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The conflagration that would consume Harvard? It began on this Palestinian activist’s laptop.

Harvard Law student Israa Alzamli revealed that she was one of the main authors of the Oct. 7 statement signed by more than 30 Harvard student groups that plunged the university into a maelstrom from which it has yet to emerge.

Brian McGrory
Steward chief Ralph de la Torre has two yachts, not one
Why is it important that the chief executive officer of Steward Health Care owns two yachts? Because hospitals, even for profit ones, are something of a public trust.

One of five Marines killed in California identified as New Hampshire native

Kayla Montgomery shares gruesome testimony in husband Adam Montgomery’s murder trial

As the state’s star witness, the defendant’s estranged wife is expected to face significant scrutiny under cross-examination in relation to 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery’s death.

Shooting incident reported in Saco, Maine; shelter-in-place order issued for downtown

Police in Saco, Maine, asked people in the downtown area to shelter in place following a shooting incident Friday afternoon, according to authorities and published reports.

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant slated to stand trial in December on fraud charges

Cannon-Grant's trial in US District Court in Boston is scheduled to begin Dec. 2 and is expected to take about three weeks.

2 people dead after small plane attempts emergency landing on southwest Florida interstate

Five employees fired from Jay Peak Resort for wearing Nazi armbands

Boston University’s new comfort dog needs a name, and suggestions have poured in

More RIDOT workers echo union leaders’ description of ‘toxic,’ ‘harrassing’ workplace

This Lunar New Year, Boston’s Chinatown is at a crossroads

One of Boston’s smallest neighborhoods, an ethnic enclave with a rich history in the city’s urban core, is changing. The effects of years-long gentrification are roiling the neighborhood.
10 ways to celebrate Lunar New Year in and around Boston
DEVRA FIRST

Celebrate the new year at one of these new Chinese restaurants

Feb. 10 marks Lunar New Year. Usher in the Year of the Dragon with hand-pulled noodles, soup dumplings, Sichuan fare, and more.
Shirley Leung: It’s the Year of the Dragon — time to make dumplings. But would I remember how?

Boston struggling to test rape kits within state-mandated time limit, data show
The Boston crime lab received 186 rape kits in the 12 months leading up to last June, and tested 93 of them within 30 days, according to an annual state report on testing filed Jan. 2 by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.

Wealthier Mass. communities avoid brunt of expanding shelter crisis, Globe analysis shows

State data shows the unequal impact homeless families and new arrivals are having on Massachusetts.

Dan Shaughnessy
Theo Epstein has been away a while but he knows how the Red Sox work, and other thoughts
Epstein knows that the Red Sox need to be a functional team again, with a clear direction. He wants them to succeed again.

Star-starved Red Sox will gather for spring training in Fort Myers in relative anonymity

Seiji Ozawa, trailblazing BSO music director, dies at 88

The first Asian musician to establish a top-level international career in Western music, Mr. Ozawa became a major figure in Europe, America, and his native Japan and a conscientious citizen of each musical community in which he worked.
‘An inspiration to me all my life’: BSO music director Andris Nelsons and others remember Seiji Ozawa Photos: Seiji Ozawa through the years

L Street Tavern, made famous in ‘Good Will Hunting,’ being sold in March

In a nostalgic message, the tavern thanked everyone who shared "in this run of a lifetime and creating the L Street Tavern experience. We are blessed. Good Times. Good friends. Good Will. Good-Bye.”

Boston College hires former Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as head coach

O'Brien, who grew up in Massachusetts, had taken a job as offensive coordinator at Ohio State last month.
Chip Kelly quits as UCLA head football coach, rumored to be replacing Bill O’Brien as Ohio State offensive coordinator
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Enjoy a taste of spring on Saturday. We’re tracking the potential for more snow early next week

 Bostonhenge returns this weekend The planet just passed a new dangerous warming threshold
Opinion
IDEAS | SHERRIE DULWORTH

What is a good death?

As more Americans are choosing to die at home, they and their loved ones are turning to those with special training in the solemn, spiritual work of tying up loose ends and finding meaning in their life.
Matt Hills

Like ‘Seinfeld,’ Newton teachers strike was about nothing
LETTERS

It’s not about comfy pants. I’m more productive working from home.
Keith O'Brien

The hidden toll of sports gambling
EDITORIAL

A ruling that frees up local political discourse

More recent News

On 20th anniversary of college student’s disappearance, authorities release age-progression photo
New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Formella on Friday announced the release of the age-progression photo of Maura Murray, which was produced by the FBI.

Judge lets lawsuit involving one of R.I.’s richest families go to trial
Superior Court Judge Brian P. Stern refuses to dismiss some key elements of a lawsuit accusing downtown Providence developer Arnold B. “Buff” Chace Jr. of self-dealing from a family trust.

Want to watch the Super Bowl at a sports betting parlor in Mass.? Maybe next year.
Despite state law permitting two brick-and-mortar sports betting bars, development of them has been slow.

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake shakes greater Los Angeles. No reports of significant damage.
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck the Southern California coast near Malibu on Friday afternoon and was widely felt in the Los Angeles region. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes just south of Hawaii’s Big Island, US Geological Survey says

Everett LNG terminal will stay open under deal with National Grid
Six-year contract to buy liquified natural gas may be followed by others.

Dont’a Hightower returns to Patriots as linebackers coach
HIghtower played on three Super Bowl champions here and was teammates with new head coach Jerod Mayo.

Monkey remains found in bag at Logan Airport
The traveler was returning to the US after visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo, federal officials said.

Prosecutors seek to protect witnesses in Trump classified documents case
The request to protect the witnesses — made in court papers filed late Thursday night — came after Trump’s legal team asked Judge Aileen Cannon, who is overseeing the case, for permission to name some of the witnesses in court papers it recently filed related to arguments about discovery evidence.

DNC files federal complaint alleging RFK Jr.’s super PAC is working too closely with his campaign
The Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission, accusing presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr_ of a “ballot access scheme.”

Recommended reads

One year later, no answers for why a 26-year-old R.I. marathoner died

Pierre Lipton, a Brown graduate named to Forbes 30 under 30, collapsed after finishing a marathon, and his father says, “The lack of a definitive explanation makes it even more devastating.”

‘It’s disheartening’: Plymouth Harbor lobstermen brace for impact of cruise ship surge
Cruise dockings are set to surge this summer in Plymouth, where lobstermen are concerned a short season could grow even shorter.

In Concord, residents wonder what comes next after sprawling prison closes
Since news broke that the state plans to close MCI-Concord, the men’s prison in tony Concord, questions have swirled about what might take its place.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines
Maybe it’s not the economy, stupid
Many voters have the luxury to focus on other issues in this presidential election.

Culture & Lifestyle

From ‘Big Night’ to ‘Babette’s Feast,’ sink your teeth into these 7 great films about food

Looking for a sensuous Valentine’s Day read? Let me suggest Willa Cather.

In ‘The Naked Neanderthal,’ Ludovic Slimak claims that those early hominids were ‘never other versions of us’

‘One Day,’ and then another, all the way into adulthood

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

SCOT LEHIGH

Oh lord, what’s up with the GOP?
EDITORIAL

Changing the salary rules for the state’s top police training official doesn’t pass the smell test
Dallas Ducar

When the GOP comes for trans rights, they come for all of our rights
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

In the Trump disqualification case, expect a Supreme sidestep
IDEAS | MATT GALLAGHER

This is no time to give up on Ukraine
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

One of five Marines killed in California identified as New Hampshire native

Captain Jack Casey, 26, from Dover, N.H., died with four fellow servicemembers when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a training flight in stormy weather near San Diego, according to the Marine Corps.

More RIDOT workers echo union leaders’ description of ‘toxic,’ ‘harrassing’ workplace

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is under increasing scrutiny due to the closure of the Washington Bridge. A lawyer for four employees said issues include giving non-union people union positions, moving employees’ offices and work locations, and more.

Boston struggling to test rape kits within state-mandated time limit, data show

The Boston crime lab received 186 rape kits in the 12 months leading up to last June, and tested 93 of them within 30 days, according to an annual state report on testing filed Jan. 2 by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.

This Lunar New Year, Boston’s Chinatown is at a crossroads

One of Boston’s smallest neighborhoods, an ethnic enclave with a rich history in the city’s urban core, is changing. The effects of years-long gentrification are roiling the neighborhood.

Sports

golf

Nick Taylor’s 60 tied a record in a PGA Tour stroke play at Phoenix Open

The Canadian’s five-shot lead tied the tour mark for the largest 18-hole lead in a stroke-play event since 1983.
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

Eight is Enough: Four sets of brothers have given Shawsheen wrestling a family feel, and unprecedented success

Shawsheen's first undefeated dual season started with the Tildsley brothers, as Sid, a junior, and James, a sophomore have combined for 313 wins. They're joined by the Carbones, Mandalains, and Caceres's siblings.
NFL

This time around, 49ers better equipped on offense to challenge Chiefs in the Super Bowl

San Francisco found a franchise quarterback in Brock Purdy and has better playmakers around him than the ones who surrounded Jimmy Garoppolo four years ago.
SPORTS MEDIA

Wading in deeper: After record streaming audience, Amazon will air an NFL playoff game in 2025

HS WRESTLING: ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

EMass wrestling: Pinning down key wins, Central Catholic’s Brian Waller-Reitano headlines Athletes of the Week
Peter Abraham | On baseball

Star-starved Red Sox will gather for spring training in Fort Myers in relative anonymity

Business

Everett LNG terminal will stay open under deal with National Grid

Six-year contract to buy liquified natural gas may be followed by others.

More RIDOT workers echo union leaders’ description of ‘toxic,’ ‘harrassing’ workplace

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is under increasing scrutiny due to the closure of the Washington Bridge. A lawyer for four employees said issues include giving non-union people union positions, moving employees’ offices and work locations, and more.

Want to watch the Super Bowl at a sports betting parlor in Mass.? Maybe next year.
RI COURTS

Judge lets lawsuit involving one of R.I.’s richest families go to trial
magazine
The Parenting Issue

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

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Mandy is from the South, like me’
PERSPECTIVE

One more game with Dad: Why the 49ers getting to the Super Bowl meant so much to me
The Parenting Issue

More women than ever are freezing their eggs. But there’s a problem.

metro

Judge lets lawsuit involving one of R.I.’s richest families go to trial

Boston activist Monica Cannon-Grant slated to stand trial in December on fraud charges

Funding to fight child hunger is in jepoardy in N.H. Advocates urge the governor to act.

sports

Chip Kelly quits as UCLA head football coach, rumored to be replacing Bill O’Brien as Ohio State offensive coordinator

After false alarm, forward Anthony Richard is expected to make his Bruins debut Saturday

Dont’a Hightower returns to Patriots as linebackers coach

business

The Somerville Wire is latest local news outlet to close down

Tolls, taxi fees, and gas taxes are on the table as state panel launches study of transportation funding

Steward chief Ralph de la Torre has two yachts, not one

politics

DNC files federal complaint alleging RFK Jr.’s super PAC is working too closely with his campaign

Former Maryland governor Larry Hogan is running for the US Senate

Harris calls special counsel’s comments on Biden’s memory ‘gratuitous’ and ‘politically motivated’

Nation

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes just south of Hawaii’s Big Island, US Geological Survey says

Prosecutors seek to protect witnesses in Trump classified documents case

2 people dead after small plane attempts emergency landing on southwest Florida interstate

World

Pakistan election surprise: Imran Khan’s party puts up a fight

Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion

Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion

opinion

Oh lord, what’s up with the GOP?

When the GOP comes for trans rights, they come for all of our rights

Changing the salary rules for the state’s top police training official doesn’t pass the smell test

lifestyle

Read My Lips Boston wants to help everyone find their happily ever after

Women don’t want to date short men

The best midlife beauty technique? Normalizing aging, however you choose to do it.

food & dining

Celebrate the new year at one of these new Chinese restaurants

L Street Tavern, made famous in ‘Good Will Hunting,’ being sold in March

What to make for the Super Bowl this Sunday

travel

We wanted northern lights and glacial fjords. We got so much more.

Not into roller coasters at sea with 5,000 other passengers? Consider an expedition voyage.

A fall foliage cruise from New England to Canada (minus the colorful leaves)

Arts

With a small show of prints by Indigenous artists, the MFA looks to the future

A pair of ambitious photo exhibits look at sexuality and race in Boston during the ’70s

MFA agrees to return sacred relics to Korea

Books

Author readings around Boston through Feb. 17

Looking for a sensuous Valentine’s Day read? Let me suggest Willa Cather.

In ‘The Naked Neanderthal,’ Ludovic Slimak claims that those early hominids were ‘never other versions of us’

Movies

L Street Tavern, made famous in ‘Good Will Hunting,’ being sold in March

The world’s most famous dragon, Bruce Lee, was a natural entrepreneur

From ‘Big Night’ to ‘Babette’s Feast,’ sink your teeth into these 7 great films about food

Television

‘Matlock’ comeback marks the latest series reboot

Everything you need to know about Usher’s 2024 Super Bowl halftime show

With a focus on World War II, TV series are remaking history

music

A sunny concerto and a haunting ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’ with the BSO

Everything you need to know about Usher’s 2024 Super Bowl halftime show

Seiji Ozawa, trailblazing BSO music director, dies at 88

Theater/Dance

Wonders never cease with the 7 Fingers

In ‘John Proctor Is the Villain,’ a high school is a #MeToo crucible

It’s the humans who are in need of repair in ‘Machine Learning’

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

Seiji Ozawa, trailblazing BSO music director, dies at 88

Aston Barrett, 77, bass-playing force with Bob Marley and Wailers, dies

Sebastián Piñera, former Chilean president and billionaire mogul, dies at 74