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A new immigration court is set to open in Mass. Will it help the immense backlog of cases?

The move comes as a recent wave of migrants and the resulting growth of the immigration court backlog has transformed a longstanding problem into an even more daunting challenge.

Former Patriots quarterback Cam Newton involved in youth football scuffle
A video surfaced Sunday that appeared to show 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player Cam Newton being involved in a scuffle at a 7-on-7 youth football tournament in Atlanta.

Single-engine plane crash under investigation at Moultonborough Airport in New Hampshire
Firefighters and an ambulance service responded to the airport at about 5:18 p.m. and found the single-engine aircraft off the runway in the tree line, officials said.

In pivotal Michigan, the electric vehicle transition jolts a Biden-Trump rematch

Donald Trump has stoked fear about auto industry job losses from Biden's EV push as he tries to counter the president's recent endorsement by the United Auto Workers union.

Obituary
Lawrence Langer, Simmons professor and ‘towering figure in Holocaust studies,’ dies at 94
"The history of the Holocaust leads to a spiritual universe more haggard than the one we inhabited before its arrival," Dr. Langer once wrote.

N.H. woman reported missing, dies after being found in woods near home, officials say

Two arrested in connection with fatal shooting of 17-year-old in Worcester
CELTICS BEAT WRITER'S NOTEBOOK

Jaylen Brown explains more-talented Celtics’ desire to be smarter team, too, minute details on Jayson Tatum’s time, and bonus points

Thinking fast and playing slow, which Brown alluded to, is one of coach Joe Mazzulla’s tenets. Tatum's increased workload vs. Knicks was a primer for the playoffs.

Seven Leap Day events in and around Boston to mark the ‘holiday’

February’s extra day may not seem like cause for celebration, but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate it.
peter abraham | on baseball

The Red Sox haven’t had a homegrown front-line starting pitcher in a while. Brayan Bello plans to change that.

Bello is well aware of the problem the Sox have had developing starters. But the issues of past seasons are not his. He’s looking to the future.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora knows rushing top prospects can backfire
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Being a Republican means never having to say ‘I was wrong’

The Biden impeachment inquiry has been revealed as a fraud. It won’t stop the House GOP from plowing ahead anyway.
IDEAS | OMER AZIZ

A memoir of enslavement reveals the meaning of freedom
EDITORIAL

To maintain confidence in SJC, nominee should offer clear answers on when she’d recuse herself
Carine Hajjar

Not all of the GOP is Donald Trump’s party
LETTERS

Oh, those ‘militant’ teachers unions are at it again!

More recent News

‘The Bear,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ among the early winners at Producers Guild awards
“The Bear " and " Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse " were among the early winners while producers Charles D. King and Gail Berman took career achievement awards Sunday night at the 35th Producers Guild of America Awards.

Man wearing GPS monitor arrested in New Bedford after alleged robbery of Uber driver
New Bedford police arrested a man who was wearing a court-ordered GPS ankle bracelet for a previous arrest after an alleged robbery of an Uber driver at knifepoint outside the man’s home last week, officials said.

Man charged with negligent driving, leaving scene of fiery car crash in Yarmouth, police say
Arthur Garabrant III, 42, of South Yarmouth, was charged with negligent operation of a motor vehicle, a marked lanes violation, and leaving the scene of an accident, police said.

AT&T will give $5 to customers hit by cellphone network outage

AT&T blamed the incident on an error in coding, without elaborating, and said it was not the result of a cyberattack.

Mass. woman dead after N.H. snowmobile crash, others injured in separate incidents

The 48-year-old woman was riding on a trail near Pine Mountain in Gorham, N.H., shortly after noon Sunday when she crashed into trees and and suffered significant injuries, leaving her unresponsive, officials said.

Man arrested after alleged assault on McDonald’s employee in South Station

The alleged assault took place around 7 p.m. Sunday, when a 34-year-old man became upset after a McDonald's employee touched the lid of his drink, officials said.

Recommended reads

‘Tranq’ and other drugs are causing harder-to-revive overdoses across Mass.

Polysubstance use is jeopardizing life-saving efforts for drug overdose victims.

‘They moved to MAGA.’ Nikki Haley’s home state of South Carolina takes a hard pass on her presidential run.
The story of Nikki Haley's arc in South Carolina is one of both path-breaking insurgency and fundamental change in this country’s politics. Now, she is decidedly on the outs in her home state.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
And now they’ve come for IVF
An Alabama ruling declaring embryos "extrauterine children" is part of a plan to control every uterus in the country.

A father did everything he could to protect his son. Until he couldn’t.
Kevin Berner told Braintree police that a nude photo of his 12-year-old son was circulating among other schoolchildren. Berner and his wife have been on a journey since, fighting for accountability.

Culture & Lifestyle

Boston Ballet dances up a storm in ‘Winter Experience’

A show at the Huntington that’s as interactive as it gets forced me to face my fears

At the Black Comedy Explosion, bursts of talent and bang for your buck

Which live-action short will take home the Academy Award? Five brief reviews to help you win the Oscars pool

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

Protest outside Healey’s home shows need for governor’s residence
IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Will Harvard ever get another professor like Harvey Mansfield?
Lawrence K. Altman

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

Blame Elizabeth Warren and the FTC for iRobot layoffs
IDEAS | GRETCHEN CLARK

Wild horses dragged me away
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Man wearing GPS monitor arrested in New Bedford after alleged robbery of Uber driver

New Bedford police arrested a man who was wearing a court-ordered GPS ankle bracelet for a previous arrest after an alleged robbery of an Uber driver at knifepoint outside the man’s home last week, officials said.

Single-engine plane crash under investigation at Moultonborough Airport in New Hampshire

Firefighters and an ambulance service responded to the airport at about 5:18 p.m. and found the single-engine aircraft off the runway in the tree line, officials said.

Bitter rift erupts in Dedham over rejected bid to expand meal service for migrant families

With the proposal’s failure, local advocates for immigrants are grappling with the aftermath, sounding an alarm that supporters must be more vigilant about their towns’ decisions and expressing concerns about similar fights erupting in other communities.

Tears, toys, and flowers: Middleborough mourns girl who died in fire

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to the state fire marshal’s office, but it isn’t believed to be suspicious.

Sports

INTER MIAMI 1, LA GALAXY 1

Watch Lionel Messi score his first goal of the 2024 season and salvage a tie for Inter Miami in stoppage time

Messi went back and forth in the box with Jordi Alba, showing off their chemistry before Messi potted his first goal since a friendly on Jan. 29.
NFL

Former Patriots quarterback Cam Newton involved in youth football scuffle

A video surfaced Sunday that appeared to show 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player Cam Newton being involved in a scuffle at a 7-on-7 youth football tournament in Atlanta.
NASCAR

Daniel Suarez edges Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch in thrilling 3-wide finish to claim Cup Series win at Atlanta

There were 10 cautions and a record 48 lead changes at Atlanta Motor Speedway, including a massive pileup of at least 16 cars on the second lap.
SOCCER

Furor erupts over Ronaldo’s obscene taunt in Saudi league match
red sox

Red Sox manager Alex Cora is excited about Roman Anthony, Kyle Teel, and Blaze Jordan. But he knows rushing prospects can backfire.
GOLF

Joe Dean was delivering groceries as the 2,930th-ranked golfer a week before he almost won the Kenya Open

Business

What recession? Professional forecasters raise expectations for US economy in 2024.

The economy looks set to grow 2.2 percent this year after adjusting for inflation, according to the National Association for Business Economics.

AT&T will give $5 to customers hit by cellphone network outage

AT&T blamed the incident on an error in coding, without elaborating, and said it was not the result of a cyberattack.
PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG

Can we bring back manufacturing to the US?

Urban Farming Institute purchases 18th-century Mattapan farm
magazine
Globe Magazine

The quest for psychedelics in the Amazon would push a Harvard botanist to his limits
GLOBE MAGAZINE

Gut health explained: 5 things to know for a better microbiome
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He likes music and singing karaoke with friends’
CONNECTIONS

Life, death, and a houseplant: Mourning my mom through her purple shamrock

metro

Man charged with negligent driving, leaving scene of fiery car crash in Yarmouth, police say

A new immigration court is set to open in Mass. Will it help the immense backlog of cases?

Man arrested after alleged assault on McDonald’s employee in South Station

sports

Sunday’s spring training report: Red Sox sweep split-squad games against Braves, Twins

Gigi Marvin fittingly caps Boston’s PWHL win in Minnesota, her home state

Rookie Jake Knapp gives away four-stroke lead, then rallies to capture first PGA Tour title

business

What to know about the Supreme Court arguments on social media laws set for Monday

AI is exploding data center energy use. A Google-created technique may help

Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases — and winning

politics

Leaders are likely to seek quick dismissal as Mayorkas impeachment moves to the Senate

Supreme Court to decide how the First Amendment applies to social media

Michigan primary: What to watch as 2024 campaign shifts to the first big swing state

Nation

Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens will appear in court as judge weighs his detention

Gretchen Whitmer’s biggest electoral test: Can she deliver Michigan for Biden?

Drug drastically reduces children’s reactions to traces of food allergens

World

World Trade Organization to open biennial meeting in the United Arab Emirates as challenges loom

A reestablished West Bank settlement symbolizes hardened Israeli views

Netanyahu says a cease-fire deal would only delay ‘somewhat’ an Israeli military offensive in Rafah

opinion

Why ‘favorite daughter’ Nikki Haley won’t win South Carolina

After Milton’s MBTA housing defeat, the way forward is with persuasion, not mandates

Israeli and Palestinian leaders should negotiate a cease-fire

lifestyle

Seven Leap Day events in and around Boston to mark the ‘holiday’

Have a look at the whos, whats and whens of leap year through time

‘Totally cold’ is not too cold for winter swimmers competing in a frozen Vermont lake

food & dining

What we know about the online feud involving a North End restaurant owner and the New Yorker who canceled a reservation

For Carla Hall, it’s been a bumpy climb to a ‘Top Chef’ life

A century-old company just bought Bayberry Beer Hall, a popular hang out in Providence

travel

Facing America’s traumatic history head-on through tourism

‘All major events happen around the table’: What it’s like to eat your way around Porto

An hour’s drive from Lisbon, along Portugal’s west coast, a whole lot of raw beauty

Arts

Rothko’s power takes shape on paper, at the National Gallery of Art

Roxbury Community College celebrates five decades with Golden Jubilee Gala

The Newport Historical Society goes deep on Black and Indigenous experiences

Books

Power of Black girlhood captured in poems, art; Amy Lowell’s 150th anniversary celebrated; and more

Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 18

Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid provide new narrative for Black freedom in Edda L. Fields-Black’s ‘Combee’

Movies

‘The Bear,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ among the early winners at Producers Guild awards

In ‘Io Capitano,’ two cousins on a treacherous quest

‘The Holdovers’ screenwriter David Hemingson drew on his New England prep school days for his Oscar-nominated script

Television

‘The Bear,’ ‘Spider-Verse’ among the early winners at Producers Guild awards

Shane Gillis hosts ‘Saturday Night Live,’ 21 Savage performs

More renewal news: ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ gets two more seasons

music

If you were at Woodstock, here’s a chance to share your story

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard’s country music chart

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

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet dances up a storm in ‘Winter Experience’

A show at the Huntington that’s as interactive as it gets forced me to face my fears

Ukraine’s Grand Kyiv Ballet brings its ‘Giselle’ to Boston

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

Lawrence Langer, Simmons professor and ‘towering figure in Holocaust studies,’ dies at 94

Hydeia Broadbent, young activist for HIV/AIDS awareness, dies at 39

Marc Pachter, who revived National Portrait Gallery, dies at 80