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Megadonors to universities flexing their muscle in an unprecedented way
It is a new and stunning kind of public power-push by uber-rich donors, whose ranks are growing, and who suddenly appear hungry to use their money to shape higher education in America today, experts said.

Only two months in and the 2024 campaign is not aging well
When the top two candidates for the presidency are 77 and 81, age is not just a number, it's a vulnerability.

One more problem for Biden? Trump nostalgia.

President Biden's allies are quick to point out the omissions in Donald Trump's rose-colored recounting of his term. But are voters listening?

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.

Five employees fired from Jay Peak Resort for wearing Nazi armbands

Steve Wright, president and general manager at the resort, said the workers were fired “when they violated terms of employment here, relating to hate speech and offensive remarks.”

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

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

31 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah after Netanyahu says invasion there is inevitable
shirley leung

In Milton, it’s downright ugly with neighbors against neighbors ahead of Tuesday’s vote on housing

After years of telling everyone to embrace more housing, this Globe columnist wrestles with welcoming development now that it’s in her backyard.

It all comes down to this: MBTA zoning fight roils Milton ahead of a key vote on Tuesday

Milton is sharply split on a sweeping new zoning plan designed to loosen the grip of single-family housing on the proudly residential suburb. It is a vote that will reverberate far beyond the town borders.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Enjoy a taste of spring on Saturday. We’re tracking the potential for more snow early next week
Temperatures will reach well into the 50s and there’s an outside chance Boston could even hit 60 degrees if there's enough sunshine.

Bostonhenge returns this weekend Atlantic Ocean system gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study says

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.

Celebrate the new year at one of these new Chinese restaurants 10 ways to celebrate Lunar New Year in and around Boston
CHAD FINN | UNCONVENTIONAL PREVIEW

Mr. Irrelevant and a talented cast vs. the NFL’s premier quarterback makes for a compelling Super Bowl

The Chiefs are a smaller-scale version on the field of what the Patriots were for 20 years, while the 49ers feature the most well-balanced team in the NFL this season.
Sunday Football Notes:NFL’s grass-growing abilities have become a major controversy for Super Bowl LVIII

Super Bowl commercials 2024: See Tom Brady, Budweiser, and more big game ads

Taylor Swift prepares for an epic journey to the Super Bowl. Will she make it?
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

From the All-Star Dodgers to the sad state of the Athletics, there are many story lines to watch in spring training

All 30 Major League Baseball teams will hve their spring training camps open for business over the next few days.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Grading the interesting NBA trades from a busy, but not monumental, deadline day

The NBA trade deadline has passed without many blockbuster trades, but it was eventful.

For polyamorous people, there is no romance without finance

The Globe spoke with more than a dozen polyamorous New Englanders about the cost of dating, budgeting strategies, and financial conversations.
Opinion
RENÉE LOTH

A call for Americans to share their COVID-19 memories and experiences

The Library of Congress has launched a COVID-19 oral history project to preserve the experiences ordinary Americans had during the pandemic.
IDEAS | KRISTIN GRIFFIN

A Harbor Towers kid
Matt Hills

Like ‘Seinfeld,’ Newton teachers strike was about nothing
IDEAS | SHERRIE DULWORTH

What is a good death?

LETTERS

Long emergency department wait times are perilous. Fix this — stat!

More recent News

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.

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.

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.

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.

South Boston officials call for answers about facilities at proposed shelter in Fort Point

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.

The conflagration that would consume Harvard? It began with a few words written in fear.
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.

Recommended reads

The planet just passed a new dangerous warming threshold

The European science agency Copernicus said that for the first time global average heating exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius for a 12-month period, passing a threshold climate scientists have long warned against crossing.

Boston University’s new comfort dog needs a name, and suggestions have poured in
For now, the comfort dog is being called “Puppy,” but a contest to determine its new name is underway.

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.”

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

Contemporary Black poets celebrate Phillis Wheatley in new volume; ‘Moby-Dick’-inspired video installations at ICA

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’

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

LETTERS

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

The hidden toll of sports gambling
Dallas Ducar

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

A ruling that frees up local political discourse
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

Megadonors to universities flexing their muscle in an unprecedented way

It is a new and stunning kind of public power-push by uber-rich donors, whose ranks are growing, and who suddenly appear hungry to use their money to shape higher education in America today, experts said.

It all comes down to this: MBTA zoning fight roils Milton ahead of a key vote on Tuesday

Milton is sharply split on a sweeping new zoning plan designed to loosen the grip of single-family housing on the proudly residential suburb. It is a vote that will reverberate far beyond the town borders.

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.

South Boston officials call for answers about facilities at proposed shelter in Fort Point

At a press conference outside the Boston Tea Party Museum on Friday, State Senator Nick Collins and Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy said they have few answers to questions from residents since the news came Thursday that the state is considering opening a migrant shelter at 24 Farnsworth St.

Sports

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Once overlooked, Brad Marchand’s work ethic has him on verge of joining Bruins’ elite 1,000-game club

Barring an unpredicted event of nature, Marchand will play his 1,000th regular-season game Tuesday when the Bruins host the Lightning.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

From the All-Star Dodgers to the sad state of the Athletics, there are many story lines to watch in spring training

All 30 Major League Baseball teams will have their spring training camps open for business over the next few days.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

NFL’s grass-growing abilities have become a major controversy for Super Bowl LVIII

The quality and maintenance of natural grass has become a major story line for Sunday’s Super Bowl between the Chiefs and 49ers.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Grading the interesting NBA trades from a busy, but not monumental, deadline day
Tara Sullivan

Mark Bavaro knows a thing or two about the great tight ends in this year’s Super Bowl
CHAD FINN | UNCONVENTIONAL PREVIEW

Mr. Irrelevant and a talented cast vs. the NFL’s premier quarterback makes for a compelling Super Bowl

Business

Israel hit with first ever downgrade as Moody’s cites war impact

Israel received its first-ever sovereign downgrade as Moody’s Investors Service lowered its credit rating, citing the impact of the ongoing military conflict with Hamas on its finances.
shirley leung

In Milton, it’s downright ugly with neighbors against neighbors ahead of Tuesday’s vote on housing

After years of telling everyone to embrace more housing, this Globe columnist wrestles with welcoming development now that it’s in her backyard.

It all comes down to this: MBTA zoning fight roils Milton ahead of a key vote on Tuesday

Germany’s days as an industrial superpower are coming to an end
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

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

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

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

sports

Taylor Swift prepares for an epic journey to the Super Bowl. Will she make it?

Celtics continue to confound with a troublesome fourth quarter after an impressive third quarter

Five things to watch at MIAA sectional wrestling

business

Tommy Hilfiger takes over the Oyster Bar in Grand Central for a joyous New York-centric fashion show

Everett LNG terminal will stay open under deal with National Grid

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

politics

One more problem for Biden? Trump nostalgia.

How Biden and his allies are pushing back against a special counsel’s claims about his memory

Only two months in and the 2024 campaign is not aging well

Nation

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Fisherman Convicted of Diverting a Michigan River by Hand

Trump Calls His Classified Documents Case ‘Selective Persecution’

World

31 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah after Netanyahu says invasion there is inevitable

The Lunar New Year of the Dragon flames colorful festivities across Asian nations and communities

Pakistan hits back at criticism of election conduct and insists cellphone curbs were necessary

opinion

Mass. tobacco law is working. Take note, federal officials.

It’s not about comfy pants. I’m more productive working from home.

One that got away: A prized fish market closes

lifestyle

Schools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board

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

Women don’t want to date short men

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

Contemporary Black poets celebrate Phillis Wheatley in new volume; ‘Moby-Dick’-inspired video installations at ICA

Author readings around Boston through Feb. 17

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

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