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Lindsay Clancy’s defense implies she heard ‘command hallucinations.’ What are they?

A person can appear lucid and make plans despite hearing voices directing their behavior, experts say.

A timeline of events in the case against Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children

Mother thinks daughter died of hypothermia on a park bench in the North End during weekend cold snap

First responders found Melanie DiVasta at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, sitting on her favorite bench during temperatures of 10 degrees below zero, the coldest morning in Boston in decades.

Randolph teacher taken to hospital after finding tablet in coffee

No symptoms were reported by the teacher, who was brought to a hospital as a precautionary measure, according to police.

What does a ‘targeted’ shooting say about its victim?

The murder of teenager Tyler Lawrence has sparked conversation about the language law enforcement use to describe violent crime.

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

Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000
Rescue workers continued to pull living people from the damaged homes but hope was starting to fade amid freezing temperatures more than three full days since the quake hit.

Celtics 106, 76ers 99

With starters going down left and right, the Celtics spread the wealth, launch from deep to top the 76ers

Former Everett schools superintendent takes witness stand, denies inappropriate touching of school employee

When it comes to rent control, Wu’s plan aims for a delicate balance

Senator John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded

Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet

Police responding to a well-being check fatally shot a woman at 32 Spooner St. in Easton on Sunday.

In Easton, neighbors grapple with police shooting of 56-year-old woman

On Sunday morning, police went to the home of Marianne Griffiths, 56, at the request of her son, who said she had injected herself with a dangerous amount of insulin in an attempt to end her life, authorities said.

Heat pumps had their first major local test last weekend. Here’s how it went.
Heat pumps are considered crucial to the region’s response to climate change. But when temperatures plummet, are they up for the job?

A pedestrian crosses the Longfellow Bridge on Tuesday.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Could this winter be over before it starts?

We could still see a big snowstorm in late February or March, but the odds of deep snow and prolonged cold are getting slimmer and slimmer.

Long overlooked, child care industry may finally get a permanent lifeline from Beacon Hill
Advocates say they are finally seeing political will on Beacon Hill and beyond to take action on the issue of child care.

Elizabeth Warren proposes $10 per day for child care

A vaccination clinic at the Samuel Adams Elementary School in East Boston on Dec. 8.

Boston’s COVID-19 rate on the decline, according to the latest wastewater numbers in city

The Boston Public Heath Commission said COVID-19 particles in the city’s wastewater dropped by 47 percent over the prior two week.

Will Brad Stevens make any moves at the trade deadline?

NBA trade deadline live updates: Celtics news and rumors from around the league

The NBA trade deadline is 3 p.m. EDT Thursday. The Celtics are unlikely to make a seismic move since they are the league’s best team.

Holy Cross center Neil Fingleton towers over his teammates at The Hart center on campus.

From Mass. basketball star to ‘Game of Thrones’ actor, ‘Big Smooth’ documentary highlights life of Neil Fingleton

The former Holy Cross basketball player was a towering presence at 7 feet 7 inches tall. But his personality was even larger.

An audience member holds a sign reading “End Police Brutality” during a public forum with Providence police chief finalists (from left to right) Major Kevin Lanni, Major David Lapatin and Acting Chief Oscar Perez at Providence Career & Technical Academy in Providence, R.I. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.

Finalists for Providence police chief take questions in community forum

The three finalists to be Providence’s next police chief spoke about transparency, accountability, police reform, and how they would lead the department during a packed forum Wednesday night.

5 takeaways on the search for a Providence police chief

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

A blue whale near a cargo ship in the Santa Barbara Channel off the California coast, August 2008.

Michael J. Moore

What we know — and don’t know — about offshore wind and whale deaths

The recent deaths show no relation to offshore wind development.

David L. Phillips

‘Earthquake diplomacy’ can help ease relations between Turkey and Kurdish groups

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The earthquake ought to loosen US policy on Syria

Arthur Caplan and Dominic Sisti

Asking incarcerated people for their organs is exploitative

Prisoners who donate a lifesaving organ ought to be rewarded

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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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

‘Celebrity sighting’: Rare Steller’s sea eagle returns to Maine for second consecutive winter
“It’s like Taylor Swift has announced that she’s just going to be performing along this river and anyone who shows up can can watch it happen," Doug Hitchcox, a naturalist at Maine Audubon, said in a phone interview.

Married decades ago in Ukraine, three couples have Jewish wedding ceremony in Brighton
Three long-married couples from Ukraine who weren’t able to have a religious wedding decades ago amid Soviet suppression of religion celebrated Tuesday evening with traditional Jewish wedding ceremonies in Brighton.

Human remains found in Westfield woods identified as man missing since 2019

Partial skeletal remains found near Stanley Park have been identified as Timothy Kolendo, 53, of Westfield, State Police said Wednesday.

Mitt Romney admonishes George Santos during tense exchange: ‘You don’t belong here’
“He shouldn’t be in Congress. And they’re going to go through the process and hopefully get him out. But he shouldn’t be there,” Romney said of Santos.

TABLES

New York City icon Joe’s Pizza plans to take over Harvard Square’s Milk Bar space
Plus, Seas the Day opens in Revere. Read on for more caviar, monuts, and doughnuts news.

Rob Gronkowski is returning to the field on Super Bowl Sunday, but only to attempt a field goal for a live commercial
The spot will air during the third quarter of Sunday’s game from an undisclosed location in Arizona.

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David Sabatini at his home in Cambridge.

Spotlight follow-up

New funding for controversial MIT and Whitehead Institute scientist David Sabatini draws divided reactions

Billionaire New York hedge fund manager Bill Ackman announced last week that he and an anonymous donor had pledged $25 million over five years toward a new research lab for Sabatini, who is accused of workplace misconduct and sexual harassment.

Spotlight, part 1: Fate and the fallen star Part 2: A broken bond, and a shaken citadel of science

WBUR news anchor Jack Lepiarz signs off. His next act? Performing in the circus full time.
After more than a decade at WBUR, Lepiarz is stepping away from the news desk and his role as an anchor to take his act to the next level: performing as “Jack the Whipper” full time.

Globe Magazine | Jeneé Osterheldt

A legacy of love, faith, and family: Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King
The love shared by Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King lives on through the family of their oldest son.

chad finn

Bruins at the break: They have time on their side, and other hockey thoughts
The time-on-ice numbers indicate that Jim Montgomery has been using his depth wisely to keep his stars from getting overextended.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Comedian Juston McKinney and his wife, Jennifer, in their Newmarket, N.H., home. Years after moving back to New Hampshire from Los Angeles, his calendar is now filled with stand-up dates around New England and beyond.

From one gig to the next, Juston McKinney keeps the locals laughing

Levitate Music and Arts Festival will return to the Marshfield Fairgrounds July 7-9.

Brandi Carlile, Trey Anastasio, Stick Figure to headline Marshfield’s Levitate Festival

Female writers and improvisors from various Improv Asylum shows pay tribute to Galentine’s Day on Feb. 13.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

From left: Estelle Getty, Rue McClanahan, Betty White, and Bea Arthur in "The Golden Girls."

10 classic, streamable Valentine’s Day episodes to fall in love with all over again

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

Correction officers move an inmate at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center, the maximum-security prison in Shirley, in 2011.

Arthur Caplan and Dominic Sisti

Asking incarcerated people for their organs is exploitative

Former police officer Mark Kalinowski recounted the story of not knowing whether he would find a kidney donor, April 19, 2022, in Norwich, Conn. His friend, Peter Petrides, donated his kidney.

Prisoners who donate a lifesaving organ ought to be rewarded

Rescue workers carried Yigit Cakmak, an 8-year-old survivor, at the site of a collapsed building, 52 hours after the earthquake struck, on Feb. 8, in Hatay, Turkey. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of Monday, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor just after midday.

David L. Phillips

‘Earthquake diplomacy’ can help ease relations between Turkey and Kurdish groups

Rescuers and residents recovered a body from the rubble of a destroyed building in Azmarin, Syria, on Wednesday.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

The earthquake ought to loosen US policy on Syria

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, spoke during a press conference alongside a poster of a tweet from US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, comparing President Biden to Adolf Hitler, on Capitol Hill on Feb. 2.

From guns to climate, conservatives play Chicken Little

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

Finalists for Providence police chief take questions in community forum

The three finalists to be Providence’s next police chief spoke about transparency, accountability, police reform, and how they would lead the department during a packed forum Wednesday night.

5 takeaways on the search for a Providence police chief

The three finalists for Providence police chief appeared together at a public forum Wednesday night, answering questions about their vision for the department, police reform, and how they’ll work with the community.

Newton superintendent finalist withdraws, leaving two candidates to lead city’s public schools

Peter Light, who leads Acton-Boxborough’s regional district, had withdrawn his candidacy for the Newton post.

Lindsay Clancy’s defense implies she heard ‘command hallucinations.’ What are they?

A person can appear lucid and make plans despite hearing voices directing their behavior, experts say.

Sports

Celtics forward Grant Williams stood his ground as 76ers center Joel Embiid looked to drive to the basket.

gary washburn | on basketball

The Celtics were ripe for the picking but the 76ers wasted a golden opportunity

Approximately four months after Philadelphia walked into the Garden and got spanked on opening night, it happened again, despite Boston missing four starters.

Ashlee Talbot is putting up 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 4.1 steals per game for Dracut.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Girls’ basketball notebook: A Q&A with Dracut floor leader Ashlee Talbot, who plays the point with flair and fury

The senior guard has dazzled on the court for the 19th-ranked Middies (11-4) with her court vision, creative handle, and limitless shooting range, manifested in her 20.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 4.1 steals per game.

Pritchard lays down some fourth-quarter defense against Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey Wednesday night at TD Garden.

celtics notebook

Celtics guard Payton Pritchard says he just wants to be ‘somewhere I can play’

On the eve of the NBA trade deadline, the third-year guard said he was grateful to be on a winning team but wants to play.

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown believed to suffer facial fracture, will miss time

marquette 59, no. 4 uconn 52

UConn women’s basketball loses at Marquette, drops back-to back games for first time in 30 years

Celtics 106, 76ers 99

With starters going down left and right, the Celtics spread the wealth, launch from deep to top the 76ers

Business

Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet

Many Twitter users found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages on Wednesday as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems.

Zelensky seeks weaponry in surprise trips to London, Paris

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought Western support for his country in surprise visits to Britain and France on Wednesday, pushing for fighter jets to battle Russian invaders in a dramatic speech to the UK Parliament, and then flying to Paris to meet the French and German leaders over dinner at the Elysee Palace.

Former housing secretary Saal hired as consultant for the department

House Republicans float cuts to tie to debt ceiling increase

magazine

Martin Luther King III and wife Arndrea Waters King carrying on a legacy of Black love.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A legacy of love, faith, and family: Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King

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

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

Double-Chocolate Cake With Honey-Rosemary Syrup

Recipes: Show your valentine some love with homemade chocolate cake or pudding

metro

A memorial was near the intersection of Babson Street and Fremont Street in Boston for Tyler Lawrence.

What does a ‘targeted’ shooting say about its victim?

Long overlooked, child care industry may finally get a permanent lifeline from Beacon Hill

A big life, all too brief

sports

With Wednesday's 3-1 win over Catholic Memorial, Tony Messina ('80) now has been a part of 600 wins as an assistant and head coach of the Hingham boys' hockey program. He shared the moment with his senior captains.

With 27 big saves, Luke McLellan stellar in net as third-ranked Hingham boys’ hockey stops No. 2 Catholic Memorial

Peyton Kennedy sparks Phillips Andover girls’ hockey to NEPSAC home win over Austin Prep

Lakers deal Russell Westbrook to Utah as part of massive, three-team, eight-player trade

business

Used-vehicle prices are not only high at auction, but at retail showrooms as well.

Surprise used-car price jump adds to Fed’s inflation worries

Baby formula industry slammed for marketing, lobbying tactics in WHO report

The union comes to Boston University dorms

politics

Senator John Fetterman.

Senator John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded

Elizabeth Warren proposes $10 per day for child care

Biden highlights efforts for working class at Wis. rally

Nation

A display of fentanyl and meth seized by US Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales Port of Entry during a press conference, Jan. 31, 2019, in Nogales, Ariz. President Biden faced harsh rebukes from multiple angles as he spoke during his State of the Union address about trying to contain a drug overdose crisis driven by powerful illicit synthetic opioids like fentanyl.

Biden’s fentanyl position sparks criticism from 2 sides

House GOP is about to beat the ESG drum even harder

Ex-Twitter execs to face GOP questioning on Hunter Biden

World

Women from Turkey check their destroyed building, in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, on Feb. 8.

Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000

Driver plows bus into Canadian day care, killing 2 children

Passport rush blamed on US policy stalls adoptions in Haiti

opinion

Joe Biden shows some stamina

The earthquake ought to loosen US policy on Syria

‘Earthquake diplomacy’ can help ease relations between Turkey and Kurdish groups

lifestyle

Representatives Ayanna Pressley (center) and Rashida Tlaib (right) wore 1870 buttons as President Biden delivered the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, D.C, on Feb. 7, 2023.

‘1870’ buttons. Crayons. Ribbons. Lawmakers wore a variety of pins at the State of the Union. Here’s what they represent.

10 classic, streamable Valentine’s Day episodes to fall in love with all over again

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

food & dining

A slice of Joe's Pizza.

New York City icon Joe’s Pizza plans to take over Harvard Square’s Milk Bar space

They loved the coffee, so they bought the shop

Recipe: Fudgy brownie filling in a flaky crust makes a sinfully delicious pie 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

A still from Mimi Bai and Sam B. Jones’s “Hide and See,” 2022. Film, 22 minutes. This film is part of the exhibit “Mimi Bai: Hide and See” at the Boston Center for the Arts's Mills Gallery.

Mimi Bai plays ‘Hide and See’ at Boston Center for the Arts’s Mills Gallery

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

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

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

Viola Davis speaks onstage during the 65th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Celebrating Viola Davis, a voice like no other

At AMC theaters, tickets will cost more for good seats

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

Television

Diane Morgan in "Cunk on Earth."

Fun with history in ‘Cunk on Earth’

Here’s a look at the Sam Adams Super Bowl commercial — and others — ahead of Sunday’s game

‘Station Eleven’ should appeal to ‘The Last of Us’ fans

music

Levitate Music and Arts Festival will return to the Marshfield Fairgrounds July 7-9.

Brandi Carlile, Trey Anastasio, Stick Figure to headline Marshfield’s Levitate Festival

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

Theater/Dance

Radio City Rockette Amarisa LeBar (front) taught a Boston Conservatory course on Rockettes Precision Dance Technique, in the Conservatory’s Hemenway Street studio on Wednesday.

Radio City Rockettes and Boston Conservatory team up for first-of-its kind collegiate dance course

From one gig to the next, Juston McKinney keeps the locals laughing

Norton Awards will return to a live ceremony after a three-year disruption

globe local

The Underwood Elementary School in Newton.

Newton superintendent finalist withdraws, leaving two candidates to lead city’s public schools

Salem’s So Sweet returns for annual Valentine’s Chocolate & Ice Sculpture Festival

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

Obituaries

Mourners and spectators gathered at the funeral of the last titular nizam of Hyderabad, Mukarram Jah, in Hyderabad, India, on Jan. 18.

Mukarram Jah, heir to an opulent throne he abandoned, dies at 89

David Harris, leader of the Vietnam draft resistance movement, dies at 76

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