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A projection of Charles Stuart's body being lifted from the water after State Police divers found him below the Tobin Bridge in Boston.

Nightmare in Mission Hill | Chapter Seven

A city asks: How could we not have known?

After Charles Stuart's death, it was like the whole world was looking down into the water where he went under, and seeing themselves in the reflection.

UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus
Penn president Liz Magill was under intense pressure over her testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday on campus antisemitism.

As fallout from explosive antisemitism hearing continues, Harvard president apologizes for her remarks

One law firm prepared both Penn and Harvard for hearing on antisemitism

UMass Boston investigating after antisemitic graffiti found in bathrooms on campus

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday
Some areas could see up to 3 inches of rain beginning Sunday, along with gusting winds, and possible flooding and power outages along the coast. Northern New England could see snow.

Multiple people injured after severe weather strikes Tennessee, officials say

Shohei Ohtani, two-time unanimous MVP, agrees to record $700 million contract with Dodgers
The star hitter/pitcher ended one of the most anticipated free agencies in the sport's history.

Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war

Israel’s military is pushing ahead with its punishing air and ground offensive in Gaza, bolstered by a U.S. veto derailing U.N. Security Council efforts to end the war.

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress

YVONNE ABRAHAM

When rock bottom isn’t low enough

Being homeless, penniless, and out of options isn’t enough to get some families into emergency shelter in our right to shelter state. Those who have them must liquidate their retirement savings, too.

Maine State Police respond to about 20 crashes on I-95 due to black ice

Investigation underway after body of infant found at waterfront park in New Bedford

Suspect in Brockton death of woman found with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

Army 17, Navy 11

Navy quarterback Tai Lavatai couldn't push the ball over the goal line on fourth and 2 on Saturday, Army hanging on for its sixth victory over Navy in the last eight seasons.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

New England gets a classic in its first shot hosting a classic: There’s a reason Army-Navy is America’s Game

You can have Auburn-Alabama and/or Ohio State-Michigan. Or you can enjoy some “Boola Boola” and go with Harvard-Yale. Sign me up for Army-Navy every time.

Navy Midshipmen line the field during the March On before Saturday's Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium.

TARA SULLIVAN

Army-Navy is about pageantry and pride — in those who serve, and those who soon will

Kalib Fortner (right) was a leader of men, in this case Army teammates Dre Miller (left) and Jimmy Ciarlo, on the way to the end zone with his fumble return.

ARMY 17, NAVY 11

Go Army! Beats Navy! Black Knights never trail, hold off Midshipmen for win at Gillette Stadium

Connecticut state police officers watch the Army flyover.

Photos: Scenes from the Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium

Family members and friends light candles at a vigil for Roderick Jackson, a National Grid worker killed in a crash on a roadside job site in Waltham on Wednesday.

Roderick ‘Kito’ Jackson, National Grid worker killed in crash, mourned at vigil in Cambridge

Police officers from Cambridge and Waltham and Jackson’s fellow union members from Boston Gas Co Workers Local 12003, commingled with Jackson’s boyhood friends, family, and neighbors on a handball court to remember the fallen worker.

shirley leung

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker
Glimcher is taking what may be the greatest risk of her career: breaking up a decades-long partnership with Brigham & Women’s Hospital and inking a deal for with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to build a 300-bed Dana-Farber cancer hospital.

Cardinal Seán O’Malley presents Boston Auxiliary Bishop-elect Cristiano Barbosa with the pectoral cross, which is a symbol of the office of bishop, at the archdiocese’s Pastoral Center in Braintree on Saturday.

Pope Francis names priest from Brazil as Boston auxiliary bishop

The Rev. Cristiano Guilherme Borro Barbosa, 47, currently works as episcopal vicar for the central region of the Archdiocese of Boston and as secretary for evangelization and discipleship,

Pittsfield airman ‘was the glue’ that kept his family, friends close, relatives say
US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jacob M. Galliher was among eight airmen killed in an Osprey crash in Japan in November. The military has since grounded its fleet of the aircraft.

Bruins center Charlie Coyle had a good look at his shot that got past Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram for a 2-0 lead in the first period Saturday.

Kevin Paul Dupont | ON HOCKEY

Door opens for Johnny Beecher, Trent Frederic, Morgan Geekie after two Bruins centers were sidelined

Pavel Zacha exited Saturday's victory with an injury, while rookie Matt Poitras was benched in the third period.

Bruins 5, Coyotes 3: Bruins survive to defeat Coyotes in matinee at Garden

Alex Verdugo will be determined to perform well for the Yankees heading into free agency.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

A few thoughts on what went down at baseball’s Winter Meetings

There wasn’t much big news beyond the Yankees trading for Juan Soto as everything was breaking up.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks were beaten by the Pacers in the semifinals of the In-Season Tournament.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

What’s wrong with the Bucks? Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t holding back.

Despite a home-heavy schedule, they are 15-7 with one of the league’s 10 worst defenses.

Opinion

Migrants waded past large buoys being used as a floating border barrier on the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Aug. 1.

Carine Hajjar

Does anyone care that kids are still drowning in the Rio Grande?

When it happened under Donald Trump, deaths at the US-Mexico border triggered national outrage. Now they’re met with a shrug.

SCOT LEHIGH

Why New Hampshire matters more than Iowa

MARCELA GARCÍA

Donald Trump, the dictator

EDITORIAL

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

IDEAS | CHRISTOPHER THURBER

What parents get wrong about college admissions

Beyond the Gilded Gate

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

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Mass General Brigham reports strong year, but headwinds foreboding for the market
While the system is in the black by $95 million — a welcome return following last year’s record-breaking losses — it is treating fewer people than it would like to, largely because it has few places to discharge patients recovering from hospitalization.

Which NFL games this weekend could impact the Patriots’ draft position?
Despite their Thursday night win over the Steelers, the Patriots (3-10) remain in position for the second overall pick.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels wins the Heisman Trophy
The fifth-year player, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points.

MUSIC REVIEW

Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston
Friday night's show at the ICA served as both an emotional homecoming and an opportunity to bring a small but mighty songbook to life.

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82
A heartthrob actor, Ryan O'Neal went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon."

Maine’s congressional delegation calls for Army investigation into Lewiston shooting
The delegation said Friday that Army officials have informed them that there will be an administrative investigation into the events that preceded Card's death. The members said in a statement that they have called for a separate, independent, concurrent investigation into the shootings that goes deeper than the administrative inquiry.

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Billerica couple’s gloriously over-the-top holiday display takes months. Despite hardships, they continued the tradition.

For 29 years, the Lossmans’ Christmas display has brought comfort and joy.

Two people have died after drinking Panera’s ‘charged’ beverages. Is marketing to blame?
Both wrongful death lawsuits claimed the deceased typically steered clear of energy drinks and argued that Panera’s beverages were not adequately advertised as such.

Americans gained wealth during COVID pandemic, but racial wealth gap persists, study says
White and Asian families still hold far more wealth than other racial groups.

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Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting
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Culture & Lifestyle

At the ICA, Anjimile performed songs from 2020's "Giver/Taker" and his latest release, "The King."

Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston

Satya Chávez (left) and Lucy Gondínez rehearse a scene from "Real Women Have Curves: The Musical." Gondínez plays Ana, the strong-willed teen at the center of the story.

Latina women command center stage in ART’s ‘Real Women Have Curves’

Hasan Minhaj (pictured in November 2022 at the Stand up for Heroes benefit in New York) will perform Dec. 8 at the Boch Center Wang Theatre.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

‘The Boy and the Heron’: a magical Miyazaki mystery tour

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, 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

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This image made from bodycam video footage taken by a Hamas militant and released by Israel Defense Forces shows the militant in a residential neighborhood at an undisclosed location in Israel.

CARINE HAJJAR

I watched the Oct. 7 video. I don’t know how anyone can say Hamas are freedom fighters.

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Would you do it if you could? Advanced DNA testing for embryos is here — and it’s fraught.

SAGE STOSSEL

A cartoonist outsources her work to AI

Soldiers of Ukraine's National Guard 1st brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) practiced during combat training at a military training ground in the north of Ukraine in early November.

Stephen F. Lynch

Why the US must support Ukraine with aid

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu held a news conference to discuss the tentative contract agreement between the city and the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association on Dec. 5. On left is Larry Calderone, president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, and next to him is Michael Cox, Boston Police Commissioner.

EDITORIAL

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

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

Isabella de la Houssaye, athlete who endured against the odds, dies at 59

Isabella de la Houssaye, a lawyer and prolific endurance athlete who continued to go on daunting adventures around the world with her five children after being diagnosed with Stage 4 non-small-cell lung cancer, died Saturday in Hermosa Beach, California. She was 59.

Roderick ‘Kito’ Jackson, National Grid worker killed in crash, mourned at vigil in Cambridge

Maine State Police respond to about 20 crashes on I-95 due to black ice

Freezing drizzle and cold temperatures created slick road conditions on Saturday in the Bangor area, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.

shirley leung

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

Glimcher is taking what may be the greatest risk of her career: breaking up a decades-long partnership with Brigham & Women’s Hospital and inking a deal for with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to build a 300-bed Dana-Farber cancer hospital.

Sports

Ms. de la Houssaye, on her way toward a base camp during the ascent of Aconcagua, the highest summit outside the Himalayas, in Argentina, in early 2019.

Isabella de la Houssaye, athlete who endured against the odds, dies at 59

Anthony Davis had much to celebrate, delivering his best performance of the season (41 points, 20 rebounds) to lift the Los Angeles Lakers for the first NBA In-Season Tournament championship.

Lakers 123, Pacers 109

Anthony Davis leads Los Angeles Lakers to NBA In-Season Tournament title

Davis had seasons highs of 41 points and 20 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 28 points and tournament MVP LeBron James had 24 points and 11 rebounds.

ARMY 17, NAVY 11

Go Army! Beats Navy! Black Knights never trail, hold off Midshipmen for win at Gillette Stadium

The storied rivalry's first edition in New England ends in Army's favor. Kalib Fortner's strip sack and scoop-and-score provided the winning points.

TARA SULLIVAN

Army-Navy is about pageantry and pride — in those who serve, and those who soon will

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

New England gets a classic in its first shot hosting a classic: There’s a reason Army-Navy is America’s Game

MLS Cup: Crew 2, LAFC 1

Columbus Crew hold off LAFC for MLS Cup title, 2-1

Business

Agriculture gets its day at COP28, but experts see big barriers to cutting emissions

This year’s global climate summit in Dubai set aside Sunday to spotlight food and agriculture, a sector that accounts for about a third of the world’s emissions.

shirley leung

Dana-Farber CEO Laurie Glimcher has always been a trailblazer and a risk taker

innovation economy

How three Boston women are helping NATO scout for defense startups

HOUSING

Amid housing crisis, advocates celebrate innovation in N.H.

magazine

Guimel DeCarvalho, chief diversity officer at Wayside Youth & Family Support Network in Framingham.

Top Places to Work

These workplaces are doubling down on their commitment to diversity and inclusion

Top Places to Work

Some companies are remote, some hybrid. At least one lets you work from a boat.

Top Places to Work

Eight great job perks: Free work boots, $10k toward an electric car, and more

2023

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

metro

Kim Krautter, mother of Jacob Galliher, and other family and friends gathered on at the home of Jacob’s father, Jon Galliher, in Pittsfield last week to mourn the loss of the young airman.

Pittsfield airman ‘was the glue’ that kept his family, friends close, relatives say

When lightning strikes more than twice

Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday

sports

Quarterback Jayden Daniels of the LSU Tigers speaks to the media during a press conference ahead of The Heisman Memorial Trophy ceremony in New York.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels wins the Heisman Trophy

New England Revolution qualify for 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Photos: Scenes from the Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium

business

Targeting online gambling, Northeastern lawyer who fought Big Tobacco sues DraftKings

Mass General Brigham reports strong year, but headwinds foreboding for the market

Starbucks lost $11 billion in market value in two weeks. Did pro-Palestinian boycotts play a role?

politics

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 in Washington.

The State Department approves the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal that bypasses Congress

Appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case but narrows restrictions on his speech

Saint Anselm College, local GOP officials surprised by CNN’s announcement of a debate in N.H.

Nation

A member of U.S. Customs and Border Protection tries to control a group of migrants as hundreds gather along the border after breaking through gaps in the border wall on Dec. 5.

Smugglers are bringing migrants to a remote Arizona border crossing, overwhelming U.S. agents

Multiple people injured after severe weather strikes Tennessee, officials say

UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus

World

Police officers patrol outside a polling station during the District Council elections in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 10.

Hong Kong holds first council elections under new rules that shut out pro-democracy candidates

Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war

Israel presses on with bombarding Gaza, including areas it has called safe zones for Palestinians

opinion

People walked by the Massachusetts State House on a sunny morning in March 2022.

Defying will of voters is a practice of both red and blue states

What Hamas can learn from Hanukkah

Indigenous land trust empowers women to reclaim and restore ancestral land

lifestyle

Should I text again?

I saw my friend’s dad at a bar

Inside the middle-class world of college budgeting

food & dining

Central Perk, a new cafe based on the themes of the hit TV show "Friends," has opened on Newbury Street.

The one where we try Central Perk

New Haven classic Sally’s Apizza prepares to slice into Woburn; Blackbird Doughnuts fills a hole in Watertown’s sweets scene

Cookbooks for everyone

travel

Even Wall Street is lit for the holidays in New York.

New York is great at the holidays. In the dead of winter, it’s even better.

I’m still waiting on a refund from a canceled pandemic flight

A Green Mountains escape, a California escape, and a kit with road trip essentials

Arts

Photographic inwardness, photographic outwardness

Five art experiences that resonated in 2023

‘She’s got it right’: Healey hangs two MFA paintings by Black artists in her State House office

Books

For the pilgrims of Gabriel Bump’s ‘The New Naturals,’ change is the only constant

New book offers glimpse of history behind Cambridge’s Andover Shop; launch celebration for poet David Ferry’s posthumous collection on Dec. 13; local press publishes contemporary Korean poetry series

UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus Penn president Liz Magill was under intense pressure over her testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday on campus antisemitism.

One law firm prepared both Penn and Harvard for hearing on antisemitism

Forecast | Dave Epstein Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday Some areas could see up to 3 inches of rain beginning Sunday, along with gusting winds, and possible flooding and power outages along the coast. Northern New England could see snow.

Shohei Ohtani, two-time unanimous MVP, agrees to record $700 million contract with Dodgers The star hitter/pitcher ended one of the most anticipated free agencies in the sport's history.

Israel presses on with its Gaza offensive after US veto derails Security Council efforts to halt war

When rock bottom isn’t low enough

Maine State Police respond to about 20 crashes on I-95 due to black ice

Investigation underway after body of infant found at waterfront park in New Bedford

Suspect in Brockton death of woman found with apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound

New England gets a classic in its first shot hosting a classic: There’s a reason Army-Navy is America’s Game

Army-Navy is about pageantry and pride — in those who serve, and those who soon will

Go Army! Beats Navy! Black Knights never trail, hold off Midshipmen for win at Gillette Stadium

Photos: Scenes from the Army-Navy game at Gillette Stadium

Roderick ‘Kito’ Jackson, National Grid worker killed in crash, mourned at vigil in Cambridge

Pope Francis names priest from Brazil as Boston auxiliary bishop

Pittsfield airman ‘was the glue’ that kept his family, friends close, relatives say US Air Force Staff Sergeant Jacob M. Galliher was among eight airmen killed in an Osprey crash in Japan in November. The military has since grounded its fleet of the aircraft.

Door opens for Johnny Beecher, Trent Frederic, Morgan Geekie after two Bruins centers were sidelined

A few thoughts on what went down at baseball’s Winter Meetings

What’s wrong with the Bucks? Giannis Antetokounmpo isn’t holding back.

Does anyone care that kids are still drowning in the Rio Grande?

Why New Hampshire matters more than Iowa

Donald Trump, the dictator

Wu scores some important wins in new police contract

What parents get wrong about college admissions

Reimagining an American ideal

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Which NFL games this weekend could impact the Patriots’ draft position? Despite their Thursday night win over the Steelers, the Patriots (3-10) remain in position for the second overall pick.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels wins the Heisman Trophy The fifth-year player, who transferred from Arizona State to LSU in 2022, received 503 first-place votes and 2,029 points.

MUSIC REVIEW Anjimile’s searing songcraft on full display in the singer’s return to Boston Friday night's show at the ICA served as both an emotional homecoming and an opportunity to bring a small but mighty songbook to life.

Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82 A heartthrob actor, Ryan O'Neal went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon."

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Americans gained wealth during COVID pandemic, but racial wealth gap persists, study says White and Asian families still hold far more wealth than other racial groups.

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Army-Navy is about pageantry and pride — in those who serve, and those who soon will

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UPenn president, board chairman resign after firestorm over answers to Congress about antisemitism on campus
Penn president Liz Magill was under intense pressure over her testimony at a congressional hearing Tuesday on campus antisemitism.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Upcoming storm will bring heavy rain and strong winds Sunday night into Monday
Some areas could see up to 3 inches of rain beginning Sunday, along with gusting winds, and possible flooding and power outages along the coast. Northern New England could see snow.

Shohei Ohtani, two-time unanimous MVP, agrees to record $700 million contract with Dodgers
The star hitter/pitcher ended one of the most anticipated free agencies in the sport's history.

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Despite their Thursday night win over the Steelers, the Patriots (3-10) remain in position for the second overall pick.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels wins the Heisman Trophy
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Ryan O’Neal, actor who starred in ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ dies at 82
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Americans gained wealth during COVID pandemic, but racial wealth gap persists, study says
White and Asian families still hold far more wealth than other racial groups.

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