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Andover man kills wife and 12-year-old son before turning gun on himself in murder-suicide

Andrew Robinson shot and killed his wife and their 12-year-old son inside the family home in Andover early Thursday morning before turning the weapon on himself in what authorities say was a horrific act of domestic violence.

Lt. Frank Fitzpatrick left the house at 48 Porter Road in Andover on Thursday.

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach dies at 94
Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer and Oscar winner who delighted millions with quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies, has died at 94.

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.

Timeline: The case against Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children

Gaming Commission paves way for expansion of Encore Casino
Regulators have ruled that the 2013 vote in Everett green lit gaming not just on the site of the current casino but also on land across the street, where Wynn is planning a sports betting parlor and poker room.

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.

Brian Walshe appears in court in murder case; charged with killing wife Ana Walshe

Deaths from earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceed 19,300

Are you a New England sports fan? If so, we want to hear from you.

Visitors to "The Embrace" on the last weekend of January.

The Twitterverse had its say about ‘The Embrace.’ Here’s what real visitors think.

We spent a weekend interviewing visitors to the monument to the Kings. This is what people from Boston and beyond had to say.

Coretta Scott King kisses Martin Luther King Jr. as he leaves court in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1956.

When Martin met Coretta in Boston, he found his match in more ways than one

From the beginning, Martin Luther King’s outlook and activism were informed by his wife, Coretta Scott King.

innovation beat

Somerville startup’s glasses can live-caption conversations for the hard of hearing
The glasses, unveiled at CES in Las Vegas in January, come as the need for assistive hearing devices is large and growing.

NBA trade deadline live updates: Celtics acquire Mike Muscala; Nets flip Jae Crowder to Bucks
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.

Celtics acquire Mike Muscala from Thunder in exchange for Justin Jackson, two picks

The rise of generative AI has sparked an important question: Is ChatGPT a liberal or a conservative?

Are chatbots liberal or conservative? Depends who you ask.

The question has become a big deal with some conservatives, who argue that the system’s answers to political questions reflect the left-wing culture of Silicon Valley.

The beer menu at Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers in Framingham on June 30, 2021.

chesto means business

Spilled beer: Ruling upends compromise between craft brewers and their distributors.

A state law that gave brewers far more freedom to choose who delivers their products to stores and restaurants was just deemed unconstitutional.

Brothers Jason Kelce (left) and Travis Kelce have been a popular attraction for the media at the Super Bowl.

super bowl LVII

It’s been a week of sibling revelry for Jason and Travis Kelce at the Super Bowl

The Eagles center and the Chiefs tight end will be all business Sunday — and their mother already has devised a rooting strategy.

Critic's notebook: Love the arts? Then watch the Super Bowl.

SURVEY SAYS | CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Get out of the water! America’s 10 deadliest beaches revealed.

The lesson here is don’t swim in Florida.

A customer walked up to a closed Bed Bath & Beyond store in California.

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing about 150 more stores, including some in Mass. See the list

The company on Tuesday released an updated list of store closings, which includes 9 stores in Massachusetts, as it announced it had raised hundreds of millions of dollars to pay off debt.

Black History Month

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

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.

16 conversation-starting and joyful ways to celebrate Black History Month in Greater Boston

Opinion

A sign outside the Salt Lake County Health Department announced COVID-19 testing, Dec. 20, 2022, in Salt Lake City. The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed up food assistance, and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. Much of that is now coming to an end, with the Biden administration plan to end the emergencies declared around the pandemic on May 11.

Abdullah Shihipar, William Goedel, and Abigail Cartus

America isn’t prepared for the end of the COVID emergency

Funding for vaccines and tests is ultimately allocated by Congress, and members chose not to extend the Medicaid provision. But the Biden administration has also been half-hearted in how it has chosen (or not) to defend these steps.

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Scarce labor is warping our economy, but it could be good in the long run

IDEAS | GEORGE HALFKENNY WITH NOMI SOFER

I’ve done my time. I want to work. Why will no one hire me?

IDEAS | KERRY ALTIERO AS TOLD TO KELLY HORAN

The old restaurant model is toast

IDEAS | CLARA YIM BOLDUC

One less hospital nurse in America: me

Mural on the side of Elks Lodge #1102 in Nashville, Tennessee, featuring Jimi Hendrix in a guitar duel from when the building housed Club Baron.

The Emancipator

Jefferson Street jams

The history of Nashville’s historic Club Baron is being saved by an unlikely multiracial collaboration. Located in what is now an Elks Lodge, the stage hosted iconic performers like Otis Redding and Jimi Hendrix, but had fallen into disrepair.

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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

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The ship has sailed on sports wagering, but for this bettor, it’s a one-and-done proposition

Massachusetts has gotten on board, and for a novice gambler, the atmosphere at the Encore casino was both magical and depressing all at once.

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.

Timeline: The case against Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children

US says China balloon could collect intelligence signals

China’s military is likely behind a bold aerial spy program that has targeted more than 40 countries on five continents with high-altitude surveillance balloons similar to one the US shot down last weekend, the Biden administration said Thursday.

Rob Gronkowski will return to the football field this weekend. Well, sort of.

The former Patriots tight end will attempt a 25-yard field goal as part of a live commercial during the Super Bowl, and he's getting tips from Adam Vinatieri.

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

MISS CONDUCT

As COVID lingers, how do I navigate new funeral rituals?
Funerals matter, but they address only a small part of our grief needs at best.

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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.

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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

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

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

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Once the emergency declaration expires, a patchwork of different policies will take that safety net’s place: Americans’ access to vaccines, treatments, and tests will vary based on which state they live in.

The White House wants to end the public health emergency. Is the country prepared?

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

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

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

When Martin met Coretta in Boston, he found his match in more ways than one

From the beginning, Martin Luther King’s outlook and activism were informed by his wife, Coretta Scott King.

Rhode Island political news: February 2023

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

These grownups have real ideas to fix Providence schools. Will someone please call them?

It has been nearly a decade since Susan Lusi and Steve Smith worked in Providence schools, but their ideas could get the floundering state takeover back on track.

Andover man kills wife and 12-year-old son before turning gun on himself in murder-suicide

Andrew Robinson shot and killed his wife and their 12-year-old son inside the family home in Andover early Thursday morning before turning the weapon on himself in what authorities say was a horrific act of domestic violence.

Sports

Mike Muscala was drafted in the second round in 2013.

NBA trade deadline live updates: Celtics acquire Mike Muscala; Nets flip Jae Crowder to Bucks

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.

Mike Muscala (right) defends against the Magic's Mo Bamba during a January game.

Celtics acquire Mike Muscala from Thunder in exchange for Justin Jackson, two picks

The 6-foot-10 Muscala will provide added depth behind Al Horford and Robert Williams.

Brothers Jason Kelce (left) and Travis Kelce have been a popular attraction for the media at the Super Bowl.

super bowl LVII

It’s been a week of sibling revelry for Jason and Travis Kelce at the Super Bowl

The Eagles center and the Chiefs tight end will be all business Sunday — and their mother already has devised a rooting strategy.

Are you a New England sports fan? If so, we want to hear from you.

Rob Gronkowski will return to the football field this weekend. Well, sort of.

Suns reportedly trading for Nets superstar Kevin Durant in blockbuster deal

Business

innovation beat

Somerville startup’s glasses can live-caption conversations for the hard of hearing

The glasses, unveiled at CES in Las Vegas in January, come as the need for assistive hearing devices is large and growing.

chesto means business

Spilled beer: Ruling upends compromise between craft brewers and their distributors.

A state law that gave brewers far more freedom to choose who delivers their products to stores and restaurants was just deemed unconstitutional.

Are chatbots liberal or conservative? Depends who you ask.

Gaming Commission paves way for expansion of Encore Casino

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?

As COVID lingers, how do I navigate new funeral rituals?

Double-Chocolate Cake With Honey-Rosemary Syrup

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

metro

Rescuers search through rubble in Nurdagi, Turkey, on Tuesday.

Here are some Mass. organizations that are helping earthquake victims

Joe Paolino wants to buy Providence’s Columbus statue

Convicted of murder as a teen, Providence man released from prison under new R.I. law

sports

Automated kiosks are one way you can now place legal sports bets in Massachusetts.

The ship has sailed on sports wagering, but for this bettor, it’s a one-and-done proposition

Nets deal Kevin Durant to Suns in a monumental trade, report says

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

business

A customer walked up to a closed Bed Bath & Beyond store in California.

Bed Bath & Beyond is closing about 150 more stores, including some in Mass. See the list

Applications for jobless aid rise last week, but remain low

Twitter scrambles to fix meltdown as many unable to tweet

politics

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovered a high-altitude surveillance balloon on Feb. 5 off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

US says China balloon could collect intelligence signals

House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance

Senator John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded

Nation

Unclaimed baggage at the Southwest Airlines baggage claim area at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., on Dec. 27, 2022.

Senate panel probes holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines

Federal official warns $191 billion in COVID unemployment aid may have been misspent

Biden’s fentanyl position sparks criticism from 2 sides

World

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

Deaths from earthquake in Turkey and Syria exceed 19,300

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

Zelenskyy wraps up European tour with visit to EU summit

opinion

Scarce labor is warping our economy, but it could be good in the long run

We asked for it: Readers share tales of workforce frustration, desperation, and liberation

One less hospital nurse in America: me

lifestyle

I realized I’m in love with my friend. Now what?

‘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

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

Patrice Rushen

Musician Patrice Rushen on Maui, trail mix, and trying new things outside of her norm

After a couple of pandemic-stalled winters, music is back in the mountains

Weekend of romance on the blustery coast of Southern Maine

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

Love the arts? Then watch the Super Bowl.

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

music

The 1,000-seat Concert Hall at the Groton Hill Music Center in Groton opened in January.

In Groton, the hills have never been more alive with the sound of music

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach dies at 94

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

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

Burt Bacharach attended the Newport Beach Film Festival Honors in Newport Beach, Calif., in 2016.

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach dies at 94

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

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