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US shoots down a fourth unidentified object

The United States shot down another unidentified flying object Sunday, this one over Lake Huron in Michigan, US officials said.

Schumer says downed objects in Alaska and Canada are believed to be balloons US warplane shot down object over northern Canada, Trudeau says

Teenage girl is charged after woman is fatally stabbed in Jamaica Plain Saturday

A 21-year-old woman who was stabbed multiple times in Jamaica Plain on Saturday night died of her injuries, and a second victim is expected to survive. A female juvenile was arrested, police said.

After being placed on leave, Wayland superintendent files discrimination complaint against School Committee

In the complaint, Easy said he was dismissed from his job without explanation on Wednesday, less than three weeks after he raised concerns about a "racially hostile environment.”

Trump’s former team of rivals returns to challenge him

At least four prominent figures from the Trump administration appear to be weighing a 2024 run for president against each other and the boss himself, an unusual scenario that could reignite the old rivalries of an administration well known for its infighting.

chesto means business

Convention center boss wants to expand, but he’ll need to win over the Legislature first

David Gibbons’s run-ins with lawmakers could mean a rough road for his $400 million plan to expand the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Death toll in Turkey-Syria earthquake is more than 33,000, Turkish officials say

Turkey widens investigation into contractors as quake toll rises

Manchester, N.H. police searching for a man in connection with stabbing during bar fight

Several Boston leaders offer support for longtime city official charged with money laundering and conspiracy in prison drug scheme

Saint Joseph Prep Boston will close this year, school officials say

Super Bowl LVII | 6:30 p.m. | Fox

The Eagles warm up as a team before the game.

At the site of some memorable Patriots moments, the Chiefs and Eagles are prepping to battle it out

The 2023 Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Eagles kicks off at 6:30 p.m. EST. Don't miss a minute of the action — follow along with us live.

Live Updates

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Local connections in tonight’s game

Chad Finn I Unconventional Preview

Will the most well-rounded team win the Super Bowl? Or will the best quarterback?
With a victory, the Eagles have a chance to be remembered as one of the most dominating teams in recent NFL lore. But the Chiefs have Patrick Mahomes.

Navy pilot from Waltham is part of historic, all-women team for Super Bowl flyover

What to make for Super Bowl snacks this Sunday

Love the arts? Then watch the Super Bowl.

Jennifer Coolidge says she looks ‘like a baby dolphin’ in new Super Bowl ad

For the transgender community, work can be a difficult world to navigate
Employers, however, are reaching out to the transgender community like never before, in part due to corporate America intensifying its diversity and inclusion efforts, as well as to demands from the labor force and the ongoing worker shortage.

The 1,000-foot-long raised skating loop is the centerpiece of the Montréal en Lumière Festival this year.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Listen up, Boston. Montreal is ready to show you how to embrace winter, not shun it.

The weather is colder, the snow is deeper, and Montrealers are out on the town instead of running for bread and milk.

US Representative Andy Biggs spoke to reporters outside of a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 1. The committee held the hearing to discuss COVID pandemic federal spending.

They bought mansions, a Rolls Royce, and chartered a jet with COVID relief loans, prosecutors allege

Criminal charges have been brought nationwide against a dizzying array of suspects, including a former NFL player, a Hollywood producer, a realty TV star, rappers, doctors, preachers, drug dealers, romance scammers, and human traffickers. Many are accused of spending Covid-relief funds as if they just hit the lottery on items like Lamborghinis, Teslas, mansions, and cryptocurrency. And some are local.

GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center, Port-au-Price, Haiti.

From Rwanda to Boston Common: the humanitarian mission of MASS Design

‘Justice is Beauty,’ at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., explores the African origins of the architecture firm behind ‘The Embrace’ — and offers a powerful lesson in context.

Nico Romeri, a sophomore a Milford High School in Milford, N.H., speaks during a school board meeting Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. Romeri, who is transgender, urged the board to reject a proposal that would stop allowing students to use the restrooms that align with the gender identity.

Prohibition against urinals prompts student walkout as N.H. lawmakers weigh segregating bathrooms by sex

The school bathroom crackdown in Milford, N.H., comes as lawmakers in Concord push for statewide rules.

Black History Month

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.

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

Opinion

Seizing home equity over unpaid taxes is unfair to homeowners

Municipalities should not be allowed to reap huge profits from sales of foreclosed homes.

There’s only one way to add an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution

Pregnancy and childbirth: a wonder, a joy, and a minefield

MARCELA GARCÍA

Youth violence in Boston schools cries out for reforms

Where did all the workers go?

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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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

Meet the ‘unlikely founder’ of tech startup Paerpay
The 29-year-old Worcester native's company aims to expedite restaurant payments using QR code technology.

Bernie Sanders has a new role. It could be his final act in Washington.
As the new head of a Senate committee that deals with labor issues, Bernie Sanders of Vermont can put corporate CEOs on the hot seat. Meanwhile, he has said he won't run for president against President Biden, but he hasn't said if he'll run for reelection in 2024.

A 15-year-old stayed in a hospital for 40 days. The reason? The state child welfare agency had no place to put him.
Massachusetts has had a child welfare crisis for years. But amid a shortage of beds in group and foster homes, the state is also holding children in hospitals for up to weeks or months on end, even when they’ve been medically cleared to leave.

‘Always in the middle of everything’: Kiké Hernández eager to lead in both clubhouse and lineup
The Sox long believed Hernández had an opportunity to flourish, on and off the field, in Boston. In the face of jarring change, he's leapt to prove their faith was well-placed.

LOVE LETTERS

Is he really traveling to see his friend?
... or is he seeing another woman?

My funny Valentine: Five comedians on love and humor
It’s a staple of dating profiles: “What I really want is someone who can make me laugh.” But is it true?

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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Schumer says banning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at’
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Hugh Auchincloss was Anthony Fauci’s longtime deputy. Now he’s taking his job as House Republicans probe the pandemic.
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Two Avant-garde soundscapes, in search of light

Kelly MacFarland says her sense of humor didn't always help her sustain relationships when she was dating, but it appeals to her husband.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

David Fichter, of Cambridge, holds a portrait of his late student, Arif Sayed Faisal, during a Jan. 9 rally Against Police Brutality held by the Bangladesh Association of New England.

‘How could they kill this kid?’ A month later, no answers in Cambridge.

His misremembering was so sincere and generous that the only possible response was truth; not literal truth but emotional truth. He really wanted to know.

The kindness of misremembering strangers

Medical workers fill a hallway in the acute care unit, where about half the patients are COVID-19 positive or in quarantine after exposure, of Harborview Medical Center, Jan. 14, 2022, in Seattle.

Paul Sax and David Boulware

The best treatment for COVID-19 could be the one you can’t get

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

Where did all the workers go?

Metro

After being placed on leave, Wayland superintendent files discrimination complaint against School Committee

In the complaint, Easy said he was dismissed from his job without explanation on Wednesday, less than three weeks after he raised concerns about a "racially hostile environment.”

They bought mansions, a Rolls Royce, and chartered a jet with COVID relief loans, prosecutors allege

Criminal charges have been brought nationwide against a dizzying array of suspects, including a former NFL player, a Hollywood producer, a realty TV star, rappers, doctors, preachers, drug dealers, romance scammers, and human traffickers. Many are accused of spending Covid-relief funds as if they just hit the lottery on items like Lamborghinis, Teslas, mansions, and cryptocurrency. And some are local.

Navy pilot from Waltham is part of historic, all-women team for Super Bowl flyover

Lt. Jacqueline Drew, a 2013 graduate of the US Naval Academy, will be part of an all-women team who will conduct a flyover during the national anthem to celebrate 50 years of women serving as Navy pilots.

On top of New England, an arctic wind and a million-dollar view

If you’re a weather geek, or a master of meteorological measurements, Mount Washington is the weather station equivalent of Disneyland.

Sports

Concord-Carlisle's Xander Sciopinich-Burgel (center) and Jonah Carter (right) went 1-2 at the final MassBay West Nordic ski meet, while Westford's Joshua Forty (left) placed third.

NORDIC SKIING NOTEBOOK

It’s all in the family for the Concord-Carlisle Nordic ski team, which is riding its sibling synergy into Tuesday’s state final

“The older skiers are often able to help their siblings and help their siblings’ friends be integrated and be a part of the team,” said Concord-Carlisle junior Xander Scopinich-Burgel.

The Eagles warm up as a team before the game.

Super Bowl live updates: Will the Chiefs establish a dynasty? Or will the Eagles dominate as they have all season? Follow along.

The 2023 Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Eagles kicks off at 6:30 p.m. EST. Don't miss a minute of the action — follow along with us live.

The Bruins' Taylor Hall has been working hard to get on past the goalie more often this season.

There are bigger goals ahead for Taylor Hall and Bruins

The 31-year-old forward, who only scored twice in January, has been a net positive on the Bruins' third line with center Charlie Coyle and a rotating cast of right wingers.

Rob Gronkowski is back in the Super Bowl. Well, sort of.

MIAA SOUTH BOYS' SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP

Needham’s depth, diving, and determination pay off with second straight boys’ swimming South sectional championship

‘Always in the middle of everything’: Kiké Hernández eager to lead in both clubhouse and lineup

Business

For the transgender community, work can be a difficult world to navigate

Employers, however, are reaching out to the transgender community like never before, in part due to corporate America intensifying its diversity and inclusion efforts, as well as to demands from the labor force and the ongoing worker shortage.

chesto means business

Convention center boss wants to expand, but he’ll need to win over the Legislature first

David Gibbons’s run-ins with lawmakers could mean a rough road for his $400 million plan to expand the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Meet the ‘unlikely founder’ of tech startup Paerpay

Schumer says banning TikTok in the US ‘should be looked at’

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

An illustration of a bride and groom on a watch face. There is a light purple strip that runs underneath the watch face like a watch strap.

As a first-time bride at age 53, I knew my husband and I were starting our ‘forever’ late

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

This week's daters: Dylan and Sam

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘It was hard to hear him with the live music’

metro

Damien enjoys playing basketball and flag football.

Damien has a great sense of humor

Saint Joseph Prep Boston will close this year, school officials say

She helped kids and teachers solve problems. Can she do the same for Boston Public Schools?

sports

When the Bruins and Penguins played in the Winter Classic at Fenway, Kiké Hernández — shown with the Bruins' Charlie McAvoy — served as de facto host.

‘Always in the middle of everything’: Kiké Hernández eager to lead in both clubhouse and lineup

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla grateful for another complete team effort in a win over the Grizzlies

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown still recovering from his facial fracture, but it’s not all bad news

business

Protestors hold unions' flags as they attend a demonstration on the fourth day of nationwide rallies organized since the start of the year, against a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul, in Saint-Denis de la Reunion on the French Indian island of La Reunion on Feb. 11.

Fourth day of pension reform protests to hit France

IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states last year

More labs aim for hot corner of the South End

politics

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, heckled as President Biden delivered his State of the Union address in the House chamber of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday. That cat-callers could heckle with impunity, despite House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s prior promises that the House would avoid “childish games” during the State of the Union, is emblematic of the speaker’s struggles controlling his slim GOP majority.

A close look at the chaotic House Republican majority

Bernie Sanders has a new role. It could be his final act in Washington.

Schumer says downed objects in Alaska and Canada are believed to be balloons

Nation

Local politicians and friends of late salsa legend Celia Cruz participated in a street co-naming ceremony in the Bronx, New York, to honor the Cuban singer in June 2021.

Celia Cruz will be first Afro-Latina to appear on the US quarter

The US shot 3 objects out of the sky in eight days. What to know.

Massachusetts lobster fishers sue to block closure meant to protect whales

World

Bakhmut, the strategic city in eastern Ukraine, had a prewar population of about 70,000 but is now essentially ruined. Yet, it has emerged as a focal point of the war and an important prize for President Vladimir Putin of Russia.

Russia’s Wagner fighters claim advance near Bakhmut

A Yale professor suggested mass suicide for old people in Japan. What did he mean?

Turkey widens investigation into contractors as quake toll rises

opinion

Students are silhouetted as they walk through the halls of Lawrence High School in October 2021.

Keep the state’s authority to take over schools and districts

The kindness of misremembering strangers

Celebrating Black History Month as Black history is being erased

lifestyle

Is he really traveling to see his friend?

Jennifer Coolidge says she looks ‘like a baby dolphin’ in new Super Bowl ad

He saved videos of her

food & dining

Mini Taco Cups.

What to make for Super Bowl snacks this Sunday

At Boston Kebab Waltham, everybody knows the chef

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

travel

Patrice Rushen

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

Weekend of romance on the blustery coast of Southern Maine

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

Arts

GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center, Port-au-Price, Haiti.

From Rwanda to Boston Common: the humanitarian mission of MASS Design

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

Books

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A young woman juggles the burdens of family and self in Jessica George’s engaging debut, ‘Maame’

Sick of clichés about love? Camonghne Felix’s powerful memoir ‘Dyscalculia’ captures searing miscalculations of the heart

How glitter and velvet made William Middleton, biographer of Karl Lagerfield, into a reader

Movies

Jennifer Coolidge speaks on stage as she is being honored by Hasty Pudding Theatricals as 2023 Woman Of The Year at Farkas Hall on Feb. 4, 2023 in Cambridge.

Jennifer Coolidge says she looks ‘like a baby dolphin’ in new Super Bowl ad

‘Something’s brewing’: Dunkin’ teases Ben Affleck Super Bowl commercial

Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s ‘No Bears’ tells two stories of entrapment

Television

Jennifer Coolidge speaks on stage as she is being honored by Hasty Pudding Theatricals as 2023 Woman Of The Year at Farkas Hall on Feb. 4, 2023 in Cambridge.

Jennifer Coolidge says she looks ‘like a baby dolphin’ in new Super Bowl ad

‘Something’s brewing’: Dunkin’ teases Ben Affleck Super Bowl commercial

Can ‘Transatlantic’ revive slumping Netflix?

music

Bach Collegium Japan members perform at St. Paul Parish in Cambridge on Feb. 10.

Bach Collegium Japan’s emotional, energetic performance resonates beyond its confines

Two Avant-garde soundscapes, in search of light

At BSO, four dances and a rhapsody

Theater/Dance

Kelly MacFarland says her sense of humor didn't always help her sustain relationships when she was dating, but it appeals to her husband.

My funny Valentine: Five comedians on love and humor

Worcester ballet auditions begin for Youth America Grand Prix

Circa takes Stravinsky’s ‘Sacre’ in a new direction

globe local

Lauri and Brion O'Connor of Hamilton enjoy the outdoor life.

Going all out on Valentine’s Day

The Argument: Should Massachusetts significantly expand construction of public housing?

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

Obituaries

Ms. McCallion transformed Mississauga, Ontario, into a cosmopolitan city.

Hazel McCallion, no-nonsense Canadian mayor for 36 years, dies at 101

Jean Anderson, exacting and encyclopedic cookbook author, dies at 93

Roslyn Pope, 84, dies; her manifesto helped fuel civil rights fight