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Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

The court agreed to take up former president Donald Trump’s appeal of a case from Colorado stemming from his role in the events that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Liberal group files challenge to remove Trump from Massachusetts primary ballot

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Storm update: It’s a mixed bag of heavy snow to downpours for New Englanders

The caveat is a little colder farther east or a little milder to the west will ultimately shift the snow/rain line.

Mass. residents urged to use caution during weekend storm

Winter storm warning issued as New England braces for weekend nor’easter

This map shows much snow is expected to fall in New England.

Maps: How much snow is expected in your area?

Karen Read, a Mansfield woman charged with murder in death of John O’Keefe, appeared in Norfolk Superior Court in May.

Karen Read lawyers seek to disqualify Norfolk district attorney’s office from prosecuting her

NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he’s resigning days before trial
Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president and chief executive officer, said his departure is effective Jan. 31. He had been in charge of the NRA since 1991.

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says

Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself at extra risk by trying to protect students from the teenage gunman, state authorities said Friday.

Former Aurora, Colo., Police Department officer Randy Roedema leaves the courtroom after being convicted of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain during a trial in the Adams County, Colo., Courthouse, Oct. 12, 2023, in Brighton, Colo.

Ex-officer gets 14 months jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’

The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

Boston-bound JetBlue flight diverted in Florida due to ‘disturbance’ between two passengers

Amid the controversy surrounding Harvard in recent months that led to Claudine Gay's resignation as president, college admissions counselors said many students remain committed to attending or applying to the elite institution, and the situation is not likely to impact the university's admissions or enrollment in the long term.

‘Harvard is Harvard’: Will controversy harm university’s reputation?

Harvard was rocked by reports of resurgent campus antisemitism, fierce debates over free expression, and plagiarism allegations against former president Claudine Gay.

Provost Alan Garber spoke during the 371st Commencement Exercises in Tercentenary Theatre.

Corporate compensation for Harvard’s new interim president stands out among Ivy League peers

Experts on university governance and critics say such arrangements can raise a host of conflicts of interest, especially in healthcare industries where academia and industry are often deeply enmeshed.

DEVRA FIRST | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

The restaurants Barbara Lynch is closing meant something to Boston
Part of a complicated legacy, they help tell the story of a city’s culinary evolution.

Barbara Lynch photographed inside of her South End restaurant, The Butcher Shop, in 2018.

Embattled Boston restaurateur Barbara Lynch to close three restaurants, sell two others

Only No. 9 Park, B&G Oysters, and The Rudder, her newly opened Gloucester restaurant, will remain open.

Read the statement on the closure and sale of multiple Barbara Lynch restaurants At Barbara Lynch’s restaurants, growing concern over a toxic culture

President Biden shook hands with workers after remarks on his administration's economic and clean energy policies, at CS Wind's turbine factory in Pueblo, Colo., on Nov. 29.

Upbeat economic news buoys Biden and the Democrats as election year begins

A year ago, many economists feared the nation was headed for recession. But the economy begins 2024 on a roll.

House Democratic leadership practiced being agents of chaos in 2023. Can they force a repeat in 2024?

Will Bill Belichick be shown the door on Monday? The possibility is turning Patriots Nation nostalgic.
Coach Belichick is still with us, but already fans are eulogizing him. And, Boston being Boston, they’re also taking the chance to blast other fans for not being loyal enough.

Dan Shaughnessy: If this is the end for Bill Belichick, he deserves gratitude Does Bill Belichick have anything special in store for Matthew Slater Sunday?

More people are moving out of Massachusetts than moving in.

Robert Gavin | Trendlines

The case of the disappearing Massachusetts residents

While the overall population is growing again, concerning trends remain in place – namely the flight of residents to other states.

Even though it could be Bill Belichick's last game as Patriots coach, there is little demand for tickets to Sunday's season finale at Gillette Stadium.

sports business

With the snow about to fall, ticket prices for Patriots-Jets are dropping too

A season-ending matchup of two bottom-feeding teams, combined with the weather forecast, means bargain prices on the resale market.

A snowy, slushy day awaits Patriots fans on Sunday

The northern lights over Tromso, Norway.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Forget over-hyped tourist hotspots. Here are the best destinations to visit in 2024.

Here’s a handy rule of thumb for determining where to travel in 2024: Look at the many lists and surveys of places people plan to visit this year, then pick somewhere else. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Opinion

Nancy Schön, the 95-year-old sculptor best known for the iconic "Make Way for Ducklings" statue in the Boston Public Garden, has created a new piece commenting on the invasion of Ukraine. It depicts a boot with the fangs and snout of a Russian bear about to step down on a nightingale, the national bird of Ukraine.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

At 95, the ‘Make Way for Ducklings’ sculptor is ready to unveil her ‘deep,’ ‘angry’ work

Nancy Schön’s latest piece stares down authoritarianism.

Is Taylor Swift dating the wrong NFL superstar?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Nicaragua’s weaponization of migrants

America must not forget Jan. 6

Harvard’s interim president should quit boards of two drug companies

Beyond the Gilded Gate

The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.

Calculator: How costs affect construction of an apartment building

Explore the project

More recent News

Cambridge, Brookline among seven Mass. communities OK’d for gas-ban pilot program
First city and town gas bans in Massachusetts win final state approval.

New York Attorney General seeks $370 million from Donald Trump after civil fraud trial
The New York attorney general Friday asked that the judge who had overseen the civil fraud trial of Donald Trump to penalize the former president about $370 million, saying the trial had demonstrated that he had gained that amount through unlawful conduct.

President Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’
President Biden warned Friday that Donald Trump's efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot in the US Capitol.

Hundreds of convictions, but a major mystery is still unsolved 3 years after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot

David Soul, a star if the hit cop show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ dies at 80
A doleful-eyed blond actor and singer, David Soul rose to fame portraying one half of a cagey crime-fighting duo on the hit 1970s television show “Starsky & Hutch” and scored a No. 1 hit single in 1977 with “Don’t Give Up On Us."

LOVE LETTERS

I feel a deep connection outside my marriage
We have texted and talked on the phone.

Police identify victims of Dorchester rollover crash as 14- and 15-year-old boys. A 17-year-old boy remains in ‘grave’ condition.
Four teenage boys were in a car when it rolled over multiple times near the entrance to the UMass-Boston campus Thursday.

Globe Santa

Half a century of remembering Globe Santa
Joseph A. Milano, president of Boston’s Union Oyster House, has many titles and many interests, but an initiative that’s particularly close to his heart is Globe Santa.

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What should you do if you develop COVID? Take our quiz.

Stay up to date on the latest guidance for testing, isolation, and leaving isolation. But make it fun.

Flu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says

dan shaughnessy

If this is the end for Bill Belichick, he deserves gratitude, and other thoughts
Belichick has delivered the goods longer and better than any other coach in NFL history.

‘The only one saying Donald Trump is a liar’: Chris Christie resists calls to drop out
Less than three weeks before the New Hampshire primary, Christie’s campaign is looking not only quixotic but increasingly counterproductive, as the moral case for his presidency butts up against simple political game theory.

Just how legit are the Golden Globes anyway?
The yearly ceremony is at a crossroads which, prior to its high-profile comedown in 2021 and its forced absence from TV in 2022, has long been considered the launchpad of the movie awards season.

Culture & Lifestyle

Seth MacFarlane returns as the voice of Ted in Peacock's new prequel series.

How Seth MacFarlane’s New England roots influenced his Framingham-set prequel series ‘Ted’

Mia Asano on electric violin and Ally Crowley-Duncan on bagpipes perform as Mia x Ally at Brighton Music Hall on Jan. 5.

‘I’m Shipping up to Boston’ on electric violin and bagpipes? Mia x Ally went for it

Madonna performs at the Grammys in 1999, where "Ray of Light" won best pop album.

I was just a borderline Madonna fan at first — and then her second decade happened

Robert Glasper, shown in Brooklyn in September ahead of his monthlong "Robtoberfest" residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York.

Robert Glasper is jazz’s on-the-go innovator

Special Projects

Stuart share podcast

Listen to ‘Murder in Boston’

Presented in association with HBO, “Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting,” is available wherever you get your podcasts.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

President Biden spoke to members of the media before boarding Marine One in Washington on Dec. 23.

A frustrated president struggles with his limitations

People take photographs near a John Harvard statue on the Harvard campus on Jan. 2.

To rebuild, Harvard needs to reform DEI culture

From left, District Attorney Newman Flanagan, Boston police Commissioner Francis Roache, and Boston Mayor Ray Flynn addressed the media at a press conference following the suicide of Charles Stuart on Jan. 4, 1990.

What is Ray Flynn’s legacy in light of the Charles Stuart case?

Harvard manages an endowment worth more than $50 billion.

IDEAS | LEIF WEATHERBY

The misguided idea that universities are left-wing hotbeds

Claudine Gay in December 2022 after she was named Harvard University’s new president.

An unwillingness to accept a Black woman as Harvard’s president led to Claudine Gay’s resignation

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

These maps show how much snow New England could receive from first storm of season

The region is expected to get walloped with its first big winter storm of the season this weekend — and high snowfall totals are likely.

Here is your Rhode Island public school’s new star rating

The accountability rankings – from one to five stars – were released Friday afternoon, and show a mixed bag of schools improving, dropping or remaining the same.

North End restaurants renew legal fight against Boston over outdoor dining

The federal lawsuit was the latest chapter in the restaurants' fight against the city's outdoor dining regulations.

Karen Read lawyers seek to disqualify Norfolk district attorney’s office from prosecuting her

Read's lawyers also filed a motion to dismiss the charges against her.

Sports

Beverly's 190-pounder Gino Sicari came through against defending state champion Michael Toppan to win by decision to help the Panthers beat Gloucester in a key CAL/NEC matchup this week.

H.S. WRESTLERS OF THE WEEK

EMass wrestling: Beverly’s Gino Sicari avenges loss to rival to highlight Athlete of the Week honors

After falling to Gloucester's Michael Toppan in overtime at the Lowell Holiday tourney, Sicari beat the all-state runner-up at 190 pounds to help the Panthers beat the Fisherman in a pivotal dual meet.

Brockton senior Toril Patel, flipping Bridgewater-Raynham’s Matthew Fernandes his victory by pin on Wednesday, has started out this season 15-1 after going 16-22 last season.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

Toril Patel’s amazing ascent on wrestling mat mirrors Brockton’s rise up the ranks

The senior 126-pounder, who went 16-22 during his junior season, has begun this season at 15-1, earning two tournament titles in the process.

Quarterback Bailey Zappe (4) and wide receiver Demario Douglas (81) are two Patriots who will look to end the 2023 season on a positive note Sunday against the Jets.

‘Finish strong’ is an apt mantra for many Patriots heading into the season finale against the Jets

On Sunday, defensive lineman Christian Barmore and wide receiver Demario Douglas could move their names up in New England's single-season record books.

UNITED STATES 6, SWEDEN 2

Team USA trounces host Sweden to win gold at world junior hockey championship

Will Bill Belichick be shown the door on Monday? The possibility is turning Patriots Nation nostalgic.

patriots notebook

Does Bill Belichick have anything special in store for Matthew Slater Sunday?

Business

Florida can import prescription drugs from Canada, US regulators say

In a first-of-the-nation plan to import cheaper medication, Florida was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday to receive prescription drugs from Canada.

Cambridge, Brookline among seven Mass. communities OK’d for gas-ban pilot program

First city and town gas bans in Massachusetts win final state approval.

Raymour & Flanigan, Bob’s Discount Furniture to open at Assembly Row

Robert Gavin | Trendlines

The case of the disappearing Massachusetts residents

magazine

Dave Barry’s 2023 year in review

Sing along to The Music of Abba at The Wilbur Theatre on January 6.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Jan. 1-14

This week's daters: Julia and Jared

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I felt more comfortable as we learned more about each other’

Globe Magazine.

My dates seem overly interested in my late wife

metro

Coach Bill Belichick, shadowed by the sun, at training camp this summer.

Will Bill Belichick be shown the door on Monday? The possibility is turning Patriots Nation nostalgic.

Investigation finds assaults, abuse, and ‘countless violations’ at St. Mary’s Home for Children in R.I.

Police identify victims of Dorchester rollover crash as 14- and 15-year-old boys. A 17-year-old boy remains in ‘grave’ condition.

sports

Even though it could be Bill Belichick's last game as Patriots coach, there is little demand for tickets to Sunday's season finale at Gillette Stadium.

With the snow about to fall, ticket prices for Patriots-Jets are dropping too

Bruins-Penguins game featured a vintage effort by old hands Brad Marchand and Sidney Crosby

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

business

Barbara Lynch photographed inside of her South End restaurant, The Butcher Shop, in 2018.

Embattled Boston restaurateur Barbara Lynch to close three restaurants, sell two others

US employers added a surprisingly strong 216,000 jobs in December, a sign of continued economic strength

Got gift cards as holiday presents? Here’s what to know about using (or selling) them.

politics

Wayne LaPierre, CEO and executive vice-president of the National Rifle Association, in April 2023.

NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he’s resigning days before trial

President Biden lambastes Trump for Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a day ‘we nearly lost America’

The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

Nation

Former Aurora, Colo., Police Department officer Randy Roedema leaves the courtroom after being convicted of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain during a trial in the Adams County, Colo., Courthouse, Oct. 12, 2023, in Brighton, Colo.

Ex-officer gets 14 months jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mom calls him ‘bully with a badge’

Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say

New York Attorney General seeks $370 million from Donald Trump after civil fraud trial

World

Photographers took pictures of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius as he appeared at a bail hearing for the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, in Pretoria, South Africa, on Feb 22, 2013.

Oscar Pistorius, Olympic athlete convicted of murder, is released

Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius freed after serving nearly 9 years in prison for killing girlfriend

A desperate family in Gaza clings to a routine for survival

opinion

Crowds can be seen gathered on campus through an entrance to Harvard Yard on Jan. 2, the day Claudine Gay announced her resignation as president of the university.

A new, and cloudy, day at Harvard: Readers weigh Gay’s resignation

Boosting work permits will help communities in Mass. and beyond weather the migrant crisis

The misguided idea that universities are left-wing hotbeds

lifestyle

I feel a deep connection outside my marriage

Teenage boys get body-shamed, too. Boxborough author helps them, and any childhood outsider, feel less alone.

Messy divorce, but are we still in love?

food & dining

Chef Barbara Lynch in the kitchen of Menton in 2017.

Globe staff/Suzanne Kreiter

The restaurants Barbara Lynch is closing meant something to Boston

What to cook this snowy weekend

Embattled Boston restaurateur Barbara Lynch to close three restaurants, sell two others

travel

The northern lights over Tromso, Norway.

Forget over-hyped tourist hotspots. Here are the best destinations to visit in 2024.

Antarctica is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. Are tourists making it worse?

Florida festival throws spotlight on kumquats

Arts

Piet Mondrian, "Beach with Five Piers at Domburg," 1909. Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The making of Mondrian

These are the people in her neighborhood: Cambridge photographer documents changing city in ‘Book of Saints’

Museumgoers dress to impress at MFA’s ‘Fashioned by Sargent’

Books

Ellen Langer's new book shows how the mind and body work as one towards health.

Celebrating women scientists who furthered knowledge of the cosmos; Harvard psychologist advocates for a ‘mindful body’; poetry collection explores death and its aftermath

Author readings around Boston through Jan. 13

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 31

Movies

Kerry Condon in "Night Swim."

‘Night Swim’: Everybody out of the pool!

Golden Globes 2024: 15 nominated movies you can stream right now

How to watch this year’s Golden Globes

Television

After Andre Braugher’s death last month, writer-producer David Simon (pictured in 2020) said that “Homicide” might be on its way to streaming.

Now streaming: ‘Northern Exposure.’ Could ‘Homicide’ be on the way?

12 shows to binge on this snowy weekend

How Seth MacFarlane’s New England roots influenced his Framingham-set prequel series ‘Ted’

music

Richard Nixon in 1970; opera singer Lucia Lucas in 2019.

Press Play: Operas based on true events

Bim Skala Bim gets the old gang back together for a trio of shows

I was just a borderline Madonna fan at first — and then her second decade happened

Theater/Dance

Bharatanatyam dancer Ashwini Ramaswamy will present “Let the Crows Come,” Jan. 19-20 at Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre.

One small theater, two very different Boston dance premieres coming up on consecutive weekends

In ‘Northside Hollow,’ deep thoughts about mortality

12 New Year’s Eve comedy shows for a last laugh at 2023

Health

Nurse Michele Kaine tends to Rodolfo Almeida of Providence at The Miriam Hospital's new Stephen and Diana Lewinstein Center for Innovative Cancer Research, a clinical area where patients will receive investigational cancer treatments.

Ryan T. Conaty for the Boston Globe

Top 6 health care stories to watch in Rhode Island in 2024

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

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

Obituaries

Actor David Soul arrives for the UK premiere of "Starsky & Hutch" at the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square, central London, March 11, 2004.

David Soul, a star if the hit cop show ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ dies at 80

Maurice Hines, tap-dancing star with his brother, dies at 80

Former Packers center Ken Bowman, who played on three straight championship teams, dies at 81