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Marty Walsh on track to be named executive director of NHL Players’ Association, according to report

The former Boston mayor and current US secretary of labor will reportedly be formally installed in the coming days.

North End resident, 47, found dead on bench in Christopher Columbus Park in frigid temperatures
The family of Melanie DiVasta is celebrating the life of the long-time North End resident who was found unresponsive on a park bench in the Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park in sub-freezing temperatures early last Saturday.

Lindsay Clancy, Duxbury woman accused of murdering her three children, to be arraigned from hospital

During the arraignment, which is set for 2 p.m., more information about the crime could become public.

Mayor Wu to announce members of Boston’s reparations task force Tuesday

The reparations task force would study Boston's part in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and make recommendations on potential repairs to the harm done through this practice.

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

Nine-alarm fire reported at Brockton Hospital, patients evacuated
A nine-alarm fire at Brockton Hospital Tuesday morning prompted the evacuation of sick and injured patients, officials said.

Earthquake deaths pass 6,200 as Turkey and Syria race to find survivors

Massachusetts diocese publishes nameless clergy abuse report

Wintry mix will make roads slick Tuesday night, forecasters warn

In this image, provided by the US Navy, sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovered a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, S.C.

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

The US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon. What happens now?

After days of neck craning and debate, the Chinese balloon was shot down Saturday by an F-22 fighter jet. Now we're all left to ponder where that might lead.

WBUR news anchor Jack Lepiarz signs off. His next act? Cracking the whip full-time.
After more than a decade at the radio station, Lepiarz is stepping away from the news desk and his role as an anchor — at least for now — to take his act to the next level: performing at the circus full-time.

Are gas stoves worse than fireplaces? Here’s how some other appliances can also pollute your home.
Cooking appliances aren’t the only household items that run on methane gas. The fossil fuel also commonly powers furnaces, water heaters, and fireplaces. And like gas stoves, these appliances release pollution that can harm your health, and the environment.

The gas stove culture war, explained

Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts (left) and Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes appeared together Monday night on Super Bowl "opening night" in Phoenix.

The first Super Bowl with two Black starting quarterbacks is inspirational indeed

In a world where representation matters, seeing Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes on the field Sunday matters. A lot.

Christopher L. Gasper: A one-day contract for Tom Brady to retire as a Patriot? No thanks.

The site of the proposed apartment complex.

A housing development at South Shore Plaza seemed like a home run. Not so fast, residents say.

Residents have already begun to rally against a 495-unit apartment complex proposed at South Shore Plaza, highlighting the challenges state and local leaders face as they seek to dig out of the housing shortage.

Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote and directed "Your Place or Mine."

Harvard alumna makes feature debut with ‘Your Place or Mine’ on Netflix

Aline Brosh McKenna’s inspiration for her new romantic comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher, came from staying over at her friend’s bachelor pad.

We’ve heard a lot about ‘commitment’ to DEI. Where’s the follow through?

It can be too easy for statements about diversity, equity, and inclusion to be about managing expectations rather than meeting them.

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

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

To my fellow conservatives: Don’t hold the debt limit hostage

Failing to raise the debt limit would be catastrophic.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: parody-worthy job titles

Raising the financial cost of bad policing for municipalities

The State of the Union should be a memo, not a speech

MARCELA GARCÍA

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

Women at a roped-off lunch counter stage a sit down to protest segregation in Nashville, Tennessee, March 26, 1960.

The Emancipator

Nashville’s historic Woolworth building is in trouble

The history of this site, where Rep. John Lewis’ first arrest in student-led sit-ins that helped lead to desegregation of restaurants across the country, is being erased by it’s new owners. These are stories that need to be preserved.

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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

5-year-old boy who fell out of third-floor window in Manchester, N.H., has died, officials say
The boy fell out of the window on Jan. 31, police said.

ESPN plans a full day of Celtics coverage on March 1

ESPN has used the “All-Access” approach focusing on one NBA team in recent seasons. The day will culminate in a Celtics-Cavaliers game airing on the network.

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.”

Massachusetts Senate leader making push to abolish term limits on chamber’s president

Senator Michael Rodrigues, the chamber’s budget chief, is seeking to eliminate the provision in the Senate's rule that says no senator in the 40-member body can hold the president’s office “for more than 8 consecutive years.”

Joining President Biden at his State of the Union address: Tyre Nichols’s family, Bono, and a shooting hero

President Biden was expected to refer to several of the invitees by name during his remarks.

Nine things to watch during President Biden’s State of the Union address

At AMC theaters, tickets will cost more for good seats
The nation's largest movie theater chain on Monday unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs.

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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

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

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Watching a good, emotionally honest show, like Michaela Coel's "I May Destroy You," can be a visceral, challenging experience.

Sorry, book snobs, you’ve come to the wrong place

Tilda Swinton in a scene from "The Eternal Daughter."

IFFBoston screening a ‘Mothers + Daughters’ trilogy at Somerville Theatre

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

Valentine's Day in Boston will include many different types of events, from speed dating to drag shows.

Activities around Boston to celebrate Valentine’s Day

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A supporter of Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, looked out from a shattered window of the Planalto Palace in Brasilia after he and many others stormed the building — the president's workplace — on Jan. 8.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The US used to undermine democracy in Brazil. Now we’re trying to preserve it.

Social investing isn’t ‘woke capitalism’

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

SATIRE | ALAN WIRZBICKI

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

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.

IDEAS | KIM SAMUEL

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

Metro

WBUR news anchor Jack Lepiarz signs off. His next act? Cracking the whip full-time.

After more than a decade at the radio station, Lepiarz is stepping away from the news desk and his role as an anchor — at least for now — to take his act to the next level: performing at the circus full-time.

We’ve heard a lot about ‘commitment’ to DEI. Where’s the follow through?

It can be too easy for statements about diversity, equity, and inclusion to be about managing expectations rather than meeting them.

Wintry mix will make roads slick Tuesday night, forecasters warn

A winter weather advisory for much of Massachusetts will be in effect from 7 p.m. Tuesday though 2 a.m. Wednesday, according to the weather service, which warned of a light glaze of ice on untreated surfaces and slippery road conditions.

Charlie Thomas, a Drifter nearly all his life in song, dies at 85

Mr. Thomas and the Drifters recorded “There Goes My Baby,” "On Broadway," “Under the Boardwalk,” and other classics.

Sports

Marty Walsh served as mayor of Boston from 2014-2021.

Marty Walsh on track to be named executive director of NHL Players’ Association, according to report

The former Boston mayor and current US secretary of labor will reportedly be formally installed in the coming days.

Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts (left) and Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes appeared together Monday night on Super Bowl "opening night" in Phoenix.

The first Super Bowl with two Black starting quarterbacks is inspirational indeed

In a world where representation matters, seeing Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes on the field Sunday matters. A lot.

The Celtics have faced the Cavaliers twice this season — and lost both games in overtime.

ESPN plans a full day of Celtics coverage on March 1

ESPN has used the “All-Access” approach focusing on one NBA team in recent seasons. The day will culminate in a Celtics-Cavaliers game airing on the network.

From Fred VanVleet to Russell Westbrook, 11 players who could be on the move at the trade deadline

How do the Celtics compare with other teams at the trade deadline, and how do their deals work out?

men's beanpot | northeastern 3, bu 1

Northeastern and Harvard have never met in the men’s Beanpot final. That will end next week.

Business

At AMC theaters, tickets will cost more for good seats

The nation's largest movie theater chain on Monday unveiled a new pricing scheme in which seat location determines how much your movie ticket costs.

An AI-generated ‘Seinfeld’ parody was gaining popularity online — until it was banned for transphobic jokes

“Nothing, Forever" attracted a following online for its ambitious and surreal application of generative AI, which can theoretically crank out strange imitations of America's beloved sitcom forever.

A housing development at South Shore Plaza seemed like a home run. Not so fast, residents say.

A new bill in the Mass. Legislature could subsidize local newspaper subscriptions

magazine

The Parenting Issue

The secret talent of kids who swear

The Parenting Issue

My son once taught me a lesson about fatherhood. Here it is, comic-book style.

How do I tell my hosts I have celiac disease and can’t eat gluten?

Check out Winter Nature Photography: Intro to Smartphone Photography on Saturday.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Feb. 6-Feb. 12

metro

Governor Maura Healey will attend President Biden’s second State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Here’s who Mass. and R.I. members of Congress are bringing to President Biden’s State of the Union address

Nine-alarm fire reported at Brockton Hospital, patients evacuated

These are the finalists for Providence police chief

sports

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

NBA approves sale of Phoenix Suns, Mercury to Mat Ishbia for $4 billion

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

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

business

Boeing's total workforce was 156,000 employees as of Dec. 31, 2022, the company said.

Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 finance and HR jobs in 2023

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

Super Bowl ads are a hot item

politics

The chamber of the House of Representatives at the Capitol in Washington. President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday.

Biden aims to deliver reassurance in State of Union address

The US shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon. What happens now?

Arkansas Governor Sanders to offer State of the Union rebuttal

Nation

Lottery officials did not immediately make an announcement of a winner, but the Powerball website says there was a jackpot winner in Washington state.

Lucky player in Washington wins $747 million Powerball prize

‘Deadly brew’: Amid soaring crime, Memphis cops lowered bar

Officer killed, second wounded in western Pennsylvania shootout

World

A woman sat on the rubble as emergency rescue teams searched for people under the remains of destroyed buildings in Nurdagi town on the outskirts of Osmaniye city southern Turkey on Tuesday.

Earthquake deaths pass 6,200 as Turkey and Syria race to find survivors

China says will ‘safeguard interests’ over balloon shootdown

Russian shells spark hospital fire ahead of expected assault

opinion

President Biden walked with US Border Patrol agents along a stretch of the US-Mexico border in El Paso on Jan. 8.

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

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

Modern American oxymorons

lifestyle

Dianne Gordon's new car, which was purchased using donations from kind strangers, who heard that Gordon returned $15,000 she found in a plastic bag.

Michigan woman began walking to work after her car died. One day on the walk, she found $15,000.

Should I continue these coffee dates?

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

food & dining

Brownie Pie.

Recipe: Fudgy brownie filling in a flaky crust makes a sinfully delicious pie for your Val/Gal/Palentine

Recipe: Delight your Val/Gal/Palentine with these salted, ultra-crisp chocolate cookies

Recipe: Stir this chocolate cake in a single bowl, bake it, and frost it for your Val/Gal/Palentine

travel

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

The multiple personalities of the Florida Keys

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

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

Books

Salman Rushdie’s ‘Victory City’ is a grand epic about a magical city — and a triumph over censorship

Leila Philip on flash fiction and beavers

Thomas Mallon’s ‘Up With the Sun’ is a fictional biography of real-life actor Dick Kallman, replete with murder and celebrities

Movies

The AMC Methuen 20 movie theater in Methuen.

At AMC theaters, tickets will cost more for good seats

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

Calling Tom Brady: This real-life ‘80 for Brady’ lady wants a photo with her favorite QB

Television

An AI-generated ‘Seinfeld’ parody was gaining popularity online — until it was banned for transphobic jokes

Sorry, book snobs, you’ve come to the wrong place

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

music

Mr. Thomas (second from left) joined other rock 'n roll stars, including from left: Little Joe Cook, who sang "Peanuts" in 1957; Dennis Yost, of "The Classics IV" and Frank Maffei, of "Danny and the Juniors" as they sang the classic hit "At The Hop" during a news conference in Boston in 1998. The performers, who were household names in the 1950s and 60s, were in Boston to bring attention to their battle to protect their identities from being used by younger performers and to meet with members of the Boston City Council, which was considering an initiative to prevent imposters from using the older performers identities.

Charlie Thomas, a Drifter nearly all his life in song, dies at 85

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

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

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

Mayor Michelle Wu.

Mayor Wu to announce members of Boston’s reparations task force Tuesday

Newton announces three finalists for school superintendent

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

Obituaries

Mr. Thomas (second from left) joined other rock 'n roll stars, including from left: Little Joe Cook, who sang "Peanuts" in 1957; Dennis Yost, of "The Classics IV" and Frank Maffei, of "Danny and the Juniors" as they sang the classic hit "At The Hop" during a news conference in Boston in 1998. The performers, who were household names in the 1950s and 60s, were in Boston to bring attention to their battle to protect their identities from being used by younger performers and to meet with members of the Boston City Council, which was considering an initiative to prevent imposters from using the older performers identities.

Charlie Thomas, a Drifter nearly all his life in song, dies at 85

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

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