The Boston Globe

Lessons learned from a backcountry ski rescue

WATCH: Experienced alpine tourist and asst. managing editor Andrew Caffrey reacts and shares safety tips after 20+ skiers and snowboarders got lost in Vermont.

Lessons learned from a backcountry ski rescue

Boston Globe Today, a half-hour show, can be seen Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. ET on NESN, the NESN 360 app, the Globe’s app, and on Globe.com.

See more show clips and episodes Sign up for the newsletter

‘The outrage you’re seeing is valid’: Shelter for migrant families in Roxbury sparks mixed reactions
Officials in Governor Maura Healey's administration said late Monday that the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex will begin serving as a temporary overflow shelter for families starting on Wednesday, with space to hold up to 400 people.

Healey to open overflow shelter for migrant families at Roxbury recreational center

Striking Newton teachers are breaking the law. Here’s what could happen to them.
A bill filed last year would give teachers the right to strike.

‘There’s just a lot of vilification going on’: The teachers strike is divisive — and tearing Newton apart

ADRIAN WALKER

State Police indictments for dumb and corrupt behavior are on-brand
You’d like to think that public officials on the take would have some standards about what is worth risking one’s career over.

Four current, former State Police troopers, two civilians charged in corruption conspiracy, prosecutors say

Chita Rivera, revered and pioneering Tony-winning dancer and singer, dies at 91
A dynamic dancer, singer, and actress, Chita Rivera first gained wide notice in 1957 as Anita in the original production of "West Side Story" and was still dancing on Broadway with her trademark energy a half-century later in 2015’s “The Visit.”

Justice Department investigating Representative Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds

The Justice Department is investigating whether Bush misused campaign funds for her own personal security, the progressive lawmaker confirmed in a statement Tuesday.

Rajon Rondo played nine of his 16 NBA seasons with the Celtics, winning an NBA Finals with Boston in 2008 while playing as the team’s starting point guard.

Former Celtics guard Rajon Rondo arrested on gun, drug charges

Man fatally struck by MBTA commuter rail train in Hyde Park Tuesday afternoon

Biden says he’s decided on response to killing of 3 US troops, plans to attend dignified transfer

Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrated with Taylor Swift after Kansas City's 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game in Baltimore on Sunday.

ANALYSIS

Why the latest MAGA conspiracy theory about Taylor Swift, the Super Bowl and the 2024 presidential election matters

The urge to dismiss this latest conspiracy theory as nonsense is understandable. But the threat of disinformation is very real.

Taylor Swift image controversy fuels push to ban ‘deep fakes’ Beth Teitell: Is Taylor Swift going to the Super Bowl? Or is the Super Bowl going to Taylor?

How to convert your home into a small power plant, and make your money back doing it
Mathew Tuttelman is building a net-zero home, a structure that produces the same amount of energy it consumes. Here’s how he’s almost reached his goal.

More than 20 skiers had to be rescued from the Killington, Vt., backcountry. But how did they all get lost?
Christopher Campanella wound up being one of 20 guests, along with a longtime ski instructor, who’d wandered off the sprawling 1,500-acre resort, requiring a five-hour, multi-agency rescue effort to bring them all to safety.

Rufus Faulk, Jarvis Adams, and Levi Samedi, co-owners of the Mix restaurant, slated to open this spring.

Globe Magazine

Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.

A shortage of licenses makes for a system stacked against small businesses and Black entrepreneurs. Can it be fixed?

Jared Sadoian went from music history at MIT to operations director at Will Gilson's restaurants.

GETTING SALTY

MIT grad Jared Sadoian loves negronis but can’t figure out how to order at Dunkin’

Today, he’s director of operation for Cambridge Street Hospitality under Will Gilson, running Cambridge restaurants including Café Beatrice, Geppetto, and Puritan & Company, with more on the way.

Tom Brady and Jerod Mayo played together for seven seasons in New England.

Tom Brady backs Jerod Mayo, talks Bill Belichick and broadcasting on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’

Tom Brady gives his take on the Patriots’ decision to hire Jerod Mayo as head coach, along with discussing Bill Belichick’s coaching, his own career in broadcasting and much more.

Tom Brady’s TB12, Brady Brand merges with athletic apparel company NOBULL

Showcase Cinema de Lux Legacy Place in Dedham.

MOVIES

Black History Month Film Series comes to Boston

Through a partnership between Showcase Cinemas and the Museum of African American History Boston & Nantucket, five select films will be screening in the Greater Boston area and select Showcase locations in New York and Ohio.

Nikki Haley greeted attendees during a campaign event in North Charleston, South Carolina.

ANALYSIS

In South Carolina, Haley’s biggest immediate problem comes from Biden — not Trump

Can she convince Trump-loathing Democrats to skip their presidential primary and wait to vote in the Republican one a few weeks later?

Donald Trump stays on Illinois’ ballot as election board declines to ban him over insurrection amendment

A license photo of Kaitlin Armstrong taken before her disappearance (left) and her booking photo (right) at Travis County Jail after being deported from Costa Rica to Texas following 43 days on the run.

Investigators had all but given up on tracking down Kaitlin Armstrong. Then they put out an ad for a yoga instructor.

Armstrong was convicted of killing professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson. In a new episode of “48 Hours,” investigators shared new details about how they caught her.

Opinion

Donald Trump tossed a pen as he addressed members of the press during a campaign stop in Londonderry, N.H., on Jan. 23.

SCOT LEHIGH

Trump’s mysterious force of accomplishment

Many credit him with unbelievable power and influence.

EDITORIAL

Newton teachers should end illegal strike

Don Siegel and Jerome Weinstein

How to get Newton teachers back to work

JEFF JACOBY

Give Newton’s teachers an ultimatum: Return to work or forfeit your jobs

LETTERS

(School) days on end: Conflicting views of Newton teachers strike

More recent News

A new start for Faneuil Hall? New operator takes over historic marketplace.
A new landlord is taking over Faneuil Hall Marketplace, raising hopes at City Hall that long-awaited improvements could be finally coming to a high-profile tourism destination that draws millions of visitors every year.

Man who allegedly killed woman whose body was found in Logan Airport garage arrested in Kenya
Authorities in Kenya on Monday arrested a man who fled to that country in November after allegedly killing a woman in Massachusetts and leaving her body in a car at Logan International Airport, officials said Tuesday.

dan shaughnessy

‘These expectations are a compliment’: Joe Mazzulla loves the pressure on his Celtics
The Celtics coach sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Dan Shaughnessy.

‘A long time coming’: Northern Ireland deal receives broad welcome
The deal to end almost two years of political deadlock will, for the first time, hand the territory’s top leadership role to Sinn Fein, a party that mainly represents Roman Catholic voters committed to a united Ireland.

Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants

Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza.

Millis man charged with threatening to kill Jewish people in message left with Attleboro synagogue

Right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard to undergo necropsy Thursday
The body of the North Atlantic right whale found off Martha’s Vineyard is scheduled to be towed in from the water Wednesday so experts can determine what caused its death, officials said.

Woman rescued from garbage truck in Manchester, N.H., released from hospital
A woman who was rescued from a garbage truck Monday afternoon in Manchester, N.H., suffered “minor abrasions” and was released from Elliot Hospital, Manchester Fire Department officials said.

Judge rules that Turtleboy communications with lawyer cannot be monitored by special prosecutor
“Monitoring privileged communications may substantially interfere with the attorney-client relationship and substantially prejudice Kearney," Norfolk Superior Court Judge Debra Squires-Lee wrote in her decision.

Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
Musk said that the patient received the implant Sunday and was "recovering well."

Kendall Square is no longer the area’s only biotech hotspot

The next miracle drug for lung cancer or epilepsy is just as likely to emerge from Arsenal Yards in Watertown or the shadow of Fenway Park.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

US museums have reached their moment of reckoning with Indigenous culture
With new federal regulations in place, museums from New York to Cambridge to Chicago are abruptly closing or removing displays. It’s about time.

Brothel ring that catered to wealthy people in Greater Boston, Virginia highlights exploitative industry, advocates say
Activists said the women involved face the difficult challenge of “stepping out” from a violent, abusive industry that controlled their lives and from the people who exploited them.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Could Mass General Brigham be a savior amid the Steward Health Care financial mess?
Mass General Brigham may be the only Massachusetts health system big enough to absorb Steward Health Care’s hospitals.

Culture & Lifestyle

Hush Club fans enjoy their free pizza at Graffiti Pizza and Street Food in Allston. The band had invited ticket buyers to a pizza party after their Jan. 25 show at Brighton Music Hall.

Any way you slice it, indie band Hush Club’s pizza giveaway paid off

Nina Yoshida Nelsen, a Boston Lyric Opera artistic advisor since 2021 and mezzo-soprano, has been appointed BLO's new artistic director effective February 1.

Nina Yoshida Nelsen appointed Boston Lyric Opera’s new artistic director

Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza appear in "My Old Ass" by Megan Park, an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance breakout performances: five under 25 — and two over 80

As her father looks on, a teenage Alison Krauss shakes hands with Rounder Records' Ken Irwin after signing her first deal with the Somerville label. Krauss's mother snapped the photo.

‘Oh, Didn’t They Ramble’ traces Rounder Records’ influence back to the label’s Somerville roots

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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.

FROM OUR PARTNERS

product by Studio/B. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

product by BG BRANDLAB. What is this?This content was produced by Boston Globe Media's Studio/B in collaboration with the advertiser. The news and editorial departments of the Boston Globe had no role in its production or display.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Justin Hernández Morales, 14, and Kimberling Hernández Morales, 16, are the children of Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, a Salvadoran immigrant who went missing in Massachusetts on Nov. 26, 2022. They posed with a portrait of their mom in Santa Ana, El Salvador, where they live.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A small bit of good news for the children of missing East Boston woman

Rotted doors front Howe Hall at the Former Fernald School in 2017.

EDITORIAL

Fernald School: Waltham is letting a historic property fall apart

Striking Andover teachers and their supporters gathered on the Town Common in Andover, Mass., Nov. 13, 2023.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Max Page and Deb McCarthy

Teachers unions have no rights if they have no leverage to exercise those rights

Jesse Krotick, an administrator at Newton Schools, showed his support at a Newton teachers strike rally on the steps of Newton City Hall, Jan. 26.

Jim Stergios

Teachers strikes hurt the students

A 2008 issue of Essence magazine featuring an advertisement for menthol cigarettes.

RENÉE GRAHAM

A shady conservative group wants to make Biden’s Black support go up in smoke

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

ADRIAN WALKER

State Police indictments for dumb and corrupt behavior are on-brand

You’d like to think that public officials on the take would have some standards about what is worth risking one’s career over.

Striking Newton teachers are breaking the law. Here’s what could happen to them.

A bill filed last year would give teachers the right to strike.

‘The outrage you’re seeing is valid’: Shelter for migrant families in Roxbury sparks mixed reactions

Officials in Governor Maura Healey's administration said late Monday that the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex will begin serving as a temporary overflow shelter for families starting on Wednesday, with space to hold up to 400 people.

Right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard to undergo necropsy Thursday

The body of the North Atlantic right whale found off Martha’s Vineyard is scheduled to be towed in from the water Wednesday so experts can determine what caused its death, officials said.

Sports

Bob Lutz, the executive director of League 42, a youth baseball league in Wichita, walked past the charred remains of a trash dumpster where pieces of a stolen Jackie Robinson statue were found Tuesday.

Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas

Police expect to have arrests in the case soon, and officials hope to have a new statue later this year.

Stephen Curry was the MVP of the 2022 NBA All-Star Game.

NBA

Stephen Curry to take on Sabrina Ionescu in a match made in 3-point heaven at NBA All-Star weekend

Stephen vs. Sabrina” will happen as part of All-Star Saturday Night in Indianapolis on Feb. 17.

PWHL Boston's Taylor Wenczkowski collides with Ottawa's Amanda Boulier at center ice during the third period of a PWHL hockey game last Wednesday, in Ottawa. Wenzcowski, an ex-UNH forward, became the first player in PWHL history to draw a one-game suspension.

PWHL Boston notebook

PWHL straddles a fine line promoting while policing the physicality of its game

"Overall, this style of play will be encouraged in a safe way, within the rules of the game.” — Jayne Hefford, PWHL senior vice president of hockey operations

PATRIOTS

Tom Brady backs Jerod Mayo, talks Bill Belichick and broadcasting on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’

CELTICS

Jayson Tatum has the No. 2 best-selling player jersey in the NBA

sports media

Chiefs-Ravens sets a ratings record for an AFC Championship game

Business

Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules

The ruling in a Delaware court comes five years after a shareholder lawsuit targeted Tesla CEO Musk and the directors.

UPS to cut 12,000 jobs as wages rise and package volumes fall

United Parcel Service plans to cut about 12,000 jobs this year as the company tries to slash costs in the face of falling package volumes and higher wages linked to a union contract it signed in the summer.

Global economy is heading toward ‘soft landing,’ IMF says

GM profits hurt by electric car business and strike

magazine

Globe Magazine

Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.

MISS CONDUCT

My new neighbors want to get together, but I’d rather keep them at arm’s length

Cooking

Up your Super Bowl snack game with crowd-pleasing chili and garlic shrimp

Cooper Flagg, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from Maine, turned 17 in December and will not play his first minute of college basketball for months. But he's already captured attention from the basketball world, including NBA stars Jayson Tatum and LeBron James.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

Lessons learned from a backcountry ski rescue

Striking Newton teachers are breaking the law. Here’s what could happen to them. A bill filed last year would give teachers the right to strike.

‘There’s just a lot of vilification going on’: The teachers strike is divisive — and tearing Newton apart

ADRIAN WALKER State Police indictments for dumb and corrupt behavior are on-brand You’d like to think that public officials on the take would have some standards about what is worth risking one’s career over.

Four current, former State Police troopers, two civilians charged in corruption conspiracy, prosecutors say

Justice Department investigating Representative Cori Bush over alleged misuse of campaign funds

Former Celtics guard Rajon Rondo arrested on gun, drug charges

Man fatally struck by MBTA commuter rail train in Hyde Park Tuesday afternoon

Biden says he’s decided on response to killing of 3 US troops, plans to attend dignified transfer

Why the latest MAGA conspiracy theory about Taylor Swift, the Super Bowl and the 2024 presidential election matters

How to convert your home into a small power plant, and make your money back doing it Mathew Tuttelman is building a net-zero home, a structure that produces the same amount of energy it consumes. Here’s how he’s almost reached his goal.

Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.

MIT grad Jared Sadoian loves negronis but can’t figure out how to order at Dunkin’

Tom Brady backs Jerod Mayo, talks Bill Belichick and broadcasting on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’

Black History Month Film Series comes to Boston

In South Carolina, Haley’s biggest immediate problem comes from Biden — not Trump

Investigators had all but given up on tracking down Kaitlin Armstrong. Then they put out an ad for a yoga instructor.

Trump’s mysterious force of accomplishment

Newton teachers should end illegal strike

How to get Newton teachers back to work

Give Newton’s teachers an ultimatum: Return to work or forfeit your jobs

(School) days on end: Conflicting views of Newton teachers strike

More recent News

A new start for Faneuil Hall? New operator takes over historic marketplace. A new landlord is taking over Faneuil Hall Marketplace, raising hopes at City Hall that long-awaited improvements could be finally coming to a high-profile tourism destination that draws millions of visitors every year.

dan shaughnessy ‘These expectations are a compliment’: Joe Mazzulla loves the pressure on his Celtics The Celtics coach sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Dan Shaughnessy.

‘A long time coming’: Northern Ireland deal receives broad welcome The deal to end almost two years of political deadlock will, for the first time, hand the territory’s top leadership role to Sinn Fein, a party that mainly represents Roman Catholic voters committed to a united Ireland.

Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants

Right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard to undergo necropsy Thursday The body of the North Atlantic right whale found off Martha’s Vineyard is scheduled to be towed in from the water Wednesday so experts can determine what caused its death, officials said.

Woman rescued from garbage truck in Manchester, N.H., released from hospital A woman who was rescued from a garbage truck Monday afternoon in Manchester, N.H., suffered “minor abrasions” and was released from Elliot Hospital, Manchester Fire Department officials said.

Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant Musk said that the patient received the implant Sunday and was "recovering well."

Recommended reads

Kendall Square is no longer the area’s only biotech hotspot

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK US museums have reached their moment of reckoning with Indigenous culture With new federal regulations in place, museums from New York to Cambridge to Chicago are abruptly closing or removing displays. It’s about time.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS Could Mass General Brigham be a savior amid the Steward Health Care financial mess? Mass General Brigham may be the only Massachusetts health system big enough to absorb Steward Health Care’s hospitals.

Culture & Lifestyle

Any way you slice it, indie band Hush Club’s pizza giveaway paid off

Nina Yoshida Nelsen appointed Boston Lyric Opera’s new artistic director

Sundance breakout performances: five under 25 — and two over 80

‘Oh, Didn’t They Ramble’ traces Rounder Records’ influence back to the label’s Somerville roots

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Nightmare in Mission Hill

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A small bit of good news for the children of missing East Boston woman

Fernald School: Waltham is letting a historic property fall apart

Teachers unions have no rights if they have no leverage to exercise those rights

Teachers strikes hurt the students

A shady conservative group wants to make Biden’s Black support go up in smoke

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

State Police indictments for dumb and corrupt behavior are on-brand

Striking Newton teachers are breaking the law. Here’s what could happen to them.

‘The outrage you’re seeing is valid’: Shelter for migrant families in Roxbury sparks mixed reactions

Right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard to undergo necropsy Thursday

Sports

Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas

Stephen Curry to take on Sabrina Ionescu in a match made in 3-point heaven at NBA All-Star weekend

PWHL straddles a fine line promoting while policing the physicality of its game

Tom Brady backs Jerod Mayo, talks Bill Belichick and broadcasting on ‘The Pat McAfee Show’

Jayson Tatum has the No. 2 best-selling player jersey in the NBA

Chiefs-Ravens sets a ratings record for an AFC Championship game

Business

Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules

UPS to cut 12,000 jobs as wages rise and package volumes fall

Global economy is heading toward ‘soft landing,’ IMF says

GM profits hurt by electric car business and strike

Boston restaurant economics are punishing. $600,000 liquor licenses make it worse.

My new neighbors want to get together, but I’d rather keep them at arm’s length

Up your Super Bowl snack game with crowd-pleasing chili and garlic shrimp

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.

metro

Maine governor says that despite challenges the ‘state is getting stronger every day’

Transit riders group blasts contract for new bus hub in Providence

Girl, 15, charged with stabbing 14-year-old student at Jeremiah Burke High School in Dorchester

sports

Who are the Bruins’ biggest surprises in the first half?

EMass girls’ hockey: Three weeks running, no denying Duxbury the No. 1 spot in Globe Top 20

Striking Newton teachers are breaking the law. Here’s what could happen to them.
A bill filed last year would give teachers the right to strike.

ADRIAN WALKER

State Police indictments for dumb and corrupt behavior are on-brand
You’d like to think that public officials on the take would have some standards about what is worth risking one’s career over.

How to convert your home into a small power plant, and make your money back doing it
Mathew Tuttelman is building a net-zero home, a structure that produces the same amount of energy it consumes. Here’s how he’s almost reached his goal.

A new start for Faneuil Hall? New operator takes over historic marketplace.
A new landlord is taking over Faneuil Hall Marketplace, raising hopes at City Hall that long-awaited improvements could be finally coming to a high-profile tourism destination that draws millions of visitors every year.

dan shaughnessy

‘These expectations are a compliment’: Joe Mazzulla loves the pressure on his Celtics
The Celtics coach sat down for a one-on-one conversation with Dan Shaughnessy.

‘A long time coming’: Northern Ireland deal receives broad welcome
The deal to end almost two years of political deadlock will, for the first time, hand the territory’s top leadership role to Sinn Fein, a party that mainly represents Roman Catholic voters committed to a united Ireland.

Right whale found dead off Martha’s Vineyard to undergo necropsy Thursday
The body of the North Atlantic right whale found off Martha’s Vineyard is scheduled to be towed in from the water Wednesday so experts can determine what caused its death, officials said.

Woman rescued from garbage truck in Manchester, N.H., released from hospital
A woman who was rescued from a garbage truck Monday afternoon in Manchester, N.H., suffered “minor abrasions” and was released from Elliot Hospital, Manchester Fire Department officials said.

Elon Musk says the first human has received an implant from Neuralink, but other details are scant
Musk said that the patient received the implant Sunday and was "recovering well."

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

US museums have reached their moment of reckoning with Indigenous culture
With new federal regulations in place, museums from New York to Cambridge to Chicago are abruptly closing or removing displays. It’s about time.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Could Mass General Brigham be a savior amid the Steward Health Care financial mess?
Mass General Brigham may be the only Massachusetts health system big enough to absorb Steward Health Care’s hospitals.