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The life-saving drug Casgevy, developed by a Boston-based drug firm, is expected to be approved by the FDA for people with severe cases of sickle cell disease. It would be the first gene-editing therapy authorized by US regulators.
The experimental medicine uses a revolutionary gene-editing technology to treat inherited diseases.
Call it the Miracle on Clarendon Street, when one developer backed out and another stepped in with the improbable idea of converting a historic building in the Back Bay into apartments for homeless people.
Projects like these typically take years to pull together, but this one took just a little over a year from the filing of its plan to the start of renovations.
Too poor, but not poor enough: Some families seeking emergency housing in Massachusetts are stranded.
The income limits for those seeking emergency housing in our right to shelter state are ludicrously low, leaving desperate families like Tami Mitchell’s stranded.
Massachusetts House Democrats failed to advance a roughly $3 billion spending bill Saturday for the third consecutive day, running into a now-familiar GOP blockade that left lawmakers passing blame instead of actual legislation.
The Republican caucus used procedural motion to block legislation.
An ex-counselor at a residential boys camp in New Hampshire was sentenced Friday to up to five years in prison for s*xually abusing an underage camper two decades ago in a case that brought attention to the camp’s culture during that era.
Matthew J. Scavitto, 39, was a camper and later a counselor at Camp Tecumseh in Moultonborough, N.H., from 1994 to 2014.
Baseball’s Winter Meetings start Monday in Nashville, and some teams are moving fast. What will the Red Sox do?
At least several notable players are available, even after the quick moves by teams like the Cardinals.
What is happening at Sports Illustrated? The magazine is famous for its great writing by humans, but now?
It’s sad to see the life wrung out Sports Illustrated.
Almost half of the NFL’s 32 teams are weighing whether to fire their coach.
The NFL averages about seven new head coaches per offseason. Last year there were only five, which means this year should see an unusually high number.
The 2-9 Patriots and 4-7 Chargers are two of the biggest disappointments in the NFL. For both coaches, it’s likely a matter of “when,” not “if,” they get fired.
There’s a popular thought around New England that Robert Kraft would never fire Bill Belichick during the season because it wouldn’t be classy, and because Belichick has earned the right to finish out the season.
Maybe in previous years, this was one of those nights where the Celtics wouldn't have won, writes Globe columnist Gary Washburn. On Friday, it was their 15th victory in 19 games to begin the season.
Quality teams still win games like these, despite players such as Patrick Beverley looking unstoppable offensively or Paul Reed hitting a panicked turnaround jumper in the face of Al Horford, who walked back down the floor shaking his head.
The case is cemented in Boston's lore. But 34 years later, a side of the story still hasn't been told.
Our new series and upcoming podcast unveil new findings in the case of Charles and Carol Stuart while telling the stories of those caught up in it: Mission Hill residents. https://trib.al/cdu2WZJ
The Lewiston High School boys soccer team, whose dramatic state championship win last month gave residents of Maine’s second-largest city an emotional lift after October’s deadly mass shooting, will be at the Patriots game Sunday at Gillette Stadium.
“We’re very excited to go. I’ve never been to a professional game. Not even soccer,” said co-captain Obed Antonio.
"I know I’m no longer in my 20s or 30s or even my 50s or 60s, but I still do have those desires and needs."
We’re in our 70s. Is it over?
The Patriots safety was caught by NFL Films referring negatively to his team in a comment to Giants running back Saquon Barkley.
“First of all, I just want to apologize to my teammates and coaches for even having to answer questions about that,” Peppers said after Friday’s practice. “We have more important things to worry about than me being caught on a hot mike."
Remember the guy who robbed a bank in Cleveland, then moved to Massachusetts, where he started a new life for himself and never got caught? His daughter tells the story of how her father got away with it.
Her dad, one of the country’s most-wanted fugitives, led a quiet life on the North Shore.
The Celtics closed out a win over the 76ers, 125-119, without Jayson Tatum, who was ejected in the final seconds of the third quarter.
Tatum was ejected in the final seconds of the third quarter after picking up his second technical. He and Derrick White led the Celtics with 21 points apiece.
Officials in Chelsea and Cambridge report that their pilot programs, which gave cash to low-income households, were successful. But they admit they are not sure where the money is going to come from to extend their initiatives.
“At the end of the day it’s all who is paying for these programs,” a manager in Chelsea said. “These programs are very, very expensive.”
California-based tech giant Broadcom is closing an office in Downtown Crossing and axing 150 jobs there as part of a much broader cost-cutting effort following the completion of its VMware acquisition.
The first wave of layoffs will start on Jan. 26.
Patriots fans clearly prefer the retro look these days.
“People wear throwback jerseys because those memories are better,” said fan Eric O’Brien of Allston.
Meteorological winter arrived on a mild note Friday morning, with temperatures for the first day of December slightly above average.
Once this wet weather moves out, skies will remain partly to mostly cloudy on Saturday. Temperatures will climb into the upper 40s to lower 50s, so be sure to enjoy the outdoors before Sunday.
On Boston Globe Today Sports: Host Christopher Gasper caught up with former Celtics coach Doc Rivers on his thoughts on the team’s current roster ahead of being honored at the Sports Museum's 22nd annual event The Tradition.
Watch on NESN and https://trib.al/SsZcyak.
There are few auto franchises in New England with stronger name recognition than the Boch brand. But the father-son team of Dan and Chris Dagesse have decided they want to try something new with their eight former Boch dealerships.
The Dagesse family’s auto empire, Norwood-based DCD Automotive Holdings, has rebranded its Boch dealerships with the Nucar name, a flag DCD has flown over other dealerships it purchased in recent years.
A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. Chauvin was stabbed 22 times with an improvised knife, federal prosecutors said.
A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the Nov. 24 prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Bryant Da Cruz, Governor Daniel McKee’s new pick for the Rhode Island Ethics Commission, withdrew his name Friday hours after a Boston Globe investigation detailed s*xual harassment complaints made against him by six women.
Governor Daniel McKee’s office “acknowledges vetting process was not adequate.”
When you’re a young person who can’t afford to live in the city, where do you go? That's the question we asked in the third episode of our new video series, BoZton. https://trib.al/5ggkNWL
Democratic leaders on Friday failed to pass a deal on a nearly $3 billion spending bill in the Massachusetts House, continuing a standoff with the small GOP caucus over funding for the state’s struggling emergency shelter system.
Shortly after the chamber returned from an hours-long recess, House Republicans used the same procedural move they used Thursday to halt Friday’s informal session, forcing Democrats to gavel out and schedule a rare Saturday informal session.
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The Children’s Room, based in Arlington, is a haven for grieving families in Massachusetts, offering peer and family support groups and social-emotional learning curriculums and events for area schools.
1 in 13 Massachusetts kids will experience the death of a parent or sibling by 18. We need to talk about it.
Retailers around Boston say that nostalgic toys are renewing common ground for parents and their young children.
Toy store owners and managers cited a few reasons for the trend, including the need for an antidote to our ubiquitous computers and cellphones and the lingering effects of the pandemic, which reintroduced families to the slower pastimes of board games, puzzles, and open-ended building toys.
To some Cambodian Americans in Massachusetts and across the country, Henry Kissinger was the man who orchestrated the secret US bombing of their home country and paved the way for the rise of a genocidal regime.
Some historians and Cambodian Americans believe Kissinger’s actions in Cambodia during the Vietnam War created the circumstances for the rise of the Khmer Rouge, a communist guerrilla group, that took over Cambodia and killed at least 1.5 million people.
Can the Patriots both play well and lose? Watching them embarrass themselves on offense and special teams week after week has grown tiresome and repetitive. Lose the game, but not your dignity, you know?
When a 4-7 team on a three-game losing streak takes on a 2-9 Patriots team that has lost four straight, the mind tends to wander from the harsh reality.
Here are the 10 series that gave TV critic Matthew Gilbert the most pleasure in 2023, along with his honorable mentions, those shows — “Colin From Accounts”! “Fargo”! — that easily could have been in the Top 10 on a different day.
A sibling rivalry for the ages. A road-rage incident. A restaurant’s struggles. A chaotic cross-country journey. And many murders in many buildings. They all add up to a rewarding year for television viewers.
An outside investigator reported in September that the state’s top cannabis regulator, Shannon O’Brien, made a series of racist and "culturally insensitive" remarks — revelations that prompted her suspension days later, new records show.
The allegations detail publicly for the first time why Treasurer Deborah Goldberg suspended O’Brien as the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission. O'Brien said none of the accusations have "any merit."
The notion of Bill Belichick coaching another team next season has taken on steam. But how would that hiring process go?
Just for fun, let’s fast-forward to Black Monday, Jan. 8, when Bob Kraft announces an “amicable parting of the ways” between the Patriots and their head coach of 24 years. Now imagine Bill going around the country for a series of job interviews.
Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the US Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former president’s bid to dismiss the cases accusing him of inciting the violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021.
A federal appeals court knocked down Trump's claims that presidential immunity shields him from liability in the lawsuits brought by Democratic lawmakers and police officers.
What memories do you have of the Charles Stuart case and the media’s coverage of it? What do you remember about the hunt for the suspect?
As we continue to consider the legacy of the case, the Globe wants to know what you remember about the shooting, its aftermath, and impact.
A new state-commissioned study of young elementary students found that nearly half showed early signs of reading difficulties — more evidence that the state has a serious literacy crisis, despite its reputation for educational excellence.
As many as 20 percent of children studied showed signs of having dyslexia, a language processing disorder that must be addressed with specialized reading instruction.
Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee’s new pick for the state Ethics Commission, Bryant C. Da Cruz, was the subject of s*xual harassment complaints by six women, including two town employees, when he was vice chairman of the South Kingstown Town Council.
Da Cruz told the Globe on Thursday that the governor’s staff didn’t ask him about the complaints that formed the basis of a January 2019 memorandum by the town manager.
The House voted Friday to expel Representative George Santos, capping the New York Republican’s bizarre journey from political unknown to congressional pariah amid revelations of his falsified background and criminal charges of laundering campaign money.
Santos, a 35-year-old first term lawmaker, became just the sixth House member in history to be expelled, and the first who wasn’t already convicted of crimes or who had demonstrated “disloyalty to the Union” during the Civil War.
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"I hope tonight shows you that you can be whatever, whoever you want to be," Maura Healey told supporters on Election Night. More: http://trib.al/I5MxqXb
Coming soon from the Spotlight Team: A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death. Sign up to be alerted when the project launches: https://trib.al/s2Z9Gz3
Bold Types: Charley Cummings of Walden Local Meat Co. has now created Walden Mutual Bank, which will lend to farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs in New England and New York who are working to create a sustainable food system. https://trib.al/M6H5dmX
As we celebrate #Juneteenth and the meaning of Black liberation, A Beautiful Resistance poetically reflects on the power of freedom in story. Read, watch, and explore at globe.com/abeautifulresistance
How did Massachusetts’ murder law work prior to 2017, the year of the high court’s historic reform? Here’s an explanation of the law – and why some say current reforms aren’t enough. https://trib.al/RnBUKRn
All season long the storytellers and filmmakers behind the series A Beautiful Resistance have worked to center and celebrate Black joy, Black dreams, and Black living. Now, it’s time for their stories. Our Beautiful Resistance: Enjoy a behind the scenes episode with Jeneé Osterheldt, Chaney Carlson-Bullock, Daymian Mejia, and Katherine Otuechere. View the full season at globe.com/abeautifulresistance.
Revolutions start with a dream. From bell hooks to Virgil Abloh to Big Lux, the arts contribute to radical change. Experience the final episode of A #BeautifulResistance season 2 by Jeneé Osterheldt. bos.gl/WTUnW5l
On Sept. 26, an ascending escalator full of people at Back Bay Station hurtled downward for around 10 seconds, throwing people to the ground and causing at least a dozen to pile on top of each other at the bottom, a video obtained by the Globe shows. A Globe review of court documents and news archives found three nearly identical incidents since the mid-1990s, and a fourth alleged in a lawsuit, in which ascending MBTA escalators have suddenly stopped and accelerated backward, injuring dozens of people. Read more http://bos.gl/1NPyBQ6
The climate disaster that lobster fishing captains in Vinalhaven, Maine, dread is not some far-off, half-formed threat. It’s here. Explore #TheLobsterTrap, a collaboration between the Globe and Portland Press Herald at globe.com/lobstertrap.
A Beautiful Resistance, a series from Globe columnist Jeneé Osterheldt centering Black Joy and Black lives, will return next week. Catch up on this season at http://bos.gl/3hWKeQ7
“Black joy is the fire underneath my feet,” @goldenthem_ tells Globe Culture Columnist @sincerely.jenee . “I want to deeply love Black people as a politic, as a life goal, as a daily celebration." Golden is a Black gender nonconforming trans-femme photographer, poet, and community organizer. They share their story in season 2, episode 3 of @abeautifulresistance, the series centering Black joy and Black lives. “If we aren’t willing to move toward a future where everyone is possible, how are we going to get to any type of liberation?” Visit the link in bio for more. 🎥 @chaneythadirector @its_keeks #beautifulresistance
Demonstrators around the country have been injured and killed by vehicle rammings, but there’s been precious little justice. And new laws could make accountability even scarcer. A Boston Globe special report: http://bos.gl/AYdWQis
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