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

Blue Cross plans to target doctors for overcharging. Physicians are furious.

The move has angered some doctors, particularly those who often see older, medically complicated patients in need of more care and time. The insurer says it's crucial to tame costs. Continue reading →

Economy

The Great Resignation is ancient history. Welcome to the era of ‘job-hugging.’

Amid a wobbly economy, cutbacks from President Trump, and the threat of AI, those who have jobs are holding onto them for dear life. Continue reading →

Higher Education

An MIT professor criticized COVID-19 shots. His new role allows him to make recommendations about the vaccine.

Retsef Levi may not be a household name, but he is already impacting how every household in the United States will access vaccines. Continue reading →

Business

Parking lot drug exchanges. A $300,000 baby. In Massachusetts, fertility coverage shortfalls cost patients dearly.

The Massachusetts mandate has helped tens of thousands of people have children. But for an untold number of others, it has not been nearly enough. Continue reading →

World

A bomb in Gaza’s rubble wounds twins who thought it was a toy

“It was like a toy,” their grandfather, Tawfiq Shorbasi, said of the unexploded ordnance. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

‘My God, is she on top of her game.’ Michelle Wu crushed foes in D.C. and at home. What’s next for the mayor?

Wu’s skills as a politician have never been more apparent. Continue reading →

Boston’s new women’s pro soccer team flubbed its rollout. Can Legacy FC come back from behind?

“I felt like I had been preparing for a Super Bowl, and we lost 49-nothing.” The team’s female founders are ready to give it another shot. Continue reading →

Is your colleague making more money than you? Soon, you may be able to figure it out.

A new law is aimed at reducing income disparities. But it may have some unintended consequences. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

DNA identifies 2 bacterial killers that stalked Napoleon’s army

Napoleon's army was starving and freezing as it withdrew from the failed invasion of Russia in 1812. It was also stalked by additional killers: bacterial infections. Continue reading →

Politics

Keeping the House absent, Johnson marginalizes Congress and himself

It has been over a month since there has been a policy debate or vote on the House floor. Continue reading →

Nation

Texas cheat ‘em? Prosecutors describe how the mob lured high rollers into poker trap.

The rigged poker games were played from Miami to East Hampton, New York, to Las Vegas, prosecutors said. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russian missile and drone attacks kill 4 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy pleads for air defense

Officials say Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight into Saturday have killed at least four people and wounded 20. Continue reading →

World

Trump’s Russia sanctions shift war dynamics to the energy front

This fight came into focus in recent days as the United States and Europe announced new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry, the lifeblood of the Kremlin’s war machine. Continue reading →

World

American cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s in a sign of change

A top American cardinal has celebrated a traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Nobel Prize casts a spotlight on the struggle for democracy in Venezuela

President Trump’s policy toward dictator Nicolás Maduro has zigged and zagged. But he should remain steadfast in opposition to Maduro’s regime. Continue reading →

Letters

East Wing demolished: The people have some questions about their house

Watching the East Wing of the White House being destroyed confirms what we’ve all been feeling. What will we be left with when this sad chapter finally comes to a close? Continue reading →

Letters

Great American Songbook brought to life

Mark Feeney's piece on Lorenz Hart and his musical partnerships brought back memories. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Six Massachusetts mayoral races worth watching

Across the state, some mayors are locked in tough reelection battles to hold onto power. Will they prevail on election day? Continue reading →

Politics

A progressive force in New York politics, Working Families Party wants a foothold in deep-blue Massachusetts

The group is launching a chapter here in a bid to pull disillusioned working-class voters back to the left and spur more action among Beacon Hill’s Democratic leaders. Continue reading →

Metro

Dear Globe Santa: Please find my mom a job

These children’s letters are profoundly moving and revealing. Here’s what some of this year’s letters are saying. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Former Red Sox coach DeMarlo Hale has become a vital part of the Blue Jays’ success

Toronto manager John Schneider said Hale, Don Mattingly, and pitching coach Pete Walker are his “inner circle” advisors. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots defensive lineman Khyiris Tonga’s lifelong journey one of patience, persistence, and reflection

Difficult times in his youth served to make Tonga stronger in the long run. In his fifth NFL season and with a fourth team, he may have found a home in New England. “I love everything about him as a person,” Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins stop a six-game skid in holding back Avalanche

The Bruins protected their lead and built on their momentum throughout the game, elements that have been missing in their game since a win over the Sabres Oct. 11 Continue reading →

Business

Business

Parking lot drug exchanges. A $300,000 baby. In Massachusetts, fertility coverage shortfalls cost patients dearly.

The Massachusetts mandate has helped tens of thousands of people have children. But for an untold number of others, it has not been nearly enough. Continue reading →

Ideas

Ideas

Our best guide for technological change may be this 1970 book

Alvin Toffler’s "Future Shock" captured a feeling of disorientation that feels remarkably familiar today. Continue reading →

Ideas

The left knows how to have huge protests. The right knows how to win elections.

Democrats seem to have forgotten a crucial aspect of what sustains political movements. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Museums

The Danforth celebrates a very happy 50th anniversary

The Framingham museum is now flourishing after a difficult period. Continue reading →

Museums

Museums could have caved under Trump’s cultural broadsides. Instead, they are rising to the moment.

Despite presidential threats to come after independent museums for displays Trump has called improper, hopeful examples abound of bold exhibitions that don't capitulate. Continue reading →

Museums

Boston’s museum landscape is undergoing a dramatic shift: A new generation of leaders

The ICA, Harvard Art Museums, and the MFA have gotten new directors within just over a year. Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

When the boat leaves without you: Tales from island castaways

Here’s what can happen when you miss the last ferry. Continue reading →

Travel

Boston’s oldest hotel gets a $65 million face lift. The results are surprisingly modern.

The Omni Parker House is known for a lot of things, including Parker House rolls and the city's first passenger elevator. But boy was it dated. Continue reading →