Today's Headlines
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Saturday, January 10, 2026
Today's Headlines
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K-12

Mass. public school enrollment drops to lowest level in 30 years. Here’s what’s behind the decline.

Many of the state’s largest districts and centers of immigrant populations saw particularly large declines, amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Driver charged in death of art collector John Axelrod to seek insanity defense

William Haney Jr.’s long history of mental health struggles will certainly play a central role in the legal arguments, his lawyer said. Continue reading →

Metro

Northampton mayor’s husband offers apology after Stop & Shop altercation: ‘I was the weak link in our local democracy’

Bill Scher’s apology, coming amid so much national political strife, also seemed to speak to a larger sense of keyed-up anxiety buzzing beneath everyday life in America. Continue reading →

Healthcare

After whiplash on federal research funding, how much less did Massachusetts receive in 2025?

The decline was far smaller than many in the state’s scientific ecosystem had feared. Continue reading →

Metro

Black bears aren’t hibernating like they used to. Are bird feeders to blame?

Historically, black bears hibernated through winter due to the lack of available food. Now they have a buffet of options. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Agents in Trump’s immigration crackdown have fired at vehicles at least 10 times

At the heart of the debates over the use of force by officers is whether a driver’s actions have posed a grave threat. Continue reading →

Nation

Minnesota leaders call for state role in investigating deadly ICE shooting

With the Minneapolis area in a state of upheaval, Minnesota officials renewed their calls Friday for state agents to be allowed to help investigate the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer this week. Continue reading →

Politics

Dispute erupts over who will represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in court

The criminal case is unfolding against a broader diplomatic backdrop of an US-engineered regime change that President Trump has said will enable his administration to control Venezuela. Continue reading →

The World

World

Trump urges oil companies to speed work in Venezuela

President Trump prodded American energy executives to quickly tap Venezuela's vast oil reserves on Friday, hours after the US military intercepted another tanker carrying Venezuelan oil. Continue reading →

World

Russia says it used nuclear-capable missile to strike western Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine -- The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that it had struck western Ukraine with a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile, an ominous warning by President Vladimir Putin of Russia as U.S.-led negotiations to end the war have gained steam. Continue reading →

World

Pope Leo rebukes a ‘zeal for war’ that he sees as spreading globally

Amid escalating threats across the globe, Pope Leo XIV used an address Friday to forcefully condemn a “a diplomacy based on force.” Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Trump brings the big stick back to Latin America

Trump’s strike on Venezuela revives a discredited tradition — without even the pretense of an existential threat. Continue reading →

OpEds

A 5,000-square-foot solution to the Massachusetts housing crisis

A ballot measure to reduce lot-size requirements would open up more housing options in the suburbs, creating opportunities to build smaller, lower-cost homes. Continue reading →

Letters

A week after Venezuela raid, the chips are falling where they may

"It is time the United States reconsidered who are its enemies and who are its allies," writes one reader. Another: "Trump has embarked on a worldwide campaign of intimidation and greed." Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Northampton mayor’s husband offers apology after Stop & Shop altercation: ‘I was the weak link in our local democracy’

Bill Scher’s apology, coming amid so much national political strife, also seemed to speak to a larger sense of keyed-up anxiety buzzing beneath everyday life in America. Continue reading →