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Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress

The victory narrows the slim Republican majority in the House and gives Democrats a much-needed win in New York City’s Long Island suburbs, where the GOP showed surprising strength in recent elections.
5 takeaways from Democrats’ recapture of House seat

GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management

The US House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, after Republicans came up short in their effort last week.

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed against Chelsea Soldiers’ Home

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a class-action lawsuit brought against the Chelsea Soldiers’ Home on behalf of three veterans who died of COVID-19 during the early days of the pandemic, finding their civil rights were not violated.

In Milton, the vote will go on. Here’s what to know about the pivotal housing referendum.
Regardless of which side residents choose on Wednesday, the vote will reverberate throughout Eastern Massachusetts.

Man wanted in Mass. for murder rearrested in Kenya after a week-long escape

Kevin Kangethe escaped while awaiting extradition on a Massachusetts warrant alleging he killed his girlfriend and left her body in a car at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Celtics 118, Nets 110
Jayson Tatum scored 31 first-half points, but his unselfishness in the second half helped the Celtics finish off the Nets
Jayson Tatum scored 31 first-half points, and finished with 41.

Antisemitism, safety fears rise among American Jews, new report finds
Kevin Paul Dupont | LIGHTNING 3, BRUINS 2 (SO)

Brad Marchand’s 1,000th game for Bruins proves no one’s game is as big as his

Marchand has forever been the David on skates, zipping his way around an endless string of Goliaths. Some of them good, some of them bad, virtually all of them with games not nearly as big as his.
Brad Marchand plays his 1,000th game for Bruins, but Lightning spoil things by winning in shootout
DEVRA FIRST

Where to eat for Valentine’s Day without a reservation

Here are 10 restaurants to visit when love is in the air but you haven’t booked a table.
peter abraham | on baseball

The air is heavy with uncertainty as Alex Cora enters the final year of his Red Sox contract

Asked if he wants to be in Boston beyond this year, the sixth-year Red Sox manager said, “I don’t want to talk about that right now."
As spring training begins, will the Red Sox make more changes?
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Healey’s high court picks send message that outsiders need not apply

And the optics of nominating a former partner are just plain awful.
JEFF JACOBY

The seventh-grader and the First Amendment
IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD

Unions are winning battles but still could lose the war
RENÉE GRAHAM

If we want to talk about old age, let’s really talk about old age
Naomi Riley

Why is it so hard for low-income students to apply to college?

More recent News

Hiker killed coyote with his bare hands in Rhode Island; coyote was likely rabid
A single rabid coyote was likely behind separate attacks of humans in two Rhode Island towns last week, officials said.

Mass. burdens poor by overly aggressive policy to recoup Medicaid costs after death, report says
There’s no upper limit on how much Massachusetts can try to recoup, and for some the bill can total hundreds of thousands of dollars.

St. Mary’s Home for Children interim CEO calls report ‘beyond disturbing’ as he focuses on improving staffing, conditions
“Those things should have never happened,” Charles Montorio-Archer told the Globe in a recent interview. “There is no denying what’s in the report. There’s only, ‘How do we respond to it?’”

shirley leung
This Valentine’s Day, can neighbors end their fight over affordable housing in Dorchester?
Last month, the Epiphany School and some neighbors filed lawsuits in an attempt to derail a project that would bring a 72-unit apartment building to the neighborhood. Now, the school has had a change of heart.

Two teens arrested for allegedly robbing person on Newbury Street, police say

Antonio Packard-Wade, 19, of Dorchester, and a 17-year-old girl were charged with receiving stolen property, police said in a statement Tuesday. The juvenile female was also charged with unarmed robbery, the statement said.

FEMA rejects Healey’s request for disaster relief in three counties after Sept. flooding
The mid-September deluge brought flash-flooding to parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island that damaged homes, businesses, and public infrastructure.

Recommended reads

In Eastie, an early glimpse at Boston’s existential and expensive struggle to hold back the sea

Boston began planning for sea level rise almost a decade ago. Now, as the city’s climate adaptation strategy takes shape, it’s raising thorny questions about cost and gentrification.

Black History Now
Sarah-Ann Shaw left ‘big shoes to fill’ for Boston journalists, advocates
At WBZ, Shaw told some of Boston's biggest stories for more than 30 years.

See more coverage of Black History Month

innovation beat
Where do all those Amazon EV delivery vans recharge?
Hint: It's not in Boston.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

Mt. Joy, Lake Street Dive, and a reunited Sublime to headline Marshfield’s Levitate Festival

‘The Taste of Things’: Juliette Binoche has never been better

Harvard’s Black Film Project will spotlight Black history and culture through documentary, narrative stories

Anna Motz debunks myths about female abusers and violent offenders in ‘If Love Could Kill’

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

EDITORIAL

Let’s stop treating pot like heroin
MARCELA GARCÍA

Migrants’ next stop: Why not Wellesley?
IDEAS | DANIEL G. STEGER

They filmed ‘American Fiction’ in my house. Can I get an Oscar?
IDEAS | IEVA JUSIONYTE

A scholar of gun policy says his field has gotten it wrong
Suzanne Nossel

How universities can restore free speech and constructive conversations
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Boston City Council to consider resolution supporting negotiated ceasefire in Gaza

Councilor Ben Weber, who is Jewish and in his first term, filed the resolution which is on the council’s Wednesday agenda.
RI POLITICS

‘We hope all of this is behind us’: After years of rancor, Narragansett has opened its new library

In the end, the solution to an impasse over democracy was more democracy.
RI FOOD & DINING

Just shy of its 100th anniversary, the Original New York System faces financial challenges

“I give it about six months — maybe more, maybe less — before I need to sit down and have a conversation with my family about what comes next,” said Toprak, who is known as “Baba.”

How Rhode Island colleges can address FAFSA’s latest delay

Updates to the federal government’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid have caused problems for students across the country. The president and CEO of Onward We Learn offers a possible solution for new college students.

Sports

PATRIOTS

Divide between offense and defense in Patriots locker room was brewing, cornerback Jonathan Jones says

"A fresh change was needed," Jones said. "I think after these last few years, the expectations in New England, and what the fans expect and what the players expect, we haven’t lived up to that."
patriots

Rhamondre Stevenson’s wish for the 2024 season: ‘I want to be the featured back’

The Patriots running back is headed into the final season of his rookie contract, so he has a lot of incentive for a bigger role.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

Brad Marchand’s 1,000th game for Bruins proves no one’s game is as big as his

Marchand has forever been the David on skates, zipping his way around an endless string of Goliaths. Some of them good, some of them bad, virtually all of them with games not nearly as big as his.
CHAD FINN | ON MEDIA

‘The Dynasty’ on Apple TV+ is nearly perfect, just like the Patriots dynasty it reveals

Pond hockey in New Hampshire brightens winter for hundreds. But climate change threatens the sport.
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: BC 89, LOUISVILLE 77

Boston College soars in second half to defeat Louisville

Business

RI FOOD & DINING

Just shy of its 100th anniversary, the Original New York System faces financial challenges

“I give it about six months — maybe more, maybe less — before I need to sit down and have a conversation with my family about what comes next,” said Toprak, who is known as “Baba.”

In Milton, the vote will go on. Here’s what to know about the pivotal housing referendum.

Regardless of which side residents choose on Wednesday, the vote will reverberate throughout Eastern Massachusetts.

Thousands of US Uber and Lyft drivers plan Valentine’s Day strikes
TALKING POINTS

Staples teams up with local robotic packaging company
magazine
Globe Magazine

‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Feb. 12-Feb. 18
The Parenting Issue

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

The Parenting Issue

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

metro

Bill to double paid family leave to 12 weeks becoming a priority in R.I.

Year after year, chocolate seems to be the Valentine’s Day gift that can’t fail

How governors pick high-court justices is a ‘black box.’ Healey’s process was more close-knit than usual.

sports

Rick Pitino had a message for Providence College: Billy Donovan deserves a spot in the rafters

Brad Marchand plays his 1,000th game for Bruins, but Lightning spoil things by winning in shootout

Jayson Tatum scored 31 first-half points, but his unselfishness in the second half helped the Celtics finish off the Nets

business

Tripadvisor could be takeover bait

‘It’s sad that makes me a villain’: Longtime Newton councilor got voted out after leading zoning rewrite

Fidelity Charitable distributes record-setting $11.8 billion to nonprofits in 2023

politics

Why AP declared Tom Suozzi the winner of the George Santos seat: Race call explained

GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border management

Supreme Court gives prosecutors a week to respond in Trump immunity case

Nation

Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress

Five takeaways from the Democrats’ recapture of a House seat

Harvey Weinstein is appealing 2020 rape conviction. New York’s top court to hear arguments

World

Displaced Palestinians leave one of Gaza’s main hospitals after weeks of being isolated by fighting

Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea

Defense Minister Subianto leads in early unofficial count of Indonesia’s presidential race

opinion

The seat belts you probably didn’t even know you had

They filmed ‘American Fiction’ in my house. Can I get an Oscar?

Why I loved Seiji Ozawa

lifestyle

Taylor Swift celebrates Travis Kelce Super Bowl win with star-studded entourage

Photos: See Robert Kraft, Reba McEntire, Jay-Z, and more stars at Super Bowl LVIII

Should I know it’s love by three months? Six?

food & dining

Just shy of its 100th anniversary, the Original New York System faces financial challenges

Year after year, chocolate seems to be the Valentine’s Day gift that can’t fail

Some of Greater Boston’s best food is in . . . Burlington?

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.

Cruise-curious? Your cruise questions answered.

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

A divided life finally made whole in ‘I Heard Her Call My Name,’ Lucy Sante’s memoir of transition

Paul Alexander captures the tragic beauty, survival instincts of Billie Holiday in ‘Bitter Crop’

Beyond ‘Bridgerton,’ there’s a whole universe of historical romance classics ripe for the screen. Here are six of our favorites.

Movies

‘Madame Web’ spins a convoluted superhero story

‘The Taste of Things’: Juliette Binoche has never been better

Snuggle up this snow day and watch the 2024 Oscar nominees for best picture

Television

Jon Stewart is back at ‘The Daily Show,’ and he doesn’t spare Joe Biden

12 shows to binge on a snow day

Want to dress and eat like a ‘DunKing’? The tracksuits are sold out.

music

La Scala concert features violins that inmates made from battered migrant boats

On ‘O Monolith’ and on tour, new inflections in Squid’s ever-shifting sound

Mt. Joy, Lake Street Dive, and a reunited Sublime to headline Marshfield’s Levitate Festival

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

Kelvin Kiptum, marathon world record holder, dies at 24

Cecilia Gentili, transgender activist, performer, and author, dies at 52

Bob Edwards, radio host who built NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76