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Massachusetts lawmakers fail to reach deal on shelter funding in final formal session of the year

The failure to reach a compromise before lawmakers embarked on a holiday break cast uncertainty over not only the bill itself but the thousands of families currently relying on the state’s shelter program.

AG Campbell awards $780k in grants to fund immigrant legal service programs

Migrant families in Massachusetts sit in limbo while politicians debate shelter solutions
Families living in a Woburn hotel offer a window into the life of migrants in Massachusetts, who are caught in the middle.

Averting government shutdown, Congress approves temporary funding through the holidays

Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final approval Wednesday night to a temporary government funding package that pushes a confrontation over the federal budget into the new year.

podcast | say more with shirley leung

Is it time for revisionist history of the Big Dig?
Was the Big Dig a boon or a bust? Ian Coss set out to answer that question in his nine-part podcast series “The Big Dig” from GBH News and PRX in Boston.

Seasonal surge in RSV has begun in Massachusetts, and a drug to treat it is limited
Supplies of monoclonal antibodies that protect infants will remain tight through this season.

Tracking COVID, RSV, and the flu in Massachusetts

SJC justice rules Karen Read can access small portion of cellphone records she sought

The panel charged with recommending changes to Massachusetts’s seal and motto just disbanded. It didn’t offer specific substitutes for either.

The worlds largest "passive house" office building Winthrop Center in Boston just opened. It's one of growing number of highly energy-efficient buildings in Massachusetts designed to reduce the needs for cooling or warming.

World’s largest energy-efficient ‘passive house’ office building opens in Boston

The new building uses curtains of glass, thickly insulated walls, and specially designed ventilation systems to lower its carbon emissions by about two-thirds compared with a standard commercial building of similar scale.

Harvard professors condemn university stance on free speech in open letter
An open letter from professors to Harvard president Claudine Gay urged the university “affirm its commitment to the freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression."

President of MIT announces effort to combat hate on campus amid tumult over Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians look at destruction after Israeli strikes on Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 15.

Israel signals wider offensive in Gaza’s south, where hundreds of thousands have fled

Broadening the offensive to the south — where Israel already carries out daily air raids — threatens to worsen an already severe humanitarian crisis in the besieged territory.

Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in "The Crown."

TELEVISION REVIEW

The last days of Diana, remarkably rendered, in the new season of ‘The Crown’

Elizabeth Debicki's portrayal of Diana in the weeks leading up to her death in the new, final season of "The Crown" is one of the most evocative performances I’ve seen on TV.

Holiday gift guide

The New England gift guide: 25 presents from local shops and artists

Find a special something, choosing among three price points, for everyone on your list.

You really shouldn’t have. Gifts these writers won’t forget.

From a pair of pristine Reeboks to a haunting ventriloquist dummy, our best and worst gifts ever.

Craig Breslow (left) is the fourth head of baseball operations welcomed aboard by Sam Kennedy, Tom Werner, and John Henry since 2011.

Tom Werner, Sam Kennedy weigh in on Red Sox’ start to offseason at MLB Owners Meetings

Topics included top free agent Shohei Ohtani, new chief baseball officer Craig Breslow, the team's spending, and more.

Al Horford (left) stood his ground against 76ers center Joel Embiid in the Celtics' win Wednesday night.

Gary Washburn | CELTICS 117, 76ERS 107

In his 17th season, Al Horford takes pride in showing he can still be a major factor for Celtics

Horford has filled any role required during his second stint with the Celtics. In Wednesday's win in Philadelphia he had five blocked shots and added four 3-pointers.

The parking lot at 371 D Street where the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority is seeking proposals for redevelopment.

MCCA and its board are at odds over Southie development project

Convention Center staff and board are split over awarding development rights on key site in South Boston.

Opinion

Brookline Town Meeting members deliberated Tuesday over a zoning proposal that would allow multifamily housing on Harvard Street.

Housing in Brookline: A step toward a more inclusive town

As intended, the new MBTA Communities Act is forcing Greater Boston municipalities to allow more housing growth.

IDEAS | MICHAEL SERAZIO

This is a genuine article. The same can’t be said about much of what passes for authentic today.

H.D.S. Greenway

Both Palestinians and Israelis deserve better

Electric vehicles are a new flash point in the culture wars

Why aren’t the clients of brothel ring being named?

A Green Line train passes through Coolidge Corner.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

What kind of town does Brookline want to be?

Brookline broadcasts an ethos of inclusivity, but it has become a preserve for the privileged. This is no accident, but the fruit of decades of exclusionary actions. Now, the town faces a state mandate to allow more multifamily housing, offering a litmus test of suburbs’ willingness to help reckon with the regional housing crisis.

Explore the project

More recent News

From Johnston to Hollywood, R.I.’s Aria Mia Loberti stars in ‘All the Light We Cannot See’

On the R.I. Report podcast, Loberti explains why she auditioned with no acting experience, and shares the childhood ordeal that compels her to advocate for the blind community.

Roger Kastel, illustrator of iconic Jaws movie poster, dies in Worcester County at age 92

The award winning artist, whose works included over 1,000 illustrations for paperback novels and movie posters, including “The Empire Strikes Back,” retired to Milford in 2013. He died Nov. 8, his family announced on his website.

kara miller | the big idea

Why are ‘geeky’ companies winning? It’s about culture, not tech.

MIT researcher Andrew McAfee's new book, "The Geek Way," argues that young companies have outcompeted traditional corporate America by eschewing bureaucracy, red tape, and boot-licking.

What do the Patriots have planned for their time off during the bye week?

The four days off — following a 2-8 start — represent an opportunity to unplug and hit the reset button.

Biden and Xi agree to curb illicit fentanyl and restart military dialogue

President Biden and China’s Xi Jinping vowed to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcased modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But there were still deep differences on economic competition and global security threats.

Feds penalize state agency for the blind more than $1 million due to former commissioner’s missteps

The lost federal grant money is the latest evidence of financial mismanagement under the commission's prior administration.

Recommended reads

(From left to right): Harvey Lodish, cofounder of Genzyme; Rodolfo Rohr, CEO of LarmorBio; and Bob Coughlin, a managing director for life sciences at commercial real estate firm JLL, had a discussion during lunch at Catalyst in Kendall Square.

The ‘bump factor’ returns to Kendall Square

Random meetings in the compact hub help to fuel the local biotech cluster — at least on Tuesdays through Thursdays.

Families in Maine mass shootings explore lawsuits against Army, other agencies
If filed, the claims would be at least the fifth time in recent years that shooting victims have used the courts to hold the federal government accountable.

Architecture Review

Logan’s new Terminal E has much to recommend, starting with its jazzy red exterior
Approximately $50 million of the terminal’s cost came from the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill passed in 2021, Massport’s Luciana Burdi said. Did the taxpayers get their money’s worth?

Brookline overwhelmingly accepts plan to rezone its major commercial corridor to allow multifamily housing
The vote is expected to put the town in compliance with the state’s historic law requiring communities served by mass transit to rezone to help alleviate the region’s housing crisis.

Culture & Lifestyle

Rob Harvilla hosts the podcast "60 Songs that Explain the '90s," from The Ringer.

The ‘90s had some awesome/atrocious music. Discuss.

Liz Phair brings her 30th-anniversary tour of "Exile in Guyville" to Roadrunner on Nov. 21.

Once an exile, always an exile: Liz Phair’s trip back to ‘Guyville’

A scene from "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes"

‘Hunger Games’ prequel traces the rise of Panem president Coriolanus Snow

Special Projects

Photo Illustration

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

School desk and chair in classroom in Massachusetts.

How to get absent students back in the classroom

The Hynes Convention Center.

RACHELLE G. COHEN

State shouldn’t house migrant families in the Hynes

Former president Donald Trump during a campaign event at Stevens High School in Claremont, N.H. on Nov. 11, said, "...we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country."

Donald Trump goes full fascist in his rhetoric

Nikki Haley is a fearless leader with executive, legislative, and international experience.

Jennifer Nassour

GOP should dump Trump and rally around Nikki Haley

IDEAS | CHARLES E. KRAUS

A bibliophile’s dilemma: downsizing

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

From Johnston to Hollywood, R.I.’s Aria Mia Loberti stars in ‘All the Light We Cannot See’

On the R.I. Report podcast, Loberti explains why she auditioned with no acting experience, and shares the childhood ordeal that compels her to advocate for the blind community.

The New England gift guide: 25 presents from local shops and artists

Find a special something, choosing among three price points, for everyone on your list.

podcast | say more with shirley leung

Is it time for revisionist history of the Big Dig?

Was the Big Dig a boon or a bust? Ian Coss set out to answer that question in his nine-part podcast series “The Big Dig” from GBH News and PRX in Boston.

Massachusetts lawmakers fail to reach deal on shelter funding in final formal session of the year

The failure to reach a compromise before lawmakers embarked on a holiday break cast uncertainty over not only the bill itself but the thousands of families currently relying on the state’s shelter program.

Sports

Al Horford (left) stood his ground against 76ers center Joel Embiid in the Celtics' win Wednesday night.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

In his 17th season, Al Horford takes pride in showing he can still be a major factor for Celtics

Horford has filled any role required during his second stint with the Celtics. In Wednesday's win in Philadelphia he had five blocked shots and added four 3-pointers.

Sophia Foley's winning goal in a 2-1 double-overtime thriller against Dover-Sherborn triggered a euphoric celebration from her Hanover girls' soccer teammates.

MIAA girls' soccer semifinals

Sophia Foley leads Hanover in emotional Division 3 semifinal triumph in 2 OT over Dover-Sherborn

Foley, a UMass Amherst commit, sent the third-seeded Hawks (21-0-1) back to the Division 3 title game with her winner in a 2-1 double-overtime semifinal thriller over second-seeded Raiders (17-4-1).

From left, Newton North’s Charlotte Pernise, Chloe Lee, Briana Milliken and Sasha Selivan celebrate a Tiger point in their 3-0 sweep of Needham in a Division 1 semifinal at Newton South.

MIAA GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL SEMIFINALS

Devon Burke finishes off Newton North's semifinal sweep of Needham, setting up Division 1 girls’ volleyball final vs. Barnstable

The defending champion Tigers will take on a Barnstable program that has 18 state titles, but is seeking its first since 2016. In Division 2, unbeaten Canton earns its title shot vs. Westborough.

MIAA boys' soccer semifinals

Andrew Valley backstops Wakefield boys’ soccer to thrilling Division 2 semifinal win over Hopkinton

CELTICS 117, 76ERS 107

Al Horford a big help as shorthanded Celtics get over hump against 76ers for fourth straight victory

Quarterback Josh Allen blames himself for Bills firing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey

Business

podcast | say more with shirley leung

Is it time for revisionist history of the Big Dig?

Was the Big Dig a boon or a bust? Ian Coss set out to answer that question in his nine-part podcast series “The Big Dig” from GBH News and PRX in Boston.

Thousands of Starbucks workers are expected to go on a one-day strike

The union said it was expecting more than 5,000 workers to take part in its “Red Cup Rebellion.” Around 30 stores also staged walkouts on Wednesday.

Fresh off meeting with China’s Xi, Biden is turning his attention to Asia-Pacific economies

Autoworkers to wrap up voting on contract with General Motors Thursday in a race too close to call

magazine

The Brockton Fair in 2018.

What we lost when we lost the Brockton Fair

Do I have to get back in line at the pharmacy after waiting 15-20 minutes?

Easy oven-baked mushroom-herb stuffing.

Stick with tradition for cooking the turkey but get creative with sides

A friend wants to have a baby with me. I’m considering it.

metro

Neon-colored turkeys gathered at the entrance to Gozzi’s Turkey Farm off Boston Post Road in Guilford, CT.

In Connecticut, fans are flocking to see the neon-colored turkeys

Harvard professors condemn university stance on free speech in open letter

Expect warm temperatures on Thursday and Friday, and rain on Saturday

sports

Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk hasn't played since the Bruins' overtime win over the Panthers Oct. 30.

Injured Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk closing on return to the lineup

Walpole field hockey tops Franklin to earn third straight trip to Division 1 state final vs. Andover

Kristaps Porzingis and Jaylen Brown out of Celtics’ lineup for showdown with 76ers

business

“This year, there will be no government shutdown,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said at a news conference after the bill’s passage.

Averting government shutdown, Congress approves temporary funding through the holidays

Wholesale prices fell last month

MCCA and its board are at odds over Southie development project

politics

President Biden greeted China’s President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.

Biden and Xi agree to curb illicit fentanyl and restart military dialogue

Pandas, fentanyl, and Taiwan — takeaways from Biden’s long-awaited meeting with Xi

Trump lawyers seek mistrial in civil fraud case

Nation

US Capitol Police stand outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee, Nov. 15, in Washington.

Police and protesters clash outside Democratic HQ during demonstration over Israel-Hamas war

Chinese president signals more pandas will be coming to the United States

Averting government shutdown, Congress approves temporary funding through the holidays

World

Palestinians look at destruction after Israeli strikes on Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Nov. 15.

Israel signals wider offensive in Gaza’s south, where hundreds of thousands have fled

Xi-Biden meeting seen as putting relations back on course, even as issues remain unresolved

Supplies alone won’t save Gaza hospital patients and evacuation remains perilous, experts say

opinion

Former president Donald Trump during a campaign event at Stevens High School in Claremont, N.H. on Nov. 11, said, "...we pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country."

Donald Trump goes full fascist in his rhetoric

Tim Scott is awful — but he wasn’t awful enough for today’s Republicans

May I have a word: An indignity of the layering season

lifestyle

Patrick Dempsey manages to hit the ball while playing for the First Responders team during the Lewiston Strong Memorial Benefit Softball Tournament at the Randall Field Complex in Lewiston, Maine, on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.

Patrick Dempsey steps up to bat at softball fundraiser for Lewiston victims

Do you live with a decorative-pillow tyrant? Are you one yourself? Read on.

Sohla El-Waylly prioritized accessibility and technique for her ‘fun school’ debut cookbook

food & dining

Roast Turkey with Paprika Butter

Recipe: Keep Thanksgiving simple with a crispy-skinned roast turkey with paprika butter

Recipe: This pull-apart bread has all the traditional Thanksgiving stuffing seasonings with zero pots and pans

Recipe: An old-fashioned, practical recipe for scalloped potatoes might still be the best

travel

The new Terminal E at Logan International Airport.

Logan’s new Terminal E has much to recommend, starting with its jazzy red exterior

Sharp drop in airfares cheers inflation-weary travelers

12-year-old Salem girl has cornered the tourist market

Arts

Joanna Tam, video still from "Visibility Studies (Wandering: South End to Chinatown)."

Safety, surveillance, and being seen — Joanna Tam examines it all in ‘Visibility Studies’

Some clean, well-lighted places at the Griffin

At the Museum of Fine Arts, an abstract artist’s ‘painting in the round’

Books

Five novels to keep you warm in bed.

Our favorite love stories for snuggle season

Karen Lord, sci-fi writer, prefers her fiction with a dose of reality

‘El Barrio & Beyond’ provokes questions about representation in the world of children’s book art

Movies

Dakota Johnson attends the premiere of "Daddio," at the TIFF Bell Lightbox during the Toronto International Film Festival, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, in Toronto.

Spider-Man spinoff ‘Madame Web,’ filmed in Boston, releases first trailer

‘Trolls Band Together’: Not quite ready to say ‘baby bye bye bye’

Will there be a ‘Thanksgiving 2′? Eli Roth talks sequel plans

Television

Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana in "The Crown."

The last days of Diana, remarkably rendered, in the new season of ‘The Crown’

From Johnston to Hollywood, R.I.’s Aria Mia Loberti stars in ‘All the Light We Cannot See’

Evil has been unleashed in the Midwest. It must be a new season of ‘Fargo.’

music

Geddy Lee says he was reluctant to write a memoir but was encouraged by his therapist to dig into his past.

Geddy Lee was in no rush to look back on his ‘Effin’ Life,’ but here he is

Once an exile, always an exile: Liz Phair’s trip back to ‘Guyville’

Third times a charm: Kenny Chesney adds another Gillette Stadium show to 2024 tour

Theater/Dance

Fans gathered outside the Wilbur Theatre for one of John Mulaney's record-setting 21 shows in August 2021.

In Boston, a comedy boom fills the biggest rooms

Fact, fiction, and forging an identity in ArtsEmerson’s ‘The Real James Bond … Was Dominican’

In ‘The Band’s Visit,’ there’s harmony in human connection

Health

Dr. James E. Fanale, the former CEO and president of Care New England, and his wife Deb on their porch in Falmouth, Mass.

‘I never realized what people go through’: Doctor and former hospital CEO with Stage 4 cancer calls for greater empathy in medicine

Prospect Medical Holdings has underfunded two R.I. hospitals and affected operations, state says

Pharmacy workers at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid start 3-day walkout

Obituaries

Associated Press sports editor Terry Taylor pictured in 2005.

Terry Taylor, trailblazing Associated Press sports editor, dies at age 71

Gambling pioneer Steve Norton, who ran first US casino outside Nevada, dies at age 89

Kevin Wynn, choreographer of complex movement, dies at 67