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Saturday, November 15, 2025
Today's Headlines

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K-12

Teachers are battling AI cheating in school. Is help on the way?

With few guidelines in place, Massachusetts teachers scramble to come up with their own strategies for handling plagiarism. Continue reading →

Higher Education

‘Not normal’: Cocaine sting, massive fire, and no-confidence rally test UMass Amherst

It has been a rocky few weeks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘Things were just going good for me.’ Woman walking down Roxbury street with her boyfriend paralyzed by stray bullet.

“I was just praying to God, please don’t let me die,” Aleyah Fernandez said in a phone interview from her hospital bed. Continue reading →

Elections

Trump can’t make Epstein go away. A statue of the two in Washington, D.C., won’t scram either.

A sculpture of the two men, much like the political controversy surrounding their relationship, refuses to die. Continue reading →

Business

Judge says he’ll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family

The deal would require members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion and give up ownership. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Georgia official, a veteran prosecutor, appoints self to oversee Trump case

The Georgia criminal election interference case against President Trump and a number of his allies entered a new phase Friday, as the executive director of the state's prosecutor council appointed himself to take over the case, replacing Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney who was disqualified from pursuing it. Continue reading →

Nation

Arachnid super-web reveals the surprising ‘constant party’ life of cohabiting spiders

The results of the new study, published last month in the journal Subterranean Biology, spread rapidly online due to the striking images of the giant 1,140-square-foot spider web. Continue reading →

Nation

Baby sea otter reunited with mother after rescue

The reunion has bigger significance to the region, where sea otters play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity. Continue reading →

The World

World

Mexico city loves street food. Its sewer system does not.

When the heavens opened up over Mexico City this year, chaos ensued in the streets. Continue reading →

World

Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv kills 6 people and injures at least 35

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing six people and wounding at least 35, including a pregnant woman. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Falling into others’ arms

Dignity at life’s end and on a mountain trail. Continue reading →

OpEds

The Justice Department’s war on judges

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has it backward. There are no rogue judges; there is only a rogue president. Continue reading →

OpEds

Why top colleges should cut back on early decision admissions

Colleges have increasingly relied upon early decision to secure ever-larger portions of their entering classes. But the early decision edge goes largely to students who already have a big leg up on their competition. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Brian Walshe deemed competent to stand trial for allegedly killing, dismembering wife

A judge said the finding clears the way for jury selection in Walshe's trial to begin next week, with opening arguments slated for Dec. 1. Continue reading →

Weather

Recurring dry spells hitting New England raise alarms about future flash droughts

Researchers say sudden, short-lived droughts in the region may become more frequent, putting farms, grasslands, and water supply systems at increasing risk. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Man who oversaw safety of Boston’s school buses charged with accepting more than $870,000 in bribes and kickbacks

The alleged bribes included cash, checks, a used pickup truck worth $15,000, and $85,000 in building materials for a vacation house, prosecutors said. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Joe Mazzulla finds fulfillment facing the challenges of his fourth season with Celtics

"At the end of the day we know where we are and we know what we’re trying to get to," Mazzulla said. Continue reading →

Patriots

Drake Maye lets it be known on Thursday night: This Patriots team, and this game, is all his

Amid the ever-growing chants of “MVP” that now provide the soundtrack to just about every step he takes on the field, Maye guided the Patriots to another win. Continue reading →

Bruins

Because of the Olympics, the NHL’s condensed schedule presents yet another challenge to Bruins coach Marco Sturm

The schedule crunch has forced coaches, players, and staffers to squeeze agendas to get their work accomplished. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Judge says he’ll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family

The deal would require members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion and give up ownership. Continue reading →

Business

Climate leaders are talking about ‘overshoot’ into warming danger zone. Here’s what it means.

After years of pushing the world to limit Earth's warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, climate leaders are starting to acknowledge that the target set by the 2015 Paris Agreement will almost surely be breached. Continue reading →

Business

Lesser-known Farmers’ Almanac to fold after 2 centuries, citing money trouble

Farmers' Almanac was first printed in 1818, and the Old Farmer’s Almanac started in 1792, and it’s believed to be the oldest continually published periodical in North America. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Juan Ponce Enrile, Philippine politician who helped oust Marcos, dies at 101

A quintessential survivor, Mr. Enrile staged remarkable comebacks in the fractious Philippine political scene and held the title of chief presidential legal counsel until his death and was among the world’s oldest people still working in government. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Pop Culture

Celtics star Jaylen Brown talks decade in Boston, off-the-court impact at charity bowling tournament

Brown and his 7UICE Foundation hosted its first-ever The BOWL event Thursday night at Kings Dining and Entertainment in Back Bay. Continue reading →

Theater

‘Summer, 1976′ is a well-acted meditation on the impacts of friendship

The David Auburn play is the latest production from Central Square Theater. Continue reading →

Love Letters

In a friendzone of my own making

Will the sparks ever fly? Continue reading →