Today's Headlines
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Today's Headlines

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K-12

BPS proposal reawakens debate over who gets to attend Boston’s most competitive schools

Amid Trump's DEI crackdown, Boston’s school leaders are proposing a new admission policy that threatens diversity progress for its elite secondary schools. Continue reading →

Politics

Amid the last shutdown fight, Chuck Schumer predicted a future that scared him. Now, he’s living it.

In March, the threat of what President Trump could do during a shutdown convinced Senator Chuck Schumer to vote for a Republican spending bill. What’s changed? Continue reading →

Wellness

A new wave of fitness-conscious people are using glucose monitors for eye-opening insights about health

Fitness enthusiasts have taken to tracking their blood sugar, but experts are skeptical about the benefits. Continue reading →

Investigations

Can voters trust Carlo DeMaria? Everett’s mayor seeks seventh term amid $180,000 pay scandal.

His campaign has been dogged by voter unease over reports that he orchestrated excessive bonus payments, among other controversies. Continue reading →

World

Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica as its strongest storm in recorded history

The storm was expected to make landfall early Tuesday and slice diagonally across the island, entering near St. Elizabeth parish in the south and exiting around St. Ann parish in the north, forecasters said. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

British political commentator is detained by US authorities at California airport

Sami Hamdi, a British political commentator, was being held Monday by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement after he was detained by ICE officers at San Francisco International Airport, according to federal officials. One senior US official said the detention was related to comments he has made about the Middle East. Continue reading →

Nation

Far more pregnancies end in stillbirth than previously known, study shows

Despite advances in prenatal care, stillbirths in the United States remain far more common than previously reported, with a significant number of them striking without warning. Continue reading →

Nation

Politics is changing the way history is taught

These developments have set off alarms among free speech advocates, as the Trump administration pushes to punish speech it dislikes and to impose its patriotic vision of American history on schools. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia aims drone attacks at civilians, a war crime, UN inquiry says

Russian operators have routinely flown drones into Kherson in southern Ukraine and dropped hand grenades on civilians, according to a report released by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

As Trump tours Asia, democracy’s ideals aren’t on the agenda

Trump has launched, fists pumping, onto the world stage, chasing a trade deal with China and compelling several other Asian governments to sign economic agreements. Continue reading →

World

In shift in relationship With Netanyahu, Trump says ‘I will decide’ what is right for Israel

The parade of Trump administration officials to Jerusalem over the past week to ensure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sticks to the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip drew a catchy shorthand in the Israeli news media, playing on the prime minister’s nickname: “Bibi-sitting.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Dead raccoons and dry wells: the alarming toll of Maine’s drought

Raccoons’ bodies are strewn along our roads and highways. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” neighbors say. “It’s like a massacre.” Continue reading →

Editorials

Can Phil Eng really do two jobs at once?

It would be better to let the MBTA general manager finish what he started at the T instead of giving him big new responsibilities. Continue reading →

Columns

Biden’s message: ‘Get up, America’

Honored in Boston Sunday night, the former president looked frail and sounded raspy. But for those willing to listen, his message was loud and clear. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

‘Right now, staff aren’t even in the room’: New survey shows Mass. State House staff dissatisfied, planning to leave

The results reflect