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McConnell’s departure as Senate Republican leader could leave the party without an adult in the room in Congress

Despite political differences, Democrats viewed him as a legislator they could deal with — and one willing to risk Donald Trump’s wrath.

James Pindell | Analysis: Who might be the Senate Republican leader after McConnell steps down?

What does the future hold now for the O’Bryant School?
Superintendent Mary Skipper emphasized that the district is still moving forward with plans to redevelop Madison Park, with construction slated to begin in the summer of 2025.

CDC recommends additional COVID-19 booster for people over age 65
The additional dose should be at least four months after the previous shot.

Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference

The court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election, calling into question whether his case could go to trial before the November election.

Appellate judge refuses to halt Trump’s $454 million fraud penalty while he appeals Judge orders Trump removed from Illinois primary ballots

Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid kills 70, Gaza officials say, taking war’s toll past 30,000

Woman fatally struck by truck in Newburyport

See where power is out in Mass. and elsewhere

Severe weather tracker: See locations of winter storm warnings

With a visit to Brookings, S.D., in February, longtime Globe columnist Bob Ryan crossed the final state off his list; he has now attended sporting events in all 50. He caught the perennial powerhouse South Dakota State Jackrabbits in a showdown against archrival North Dakota State. The Jackrabbits lost.

A lifelong quest to see sports in all 50 states is completed with a flourish in South Dakota

The author's vocational duties and avocational interests have taken him to games all over the country — quite literally.

BC Law student. Boston Marathon hopeful. Now ‘Survivor’ contestant. Meet Massachusetts native Charlie Davis.
“It’s this crazy goal that I had and it’s wild that it’s become reality,” Davis said of participating in the long-running reality show.

Peter King says botched Deflategate story was ‘probably the biggest mistake’ of his career
King said the NFL's discipline of Tom Brady was like killing an ant with a sledgehammer.

Several teams responded to 2023 NFLPA survey with improved facilities and services, but not the Patriots

People sat and waited to be seen by caseworkers at Chelsea's La Colaborativa, which opened its doors this month for migrant families who have been staying in an overflow shelter in Cambridge.

‘We are on our own’: Mass. Democrats weighing tightening shelter program amid migrant influx, lack of federal help

Massachusetts House Speaker Ron Mariano said state policymakers need to reconsider how they handle a shelter program where costs are expected to reach nearly $1 billion this fiscal year and another $1 billion in the next.

President Biden goes on offense on immigration: ‘The border is in chaos’

Tim and Stacy Wakefield in 2012.

Stacy Wakefield, wife of late Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield, has died

The Wakefields were battling different forms of cancer. Their diagnoses were made public last year, days before Tim died.

Sean McShane (right) with "Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings

How a Boston Freedom Trail tour guide ended up on the ‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament of Champions

“After my first episodes, I’d go to L Street Tavern, or the supermarket, and someone would grab me: 'This is the 'Jeopardy!' guy!”

Kenley Jansen's spring throwing schedule was delayed by muscle tightness but he reports that it is no longer an issue.

Kenley Jansen is staying in the moment, but it’s hard to envision a place for him with these Red Sox

Things changed quickly since he signed before last season, and he now finds himself an elite closer on a rebuilding team.

Opinion

A view of a hotel sheltering migrants in Dedham.

Really, Dedham?

In the midst of an immigration crisis that has forced some tough choices, town officials flubbed an easy one.

IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

Give Quincy Market an unsentimental reboot

IDEAS | SHIRLEY LEUNG

Downtown advice from other cities

IDEAS | RACHEL SLADE

Turn empty offices into little factories

IDEAS | CHRISTINE MEHTA

Charts: Boston’s pandemic recovery

More recent News

A documentarian spent the summer asking strangers in a Cambridge park for their stories. Here’s what he found.
A kickboxing coach. A child devastated by a lost soccer tournament. A father and son bonding over RC cars. These are the people you meet in Danehy Park.

American Airlines flight from NY to Madrid diverted to Boston for a maintenance issue, officials say

Flight 94, which departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport landed at Logan International Airport around 10 p.m., according to FlightAware, an online tracker.

‘Transformational’ bus system is coming to traffic-choked Blue Hill Avenue, city says
Construction on center-running bus lanes from Mattapan Square to Grove Hall will begin in 2026.

Airman who set self on fire in D.C. grew up on Mass. religious compound
Aaron Bushnell was raised in a religious compound in Orleans, on Cape Cod, according to a onetime member of the Community of Jesus, who said it was common for former members to join the military.

A shooting in Orlando has left at least 1 person dead and several injured, police say
“We are working to identify all victims and their conditions,” police said. This is an ongoing investigation, once we have more information we will make that available.”

Congressional leaders reach tentative deal to prevent a government shutdown, days before deadline
The House and Senate will now need to vote and approve the agreement ahead of Friday's deadline when some funding runs out.

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The Nantucket compound boasts three structures on 3.5 acres.

These 10 homes were among the most expensive sold in Massachusetts in 2023

In the past year, a number of properties across the state came with eight-digit price tags. The most expensive home, a sprawling estate on Nantucket, went for more than $38 million.

A Somerville boy has one of the world’s rarest diseases
The parents of 19-month-old Lucas Guo hope to raise $10 million to find a cure or treatment for ZTTK syndrome, a complex neurological disorder caused by a genetic mutation.

Work begins on new Washington Bridge lanes. How much will they help?
RIDOT has released some more granular detail about what those new lanes would actually entail and where they’d go.

State panel approves Gabrielle Wolohojian, Healey’s former romantic partner, for Supreme Judicial Court bench
Gabrielle Wolohojian, an appellate court judge, has been widely lauded for her experience and temperament. But her personal history with Governor Maura Healey has raised questions, chief among them how she would handle cases involving the governor.

Culture & Lifestyle

Bobbi LaNea Taylor (left) and Folayan Omi Kunerede of Flyana Boss (pictured in November at the Soul Train Awards in Beverly Hills) perform March 4 at The Sinclair.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Paula Cole

Paula Cole talks about her new album, ‘Lo’

From left: Taylor John Smith and Daisy Edgar-Jones in a scene from "Where the Crawdads Sing." Smith is set to star in the upcoming film "What’s Left of Us."

Taylor John Smith to star in film based on Lowell author’s memoir

The exterior facade of the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton on Oct. 29, 2022.

Liquor license stalls for Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton

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.

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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, 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

Frozen embryos at the National Embryo Donation Center in Knoxville, Tenn., in 2015.

Republicans need to put up or shut up over the IVF mess they created

Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis and lawyer Nathan Wade at a news conference at the Fulton County Government building on Aug. 14, 2023, in Atlanta.

Healey, Willis, and the dangers of hiring someone you slept with

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Women & Infants Center halted in vitro fertilization procedures after a state Supreme Court's ruling that embryos in test tubes should be considered children, on Feb. 22.

Antonio Gargiulo

Six lessons the US can learn from Italy’s restrictions on IVF treatments

Human eggs on a computer screen during the fertilization process in a laboratory for in vitro fertilization.

Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos

Alabama lawsuit reveals what happens when IVF industry wants it both ways

Dominic Sessa, left, and Paul Giamatti in a scene from "The Holdovers."

Will ‘The Holdovers’ return us to a time when exalted public school buildings were valued?

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

GLOBE RI + RI PBS

The rise of multilingual learners in Rhode Island

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Providence School Board President Erlin Rogel discusses best strategies for improving outcomes for the state’s fastest growing student population.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

A Vt. Christian school’s lawsuit seen as possible bellwether in conservative movement against transgender rights

Mid Vermont Christian School, banned from interscholastic sports in Vermont after refusing to play basketball against a transgender student-athlete, claims its religious freedom has been curtailed by the state.

RATS! Scattered during the pandemic, the rodents have returned in force.

Boston has long battled this stealthy foe, but by many accounts, the city’s rat problem is getting worse. With trash providing bountiful food, rats seem to be more visible, almost brazen, as they make their rounds.

American Airlines flight from NY to Madrid diverted to Boston for a maintenance issue, officials say

Flight 94, which departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport landed at Logan International Airport around 10 p.m., according to FlightAware, an online tracker.

Sports

With a visit to Brookings, S.D., in February, longtime Globe columnist Bob Ryan crossed the final state off his list; he has now attended sporting events in all 50. He caught the perennial powerhouse South Dakota State Jackrabbits in a showdown against archrival North Dakota State. The Jackrabbits lost.

A lifelong quest to see sports in all 50 states is completed with a flourish in South Dakota

The author's vocational duties and avocational interests have taken him to games all over the country — quite literally.

Oilers superstar Connor McDavid (right) skates past St. Louis forward Jordan Kyrou (25) en route to scoring his thrilling overtime winner, ending his personal 10-game goal drought.

NHL: OILERS 3, BLUES 2

Connor McDavid scores highlight-reel OT winner to end 10-game goal drought, lift Oilers past Blues

The Oilers captain scored 4:34 into overtime and also had two assists to rally host Edmonton to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night.

Canton High School senior Colin Blake celebrates his first-period power-play goal in a 6-1 win over visiting North Attleborough in an MIAA Division 2 boys' hockey tournament game Wednesday night at Metropolis Rink.

MIAA/NESPAC boys' hockey roundup

No. 28 Weymouth boys’ hockey stuns No. 5 Archbishop Williams in MIAA Division 1 first-round upset

The 28th-seeded Wildcats won, 2-0, and became the lowest-seeded Division 1 team to win in the Round of 32 since the advent of the state tournament three years ago.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Caitlin Clark’s 33-point game moves her past Lynette Woodard for major college scoring record

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Sources: CFP discussing 14-team model with 3 automatic bids each for Big Ten, SEC

Cristiano Ronaldo suspended for one match over alleged offensive gesture in Saudi league game

Business

Biden administration to investigate national security risks posed by Chinese-made ‘smart cars’

The probe could lead to new regulations aimed at preventing China from using sophisticated technology in electric cars and other so-called connected vehicles to track drivers and their personal information.

Airlines could face more fines for mishandling wheelchairs under a Biden administration proposal

The Biden administration is announcing proposed new rules that officials say will help passengers with disabilities.

IDEAS | SHIRLEY LEUNG

Downtown advice from other cities

No surge pricing for Wendy’s

magazine

How to handle harassment at a restaurant from a fellow diner

Almond-Coconut Cake With Cherries and Pistachios

Bake away the winter blues with two Mediterranean-inspired cakes

I used to live in a Michigan child-care desert. Then I came to Cambridge.

Richard Evans Schultes in the Cerro Campana mountains in Colombia, in June 1943.

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

metro

Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian spoke with cadets from Lowell, Chelmsford, Tewksbury and Wilmington during the 2018 Youth Public Safety Academy.

Middlesex County Sheriff’s Department opens registration for summer youth safety camp

What does the future hold now for the O’Bryant School?

Special meeting to address violence, budget concerns at Brockton High School ends abrubtly

sports

Norwood's Patrick O’Connell (left, No. 22) drives to the basket for a contested layup against Oliver Ames's Jefferson Smock (right, No. 44) during first-half action of OA's 54-51 Division 2 preliminary-round victory Wednesday night in Easton.

After its off-court win, Oliver Ames boys’ basketball wins on it in MIAA Division 2 preliminary-round victory over Norwood

Colby Jewell’s hat trick is a gem for Gloucester boys’ hockey in MIAA Division 2 first-round win over Walpole

Maxed out: Strus sinks 59-footer at the final horn to carry Cavaliers to stunning win

business

President Biden.

President undergoes physical exam

US economy grew solid 3.2% in fourth quarter

FAA gives Boeing 90 days to develop plan to address quality control issues

politics

The Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump is immune from federal prosecution. Here’s what’s next.

Supreme Court sets April arguments over whether Trump can be prosecuted for election interference

Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump’s immunity claim, setting arguments for April

Nation

Charred vehicles sit at an auto body shop after the property was burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, Feb. 28, in Canadian, Texas.

Firefighters seek to corral massive Texas wildfires before weekend of higher temperatures and winds

Blizzard warning of up to 10 feet of snow in the Sierra could make travel ‘dangerous to impossible’

Wildfire grows into one of largest in Texas history as flames menace multiple small towns

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his state-of-the-nation address in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 29.

Putin warns that sending Western troops to Ukraine risks a global nuclear conflict

Freight train kills 3 people at a railway crossing at a train station in central Sweden

Strike on Palestinians waiting for aid kills 70, Gaza officials say, taking war’s toll past 30,000

opinion

Readers weigh in: Your ideas for reimagining downtown Boston

Why downtowns matter

Make downtown a great place to raise a family

lifestyle

My ex from high school is back in my life

Even after 22 years of competitive eating, Crazy Legs Conti still has the hunger

Amy Schumer says she has Cushing’s syndrome. What to know about the illness.

food & dining

Four Seas Ice Cream is a classic ice cream parlor in Centerville.

Four Seas, a beloved Cape Cod ice cream shop that opened in 1934, is up for sale

Michael Schlow returns to Boston fine dining with Seamark at the Encore

Turkish breakfast isn’t just a meal — it’s an event. And Allston’s got two great spots for it.

travel

Pallets containing personal protective equipment, right, are unloaded from a FedEx cargo plane, Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, in Manchester, N.H. The cargo plane, carrying about 91,000 pounds of personal protective equipment, arrived at the airport in Manchester from Shanghai, China, after passing through United States Customs in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Airport director in Manchester, N.H., celebrates ‘three good wins’ as airlines add routes

Breeze Airways adding flights from Manchester, N.H., to South Carolina and Florida

Several airlines just raised their baggage fees. Here’s how much you’ll now pay to check a bag.

Arts

Aaron Lansky and Susan Bronson of the Yiddish Book Center.

Yiddish Book Center head to step down

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

Roxbury Community College celebrates five decades with Golden Jubilee Gala

Books

From left: Taylor John Smith and Daisy Edgar-Jones in a scene from "Where the Crawdads Sing." Smith is set to star in the upcoming film "What’s Left of Us."

Taylor John Smith to star in film based on Lowell author’s memoir

James Foley was murdered by ISIS in 2014. In ‘American Mother,’ Diane Foley writes about forgiving his killer

The Village Voice spoke for New York for decades. A new oral history of the legendary weekly recalls its raucous glory.

Movies

Comedian Richard Lewis in 2012.

Richard Lewis, comedian known for his neurotic, stream-of-consciousness act and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ role, has died

Taylor John Smith to star in film based on Lowell author’s memoir

‘Oppenheimer’ keeps devouring awards with top prize at Producers Guild, with Oscars up next

Television

Charlie Davis from the CBS Original Series SURVIVOR. (Robert Voets/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

BC Law student. Boston Marathon hopeful. Now ‘Survivor’ contestant. Meet Massachusetts native Charlie Davis.

How a Boston Freedom Trail tour guide ended up on the ‘Jeopardy!’ Tournament of Champions

Richard Lewis, comedian known for his neurotic, stream-of-consciousness act and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ role, has died

music

Audra McDonald at Symphony Hall.

Even with a cold, Audra McDonald shines at Symphony Hall

Paula Cole talks about her new album, ‘Lo’

Universal Music escalates TikTok fight, pulls Coldplay, Harry Styles songs

Theater/Dance

Alfonso Losa and Paula Comitre will perform as part of Global Arts Live's Flamenco Festival.

International stars of flamenco music and dance kick off four-night festival on Saturday

In ‘Golda’s Balcony,’ the Israeli prime minister in crisis in 1973

Boston Ballet dances up a storm in ‘Winter Experience’

Health

An associate scientist works in a lab on a new drug.

‘An extremely aggressive timeline’: Rhode Island Life Sciences Hub to hire inaugural CEO by May

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

Obituaries

Comedian Richard Lewis in 2012.

Richard Lewis, comedian known for his neurotic, stream-of-consciousness act and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ role, has died

Niklaus Wirth, software developer who saw power in simplicity, dies at 89

Jacob Rothschild, financier from a family banking dynasty, dies at 87