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Torrential rains and strong winds will pose serious flood risks and may trigger power outages

Meteorologists are warning that a “high impact” drenching storm is poised to bear down on Southern New England, triggering flash flooding and treacherous driving conditions during the early-morning commute Wednesday.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Rapidly moving storm will bring heavy rain and damaging winds into Wednesday morning

These maps show what to expect from a storm arriving Tuesday in Mass.

See where power is out in Mass. and elsewhere

Aria Kamal, fatally shot by her father in Dover, remembered as a ‘brilliant and unique person’ who radiated ‘love and light’
Friends said Kamal reminded them often how much they meant to her. Now, through their grief, they are remembering how much she meant to them.

ben volin | on football
Mike Vrabel’s firing by the Titans could be bad news for Bill Belichick
If Robert Kraft is looking to go with a new coach, the former Patriot checks a lot of boxes.

Aaron Rodgers reveals what he and Bill Belichick spoke about before Patriots-Jets game AppleTV+ releases trailer for 10-part Patriots documentary 'The Dynasty'

In State of the City, Wu makes her case that Boston’s future is bright

Delivering her second State of the City address, Mayor Michelle Wu emphasized her administration’s work on problems that worry Boston: housing, public education, racism, climate change, and the opioid crisis, among others.
Read Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s State of the City speech Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Wu’s State of the City address

The short, strange end to Claudine Gay’s once-promising Harvard presidency
A plan that never saw the light of day. A call in a hotel room in Rome. A courtside seat with the governor.

Governor Healey slams Elise Stefanik for ‘hypocrisy’ over attacks on higher education

Healey criticized Stefanik, a New York Republican whose questioning of Claudine Gay and two other university presidents at a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses sparked calls for their resignations, for the “hypocrisy” of her actions.
Who is Bill Ackman, and what does he want? Plagiarism accusations are everywhere. Here's how detection software works.
Shirley Leung

Picking Claudine Gay’s replacement should be the least of Harvard’s worries

Boston agrees to settle police gender discrimination case for $2.4 million, lawyer says

Beth Donovan alleged that top officials within the department falsely accused her of having a drinking problem, placed her on administrative leave, and demoted her as punishment for making complaints against high-ranking male officers, court papers show.

Littleton, N.H., town manager resigns over select board’s anti-LGBTQ+ comments
Controversy has been swirling in town for months, and Jim Gleason, whose late son was gay, said it took a personal and professional toll.

‘The whole town will be very sad.’ Neighbors stunned by deaths of three people in Nahant home.
Authorities say 77-year-old John Benson, 74-year-old Youngae Benson, and 45-year-old Andrew Carruth were the victims in a deadly carbon monoxide poisoning in a Nahant home.

Carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas, can be a killer. Here’s how to stay safe.

Dozens of accused brothel customers face Cambridge court hearings next week

Five-year-old among four injured in Bridgewater crash

Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2023

 These are the Top 10 state earners outside the UMass system
coyotes 4, bruins 3 (ot)

Bruins had their chances against Coyotes, but lose back-and-forth affair in overtime

Nick Schmaltz scored the winning goal moments after Jeremy Swayman replaced injured starting goalie Linus Ullmark.
AS I SEE IT

Training for the worst

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

At Boston’s high-flying charter schools, academic performance slow to bounce back from the pandemic

Nearly all of Boston’s 15 independently-run charters are struggling to boost MCAS scores, which tumbled after buildings closed during the pandemic, and are grappling with sharp increases in student absences.
Opinion
SCOT LEHIGH

Biden begins a critical clash with Trump about democracy

President Biden aimed a truth torpedo directly at Donald Trump. The Republican front-runner’s only real response was an attempt at misdirection and deflection.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Austin going AWOL does Biden no favors
JOAN VENNOCHI

Mitt Romney needs to re-stiffen his spine on Trump
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts’ good times not rollin’ like they used to
IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Who decides what counts as a crisis?
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The Stump: Audio dispatches from James Pindell on the campaign trail

Listen to the latest updates from Globe political reporter James Pindell as he outlines what to watch as presidential contenders enter the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

More recent News

Blinken urges Israel to engage with region on postwar plans that include path to Palestinian state
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel to work with moderate Palestinians and neighboring countries on plans for postwar Gaza, saying they were willing to help rebuild and govern the territory but only if there is a “pathway to a Palestinian state.”

Maura Healey defends pushing $1 billion tax package, despite tax revenue shortfall
”The tax cut, was absolutely . . . imperative,” the governor said during GBH’s “Ask the Governor” segment Tuesday.

Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer, doctors say, amid review into lack of disclosure on hospital stay
President Biden and other top officials weren’t informed for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized and had turned over power to his deputy.

State panel rules controversial Springfield police officer Gregg Bidga ‘not certified’ to wear a badge
Controversial Springfield police Officer Gregg Bidga, sidelined from his department since 2018 over a series of alleged disciplinary infractions, is not certified to wear a badge after an initial ruling from the state Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission on Monday, but he is not permanently barred from working as an officer, officials said.

With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he’s immune from prosecution
The panel of three judges also questioned whether they had jurisdiction to consider the appeal at this point in the case, raising the prospect that Trump’s effort could be dismissed.

Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot

Caroline Fernald to head Harvard Museums of Science and Culture
Previously, Fernald was executive director at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Recommended reads

The Baseball Hall of Fame finally has some first-rate candidates. See how the Globe voted.

Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer are in their first year on the ballot, and all six of our voters included them.

Trump leads Haley by big margin in N.H. primary, but would lose general election there to Biden, according to Globe poll
Two weeks before the vote, the former president holds a nearly 20 percentage point lead.

Explore the results of the Suffolk/Globe/USA TODAY poll of New Hampshire primary voters

Cambridge installed a bus bench backward, facing a hedge. Residents complained almost immediately.
The bench faces a hedge on the other side of the sidewalk rather than toward the street and the approaching buses on their way to Belmont or Watertown.

Someone cut out artwork from a banner in Somerville. Artists hope the thief is at least enjoying it.
The joke among local artists is that it’s the city’s own version of the infamous Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist decades ago — just on a smaller scale.

Culture & Lifestyle

Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s jabs over Epstein comment

Boston Calling 2024: Ed Sheeran, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyler Childers to perform

Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ wins best picture from the National Society of Film Critics

At BCMFest, a celebration of Celtic music with few boundaries

Special Projects

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | JAMELL GARCIA-WILLIAMS

What football fans don’t get about the game they love
Tanzina Vega

The psychological abuse of workplace bullying
EDITORIAL

Voc-tech schools offer a brass ring to a good job — but only for those who get a coveted slot
RENÉE GRAHAM

The forever presidential election
EDITORIAL

Do we really need to ask doctors about past drug use for hospital credentials?
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Police seek help to identify suspect in armed robbery of Roxbury store

Boston police released surveillance images Tuesday of the suspect inside a grocery store on Melnea Cass Boulevard.

Five-year-old among four injured in Bridgewater crash

The child was riding with a woman in a Toyota SUV that was involved in a crash with two pickup trucks on Route 18 Tuesday morning, police said.

Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Wu’s State of the City address

During Mayor Michelle Wu’s speech Tuesday, demonstrators held a Palestinian flag and dropped banners reading “Boston complicit with genocide” while some chanted “Cease-fire now!”

In State of the City, Wu makes her case that Boston’s future is bright

Delivering her second State of the City address, Mayor Michelle Wu emphasized her administration’s work on problems that worry Boston: housing, public education, racism, climate change, and the opioid crisis, among others.

Sports

coyotes 4, bruins 3 (ot)

Bruins had their chances against Coyotes, but lose back-and-forth affair in overtime

Nick Schmaltz scored the winning goal moments after Jeremy Swayman replaced injured starting goalie Linus Ullmark.
H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: WELLESLEY 55, FRAMINGHAM 40

Young Wellesley girls’ basketball shows real potential by blazing past Framingham

Sparked by a trio of sophomores, the Raiders exploded for a decisive 21-0 run to cement a signature win over the host Flyers.
bruins notebook

Continued growth in Brad Marchand’s game noticeable to both Bruins and opponents

Marchand's second goal in Monday's shootout loss to Colorado gave him 899 career points, moving him into fifth on the franchise’s all-time list.

Red Sox lose out on Japan lefthander Shōta Imanaga, who reportedly agrees to a deal with Cubs
NFL notebook

Russell Wilson may not be done in Denver after all
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Defense continues to be the calling card for Notre Dame (Hingham) girls’ hockey

Business

Economy tops US priorities for government across racial groups, AP-NORC and AAPI Data polls show

Black, white, Hispanic, and Asian adults in the US largely agree that the government should focus on the economy and foreign policy issues in 2024, but recent polling shows that views diverge on some high-profile topics, including racism and immigration.
TALKING POINTS

Eversource stock falls as it writes down value of wind investments

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

BlackRock, State Street singled out in investor voting study

GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

Boston is too expensive, everyone agrees. So what’s keeping you here?
MISS CONDUCT

A neighbor is spreading false fears about new arrivals to a shelter in town
COOKING

Combine bananas and nuts for two simple but delicious dessert recipes

Globe Magazine

Older people rarely want hearing aids. A dementia study could change that.

metro

Training for the worst

Read Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s State of the City speech

Board of Elections backs moving R.I. primaries to last Tuesday in August

sports

NBA acknowledges incorrect call late in Celtics’ loss to Pacers Monday, but not the one most were expecting

AppleTV+ releases trailer for 10-part Patriots documentary “The Dynasty”

Aaron Rodgers reveals what he and Bill Belichick spoke about before Patriots-Jets game

business

How DraftKings CEO explains gambling to his own kids

Millions of gig workers could qualify as employees under new Biden-era rule

Carbon monoxide, a colorless and odorless gas, can be fatal. Here’s how to stay safe.

politics

Air Force Two carrying VP Harris diverted to DC-area airport after encountering ‘wind shear’

Defense Secretary Austin was treated for prostate cancer, doctors say, amid review into lack of disclosure on hospital stay

Appeals court seems skeptical of Trump’s immunity claim

Nation

As DeSantis and Haley face off in Iowa GOP debate, urgency could spark fireworks

A one-on-one debate between Haley and DeSantis could help decide the Republican alternative to Trump

DeSantis says nominating Trump would make 2024 a referendum on the ex-president rather than Biden

World

Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation

Israel taps top legal minds, including a Holocaust survivor, to battle genocide claim at world court

‘We are on air!’ Masked gunmen storm TV studio in Ecuador as gang attacks in the country escalate

opinion

Matthew Slater — special indeed

Family is left to wonder after killing of Lawrence woman

Mitt Romney needs to re-stiffen his spine on Trump

lifestyle

Don Lemon, former CNN host, to launch ‘The Don Lemon Show’ on X

5,000-word New York Times op-ed speculating on Taylor Swift’s sexuality slammed by supporters

Photos: See Margot Robbie, Taylor Swift, and more stars arrive on the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globes

food & dining

Melted cheese? Yes, please.

Recipe: Pan-braise escarole with raisins, capers, and Parmesan almost like Nonna would make

Recipe: For this healthy meal, cook chicken breasts with warm spices on a bed of brown rice

travel

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

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

In ‘The Wisdom of Plagues,’ Donald G. McNeil Jr. has some ideas to share about preventing the next pandemic. You might not like them.

The disappointments of age take a dark turn in Katia Lief’s ‘Invisible Woman’

Eight books to help you seize the day in 2024

Movies

In ‘The Zone of Interest,’ a family lives next door to Auschwitz and goes about its daily routines

Massachusetts wins big at the Golden Globes

Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ wins best picture from the National Society of Film Critics

Television

‘Criminal Record’ is a case of star turns and loose ends

Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s jabs over Epstein comment

New Rhode Island PBS series examines maternal health crisis in the US

music

At TD Garden, Madonna rewinds her career as a hitmaker and provocateur, from the very first time to now

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor died from natural causes, coroner says

Boston Calling 2024: Ed Sheeran, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyler Childers to perform

Theater/Dance

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

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

Klee Benally, Navajo activist and punk rock musician, dies at 48

Joe O’Donnell, entrepreneur and transformative philanthropist for cystic fibrosis, dies at 79

Alice Parker, whose musical compositions were ‘food for the soul,’ dies at 98