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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Immigration

‘I sometimes wake up in tears for friends still there.’ Rümeysa Öztürk’s six weeks in ICE detention.

As she was held in Louisiana, the fight to free Öztürk took place in protests and in the courts. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Crime

Shooter in Brown University mass shooting still on the run as authorities release detained person

“We followed a lead, and we followed on this specific lead,” said Providence Police Chief Colonel Oscar Perez. “It’s not a mistake, it’s just how investigations work.” Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘The light in these dark times’: Providence community comes together to support, remember victims of Brown University shooting

Local leaders and neighbors passed around candles as they mourned the victims and came together for support. Continue reading →

Metro

Chronic inflammation may cause long COVID — and could be the secret to treatment, new study says

Based on the study’s data, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has started a clinical trial with a drug used to treat eczema. Continue reading →

Arts

Before murder case, Brian Walshe was accused of draining his father’s bank accounts, making off with more than $500,000

The probate court case alleges Walshe, who had been disinherited by his father, destroyed the will and took control of his estate. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

The war on ‘wokeness’ comes to the US Mint

George Washington was there. And Benjamin Franklin. And even Abraham Lincoln, who joked that the last time he was in a theater it did not go so well. Continue reading →

Nation

Inside the Clintons’ fight to avoid testifying in the House Epstein inquiry

A quiet, monthslong battle between Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky, the Republican chair of the Oversight Committee, and Bill and Hillary Clinton over the panel’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation could come to a head this week. Continue reading →

Climate

Stop & Shop and Hannaford lag behind European counterparts in combating a superheater greenhouse gas

Familiar New England grocery brands do not disclose their planet-warming methane emissions or have a plan to reduce them, according to a new report from Mighty Earth. Continue reading →

The World

World

Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday. Continue reading →

World

Trump wanted Ukraine to cede land to Russia. Ukraine has another offer.

Three weeks ago, President Trump sent shock waves across Europe with a 28-point peace plan for Ukraine that strongly echoed Russian talking points. Continue reading →

World

Egypt reveals restored colossal statues of pharaoh in Luxor

The giant alabaster statues, known as the Colossi of Memnon, were reassembled in a renovation project that lasted about two decades. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Trump’s broken promise to immigrants — and to voters

The president ran on a platform of cracking down on illegal immigration and deporting criminals. Instead, he’s targeting people who followed every rule. Continue reading →

OpEds

They were ready to be Americans. Then the government pulled the plug.

Immigrants were denied their citizenship ceremony at Faneuil Hall. No explanation. No timeline. No guidance. Only silence. Is this what we have become as a nation? Continue reading →

OpEds

To win in 2026, Democrats need the voters they keep dismissing

Disenchanted Trump voters will be key for Democrats in the midterms. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Chronic inflammation may cause long COVID — and could be the secret to treatment, new study says

Based on the study’s data, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has started a clinical trial with a drug used to treat eczema. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Crime

‘It’s infuriating’: At least two Brown University students have survived school shootings before

Brown University student Zoe Weissman, a survivor of the Parkland school shooting, relives the horror as a shooting occurred on campus and calls for gun reform. Continue reading →

Cambridge & Somerville

She agreed to never work in Cambridge schools again. Then she ran for School Committee — and won.

The terms of a separation agreement Luisa de Paula Santos signed set up an unusual dynamic for an elected official. Continue reading →

Sports

Sports

Want to own a piece of sports history? Northeastern is selling bricks and chairs from Matthews Arena.

The arena is being torn down to make way for a new sports complex for the Huskies' hockey and basketball programs. Continue reading →

Bruins

Quinn Hughes scores in Wild debut, Bruins suffer lopsided defeat to end win streak

Hughes scored and led all skaters ice time, while Kirill Kaprizov scored twice for to power Minnesota to the blowout win. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots find out the hard way: It could still be the Bills’ time with AFC East up for grabs again

The good news is that both teams are almost certainly making the playoffs and there’s a chance we’ll see a third New England-Buffalo matchup before the 60th Super Bowl. Continue reading →

Business

Climate

Stop & Shop and Hannaford lag behind European counterparts in combating a superheater greenhouse gas

Familiar New England grocery brands do not disclose their planet-warming methane emissions or have a plan to reduce them, according to a new report from Mighty Earth. Continue reading →

Sports

Want to own a piece of sports history? Northeastern is selling bricks and chairs from Matthews Arena.

The arena is being torn down to make way for a new sports complex for the Huskies' hockey and basketball programs. Continue reading →

Retail

Behind the holiday lights, small businesses hustle to be at Snowport

Over 125 business owners know the true cost of renting and running one of the booths at the holiday market — and they say it’s worth it. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

R. Bruce Dold, Chicago Tribune publisher and Pulitzer recipient, dies at 70

Mr. Dold steered the paper's center-right editorial page to support Barack Obama, in its first-ever endorsement of a Democrat for president. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Iain Douglas-Hamilton, who studied, and protected, elephants, dies at 83

The researcher later dedicated his work to fighting poaching through his group Save the Elephants. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Jo Ann Allen Boyce dies at 84; braved mobs in integrating a school

Ms. Boyce was one of the Clinton 12, Black students in Tennesse who desegregated one of the first schools in the South after Brown vs. Board of Education. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Things To Do

Free December events in Boston: Hanukkah celebrations, new play readings, and more

From a double feature of holiday horrors to a caroling session, here are no-cost events and activities across Greater Boston Dec. 15-21. Continue reading →

Television

This week’s TV: ‘Fallout,’ ‘Emily in Paris,’ Kumail Nanjiani’s new comedy special, and more

Plus, catch "Born to Be Wild," Apple TV's new nature documentary. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Siblings want to involve grieving sister in holiday tradition

Advice from R. Eric Thomas. Continue reading →