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Monday, December 22, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Crime & Courts

The State Police Academy has long used a paramilitary structure. A year after another death, the agency is considering change.

In memos detailing why they chose to depart the State Police Academy, hundreds of recruits over the last five years seemed to agree on a common factor: a grueling regimen that taxed them in ways they never expected. Continue reading →

Business

Authorities used license plate readers to find the Brown suspect’s car. Some want them removed.

Flock Safety, the technology’s vendor, has been mired in controversy related to privacy concerns and federal agencies’ access to the system. Continue reading →

North Shore

Even the family admits that this joyful holiday display got ‘a little insane’

In Ipswich, the question the Galickis hear constantly is "Are you doing the Christmas lights this year?" This year, the answer is a big, bright "Yes." Continue reading →

K-12

Boston Public Schools’ bus insurer refused to renew coverage before fatal crash

National Interstate cited an “increased frequency of liability losses" that exceeded $3.5 million over 18 months. Continue reading →

Politics

US Coast Guard pursues oil tanker linked to Venezuela

The US actions represented a significant escalation of Trump’s pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Blanche says mentions of Trump in Epstein files won’t be removed

Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s public release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, saying the administration would not remove any mentions of President Trump in the files as they continue to be released in the coming weeks. Continue reading →

Nation

A ‘timeout box’ in an elementary school draws outrage: ‘This is not OK’

The image from the elementary school was odd: a wooden box tucked in the corner of a classroom, tall and wide enough, it seemed, for a small child or two. But the next image, of the inside, was disturbing: bare walls and a padded floor. Continue reading →

Climate

A ‘revolving door of suffering’: Climate disasters by the numbers in Massachusetts

Extreme weather disasters in Massachusetts have cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. But investing in resilient infrastructure could yield significant returns. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel’s Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said Sunday, as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that further threatens the possibility of a Palestinian state. Continue reading →

World

As US guns pour into Canada, the bodies pile up

Many guns are fetching up to eight times their original price on Canada’s black market. Continue reading →

World

US says talks with Ukraine, Europe on ending war with Russia ‘constructive’

The talks are part of the Trump administration’s monthslong push for peace. President Trump has unleashed an extensive diplomatic push to end the war, but his efforts have run into sharply conflicting demands by Moscow and Kyiv. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Letters

Opposing Trump is not a ‘left-leaning’ stance — it’s a patriotic act

These Americans cannot be understood as "progressive" vs. "conservative" or "left" vs. "right." Continue reading →

Editorials

Galvin pushes back on Trump’s fishing expedition

The Justice Department has demanded the state’s voting rolls, including private information. But it appears to have no legitimate reason to ask, and the state is right to resist. Continue reading →

Letters

Construction worker’s lung condition sounds a public health warning

This case is a tragic example of an old hazard — silica — appearing in new places. Continue reading →

Metro

Rhode Island Crime

‘Unreal’: Portuguese New Englanders shocked by violence from Brown shooter

The fatal incidents have left New England’s tight-knit Portuguese immigrant community reeling. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

A month after tragic trench collapse in Yarmouth, an unlikely hero recalls the frantic call to action

Peter M. Burch, the only Yarmouth town worker who can operate a vacuum truck, played a key role in the Nov. 18 rescue and recovery effort. Continue reading →

Metro

Today in History: Four shot by New York subway vigilante

Today is Monday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2025. There are nine days left in the year. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

After concentrating on pitching, Red Sox finally add a bat in trade for Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras

Boston is sending righthander Hunter Dobbins and a pair of lower-level minor league pitching prospects to St. Louis. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots clinch playoff berth behind Drake Maye’s first fourth-quarter comeback, and other observations from win over the Ravens

The Patriots improved to 12-3 and clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2021. Continue reading →

Celtics

Rookie Hugo González’s biggest game symbolic of Celtics’ complete team efforts up and down roster

Saturday night's win was the second game Jaylen Brown has missed this season and in both games the Celtics won by double digits, proof they are not too Brown reliant. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Authorities used license plate readers to find the Brown suspect’s car. Some want them removed.

Flock Safety, the technology’s vendor, has been mired in controversy related to privacy concerns and federal agencies’ access to the system. Continue reading →

Climate

A ‘revolving door of suffering’: Climate disasters by the numbers in Massachusetts

Extreme weather disasters in Massachusetts have cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. But investing in resilient infrastructure could yield significant returns. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Tufts, UMass hospitals both face significant operating losses. How do they plan to do better with looming federal cuts?

Despite their similarities, UMass Memorial Health is taking a conservative approach in the year ahead, while Tufts Medicine is eyeing growth. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Dr. Lyle Micheli, a pioneer of youth sports medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, dies at 85

Dr. Micheli "actually created the field" of youth sports medicine, said Dr. Mininder Kocher, the current chief of the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Continue reading →

Obituaries

George Altman, slugger in Negro Leagues, MLB, and Japan, dies at 92

At 6 feet, 4 inches and, in the opinion of one sports writer, endowed with enough strength “to carry a wagon tongue to the plate,” Mr. Altman was an imposing left-handed slugger and outfielder. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Things To Do

Free holiday events in Boston: puppet shows, nature walks, and more

From a Candy Engineering workshop to a popcorn pop-up, here are no-cost events and activities across Greater Boston Dec. 22-28. Continue reading →

Pop Culture

At 100 years, Harlem Globetrotters still set records, break barriers, and take time to say hello

The ball-spinning, slapstick showmen bring their celebratory centennial tour to Boston with two TD Garden exhibition games on Friday. Continue reading →

Television

This week’s TV: Christina Aguilera’s Christmas special, Kate Winslet’s directorial debut, and more

Plus, learn more about the career of John Elway in Netflix's "Elway." Continue reading →