All of the headlines from today's paper.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Today's Headlines
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Healthcare

110,000 of MassHealth’s most vulnerable members are at risk of losing coverage under new rule

People in two programs aimed at extremely poor families, the disabled, and the elderly have long automatically been enrolled in MassHealth, but that will end starting this fall. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘He’s stabbing me’: Son’s fatal attack on father in Wellesley park raises mental health questions

James Floyd Bennett III turned himself into police after the fatal attack, prosecutors said. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Boston nightlife is in the midst of a grand social experiment. Can the good vibes last?

Bars can stay open until 3 a.m. now, and people are loving it. Continue reading →

Metro

‘A smoldering volcano’: French soccer fans bring a quiet intensity to Boston’s World Cup scene

There is a discreet confidence that defines the French fans pouring into Boston this week ahead of the team’s high-stakes clash with Norway in Foxborough. Continue reading →

Marijuana

Could Massachusetts become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization?

Cannabis industry leaders are urging businesses to take the initiative seriously after many previously dismissed its chances. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Vance downplays Watergate and compares himself to Nixon

Vice President JD Vance downplayed the significance of the Watergate scandal during a speech Thursday, saying the controversy that toppled President Richard M. Nixon would be "like a 12-hour news story" if it happened today. Continue reading →

Politics

John Bolton, former Trump adviser, pleads guilty in classified information case

John Bolton, a former top adviser to President Trump who became one of his most outspoken critics, pleaded guilty Friday to mishandling classified information in a case that could send him to prison for up to five years. Continue reading →

Nation

Utah governor restricts fireworks as largest US wildfire surges uncontained

The Cottonwood Fire in a sparsely populated area of southern Utah started Monday. It reached nearly 111 square miles Friday and was entirely uncontained, forestry officials said. Continue reading →

The World

World

Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands as earthquake death toll climbs

On Friday, the human toll of the disaster climbed to at least 920 dead and more than 51,000 missing. Continue reading →

World

Is climate change fueling Europe’s heat wave? Yes, researchers say.

Human-caused climate change made this month's roasting heat in Western Europe much more likely than it would have been even just two decades ago, scientists said Friday, highlighting the rapidly escalating risks to health and livelihoods from the burning of fossil fuels. Continue reading →

World

US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship

Iran has increasingly challenged the region and the US over its control of the Strait of Hormuz, even with the current interim deal it reached with the US last week. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Columns

The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

Its ruling on Hawaii law leaves states guessing how far gun restrictions can go under its shifting historical test. Continue reading →

Op-eds

A housing fix that doesn’t fix housing

The bipartisan bill lacks the scale of spending and structural change needed to fix America’s housing crisis. Continue reading →

Op-eds

Quiet regulation changes could censor vital research

The changes would cement federal control of research grants, but there’s still time to act. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

‘A smoldering volcano’: French soccer fans bring a quiet intensity to Boston’s World Cup scene

There is a discreet confidence that defines the French fans pouring into Boston this week ahead of the team’s high-stakes clash with Norway in Foxborough. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

12-year-old girl fatally struck by bus while riding motorized scooter in Haverhill, officials say

A second child riding on the scooter was seriously injured, officials said. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Sports

World Cup-themed bracelets are charming fans

As the World Cup carries on in cities across the country, a new trend has captivated the internet: Bank of America Fan Bands. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Red Sox place Marcelo Mayer on injured list with stress reaction in his forearm

The Red Sox are already without Opening Day shortstop Trevor Story, as well as utilityman Isiah Kiner-Falefa, leaving them to call up Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Willson Contreras adds some spice to rivalry while his thoughts turn to earthquake victims in Venezuela

Yankees-Red Sox games are still fun, but the undercurrent of bitterness and possibility of a brawl has been missing. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Phenomenal Payton Tolle takes perfect game into sixth as Red Sox beat Yankees again

The rookie lefthander took a perfect game into the sixth inning despite averaging the lowest velocity on his four-seamer of any start in his career. Continue reading →

Business

Climate

FEMA makes $17 million in funding available for New England communities to address flooding

The funding would help New England states address flood risks. Continue reading →

Media

Mike Wankum, longtime meteorologist, is retiring after two decades at WCVB-TV

As part of his decision to retire, Wankum cited massive changes in the TV industry, which has been trying to adapt to audience shifts away from traditional broadcasts. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

Boston Dynamics aims for big growth in Waltham

The storied robot maker plans a $100 million expansion at a facility that could employ over 1,000 workers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Norma Yaeger, barrier-breaking stockbroker, dies at 96

She would found two securities firms in the overwhelmingly male financial world. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Theater

A ‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune’ that Terrence McNally would admire

The Psych Drama Company production runs through Sunday at the BCA. Continue reading →

Love Letters

Turns out, I haven’t lost my sex drive

I am attracted to many people who aren’t my girlfriend. Continue reading →