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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Politics

A year into Trump’s second term much has changed and officials say there’s ‘lots more to come’

President Trump was sworn into his second term on Jan. 20, 2025. The year that followed showed an administration that had learned to use the levers of power to make drastic changes in Washington and beyond. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘Somebody is up there with binoculars.’ Parking is tops when it comes to Boston 311 calls.

During 2025, a stretch of Congress Street was the most complained about address in Boston, and just about every call was about parking, according to a Globe analysis of city data. Continue reading →

Healthcare

How accurate is HBO’s hit drama ‘The Pitt?’ Local ER doctors and nurses describe the reality of their jobs.

Doctors and nurses who work in emergency rooms in Massachusetts and Rhode Island said the series is so true to life that they urge family members to watch it to understand their jobs. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Are we eventually going to ban the entire world?’ Trump’s latest visa crackdown could hurt region’s economy, schools.

The changes will especially make it difficult for immigrants to reunite with family members through family-based petitions, immigration attorneys said. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

He’s accused of executing a man behind a Hyannis bar. Now he’s out on bail, raising questions on Cape Cod.

Alex Greene’s release has raised alarms on the Cape, with some seeing an example of how the justice system can afford more leeway to white defendants. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Protest at Minnesota church service adds to tensions over ICE tactics

Hundreds of people across Minnesota continued through the holiday weekend to protest the surge of immigration agents to their state. Continue reading →

Nation

Top Catholic clerics denounce US foreign policy

Citing recent events in Venezuela, Ukraine, and Greenland as having raised fundamental questions about the use of military force, the cardinals call for a “genuinely moral foreign policy” in which “military action must be seen only as a last resort in extreme situations, not a normal instrument of national policy.” Continue reading →

Nation

Texas schools wait as law on Ten Commandments reaches appeals court

In East Texas, a band instructor quit rather than display the Ten Commandments in his classroom. In the suburbs of Fort Worth, two teachers posted them — along with displays of many other faiths. Continue reading →

The World

World

China’s population shrinks again as policies fail to reverse decline

The government Monday said 7.92 million babies were born last year, down from 9.54 million in 2024. Continue reading →

World

Hackers target Iran state TV’s satellite transmission to broadcast exiled crown prince

The hacking comes as the death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered the demonstrations reached at least 3,941 people, activists said. Continue reading →

World

Splits emerge among Venezuelans as revolutionary dream fades

For nearly three decades, Venezuelans have been fed an ideology of “Chavismo,” with its goal of harnessing oil wealth to transform the country, empower the poor, and stand up to the United States and its imperial ambitions. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

N.H. can send a Republican to D.C. — but it’ll take work

A Republican victory would break the Democratic monopoly on New England’s House delegation. Continue reading →

Editorials

What exactly is ICE’s mission in Minnesota?

Officers have the legal authority to arrest unauthorized immigrants. But Americans should protest the way the administration has turned enforcement into dangerous political theater. Continue reading →

Letters

A rescue plan for Social Security?

A recent call by Mitt Romney to raise the limit on how much income is taxed to fund Social Security and Medicare has started a discussion. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

What does ICE tell local N.H. police in their ‘task force’ training? This lawsuit aims to find out.

Some recent immigration arrests by local police raise questions about their training, says the ACLU of New Hampshire. Continue reading →

Immigration

Anxiety and resolve in Maine’s Somali communities as the state braces for possible ICE raids

President Trump’s escalating attacks on immigrants are taking a toll in Portland and Lewiston, which both have substantial Somali populations. Continue reading →

K-12

‘An antidote to hopelessness’: At MLK Jr. Day events across Boston, people call for action amid political turmoil

The work Martin Luther King Jr. fought for is being dismantled by the Trump administration, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones said. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Closer to a return? Jayson Tatum conducts one-hour, on-court session in front of reporters at Celtics’ shootaround.

On Monday afternoon, he offered a rare glimpse into his recovery from the Achilles injury he suffered last May. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots’ defense is the MVP so far of playoff run

All that stands between the Patriots and Super Bowl LX is one of their former castoff quarterbacks, Jarrett Stidham. Continue reading →

Colleges

Fernando Mendoza helps Indiana finish undefeated season, win first CFP National Championship over Miami

Mendoza's 12-yard rushing touchdown on fourth and 4 in the fourth quarter helped carry the Hoosiers to the national title. Continue reading →

Business

Technology

These Brandeis students created a friend-matching app meant to get Gen Z off their phones

The app, Strangers, matches students based on their interests and sets them up for a platonic meal, and a chance of in-person friendship. Continue reading →

Startups

Mass. startups raised more VC money last year, but those in other states did much better

Local fundraising bounced back 12 percent over 2024, trailing the nationwide increase of 59 percent. Continue reading →

Bold Types

MassMEDIC’s Brian Johnson played key role in brokering deal to keep TransMedics in Mass.

When Johnson heard organ transplant company TransMedics was being wooed to New Hampshire, he called Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Wilbur Wood, everyman pitcher who mastered the knuckleball, dies at 84

Mr. Wood put up numbers that won't likely be matched anytime soon in Major League Baseball, if ever. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Legendary Durfee boys’ basketball coach Skip Karam, a five-time state champion, dies at age 91

Over 36 seasons, Karam went 659-147, reaching seven state championship games and winning five. He was the first coach in state history to reach 500 wins, and only suffered one losing season. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Valentino Garavani, regal designer and fashion’s ‘last emperor,’ dies at 93

Considered the last of the great 20th-century couturiers, he would dress all manner of princesses — crowned, deposed, Hollywood, and society. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Love Letters

A question about being proud of myself: Is getting into college a big deal?

This letter writer asks: “Should I be celebrating?” Continue reading →