All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Today's Headlines
Page one

Health

Three siblings with cystic fibrosis bonded over daily struggles. Then came a breakthrough drug.

With Vertex's cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta, death no longer looms so close for many patients. But now, they face unfamiliar worries about careers, money, and old age — “the existential threat of living.” Continue reading →

Health

In one of the state’s least immunized schools, a proposed ban on religious exemptions could expose hidden divisions

A bill to end religious vaccine exemptions is getting a mixed reception at the Berkshire Waldorf School, even from those who immunize their kids. Continue reading →

BOOKS

The inscrutable Marty Baron

His new book reveals few personal details but there’s more to the famously private former editor of The Boston Globe and The Washington Post than he lets most people see. Continue reading →

Business

Why one investment firm aims to buy companies, and gradually turn them over to the employees

A new kind of private equity investor is drawing big funding with a long-term bet on workers. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Prospect of government shutdown poses a new threat to US economy

Economists say a pileup of disruptions -- including the ongoing autoworkers' strike, rising borrowing costs and a drop-off in child-care funding -- is likely to strain family budgets at a time when things are already slowing. Continue reading →

Nation

In hospitals, viruses are everywhere. Masks are not.

Facing a potential wave of coronavirus infections this fall and winter, relatively few hospitals — mostly in New York, Massachusetts and California — have restored mask mandates for patients and staff members. The vast majority have not, and almost none require them for visitors. Continue reading →

Nation

A Black student’s family sues Texas officials over his suspension for his hairstyle

Darryl George, 17, a junior at Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, has been serving an in-school suspension since Aug. 31 at the Houston-area school. School officials say his dreadlocks fall below his eyebrows and ear lobes and violate the district’s dress code. Continue reading →

The World

World

Fears and chaos grow in Nagorno-Karabakh after takeover

Two days after the Azerbaijani military brushed aside Russian peacekeepers and routed a vastly outgunned group of fighters defending the Armenians in the enclave, concerns mounted about the tens of thousands of Armenians who were now stranded there under their new Azerbaijani rulers. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine targets a key Crimean city a day after striking Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters

Sevastopol was put under an air raid alert for about an hour after debris from intercepted missiles fell near a pier, Gov. Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on the messaging app Telegram. Continue reading →

World

With temporary status for Venezuelans, the Biden administration turns to a familiar tool

Homeland Security said Saturday that it was using “the limited tools it has available" because Congress has failed to agree to comprehensive changes to the U.S. immigration system. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

No, the MCAS exam isn’t holding kids back

The facts refute some of the principals’ arguments against the state’s graduation exam. Continue reading →

LETTERS

What’s in a name? In Peter Faneuil’s case, multitudes

Making naming honors subject to review would reeducate us to our history or allow us to honor more contemporary, yet still historic, figures, including great women and people of color, who historically have been underrepresented. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

‘We’ll take it’: After 20 months, tax relief finally appears on the cusp of passage

To what degree the package delivers, and who may benefit most from it, remains unclear. Continue reading →

K-12

MassArt introduces high school students to careers in the arts with Artward Bound

About 40 high school students are participating this year in Artward Bound, a free, four-year college preparatory program that provides artistic training and academic support to Greater Boston high school students from low-income families. Continue reading →

Metro

Republican clown show in D.C. will bring real pain in Massachusetts

To US Representatives Lori Trahan and Seth Moulton, a bruising government shutdown is looking inevitable. Continue reading →

Sports

Tara Sullivan

When it comes to getting paid, Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs were run over

While franchise tag numbers for WRs have risen from $12.82 million to $19.74 million since 2015, they fell for RBs ($10.95 million to $10.09 million). Continue reading →

PATRIOTS

Inconsistency on offensive line has hurt the Patriots’ cause thus far

The Patriots have yet to play a game with all five of their projected starting offensive linemen, but the group is in line for its debut in Week 3. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

Yes, Week 3 is a genuine must-win game for the Patriots, and other thoughts

A loss Sunday to the Jets means the Patriots season will be effectively over before the Red Sox season officially ends. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Why one investment firm aims to buy companies, and gradually turn them over to the employees

A new kind of private equity investor is drawing big funding with a long-term bet on workers. Continue reading →

Ideas
Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

These 3 New England corn mazes rank among the country’s best, according to USA Today

The air hasn’t turned crisp yet, but fall is just around the corner. That means it’s time for all your favorite autumn pastimes. Continue reading →

Music

Press Play: Classical music the whole family can enjoy

Pushing a kid to listen to classical music (or to eat their vegetables) "because it’s good for you" will get you nowhere fast. Here are some enticing entry points. Continue reading →

Books

50 years of Ms.: Sisterhood at the Smith archives

A new book, '50 Years of Ms.,' charts how a magazine influenced a movement that led to our current moment Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

10 essential tips for a trip to Japan

I asked my friends and colleagues in Japan one question: What does a foreign guest need to know when visiting Japan now? Here's what they told me. Continue reading →

TRAVEL TRENDSPOTTING

There’s a travel secret to overcoming the frustration of being locked out of the region’s most scenic races

Offseason events in New England are just as fun and easier to get into — and cooler. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Architect sees South End penthouse design in a different light

Studio J. Jih finds a way to tame and train the sunshine streaming in so owners’ artwork has a chance to shine. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Harnessing the power of love and the sun, Rockport family lives off the grid

A family of five enlists Yankee Barn Homes to create a modern farmhouse in Rockport, where they’ve been living off the grid for about a year. Continue reading →