of indecent assault and battery and two misdemeanor counts of assault and battery.

New York funeral home finds woman breathing hours after being declared dead

An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said.

Carrie Bornstein, CEO of Mayyim Hayyim, shows the damage to the well-known Jewish learning and spirituality center suffered severe weather-related damage over the weekend.

‘Most plumbers aren’t even picking up the phone now.’ Burst pipes cause backlog after Boston deep freeze.

The extreme cold front this weekend brought extreme temperatures to Boston and resulted in pipes freezing across the region.

Dave Epstein: After brief and extreme cold, Boston returns to an unseasonably warm winter ‘We are always scrambling’: Weekend cold snap strains R.I. shelter system

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A one-day contract for Tom Brady to retire as a Patriot? No thanks.
Signing a one-day deal would be beneath an athlete of Brady’s stature and carries no real benefit for him. He owes the Patriots nothing.

Bill Belichick calls Tom Brady ‘The greatest player’ on Brady’s podcast

Patriots add Adrian Klemm to their offensive coaching staff

Hardly over easy: Local breakfast spots scramble to cope with egg costs and shortages
Egg prices were up by nearly 60 percent in December from the prior year, according to Consumer Price Index data, with the average price of a dozen eggs sitting at $4.25.

The download page for the TikTok app.

Lucky Girl Syndrome is a hot new self-help craze. One woman put it to the test in Boston.

TikTok Influencers promise that all you have to do is believe and your wishes will come true. One woman used the method to find and rent an apartment in Boston.

Derrick White was huge for the Celtics in holding off the Pistons.

Celtics 111, Pistons 99

Celtics hold off charging Pistons behind Derrick White’s hot start, strong finish

White had 23 points starting in place of Marcus Smart, while Tatum poured in 16 points in the third quarter before he was subject to extensive attention in the fourth.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attended the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 5. in Los Angeles.

Ben Affleck, looking miserable at the Grammys, becomes a meme yet again

“Whoever keeps cutting to Ben Affleck as he gets more and more exasperated, thank you,” one person tweeted. “Every one is perfect.”

A screenshot of conditions shown on the live camera at the Mount Washington Observatory tower in Conway, N.H., at 9:25 a.m. on Feb. 1, days before the most extreme weather set in.

Video from Mount Washington during wind chill of 101 below zero looks like ‘live feed from hell’

Footage of the Mount Washington Observatory on Friday during the worst of the frigid winds that tore across the peak has gone viral, receiving millions of views on social media.

Black History Month

Wellesley high school senior Maya McNeill (left) embraced spoken word and multidisciplinary artist Amanda Shea after Shea delivered a poem on resilience.

Boston must work to address its role in disparities, Wu says

“I have the chance to be surrounded by Black excellence, Black joy, Black brilliance, Black persistence, every single day here working for the city of Boston,” Wu said.

Celebrate Black-owned restaurants in Boston and beyond

Opinion

The home of Marianne Griffiths, 56, who was fatally shot by an Easton police officer, after police were called Sunday morning by her son for a wellness check.

A call to Easton police for a wellness check ends with death

Was there a better way to respond to this call? In cases involving mental health emergencies, that is a common question.

SATIRE | ALAN WIRZBICKI

The astonishing and 100 percent (un)true story of the plot against Jim Lyons

MARCELA GARCÍA

Biden’s State of the Union on immigration? Not great.

IDEAS | JON LEVY

Wake up, Corporate America: You can’t bribe, threaten, or feed people to get them back in the office

MGH’s ‘R’-word problem

The Emancipator

Go South, young (wo)man: A Black woman’s quest to manifest her own destiny

The author of ‘Black Girl in Maine’ blog reveals the struggles of being a ‘Professional Black Person’ in New England and looks South for her next chapter.

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Special reports

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

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

More recent News

Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 4,000
Authorities feared the death toll would keep climbing as rescuers searched through tangles of metal and concrete for survivors in a region beset by more than a decade of Syria’s civil war and a refugee crisis.

See photos and videos from the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria

In Holyoke, a young man — and his American Dream — are destroyed by a legal gun
When police officers reached the Holyoke Mall, they found shoppers streaming towards them. Some were screaming, according to police reports. It was, in many ways, a uniquely American tragedy.

Mayor Wu, Fire Commissioner Burke break ground on Dorchester fire station

“The current firehouse opened almost a century ago, and no longer fully serves the needs of firefighters,” Mayor Michelle Wu said.

‘The one Republican Trump can’t touch.’ Sununu eyes presidential run.
Chris Sununu will need every ounce of his blithe self-assurance if he jumps into the 2024 presidential race — a possibility he has hinted at increasingly in recent months in a burst of publicity.

LOVE LETTERS

Should I continue these coffee dates?
He’s a flirt around the office.

Video: Red Sox use helicopter to install new light fixtures at Fenway Park
The old Fenway lights were installed in 1982. They were removed after the NHL Winter Classic and Frozen Fenway in January. On Sunday, a helicopter carried the new fixtures to awaiting crews.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The home of Marianne Griffiths, 56, who was fatally shot by an Easton police officer, after police were called Sunday morning by her son for a wellness check.

A call to Easton police for a wellness check ends with death

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The astonishing and 100 percent (un)true story of the plot against Jim Lyons

The cafeteria at Hallmark headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., in 1956.

IDEAS | JON LEVY

Wake up, Corporate America: You can’t bribe, threaten, or feed people to get them back in the office

I was surprised to discover MGH’s prominent use of the “R”-word in its online prenatal patient resources.

MGH’s ‘R’-word problem

Max Page, president of the MTA, spoke at a demonstration outside of Malden City Hall in Malden on Oct. 15, 2022.

Lawmakers, don’t give teachers the right to strike

Grandmother and trained mental health counselor "Gogo" Shery Ziwakayi, right, sat in conversation with client "Muzukuru" Choice Jiya during a private counseling session at a Friendship Bench in Harare in November.

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A group of grandmothers in Zimbabwe is helping the world reimagine mental health care

Metro

Newton announces three finalists for school superintendent

The finalists, all current superintendents, are New Bedford’s Thomas Anderson, Natick’s Anna Nolin, and Acton-Boxborough’s Peter Light.

In Holyoke, a young man — and his American Dream — are destroyed by a legal gun

When police officers reached the Holyoke Mall, they found shoppers streaming towards them. Some were screaming, according to police reports. It was, in many ways, a uniquely American tragedy.

George the horse gets a lift from the Raynham Fire Department after legs fall asleep

George the horse “lacked the strength” to get back up after his legs fell asleep, firefighters said.

Boston man facing murder charge in fatal shooting of 13-year-old Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan, authorities say

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Sports

Devon Levi stretches himself to the limit to make a third-period save against BU's Matt Brown Monday night at TD Garden.

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Devon Levi (33 saves) backstops Northeastern in win over BU in men’s Beanpot semifinals

Northeastern's win, coupled with Harvard’s earlier OT triumph over BC, produced the first final between the Huskies and Crimson in the 70 years of the tournament.

There are tentative plans to introduce Mat Ishbia Wednesday at a news conference in Phoenix.

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The former Michigan State guard, 43, is the chairman, president and chief executive of United Wholesale Mortgage.

Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce and a young reporter share some slime during Monday's Super Bowl opening night in Phoenix.

Super Bowl ‘media day’ returns a little less goofy post-pandemic

The circus atmosphere that kicks off the NFL’s biggest week returned for the first time since 2020; COVID-19 forced teams to meet the media on video conferences.

Celtics 111, Pistons 99

Celtics hold off charging Pistons behind Derrick White’s hot start, strong finish

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Jaylen Brown’s absence gave Sam Hauser his first Celtics start, and the sharpshooter made the most of it

Business

Staring down bankruptcy, Bed Bath & Beyond says it will sell stock

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Adrian Hall rehearsing All the King's Men at Te Rep at the University of Deleware, 2011

A ‘larger-than-life figure,’ Trinity Rep’s founding artistic director Adrian Hall has died

Former Everett schools superintendent stands trial for assault charges

Boston’s slavery ties deepened by findings at First Church in Roxbury

sports

Harvard's Marek Hejduk (bottom) sent the puck toward the net for the overtime winner to beat Boston College with 1.5 seconds left.

Marek Hejduk strikes late in overtime, lifting Harvard past Boston College in men’s Beanpot semifinals

Suns president and CEO Jason Rowley leaves team amid leadership changes; new owner approved by NBA

Bill Belichick calls Tom Brady ‘The greatest player’ on Brady’s podcast

business

Amid the tech industry's wave of job cuts, Dell announced Monday that it would cut nearly 6,600 jobs.

Big tech job cuts keep coming; Dell latest to trim headcount

FDA sets a decision date for Sage’s postpartum depression pill

Hackers target thousands of computers days after ion attack

politics

President Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, March 1, 2022, in Washington.

Biden aims to deliver reassurance in State of Union address

Arkansas Governor Sanders to offer State of the Union rebuttal

White House: Improved surveillance caught Chinese balloon

Nation

Police officers work the scene on Grandview Ave., in McKeesport, Pa., on Feb. 6.

Officer killed, second wounded in western Pennsylvania shootout

Intruder breaches base of Air Force One, shot fired

Former ABC News producer detained until trial on child pornography charge

World

A woman reacted as rescuers searched for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana, Monday, in Turkey.

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Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 4,000

Steady rains set off mudslides that kill at least 36 in Peru

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Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, who opposed the idea of cash reparations, in 1963.

The deeply flawed campaign for racial reparations

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Ben Affleck, looking miserable at the Grammys, becomes a meme yet again

Photos of stars arriving on the red carpet at the 2023 Grammys

food & dining

Kevin Santamaria prepared a dish with eggs at Cafe Luna in Cambridge.

Hardly over easy: Local breakfast spots scramble to cope with egg costs and shortages

A simple lemonade stand? That was never her style.

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Beach goers watch the sun set on Jan. 25, 2023, in Fort Myers Beach.

If you go . . . Fort Myers

These are the most budget-friendly amusement parks

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Arts

Artist Wu Junyong stood inside a hallway where his work is exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, on Feb. 2, 2023. Behind him is the painting "Lion and Tiger Struggle for Supremacy," 2018.

Wu Junyong’s exhibit at the MFA explores different cultural traditions

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

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Movies

Ms. Dillon with Richard Dreyfuss in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," directed by Steven Spielberg.

Melinda Dillon, actress who played crisis and comedy, dies at 83

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Television

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music

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck attended the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 5. in Los Angeles.

Ben Affleck, looking miserable at the Grammys, becomes a meme yet again

‘Lovelace and Babbage’ opera is a sincerely funny alternate history

Viola Davis is the 🐐

Theater/Dance

BalletX premiered “Become a Mountain,” “Credo,” and “Exalt” as part of Global Arts Live's Winter Dance Fest at the Cutler Majestic Theatre on Saturday.

BalletX transports and transcends with ‘Become a Mountain,’ ‘Credo,’ and ‘Exalt’ at the Cutler Majestic

BalletX is out to prove that ballet is not an elitist artform

As StageSource prepares to shut down, theater artists lose a partner

globe local

The Underwood Elementary School in Newton.

Newton announces three finalists for school superintendent

Boston’s slavery ties deepened by findings at First Church in Roxbury

Strokes of genius

Obituaries

Mr. Whittington, shown in his office in Austin, Texas, in 2005, was shot by then vice president Dick Cheney during a hunting trip the following year.

Harry Whittington, Texas lawyer shot by Cheney, dies at 95

Charles Kimbrough, actor best known for ‘Murphy Brown,’ dies at 86

Roger Saunders, storied Boston hotelier whose empire included the Lenox, dies at 93