Trump’s White House and your health

WATCH: STAT Washington correspondent Sarah Owermohle unpacks how reproductive care, vaccines, and health insurance could change under the new administration. Watch →

Could late-night T service come back? Maybe.

WATCH: An offhand comment from MBTA general manager Phil Eng kicked up a flurry of speculation. Transportation editor Jason Margolis tracks the possibility. Watch →

Is age just a number?

WATCH: How we age may depend on our attitudes about aging. Ideas contributor Claudia Kalb looks at the science and secrets to productive golden years. Watch →

Politics

Republican senators elect John Thune as next majority leader

In elevating Thune, 63, GOP senators turned to a traditional Republican in the mold of McConnell, and rejected a challenger more aligned with President-elect Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again movement. Continue reading →

Nation

2 dead in Kentucky factory explosion that also damaged surrounding neighborhood

Ten other people were injured, and rescue crews spent hours searching for victims. Continue reading →

Politics

Nonprofits vow a new resistance. Will donors pay up?

“The response from donors has been shock, anger and depression, sprinkled in with a few checks,” said Vincent Warren, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which challenged several of Trump’s previous immigration policies in court. “It’s not been a flood." Continue reading →

World

Russia launches missiles against Ukraine’s capital

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia ramped up its deep strikes into Ukraine on Wednesday with a volley of missiles aimed at Kyiv and a northeastern border area, ending a more than two-month pause in such attacks on the capital, the Ukrainian air force said. Continue reading →

World

Blinken pays a visit to NATO amid high anxiety over Trump

BRUSSELS — Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday at what he called a “critical moment” for Ukraine and the US-led military alliance, as Europe braces for the anticipated upheaval of a new Trump era in Washington. Continue reading →

World

Gaza militants release video of Israeli Russian hostage

JERUSALEM — A militant group in the Gaza Strip released a video Wednesday showing Sasha Troufanov, an Israeli Russian dual citizen who has been held hostage since the Hamas-led attack on Israel 13 months ago. Continue reading →

Opinion

Trump risks unraveling world order with his Ukraine approach

Will Trump concede America’s great source of strength or nourish it? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Extend Pell grants to short-term workforce training

Certificate classes can help students enter a field. Continue reading →

OPINION

Will Supreme Court check Trump? Don’t count on it.

What will the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, which Trump helped to build, have to say about Trump’s view that biding by the nation’s laws and its foundational document is optional? Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Norfolk DA Michael Morrissey draws protesters after Karen Read returns to court Wednesday

Among the pending motions is a joint request from prosecutors and the defense to push the retrial back to April. Continue reading →

Metro

Gloria Fox, longest-serving Black woman representative in Mass. history, dies at 82

Ms. Fox was first elected to represent the 7th Suffolk district in 1985, and when she announced plans to not seek a 17th term in the State House in 2016, she was the longest-serving woman in the Massachusetts State House. Continue reading →

Politics

Fiscal watchdog: Boston should consider new taxes to fund budget, reduce dependence on property owners

The report released this week by the Boston Municipal Research Bureau comes amid concerns about how falling commercial property values could affect the city’s future financial health. Continue reading →

Celtics 139, Nets 114

After another sluggish start, Celtics bury Nets in Brooklyn

The Celtics have two days off before returning to action Saturday night against the Raptors at TD Garden. Continue reading →

bruins

Injured defenseman Hampus Lindholm will be lost to Bruins for weeks

The veteran blue liner suffered a lower-body injury in the first period of Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Blues in St. Louis. Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

Patriots’ Drake Maye scrambles to find a way to balance ability to be a running quarterback with playing it safe

Maye has caused some to hold their breath when he takes off into the open field. Last month, the Patriots' rookie quarterback suffered a concussion against the Jets. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Amid restructuring, Baystate Health to cut 134 management jobs

Baystate Health, which runs Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, said it was eliminating the jobs as it seeks to address financial woes. Continue reading →

Retail

City of Boston sues chef Barbara Lynch for $1.7 million in unpaid taxes

The suit comes in the wake of last month’s announcement that the celebrated-but-embattled chef would close all of her remaining restaurants. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Struggling Ginkgo Bioworks says it will step away from soon-to-open Seaport building

The cell production company was set to move into new building by year’s end, but will instead put it up for sublease. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Hama Amadou, West African political ‘phoenix,’ dies at 74

Mr. Amadou was the longest-serving prime minister in Niger’s history. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84

A legal luminary of the right, Mr. Olson frustrated social conservatives in his legal fights supporting same-sex marriage and the children of undocumented immigrants. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Vardis Vardinoyannis, Greek business magnate and Kennedy family friend, dies at 90

He was a supporter of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights foundation and led multiple charity initiatives with his wife, Marianna, who died last year. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Tom Papa thinks you should take it easy on yourself

In a new Netflix special, "Home Free," he explores life after his kids have left home. Continue reading →

Books

Taylor Swift is ‘up there’ with the Beatles and Bob Dylan, says Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield

The author reads from his brand new book, “Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music” at local bookstores. Continue reading →

Movies

Before grainy smartphone concert footage, there was Arthur Freedman

An event from the Harvard Film Archive shares the work of one of Boston's most determined punk scene documenters. Continue reading →