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Saturday, December 28, 2024
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Health

Migrants can accrue profound emotional trauma when journeying to the US. Mental health workers are stretched thin.

Healing from trauma means sharing intimate, often horrifying stories, ideally in a patient’s native language. In Mass., there are not nearly enough bilingual therapists and counselors to meet demand. Continue reading →

Climate

Clean energy experts warn new Trump tariffs could produce ‘chilling effect’ on green jobs

While it’s unlikely the renewable energy industry will be totally kneecapped, experts say Donald Trump’s planned economic policies mean clean energy businesses could be feeling the squeeze. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Christmas Bird Count takes flight in New England

Known as the Super Bowl of birding, the cherished holiday tradition gains urgency amid declining bird populations. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Boston on track for fewest homicides since 1957 in ‘an all-hands-on-deck effort,’ officials say

City officials in a press conference Friday described the decrease as validation of efforts to better coordinate policing, social services, and violence intervention outreach in the city. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

2024 in Sports: Biggest moments of the year

WATCH: Columnist Dan Shaughnessy and Senior staff writer Kevin Paul DuPont talk about the biggest stories, what surprised them, and who had the worst year. Continue reading →

2024 in Sports: Best photos in Boston sports

WATCH: We recapture the best moments of the year through the lens' of the Boston Globe photographers. Continue reading →

2024 in Sports: Gronk is big on Drake Maye

WATCH: Patriots legend and Super Bowl champ Rob Gronkowski says Drake Maye is the real deal. Plus, how he knew Jerod Mayo was made for coaching. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

NPR and PBS stations brace for funding battle under Trump

Elon Musk is gunning for public media. One of the most concrete proposals on his list is eliminating hundreds of millions of dollars in annual funding that the government funnels to PBS and NPR stations, home to cultural touchstones like Elmo, Big Bird and “Fresh Air.” Continue reading →

Nation

Mass. has the nation’s fifth largest homeless population, federal officials say

The US saw an 18% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven by a lack of affordable housing, natural disasters, and a surge of migrants. Continue reading →

Politics

New 2025 laws hit hot topics from AI in movies to rapid-fire guns

New laws taking effect with the new year will affect Hollywood actors, social media stars, and chatty motorists. Continue reading →

The World

World

South Korea’s opposition-controlled National Assembly votes to impeach acting President Han

The impeachments of the country’s top two officials has worsened its political turmoil, deepened economic uncertainties, and hurt its international image. Continue reading →

World

Israeli troops forcibly remove staff and patients from northern Gaza hospital, officials say

Israel’s military said it was conducting operations against Hamas infrastructure and militants in the area and had ordered people out of the hospital, but said it had not entered the complex as of Friday night. Continue reading →

World

‘We fall and we rise’: Some amputees in Sierra Leone turn to farming to combat discrimination

From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees. Amputation by machete was one terror tactic by rebels. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

The year in letters: Readers didn’t miss a trick in frenzied 2024

We look back at 2024 through the voices of our readers, whose letters to the editor provide a lens on events, from the eclipse to the election, from campus protests to the Karen Read murder trial. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Healey says she would sign bill subjecting her office to public records law, with ‘right exceptions’

Massachusetts is one of just two states where the governor’s office and Legislature are not subject to the state’s public records law. Continue reading →

Vermont

Officials urge vigilance after H5N1 bird flu confirmed in Vermont flock

Vermont officials said there have been no human cases reported in New England during the current outbreak. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

How New England’s incarcerated population trains service dogs for those in need

Puppies live with their incarcerated trainer during training. Staff from a Princeton-founded service dog nonprofit visit facilities weekly to teach incarcerated people how to train the dogs. Continue reading →

Sports

BLUE JACKETS 6, BRUINS 2

Bruins suffer holiday hangover in second period of lopsided loss to Blue Jackets

The Bruins were buried by a second-period power-play blitz in falling to the Blue Jackets, 6-2, in their first game back from the Christmas break Friday night at Nationwide Arena. Continue reading →

College football

North Carolina insists it is focused on UConn and the Fenway Bowl, not on incoming coach Bill Belichick

"This game will show some of the younger players, and some players we have, what they can do next year," said UNC linebacker Amare Campbell. Continue reading →

Celtics 142, Pacers 105

Jaylen Brown scores season-high 44 points to lead Celtics in rout against Pacers

Boston builds 67-45 first-half lead and cruises to victory from there Continue reading →

Business

Healthcare

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

About 7 in 10 adults say coverage denials by insurance companies, and the companies' profits, bear at least “a moderate amount” of responsibility for Brian Thompson's death. Continue reading →

Retail

Jim Koch says his wife will eventually take over his Boston Beer Company stock, worth over $650 million

The shares in the maker of Samuel Adams beer and Truly Hard Seltzer come with significant sway over the company’s operations. Continue reading →

Real Estate

BioMed scoops up three more buildings in Kendall Square

BioMed Realty purchased 215 First St., 150 Second St. and 11 Hurley St. for $250 million. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

India’s former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies at 92

As the leader of India, he negotiated a landmark nuclear deal with the United States and took steps toward more peaceful relations with Pakistan and China. Continue reading →

Obituaries

'Baby Driver' actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies in a fall from a moving vehicle

Mr. Meek made his on-screen debut in 2014’s “The Santa Con,” and had roles in various TV series, including “MacGyver.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

You stole my baby name!

“Have the conversation, and decide your stance,” advises Boston-based baby name consultant Colleen Slagen. Continue reading →

Movies

Adam Sandler shares ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ teaser with first look at Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny cameos

A teaser for the long-awaited sequel to the 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore” is finally out, and there’s a lot to unpack. Continue reading →

tv critic's corner

Comedian Rose Matafeo’s new special skewers looking for love in your 30s

She based her new special on a note she wrote in the Notes app that stretched on for thousands of words. Continue reading →