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Saturday, September 20, 2025
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Crime & Courts

Malden woman pleads for return of husband taken by ICE on way to work

The alleged details of the arrest come amid an ongoing surge of immigration enforcement. Continue reading →

Politics

Governor Healey says Eversource proposal to hike rates is ‘outrageous,’ calls for DPU review

Under Eversource's proposal to the state, customers in Massachusetts could expect to pay between 13 to 17 percent more this winter compared to the same period last year. Continue reading →

Biotech

Amid biotech slump, lab tech jobs are getting harder to come by. Trainees keep trying anyway.

The prospects of higher pay, regular hours, comprehensive benefits, and career growth has workers filling biotech training programs, even though jobs are in short supply. Continue reading →

Politics

With pay running out, what’s next for federal workers who took severance?

The Boston Globe interviewed eight federal employees from across the country who took either an early retirement or deferred resignation offer. Continue reading →

Politics

Bill to avert government shutdown stalls in Senate as Democrats demand talks

Congress headed out of Washington on Friday after spending legislation stalled in the Senate, leaving only two workdays to resolve a stalemate before a potential government shutdown would begin on Oct. 1. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

After 30 years of study, bones of Maryland’s first colonists laid to rest again

The remains have been in the custody of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, where much of the project research was done. Continue reading →

Nation

Estonia says 3 Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in ‘brazen’ incursion

The Russian incursion happened a week after NATO planes downed Russian drones over Poland and heightened fears that the war in Ukraine could spill over. Continue reading →

Nation

The White House Peace Vigil, after standing for decades, is dismantled

The dismantling of the peace vigil on Thursday came nearly two weeks after President Trump ordered, “Take it down. Take it down today. Right now.” Continue reading →

The World

World

Battered but undefeated, Hamas remains a fighting force in Gaza Strip

Once an organized army, Hamas has transformed itself into scattered groupings of fighters, focused on digging in and surviving the war. Continue reading →

World

Israel killed 31 journalists in Yemen strike, press freedom group says

The attack was the deadliest against journalists since the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines 16 years ago and the second-deadliest the New York-based press freedom group has ever recorded. Continue reading →

World

US military strikes off Venezuelan coast disrupt life

The Trump administration has yet to explain how the military assessed the boat’s cargo and determined the passengers’ alleged gang affiliation before the attack. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Five years on, the Abraham Accords still light the path forward

Israel and its partners now engage directly on shared regional challenges, from Iran’s destabilizing activities to the fight against violent extremism. Continue reading →

OpEds

The damage RFK Jr. has inflicted on the Kennedy vaccine legacy

His actions as secretary of Health and Human Services betray not only the Kennedy tradition but also actively endanger the health of millions of Americans. Continue reading →

OpEds

What the nation needs now is not more of what Kirk offered

It needs people committed to the hard, patient work of creating connection rather than conflict. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

Federal officials press MBTA for details on how it’s tackling crime on the rails

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy sent a letter to the T’s General Manager Phil Eng dated Sept. 18 demanding a response within two weeks. Continue reading →

Politics

Oral arguments held in lawsuit over plan to put Catholic statues at Quincy municipal building

The statues would represent St. Michael the Archangel, the patron saint of police officers, and St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Former Suffolk corrections officer charged with raping an inmate

He was charged with raping an inmate at the South Bay House of Correction in July and was subsequently fired, officials said. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Red Sox offense comes to life in rout against Rays

Ceddanne Rafaela, who was 4 for 5, singled leading off the seventh inning before Jarren Duran cracked a home run to right off lefthander Garrett Cleavinger. The Sox then sent 13 men to the plate in a seven-run eighth inning. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Jarren Duran’s homer against Rays offered Red Sox a long-awaited exhale

With a runner on first and the Red Sox trailing the Rays, 3-2, in the top of the seventh inning, Duran crushed a 95-mile-per-hour sinker from Rays lefthander Garrett Cleavinger. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Payton Tolle lets it fly in his first appearance out of Red Sox bullpen

The Sox have added an incentive to hitting triple digits on the radar gun by giving “I Throw Fuego” shirts to any pitcher who does it. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Harvard Business School graduate arrested on charges he cheated fellow alums out of over $4 million

Large gains were guaranteed, he told friends, according to the indictment, telling one investor: “It will be your best investment. The insight is air tight.” Continue reading →

Business

Like reversing ‘The Curse’: Teamsters, Republic Services reach deal to end marathon trash strike

The deal is expected to restore trash and recycling services as soon as next week, according to Malden officials. Continue reading →

Startups

Flagship, the firm that spawned Moderna, has a new AI startup. But it’s not for health care.

The advent of more capable artificial intelligence is taking one of the industry’s most prominent investors in new directions. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Agnes Gund, who oversaw a major expansion of MoMA, dies at 87

Ms. Gund also championed the cause of contemporary art and female and Black artists. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James who co-wrote ‘Jesus, Take the Wheel’ dies in plane crash

The small plane with three people aboard crashed Thursday afternoon “under unknown circumstances." Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Yo-Yo Ma’s sold out Bach performance at Symphony Hall to be simulcast in Mass. venues this November

Admission to the simulcast venues, which is free, will be granted on a first come, first served basis, with doors opening at 7 p.m. Seating capacity varies by venue. Continue reading →

Music

Ed Sheeran is coming back to Massachusetts next year

After a pair of Boston-area pop-up appearances in 2025, the singer-songwriter is returning to the Bay State. Continue reading →

Theater

Scenes from a divorce: Joy Behar’s ‘My First Ex-Husband’ falls flat

The show is culled from conversations she had with divorced women. Continue reading →