All of the headlines from today's paper.
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Transportation

Bostonians love to hate the T. By American standards, how does it compare?

Do Bostonians, their patience worn down by the system’s shortcomings over the years, take the T for granted? Continue reading →

New Hampshire

Locals come together to open a beloved N.H. ski area despite a broken lift

Whaleback Mountain has a single chairlift to the 1,800-foot summit — and it doesn’t work. Continue reading →

Climate

Racing against time: Inside a Nahant genome bank’s bid to save marine diversity before it’s lost

The Ocean Genome Legacy Center and other biorepositories like it are increasingly crucial to climate change research as global warming threatens marine species. Continue reading →

Politics

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria

President Trump said that the “powerful and deadly” strikes were carried out against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria who were “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians.” Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

States invest in child care more than ever to help parents with rising costs

Across the nation, rising child care costs and a shortage of spots are squeezing families and pushing parents, especially mothers, out of the workforce. Continue reading →

Nation

Volunteering with children can build character and create lasting family memories

Volunteering with children can instill confidence in youngsters, teach social and problem-solving skills, and provide unique ways for families to bond. Continue reading →

Nation

Out of hundreds of residents who signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene, no approvals

More than 800 storm victims around Helene-battered western North Carolina have applied under FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Continue reading →

The World

World

From an Olympic snowboarder to an accused drug kingpin and killer

Ryan Wedding is on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List. US and Canadian law enforcement officials stepped up their investigation into Wedding last month with the arrest of 10 associates in Canada, the United States, and Colombia. Continue reading →

World

Zelensky says he will meet Trump soon, citing progress in peace plan

The meeting suggests that Washington and Kyiv are closing in on a joint position to end the war, which comes after the White House initially threatened to cut off all assistance to Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Palestinian man kills two in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel

The Israeli military swiftly launched an operation in the assailant’s hometown in the occupied West Bank. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Democrats can’t learn from 2024 if they hide the autopsy

When teams lose, reflecting on what they did wrong to prevent repeating the same mistakes is vital. Continue reading →

OpEds

In love with the ordinary

‘The Dead’ movie matches Joyce’s story, and both have a deep reverence for the everyday. Continue reading →

Letters

The year in letters: We can’t pretend any of this was normal

Our annual snapshot of the year through the voices of Globe readers. Continue reading →

Metro

Rhode Island Politics

Would Brown University have been required to release the arrest record if it had captured the shooter?

The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare Brown’s Department of Public Safety a public body subject to the Access to Public Records Act. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Crime

After the Brown shooting, the public deserves a transparent review

If this community wants to move forward with confidence, the truth should not be a legal strategy. It should be a civic obligation. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

How two Boston teens are fighting the food waste crisis

Two seniors at Boston Latin School founded NoVasta, a club to reduce food waste, which expanded nationally. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Celtics practice patience, defeat Pacers on the road

Boston shot 56.6 percent from the field and nailed 20 3-pointers in outscoring the Pacers by 29 in the final three quarters. Continue reading →

Patriots

Injuries may force Patriots to make a considerable number of roster moves

The Patriots figure to make practice squad elevations Saturday in hopes of creating some added depth at key positions. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins assistant coach Jay Leach can see ‘a level of energy that’s been infectious’ this season

Leach has been around myriad teams during a lengthy playing career that has morphed into a coaching journey, so he can read a locker room. Continue reading →

Business

Climate

Could your city’s sewage capture carbon? A New Haven startup is putting it to the test.

CREW Carbon, a startup founded in New Haven, is betting that adding limestone to wastewater could turn dirty water into a powerful climate solution. Continue reading →

Climate

Maine’s first major data center project touts green innovation

Developers say the site's fiber network and access to renewable hydropower make it an ideal site for a next-generation data center powered entirely by green energy and using water-free cooling technology. Continue reading →

Retail

Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it

The month after Christmas has been dubbed “Returnuary” for good reason. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

John Carey, literary eminence who excoriated snobbery, dies at 91

Pugnacious, fearless, and disdainful of academia’s more pretentious mores, Professor Carey was a paradoxical figure in the British literary establishment for more than half a century. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Robert Lindsey, author, Reagan ghostwriter, dies at 90

Mr. Lindsey wrote the nonfiction spy thriller “The Falcon and the Snowman,” which was adapted into a movie. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Love Letters

He left mystery panties in my dining room

It was weird. Continue reading →

Television

Autopilot: ‘The Prisoner’ remains one of the coolest, strangest series in TV history

It lasted 17 episodes and went off the air almost 58 years ago. It feels as sleek, modern, and foreboding now as it did then. Continue reading →