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Politics

‘Massachusetts can, and will, lead the world’: Maura Healey sworn in as state’s 73rd governor

Maura Healey made history as the first woman ever elected to the post in Massachusetts and one of the nation’s first openly lesbian governors. Continue reading →

Politics

As first woman, LGBTQ governor in Mass., Maura Healey’s inauguration is more than just a history lesson

A momentous mood surrounded the inauguration of Healey, who not only became the state’s first openly gay governor but also its first elected female governor and part of one of the country’s first female governor-lieutenant governor duos. Continue reading →

Arts

He defended the Capitol — and democracy itself — amid insurrection. Two years later, he paints to preserve history, and to heal.

“One day there will be a Jan. 6th exhibit,” says former US Capitol Police officer Winston Pingeon, who has moved back to Boston and memorializes that difficult day in his watercolors. “It is part of our American history whether you like it or hate it.” Continue reading →

Climate

With a $400 million infusion, Massachusetts shifts transition to electric vehicles into drive

Utilities in the state recently got the green light to spend nearly $400 million on electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a much needed step that advocates say puts Massachusetts on the road to achieving 900,000 EVs by the end of the decade. Continue reading →

Politics

House adjourns without a speaker as McCarthy offers concessions

Representative Kevin McCarthy of California contorted himself on Thursday to try to win over right-wing holdouts as his battle to become speaker limped toward a fourth day, offering concessions that could substantially weaken his authority and empower a strident right flank. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Police: Idaho slaying suspect’s DNA found at crime scene

The DNA of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students was found on a knife sheath recovered at the crime scene, and cellphone data shows that he was in the area of the victims’ home multiple times in the months before the November attack, an investigator said in court documents unsealed Thursday. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden’s new immigration plan would restrict illegal border crossings

President Biden announced new immigration restrictions Thursday, including the expansion of programs to remove people quickly without letting them seek asylum, in an attempt to address one of his administration’s most politically vulnerable issues at a time when the nation’s attention is focused on Republican disarray in the US House. Continue reading →

Nation

Report: US’s largest estuary, Chesapeake Bay, earns D-plus

An environmental group gave the Chesapeake Bay watershed a D-plus grade in an evaluation released on Thursday — the same grade earned in its last report two years ago. Continue reading →

The World

World

Putin orders brief unilateral cease-fire for his forces in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday ordered his military to implement a 36-hour cease-fire along the front line in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas, and urged the government in Kyiv to do the same, the Kremlin said. Continue reading →

World

Church lays Benedict to rest, if not its divisions

The Roman Catholic Church on Thursday laid to rest Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in front of a fog-shrouded St. Peter’s Basilica with an extraordinary funeral presided over by his own successor, Pope Francis, a final peculiarity to end a strange era in the modern church in which two popes, one resigned and one in power, one conservative and one liberal, coexisted in the tiny confines of the Vatican. Continue reading →

World

Mexico captures Ovidio Guzmán, son of El Chapo and alleged fentanyl trafficker

The Mexican military on Thursday captured Ovidio Guzmán, allegedly one of the country’s top fentanyl traffickers and son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, just days before President Biden was expected to visit Mexico and press for more action to deter groups that have deluged the United States with the deadly narcotic. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

How far will the Supreme Court expand the Second Amendment?

It’s likely just getting started. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Years of appeasing the far-right led to this GOP paralysis

Kevin McCarthy invited this gridlock by appeasing the far-right, just as the GOP invited the Jan. 6 insurrection by playing along with Trump’s false claims of election fraud. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

In her inaugural address, Maura Healey puts a strong foot forward

Now comes the grinding labor of developing policies, negotiating legislation, and navigating the rocky shoals of Beacon Hill. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Group protests fatal shooting of 20-year-old knife-wielding man during confrontation with Cambridge police

The Bangladesh Association of New England on Thursday protested the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man by Cambridge police, who said the victim was allegedly wielding a long knife Wednesday when he charged at an officer and ignored commands to drop the weapon during the deadly encounter. Continue reading →

Metro

SJC rules DiMasi’s federal corruption convictions do not disqualify him, or others, from lobbying on Beacon Hill

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court said amendments enacted by state lawmakers in 2009 specified that only state corruption convictions could be used to prevent someone from registering as a lobbyist for 10 years after being convicted. Continue reading →

Health

The FDA allowed pharmacies to dispense abortion pills. But will they do it?

The Food and Drug Administration’s decision Tuesday to permit pharmacies to dispense abortion pills has been hailed as a major step in easing access to the procedure. But it’s unclear how many pharmacies will offer the drugs. Continue reading →

Sports

CELTICS 124, MAVERICKS 95

Celtics roar back in Dallas, containing Luka Doncic and ending their brief losing streak

Boston did not trail outside of a 44-second stretch midway through the first quarter, and led by double digits the entire second half against a team that had won seven straight. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Jayson Tatum is fourth in first balloting of fan voting for Eastern Conference frontcourt players

Tatum is in deep company in the Eastern Conference for a starting All-Star spot. Continue reading →

RED SOX

Rafael Devers earned his place as a Red Sox cornerstone, right from the start

Special is a word title linked to Devers ever since his 2017 debut — probably more than any Red Sox in recent memory. Now, he is secured as a key part of the team's future. Continue reading →

Business

Residential

Want to live at Greater Boston’s biggest mall? This might be your chance.

If approved, the proposed 495-unit apartment and senior living development at the rear of the South Shore Plaza would be Braintree’s largest housing development in decades. Continue reading →

Technology

Amid flurry of new info, judge gives a ‘redo’ to Natick couple suing eBay for harassment

A judge ruled Wednesday that David and Ina Steiner could submit a revised complaint, including details that came out in 2022 when five of eBay’s former employees were sentenced for crimes arising from the scheme. Continue reading →

Business

Midnight bowling: After pushing for 1 a.m. beer license, South Boston bowling alley settles for compromise

It’s the latest episode in the seemingly endless debate between neighborhood bars and their neighbors over the boundaries of nightlife in Boston. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Nate Thayer, journalist who landed Pol Pot interview, dies at 62

The hard-edged journalist chased stories of conflict across the jungles of Southeast Asia and was the last Western correspondent to interview the Khmer Rouge's genocidal leader Pol Pot. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Frank Galati, mainstay of Chicago theater, dies at 79

Dr. Galati specialized in adaptations and his long resume included directing the Broadway hit “Ragtime.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Daniel Brush, boundary-defying artist, is dead at 75

The artist was known for one-of-a-kind works defined by their detail and the devotion that went into them. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Deals are in place for Sound Museum’s tenants, but not its owners

Short- and long-term relocations are now in the works for the musicians affected by the demolition of Brighton's Sound Museum, but Bill and Katherine Desmond will have to compete with other businesses to continue as their landlords. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★★

‘Women Talking’ speaks volumes

Survivors tell the story in Sarah Polley’s harrowing adaptation of Miriam Toews’s novel. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★

‘M3GAN,’ worth its weight in memes, is a scream

Violet McGraw and Allison Williams star in this horror movie about a doll-like killer robot. You know better than I do if this one’s your cup of tea. Continue reading →