All of the headlines from today's paper.
Thursday, November 27, 2025
Today's Headlines

📆 You’re invited: On Thursday, December 4, we're unpacking the barriers and opportunities for wealth in Boston. RSVP to our free event here.

Page one

North Shore

They dreamed of opening their own bakery. Reality wakes them up at 2 a.m.

Bread is elemental. It is emotional. It is temperamental. And inside a bakery in Beverly is the story of what happens when it calls to you. Continue reading →

Nation

Two National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from the White House

The suspect is from Afghanistan, sources tell the AP and New York Times. The Trump administration is also sending 500 National Guard troops to D.C. Continue reading →

Politics

‘This could happen again.’ Federal employees are relieved the shutdown is over. But it hasn’t been forgotten.

The rest of the country might be able to put the record-long government shutdown in their rear view mirror, but for federal workers, its impacts will linger. Continue reading →

Politics

New Hampshire banned sanctuary cities. Now, two municipalities are weighing how to respond.

As Hanover and Lebanon decide whether to keep their pro-immigrant ordinances or risk losing state funding, some residents have taken the fight over sanctuary into their own hands. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Judge dismisses Georgia election interference case against Trump

A judge in Georgia dismissed the last pending criminal prosecution against President Trump on Wednesday, effectively ending efforts to hold him criminally responsible for attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Continue reading →

Nation

Detroit has its own Thanksgiving parade. The city gets bigheaded about it.

Sean Moran spent his childhood Thanksgivings along Detroit's Woodward Avenue, watching the floats and balloons and bands march past. But it was something else in those parades, something distinctly Detroit, that captured his imagination. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom

Trump’s desire to go big with the project has put him at odds with architect James McCrery II. Continue reading →

The World

World

3 arrested after high-rise fire leaves at least 36 dead in Hong Kong

Another 279 missing in the city’s deadliest fire in years. Continue reading →

World

Trump steps back from Ukraine peace process, sends out envoys

President Trump’s demand that Ukraine sign a deal by Thanksgiving appears to have softened as he leaves some of the most important details of the peace plan in the hands of his envoys, one of whom was just embroiled in a high-profile phone leak. Continue reading →

World

Taiwan’s president to seek an extra $40 billion for military

President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan said his government would introduce a $40 billion special budget for military spending that will focus on acquiring more of the nimble, mobile weapons from the United States that it needs to deter and outsmart China's far larger military forces. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Massachusetts laws haven’t kept up with e-bike technology, and children are paying the price

Children are riding powerful machines without adequate safeguards. Continue reading →

Editorials

A Thanksgiving to celebrate the courage of others

Now if only it will become contagious. Continue reading →

Columns

Bill Belichick wrote the book on winning. Then he broke his own rules.

His off-field distraction turned into on-field defeat. Continue reading →

Metro

Cambridge

‘I’m thankful to the local artists who inspire me’: A bad break, but a way forward, for a business in the shadow of a crumbling Cambridge building

Still Life Studios is in a tough spot: the shadow of the soon-to-be-demolished Riverview building. Its owner is thankful for the artists who kept the venture alive despite the challenges. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without a home.’

Jimmy Dixon, a survivor of the Gabriel House fire who has since been relocated, said this year, the holiday will feel like just another day for him. Continue reading →

Health

Boston hospitals, nonprofits use cooking classes to fight rising hunger

From hospitals to neighborhood soup kitchens, Boston organizations are using “food as medicine” to fight hunger and improve health this holiday season. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins

Despite roster turnover, Bruins’ penalty killers are getting the job done this season

On a penalty kill ranked 10th in the league (83.0 percent), several new faces have emerged. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots left tackle Will Campbell headed to injured reserve, will miss at least four games

Because of the timing of his placement on IR, Campbell is eligible to return to the field for the Patriots’ regular-season finale against Miami. Continue reading →

Bruins

Jeremy Swayman stellar in net, Alex Steeves scores twice in Bruins’ victory over Islanders

Behind the play of Swayman and Steeves, Boston closed out a four-game trek that stretched from coast-to-coast with a 2-2-0 record.  Continue reading →

Business

Consumer

These two grocery store chains ‘stand out’ for quality and prices, new report finds

A consumer advocacy nonprofit evaluated more than a dozen supermarkets on price and quality by comparing the cost of a 150-item list and surveying customers. Continue reading →

Retail

Unionized Blue Bottle workers go on strike ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

The strike, which includes about 80 people in the Boston area, comes as union officials accuse the company of negotiating in bad faith and using unfair labor practices. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

A $100,000 robot dog is becoming standard in policing — and raising ethical alarms

The 75-pound, German Shepherd-sized robot is increasingly being deployed by local law enforcement to handle armed standoffs, hostage rescues, and hazardous materials incidents. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Skye Gyngell, chef who championed ‘slow food,’ dies at 62

She was the first Australian woman to be awarded a Michelin star, a distinction she discarded when she removed the star and resigned from her restaurant. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Udo Kier, German actor who played eccentric villains, dies at 81

Mr. Kier played eccentric villains and bloodthirsty monsters over a six-decade career. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Theater

‘Annie,’ and the promise of a better tomorrow, return

Wheelock Family Theatre's new production has a big heart, but the show's inherent flaws are still there. Continue reading →

Television

Thanksgiving streaming guide: 20 new movies and TV shows to stream, plus info on parades, specials, and football

Here are 20 titles available to watch this week, plus additional information on how to stream the parades, specials, and Thanksgiving Day football games. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Messy housemate gives host silent treatment

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →