All of the headlines from today's paper.
Friday, November 28, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Vermont

With ‘love and good snow,’ a ski resort on the northern border hopes to overcome US-Canada tensions

Situated just miles from the northern border and less than two hours from Montreal, Vermont's Jay Peak Resort typically draws half its visitors from Canada. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died

Sarah Beckstrom died of her wounds, President Trump said during a Thanksgiving Day phone call with US troops. Continue reading →

Retail

How ‘cheapflation’ is squeezing shoppers at the grocery store

By now, shoppers are accustomed to sky-high food prices — a byproduct of the inflation that followed the COVID-19 pandemic. But that inflation wasn’t always distributed equally. Continue reading →

Immigration

Attorneys warn immigrants about interstate travel risks: ‘Avoid going to New Hampshire’

With the rollout of President Trump’s mass deportations agenda, some attorneys in Massachusetts are now advising their undocumented clients to avoid crossing state lines. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Beekeepers, farmers, and the fight to save a century-old research hub

Officials have characterized the plan as part of an effort to save taxpayer dollars and bring the agency closer to farmers and rural communities. Continue reading →

Nation

Labubu and KPop Demon Hunters join Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Down Central Park West, between the cheering grandparents and children, will float a giant leering Labubu and the Demogorgon. Continue reading →

Nation

Intelligence on US military’s boat strikes is limited

In decades of war against terrorist and insurgent groups, the military and spy agencies learned that to take down a network, they had to first understand it. Continue reading →

The World

World

Hong Kong’s worst fire in generations fuels scrutiny of safety lapses

In Hong Kong, a city where millions of residents sleep, eat, and work high above the ground in towers pressed together like books on a shelf, there has long been the threat that a massive fire could trap people inside their high-rises. Continue reading →

World

Putin open to new US peace proposal, ready for envoy next week

Russia is expecting a US delegation in Moscow next week, led by special envoy Steve Witkoff, to discuss the US proposal for a peace deal that President Vladimir Putin called a “basis for future agreements.” Continue reading →

World

France creates voluntary military service as Europe faces Russian threat

France on Thursday announced the creation of a paid, voluntary military service for young adults, becoming the latest European country to beef up its armed forces in the face of perceived threats from Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Wu made two good School Committee appointments. With their terms ending, she should reappoint them.

The challenges for the committee will include managing the downsizing of the system, dealing with the fallout from federal policy swings, and addressing persistent racial achievement gaps. Continue reading →

OpEds

Am I too old to do this anymore?

I’d passed my cycling expiration date and never noticed. I am an anomaly merely by doing what I have always done. Continue reading →

Metro

Immigration

Organizers at National Day of Mourning in Plymouth push back on conventional Thanksgiving narratives

It was the 56th year of the demonstration in Plymouth. Continue reading →

Politics

John Kerry knighted in England for climate change work. ‘King Charles and I share the same point of view.’

King Charles III knighted the former Massachusetts senator and US secretary of state in a closed-door reception Wednesday at Buckingham Palace. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

On Thanksgiving, Muslims and Christians join forces to serve people experiencing homelessness

“We’re gonna eat a lot of food and have a great time. There is nowhere else I’d rather be,” Christie Towers. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

With NFL’s ‘My Cause My Cleats’ campaign afoot, Patriots stepping up to bring attention to wide variety of causes

A total of 24 players will participate, along with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, who will pay tribute to defensive coordinator Terrell Williams and spotlight men's health issues. Continue reading →

Celtics

The Celtics rose to the occasion and halted the Pistons’ win streak. How did they do it? With teamwork and guile.

The Celtics are trying to gain traction, form a true identity, and play consistent basketball, regardless of opponent. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins players appear to be flipping over their latest goal celebration

Players flick their wrists — mimicking the usual protocol of Dairy Queen blizzards getting flipped upside-down before being served to customers. Continue reading →

Business

Climate

Mass. agency unveils 50-year plan to protect coastlines from rising seas and extreme weather

The 144-page plan, a nonbinding advisory document, outlines ways to improve flood resilience, restore natural buffers, and guide future development. Continue reading →

Real Estate

The Midtown Hotel was dead. Long live the Midtown Hotel.

National Development has reopened the mid-century motor lodge on Huntington Ave. after plans for an apartment building there fell through. Continue reading →

Media

The cost of streaming TV just keeps on climbing. Why?

In recent weeks, millions of viewers have lost access to popular programs because of financial squabbles between live-TV streamers and content producers. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

‘Hammers on Stone’ quarries Cape Ann’s past

The Cape Ann Museum's exhibit cleverly explores the beauty and back-break, and the art and industry of extracting stone. Continue reading →

Television

Wong Kar-wai is the latest movie master to go TV with ‘Blossoms Shanghai’

The series, from the director of "In the Mood for Love," begins streaming on the Criterion Channel on Nov. 24. Continue reading →

Movies

Benoit Blanc draws a blank in ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’

In the latest "Knives Out" movie, Daniel Craig’s supersleuth gets stuck on his darkest case. Josh O’Connor and an all-star cast are the usual suspects. Continue reading →