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‘Outrageous.’ Healey wants to let police training chief earn $150,000 salary while drawing taxpayer-funded pension

Governor Maura Healey’s proposal has raised alarms with the state’s inspector general and officials in Methuen.

Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’
Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel, and other US allies.

What’s in the bipartisan Senate package to aid Ukraine, secure US border

Two business leaders joining Harvard’s powerful oversight board, school says

The Harvard Corporation tapped Kenneth Frazier, a former chief executive of pharmaceutical giant Merck, and Joseph Bae, co-CEO of KKR, one of the world’s biggest investment firms, to join its ranks.

2026 World Cup: Gillette Stadium to host quarterfinal, seven games in total
Only four sites across the three co-hosting countries will see more games than Boston/Foxborough. The final will be at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Authorities seek dark sedan involved in fatal shooting on I-95 in Foxborough

Justin R. Parker, 37, of North Attleborough, died after someone fired shots into the car he was driving on the highway in Foxborough, officials said.

Brockton woman charged with defrauding 95-year-old woman out of $150,000

A Brockton woman has been charged with defrauding a 95-year-old woman out of $150,000, leading to the foreclosure of her home, while working as her personal care assistant, officials said.

‘It’s inexcusable’: As overdose deaths mount, millions in opioid settlement funds go unspent in Massachusetts
Less than 5 percent of the money paid to cities and towns has been deployed to combat the epidemic.

‘What damage has been done?’ After strike’s end, Newton grapples with how to heal community rifts

Monday will be a first day of school unlike any other in the city’s history, as nearly 12,000 public school students return to their classrooms following the state’s longest teachers strike in decades.
Newton teachers ratify new contract following 15-day strike

2024 Grammy winners list: Taylor Swift makes history with fourth best album of the year win
Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy, Taylor Swift picked up an award, plus more highlights.

Taylor Swift announces new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ while accepting Grammy Watch: Tracy Chapman brings down the house with ‘Fast Car’ performance at 2024 Grammys

Photos: Taylor Swift, Robert Kraft, and more stars hit the red carpet at the 2024 Grammys

See what music's biggest stars are wearing as they hit the red carpet for the 66th annual Grammy Awards.

Tara Sullivan
Shame on Roger Goodell for being ignorant or uninformed — or both — about concussed NFL players
The NFL commissioner continues to downplay what is obvious to anyone who has ever watched the game: Head injuries happen as part of football, and sadly, for some players, they trigger lifelong complications.

‘Thank you all.’ Bill Belichick thanks Patriots fans in full-page ad

Belichick took out a full page in Sunday's Boston Globe to express his appreciation for the fanbase.
DeMario Douglas heads up Patriots wide receiver group ... but should he really?
Gary Washburn | CELTICS 131, GRIZZLIES 91

A Celtic at heart, Marcus Smart richly deserved his just plaudits from Boston in his return

Often said to be the Celtics' heart and soul, the injured Grizzlies guard was back in TD Garden for the first time as an opposing player after being traded last June.
Celtics rout depleted Grizzlies in what originally had the potential to be a battle of top teams

A walk through the sculpture garden at deCordova museum

The open-air sculpture park, featuring works from the mid-20th century through 2023, allows visitors to stroll along paths admiring man-made art as well as the beautiful grounds.
Black History Now

Marvin E. Gilmore Jr. reflects on his legacy fighting for the Black community

The spirited 99-year-old cofounded the first Black-owned bank in Massachusetts in the late 1960s.
See more Black History Month coverage
Opinion
EDITORIAL

In Milton, a critical vote to help ease the housing crisis

The comfortable suburb needs to do its part for a region in desperate need of new housing.
IDEAS | BENJAMIN MAZER

Ousting doctors for bad opinions is bad medicine
IDEAS | ELIZABETH KLEINFELD

Grief is hard. Not talking about it makes it even harder.
Jill Abramson

Harvard students aren’t snowflakes
LETTERS

Imagine there’s a way to settle debates over defining antisemitism

More recent News

Biden warns of a ‘nightmare’ future for the country if Trump should win again, and lists reasons why
President Biden said the stakes were huge when he took on Trump in 2020 — “what made America America, I thought, was at risk” — and they are even larger now as a likely rematch looms.

Pittsfield man killed in snowmobile crash in New York, officials say
Richard M. Mangiardi Jr., 33, was snowmobiling with family and friends on a trail near Culpepper Road when he failed to navigate a turn, left the trail, and crashed into a tree, officials said.

kevin paul dupont | on hockey
With trade deadline looming, Bruins have a choice to make on pending free agent Jake DeBrusk
With less than five weeks to go until the NHL’s March 8 trade deadline, the question is, will the 27-year-old winger be going somewhere else?

Former Quincy man extradited from Sweden on charges he concealed brother’s involvement in arsons at Jewish institutions

A former Quincy man landed in Boston in federal custody Friday after he was extradited from Sweden on charges alleging that he tried to conceal his younger brother’s involvement in several arsons at Jewish institutions in Greater Boston, officials said.

MassArt dorm to be closed until Thursday because of sprinkler issues

Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Tree House dormitory will remain closed until Thursday, the college said over the weekend, after the tower was evacuated Friday because of a sprinkler issue.

Larry Kessler, whose HIV/AIDS activism changed policy and saved lives, dies at 81
“The important thing is to be available to the people who need me most," Mr. Kessler said of his tireless work on behalf of those living with HIV/AIDS and others marginalized by society.

Recommended reads

Massachusetts companies are suing the US government over marijuana prohibition. Could they win?

By suing the US Justice Department, four cannabis entrepreneurs are seeking no less than to overturn America’s prohibition on cannabis, which began in 1937.

‘They were more interested in profiting.’ For struggling Steward Health Care, challenges reach far beyond Massachusetts
In other states, elected officials, health care workers, and local business leaders detailed poor communication from Steward executives, legal entanglements, and even supply shortages at some hospitals.

LOVE LETTERS
Is anyone taking care of themselves?
I’ve been to therapy. Have they?

With plenty of empty seats to fill, some theater companies are in a fight for survival
If COVID was an earthquake, what theaters are now trying to cope with is an ongoing series of nerve-wracking aftershocks. And the stakes are high.

Culture & Lifestyle

Burt Bacharach here, Kate Bush there: Cécile McLorin Salvant makes classic songs her own at Sanders Theatre

This Groundhog Day, take a quick lesson on hurkle-durkling — or lazing about — courtesy of TikTok and . . . Scotland?

Remember when music’s biggest stars sang ‘We Are the World’ for Ethiopian aid? Netflix does — in entertaining new doc.

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

Special Projects

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | DAMON KRUKOWSKI

In the age of soulless self-checkout, my friendly fishmongers in Cambridge held back the tide
RENÉE GRAHAM

Stop policing Black women’s comportment

EDITORIAL

Help Steward patients but don’t bail out the hospital system
LETTERS

A full life, an assisted death
Cornelia Griggs

It’s not just superstition: Why I’m worried on this Groundhog Day
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Newton teachers ratify new contract following 15-day strike

The Newton teachers’ union voted Sunday night to ratify a new contract with the School Committee following the state’s longest teachers strike in three decades.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

We’re in for a dry stretch through mid-February

Temperatures will be in the 30s with plentiful sunshine on Saturday, some clouds Sunday.

‘What damage has been done?’ After strike’s end, Newton grapples with how to heal community rifts

Monday will be a first day of school unlike any other in the city’s history, as nearly 12,000 public school students return to their classrooms following the state’s longest teachers strike in decades.

Two-alarm fire destroys East Bridgewater home, displaces four people

Firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls reporting a fire at a two-story home at 53 Old Bedford Road at 12:12 p.m. Sunday, the East Bridgewater Fire Department said.

Sports

NFL

Kliff Kingsbury, who just worked with Caleb Williams at USC, becomes Commanders’ offensive coordinator

New head coach Dan Quinn is hiring Kingsbury as his offensive coordinator and Joe Whitt Jr. as his defensive coordinator, according to a person with knowledge of the decision.
NBA

Joel Embiid to have procedure on left knee, with Sixers star out an unspecified amount of time

The NBA’s leading scorer (at 35.3 points per game) hurt his left knee Tuesday night in a loss to the Golden State Warriors. The 76ers are 4-10 without him this season.
kevin paul dupont | on hockey

With trade deadline looming, Bruins have a choice to make on pending free agent Jake DeBrusk

With less than five weeks to go until the NHL’s March 8 trade deadline, the question is, will the 27-year-old winger be going somewhere else?
NFL

Richard Caster, three-time Pro Bowler and favorite target of Joe Namath, dies at 75
ON BASKETBALL | Gary Washburn

A Celtic at heart, Marcus Smart richly deserved his just plaudits from Boston in his return
HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Marshfield seniors step up to halt Tewksbury’s win streak, now face Franklin in Ed Burns Doherty division final

Business

Elon Musk took drugs with some Tesla board members, WSJ Says

Elon Musk’s use of illegal drugs was common knowledge among several current and former Tesla Inc. and SpaceX directors, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Avalanche forecasters try to curb deaths as skiers and snowmobilers flock to backcountry areas

Avalanche safety specialists say their job has become more difficult in recent years as climate change brings extreme weather and surging numbers of skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers visit backcountry areas since the pandemic.

Fed, Amazon Were Training Grounds for Turkey Central Bank Chief

Gene therapies with ties to Boston hold promise for congenital deafness
magazine
Globe Magazine

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

Iceland’s ‘Silicon Valley of Cod’ holds secrets for New England’s fishing industry
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought we were supposed to meet at 7, not 6’
CONNECTIONS

Hearing the music of her Havana youth, my mom’s dementia melts away

metro

Two business leaders joining Harvard’s powerful oversight board, school says

A walk through the sculpture garden at deCordova museum

Pittsfield man killed in snowmobile crash in New York, officials say

sports

‘He was loved.’ Return of Marcus Smart bigger than Celtics’ rout of his undermanned Grizzlies

Earl ‘The Twirl’ Cureton, NBA champion with the 1982-83 Sixers, dies at 66

Familiar foes set to face off again in first round of men’s Beanpot at TD Garden

business

‘They were more interested in profiting.’ For struggling Steward Health Care, challenges reach far beyond Massachusetts

Charting the Global Economy: US Employment Surges to Begin Year

Iraq Says 16 Killed in US Strikes, Warns Region on the Abyss

politics

Senators release a border and Ukraine deal but the House speaker declares it ‘dead on arrival’

What’s in the bipartisan Senate package to aid Ukraine, secure US border

Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are ‘political prisoners’ endure. Judges want to set the record straight

Nation

Pennsylvania governor to deliver budget while seeking money for higher education and public transit

Jury to get manslaughter case against Michigan school shooter’s mother

Tribal sovereignty among the top issues facing Oklahoma governor and Legislature

World

Australia appalled at China’s suspended death sentence for writer Yang Hengjun

El Salvador votes in presidential election that the ‘world’s coolest dictator’ has clear path to win

‘They come in waves’: Ukraine goes on defense against a relentless foe

opinion

Harvard students aren’t snowflakes

Help Steward patients but don’t bail out the hospital system

Maine governor makes a measured move on guns

lifestyle

Photos: Taylor Swift, Robert Kraft, and more stars hit the red carpet at the 2024 Grammys

Is anyone taking care of themselves?

Should I tell my friend I’m in love with him?

food & dining

Two Boston Beer Company vets want to challenge the Michelob Ultras of the world

Moon Bar offers a spirited way in to the Mooncusser experience

Cambridge’s Hi-Rise Bread Company is getting a sweet sibling; Sofra is expanding

travel

JetBlue to begin offering nonstop flights from Boston to Dublin and Paris

These are the most crowded and expensive theme parks in the world. If you’re headed to Disney, start saving now.

Margaritaville resort will open in Hyannis this summer, company says

Arts

MFA to pull Native objects from display

Former US senator Patrick Leahy, with new photo show, has plenty of company as a celebrity camera enthusiast

Vera Klement, painter who saw both beauty and evil, dies at 93

Books

This Groundhog Day, take a quick lesson on hurkle-durkling — or lazing about — courtesy of TikTok and . . . Scotland?

In the haunting photographs of ‘Ghosts of Segregation,’ the scars of racism hide in plain sight

Parker-Vincent Alva named Boston’s third Youth Poet Laureate

Movies

Donnie Yen to star in film remake of ‘70s TV series ‘Kung Fu’

‘Argylle’ deserves a big fat hiss — and zero stars

Director Matthew Vaughn talks new spy film ‘Argylle’ and casting his family’s adorable cat Chip

Television

Dorchester native Ayo Edebiri hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Jennifer Lopez performs

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

On TV, these portrayals of celebrities are the real deal

music

2024 Grammy winners list: Taylor Swift makes history with fourth best album of the year win

Watch: Tracy Chapman brings down the house with ‘Fast Car’ performance at 2024 Grammys

Photos: Taylor Swift, Robert Kraft, and more stars hit the red carpet at the 2024 Grammys

Theater/Dance

With plenty of empty seats to fill, some theater companies are in a fight for survival

In ‘A Case for the Existence of God,’ two lonely strangers, intertwined

In Company One’s ‘The Interrobangers,’ the truth is out there . . . in the woods

Health

Prospect Medical Holdings wants to sell its 2 R.I.-based hospitals. Here’s what a proposed deal could look like, executives say.

Timeline: Proposed sale of Rhode Island hospitals preceded by years of regulatory fights, funding problems

Incel culture and its rise in the modern dating world

Obituaries

Larry Kessler, whose HIV/AIDS activism changed policy and saved lives, dies at 81

Namibian President Hage Geingob dies in a hospital where he was receiving treatment, his office says

Wayne Kramer, influential MC5 guitarist, dies at 75