All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Today's Headlines
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Immigration

‘An impossible dream’: Before flights to Martha’s Vineyard, migrants endured harrowing odyssey

Rafael’s story, told to the Globe in hours of interviews in Spanish, illustrates the hardship many migrants endure to reach the United States and the oftentimes desperate circumstances that compel them to leave their home countries. Continue reading →

Investigations

They were freed after serving decades in prison. Now, it’s their prosecutors who are facing scrutiny.

A series of recently overturned cases shows how prosecutorial missteps can put the wrong person behind bars. But rarely, if ever, do prosecutors face repercussions for their bad behavior. Continue reading →

Arts

Corporate owners have hollowed out the once-formidable Providence Journal

The Journal used to have a dozen reporters in its Warwick bureau alone; now it has barely a dozen reporters total, and its top editor was dismissed in the latest round of layoffs. Continue reading →

Politics

A ‘rapidly growing death spiral.’ How our $31.3 trillion national debt is getting even more expensive.

Like a consumer grappling with a massive credit card balance, the federal government is paying more just for the interest on the national debt. Government projections show those interest costs tripling from $399 billion this year to $1.19 trillion in 2032. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

A humble sanctuary reborn in grandeur

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church & National Shrine, as it’s now called, has become a destination for all. Continue reading →

Analysis

After Jan. 6: Congress born of chaos ends in achievement

Lawmakers are wrapping up the two-year session having found surprisingly common ground on big bills, despite enduring bitter political divisions that haunt the halls, and the country, after the bloody Capitol attack by supporters of the defeated president, Donald Trump, that threatened democracy. Continue reading →

Nation

Winter storm batters US power, snarling Christmas travel

Across the country, officials have attributed at least 17 deaths to exposure, icy car crashes and other effects of the storm, including two people who died in their homes outside Buffalo, New York, when emergency crews couldn’t reach them amid historic blizzard conditions. Continue reading →

The World

World

At least 7 killed in Kherson shelling, fueling anger over Christmas strikes

Shelling in the recently recaptured Ukrainian city of Kherson killed at least 10 people Saturday morning, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine warned that another wave of Russian strikes could mar the Christmas holidays. Continue reading →

World

Taliban ban women from working for domestic, foreign NGOs

The bans are the latest restrictive moves by Afghanistan's new rulers against women's rights and freedoms, coming just days after the Taliban banned female students from attending universities across the country. Continue reading →

World

Bethlehem rebounds from pandemic, lifting Christmas spirits

Tourism is the economic lifeblood of this town in the occupied West Bank, and for the past two years, the pandemic kept international visitors away. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Counting our thanks on Christmas Day

Joyous would be putting it too strongly. But this year did bring some encouraging news. Continue reading →

LETTERS

How to create your own Miyawaki forest

Seven thousand places around the world have participatory budgeting. Forest lovers can take this path to propose Miyawaki forests in more places. Continue reading →

LETTERS

The human struggle at the US-Mexico border will only grow due to climate change

While climate and drought will undoubtedly drive southern hemisphere migrants to head northward, it is far from clear whether they can be let in to “our shores.” Continue reading →

Metro

YVONNE ABRAHAM

What does Hanukkah mean in a season of rising antisemitism?

Among those gathering to light candles this week are many who would not be here were it not for their parents’ or grandparents’ miraculous escapes from the Holocaust. Continue reading →

Metro

SNAP ‘skimming’ victims to get stolen benefits reimbursed

The omnibus spending bill passed by Congress this week includes $153 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Benefits program and would require states to replace stolen food-stamp funds to low-income households whose benefits were stolen. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘The best Christmas present’: Lawrence pit bull missing for nearly a month found in Quincy

Haze, a 14-year-old pit bull made it home just in time for Christmas after he went missing in Lawrence last month and was found in Quincy. He was reunited with his owner last week. Continue reading →

Sports

Christoper L. Gasper

With loss to Joe Burrow and the Bengals, the Patriots were left with visions of what a premium quarterback can provide

The Cincinnati signal-caller provided a vivid reminder of how far the Patriots have fallen and how they’ve fallen short at the NFL’s most important position. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Don’t blame Chaim Bloom. It’s ownership that did this to the Red Sox, and other thoughts

Chaim Bloom is having a horrible offseason, but he’s not the sole reason the Red Sox are bad. They seem content to be bad. Continue reading →

Between the hash marks

Rhamondre Stevenson was ‘trying to make something happen’ when he fumbled away a shot at victory

"I probably should have just gone down," said Stevenson, who lost the ball late in the fourth quarter as the Patriots were trying to complete a comeback vs. Cincinnati. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

IDEAS

The priest from Boston who could be one of the first African American saints

The difficult yet inspiring journey of Martin Maria de Porres Ward resonates especially powerfully for Black Catholics like me. Continue reading →

IDEAS

The ‘Mozart effect’ is bunk. But your brain on music is still a wondrous thing.

The neurological signature of musicians’ brains is that of an “auditory-motor athlete.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Sister Patricia Daly, 66, dies; took on corporate giants on social justice

A Dominican nun Sister Patricia Daly was a leader in the field of socially responsible investing and took on corporate behemoths like General Electric, Ford, and ExxonMobil. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charlene Mitchell, 92, dies; first Black woman to run for president

Charlene Mitchell, who as the Communist Party’s presidential nominee in 1968 became the first Black woman to run for the White House, died on Dec. 14 in New York. She was 92. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

Confessions of a would-be ‘Jeopardy!’ champion

Seeing women become super-champions convinced classical music critic A.Z. Madonna to try out for the game show. Continue reading →

Movies

‘Miracle on 34th Street’: A Christmas classic turns 75

When it comes to the magic of this 1947 movie, "I believe. It’s silly. But I believe," says Globe film critic Odie Henderson. Continue reading →

Visual Arts

At the Clark, ‘On the Horizon’ and through the haze

Paintings by J.M.W. Turner, John Constable, and James McNeill Whistler ground a sometimes-meandering show studying 19th-century art and atmosphere. Continue reading →

Travel

SURVEY SAYS

These states are the most obsessed with fast food

What about the Northeast? You’ll have to go pretty far down this list to find it. Continue reading →

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

‘The White Lotus’ effect: Suddenly Sicily is hot

A report issued by Virtuoso and the Excellence Collection of hotels found that Italy is the top destination within Europe that travelers plan to visit in 2023. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

Why you can, and should, sell your home in the winter

Experts offer tips on how to make your property look like an inviting respite amid the chill. Continue reading →

Real Estate

The truth is in the wine, but the risk is in the storage.

Cellars are growing in popularity. Experts offer tips on how to keep your collection in the perfect environmental conditions. Continue reading →