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1 person killed, several injured after shooting following Kansas City Super Bowl victory celebration
Minutes after Chiefs players vowed to go for a third-straight title, shots were fired.

More than 40 people with ties to Boston street gang arrested in racketeering scheme, linked to murders, officials say

Nearly two dozen fraudulent employment claims were allegedly submitted for a company called "Married to the Mob," prosecutors said.

MIT president suspends student group critical of war in Gaza, says action ‘not related to content’ of demonstrations
The group said the suspension was an attack "on our right to protest.”

Money, Power, Inequality
Aging lifers in Mass. look to self-improvement as a pathway to release from prison
Supporters say a small group of older lifers should be at the top of the governor’s commutation list, citing their model behavior.

Sen. Pacheco one of a dozen Mass. lawmakers who plan to leave office at end of the year

At least a dozen state lawmakers have so far announced that they will not seek reelection in the fall and will instead run for another office or move on to jobs in the private sector — almost none announced plans to retire.

Eversource finally found a buyer for two wind farms. Now it’s looking to sell its water business.

Together, these divestitures represent an end to Eversource’s money-losing return to the world of electricity generation, about two decades after its predecessor companies got out of the power-plant business.

Gov. Healey launches AI task force to boost competitiveness in tech

Framingham man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 insurrection at US Capitol

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.

Could congestion pricing be coming to Boston? City Council is exploring the possibility.

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson requested a hearing on the issue to explore how the policy could raise money for public transit and reduce traffic.

Immigrants are fundamental to region’s economic impact, new report finds
Researchers emphasized what they call a “deeply inaccurate view” that immigrant workers are bad for the economy, sharing their finding that 61 percent of immigrants work in middle-or-upper-wage jobs.

‘It is a humanitarian crisis’: Religious groups mobilize to support migrants Emergency shelter for unhoused families to open at URI

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.
Steward hospital crisis an ‘urgent priority’ for Healey, as state braces for potential closures More coverage of the Steward Health Care crisis
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.
Meteorologists walk a fine line to get a forecast right. Who’s responsible when they don’t?
innovation economy

How podcaster Lex Fridman became MIT’s highest-profile science ambassador

On his podcast, Fridman has spoken to the likes of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Benjamin Netanyahu, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Ye, and Joe Rogan.
Commentary

Dunking on the DunKings: Because enough already!

The viral Dunkin’ Super Bowl commercial fails the Bechdel test with flying colors — orange, pink, and white.
DunKings release full song just in time for Valentine’s Day Matt Damon welcomes the newest DunKings member: Stephen Colbert
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.

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.

Two years after pay structure revamp, Mass. Senate to boost pay for staffers

The changes to the Massachusetts Senate staff's pay structure includes stipends for some non-English speakers, reimbursements for seeking licenses to practice social work or law, and salary re-evaluations for staff who earn Master’s degrees.

Valentine’s Day 💕

‘DunKing of my heart’: Here are some Boston-inspired Valentine’s Day cards
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

Reader essays on love: ‘It’s the first face you see, and the only face you want to see’
Opinion
IDEAS | CELINE BOYLE

For a nation divided, five minutes of the national anthem effect

The two anthems sung at the Super Bowl — “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Lift Every Voice and Sing” — remind us that we really can stand shoulder to shoulder as citizens.
JOAN VENNOCHI

Jill Biden makes the case that Joe isn’t too old. Should we believe her?
EDITORIAL

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

If we want to talk about old age, let’s really talk about old age
JEFF JACOBY

The seventh-grader and the First Amendment

More recent News

Here’s how many private jets besides Taylor Swift’s ride landed in Vegas for the Super Bowl
The private jet that ferried Swift on the last leg of her marathon journey from Tokyo was one of 882 private planes that flew into Las Vegas over the weekend.

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.

4 charged in death of a baby in Pawtucket
The parents of Santiago Ledo, Joao Resendes, 25, and Carolina Vieira Ledo, 22, as well as his aunt, Daniela Ledo, 25, and another woman, Carla Sousa, 32, are facing felony charges in connection with his death.

Man hospitalized in ‘critical condition’ after being struck by fire truck in Boston, officials say
Police responded around 12:25 p.m. to 111 Bowdoin St in Dorchester to reports of a pedestrian hit by a fire truck, according to Officer Jason Villanueva, a Boston Police Department spokesperson.

As the state considers bids for a new prison health care contract, politicians and advocates raise concerns
Senator Warren highlights congressional scrutiny of incumbent Wellpath and a second bidder.

ADDRESS
Home of the Week: For $475,000, a Cape ranch that makes a big splash with goldfish ponds
This property in Barnstable 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.

Boston City Council sidesteps debate on resolution supporting negotiated ceasefire in Gaza

Councilor Ben Weber, who is Jewish and in his first term, filed the resolution, but ultimately withdrew the measure, saying it had come to his attention that the language “may cause more division, which is the opposite of what [he] had hoped to do.”

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.

Man fired from upstate New York hospital pulled over with loaded shotgun near facility

Police said they believe a shooting at a northern New York hospital may have narrowly been avoided after a disgruntled former employee was pulled over with a loaded semi-automatic shotgun blocks away from the facility.

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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

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.

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

‘Madame Web’ star Sydney Sweeney talks Britney Spears, spider suits, and how she ‘fell in love with Boston’

Jennifer Lopez says Ayo Edebiri was in tears while apologizing over past critical comments

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

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

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

Massachusetts unveils bust of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass

With the bust, Federick Douglass takes his place as a founding father in the chamber and offers some balance in a State House that honors people who are predominantly white, leaving out the stories of countless people of color, Senate President Karen Spilka said.

Could congestion pricing be coming to Boston? City Council is exploring the possibility.

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson requested a hearing on the issue to explore how the policy could raise money for public transit and reduce traffic.
Money, Power, Inequality

Aging lifers in Mass. look to self-improvement as a pathway to release from prison

Supporters say a small group of older lifers should be at the top of the governor’s commutation list, citing their model behavior.
NH POLITICS

How Manchester’s new mayor wants to solve homelessness

In his State of the City address, Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais highlighted homelessness as the biggest issue facing the city. His plan to solve it involves strengthening enforcement and increasing housing.

Sports

Sports Media

Verne Lundquist wrapping up his broadcasting career with April’s Masters, his 40th on the call

He called his first Masters in 1983, stationed on the 13th hole. His most famous call arguably came on Jack Nicklaus's birdie on the 17th in 1986, but it’s the watery par-3 16th to which Lundquist is indelibly attached.
bruins notebook

With David Pastrnak on a maintenance day, Bruins work on their power play

Kevin Shattenkirk skated on the first unit in place of Pastrnak, who took an awkward hit into the boards Tuesday but was deemed OK.
RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Lucas Giolito’s first Red Sox camp starts with a great deal of optimism for free agent addition

After two down years, the starter has already been hard at work with pitching coach Andrew Bailey. “I feel like this is a place where I can really retool,” Giolito said.
NFL

Citing a bad fit, 49ers fire defensive coordinator Steve Wilks three days after Super Bowl loss
NHL

Toronto’s Morgan Rielly suspended five games for hotly debated cross check after empty-net goal
PWHL

PWHL announces partnership with Women’s Sports Network

Business

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

Many gig workers are pushing to unionize, saying that would give them the ability to bargain over compensation, safety measures, and other benefits.

Amid artificial intelligence boom, AI girlfriends — and boyfriends — are making their mark

Similar to general-purpose AI chatbots, companion bots use vast amounts of training data to mimic human language. But they also come with features that allow them to form deeper connections with the humans on the other side of the screen.

Gov. Healey launches AI task force to boost competitiveness in tech

Eversource finally found a buyer for two wind farms. Now it’s looking to sell its water business.
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

Immigrants are fundamental to region’s economic impact, new report finds

Sen. Pacheco one of a dozen Mass. lawmakers who plan to leave office at end of the year

Two years after pay structure revamp, Mass. Senate to boost pay for staffers

sports

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

EMass girls’ basketball: Central casting in Globe Top 20

Kenley Jansen does his best to shut out the trade noise and stay focused

business

Owner of Stop & Shop sees stock boost

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

How podcaster Lex Fridman became MIT’s highest-profile science ambassador

politics

Suozzi win in N.Y. narrows GOP hold on House

Haley trails Trump by 36 points in South Carolina, new poll shows

House Intelligence Committee chair warns of a serious national security threat

Nation

After border bill failure, ICE considers mass releases to close budget gap

Some pregnant women and infants received the wrong RSV shots

Lindsey Graham, a longtime foreign policy hawk, bows to Trump on Ukraine

World

A collapse of the Amazon could be coming ‘faster than we thought’

Europe wants to stand on its own militarily. Is it too little, too late?

3 ex-policemen found guilty of destroying evidence in Seoul crowd crush

opinion

Putting our grief out there, like a gift to ourselves — and others

The seventh-grader and the First Amendment

Unions are winning battles but still could lose the war

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

‘Madame Web’ star Sydney Sweeney talks Britney Spears, spider suits, and how she ‘fell in love with Boston’

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

‘Madame Web’ spins a convoluted superhero story

Television

‘The New Look’ weaves a tale of fashion icons and Nazi oppression into a compelling drama

Dunking on the DunKings: Because enough already!

Rom-com to medical drama, Ambika Mod stands out

music

Ken Field and the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble bring Mardi Gras to Scullers

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

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