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Business

From hotel to homeless housing: Owner of the Roundhouse aims to help at Mass. and Cass

Hotel in the epicenter of city’s homelessness crisis to house people off the streets in partnership with Boston Medical Center. Continue reading →

Nation

31 people are seriously hurt in Bronx apartment building fire, officials say

A five-alarm fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday morning, injuring at least 31 people. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

As they ready for Bills again, Patriots look like an average, undisciplined team that can’t play from behind

The Patriots fell behind early, and lost for the third time in four games. Continue reading →

Politics

Will Charlie Baker commute a convicted murderer’s life sentence?

Baker’s decision in the case of Thomas E. Koonce, a Brockton native who has spent nearly three decades in prison, is expected this week and could have far-reaching reverberations, both legal and political. Continue reading →

THE BIG IDEA

What comes after Omicron? We need a plan

President Biden said COVID-19 is "here to stay." So it’s worth taking a moment — as we edge closer to two years of pandemic-related restrictions — to contemplate what’s next. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

As Omicron spreads, CDC seeks to clarify message

The debate on testing reflects broader disagreement over how best to cope with a virus that seems here to stay. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden comes out swinging against Republicans as his agenda stalls

President Biden has begun his second year in office by lashing out at Republicans, embracing forceful new attacks meant to define a choice for voters between Biden’s Democrats and a Republican Party still under the thumb of former president Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

New law allows noncitizens to vote in municipal elections in NYC

Political notebook Continue reading →

The World

World

Left out of high-level talks, Ukraine tries other diplomatic channels

Such a limited role for Ukraine in the talks has clearly unnerved the government in Kyiv. Continue reading →

World

Russia warns that US doesn’t understand its goals on Ukraine

The comments by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov maintained the hard-line rhetoric that some analysts and Western officials see as a possible prelude to new Russian military action against Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Saudi princess is released, but other royals are still locked up

Princess Basmah had accused Crown Prince Mohammed, albeit without naming him, of refusing to accept those who did not support his overhaul plans, known as Vision 2030. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

Pressing issues call for the attention of Mayor Wu, Governor Baker

Readers continue to amplify their voices in response to a Globe editorial detailing New Year's resolutions the board would like to see for the mayor and the governor. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The Justice Department should back off researchers

The department’s China Initiative, launched to target Chinese espionage and intellectual property theft, lacks focus and clarity — and has far too aggressively investigated scientists as a result. Continue reading →

LETTERS

It isn’t nitpicking — what Trump attempted was a self-coup, not a coup

Self-coups tend to leave a more lasting negative political legacy than ordinary coups. We are very fortunate former president Donald Trump’s plot failed. Continue reading →

Metro

New Hampshire

Police continue Sunday to search home where missing 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery once lived

Around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, a pair of officers could be seen removing strips of insulation and large tarps from the small Gilford Street property and loading them into a police truck. They left about 10 minutes later. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Report finds physical abuse, intimidation at state Trial Court Officer Academy

According to the 100-page report, which includes many redactions, recruits and witnesses reported incidents of violence against at least five members of the academy’s last class, and members of several classes “described a culture of fear, intimidation, humiliation, disrespect, punishment-based discipline, and retaliation.” Continue reading →

Globe Local

Family of Newton man fatally shot by police marks anniversary with renewed calls for officer training

The family of a Newton Highlands man shot and killed by Newton police is commemorating the first anniversary of their loved one’s death with renewed calls for greater mental health and crisis training for police officers. Continue reading →

Sports

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Patriots have the feel of a one-and-done playoff team after a bad loss to Dolphins

The Patriots committed dumb penalties, turned over the ball twice, and did not take advantage of their opportunities. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Patriots cannot put a playoff game solely in the hands of quarterback Mac Jones and expect to win

In each of the team's losses in three of the past four games, the Patriots fell behind early, and fell behind big. Continue reading →

Dolphins 33, Patriots 24

Slow start, penalties, turnovers all in a day’s work for Patriots in sloppy loss to Dolphins in finale

The Patriots lost for the third time in four games, ending their regular season on another sour note in Miami. Continue reading →

Business

Business

From hotel to homeless housing: Owner of the Roundhouse aims to help at Mass. and Cass

Hotel in the epicenter of city’s homelessness crisis to house people off the streets in partnership with Boston Medical Center. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

APPRECIATION

The power of Sidney Poitier’s stardom

Sidney Poitier was a living, breathing assertion that America might someday live up to its ideals. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

A Far Cry’s ‘Firefly’ brought comforting night music, perfect for the darkest days of the year

Warmth was abundant in “Firefly,” a wishlist of pieces that cellist Rafael Popper-Keizer devised last winter while dreaming of the day the orchestra could gather again. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

What is Wordle and why is everyone on Twitter playing it?

Wordle is a free, online word game created by Josh Wardle, a software engineer from Brooklyn. Continue reading →