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Friday, July 18, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Spotlight

Steward sues former CEO Ralph de la Torre, alleges he and execs fleeced company

In an explosive new filing, Steward Health Care accused its founder and others of plundering the hospital chain of hundreds of millions of dollars, alleging it led to the company's collapse. Continue reading →

Metro

A conservative Vt. dairy farmer fears being separated from the migrant workers he considers family

John Morin has come to depend on Wuendy Bernardo, a Guatemalan immigrant, and her growing family. If she is deported, he said, "I'm going to be done." Continue reading →

Business

Why people flock to Massachusetts to buy $100,000 flutes

Many of the world's best flutemakers are based right here, and musicians from around the world revere the sound of a Boston-made flute. Continue reading →

Metro

10th victim dies from fire at Fall River assisted living facility

Authorities identified the victim as Brenda Cropper, 66. She had been hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday’s fire, which was the deadliest blaze in Massachusetts since 1984. Continue reading →

Politics

Despite rapidly declining numbers and closure of hotels, Healey administration says emergency shelter system still in crisis

Nearly two years after Governor Maura Healey declared a state of emergency, state officials extended a 2023 declaration contending that the state still can’t keep up with the demand for emergency shelter. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid

The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won’t be the last. Continue reading →

Nation

DOJ seeks one-day sentence for officer in raid that killed Breonna Taylor

The Justice Department requested that a Louisville police officer convicted in connection with a raid that resulted in Breonna Taylor’s death serve one day in prison. Continue reading →

Politics

Months after widespread cuts, some AmeriCorps programs receive sudden notice of reinstatement

The sudden about-face came with no explanation for the reversal or clarity on its scope. Continue reading →

The World

World

German and UK leaders sign mutual defense pact as US steps back

The Anglo-German accord, known as the Kensington Treaty, pledges that both countries will “assist one another, including by military means, in case of an armed attack on the other.” Continue reading →

World

‘Horrific fire’ kills at least 61 at Iraq shopping mall

Iraq’s Interior Ministry said the “horrific fire” began Wednesday night and swept through a recently opened, five-story shopping center in the city of Kut. Continue reading →

World

Scientists use DNA from three people to protect babies from rare disease

A pioneering IVF technique combining DNA from three people to protect a baby from a rare genetic disease has been used in Britain, leading to a healthy cohort of eight babies with no sign of serious disease, scientists said Wednesday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

This most walkable of cities trips up when it comes to fixing sidewalks

Complaints mount as Boston faces an $800 million repair backlog. Continue reading →

OpEds

Divine intervention: A powerful podcast on Boston’s Catholic anti-Vietnam War protests

“All these zany Catholics brought a ferocity of love to everything to what they did that cannot be denied.” Continue reading →

Letters

Let’s put this Sox hot streak in perspective

Much of the team didn’t even go to the White House, and a number of Sox went to the National Zoo instead. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

A conservative Vt. dairy farmer fears being separated from the migrant workers he considers family