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Sunday, December 7, 2025
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Top Places to Work: These 175 companies have the happiest workers in the state. EXPLORE THEM HERE.

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Metro

A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing ‘the crazy card.’

Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should. Continue reading →

Climate

Skyrocketing energy costs have shocked Massachusetts residents. Here’s what happened.

Everyone is mad about their energy bills. But the reason for the extreme bills goes beyond the base cost of the natural gas or electricity sent to our homes. Continue reading →

Media

In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

Federal funding cuts have put PBS under some of the greatest pressures of its half-century existence. Continue reading →

Health

For the first time, skeptics of mainstream medicine are running the country. What comes next?

Experts see two ways forward: a freefall, or the medical establishment correcting itself. Continue reading →

World

Battlefield picture worsening for Ukraine as Trump pushes peace plan

Putin has ordered the Russian military to prepare for winter combat, signaling after the talks with US officials that he is not budging from his hard-line demands. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for 2025: Explore the winners lists

According to employee surveys, these 175 companies have the happiest workers in the state. Continue reading →

Boston is a winter city. It’s time we acted like one.

If you’ve ever wandered around Copley Square or Atlantic Avenue on a Thursday evening in January, you know what I’m talking about. Continue reading →

Business etiquette is in serious need of improvement

Young workers more accustomed to online interactions are getting primers on face-to-face interactions. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Young adults are waiting in line to worship at this fast-growing Atlanta church

An Atlanta church with a viral pastor has grown from less than 200 weekly churchgoers in 2023 to about 6,000 today. Continue reading →

Nation

Welcome to Donkey Country, USA

Last year, officials in San Bernardino County thought they were doing people a favor by bringing in a donkey rescue group to relocate the wild burros to Texas. Instead, the move was met with an uproar. Continue reading →

Nation

One step from citizenship, some find it eludes their grasp

From Massachusetts to California, lawyers for people seeking citizenship say federal officials are canceling naturalization interviews and oath ceremonies for immigrants from countries restricted by President Trump. Continue reading →

The World

World

Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment

Qatar’s prime minister says the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase winds down. Continue reading →

World

‘No going back’: Survivors of deadly Hong Kong fire are in limbo

After Hong Kong's deadliest fire in years, the city is confronting a major challenge: It must find homes for the thousands of residents who survived with little more than the clothes on their backs. Continue reading →

World

Dodging icebergs and storms on the hunt for an ocean tipping point

From the deck of a ship off eastern Greenland, the most majestic presence isn't the whales, the icebergs or even the towering, glacier-wrapped mountains. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Tame the ‘ghost haunting land use law’

Site plan reviews can become a backdoor permitting process that blocks development. Continue reading →

Letters

Mass. flag panel finds itself in a bit of a flap

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission’s request for an extension has raised questions about its process. Continue reading →

Letters

Dismissal of Trump’s Ga. case is an affront to justice

Apparently calling and pressuring an official to manufacture fake ballots constitutes a legitimate challenge to an election. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing ‘the crazy card.’

Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Epstein donated at least $150,000 to theatrical group at Harvard in years before his death, tax filings show

Gratitude America, a foundation once controlled by Epstein, donated to the Hasty Pudding Institute in 2016, 2018, and 2019. Continue reading →

K-12

Here’s what Mass. parents think about banning cellphones in school

Two-thirds strongly or somewhat supported a statewide ban, which the state Senate passed in July but the House has yet to take up. Continue reading →

Sports

Revolution

England, France, Norway highlight Gillette Stadium’s portion of 2026 World Cup slate

Gillette Stadium, which will be renamed Boston Stadium for the World Cup, could be in play next June for the USMNT, but only if it underperforms in Group D. Continue reading →

Hockey

It’s the end of an era for Matthews Arena (formerly Boston Arena), and other thoughts

The Bruins and Celtics — born in the winters of 1924-25 and 1946-47, respectively — both played their first home games in the big barn near Symphony Hall and Huntington Avenue. Continue reading →

Patriots

Drake Maye’s MVP season has put him in the spotlight, but it doesn’t faze him: ‘He doesn’t have an arrogant bone in his body’

As the Patriots have returned to prominence and Super Bowl contention, the buzz surrounding their second-year quarterback has skyrocketed. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

Ideas

What if we brought love into politics?

Civic life is poisoned by hatred for people we don’t know. Maybe we can fill it with the opposite. Continue reading →

Ideas

Save your Spotify Wrapped. Your future caregivers will thank you.

A personalized rundown of your taste in music may someday be more valuable than you can possibly imagine. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Visual Arts

More is at stake than meets the eye in the State Department’s decision to attend the Olympics of the art world

The Trump administration's selection of artist Alma Allen to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale makes a diplomatic statement. But what does it mean? Continue reading →

Theater

‘Wonder,’ an ‘empathy machine’ of a story, heads to the stage

The new musical, which ART brings to the Loeb Drama Center this month, aims to translate R.J. Palacio's beloved book's emotional power to a new medium. Continue reading →

Music

In 1985, the country wasn’t ready to talk about the AIDS crisis. Boston was.

In launching the "Boston Against AIDS" initiative, the city punched well above its weight in the fight against the AIDS crisis. Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

Where to eat like a local in St. Barth

There are more than 80 restaurants on the 8-square-mile island, home to only about 11,000 residents. A little food-obsessed? Yes. Continue reading →

Travel

Welcome to the whale capital of the Caribbean

Follow that clicking noise. Here’s where to see the largest predator on Earth — in Dominica. Continue reading →