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Tuesday, February 13, 2024
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Crime & Courts

He says he got his CDL without taking the exam. Lawsuit ties State Police trooper to worker at Brockton RMV center.

The court filings mark the first time a Registry worker has been implicated in the alleged scheme in which four current and former Massachusetts state troopers are accused of falsifying results on commercial driver’s license tests. Continue reading →

Politics

Kennedy ad highlights an increased outsourcing of campaigns to shadowy outside groups

A pro-Robert F. Kennedy Jr. PAC's expenditure of millions of dollars to support Kennedy’s efforts to get on the November ballot has attracted the attention of his opponents, who have appealed to the Federal Election Commission. Continue reading →

Media

Layoffs and closures have roiled the media industry. What will happen to the young people studying journalism?

A barrage of bad media news to start 2024 is testing the resolve of even the hardiest optimists in journalism education. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Judge dismisses lawsuits against Harvard over sale of body parts from its morgue

A Suffolk Superior Court judge said the plaintiffs did not prove that Harvard failed to act in good faith. Continue reading →

Weather

Boston is under a snow emergency ahead of winter storm

Predictions for Tuesday's storm were downgraded for the Boston area, where up to 6 inches of snow are expected, with possibly more in Southeastern Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Boston Globe Today | February 12, 2024

WATCH: Monday's episode. Stories include allegations of corruption by the Massachusetts State Police. Watch →

President Biden takes aim at scrutiny over his age

WATCH: With the electorate growing more and more concerned with the ages of President Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Biden gets defensive. Watch →

Allegations of corruption hang over the MA State Police

WATCH: Adrian Walker details the latest allegations against the Massachusetts State Police. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

Trump’s legal cases: here, there and everywhere

For much of the past year, Trump has been ensnared in a web of legal cases so tangled that it almost defies comprehension. This week’s calendar is perhaps the most crowded yet. Continue reading →

Nation

Medicaid’s prescription for health includes food and housing in some states

This wave of attention to social needs grows out of a recognition, going back at least three decades, that social determinants of health — essentially, the conditions in which people live — have an enormous bearing on well-being. Continue reading →

Nation

Shooter entered Texas megachurch with young son and used AR-style rifle in the attack, police say

The shooter had a history of mental illness, authorities said, and her son remained in critical condition Monday. Continue reading →

The World

World

Hostages rescued from Rafah in good condition

The hostages, Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, tried to establish a relationship with their captors by talking about soccer. Continue reading →

World

Panic mounts in Rafah over looming Israeli offensive after night strikes

Israel’s army described the overnight attacks as cover for a special forces mission to rescue two Israeli-Argentine hostages. At least 67 people were killed throughout the city, the Gaza Health Ministry said. Continue reading →

World

Finland’s new president faces unexpected first test: not Russia, but Trump

Alexander Stubb will enter office next month at a time when US politics has once again thrown the durability of Washington's relationship with NATO — and the wisdom of European nations counting on it — into question. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Pot purveyors plead to come out of the legal shadows. They’re right.

New federal study on its medical potential could lead the DEA to approve reclassification of the once “evil weed.” Continue reading →

OPINION

Migrants’ next stop: Why not Wellesley?

The narrative that wealthier communities just don’t want to help is incomplete. Continue reading →

LETTERS

In walked the maestro

I knew instantly that this gentleman was somebody. Not that he had a swagger or air of self-importance — not at all. But he exuded charisma and an aura beyond us everyday humans. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

Is Healey willing to raise taxes to fund the T long-term? The governor will ‘wait to see’ what a panel says.

“I’m not going to comment on hypotheticals until I see things,” Governor Maura Healey said Monday. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

For more than 40 years, Felix D. Arroyo fought to include marginalized communities in Boston political process

Through more than four decades as a city councilor, School Committee chairman, and Suffolk County register of probate, Arroyo dedicated his trailblazing career to the fight for social justice and equity from the time he first entered the mostly white world of Boston politics. Continue reading →

Politics

Snow is coming. Here’s your guide to space savers in Boston.

The city rules are short and straightforward: residents can only use a space saver when the city has declared an official snow emergency, as Mayor Michelle Wu did on Monday. Continue reading →

Sports

red sox

For Alex Cora, baseball — and whatever comes after it — is a family matter

It's not just Cora's late father, who founded a Little League program in Puerto Rico. Or his brother, the third base coach for the Tigers. It's also his partner's brother, whose runs a team in the Puerto Rican winter league, which makes the offseason anything but "off." Continue reading →

on football

These Chiefs just won their third Super Bowl, and they appear to be far from finished

It does not look as though Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Andy Reid are going anywhere, which is bad news for the rest of the NFL. Continue reading →

on baseball

Here’s a first look at our first projection of the Red Sox’ Opening Day roster

Barring any meaningful free agent signings or trades, these 26 players look to be representing Boston in Seattle on March 26. Continue reading →

Business

Housing

In a unique New England twist, Nor’easter delays big Milton election, raising concerns among some residents

The Select Board unanimously voted to ask a judge to delay the townwide vote on a new land use plan to Wednesday over concerns that a coming storm may make it dangerous for voters to reach the polls. Continue reading →

bold types

Worcester Airport regains its altitude under Andy Davis’s watch

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Technology

Social media can harm kids. Can laws protect them?

State and federal lawmakers have proposed a variety of new laws aimed at forcing services like Facebook, Instagram, Snap, and X to shield minors from sexual exploitation. But they may not be enforceable. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Brian McConnachie, humor writer ‘from another planet,’ dies at 81

He brought his absurdist humor to the National Lampoon magazine and the NBC television series “Saturday Night Live” and “SCTV Network.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Bob Edwards, radio host who built NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76

Edwards, who died Saturday, was at “Morning Edition” for nearly a quarter century and became as much a part of the begin-the-day rhythms for NPR listeners as coffee. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

Should I know it’s love by three months? Six?

According to TikTok, there’s a three-month rule. Continue reading →

STAGE REVIEW

Wonders never cease with the 7 Fingers

In “Duel Reality,” troupe delivers a circus spin on “Romeo and Juliet.” Continue reading →

FOOD

Celebrate the new year at one of these new Chinese restaurants

Feb. 10 marks Lunar New Year. Usher in the Year of the Dragon with hand-pulled noodles, soup dumplings, Sichuan fare, and more. Continue reading →