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Emergency patients in Boston are waiting longer than ever for care

Many patients at Boston’s best-known hospitals spend 12 to 24 hours in emergency departments, according to the Globe's analysis.
Watch: ER, urgent care or your doctor’s office? Choose wisely.
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Claudine Gay was railroaded over research integrity. How has Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher avoided that fate so far?

Two women leaders have been on the hot seat over research integrity. How they’ve been treated couldn’t be any more different.

Uber laying off 168 people as part of Drizly shutdown

The job cuts, which will take place between April 1 and September 1, include some remote workers who were managed from Drizly’s headquarters in Boston.

Patriots’ Steve Belichick, Vinnie Sunseri reportedly hired by Jedd Fisch at University of Washington

Belichick is expected to become the defensive coordinator, while Sunseri is poised to become the defensive backs coach.
Fixing the offensive line could go a long way in solving some of Patriots’ problems

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Saving Steward Health Care will take a miracle
At stake? The future of Steward’s nine Massachusetts hospitals, which serve 200,000 patients a year.

‘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.

Jury selection in Adam Montgomery trial starts Tuesday; accused of murdering daughter, Harmony

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in the murder trial of Adam Montgomery, a former Manchester, N.H. man charged with killing his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery in 2019.

What to know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria and its attacks with the UK in Yemen

 What’s happening in the Middle East, and why

‘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.

‘I can’t wait!’: Newton schools reopen Monday following School Committee, union agreement

The School Committee and the Newton Teachers Association reached a tentative contract agreement that ended the two-week illegal work stoppage that began Jan. 19 and allowed to the return of students to school on Monday.
Newton teachers ratify new contract following strike
Forecast | Dave Epstein

‘Tranquil’ week: A cold, sunny start but soaring into the 50s by Friday

Before it turns milder during the second half of the week, colder air will rush over the relatively warm Atlantic to produce a few snow showers across Cape Cod.

See photos and videos of the severe damage and flooding from storm pounding California
As the long-lasting storm pounded the state, search and rescue crews worked to free drivers trapped in floodwaters and people in homes surrounded by inundated streets.

Powerful storm brings flooding, mudslides, evacuations, and power outages to California Landslide closes streets in downtown San Francisco
Gary Washburn | CELTICS 131, GRIZZLIES 91

Marcus Smart is a Celtic at heart. Sunday’s return showed that.

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.
Your view: Should the Celtics retire Marcus Smart's number?
Globe Magazine

When my daughter was born, I became the most scared dad there ever was

Parenthood felt like one long panic attack. I didn’t know it at the time, but these were the best words of parental advice I have ever been given.
Grammy Awards

A ‘Fast Car’ duet, Joni, Jay-Z, and more: Seven Grammy moments to remember

Tracy Chapman took a victory lap. Miley Cyrus got her flowers. Joni Mitchell held court. And Billie Eilish learned, despite her charming self-deprecation, that she was made for moments like this.
Watch: Tracy Chapman brings down the house with ‘Fast Car’ performance at 2024 Grammys Taylor Swift announces new album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ while accepting Grammy Photos: Taylor Swift, Robert Kraft, and more stars hit the red carpet

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

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’
"Underestimate Boston at your peril," Affleck says in the ad, which also features an appearance by New England TikTok star Charli D’Amelio.

Killer Mike arrested by police following altercation at the Grammy Awards after earning 3 trophies
In a video posted online, Mike was escorted in handcuffs by Los Angeles police from the venue.

Your guide to the 2024 Super Bowl: What to know about the Chiefs and 49ers, how to watch, prop bets, and more

Four years after their championship showdown in February 2020, Kansas City and San Francisco are primed for a rematch.
ANALYSIS

How Nevada made itself a sideshow in the presidential primary season

Nikki Haley might rack up a win in Nevada’s primary. Unfortunately for her, it won’t count.
Two sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
Black History Now

Edmund Barry Gaither worked to bring Black art to the masses during the era of desegregation

“There isn’t an American art without African American art. ...There’s something that’s integral to it,” Gaither said.
See more Black History Month coverage
Opinion
EDITORIAL

When the barbed wire comes down at Concord prison, the possibilities are endless

But with a housing crisis on the doorstep, it shouldn’t take decades to come up with a reuse plan.
John F. Keenan

I visited supervised consumption sites in six cities. Here’s what I found.
Gladys Vega and Renee Ledbetter

Vocational-technical school admissions should be based on lottery
PATRICK CHAPPATTE

Is the MAGA leader afraid of a megastar?
LETTERS

Harvard alumni seeking change — and leadership seats at university

More recent News

Dartmouth College reinstating SAT, ACT requirement for applicants after pause during pandemic
Research has found that standardized test scores can help identify applicants from “less-resourced backgrounds” who can succeed at Dartmouth, the college's president said.

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 allies, but it quickly ran into a wall of opposition.
Here’s what’s in the bipartisan Senate package

Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose on videographer in N.H.
The shock rocker, 55, whose legal name is Brian Warner, pleaded no contest in September to the misdemeanor charge in Laconia.

Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza, but obstacles loom
On Secretary of State Antony Blinken's fifth visit to the region since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, he's hoping to press ahead with a potential cease-fire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions.

Red Line closed between Alewife and Harvard this week
Free shuttle buses will replace subway service between Alewife and Harvard through Feb. 14.

Jury gets manslaughter case against Michigan school shooter’s mother
A Michigan jury began deliberations in a novel trial against a school shooter’s mother who could go to prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four students in 2021.

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‘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.

‘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.

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.

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

Barry Keoghan hits the dance floor as Hasty Pudding’s 2024 Man of the Year

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

With new series, ‘Suits’ gets expansive

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

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

Jury selection in Adam Montgomery trial starts Tuesday; accused of murdering daughter, Harmony

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday morning in the murder trial of Adam Montgomery, a former Manchester, N.H. man charged with killing his 5-year-old daughter Harmony Montgomery in 2019.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

‘Tranquil’ week: A cold, sunny start but soaring into the 50s by Friday

Before it turns milder during the second half of the week, colder air will rush over the relatively warm Atlantic to produce a few snow showers across Cape Cod.

Larry Taylor, gunship pilot in Vietnam who led daring rescue, dies at 81

More than a half century later, the pilot was awarded the Medal of Honor.

‘I can’t wait!’: Newton schools reopen Monday following School Committee, union agreement

The School Committee and the Newton Teachers Association reached a tentative contract agreement that ended the two-week illegal work stoppage that began Jan. 19 and allowed to the return of students to school on Monday.

Sports

Super Bowl

Your guide to the 2024 Super Bowl: What to know about the Chiefs and 49ers, how to watch, prop bets, and more

Four years after their championship showdown in February 2020, Kansas City and San Francisco are primed for a rematch.
Patriots

Patriots’ Steve Belichick, Vinnie Sunseri reportedly hired by Jedd Fisch at University of Washington

Belichick is expected to become the defensive coordinator, while Sunseri is poised to become the defensive backs coach.
men's beanpot

What to know about the Beanpot: Schedule, how to watch, and why it’s such a big deal around here

In the semifinal round of the tournament Monday, Harvard will play Northeastern at 5 p.m., followed by Boston University vs. Boston College at 8 p.m.
71st men's Beanpot

Beanpot 2024: BU and BC will face off once more, but don’t sleep on Northeastern-Harvard
kevin paul dupont | on hockey

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

Even the latest prospect rankings suggest a daunting AL East reality for the Red Sox

Business

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Saving Steward Health Care will take a miracle

At stake? The future of Steward’s nine Massachusetts hospitals, which serve 200,000 patients a year.

Uber laying off 168 people as part of Drizly shutdown

The job cuts, which will take place between April 1 and September 1, include some remote workers who were managed from Drizly’s headquarters in Boston.

Software firm Everbridge looks to go private in $1.5 billion deal with Thoma Bravo

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’
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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

Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose on videographer in N.H.

Bradley’s Law debated in N.H., with hospital shooting memories still fresh

Emergency patients in Boston are waiting longer than ever for care

sports

MIAA boys’ hockey power rankings: Tewskbury leapfrogs Concord-Carlisle in Division 2

MIAA girls’ basketball power rankings: Bishop Feehan lapping the field in Division 1

MIAA girls’ hockey power rankings: Notre Dame (Hingham) leads three-team race atop Division 1

business

Efforts to diversify workplaces have been met with pushback. Nonprofit leader says its time to ‘double down.’

Claudine Gay was railroaded over research integrity. How has Dana-Farber’s Laurie Glimcher avoided that fate so far?

Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 fuselages

politics

Here’s how two sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump

Blinken returns to Mideast in push for hostage deal and postwar plan for Gaza, but obstacles loom

What to know about the US strikes in Iraq and Syria and its attacks with the UK in Yemen

Nation

Jury gets manslaughter case against Michigan school shooter’s mother

Boeing flags potential delays after supplier finds another problem with some 737 fuselages

After record GOP walkout, Oregon lawmakers set to reconvene for session focused on housing and drugs

World

Iraq says 16 killed in US strikes, calls security risk grave

At least 6 Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops

Ukrainian president confirms he’s thinking about dismissing the country’s military chief

opinion

Plug-in hybrids are poised to take off where EV market has stalled

In its bid to expand, CVS first needs to heal thyself

Stop policing Black women’s comportment

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

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

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

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

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

Sign up for the Globe’s 4th annual Black History Month Film Festival

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

Television

Ben Affleck unleashes inner pop star in new Dunkin’ ad: ‘How hard can it be?’

This week’s TV: A Super Sunday primer, Netflix’s ‘One Day,’ and ‘Stupid Pet Tricks’

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

music

A ‘Fast Car’ duet, Joni, Jay-Z, and more: Seven Grammy moments to remember

Marilyn Manson completes community service sentence for blowing nose on videographer in N.H.

Killer Mike arrested by police following altercation at the Grammy Awards after earning 3 trophies

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 Taylor, gunship pilot in Vietnam who led daring rescue, dies at 81

Richard Caster, three-time Pro Bowler and favorite target of Joe Namath, dies at 75

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