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Monday, July 14, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Massachusetts

Boston’s broken sidewalks are a challenge for people with mobility aids

Four years after Boston settled a lawsuit intended to improve sidewalk accessibility, the city has come up short of the 1,630 curb ramp repairs it agreed to do. Continue reading →

Politics

‘From something that was terrible’ to amazing: Foundations step up as federal government cancels grants

Numerous foundations have stepped in to help replace funding that the federal government has recently cut. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

For sale: the only house left in downtown Boston that was built in the run-up to the American Revolution

Owning the Ebenezer Hancock House at 10 Marshall St. is a chance to be a caretaker of history. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

An attorney work stoppage in Massachusetts has crippled courts

With the state so reliant on private attorneys, the stoppage has effectively crippled the courts’ ability to assign lawyers to indigent defendants who are entitled to them. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump to meet NATO secretary general as plan takes shape for Ukraine weapons sales

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is set to meet President Trump this week on the heels of the US leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Heavy rain pounds central Texas, forcing a halt to search efforts

Pounding rain and strong winds battered central Texas on Sunday morning, prompting some rescuers to halt search operations for victims of the deadly floods that roared through the region just more than a week ago. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump is gutting weather science and reducing disaster response

In an effort to shrink the federal government, President Trump and congressional Republicans have taken steps that are diluting the country’s ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to catastrophic flooding and other extreme weather events, disaster experts say. Continue reading →

Nation

Nursing homes struggle with Trump’s immigration crackdown

Nursing homes already struggling to recruit staff are now grappling with President Trump’s attack on one of their few reliable sources of workers: immigration. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israeli strikes kill at least 32 in Gaza as Palestinian war deaths top 58,000

Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in indirect talks meant to pause the war and free some Israeli hostages after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Washington visit last week. Continue reading →

World

French President Macron announces 6.5 billion euros in extra military spending in next two years

He laid out the spending plans in a sweeping speech calling for intensified efforts to protect Europe. Continue reading →

World

Why Trump’s Abraham Accords have not meant Mideast peace

During the nearly five years since the Abraham Accords were signed, Trump, Netanyahu, and other US and Israeli officials have repeatedly referred to the agreements with the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and Bahrain as a “peace deal.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Letters

Block corporate sway, but let doctors seek management services

Without operational and financial support, physicians will have even less time to spend with patients. Continue reading →

Editorials

A newcomer State Police head looks to salvage his agency’s reputation

Scandals, the botched Read investigation, and a recruit’s death spotlighted problems with the Massachusetts State Police. The new chief is starting to fix them. Continue reading →

Letters

The ‘moral architecture’ of religion, cracks and all

An essay on lessons from C.S. Lewis's "The Screwtape Letters" generated a debate on religion, belief, and open-mindedness. Continue reading →

Metro

Rhode Island

After 13 months homeless, a R.I. writer finds ‘sanctuary’ thanks to 3,300 strangers

Patrick Fealey’s 9,000 word essay in Esquire magazine grabbed the attention of a Narragansett family, who took it upon themselves to find him shelter and set up a GoFundMe page. Continue reading →

K-12

Immigration restrictions on Head Start ‘deeply threaten’ program’s work, state leader says

The prohibition forces Head Start to start screening children and families for their immigration status for the first time in its 60-year history. Continue reading →

Metro

Murphy, the Vermont golden retriever famously missing for 559 days, dies at home

"It was like he came back the same dog," Kirstin Campbell, one of Murphy's owners, said of his life after scavenging food in rural Vermont for nearly 19 months. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Red Sox finish off sweep of Rays, extend win streak to 10 to close out first half

Brayan Bello pitched into the seventh and allowed just one earned run as the Sox stayed red-hot. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox finally draft a pitcher in the first round, grabbing Kyson Witherspoon at No. 15

For the first time since 2017, the Red Sox used their top draft pick on a pitcher, a righthander out of the University of Oklahoma. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Amid Red Sox uncertainty, Tanner Houck wants to remain a starting pitcher

Houck's minor league rehab assignment is set to expire before the Red Sox resume their season Friday. Continue reading →

Business

Business

‘It’s kind of immeasurably bad news’: Bostonians face economic uncertainty as Trump proposes 30 percent tariffs on Mexico, EU

“Everything comes from Mexico — avocadoes, cilantro, radishes — a lot of whole foods," shopper Brandie Santiago said. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

‘The frontier is moving’: AI is already making it harder for some to find a job

There’s some evidence that artificial intelligence is having an impact on the newest job seekers. Continue reading →

Tech Lab

Elon Musk is bringing broadband to Congo — right after ravaging its health care

During a trip to the African nation, a Globe reporter learned that, for better or worse, there's no escaping the billionaire's influence. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ivar Giaever, Nobel recipient in quantum physics, dies

Dr. Giaever developed an experiment that provided proof of a central idea in quantum physics -- that subatomic particles can behave like powerful waves. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Nigeria’s ex-president Buhari, twice leader of Africa’s most populous nation, dies aged 82

When Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015, on his fourth attempt, he became the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Things To Do

Free summer events: Somerville’s ArtBeat festival, Keanu on the Waterfront, and more

Boston area events for the week of July 14-20. Continue reading →

Theater

A question of identity in Berkshire Theatre Group’s ‘Out of Character’

Actor and writer Ari'el Stachel explores the complexities and contradictions of who he is. Continue reading →

Arts

Wu-Tang Clan’s farewell tour mesmerizes TD Garden

The hip-hop collective enthralled a full house with a relentless, nearly two-hour set of the band’s greatest hits and various members’ best-known solo tracks. Continue reading →