All of the headlines from today's paper.
Monday, December 26, 2022
Today's Headlines
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Higher Education

Dinner or tuition? Food insecurity deepens on college campuses.

A growing number of Massachusetts college students are struggling to feed themselves and their families as soaring housing costs and inflation drain resources and as pandemic emergency programs wind down, hunger advocates and students say. Continue reading →

Residential

In pandemic’s aftermath, small landlords are still feeling the pressure

Struggling tenants and surging inflation are squeezing mom-and-pop landlords in Greater Boston, and there’s growing concern they’ll sell their buildings. Continue reading →

Social Justice

Apparent rift between Wampanoag tribe, Plymouth museum is seen in new light following theft

The Wampanoags’ dissatisfaction with the Plimoth Patuxet Museums has been building for a decade, members say, with some calling for a boycott. But some believe a recent theft from the museum might be a sign of renewed tensions. Continue reading →

Politics

Warren notches wins as a Biden administration insider

Elizabeth Warren has used her influence within the Biden administration and on Capitol Hill to further her policy goals, notching quiet wins in recent months on everything from tax policy to judicial nominees to antitrust enforcement. Continue reading →

World

How citizen spies foiled Putin’s grand plan for one Ukrainian city

Kherson, at the mouth of the Dnieper, near the Black Sea, was captured in the war’s first days. Russian officials soon declared it part of Russia forever. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Migrants bused from Texas arrive at Vice President Harris’s house on frigid Christmas Eve

About 110 to 130 men, women and children got off the buses outside the Naval Observatory on Saturday night in 18-degree weather after a two-day journey from South Texas. Continue reading →

Nation

In Memphis, the phonics movement comes to high school

The program in Memphis is an extension of a growing national movement to change the way younger children are taught to read, based on what has become known as “the science of reading.” Continue reading →

The World

World

COVID is spreading rapidly in China, new signs suggest

Provincial and local officials in China have reported COVID cases in the thousands or even millions in recent days. Continue reading →

World

Charles charts a path as a king for all holiday seasons

The new king’s more inclusive style is perhaps the most distinctive feature of his fledgling monarchy, one expert on the monarchy said, Continue reading →

World

UN fears 180 Rohingya refugees in stranded boat are dead

“Relatives have lost contact. Those last in touch presume all are dead,” a UN agency said. “We hope against hope this is not the case.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Hit the brakes on new five-year contract for Boston school bus operator

Buses still aren’t arriving on time, and it raises alarms that only one firm — the company that currently operates the city’s school buses — bid for the next contract. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

‘We are thinking about them’: Amid war, local Ukrainians pray for peace on Christmas Day

The Ukrainian parishioners prayed in their native language for peace and an end to the war, wishing that 2023 bring only good news to the battered country. Continue reading →

Weather

‘It’s kind of relaxing’: On Boston’s coldest Christmas since 2013, few complaints from visitors, residents

People layered up and hit the streets and parks to take in the holiday in the city. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

‘It’s pretty rampant across the state’: Thieves continue to target Postal Service mailboxes

Police in Mattapoisett noticed a troubling trend this summer, as checks began disappearing from the mail. Continue reading →

Sports

ON HOCKEY

Looking back, all of those preseason predictions for the Bruins were as bad as this team is good

The NHL's top team has proven predictions to be wrong. Way wrong. Embarrassingly wrong for some of us. Continue reading →

celtics 139, bucks 118

Celtics return to dominance on offense, hold Giannis Antetokounmpo in check in win over Bucks

Boston’s offense again resembled the one that was so dominant at the start of this season. The Celtics shot 58.8 percent from the field and 48.7 percent from the 3-point line. Continue reading →

ON BASKETBALL

Celtics respond to challenge by Bucks with their best game of the season in holiday showdown

Joe Mazzulla's defensive plan for Giannis Antetokounmpo the key as Celtics look to end difficult December with better play. “It did feel good to get back to playing the way that we know how to play,” Jayson Tatum said. Continue reading →

Business

Innovation economy

The surge in Seaport construction continues

The cranes aren’t coming down anytime soon in Boston’s fastest-evolving neighborhood. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

Returning a gift? It can be a chore.

It seems every retailer has a different set of rules and procedures when it comes to returns, and some of them are a bit laborious. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Anne Esposito, who compassionately helped patients navigate care at MGH, dies at 75

“She lived by the credo, ‘Cure sometimes, but comfort always,' " said her MGH colleague Dr. Brit Nicholson. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Kathy Whitworth, record-holder for US golf victories, dies at 83

Known especially for her outstanding putting and bunker game and a fine fade shot that kept her in the fairways, Ms. Whitworth was a seven-time LPGA Player of the Year. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ali Ahmed Aslam, credited with inventing chicken tikka masala, dies at 77

A restaurateur in Glasgow, Scotland, Ali Ahmed Aslam was often credited with the invention of chicken tikka masala, which by at least one measure became a more popular dish than fish and chips in Britain. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Eight cozy, winter romance novels from New England authors to sweep you into the new year

This week offers one more chance to crack open a feel-good, seasonal novel with sparks of romance. Continue reading →

Arts

Disney on Ice’s ‘Find Your Hero’ comes to the Agganis Arena

Audiences will be guided through a number of magical ice skating performances by classic characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Along the way, they’ll enjoy on-ice re-creations of many Disney princess stories. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Difficult divorce leads to rude ghosting

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →