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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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Metro

Mass. homeowners are frantically trying to get rid of ice dams. Contractors can’t keep up with requests.

Heavy snowfall and a cycle of thawing and freezing have created ideal conditions for dams that send water backing up under roofs and seeping down through ceilings. Continue reading →

Transportation

Why the T can’t escape its recurring budget crises. And why it doesn’t have to be this way.

Experts point to changes in taxes, tolls, RMV fees as possibilities to fund the MBTA's budget. Continue reading →

Higher Education

A bachelor’s degree in three years? Massachusetts takes a step in that direction.

The Massachusetts Board of Higher Education on Tuesday voted to allow colleges and universities to offer bachelor’s degree programs requiring fewer than the standard 120 credits. Continue reading →

Politics

AI-generated campaign attacks are here. So far, Massachusetts has no laws to restrict them.

Some Democratic leaders want to more aggressively regulate AI in campaign materials as opponents increasingly wield it to attack Governor Maura Healey. Continue reading →

Politics

The MAGA fever swamps are pushing Congress to change voter laws

Republican legislation that significantly tightens voting access requirements is, suddenly, taking up much political oxygen in Washington. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

‘Unnecessarily violent’: Immigration chiefs dodge questions about excessive force during congressional hearing

The questioning before a key House committee illustrated the growing frustration over President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Continue reading →

Nation

AMA joins effort to launch vaccine science review amid CDC turmoil

The American Medical Association and a leading public health research group focused on vaccines are teaming up to create a system to review vaccine safety and effectiveness, mirroring a role long played by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading →

Nation

A person has been detained for questioning in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, sheriff’s office says

It wasn’t clear if the person being questioned is the person captured on surveillance video outside Guthrie’s house that was released earlier Tuesday. Continue reading →

The World

World

What to know about Canada’s new bridge to Detroit that Trump hates

Trump says he intends to block a new bridge connecting the United States and Canada. Continue reading →

World

Israelis protest surge in gun crime within Arab community

The country’s Arab population has witnessed a spike in violence in recent years, much of it driven by organized crime. Continue reading →

World

Russia nears capture of key Ukrainian towns after year of grinding assaults

Capturing the town of Huliaipole in the southeast and the cities of Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad, about 60 miles northeast, would give Russia an urban foothold to base troops and organize logistics for future offensives. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Delgado-Garcia’s death must lead to meaningful change in the State Police

Criminal charges shine a light on academy’s training practices. Continue reading →

Columns

Who gets to tell Black history?

A public library canceled a performance by a white actress who wanted to honor Harriet Tubman. Continue reading →

Letters

A death overnight in the freezing cold outside South Station

"Ultimately the health of our community depends on the quality of life of all of its members," writes one reader. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Mass. homeowners are frantically trying to get rid of ice dams. Contractors can’t keep up with requests.

Heavy snowfall and a cycle of thawing and freezing have created ideal conditions for dams that send water backing up under roofs and seeping down through ceilings. Continue reading →

Immigration

Rümeysa Öztürk’s deportation halted as immigration court ends proceedings

Lawyers for Öztürk filed notice of the termination in a federal appeals court in New York, where she is challenging her deportation by the Trump administration. Continue reading →

K-12

Massachusetts Education Secretary stepping down after three years in role

Secretary Patrick Tutwiler will step down Friday. The leadership shakeup comes at a critical time for state public schools. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Garrett Crochet amped about revamped Red Sox starting rotation: ‘There’s a lot to like there’

Crochet pointed to the Red Sox' additions of Sonny Gray, Ranger Suárez, and Johan Oviedo in discussing the starting group as pitchers and catchers reported to spring training. Continue reading →

Celtics

Jayson Tatum stays on message regarding return to Celtics

The forward met with the media and was asked to provide a percentage chance of his return this season, but he mostly shrugged off the inquiry. Continue reading →

Olympics

Vermont’s Ben Ogden follows in his inspiration’s footsteps with first US men’s cross-country skiing medal in 50 years

Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo blazed to his second victory at the Milan Cortina Games, leaving Ogden 0.8 seconds behind him. Continue reading →

Business

Business

In latest blow to Moderna, FDA refuses to review Cambridge biotech firm’s new flu vaccine

The Cambridge biotech said the decision came as a surprise after the company moved forward with its vaccine trial. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Mass General Brigham primary care doctors ask lawmakers for help with union fight

The physicians hope the state's largest health care system will drop its legal challenge to their bargaining unit. Continue reading →

Healthcare

The final frontier? A push is on to make Mass. a hub for ‘space medicine.’

Efforts are underway to launch a nonprofit space medicine institute in Greater Boston. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Theater

Patrolling the dark corners of the web, at a steep personal cost, in Urban’s ‘The Moderate’

“The Moderate” is an unusually visceral choice for A Catalyst Collaborative@MIT Production, the long-running partnership between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Central Square Theater. Continue reading →

Arts

Boston Pops announces spring lineup

Star Wars, the music of video games, and Pink Martini are just some of the offerings on the bill. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

Eight restaurants to visit for Lunar New Year

Here are eight longtime restaurants at which to welcome in the Year of the Horse. Continue reading →