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‘It is a humanitarian crisis’: Religious groups mobilize to support migrants

Faith groups and leaders are working to shepherd thousands of migrants into American society, facilitating access to basic needs, as well as connections to social services and financial support.

‘Actually shocking.’ Healey relied on small circle to pick SJC nominees.
The first-term Democrat leaned on a small, five-person commission to vet and identify picks for the high court. Three were either current or former appointees of Governor Maura Healey’s.

CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA
‘The Dynasty’ on Apple TV+ is nearly perfect, just like the Patriots dynasty it reveals
Let’s call it the equivalent of a 14-2 season that ends with the duck boats rolling down Boylston Street. An unforgettable winner, blemishes or not.

Patriots running back Rhamondre Stevenson’s wish for the 2024 season: ‘I want to be the featured back’ Divide between offense and defense in Patriots locker room was brewing, cornerback Jonathan Jones says
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Blustery cold Wednesday before clipper system brings snow Thursday night

Temperatures will struggle toward freezing Wednesday afternoon, making it one of the colder days of the winter.
Icy roads and gusty winds forecast across Mass., southern New England Weather focus: Meteorologists walk a fine line to get a forecast right. Who’s responsible when they don’t?

Affleck on the track: DunKings release full song just in time for Valentine’s Day

Ben Affleck’s Dunkin’ boy band dropped the lyric video for "Don’t Dunk Away At My Heart" on Wednesday.
Matt Damon welcomes the newest DunKings member: Stephen Colbert
Odie Henderson review | ★★

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ fails to catch a fire

This man was a national treasure. So how, in the name of all that is irie, does “Bob Marley: One Love” make his story so flat, lifeless, and dull?

Steward hospital crisis an ‘urgent priority’ for Healey, as state braces for potential closures

The governor said Massachusetts will soon have monitors in place at all the system’s hospitals and is exploring its emergency powers amid fears of hospital closures.

Sick patients collapsed waiting for care in overwhelmed Steward hospital’s emergency department

In 2023, regulators declared that safety lapses in Good Samaritan Medical Center’s ER put patients in "immediate jeopardy," the most severe sanction.
Read more Globe coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis
SPOTLIGHT TEAM FOLLOW-UP

Child protection experts urge more compassionate treatment of infant sleep death cases

Maria Mossaides, the state’s child advocate, said her office is considering possible changes.
Read the Spotlight Team report: Cradle of Doubt

James Pindell | ANALYSIS
A Democrat won a special House election on Long Island. Here is why you should care.
On Tuesday, Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated Republican Mazi Pilip. The race could be a foreshadowing of elections to come.

Democrats flip House seat in N.Y. as Tom Suozzi wins race to succeed George Santos 5 takeaways from Democrats’ recapture of seat

The House has impeached the Homeland Security secretary. What comes next?

The Republican-controlled House has impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over the Biden administration’s handling of the US-Mexico border.
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border

Brookline considering eliminating Grade 9 honors English course

The district already axed ninth-grade honors social studies in 2019, and phasing out honors English is expected to presage changes to math and science courses.

What is Alaskapox? Recent death brings attention to virus seen in small animals.

 An Oregon resident was diagnosed with the plague. Here are a few things to know about the illness.

Following bitter debate, Milton heads to polls to vote on divisive zoning plan

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

4 charged in death of a baby in Pawtucket
RI FOOD & DINING

Just shy of its 100th anniversary, the Original New York System is close to serving its last hot wiener

“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 owner Taner Toprak, who is known as “Baba.”

PWHL Boston’s trade of potential star Sophie Jaques was surprising. Let’s break it down.

Boston acquired a solid veteran forward (Susanna Tapani) and a depth defender (Abby Cook) from Minnesota for Jaques, who had been drafted 10th overall in September.
ADDRESS

Home of the Week: For $475,000, a Cape ranch that makes a big splash with goldfish ponds

Property also comes with two-bedrooms, one full bath, a gazebo, a screen porch, hardwood flooring, and coffered ceilings. Check out the message center in the kitchen.

Valentine’s Day 💕

We made Boston-inspired Valentine’s Day cards. Now tell us your ideas.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘She had a crocheted scarf around her neck . . . and a construction worker’s vest sticking out of her purse’

LOVE LETTERS
‘Is it wrong to only want to date younger women?’
He’s just not interested when friends try to set him up with women his own age.

Chocolates, flowers and procrastination. For many Americans, Valentine’s Day is a last-minute affair.

At the Quincy library, a Fabio cardboard cutout adds a unique twist to Valentine’s Day

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

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

More recent News

Three officers shot in Washington while attempting to make an animal cruelty arrest
The officers are expected to survive the wounds and were being treated at area hospitals after the shooting in the nation’s capital.

Squishmallows toy maker and Build-A-Bear sue each other over ‘copycat’ accusations
Kelly Toys has sued Build-A-Bear, saying its new “Skoosherz” toys copy the look and feel of their mega-popular Squishmallows products.

How Trump urging Russia to invade ‘delinquent’ NATO members distorts how the alliance works
Former president Donald Trump's comment adds to evidence that the 77-year-old either does not understand how NATO works or is distorting the truth for political gain.

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.
Nets at Celtics: Brooklyn comes to Boston in second half of home-and-home

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.
Antisemitism, safety fears rise among American Jews, new report finds

Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks appear to stall as Netanyahu blames Hamas

International efforts to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas suffered a setback on Wednesday as Israel reportedly recalled its negotiating team and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of hobbling the high-stakes negotiations.

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

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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ fails to catch a fire

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

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

Black History Now

‘We were building tables’: Demita Frazier reflects on influential Black feminist collective

The Boston-based activist has been a leader of "smart, capable, unruly Black women" and a pioneer of intersectional feminist theory.

William Post, who played a key role in developing Pop-Tarts, dies at 96

Mr. Post had retired at age 56 as a senior vice president with Keebler Company and settled in Glen Arbor, Michigan.
RI CRIME

4 charged in death of a baby in Pawtucket

On Sunday, officers responded to an Arthur Street apartment on Arthur Street on Sunday at around 10 a.m. and found the baby unresponsive with bruises on his face.
NH POLITICS

No-excuse absentee voting? In N.H., it’s not so simple.

Other states in New England allow it, but New Hampshire Secretary of State David M. Scanlan said it would require a constitutional amendment to do so in the Granite State

Sports

Patriots

Patriots to hire Tiquan Underwood as assistant receivers coach

It remains unclear if the Patriots are retaining Troy Brown as their wide receivers coach.
revolution

First look: Revolution debut new ‘Boston Tea Party’ kits

The Revolution’s kits honor the bravery of early Bostonians.
pwhl notebook

PWHL Boston’s trade of potential star Sophie Jaques was surprising. Let’s break it down.

Boston acquired a solid veteran forward (Susanna Tapani) and a depth defender (Abby Cook) from Minnesota for Jaques, who had been drafted 10th overall in September.
Nets at Celtics | 7:30 p.m. (NBCSB)

Nets at Celtics: Brooklyn comes to Boston in second half of home-and-home
auto racing

A NASCAR driver from Massachusetts? Starting with the Daytona 500, Kaz Grala wants to give Boston a rooting interest.
PATRIOTS

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

Business

Date night strike: Thousands of US, UK delivery, ride-hailing drivers stop work on Valentine’s Day

Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the US and the UK went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for fair compensation and other changes to their working conditions.
ADDRESS

8 things homeowners should do to prepare financially for the sale of their home

Legal and financial experts weigh in on the when, the how, the expected, the unexpected, and the cost of selling your residential property.

Steward hospital crisis an ‘urgent priority’ for Healey, as state braces for potential closures
ADDRESS

Home of the Week: For $475,000, a Cape ranch that makes a big splash with goldfish ponds
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

MIT President's full video statement on the suspension of student group Coalition Against Apartheid

Following bitter debate, Milton heads to polls to vote on divisive zoning plan

Paramedic nearly struck by car that rolled across I-95 in Peabody

sports

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

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

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

business

Chocolates, flowers and procrastination. For many Americans, Valentine’s Day is a last-minute affair.

Following bitter debate, Milton heads to polls to vote on divisive zoning plan

Ask the Remodeler: Sick of no-shows? No return calls? How to find people to work on your home.

politics

Parents of gun violence victims use AI to bring kids’ voices to Capitol Hill

A day after his latest hospital release, Austin presses for urgent military aid for Ukraine

Johnson says House won’t be ‘rushed’ to approve aid for Ukraine and Israel as $95b package stalls

Nation

Judge to consider whether to remove District Attorney Fani Willis from Georgia election case

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

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

World

Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks appear to stall as Netanyahu blames Hamas

Indonesian defense chief linked to past rights abuses claims victory in presidential election

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

opinion

Let’s stop treating pot like heroin

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

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

lifestyle

What is Alaskapox? Recent death brings attention to virus seen in small animals.

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

food & dining

David Bouley, influential New York chef, dies at 70

Affleck on the track: DunKings release full song just in time for Valentine’s Day

Matt Damon welcomes the newest DunKings member: Stephen Colbert

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

Stopping by woods at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design

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

Books

For Hank Phillippi Ryan, serendipity is a power for good, in writing and life

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’

Movies

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ fails to catch a fire

‘Madame Web’ spins a convoluted superhero story

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

Television

Rom-com to medical drama, Ambika Mod stands out

Matt Damon welcomes the newest DunKings member: Stephen Colbert

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

music

Harry Connick Jr., Broadway stars, Branford Marsalis, and Pride Night highlight Pops’ spring season

Affleck on the track: DunKings release full song just in time for Valentine’s Day

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

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

William Post, who played a key role in developing Pop-Tarts, dies at 96

David Bouley, influential New York chef, dies at 70

Kelvin Kiptum, marathon world record holder, dies at 24