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Three Palestinian students shot while visiting Burlington, Vt., according to police

All three are 20-year-old men, who attend Brown University, Trinity College, and Haverford College, according to the schools.
After 4-year-old hostage is freed, her family breathes a sigh of relief

Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce and says it will seek to extend the deal

Efforts to undermine voters’ decisions are part of a perilous pattern, specialists say
Democracy experts say state lawmakers who try to reject the will of the voters are starting down a dangerous path.

What to know about the upcoming Green Line closures
Much of the MBTA’s oldest line — including all its downtown Boston rails — will close for more than a week Monday as workers repair tunnels, rails, and ties.

Mass. man charged, person injured after crash following police chase in New Hampshire

Childlove Gelin, 31, of Springfield, was charged with reckless conduct, criminal mischief, driving with an open container, speeding, and other offenses following the crash, officials said.

Judge Baron H. Martin, a groundbreaking Black lawyer for MBTA, dies at 97

"If I made a difference in one life, just one, that’s important," Mr. Martin said when he reached the mandatory retireent age for state judges of 70.

Logan Airport expected to see more than 70,000 outgoing passengers Sunday

Body of Avon man missing for months found in well at his home, officials say

Two dead after Saturday night motorcycle crash in Dorchester
Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

Are old Facebook posts fair game in labor protests? Construction company and laborers’ union are heading to court to find out.

A lawsuit highlights the uneasy dynamic between construction firms and labor unions.
kevin paul dupont I on hockey

Who among the Bruins will provide the requisite sandpaper when they get wronged?

An unanswered dangerous hit on Trent Frederic is a bad look for Boston as opponents try to rattle the team with the league's best record.
LOVE LETTERS

Should I stay with my husband?

Or start something new with an ex?
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Want to learn more about the Middle East? Start here.

Many Americans want to know more about the troubled region. But they’re largely on their own because we tend to learn very little about it in school.
JEFF JACOBY

Look who’s backing DiZoglio’s ballot campaign
IDEAS | ERINNE MAGEE

This holiday season, try skipping the gift list
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Polls show consumers want to buy clothes that are better for the planet. Can they?
LETTERS

Traffic — of the two-wheeled variety — veers to the sidewalks

More recent News

Ukrainian attack cuts power to some Russian-occupied areas
The overnight attack was another sign of Kyiv’s determination to inflict damage on its adversary’s electricity infrastructure before what many in Ukraine expect will be a renewed wintertime assault by Russia on Ukraine’s power grid.

Christian school that objected to transgender athlete sues Vermont after it’s banned from competing
Mid Vermont Christian School of Quechee forfeited the Feb. 21 game, saying it believed that the transgender player jeopardized "the fairness of the game and the safety of our players.”

world cup skiing
Mikaela Shiffrin ends her homecoming with slalom gold at the Killington Cup
The former New Hampshire and Vermont resident extended her record of World Cup victories to 90.

Members of Congress head for the exits, many citing dysfunction
More than three dozen members of Congress have announced they will not seek reelection next year, some to pursue other offices and many others simply to get out of Washington.

Globe Santa
Writing to Globe Santa because it ‘gives me hope’
With higher rents, more expensive gas and food, affordable childcare remains out of reach for many working families. With the holiday shopping season in full swing, parents barely making ends meet are stretched to the limit.

Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope they can fill the gap.
The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third party and long shot candidates,

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YVONNE ABRAHAM

For some families, the right to shelter isn’t a right at all

Each year, the state formally denies hundreds of families seeking a temporary place to stay. Many more seek emergency shelter but never complete an application.

In Robert Kennedy Jr.’s run for president, a faint line to his family can be found
Despite being greeted by widespread horror and pained dismissal, Robert Kennedy Jr.’s quest has, in its outlandish improbability, at least faint trace elements of the family’s political playbook.

Teslas, taxes, and millions in real estate: A lawsuit bubbles at Tree House Brewing
A minority shareholder at the Charlton-based beer company has sued its partners for a pattern of behavior he says caused him and the brewery financial damage.

Globe Magazine
30 tiny, perfect things about winter in New England
Globe staffers and other writers share the special places and experiences that keep them cozy — and make the cold months worth savoring.

Culture & Lifestyle

Patricia Cornwell discusses Kidman as Scarpetta, Bigfoot, and her brand new book

Coming to Gloucester, a new destination for live music

10 binge-worthy TV shows to satisfy holiday appetites

At the National Gallery, a clear sign of contemporary Indigenous art on the rise

Special Projects

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Fixing fashion’s impact on the climate starts with education
IDEAS | ERINNE MAGEE

This holiday season, try skipping the gift list
Jessica Kasmer-Jacobs

What it means to be an Israeli mother in a time of war
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

Thomas Paine is overdue for recognition as America’s greatest Founding Father
Renée Graham

With the lilt of a flute, a legendary rapper carves a path for Black men to grow and evolve
IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

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

Metro

Proposal aims for greater equity in the state’s fractured public health system

A bill under consideration in the state Legislature would make new public health standards law.

Judge Baron H. Martin, a groundbreaking Black lawyer for MBTA, dies at 97

"If I made a difference in one life, just one, that’s important," Mr. Martin said when he reached the mandatory retireent age for state judges of 70.

Mass. man charged, person injured after crash following police chase in New Hampshire

Childlove Gelin, 31, of Springfield, was charged with reckless conduct, criminal mischief, driving with an open container, speeding, and other offenses following the crash, officials said.

Logan Airport expected to see more than 70,000 outgoing passengers Sunday

As of 4:30 p.m. Sunday, seven flights were canceled and 188 delayed at Logan, according to aviation monitoring website Flight Aware.

Sports

Christian school that objected to transgender athlete sues Vermont after it’s banned from competing

Mid Vermont Christian School of Quechee forfeited the Feb. 21 game, saying it believed that the transgender player jeopardized "the fairness of the game and the safety of our players.”
Dan Shaughnessy

Bill Belichick is wired to win, but a hideous loss to the Giants makes us wonder if the Patriots are tanking

Any chance the Patriots, now 2-9, did not want to win this game to stay in position for a top-three pick in the 2024 NFL Draft?
world cup skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin ends her homecoming with slalom gold at the Killington Cup

The former New Hampshire and Vermont resident extended her record of World Cup victories to 90.
D1 SUPER BOWL: ST. JOHN'S PREP VS. XAVERIAN

The Xaverian-St. John’s Prep rematch will be decided in the trenches
kevin paul dupont I on hockey

Who among the Bruins will provide the requisite sandpaper when they get wronged?

Not enough teams got six wins needed for bowl eligibility, opening door for lucky three

Business

Why landlords hold the post-pandemic fate of downtown in their hands like never before

Restaurants and retailers still struggling to meet the terms of leases they signed before COVID are approaching landlords with creative proposals to restructure their monthly rent check. The answers often determine the fate of the business.

Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen in a third such assault during Israel-Hamas war

In a third incident possibly related to the Israel-Hamas war, attackers seized a ship linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen.

Are old Facebook posts fair game in labor protests? Construction company and laborers’ union are heading to court to find out.
THE FINE PRINT

Cash is no longer king. Paying by plastic is the new norm.
magazine
winter travel

30 tiny, perfect things about winter in New England
Winter travel

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I could definitely see potential’
CONNECTIONS

My mission: Get the client to the Super Bowl. The client: A celebrity dog.

metro

What to know about the upcoming Green Line closures

Temporary cease-fire in Gaza draws mixed reactions from Mass. Jewish and Muslim communities

Siblings Lilly and Asa seek a home together

sports

Steelers, after offensive coordinator firing, find some form against Bengals

The Patriots had a chance to send it to OT, but missed field goal leads to fourth straight loss

Jaguars stay hot by holding off contending Texans

business

Honda recalls select Accords and HR-Vs over missing piece in seat belt pretensioners

Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weapons

Hamas says it will delay release of second group of hostages held in Gaza

politics

Efforts to undermine voters’ decisions are part of a perilous pattern, specialists say

Members of Congress head for the exits, many citing dysfunction

Many voters are weary about a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. Third parties hope they can fill the gap.

Nation

US troops still train on weapons with known risk of brain injury

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates

Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms

World

After 4-year-old hostage is freed, her family breathes a sigh of relief

Northern Gaza is getting an influx of aid, the Red Crescent says

Ukrainian attack cuts power to some Russian-occupied areas

opinion

If free will is only an illusion, it’s the most convincing one ever

Wu just shy of starting line in bid for fossil fuel-free buildings

Pharmacists are burning out: Where’s the prescription for this ill?

lifestyle

Vermilion Theater presents ‘God of Carnage’ as a Mandarin and English production

Should I stay with my husband?

I don’t want to be the sugar daddy

food & dining

Brawl erupts at Kowloon restaurant on Route 1 in Saugus

Three quick egg recipes perfect for any meal of the day

Harvard Square’s Sea Hag is the little sister to Grendel’s Den

travel

New England ski resorts are rolling out upgrades this winter. Here’s what you should know.

How to act like a rude jerk while traveling. (But please don’t.)

Shelby Acosta on having curves, scoring a deal, and the appeal of airport food

Arts

Stolen . . . or saved? Professor accuses late minister of pilfering Edward Hopper artwork now at MFA.

At the National Gallery, a clear sign of contemporary Indigenous art on the rise

’80s hip-hop culture, courtesy of Ice-T and DJ Afrika Islam, is on vivid display at Harvard

Books

Rhode Island bookstore offers holiday gift to support Indigenous author and museum; new book presents portrait of Bangor during a decade of change; Purple Couch Bookshop opens in North Andover

Claire Keegan chronicles malignant masculinity in slim but foreboding collection

Patricia Cornwell discusses Kidman as Scarpetta, Bigfoot, and her brand new book

Movies

2023 movies to stream while finishing your Thanksgiving leftovers

Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ is really a ‘portrait of a marriage,’ says daughter

‘Saltburn’ takes a dark, very dark, view of the English class system

Television

Marty Krofft, co-creator of fantastical TV shows, dies at 86

Dolly Parton brings down the house with Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show

Reid Scott fills Jeffrey Donovan’s slot on ‘Law & Order’

music

Dolly Parton brings down the house with Cowboys’ Thanksgiving halftime show

Buffy Sainte-Marie addresses CBC investigation into her Indigenous ancestry

Creating laughs is serious business as Boston Early Music Festival prepares an English comedy

Theater/Dance

Two Broadway legends with staying power: ‘Chicago’ and composer John Kander

For these superstar queens, the holidays are anything but a drag

A moving portrait of hope and heartbreak in ‘The Band’s Visit’

Health

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

R.I. attorney general sues Prospect Medical Holdings, says his concern for its hospitals is ‘greater than it has ever been’

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

Obituaries

Judge Baron H. Martin, a groundbreaking Black lawyer for MBTA, dies at 97

Marty Krofft, co-creator of fantastical TV shows, dies at 86

Joan Jara, who found justice for singer husband slain in Chilean coup, dies at 96