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Crime & Courts

‘It is maddening’: Grief, anxiety over rising violence among young people in Lynn

An alarming increase in violence in recent months has sown grief and raised anxiety just as Lynn is experiencing some measure of renewal. Continue reading →

Politics

House Democratic leadership practiced being agents of chaos in 2023. Can they force a repeat in 2024?

“You don’t want to help them out of the rut they’ve created for themselves,” said Springfield Representative Richard Neal. Continue reading →

Politics

Harvard’s federal funding likely isn’t in danger, but it’s leverage for lawmakers to push changes amid controversy

Claudine Gay’s resignation as Harvard’s president hasn’t ended the university’s troubles with its congressional critics. Continue reading →

Business

How does Harvard choose its president, anyway?

It's unique in how it chose Claudine Gay, and her predecessors, to lead. Continue reading →

World

Attacks heighten fears of a wider war for the Middle East and US

American, Israeli, and Lebanese officials insist that few parties want Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to become a wider conflict that engulfs the Middle East. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | January 4, 2024

WATCH: Thursday's episode. Stories include: The group making life less lonely for the sober and sober-curious, and the pioneer using AI to keep us human. Watch →

House Democrats' plan for 2024 is a 2023 repeat

WATCH: It was a year of political chaos for house Republicans. Washington bureau chief Tal Kopan has how the Dems benefited, and what to expect this year. Watch →

Snow is coming, but just how much?

WATCH: Two crucial factors could change everything. Meteorologist Dave Epstein forecasts New England's chance for plowable powder. Watch →

The Nation

Politics

Trump received millions from foreign governments as president, report finds

The transactions offer concrete evidence that the former president engaged in the kind of conduct that House Republicans have labored, so far unsuccessfully, to prove that President Biden did as they work to build an impeachment case against him. Continue reading →

Nation

Sixth grader is killed and 5 are injured in Iowa school shooting

Four of the injured were students, and one was an administrator, said Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, at a news conference Thursday. One of the injured victims was in critical condition. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump wants prosecutors held in contempt in federal election case

The request was the latest aggressive move in what has quickly turned into a legal slugfest between the defense and prosecution, underscoring how critical the issue of timing has become in the election subversion case. Continue reading →

The World

World

North Korea providing Russia with ballistic missiles, US says

The White House accused North Korea on Thursday of providing Russia with ballistic missiles that Moscow has begun to fire on targets in Ukraine, and said that in return the North was seeking a range of Russian military technologies. Continue reading →

World

Airstrike in central Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader as regional tensions escalate

A US airstrike on the headquarters of an Iran-backed militia in central Baghdad on Thursday killed a high-ranking commander, militia officials said. Continue reading →

World

Islamic State takes responsibility for deadly bombings in Iran

The Islamic State claimed responsibility Thursday for the bombing attack that killed 84 people in Kerman, Iran, a day before, during a memorial procession for Gen. Qassem Soleimani, according to a post on the extremist group’s official Telegram account. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

A frustrated president struggles with his limitations

Biden is no great communicator. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

America must not forget Jan. 6

Three years ago, the nation learned that the peaceful transfer of presidential power isn’t a given. Continue reading →

OPINION

Is Taylor Swift dating the wrong NFL superstar?

Forget Travis Kelce. Tom Brady, a.k.a. the Greatest of All Time, is ready, rested, and available. Continue reading →

Metro

K-12

Boston Public Schools tells principals it won’t close half its buildings

The proposal to consolidate into fewer, larger schools is driven by multiple considerations, including dwindling enrollment due to falling birth rates, rising charter school enrollment, the cost of raising a family in Boston, and migration to the suburbs. Continue reading →

New Hampshire

‘Every single thing that he’s said has been a lie’: Nikki Haley hits Trump in N.H.

“In his commercials and in his temper tantrums, every single thing that he’s said has been a lie,” the former South Carolina governor said. Continue reading →

Health

Carrying fentanyl test strips could lead to arrest. Now, Mass. lawmakers could legalize them.

The state Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to amend a state law that classifies lifesaving fentanyl test strips, which have become a vital tool in stemming overdose deaths, as illegal drug paraphernalia. Continue reading →

Sports

On basketball

Brad Stevens likes his Celtics, but he’s always on the lookout to get better

The Celtics have more depth than in recent years but have limited options to add because they now reside under the second salary-cap apron. Continue reading →

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Matt Poitras happy to be back with Bruins, even as he savors snakebit experience with Canada at world juniors

Poitras, who scored two goals and four points in five games in Sweden, will use the Canadians' shocking quarterfinal upset as fuel. Continue reading →

revolution

New coach Caleb Porter believes the Revolution are ‘ripe for success’

Porter, who has won MLS titles with two teams, already has ideas on how he wants to adjust the team tactically. Continue reading →

Business

Business

How does Harvard choose its president, anyway?

It's unique in how it chose Claudine Gay, and her predecessors, to lead. Continue reading →

Business

Novo signs $1.1 billion obesity R&D deals with two biotechs

Novo Nordisk, the drugmaker behind the hit obesity treatment Wegovy, signed research deals with a pair of biotechs backed by Cambridge-based Flagship Pioneering. Continue reading →

Consumer

Car dealers back away from Buick amid lower sales, EV push

Even as General Motors prepares to roll out electric versions of its Buick vehicles, hundreds of Buick dealerships nationwide, including at least four in Massachusetts, are turning their backs on the storied brand. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

MFA among museums targeted in cyberattack on collections software

Spokesperson says issue is confined to the museum’s public collections search function, while its private data is secure. Continue reading →

Names

Swifties, here’s your chance to help teach Taylor Swift class at Harvard

Professor Stephanie Burt posted on social media that the new course is so popular, she needs to hire more teaching assistants who "love Tay." Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★½

‘All of Us Strangers’: Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott play two Londoners alone, together, in haunting tale

Writer-director Andrew Haigh’s latest is a stunner featuring equally stunning performances. Continue reading →