All of the headlines from today's paper.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Today's Headlines

The street where a city planner was killed is getting a safety upgrade: Boston will add protected bike lanes on Tremont Street, where planner Louisa Gag was killed while cycling in July. Work could begin next week. SEE THE CHANGES.

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The Big Picture

It’s cranberry harvest time in Massachusetts

The fall tradition is a vibrant culling of the tart fruit. Continue reading →

K-12 Education

Wakefield and Stoneham are similar suburbs. Why are their school test scores moving in the opposite direction?

As educators everywhere grapple with a global slump in learning, neighboring Wakefield and Stoneham offer a striking contrast. Continue reading →

Media

Anonymous no more: Meet the 36-year-old Boston software engineer behind the viral Mass Daily News website

Mass Daily News, a right-wing, largely AI-generated website, has attracted tens of thousands of social media followers and fueled viral media cycles targeting City Hall and Beacon Hill. Continue reading →

Politics

Treasurer Deb Goldberg lost a yearslong fight to oust her own cannabis appointee. She’s now trying to keep her office.

The yearslong — and technically still-running — saga between state Treasurer Deborah Goldberg and her onetime appointee pushed the three-term Democrat into a spotlight rarely seen in her relatively obscure statewide office. Continue reading →

AI/Robotics

There ought to be a law against rogue AI, but there isn’t. Why?

Artificial intelligence agents from OpenAI and other tech giants have conducted break-ins that would be criminal if committed by a human being. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Homeland Security agents search home of Representative Ilhan Omar

The court-approved search of her Washington-area home comes after Department of Homeland Security officials said they were investigating the Democrat over her family’s immigration paperwork. Continue reading →

Nation

Inside Elon Musk’s $276 million midterm rescue mission for Republicans

The entrepreneur's funding has built huge voter turnout operation to help the party battle headwinds in the midterm elections. Continue reading →

Nation

Was the human gut healthier in ancient times?

Researchers identified more than 600 species of bacteria that may once have been common in the gut but are now rare or missing entirely from people in most societies today. Continue reading →

The World

World

Fire devastates the oldest covered food market in Paris

The covered food market was a place to plan family dinners, chat with vendors, and mingle with tourists attracted to the site's eclectic mix of food stalls. Continue reading →

World

After lockdown, sea of protesters flows through India’s capital

The turnout signaled a show of strength for the long-beleaguered Congress party leader, Rahul Gandhi. Continue reading →

World

NATO details plan to shield Ukraine’s European allies from Russia

NATO decided to publicly disclose the core of its classified war plan — known as its “theory of victory” — to bolster confidence across 32 allied countries. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Op-eds

‘Trust us’ is no excuse for the Pentagon’s deadly boat strikes

The public deserves answers — and the courts should compel disclosure. Continue reading →

Editorials

Does the Springfield courthouse deal add up?

The city needs a new courthouse. But some of the details in the selected plan raise eyebrows. Continue reading →

Letters

Ah, trains — those classic spots for making romantic connections

I unexpectedly found romance on the Green Line, twice. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Schools face an unanticipated problem: Soaring fuel costs are threatening their budgets

The global energy crisis is coming to the classroom, as school districts in Massachusetts brace for the skyrocketing price of diesel fuel and heating oil. Continue reading →

Education

After 40 years, Friends Forever International still shaping young leaders, near and far away

Friends Forever International, a youth development program based in Durham, N.H., was founded in 1986 with a visit from Catholic and Protestant boys from Northern Ireland. Continue reading →

Metro

This Boston-area native and Fox News correspondent aims to help protect press freedom. It’s not easy.

“I grew up in Boston, I really don't care about any of that,” Heinrich said of personal attacks launched against her by Trump. Continue reading →

Sports

High Schools

If all goes to plan, new USA Hockey Development League will have larger impact on colleges than prep schools

More Canadians than ever are playing NCAA hockey, which is an increasingly important stop en route to the NHL. The DL hopes to better prepare young Americans. Continue reading →

Bruins

Charlie McAvoy excited to hit the ice with the Bruins for his first game this season

The defenseman will return Tuesday after serving a six-game suspension incurred in last season's playoffs. Continue reading →

Celtics

Joe Mazzulla already seeing dividends from taking a different view this Celtics preseason

When the Celtics visited the Cavaliers on Thursday night, the coach spent most of the game in the locker room alongside the team’s video staffers. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Two Americans are awarded Nobel memorial prize in economics

American-born economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were awarded the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for research that has helped guide policies aimed at reducing economic volatility. Continue reading →

Bold Types

Local life sciences scene ‘can’t just rest on our laurels,’ Biogen CEO warns

GE Vernova hiring more from MIT, Life Time opens Seaport fitness club, Kayak founders have new AI app. Continue reading →

Retail

His coffee revolution started decades ago. George Howell isn’t calling it quits.

At 81, the specialty coffee pioneer is dreaming up new products, considering new café concepts, and beginning to document the history of an industry he helped shape. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Wayne Lawson, Vanity Fair’s ‘secret weapon,’ has died

"He was able to take the wild foamings of innumerable writers and dig out the gold," editor Tina Brown observed. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

Van Gogh Museum says it reached funding deal and won’t have to close

The museum in Amsterdam houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh works and is one of the most popular in Europe. Continue reading →

Pop Culture

‘I taught you well, my son’: Nick Offerman praises Payton Tolle and his majestic mustache

The Emmy-winning actor appeared on “The Joy of Baseball” podcast earlier this week, and lauded Tolle for his mustache and penchant for hugs. Continue reading →

Love Letters

I don’t want to ruin my relationship with anger and grief

How do you not unleash your anger on people you love? Continue reading →