Nation

Inside Musk’s plan for DOGE to slash government costs

An unpaid group of billionaires, tech executives, and some disciples of Peter Thiel, a powerful Republican donor, are preparing to take up unofficial positions in the US government in the name of cost-cutting. Continue reading →

Nation

Even without its most famous son, Carter’s hometown remains a destination

Plains has no major hotel, a single small gas station, and only a couple of restaurants, neither of which is usually open for dinner. Still, for the longest time, the tiny town had something that no other place in Georgia did: Jimmy Carter making it his home. Continue reading →

Nation

‘There’s nothing left’: Palisades lost to wildfires

For as long as anyone here can remember, the Palisades have been a bucolic corner of Los Angeles, its houses dotting the narrow roads that meander through the canyons that are tucked between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Now those neighborhoods are hardly recognizable after wind-whipped fire roared through one enclave after another. Continue reading →

World

Pardoned by Trump, Manafort is back and looking for foreign work

Paul Manafort has assembled a team of consultants who helped run Trump’s 2024 effort and is looking to advise campaigns for opposition and far-right political factions in Latin America and Europe. Continue reading →

World

Israeli security chiefs join crucial talks for a cease-fire in Gaza

Biden administration officials have been pressing for a deal that would become part of the departing president’s legacy, and Trump has warned that “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if Hamas does not release the hostages before he is inaugurated on Jan. 20. Continue reading →

World

Syria confronts an immense challenge: Justice for Assad regime crimes

Assuming that the new authorities can track suspects down, accountability will be hard to achieve in a country as vulnerable, divided, and battered as Syria. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Just the facts? Facebook, Instagram throw in the towel on fact-checking.

Zuckerberg does a postelection about-face as he cozies up to Trump. Continue reading →

OPINION

With MCAS requirement gone, the state needs new graduation standards

Massachusetts can lead once again by creating an improved, more holistic graduation standard that better reflects the knowledge, skills, and competencies students need. Continue reading →

LETTERS

It’s Trump’s world. All the other countries just live in it.

President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about Canada, Denmark, and Panama stirred reaction from readers. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston inches closer to rebuilding Long Island Bridge

For years, Boston officials have sought to place a large addiction-recovery campus on Long Island. Continue reading →

Politics

Amy Carnevale reelected as Mass. GOP chair

Amy Carnevale has led the state GOP since 2023, when she ran on promises to restore unity to a chaotic, divided party and get its finances in order. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History: January 13, Trump becomes first president to be impeached twice

Today is Monday, Jan. 13, the 13th day of 2025. There are 352 days left in the year. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots name Mike Vrabel, a franchise Hall of Famer, as head coach

Vrabel, the 2021 NFL Coach of the Year in Tennessee, will replace Jerod Mayo in Foxborough. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots past and present laud Mike Vrabel, with one conclusion: He is about accountability

Tedy Bruschi took a shot at the Patriots’ power structure last season, one that celebrated “collaboration.'' Continue reading →

Celtics 120, Pelicans 119

Celtics overcome late miscues to hold off Pelicans

A series of mistakes caused the Celtics to nearly blow a 5-point lead with 20 seconds left, but CJ McCollum’s potential winning layup clanged off the rim. Continue reading →

chesto means business

‘This is really good news for us’: People are still leaving Massachusetts, but the exodus is slowing down

We were once losing around 1,100 people a week to other states during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that's been cut in half, down to prepandemic levels. Continue reading →

Technology

The Los Angeles wildfires are thousands of miles away, but the science of fighting them happens in Worcester

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is home to one of the nation’s leading research centers devoted to fires — how they start, how they burn, and how to snuff them out. Continue reading →

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Obituaries

Mike Rinder, Scientology spokesperson turned critic, dies at 69

Mike Rinder, a former spokesman for the Church of Scientology who became one of its fiercest and most high-profile critics, detailing alleged church abuses in interviews, podcasts and an Emmy-winning documentary series he hosted with actress Leah Remini, died Jan. 5 at a hospice center in Palm Harbor, Florida. He was 69. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charles Shyer, filmmaker who focused on women, dies at 83

His work, either as writer, director, or both, included “Private Benjamin,” “Baby Boom,” "Father of the Bride,” and "The Parent Trap." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charles Person, youngest of the Freedom Riders, dies at 82

For Mr. Person, the campaign was an illustration of the power of nonviolence and collective action. It was also a deeply traumatic experience. Continue reading →

BOSTON AT A BARGAIN

Free events this week: Taylor Swift night, jazz performance, plus break a sweat at Jamaica Pond

From cozy movie nights to early-morning runs, we’ve got you and your wallet covered for how to fill up your week on a budget. Continue reading →

Arts

Berkshire County gets DOT grant for bike path to link Mass MoCA with other cultural institutions

The 9.3-mile A2A Trail project will go a long way toward linking the museum with the Clark Art Institute, Williams College Museum of Art, and the Adams Theater. Continue reading →

Books

BPL Winter Reading Challenge takes readers across the globe

Broaden your horizons (and TBR list) with the Boston Public Library and works by authors from six world regions. Continue reading →