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Saturday, January 24, 2026
Today's Headlines
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Nation

More than half the US threatened with ice, snow, and cold in massive winter storm

Forecasters say over half the US population could be affected by snow, ice, or bitter cold as a winter storm sweeps across the county. Continue reading →

Immigration

Hundreds protest against ICE in Maine as fear grips immigrant communities: ‘It’s like a manufactured crisis’

On the fourth day of an ICE surge in Portland, the city's immigrant community remains in fear as locals take to the street. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Boston judge issues order protecting immigrant students who sued Trump administration over free speech

US District Judge William G. Young wrote Thursday that any change in the immigration status of the students will be presumed to be retribution and declared void. Continue reading →

Politics

Downtown Boston is still struggling. For Segun Idowu’s replacement, will Wu focus there?

Idowu's impending departure raises questions about whether his successor will continue his neighborhood-focused approach to the job. Continue reading →

Nation

100 clergy arrested at airport protest as Minnesotans strike against ICE

Roughly 100 clergy were arrested without incident during a protest against deportation flights at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport on Friday, as an economic protest of the Trump administration’s immigration operations in Minnesota shuttered hundreds of businesses in the Twin Cities. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Increased scrutiny leads to an improved organ transplant system

For years, the nonprofit groups that coordinate transplants in the United States regularly ignored federal rules. Continue reading →

Nation

Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park

Outraged critics are accusing President Trump of “whitewashing history” after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park Continue reading →

Nation

Rejecting decades of science, vaccine panel chair says polio and other shots should be optional

Offering a startlingly candid view into the philosophy guiding vaccine recommendations under the Trump administration, the leader of the federal panel that recommends vaccines for Americans said shots against polio and measles -- and perhaps all diseases -- should be optional, offered only in consultation with a clinician. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump says US ‘armada’ heading to Iran, raising pressure on regime

President Donald Trump said late Thursday that a large naval force was heading to Iran, continuing his threats of U.S. military action against the government nearly a month after protests erupted across the country. Continue reading →

World

No beer for you: How British pubs fought a tax increase

More than 1,400 pubs and restaurants have banned all Labour party legislators in a protest over a planned increase in a property tax. Continue reading →

World

UK’s Starmer slams Trump remarks on non-US NATO troops in Afghanistan as ‘insulting’ and ‘appalling’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that President Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Antisemitism is surging. A strong state commission plan confronts it.

A state commission’s report makes clear that antisemitism deserves to be taken seriously. But it alone cannot stop hate. Continue reading →

OpEds

Why the Mass. antisemitism commission recommendations are dangerous

The commission’s recommendations compromise civil liberties and pose new threats to the very population they are supposed to protect. Continue reading →

Letters

Centrists are set to battle for the soul of the Democratic Party

One reader writes, "American voters are more conservative than the Democratic Party seems willing to admit." Another finds it ironic that a group called Welcome "suggests making the party unwelcome for certain other groups." Continue reading →

Metro

Immigration

Federal judge unseals court records related to immigrant students’ free speech case

US District Judge William Young released the records, including those of Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk, after issuing an order limiting the government's ability to arrest or deport noncitizens. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘The hope of a better tomorrow’: Boston conducts annual homelessness census ahead of extreme cold weather

The census is part of Boston’s annual effort to assess how to allocate resources for people experiencing homelessness. Continue reading →

Maine

‘You guys are monsters!’ As ICE arrived in Portland, Maine, neighbors mobilized to help immigrant families.

Residents have stepped in to bring their children to school, run errands, deliver meals, and are even patrolling neighborhoods in search of immigration agents. Continue reading →

Sports

Sports

Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug charges

Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive accused of moving some 60 tons of cocaine, was arrested. Continue reading →

Patriots

‘Now we’re back.’ Patriots fans pack South End bar for ‘Today’ show appearance ahead of AFC title game

Fans showed up at J.J. Foley’s Cafe as early as 4 a.m. for the live segment. Continue reading →

Celtics

Payton Pritchard, Hugo González spark the Celtics in gutsy double-OT win over the Nets

Gonzalez hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to send it into double OT, where Pritchard (32 points) helped the Celtics seal it, 130-126. Continue reading →

Business

Real Estate

‘Shirley has it wrong:’ When the mayor calls you out on the radio, you kind of have to respond

Mayor Michelle Wu put Globe columnist Shirley Leung on blast on GBH over her take on the future of the Roxbury land known as P3. So she decided to offer a rebuttal. Continue reading →

Economy

Too many workers, not enough jobs: 2025 was another tough year for the Mass. labor market

While hiring is slowing across the country, Massachusetts is in worse shape than many states. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Mass. public health department will be latest state agency to move out of Downtown Crossing

DPH confirmed it will be leaving 112,000 square feet at 250 Washington St. this fall to move into 51,000 square feet at 100 Cambridge St., a privately owned tower. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Elle Simone Scott, groundbreaking chef who mentored and opened doors for women of color, dies at 49

“Elle basically was a supernova,” said culinary historian Jessica B. Harris. "How she transformed things, and how the world is so much better for her having passed through it, is pretty incredible." Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

Mass. creators join From-Home Fest’s virtual theater evolution

The festival, which runs until Feb. 8, features a range of innovative theatrical productions that are performed online, via telephone, and by-mail — for which producers send audience members a script. Continue reading →

Music Reviews

Back off man, he’s a musician: Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers perform in Boston

Murray was no "Nick the Lounge Singer" at the House of Blues Thursday night, as he and his band stormed through a set of covers. Continue reading →

Love Letters

After a turbulent relationship, it’s over

I’m devastated — and confused. Help. Continue reading →