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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
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Transportation

MBTA ridership took a nosedive during the pandemic. Will it ever fully recover?

Transit ridership plummeted as the pandemic surged, draining fare revenue and burning gaping holes in the T’s budget. Despite gains on some lines, ridership has yet to reach its pre-pandemic normal. Continue reading →

Health

‘People think they are invincible.’ Most Americans are unprepared for aging, studies show.

As Americans age, new research shows a widening gap between rich and poor for life expectancy and also finds that few are prepared for the care, services, and housing they will need. Continue reading →

Politics

Susan Collins has reached one of the most powerful positions in Washington. It could hardly come at a worse time.

The Appropriations chairmanship should have been the pinnacle of her nearly three-decade-long career. Instead, it’s been an onslaught of challenges. Continue reading →

Globe Summit

Globe Summit 2025 to gather trailblazers, change-makers to discuss ‘Revolutionary Ideas’

The annual summit brings leaders together "to tackle the biggest questions and challenges facing Boston and New England,” Boston Globe editor Nancy Barnes said. Continue reading →

World

US ramps up diplomacy around Gaza cease-fire; Vance travels to Israel

Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an Israeli government spokeswoman, and Vice President JD Vance is expected in Israel on Tuesday. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Peanut allergies have plummeted in children, study shows

A landmark trial in 2015 found that feeding peanuts to babies could cut their chances of developing an allergy by more than 80 percent. Continue reading →

Nation

Vision restored using prosthetic retinal implant

In a study published Monday in The New England Journal of Medicine, vision in 27 out of 32 participants improved so much that they could read with their artificial retinas. Continue reading →

Nation

Supreme Court will weigh gun restrictions for drug users

The case will require the justices to apply the court’s recently adopted test for examining challenges to gun control measures. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump touts rare-earths deal, submarine pact with Australia

Trump’s meeting with one of America’s key Indo-Pacific allies comes as the White House faces a critical juncture in relations with its global rival. Continue reading →

World

In a warming Arctic, a fight brews over the Northwest Passage

“The Northwest Passage goes through our communities, our land,” said Raymond Quqshuun, Gjoa Haven’s mayor. Continue reading →

World

Who leads after Xi?

Xi has led China for 13 years, amassing dominance to a degree unseen since Mao Zedong. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Sheriffs’ spending habits long overdue for state scrutiny

Lawmakers seek to have inspector general probe runaway budgets. Continue reading →

Columns

Charles Stuart is a bad chapter in the book of Ray Flynn’s life

I wish the book had more detail about what it was like to be in the room where tough policy decisions were made, including those involving the Stuart case. Continue reading →

OpEds

Publicly owned grocery stores could be Boston’s answer to food insecurity

City-owned grocery stores prioritize benefits to local communities over corporate profit, enabling lower prices. Continue reading →

Metro

Rhode Island

‘We love that child’: Grandmother fights in court for visits with her granddaughter

After his wife’s death, Scott Naso refused to allow his in-laws to visit with his daughter. Now a family court judge will decide the issue. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. Senate Democrats want new oversight board for sheriffs amid ‘unsustainable’ spending

The state Senate's proposal would dramatically escalate not only how the state supervises the independently elected sheriffs, but also, enhance its ability to interject directly into their operations. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

The muddy wives of Maine

At the North American Wife Carrying Championship, 38 couples competed in the 278-yard obstacle course. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Celtics writers preview the season: Should they take a gap year? Should Jayson Tatum return? And who could be a surprise?

Adam Himmelsbach and Gary Washburn link up to chat about what to expect from Boston this year. Continue reading →

Patriots

TreVeyon Henderson’s usage hits a season low, and other snap count observations from the Patriots’ win over the Titans

Even when the Patriots wanted to run the clock in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, they turned to practice squad back Terrell Jennings instead of Henderson. Continue reading →

Celtics

Tom Thibodeau offers Celtics a view of themselves from an outsider’s perspective

The former Knicks coach visited Celtics practice and offered advice five months after New York eliminated Boston in the conference semifinals. Continue reading →

Business

Bold Types

‘Cities and towns have an opportunity to lead in this moment’: New MAPC director takes charge

No ‘for sale’ sign at Eastern Bank anytime soon; med-tech move to Waltham serves as Boston Scientific reunion; Tishman Speyer gets local at new Harvard development. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Amid rising costs, Point32Health lays off more than 250 employees

It’s the second round of job cuts this year at the state’s second-largest health insurer. Continue reading →

Retail

‘All fudged up’: The Ben in Ben & Jerry’s talks about an ice cream company’s fight for its soul

After Jerry Greenfield resigned in protest, Ben Cohen says he plans to stay at the beloved ice cream maker they founded and push to preserve its values. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, trans activist who saw it all, dies

Miss Major was a battler during the major episodes involving trans rights for 60 years. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Alison Rose, The New Yorker’s femme fatale, dies at 81

Ms. Rose was a beguiling, if inept, receptionist at The New Yorker who found her way into the magazine's pages with her idiosyncratic essays and profiles. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

‘DMV’ on CBS carries the flag for the old-school network sitcom

Tim Meadows brings his skill at calm comedy to the quirky workplace of the DMV. Continue reading →

Love Letters

After 40-plus years, are we better off as friends?

Or can we reignite the flame? Continue reading →

Music

Doechii, hip-hop’s self-proclaimed ‘Swamp Princess,’ makes her Boston debut

The emcee and singer showcased hip-hop elements like storytelling, rhyming, and scratching as she tore through her catalog. Continue reading →