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Weekend forecast: More rounds of rain and snow showers expected across New England14 hours ago
'ICE Out': Protesters in Boston condemn federal immigration enforcement and shooting of Renee Good -- Shortly after noon, demonstrators filled Boston Common, chanting and holding signs reading "No Kings in America," "ICE Out," and "Justice for Renee Good."7 hours ago
Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Ore.10 hours ago
Congress is debating the possible consequences for ICE and even Noem after Renee Good's killing -- Lawmakers are demanding a range of actions, from a full investigation into Renee Good's shooting death to the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.7 hours ago
Updating Drake Maye's MVP chances, and other notes as playoff football returns to Foxborough -- Even though Maye was named second-team All-Pro quarterback, he could stil come away with MVP.7 hours ago
Sunday Football Notes: Trying to make some sense out of the NFL's coaching carousel6 hours ago
SPURS 100, CELTICS 95 -- 'Extremely frustrating, bro': Jaylen Brown rips referees in expletive-peppered tirade after Victor Wembanyama, Spurs eke past Celtics -- The Celtics attempted just four free throws in the game. Brown, their leading scorer and most aggressive player around the rim, did not take any.53 minutes ago
Congress is reversing Trump's steep budget cuts to science -- Lawmakers from both parties are moving to undo thousands of cuts to federal science programs that President Trump called for last year.9 hours ago
Death toll in violence surrounding protests challenging Iran's theocracy reaches 116, activists say5 hours ago
As protests rage, Iran pulls the plug on contact with the world8 hours ago
A construction worker's suicide in Massachusetts highlights a wider crisis -- A beloved and respected construction worker in Raynham ended his life, putting a spotlight on the rigors that workers in that industry face.14 hours ago
Boston suspends Allston bar's liquor license after repeated underage drinking violations -- Members of the Boston Licensing Board sharply criticized the bar's management, with one saying the owner "might be deliberately catering to underage clientele."13 hours ago
US launches new retaliatory strikes against ISIS in Syria after deadly ambush9 hours ago
Driver charged in death of art collector John Axelrod to seek insanity defense13 hours ago
Northampton mayor's husband offers apology after Stop & Shop altercation: 'I was the weak link in our local democracy'1 day ago
US Figure Skating Championships -- Ilia Malinin takes fourth straight US men's figure skating title; Madison Chock, Evan Bates win record seventh in ice dance -- The world champions and Olympic favorites turned the final night of the US Figure Skating Championships into less of a competition and more of a coronation.53 minutes ago
Bruins Notebook -- First NHL hat trick worth the wait for Bruins forward Pavel Zacha -- Zacha's netted a hat trick in the Bruins' win over the Rangers, Game No. 672 of his NHL career.3 hours ago
All the videos in the world won't end the argument over Renee Good's death -- The polarized argument Americans are having about the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent is really about much more than who is at fault for her death.4 hours ago
Jill Abramson -- Trump governs like a king, and the press is struggling on how to cover him4 hours ago
IDEAS | JAMES DYKE -- We can't just burn carbon now and suck it out of the atmosphere later21 hours ago
Andrew Mikula -- A 5,000-square-foot solution to the Massachusetts housing crisis21 hours ago
LETTERS -- A week after Venezuela raid, the chips are falling where they may17 hours ago
Five-year-old girl dies one week after New Year's Day fire in Manchester, N.H. -- A five-year-old girl died at a Boston hospital Wednesday, one week after a fire tore through her Manchester home on New Year's Day.5 hours ago
Princeton afterschool teacher kills himself when police try to serve warrant for child porn, State Police say -- John Buffington, 67, taught after-school classes in the Central Massachusetts' town's recreation department.1 day ago
Mass. public school enrollment drops to lowest level in 30 years. Here's what's behind the decline. Many of the state's largest districts and centers of immigrant populations saw particularly large declines, amid President Trump's immigration crackdown.8 hours ago
How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges -- Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met Thursday in Washington and will meet again next week to discuss a renewed push by the White House, which is considering a range of options, including using military force, to acquire the island.20 hours ago
Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2025 -- Employees at the University of Massachusetts again dominated the top positions on the state's public payroll.1 day ago
'The Traitors,' 'Tron: Ares,' plus more new TV shows and films to stream this weekend2 days ago
The Karen Read story gets the Lifetime movie treatment1 day ago
Sign up for Season 3 of Winter Soup Club4 days ago
2026 Golden Globes: 15 nominated films you can stream this weekend2 days ago
Boston Globe Spotlight Team - Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.4 days ago
Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard -- Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America's most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.19 days ago
Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts -- The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.4 days ago
Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it. -- Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston's property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.4 days ago
IDEAS | BILL MCKIBBEN -- We can't 'stop' climate change. But we can stop it short.2 days ago
Eugene R. Fidell -- Why Pete Hegseth's case against Mark Kelly is doomed to fail2 days ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- An insurrection, an impeachment, and the same rogue president five years later3 days ago
Eugene Scott -- Trump acts like a strongman because Americans want one4 days ago
IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston1 month ago
Don Aucoin Appreciation - Tina Packer, who brought the Bard to life for audiences in Lenox and beyond, dies at 87 - She founded Shakespeare & Company and championed a more visceral, less mannered approach to performing and interpreting Shakespeare's works.7 hours ago
All this is mine? -- The US Postal Service delivered every single one of the 15,358 gift boxes to Greater Boston families who requested gifts, and they all arrived in time for Christmas.13 hours ago
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL -- With Alex Bregman off the board, where do the Red Sox turn? -- The Red Sox clearly need another hitter and Alex Bregman remains a free agent. Spring training is still a month away, but as every day passes that hole in the roster gets bigger.2 hours ago
US FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS -- Maxim Naumov wins bronze at US figure skating nationals in bid to make Olympic team53 minutes ago
Bears 31, Packers 27 -- Bears overcome 18-point deficit, beat Packers in wild-card round for first playoff win since 201053 minutes ago
HIGH SCHOOLS -- Both of the Globe's No. 1 hockey teams lost, and more HS sports takeaways from an action-packed Saturday1 hour ago
Protests in Iran near the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators -- Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country's government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world.19 hours ago
'It just didn't feel real': Why are younger people getting colon cancer?19 hours ago
Charting the global economy: US employers stay cautious on hires19 hours ago
Higher Education -- 'We are in class five rapids right now.' New England's liberal arts colleges are in crisis. Can their model survive?3 days ago
DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'They sat the wrong person at the table and so I had a good laugh'1 day ago
CONNECTIONS -- We offered refuge to a Brown University student on that night of horror. She brought light to the darkness.3 days ago
Trump is waging war on Democrat-led states13 hours ago
Fire at Maine Wildlife Park accidentally caused by electrical malfunction, investigators say1 day ago
Alex Bregman leaves Red Sox for five-year deal with Cubs, source says53 minutes ago
No. 2 St. John's (Shrewsbury) boys' hockey takes down No. 1 Xaverian in overtime1 hour ago
Luke Kornet brought levity, quality minutes while rejuvenating career with Celtics2 hours ago
Charting the global economy: US employers stay cautious on hires19 hours ago
Trump promises oil executives 'total safety' if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster1 day ago
MCCA board taps John Barros to be interim executive director1 day ago
Trump was reportedly briefed on options for striking Iran as protests continue3 hours ago
Bird flu viruses raise mounting concerns among scientists11 hours ago
Canine prodigies can develop vocabularies like toddlers12 hours ago
Supporters press for a DC memorial to Thomas Paine, whose writings helped fuel the Revolutionary War12 hours ago
Ukrainian drones set fire to Russian oil depot after Moscow launches new hypersonic missile10 hours ago
Trump can't legally abandon a Senate-approved climate treaty4 hours ago
A killing in Minneapolis. By a federal officer.23 hours ago
Transgender athletes get their day at the Supreme Court. It probably won't go well for them.23 hours ago
Scientists find new clues to why female fertility declines with age1 day ago
The best time to date on apps? Maybe it's when you're too busy.1 day ago
Don't be an Ashley Tisdale. How to avoid toxic mom friends.2 days ago
Brooksy's brings pizza, beer, and good cheer to Belmont Center2 days ago
Si Cara opens in South Boston; First Watch brings brunch to Back Bay2 days ago
Five simple, healthful recipes anyone can make (really)2 days ago
Need some thermal pampering? It's a new era of wellness in Banff National Park.1 day ago
It's a great year to go play in the snow1 day ago
I climbed a glacier-topped volcano . . . and survived!1 day ago
Here's looking at you, Boston: Downtown buildings sport googly eyes as part of winter public art exhibition1 day ago
A new gem among the MFA's studiously historic galleries: Modern art2 days ago
Janet Fish, painter of luminous still lifes, dies at 878 days ago
Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 42 days ago
The best local book events this week2 days ago
Cynthia Zarin never expected to write novels. Now she's not sure she'll stop.2 days ago
2026 Golden Globes: How to watch and everything you need to know23 hours ago
Want your vintage MTV? There's an app for that.1 day ago
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir has died5 hours ago
At Vibrato Bar, singers perform 'classical karaoke' without formalities1 day ago
K-pop might win at the Grammys for the first time1 day ago
For professional ballet dancers, pursuing motherhood can still feel risky1 day ago
How do you solve a problem like 'The Sound of Music'?2 days ago
Senator Markey, public health officials condemn new HHS child vaccine recommendations1 day ago
Glenn Hall, pathbreaking all-star hockey goalie, dies at 942 days ago
Aldrich Ames, CIA turncoat who helped the Soviets, dies3 days ago
