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DonJuan Moses poses for a portrait next to a projection of police cars in Mission Hill

Nightmare in Mission Hill | Chapter Two

The pressure builds and a police manhunt envelops Mission Hill

This wasn’t just a homicide investigation, this was a task force. Carol Stuart’s murder was a terrifying warning.

Tamara Tamimi and her son, Kinnan Abdalhamid, 20, spoke about the Nov. 25, 2023, shooting that injured Kinnan and his two friends, an attack being investigated as a possible hate crime, during an interview Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, in Burlington Vt.

Burlington shooting victims relying on lifelong friendship as they recover

As the three Palestinian college students shot on Thanksgiving weekend in Vermont recover from the attack, they’re relying on their deep connections to one another to cope.

Local vets urge caution but not panic over ‘mystery’ respiratory illness found in dogs
Boston-area veterinarians said they have received a surge of calls from concerned dog owners following media reports about the “mystery illness,” which in some cases has developed into pneumonia and even led to death.

Chargers 6, Patriots 0

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots couldn’t come close to scoring against a weak Chargers defense, and are the most unwatchable team in the NFL
The team that was once the NFL’s standard-bearer is now unbearable to watch.

Patriots 2024 NFL Draft odds: They move up to the second overall pick after Week 13 loss

Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

This Patriots’ offense could hit an all-time low point

Nicole Yang | State of the Patriots

Bill Belichick, more terse than usual, sounds as if he’s heard enough after Patriots’ loss to Chargers

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Mac Jones isn’t the answer, but Bailey Zappe isn’t either as Patriots get shut out by Chargers

Charles and Carol Stuart. “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, Reckoning,” a three-part documentary about the Stuart case by HBO, produced in association with The Boston Globe, debuts Dec. 4.

‘Murder in Boston’ director hopes documentary can lead to healing for Mission Hill residents

"This is a story about the victimization of the Mission Hill community and of the Bennett family," says director and Newton native Jason Hehir.

Investors snagged 1 in 5 homes for sale in Greater Boston, worsening housing crisis, report finds

In recent years, smaller local operators scooped up two-families and triple-deckers, driving up the cost of once relatively affordable housing.

Triple-deckers, like this one in Dorchester, are some of Greater Boston's last remaining affordable housing and are being snapped up at high rates by investors, pushing up rent and property prices, a new report by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council found.

Israel orders mass evacuations as it widens offensive; Palestinians are running out of places to go

The Israeli military has renewed its calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks.

Milton man, 42, dead after ‘fatal incident’ at Kowloon parking lot in Saugus

Patrick Kenney Jr. was found with a knife wound in the parking lot after 9 p.m. on Saturday night and died a short time later at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, officials said.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Northern New England could see up to a foot of snow, slick morning commute
After a wet Sunday, expect a fairly typical weather pattern for the first full week of December.

Storm warnings issued for parts of New Hampshire as first significant storm of season approaches

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers

They argue that teachers need more training before introducing such subjects that are both sensitive and nuanced.

Quincy man’s body found dumped in alley in Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police say

For iRobot and Amazon, European antitrust roadblock is just one hurdle

Former US representative George Santos, expelled last week from Congress, is going to be the subject of an HBO movie.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: The ‘Murder in Boston’ docuseries, ‘Monk’ returns, and rubbernecking George Santos

When we spot bad behavior, we reward it with views and clicks, word of mouth and airtime. And so it may be George Santos’s moment, beginning with the news that an HBO movie about him is already in the works.

Celtics Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics will be playing in Las Vegas if they beat Indiana on Monday night.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Joe Mazzulla wants his Celtics to win — and he doesn’t care what his NBA coaching brethren thinks about it

In the past three weeks, Mazzulla has had on-court disputes with opposing coaches because of his decisions, a sign that he is willing to bruise egos for the sake of victory and progress.

Kristin Harris, the research coordinator at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, emptied tea that had been sent to the museum to be thrown in the Boston Harbor on Dec. 16 for the 250th anniversary.

250th anniversary of Boston Tea Party to feature reenactment

The Boston Tea Party was one of the first major acts of defiance against British rule and “changed the course of American history,” said Evan O’Brien, creative director at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, which is hosting the Dec. 16 event.

Opinion

How the tiny band of Beacon Hill Republicans made an important stand for transparency

GOP lawmakers have exposed the arrogant and inefficient way that Democrats have gotten used to doing business in Massachusetts.

The merger of JetBlue and Spirit is a net benefit to consumers

Travelers lose in Jet Blue-Spirit merger

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Massachusetts weighs the legalization of psychedelics — and the future of tripping

Brookline’s phased cigarette ban is unwise, irrational, and deeply patronizing

Single family garage

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

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Brad Marchand notches natural hat trick in third period to power Bruins past Blue Jackets
After potting OT winner in Toronto Saturday, the Boston captain scored three consecutive goals in less than six minutes to dump Columbus Sunday at TD Garden.

The Red Sox haven’t done much to their roster since season’s end, but Winter Meetings could change that
Boston isn't alone in its relative inactivity. As of Sunday morning, the team was one of 18 not to have made a major league free agent signing

New England Aquarium treats more than 200 ‘cold-stunned’ turtles washed up on Mass. shores
Staff and volunteers from the Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary roam the beaches along Cape Cod Bay to spot turtles stunned by the cold water and take them to the aquarium’s sea turtle hospital in Quincy, the aquarium said.

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

Eric Moyal is the founder and executive director of Project Insulin, a Providence-based nonprofit working to ensure that every American has access to affordable insulin.

White House warns Congress the US is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid ‘kneecap’ to Ukraine

The Biden administration is sending Congress an urgent warning about the need to approve tens of billions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s effort to defend itself from Russia’s invasion may grind to a halt without it.

Divers have discovered wreckage, remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, Air Force says

The US Air Force says divers have discovered wreckage and remains of crew members from a US Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwestern Japan.

Globe Santa

Globe Santa steps in when illness strikes a family
“I am writing this letter to ask for help with presents for 2 of my children,” a Boston mother wrote to Globe Santa. “I am currently fighting cancer and getting chemo.”

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Recommended reads

A sailboat rests on the shore of Scituate Harbor in Scituate in October 2021.

‘There’s no way to sugarcoat it.’ The state’s first climate report card is out, and the grades are mixed.

There is a long, potholed road ahead to get to the state’s near-term targets for the years 2025 and 2030.

Cambodian Americans in Mass. remember Henry Kissinger as man who destroyed their country
To some Cambodian Americans in Massachusetts and across the country, Henry Kissinger was the man who paved the way for the rise of a genocidal regime in their home country.

shirley leung

A miracle on Clarendon Street: How a Back Bay building became apartments for homeless people
Projects like these typically take years to pull together, but this one took just a little over a year from the filing of its plan to the start of renovations.

FDA poised to approve first gene-editing therapy, made by local drug firms
The life-changing drug, developed by Boston-based Vertex and its Swiss partner CRISPR Therapeutics, targets sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that causes crippling pain.

Culture & Lifestyle

Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the Holiday Pops at Symphony Hall Friday night.

A sparkling season opener from the Holiday Pops

The 10 best TV shows of 2023

Author Ben Mezrich at his Newton home in the room where he often writes.

Ben Mezrich’s new book is on Elon Musk and how Twitter broke the billionaire

Installation view of "Like Magic" at MASS MoCA. Foreground: Gelare Khoshgozaran, "U.S. Customs Demands to Know", ongoing. Courtesy of the artist. Background (from left): Raven Chacon, "Compass," 2021. "Score," painted on wall. Courtesy of the artist. Raven Chacon, For Zitkála-Šá, 2017–2020. Courtesy of the artist.

In ‘Like Magic,’ 10 artists conjure shadowy refuge at MassMoCA

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

Andrea Macone, who works for the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, helped to plant some of the 20,000 purple flags in the Common that commemorate Overdose Awareness Day and kick off Recovery Month on Aug. 29, 2022. The purple flags represent the lives lost to overdose in Massachusetts over the past 10 years.

If addiction is a disease, why does the probation system treat relapses as a crime?

A team of veterinarians, scientists, and volunteers attempt to turn a tranquilized 7-ton wild African elephant that had collapsed on his belly onto his side in preparation for an elaborate and messy procedure that will collect the animal's semen.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek with photographs by Matjaž Krivic

How to collect a sperm sample from an elephant

The advent of the 2023 Advent calendar extravaganza

A trans rights protester at a rally in Frankfort, Ky., in March.

It’s been another deadly year for the trans community

Bumper stickers featuring former president Donald Trump were for sale at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, in 2021.

A new name for members of a Grand Old Party

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

Vermont day care provider convicted of causing infant’s death with doses of antihistamine

A child care provider accused of sedating an infant with an antihistamine was convicted of manslaughter and faces up to 25 years in prison when she’s sentenced.

250th anniversary of Boston Tea Party to feature reenactment

The Boston Tea Party was one of the first major acts of defiance against British rule and “changed the course of American history,” said Evan O’Brien, creative director at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, which is hosting the Dec. 16 event.

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

Eric Moyal is the founder and executive director of Project Insulin, a Providence-based nonprofit working to ensure that every American has access to affordable insulin.

Burlington shooting victims relying on lifelong friendship as they recover

As the three Palestinian college students shot on Thanksgiving weekend in Vermont recover from the attack, they’re relying on their deep connections to one another to cope.

Sports

With help from a five-game losing streak, the Patriots continue to rise in the projected 2024 NFL Draft order.

Patriots 2024 NFL Draft odds: They move up to the second overall pick after Week 13 loss

The Patriots leapfrogged the Cardinals in the draft order after Arizona beat the Steelers.

The Patriots came close to making a big play Sunday, but Tyquan Thornton dropped the ball.

Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

This Patriots’ offense could hit an all-time low point

The Rod Rust Patriots of 1990, who went 1-15 and had a point differential of minus-265, is the nadir.

As Charlie McAvoy joins the party, Bruins captain Brad Marchand celebrates completing his natural hat trick in the third period of Sunday's win over Columbus at TD Garden.

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Brad Marchand notches natural hat trick in third period to power Bruins past Blue Jackets

After potting OT winner in Toronto Saturday, the Boston captain scored three consecutive goals in less than six minutes to dump Columbus Sunday at TD Garden.

Watch: Brad Marchand stays on fire with a natural hat trick vs. Blue Jackets

baseball hall of fame

Longtime manager Jim Leyland gets call to Baseball Hall of Fame

Texans pick off Russell Wilson, Broncos for fourth win in five games to move above .500

Business

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

Eric Moyal is the founder and executive director of Project Insulin, a Providence-based nonprofit working to ensure that every American has access to affordable insulin.

Ukrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia’s war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai

While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia’s war on the country lurks just in the background.

Global warming could cost poor countries trillions. They’ve urged the UN climate summit to help.

Economists predict US inflation will keep cooling and the economy can avoid a recession

magazine

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2023: Explore the winners lists and more

The Globe’s film critic picks 6 holiday movies that are actually good

What 52 bandannas say about my late son’s life

My in-laws helped repay my student loan. How do I thank them?

metro

The Maine State House.

Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers

Six Worcester firefighters remembered on 24th anniversary of warehouse fire

Northern New England could see up to a foot of snow, slick morning commute

sports

Bill Belichick was animated on the field, but he was in no mood to talk, or yell, after the game.

Bill Belichick, more terse than usual, sounds as if he’s heard enough after Patriots’ loss to Chargers

‘Taylor Bro Bowl’ trophy up for grabs when Bengals and Jaguars tangle

Patriots couldn’t come close to scoring against a weak Chargers defense, and are the most unwatchable team in the NFL

business

The US Supreme Court.

OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court on Monday, with billions at stake

For iRobot and Amazon, European antitrust roadblock is just one hurdle

The climate summit embraces AI, with reservations

politics

Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young.

White House warns Congress the US is out of money, nearly out of time to avoid ‘kneecap’ to Ukraine

Kennedy Center Honors fetes new inductees, including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick

Biden’s allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates US aid

Nation

Chelsea Goodrich poses for a portrait at a friend's house in Ketchum, Idaho, on Sept. 19. Goodrich's father, a popular Idaho dentist and former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, was excommunicated after sharing details about his relationship with her when she was a child during a religious confession.

Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims

OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court on Monday, with billions at stake

In Florida’s hot political climate, some faculty have had enough

World

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Dec. 4.

Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

Divers have discovered wreckage, remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, Air Force says

China says a US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into waters in the South China Sea

opinion

Free will vs. determinism, or: What made you read this headline?

The ills of fast fashion prompt many to stop and think

What’s behind the congressional fight over Ukraine and immigration

lifestyle

An Oxford English Dictionary.

Oxford University Press has named ‘rizz’ as its word of the year

A man picked up the phone

Barbie doll honoring Cherokee Nation leader is met with mixed emotions

food & dining

Exterior of the Kowloon at dusk.

Four people charged in connection to Thanksgiving Eve brawl at Kowloon Restaurant

Somerville’s Wade BBQ promises smoky meat with a Boston spin; june bug opens from the Field & Vine team

In Harvard Square, the Painted Burro is a stylish replacement for the Border Cafe

travel

The essence of a Saint Lucia getaway: piton views, the sea, and a hammock (in your own private villa).

We’ve visited St. Lucia 10 times. Here’s what we’ve learned.

How to eat your way around San Juan

What we learned on our multigenerational trip to Disney World

Arts

Kristin Harris, the research coordinator at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum, emptied tea that had been sent to the museum to be thrown in the Boston Harbor on Dec. 16 for the 250th anniversary.

250th anniversary of Boston Tea Party to feature reenactment

In ‘Like Magic,’ 10 artists conjure shadowy refuge at MassMoCA

Sylvia Plath’s botanical interests offer a fresh perspective on the poet’s life and work in a Smith College exhibit

Books

The Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum recently acquired a rare first edition of Phyllis Wheatley's poetry collection.

Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum acquires first-edition copy of Phillis Wheatley’s poetry collection; new book offers complex portrait of Henry David Thoreau; Rumspringa Books opens in Springfield

‘Faces of Phillis’ imagines Phillis Wheatley’s life for the 250th anniversary of her poetry collection

Author readings around Boston through Dec. 9

Movies

Beyoncé performs at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough Aug. 1, 2023, on her "Renaissance World Tour."

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ illuminates a superstar in command of her artistry, onstage and off

In John Woo’s ‘Silent Night,’ all is neither calm nor bright

‘The Last Detail’: How Hal Ashby’s 1973 Navy movie gave me a portal into my Pops’ past

Television

Charles and Carol Stuart. “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage, Reckoning,” a three-part documentary about the Stuart case by HBO, produced in association with The Boston Globe, debuts Dec. 4.

‘Murder in Boston’ director hopes documentary can lead to healing for Mission Hill residents

This week’s TV: The ‘Murder in Boston’ docuseries, ‘Monk’ returns, and rubbernecking George Santos

‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open riffs on George Santos’s expulsion with a musical farewell; Emma Stone hosts

music

Conductor Keith Lockhart leads the Holiday Pops at Symphony Hall Friday night.

A sparkling season opener from the Holiday Pops

Kiss say farewell to live touring, become first US band to go virtual and become digital avatars

‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ illuminates a superstar in command of her artistry, onstage and off

Theater/Dance

Judy Song (left) and Jenna Agbayani in Lloyd Suh's "The Heart Sellers," now at the Huntington.

Alone together in a new world

In his chaotic live shows, Eric Andre detonates a comedy ‘explosion’

‘Chicago’ holds up a mirror to its times, and to ours

Health

Eric Moyal is the executive director of Project Insulin, a nonprofit that is raising money to soon begin manufacturing insulin that will be more affordable in New England.

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

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’

Obituaries

Mr. Nichols in New Mexico in 1988. His novel “The Milagro Beanfield War” was adapted into a film starring Rubén Blades, Christopher Walken, and Melanie Griffith.

John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War,’ dies at 83

Tim Dorsey, who turned Florida’s quirks into comic gold, dies at 62

Elliott Erwitt, whose photos were famous, and often funny, dies at 95