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Sunday, October 12, 2025
Today's Headlines

Pete Hegseth's shifting DEI viewpoint: He rails against it for generals. But at Harvard, he once described closing minority achievement gaps as a "laudable goal." MORE HERE.

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Higher Education

Women’s colleges reaffirm their support of trans women in face of Trump’s DEI attacks

With the White House confronting universities over DEI policies, some women’s colleges are using the moment to reassert their core values. Continue reading →

Health

New Alzheimer’s treatments and studies are fueling a sense of hope

Though many questions remain, hopes grow for early treatment and even prevention. Continue reading →

Investigations

600 kids go missing from state care a year. These are the lost children of Massachusetts.

When kids run from care, the stakes couldn't be higher. Many become victims of sex trafficking. Continue reading →

Politics

Still ‘front and center’: Amid government shutdown, Democrats see chance to ramp up Epstein drumbeat

Republicans' divisions over how to handle files related to Jeffrey Epstein, now a factor in the government shutdown debate, are increasingly becoming part of Democrats' arguments. Continue reading →

Biotech

Boston’s biotech supremacy is at risk. Will a new city emerge as the leader of the life sciences industry?

Federal funding cuts and threats to higher education are putting key ingredients of Boston’s recipe for biotech success in jeopardy. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

A Boston bartending king. A young woman from Maine. A tragedy that changed everything.

After Julia Phan was found dead in Ran Duan’s house on New Year’s Day, the online culture that fueled his rise turned against him. Continue reading →

The 15 best bakeries to get your daily bread (and a lot more) around Boston

Discover the top picks for Boston bakeries in the Boston Globe Best of the Best 2025, selected by our newsroom staff and correspondents. Continue reading →

Here are 8 New England trips that pack food, adventure, and relaxation in just 36 hours

They’re close and packed with food and adventure. And these itineraries do the planning for you. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Power restored to 800,000 in Kyiv after major Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid

Power has been restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv, a day after Russia launched major attacks on Ukraine’s power grid, causing widespread blackouts. Continue reading →

Nation

Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans backyard touches off a mystery

Daniella Santoro and her husband, Aaron Lorenz, were busy "de-junglefying" the backyard of their New Orleans home in March when they found something, well, curious. Continue reading →

Nation

16 people died in a blast at a Tennessee explosives factory early Friday, the sheriff says

The cause of the blast is not known. Investigators are combing the charred property foot-by-foot searching for possible evidence. Continue reading →

The World

World

Palestinians return to ruins and US expects hostages freed on Monday as Gaza ceasefire holds

About 200 US troops arrived in Israel to monitor the ceasefire and facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, as well as provide logistical and security assistance. Continue reading →

World

Wave of criticism greets Macron’s repeat pick for prime minister

The descent of the nation into tragicomic turmoil has caused widespread alarm and allowed Macron’s chief rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen, to deplore a “desperate, pathetic spectacle.” Continue reading →

World

North Korea flaunts new missiles ​in parade with Chinese and Russian officials

Columns of goose-stepping soldiers and a procession of powerful nuclear missiles rolled through the rain-soaked capital​ of North Korea on Friday evening, as senior officials from China and Russia joined the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, for a show of solidarity against the U.S.-led global order. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Letters

Another side of Pete Hegseth

Like so many Trump appointees, Hegseth has proved adept at altering whatever decent or ethical standards he once claimed to have. Continue reading →

Letters

Mifepristone: vital, worthy of protection, threatened

Restricting access would ignore clear evidence and put patients at greater risk through delays in care. Continue reading →

Editorials

We don’t need 100 different septic system rules

Statewide regulations should be updated then used by all towns. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

The Saga of Globe Santa

"Globe Santa's premise is that no small child should face a barren Christmas," the newspaper wrote in 1968. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Lawsuit alleging discrimination in State Police’s promotional structure starts trial

The lawsuit involves allegations that the overwhelmingly male and white Mass. State Police brass routinely pass over female and minority troopers for promotion. Continue reading →

Metro

It’s no surprise MIT’s Sally Kornbluth is the first to flatly reject Trump’s deal

Kornbluth deserves all the credit for standing up for her institution’s core values, even at considerable risk. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins

Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm day to day with lower-body injury

Lindholm didn't play Saturday against Buffalo, but coach Marco Sturm said the injury is not related to the one that sidelined Lindholm for much of last season. Continue reading →

Sports

Who ranks No. 1 among the coaches of Boston’s men’s pro sports teams?

Surprised Alex Cora tops the list? You shouldn’t be. Continue reading →

Patriots

The Patriots aren’t there quite yet, but they sure have the coaching part figured out with Mike Vrabel, and other thoughts

Five games into this new regime, it’s pretty clear that Bob Kraft made a great move when he admitted Jerod Mayo was a mistake and switched to Vrabel. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

Ideas

The side of my father that I needed strangers to reveal

I wrote the book "Fairyland" to preserve memories of my father. It took a movie made by other people to make me realize what I had forgotten. Continue reading →

Ideas

US veterans are standing up for Afghan asylum seekers

When the military was in Afghanistan, loyal Afghans helped them get the job done. Now Navy veteran Shawn VanDiver is rallying volunteer Battle Buddies to show up for them in immigration court. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

According to The New York Times, her death was confirmed by Dori Rath, who produced a number of Keaton’s most recent films. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

Multiple monsters: How Ryan Murphy’s new Ed Gein series becomes a horror hall of mirrors

"Monster: The Ed Gein Story" has as much to say about our fascination with murderers as it does the titular monster. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

At the ICA, an exhibition of Indigenous art that celebrates a vibrant, living present

"An Indigenous Present" at the ICA is a declaration of modern Indigenous culture in America. Continue reading →

Movies

Conan O’Brien on how his Boston Irish roots influenced his dramatic debut in ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

The Brookline native, along with star Rose Byrne and writer-director Mary Bronstein, open up about the new A24 film. Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

Allston gets opulent. The Atlas Hotel promises ‘elevated comfort’ with a view.

The hotel, which opens in 2026, will bring boutique style to "Rat City." Continue reading →

Travel

A marathon gives them 26.2 great reasons to see the world

More people are combining personal challenges with bucket-list travel. Just ask all those Massachusetts runners lining up at the recent Sydney Marathon. Continue reading →