Today's Headlines
All of the headlines from today's paper.
Friday, February 13, 2026
Today's Headlines

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Retail

‘I’d rather overpay and be comfortable.’ As mid-budget gyms die out, patrons face tough choices.

Mid-range options — with monthly memberships under $100 — are disappearing. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Battle over cancer clinicians: Brigham plans to dismiss Dana-Farber staff, but offers them jobs

The breakup between the two storied health care institutions is getting messy. Continue reading →

Metro

In Northampton, an investigation into Sandwich the Turkey’s abduction

Some in Northampton are still coming to grips with news of Sandwich’s abduction as stories and rumors fly. Continue reading →

Spotlight

The Suffolk County sheriff runs a jail. Why did he launch a harbor patrol in Winthrop?

The Legislature has asked Massachusetts' inspector general to investigate "questionable spending practices" by Suffolk and other sheriff's departments. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump administration erases the government’s power to fight climate change

President Trump on Thursday announced he was erasing the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, ending the federal government's legal authority to control the pollution that is dangerously heating the planet. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

New Jersey Woman in ICE custody for nearly a year suffers seizure after falling

The woman, who has been held at the Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas, since March 2025, has not been charged with a crime. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump administration to end surge of immigration agents in Minnesota

The Trump administration said Thursday that it was ending its deployment of immigration agents to Minnesota, unwinding an aggressive operation that has stretched for more than two months despite loud opposition from residents and local officials. Continue reading →

Politics

Homeland Security shutdown draws near as Democrats block funding

Senate Democrats blocked a spending bill that would have funded the department past a Friday night shutdown deadline without adding any new curbs on immigration enforcement. Continue reading →

The World

World

NATO remains vital to US security, former ex-ambassadors and generals say

Eight former US ambassadors to NATO and eight former US supreme commanders in Europe on Thursday issued a joint letter arguing for continuing Washington's commitment to the alliance. Continue reading →

World

Irish court finds US man not guilty by reason of insanity in father’s murder

A court in Ireland found Henry McGowan of New York not guilty by reason of insanity Thursday for the death of his father at a luxury hotel in November 2024. Continue reading →

World

US forces leave base in Syria used in fight against Islamic State group

After more than a decade of fighting elements of the Islamic State group, US troops have left a small base in southeastern Syria as the military shrinks its presence in the country. Continue reading →