All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Health

‘They’re everywhere’: Boston losing fight against spread of used drug needles

The number of 311 reports of discarded needles has surged since the city ended a popular needle-buyback program. Continue reading →

Health

‘I am infuriated:’ Derrick Todd accusers angry, frustrated over pace of criminal charges

The case of the former Brigham doctor points to the complexities of sexual assault during medical care. Continue reading →

Politics

‘America has DOGE fever’: Republicans in state capitals rush to emulate Trump and Musk’s government-slashing project

State-level Republicans are eager to tap into the enthusiasm they see for Donald Trump’s agenda — and the star power they see provided by Elon Musk. Continue reading →

Elections

Did Lee Harvey Oswald act alone? The final JFK assassination records won’t end the controversy, experts say.

Experts on the John Kennedy assassination aren’t expecting any game-changing evidence, but rather the last pieces of an historical record that remains an unfinished jigsaw puzzle. Continue reading →

World

Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza

The president told reporters on Air Force One that he discussed his vision with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak soon with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Ukrainian winemaker and US veterans team up to show the best of Ukraine, a glass at a time

A group of American veterans and diplomats who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery owner to bring a taste of the Black Sea coast to a US audience. Continue reading →

Politics

COVID-19 likely started with a lab leak in Wuhan, China, the CIA now says

A new assessment by the CIA says that COVID-19 was likely the result of an accidental leak from a research laboratory in Wuhan, China. But a jump from a market is possible. Continue reading →

Nation

The only person in the world with a functioning pig organ is thriving after 2 months

An Alabama woman is doing well a record 61 days and counting after receiving a pig kidney, a new milestone in the quest for animal-to-human transplants. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel swaps Palestinian prisoners for Gaza hostages

Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in a choreographed ceremony that was the latest sign of the group’s effort to project power despite Israel’s 470-day military campaign to dislodge it. Continue reading →

World

Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally release 153 war detainees, Red Cross says

Previous prisoner releases have been viewed as a means to jumpstart talks over permanently ending Yemen’s decadelong war, which began when the Houthis seized the country’s capital, Sanaa, in 2014. Continue reading →

World

With the ceasefire in Gaza comes a gruesome challenge: Counting and collecting the dead

On Sunday, as a deal between Israel and Hamas paused the deadliest war in a century of Israeli-Palestinian conflict, families across the enclave scrambled to reunite with their loved ones — the living, the dead and the missing. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

Meet the social media influencer in Brookline covering good news only (one rule: ‘no politics’)

A skeptic’s journey through the social media accounts trying to make you say “awwww.” Continue reading →

For goodness’ sake, send thank-you notes! Advice from 20 years of Miss Conduct.

Robin Abrahams looks back on what’s changed, and what hasn’t, since she started her advice column. Continue reading →

I considered Boston my only home. Then I visited Ireland.

Relatives and total strangers alike made me feel I was part of Ireland’s history, even though I grew up in Dorchester. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

When absurd ideas get run up the flagpole

While some farfetched ideas should enter mainstream discourse and consideration, others clearly should not. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Trump’s executive orders mean trouble for clean energy projects, immigrant parents, and transgender people

Many of Trump's flurry of executive orders are overreaching, particularly on clean energy, immigration, and transgender rights. States should be prepared to push back. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Key lesson of ’07 immigration raid: There could be legal recourse

Many prevailed in their political asylum claims due to findings by immigration judges that their fears of persecution were in fact well-founded. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

‘A devastating blow’: Trump’s transgender order raises legal questions and fears

The exact impact won’t be known until federal agencies clarify their regulations and enact the orders, legal experts said, and even then, the new rules are likely to be challenged in court. Continue reading →

Metro

Bishop Budde has some nerve!

Our great and glorious leader was ambushed on Tuesday morning. Continue reading →

K-12

MTA pushes to legalize teacher strikes and guarantee minimum teaching salaries of $70,000

The MTA is making the push less than one year after the Legislature derailed a similar bill that would have allowed teachers to legally strike. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins 3, Avalanche 1

Morgan Geekie’s two goals lift Bruins over Avalanche, 3-1

Geekie, who has scored the Bruins' first goal in three straight, has seven goals in January and 14 in his last 28 games. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

If not for a late-season win in 2023, the Patriots may have drafted playoff hero Jayden Daniels, and other thoughts

It’s hard to watch what the Commanders' rookie QB is doing and not wonder about an alternate universe. Continue reading →

Celtics 122, Mavericks 107

Celtics tame Mavericks following slow start to score championship-level victory

All five Celtics starters scored 17 points or more, led by Jayson Tatum (24) and Derrick White (23). Boston returns home having won 3 of 4 on a road trip out West. Continue reading →

Business

Business

New Hampshire will not follow new lobster harvesting rules, Governor Ayotte says

Meant as a sustainability measure, the new regulations would increase the minimum size of a catchable lobster. Fishermen disapprove of the updated rule. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

Israel feels very different from the place I once knew

A traumatized country is struggling to picture what comes next. Continue reading →

IDEAS

The opioid crisis is a crime. So addiction treatment should be free.

We’re not doing everything possible to end the opioid crisis. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

TELEVISION REVIEW

‘Watson’ shows signs of missing Holmes, but he can solve a good medical mystery

The new procedural premieres on CBS at Jan. 26 at 10 p.m. Continue reading →

Arts

Frank Black’s MO? ‘Play the music, and sing it with everything you’ve got’

Pixies frontman Charles Thompson celebrates the 30th anniversary of his solo album "Teenager of the Year" with a stop in Boston. Continue reading →

STEVEN SODERBERGH INTERVIEW

With ‘Presence,’ Steven Soderbergh makes a ghost story from the phantom’s point of view

"I always operate the camera, but this was next level," the director says. "I’m really in there with the actors." Continue reading →

Travel

TRAVEL

Family adventures at Sun Peaks: A journey from snowshoes to snowmobiles

What we love so much about Sun Peaks are the many activities for all ages that make a family adventure here so much fun. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

How to make skiing and snowboarding as affordable as possible

There are plenty of ways to keep the costs down for a day on the mountain. From bringing your lunch to befriending the "lifties," here are tips from some very thrifty people. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Luxury in the Burbs: For the rich, seven bedrooms is the new four, and more housing trends

Realtors are feeling good about the luxury real estate market in the tony towns west of Boston. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Home of the Week: Links, libations, and light in Newton

Newly built property comes with six bedrooms, seven full baths, two half baths, a golf simulator room, and a media room with a wet bar and a 1,000-bottle wine setup. Continue reading →