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‘Despicable’. Harvard student and faculty groups denounced over antisemitic cartoon.

The cartoon showed a hand inscribed with a Star of David and a dollar sign holding ropes around the necks of a Black man and an Arab man.

‘False information and fear mongering’: Supporters, opponents tussle over literacy reform bill

National observers are watching to see whether Massachusetts will join dozens of other states in passing a law to require “evidence-based” reading instruction.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Experts, advocates warn against Brockton calling in National Guard to quell high school violence
The school has been engulfed in turmoil for months, with its halls and classrooms drastically understaffed due in large part to cuts last year caused by back-to-back multimillion-dollar budget deficits.

Gardner school administrators allegedly mishandled sexual misconduct and bullying among students, investigation finds

The sexual misconduct among students included groping, choking, and use of sexually explicit and derogatory language, according to a letter Superintendent Mary Skipper sent to the Gardner community.

Healey demands financial documents from Steward, says company should get out of Mass. hospital market

The governor gave Steward three days to provide critical financial documents that the company has long declined to make public.

Read Healey’s letter to Steward Health Care’s CEO

Brian Walshe, charged with killing wife Ana, sentenced to 37 months in prison in art fraud case

Judge issues final ruling in Newton teachers union lawsuit; parents denied to join

On video, Lewiston shooter told N.Y. authorities he was ‘capable’ of violence

Ibrahima Kourouma (left) controlled the ball with pressure from his countryman Alseny Barry during their game at the East Boston YMCA. They are from Guinea and recently began participating in a club soccer league for teens and young adults.

In an East Boston gym, soccer gives African refugees a taste of home

A soccer club for teens and young adults is a source of stability amid uncertainty for Guinean immigrants.

Migrant families find warmth at Chelsea day shelter: ‘They gave us hope’

Who’s using the Apple Vision Pro? Some Boston companies.
The Apple Vision Pro is getting a warm reception from companies that hope the system will offer a better way to train workers, design machines, or sell home furnishings.

Hiker describes 11-hour ordeal after falling on Mount Washington, admits he was ‘underprepared’
In ferocious winds and freezing temperatures, hiker Cole Matthes slid hundreds of feet down a ravine on Mount Washington, sparking a rescue mission that would last 11 hours, utilize the mountain’s famed Cog Railway, and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers.

Governor Maura Healey plans to formally introduce Gabrielle R. Wolohojian at a Governor's Council hearing on Wednesday. Healey nominated Wolohojian, a state appellate court judge and her former longtime romantic partner, to a spot on the Supreme Judicial Court.

‘Will she recuse herself?’ Healey’s former romantic partner to face questions for Supreme Judicial Court nomination.

Members of the Governor’s Council are expected Wednesday to press Wolohojian, a veteran state appellate court judge and Governor Maura Healey’s former longtime romantic partner, about whether she would step aside from cases involving Healey’s office or her administration.

A sale-pending sign in front of a home in Sudbury last month. January home sales in Greater Boston remained near a two-decade low as prices rose.

Greater Boston housing market continues to slouch, spelling bad news for affordability

Would-be sellers are reluctant to list homes for sale and give up ultra-low mortgage rates locked in over the past few years, keeping inventories tight and prices high.

Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe in 2001.

Five takeaways from episodes 1 and 2 of ‘The Dynasty’

A few thoughts on Tom Brady, Drew Bledsoe, and the beginning of the Patriots' dynasty.

The addition of Kristaps Porzingis (right) to the Celtics this season has made everything better, Jayson Tatum most certainly included.

Evaluating the Celtics at the All-Star break: New starters have fundamentally changed the way the East leaders play

None of the returning Celtics have taken giant leaps this year, but Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday have helped reshape the Celtics in what's been a dominant stomp to date.

Rafael Devers met up with John and Linda Henry at Monday's first day of Red Sox full-squad workouts.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Rafael Devers, the fans’ champion, prods management to fill Red Sox’ needs

Devers was more animated, confident, and direct with his opinions than ever before. “Everybody knows what we need,” he said.

Opinion

President Biden on Jan. 5, and Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump on Jan. 19.

Lawrence K. Altman

I’ve reported on the health of every president since Reagan. Here’s what I think about Biden and Trump.

How old is too old to be president of the United States?

US can honor Navalny’s memory by supporting Ukraine aid

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s sinking ship: All aboard the Titanic

IDEAS | GARRET KEIZER

Divided over Israel, united by denial

IDEAS | ASYA PARTAN

Navalny and the dissemination of hope

More recent News

Hunter Biden’s lawyers suggest his case is tainted by claims of ex-FBI informant charged with lying
Hunter Biden’s attorneys say the chatter over the informant contributed to the collapse of the plea deal offered to Hunter Biden over gun and tax charges against him last summer.

Winthrop officer saves choking infant minutes after completing CPR refresher course, officials say

Officer Robert Jaworski, a veteran officer, dislodged an item from the infant's throat Tuesday morning, officials said.

Prosecutors in Adam Montgomery murder trial rest case, rebuff claims of improper witness influence
The defense team asked the judge to exclude everything the defendant’s estranged wife, Kayla Montgomery, said in her two days of testimony about the 2019 death of Harmony Montgomery, her 5-year-old stepdaughter

Body of Marine killed in helicopter crash returns to Dover, N.H.
Captain Jack Casey, 26, of Dover, N.H., died with four of his fellow Marines when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a training flight near San Diego earlier this month.

Alexei Navalny’s mother files lawsuit with a Russian court demanding release of her son’s body
Lyudmila Navalnaya appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday to release her son’s remains so that she could bury him with dignity.

Two adults are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration
Both adults are charged with second-degree murder and other charges. They have been hospitalized since the shooting, prosecutors said.

Recommended reads

Mayor Michelle Wu delivered the State of the City address at MGM Music Hall on Jan. 9.

Mayor Wu wants to overhaul Boston’s rules for what can be built where. She’s stepping into a political minefield.

As the city revamps its zoning code, neighborhood groups and advocates are pushing back, posing a political risk for the mayor.

Meet the Mass Audubon naturalist who’s a witness to murder — the crow kind
Springfield has one of the largest roosts in the state and Patti Steinman leads an urban safari to observe the crows in all their glory.

Black History Now

For nearly 50 years on the radio, José Massó built a bridge between cultures in Boston
Massó has been the longtime host of WBUR’s “¡Con Salsa!,” a bilingual Afro-Latin music program that’s been on the air for nearly five decades. He also dedicated his years to civic affairs.

The rise and fall of Drizly, one of Boston’s great startup stories
The dream of building a great local consumer-tech brand that started in a Boston College dorm room would die in a California board room. Here's how it happened.

Culture & Lifestyle

Leslie Jamison, author of “Splinters.”

Leslie Jamison, in ‘Splinters,’ refuses to sugarcoat the rocks and barbs of a real life

The Beatles addressed the media at Kennedy International Airport on their arrival, Feb. 7, 1964, in New York. The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film, all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes.

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George, and Ringo

Westford Academy's theater department (shown in its summer production of "American Idiot") was chosen as the sole New England high school to receive permission to perform "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" for 2024.

Westford Academy sole Massachusetts school selected to perform ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway adaptation

From left: Brianna Martinez, Jules Talbot, Victoria Omoregie, and Haley Wong in "John Proctor is the Villain" at the Huntington.

To the teen girls in ‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ #MeToo registers as ‘us too’

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

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.

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Students study in the Student Union at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) campus in Amherst.

Colleges should extend enrollment deadlines due to FAFSA delays

Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny that his mother, Lyudmila Navalnaya, placed to pay tribute to her son at the memorial to victims of political repression, in Salekhard, Russia, on Feb. 20.

When freedom’s leaders die, the movements they championed must continue

Conrad Mainwaring, a former Olympian and longtime track coach, pleaded guilty Feb. 8 to charges of sexually molesting young boys while working at a sports camp in Western Massachusetts in the 1970s.

Pain of child sex abuse victims knows no limits

Students waved their mobile phone lights at a demonstration opposing Columbia University’s suspension of the groups Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voices for Peace during a protest at the school’s campus in New York, Nov. 14, 2023.

As antisemitism spikes in US, Presidents’ Day reminds us of our nation’s values

William Henry Harrison, the ninth president.

Today’s voters would be wise to heed the critics of ‘Old Tippecanoe’

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

‘False information and fear mongering’: Supporters, opponents tussle over literacy reform bill

National observers are watching to see whether Massachusetts will join dozens of other states in passing a law to require “evidence-based” reading instruction.

In an East Boston gym, soccer gives African refugees a taste of home

A soccer club for teens and young adults is a source of stability amid uncertainty for Guinean immigrants.

Hiker describes 11-hour ordeal after falling on Mount Washington, admits he was ‘underprepared’

In ferocious winds and freezing temperatures, hiker Cole Matthes slid hundreds of feet down a ravine on Mount Washington, sparking a rescue mission that would last 11 hours, utilize the mountain’s famed Cog Railway, and prompt harsh criticism from rescuers.

Body of Marine killed in helicopter crash returns to Dover, N.H.

Captain Jack Casey, 26, of Dover, N.H., died with four of his fellow Marines when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed during a training flight near San Diego earlier this month.

Sports

The addition of Kristaps Porzingis (right) to the Celtics this season has made everything better, Jayson Tatum most certainly included.

Evaluating the Celtics at the All-Star break: New starters have fundamentally changed the way the East leaders play

None of the returning Celtics have taken giant leaps this year, but Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday have helped reshape the Celtics in what's been a dominant stomp to date.

The Newburyport boys' hockey team hoisted the hardware after scoring a 3-0 shutout over Andover to win the Newburyport Bank Classic on Tuesday night.

HS boys' hockey | Newburyport Bank Classic

Damien Lamb backstops No. 20 Newburyport boys’ hockey to tournament shutout of Andover

The junior goaltender,, a first year starter, won tournament MVP honors after stopping all 15 shots he faced on home ice in a 3-0 victory over Andover in the Newburyport Bank Classic.

“We have a lot of young players on the bench, so just for them to see us accomplishing big things, it’s important for them,” said St. Mary's freshman Bella Owumi (17 points) after the last-second win over Oliver Ames.

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL

Five points of emphasis from championship day at the Spartan Classic girls’ basketball tournament

Host St. Mary's pulled out a thriller over Oliver Ames on a floater by sophomore Jillian Roberts at the buzzer, but Pentucket, Whitman-Hanson, and Malden Catholic also impressed.

HS girls' hockey | HINGHAM SHOWCASE

Five takeaways from the Hingham Showcase and No. 2 Notre Dame Academy’s OT victory over No. 1 St. Mary’s

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

With nine freshmen on its 17-player roster, the Falmouth girls’ hockey team is well-served by its youthful makeup

GIRLS' HOCKEY: TOP 20

EMass girls’ hockey: Back on track, Duxbury is No. 1 in Globe Top 20.

Business

Who’s using the Apple Vision Pro? Some Boston companies.

The Apple Vision Pro is getting a warm reception from companies that hope the system will offer a better way to train workers, design machines, or sell home furnishings.

Biden to create cybersecurity standards for nation’s ports as concerns grow over vulnerabilities

The administration is outlining a set of cybersecurity regulations that port operators must comply with across the country, not unlike standardized safety regulations that seek to prevent injury or damage to people and infrastructure.

White House wades into debate on ‘open’ versus ‘closed’ artificial intelligence systems

Healey demands financial documents from Steward, says company should get out of Mass. hospital market

magazine

No one seems to care about this Massachusetts law. That’s a shame.

Pan-Fried Tuna Cakes With Yogurt-Caper Sauce

Avoid a trip to the grocery store with cabinet staples tuna, canned tomatoes, and bread crumbs

The MIT Museum is running workshops for kids throughout February vacation week.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Feb. 19-25

Verellen sofas and chairs from Artefact Home | Garden in Boston fill the living room. “I love the clean but interesting silhouettes,” Carly Shafiroff says. “I try not to go low on seating pieces; you want them to last.”

Your Home | Calm & Cozy

A retired couple creates a rustic (‘but not “Yellowstone” rustic’) Berkshires dream home

metro

A BPS investigation into misconduct at the Gardner K-8 Pilot School in Allston revealed "egregious" Code of Conduct violations involving bullying and student-to-student sexual misconduct, according to a letter by Superintendent Mary Skipper.

Gardner school administrators allegedly mishandled sexual misconduct and bullying among students, investigation finds

Judge issues final ruling in Newton teachers union lawsuit; parents denied to join

Experts, advocates warn against Brockton calling in National Guard to quell high school violence

sports

The scene at the event stage after shots were fired near the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade in Kansas City, Mo., on Feb. 14.

Two adults are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City’s Super Bowl celebration

Watch Matthew Slater’s final postgame speech to his Patriots teammates

Brayan Bello, Lucas Giolito draw a crowd of Red Sox regulars for live batting practice session

business

A TV screen shows the front page of LockBit's dark-web leak site that was replaced with the words "this site is now under control of law enforcement," alongside the flags of the UK, the United States, and several other nations during a press conference to detail a law enforcement operation against the ransomware syndicate LockBit in London Tuesday.

Ransomware group LockBit is disrupted by a global police operation that includes 2 arrests

Capital One-Discover merger may face stiff antitrust review in Washington

Elizabeth Grady beauty school shut down, salon chain struggles to operate

politics

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive at the White House in Washington.

Jill Biden is announcing $100 million in funding for research and development into women’s health

Biden tells California supporters to stay focused on what’s at stake in reelection battle

Hunter Biden’s lawyers suggest his case is tainted by claims of ex-FBI informant charged with lying

Nation

Emily Hollenbeck.

A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available widely.

An unusual criminal case over handwritten lyrics to ‘Hotel California’ goes to trial Wednesday

Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner’s divorce is finalized, officially ending their marriage

World

Russian authorities have said the cause of Alexei Navalny’s death is still unknown and refused to release his body for the next two weeks as the preliminary inquest continues, members of Navalny's team said.

Alexei Navalny’s mother files lawsuit with a Russian court demanding release of her son’s body

Iran accuses Israel of sabotage attack that saw explosions strike natural gas pipeline

Taekwondo instructor killed his 7-year-old student and the boy’s parents, Sydney police say

opinion

Morning passengers waited for an MBTA Orange Line train at Malden Center station Feb. 15, after morning electrical problem eliminating electricity used by three MBTA subway lines to power train signals, station lighting, elevators, and escalators.

Another subway meltdown focuses attention on T’s needs

We as a community need to address gun violence

What the fight over spending is really costing us

lifestyle

Ruby Franke (center) in court in December, 2023.

YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case

The Puppetmaster

I want my boyfriend to go to the doctor

food & dining

Brittany Overshiner, owner of Upswing Farm in Pepperell, carries a crate of recently harvested spinach from a greenhouse.

Here’s what’s growing in greenhouses in the winter

Fotios Stamos keeps the party going at Kava, Ilona, Gigi, and soon Desnuda in the South End

The non-milky way: 12 places to find dairy-free delights for Lactose Intolerance Awareness Month

travel

Boston Surf Adventures hosted a Winter Surf Camp at Hampton Beach for surfers to learn how to surf and surf safely. Christine Jozitis (left) leads surfers in warming up exercises before they surf. They donned wet suits and braved the 14-degree temperatures.

‘It’s a beautiful sport’: More people are warming up to the idea of winter surfing

A ski resort weekend if you don’t ski? Still worth it.

Delta unveils plans for Boston-Honolulu flights

Arts

A ledger showing purchases made by Abraham Casey at a general store owned by his employer, who used a debt bondage system to exert control over his laborers.

The Newport Historical Society goes deep on Black and Indigenous experiences

On the road with Robert Frank and Todd Webb

For painter Jameel Radcliffe, portraits begin with a studio party — and drinks, food, and friends

Books

In ‘Wandering Stars,’ Tommy Orange offers a tribute to the Native American spirit against the dark forces of erasure

Leslie Jamison, in ‘Splinters,’ refuses to sugarcoat the rocks and barbs of a real life

Author Amber McBride on her powerful, folklore-infused poetry collection, ‘Thick With Trouble’

Movies

Geraldine Viswanathan (left) and Margaret Qualley in "Drive-Away Dolls," a new Ethan Coen film cast by Ellen Chenoweth and Rachel Tenner.

A talent for finding talent

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George, and Ringo

‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards

Television

Cush Jumbo in "Criminal Record."

Leads put up a good fight, make ‘Criminal Record’ worth bingeing

This week’s TV: An outer-space mystery, Dolly’s pet gala, and George Santos vs. Jimmy Kimmel

Some clues to what’s ahead in season 4 of ‘Only Murders in the Building’

music

The Beatles addressed the media at Kennedy International Airport on their arrival, Feb. 7, 1964, in New York. The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their own film, all of which are to be directed by Sam Mendes.

Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George, and Ringo

At the Chevalier, Cat Power mesmerizes with a transcendent Dylan tribute

Boston Lyric Opera’s ‘Anonymous Lover’ is a sweet treat

Theater/Dance

From left: Brianna Martinez, Jules Talbot, Victoria Omoregie, and Haley Wong in "John Proctor is the Villain" at the Huntington.

To the teen girls in ‘John Proctor is the Villain,’ #MeToo registers as ‘us too’

Westford Academy sole Massachusetts school selected to perform ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Broadway adaptation

Can ‘Raymonda’ be redeemed in full? Boston Ballet premieres Mikko Nissinen’s remake.

Health

Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence, R.I.

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

Rabbi Jules Harlow pictured in 1992.

Rabbi Jules Harlow, 92, dies; helped redefine Conservative Jewish prayer

Charles V. Hamilton, an apostle of ‘Black power,’ dies at 94

Julia Lieblich, who opened herself to the pain of others while writing about torture and trauma, dies at 65