Nation

California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole

Governor Gavin Newsom rejected a recommendation from a two-person panel of parole commissioners. Newsom said Sirhan, now 77, poses an unreasonable threat to public safety. Continue reading →

Nation

Sinema reiterates opposition to eliminating filibuster, likely dooming voting rights legislation

Senator Kyrsten Sinema, an Arizona Democrat, announced she would not support changing Senate rules that have long allowed a minority of senators to block legislation. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

House minority leader Kevin McCarthy rejects Jan. 6 committee request

In a contentious news conference, McCarthy repeatedly evaded questions about whether he would defy a subpoena from the committee, and he accused the investigation of being “pure politics.” Continue reading →

World

Prince Andrew is stripped of military titles as sexual abuse case proceeds

Prince Andrew, the second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has been forced to relinquish his military titles and royal charities, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, a stinging rebuke by the British royal family a day after a federal judge in New York allowed a sexual abuse case against him to go ahead. Continue reading →

World

Russia, at an impasse with the West, warns it is ready to abandon diplomacy

Russian officials signaled that they could abandon diplomatic efforts to resolve the security crisis surrounding Ukraine, bringing a whirlwind week of European diplomacy to an ominous end and deflating hopes that negotiators could forge a path toward easing tensions in Eastern Europe. Continue reading →

World

US refines tool to evaluate Havana syndrome cases

The Biden administration is refining a screening tool it developed last year to evaluate the symptoms and injuries of people who experienced the so-called Havana syndrome, as it continues to search for a cause and prepares to compensate federal officials who have been affected. Continue reading →

OPINION

When it comes to subpoenas, Congress must use its power or lose it

Jan. 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson must create real consequences for those who flout congressional authority. He can start inside his own chamber by compelling the testimony of minority leader Kevin McCarthy. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Two commutations should be just the beginning

Clemency can be used to set right what the criminal justice system got wrong. Continue reading →

OPINION

Democrats need to get real on Build Back Better

The question isn’t what you dream of; it’s what you can get done. Continue reading →

Metro

Mayor Wu: No need for systemwide shutdown of Boston schools due to COVID-19

“So far we do not anticipate the need to have a district-wide remote situation because of staffing. We do have plans in place school by school,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said at a news conference Thursday. Continue reading →

Metro

The driest of dry Januarys

There are all these stories about COVID fatigue. I have COVID fatigue fatigue. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Freedom may be months away, but Brockton family rejoices over William Allen’s commuted life sentence

Relatives gloried in his second chance at life after spending nearly 28 years in prison. Continue reading →

kevin paul dupont | on hockey

With Tuukka Rask back, Bruins have an embarrassment of riches in goal

The Rask-Linus Ullmark tandem looks so strong that the Bruins can afford to let Jeremy Swayman hone his game in Providence. Continue reading →

red sox

Red Sox trailblazer Bianca Smith is heartened by signs of gender-diversity progress in baseball

With the hiring of Katie Krall to join Smith, the Sox are the first team to have multiple women on coaching staffs in their organization. Continue reading →

ben volin | on football

How do Josh Allen and the Bills perform in the cold?

There is something off about the star quarterback's performances this year in cold weather — or at least something off with the entire Bills offense. Continue reading →

Business

‘Mission impossible’: With Boston’s proof-of-vaccination mandate set to begin, businesses worry

With the rules set to take effect Saturday, some retailers say the mandate is starting to feel like yet another COVID-related burden on the backs of businesses the pandemic has hurt the most. Continue reading →

Business

In hot market for lab space, a biotech startup to replace the former CambridgeSide Sears

CambridgeSide, one of the most successful malls in Greater Boston before the pandemic, may see new life with a burgeoning biotech company seeking redevelopment in the complex. Continue reading →

Business

High-earners tax may bring in considerably less than supporters estimate, study says

A new study by independent state policy center suggests the so-called millionaires tax will generate less new revenue than its backers have projected. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies

Mr. Belisle, a Korean War veteran, started as coach at Mount Saint Charles Academy in 1975 and won 32 state titles. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Michael Lang, co-creator of the Woodstock music festival in 1969, dies at 77

Woodstock was billed as “three days of peace and music” in the summer of 1969. Michael Lang was one of the people who helped to organize and promote the event, which attracted roughly 400,000 people to the hamlet of Bethel, about 50 miles northwest of New York City. Continue reading →

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Visual Arts

Glitch art gone wild: Ben K. Foley and Allison Tanenhaus embrace error at Boston Cyberarts Gallery

The artist-illusionists, who go by bent/haus, manipulate a different kind of matrix in their new self-titled show. Continue reading →

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Music, theater, comedy, museum, and family events, and more, selected by Globe critics and writers. Continue reading →

Theater

Comedian Demetri Martin has something he’d like to say, but he’ll keep it short

A master of comedic brevity, Martin plays two shows at the Wilbur Saturday. Continue reading →