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Friday, November 21, 2025
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Healthcare

One in 8 Mass. residents has medical debt — and with federal health care cuts, it could become more common

The vast majority of those people were insured when bills started to pile up, according to a new report released by a state agency. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Could be the first domino’: Greene surviving her blowup with Trump may be a hint of MAGA’s possible future

Chatter is swirling around the future of the lightning-rod Georgia congresswoman, but some believe she has her eye on shaping the GOP's post-Trump era. Continue reading →

K-12

Lexington man exposes school district for intentionally overestimating costs of public records

“Hopefully, when I let them know the cost, they will not want to do it," an official wrote in an email. Continue reading →

Politics

Under RFK Jr., CDC changes website to reflect vaccine skepticism

A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Continue reading →

Climate

Kidney cancer cases spiked in a New Hampshire town. Will residents find out why?

Merrimack residents fear that PFAS contamination is to blame. But with federal dollars in flux, the researchers may not get the millions they need to pin down a cause. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Cheney remembered for transforming national security and standing against Trump

An unlikely mix of Republicans and Democrats came together Thursday to pay tribute to former vice president Dick Cheney, who helped shape the nation's aggressive response to terrorism after Sept. 11, 2001, and transformed his office into a powerful platform to drive policy. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump officials unveil plan to drill off California, sparking a fight

The Trump administration unveiled plans Thursday to open the coast of California to offshore drilling, a major provocation against a state that has for decades fought to protect its coastal waters. Continue reading →

Nation

Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar

The Social Security Administration has abandoned plans to block thousands of older Americans from qualifying for disability benefits after an uproar that reached senior officials in the Trump White House, according to people familiar with the decision. Continue reading →

The World

World

Eighty years ago in Nuremberg, top Nazis faced justice

Eighty years ago Thursday, more than 20 top Nazis who had survived the collapse of Adolf Hitler’s Germany were put on trial in the medieval but now bombed-out town of Nuremberg. Continue reading →

World

US delivers peace plan for Ukraine, sparking fears of ‘capitulation’

Kyiv’s main European partners said they should be included in any proposals for the future security of the continent, as European officials indicated they had not been consulted or even briefed on Washington’s plan. Continue reading →

World

Iran withdraws from deal to let international nuclear inspections resume

Iran said Thursday that it was withdrawing from an agreement to allow a resumption of international inspections of its nuclear sites. The decision came hours after a UN watchdog agency demanded information about the status of Iran's enriched uranium stock and its nuclear sites that Israel bombed in June. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

In the Gilded Age 2.0, the rich aren’t just different — they’re intolerable

The ultrawealthy used to leave legacies. Now they leave middle fingers. Continue reading →

Editorials

Trump’s reckless new policy on homelessness

Thousands of people in Massachusetts with a history of homelessness could lose housing due to policy shift. Continue reading →

OpEds

You have reached the ICE tip line. Your delusion is important to us.

SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s voicemails into the void. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

‘You’re not alone’: Families of homicide victims find strength in community

The ceremony marked the start of Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month, an annual nationwide effort to educate the public, appeal to policymakers, and empower grieving families. Continue reading →

Politics

As Democrats duke it out, Mass. GOP endorses John Deaton for US Senate in hopes of avoiding primary

John Deaton, the cryptocurrency advocate who lost the 2024 US Senate race to Elizabeth Warren, has cast himself as the party’s best shot next year at taking the Senate seat currently held by Ed Markey. Continue reading →

K-12

Students and parents ask Boston School Committee to delay vote on next round of school closings

The district is working to eliminate nearly one-fifth of BPS’s school buildings by the end of the decade. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins

With his team 12-10, here’s how Bruins coach Marco Sturm thinks the new systems he’s put in place are working

The roster turnover in recent years is the main reason Sturm felt a change was needed. Continue reading →

Sports

Phillies Karen was just the beginning, as sports souvenirs the latest breeding ground for a lack of civility

Multiple incidents in recent months turned milestone mementos and memorabilia into a reminder of a simple question: Can’t we all just get along?  Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots receivers coach Todd Downing established an honest connection with Stefon Diggs

Diggs said one of the reasons behind his success with the Patriots is because of his trust in Downing. Continue reading →

Business

Climate

Years in the making, and years overdue, hydropower from Quebec to hit New England’s grid soon

Clean energy giant Avangrid cleared the final regulatory hurdle needed to complete a 145-mile line bringing hydroelectricity from Quebec to Maine. Continue reading →

Finance

Ballot proposals to cut income tax, rein in state spending clear key hurdle

The business-backed proposals would cut the state income tax to 4 percent (from 5 percent), and require taxpayer refunds to go out if a certain revenue threshold has been met. Continue reading →

Biotech

Moderna gets breathing room with $1.5 billion loan from Ares

The new line of credit could ease pressure on the money-losing vaccine maker as it tries to chart its post-pandemic future. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Henry Todd, LSD kingpin turned Everest guide, dies at 80

Before organizing expeditions up Everest, he helped lead an operation that produced much of the supply of LSD worldwide. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Yo-Yo Ma didn’t want to do ‘just another’ sold-out Bach concert at Symphony Hall. So he found ways to let more people in.

The famed cellist arranged to give away 1,000 tickets and livecast the performance to community centers around the state, hoping to create "moments that connect us." Continue reading →

Restaurants

After eight decades, North Shore restaurant closes its doors: ‘Thank you for your unwavering support’

“We have been fortunate to serve a ‘who’s who’ of notable figures over the decades, but the heart of our business has always been you — our repeat, regular customers,” the owners wrote. Continue reading →

Music

Protest music has no age limit — just ask the singers in Young@Heart

The storied chorus will share its latest production, “10-Alarm Fire: We Won’t Shut Up!!," in Northampton on Sunday. Continue reading →