Today's Headlines
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Saturday, January 17, 2026
Today's Headlines

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Immigration

Judge proposes issuing deported Babson College freshman a student visa to rectify government error: ‘Because of your mistake, my life completely changed’

The federal government detained and deported Any Lucia Lopez Belloza after she tried to board a flight at Logan airport to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. Continue reading →

Politics

Antisemitic incidents surge to become most common type of hate crime in Massachusetts, data show

Antisemitic incidents now account for one of every four hate crime reports police take in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘It completely changed my career’: Looking back on the last 50 years with Boston’s Bicentennial photographer

As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, Lou Jones’s work from a half-century ago is receiving renewed attention. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

The Boston accent is disappearing. How much longer will its music linger?

From call-in radio shows to corner bars, the accent that defined Boston is losing ground. A Dartmouth linguist has research to prove it. Continue reading →

Metro

‘Sugar and spite’: After anti-ICE cookie goes viral, Western Mass. bakery deals with death threats and surge in demand

The Sweet Boutique has been selling out of the round treats emblazoned with a rude anti-ICE slogan. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Renee Good was concerned about ICE, a lawyer says, but wasn’t following agents

Renee Good was concerned about the actions of immigration agents in Minneapolis, said Antonio M. Romanucci, a lawyer for her family, but she and her partner "weren't following anybody around" on the morning that Good was fatally shot by one of those agents. Continue reading →

Nation

A surprise at the National Zoo: An endangered terrapin hatchling

About the size of a half-dollar, the tiny painted river terrapin hatchling - a critically endangered species - at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., should get an Olympic gold medal. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump store to close as sales falter, with no election battles ahead

After six years of drawing MAGA supporters from all over, the 800-square-foot store, which sports everything from hats and watches emblazoned with the president's name is closing. Continue reading →

The World

World

CIA director meets with Venezuela’s interim president in Caracas

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Delcy Rodríguez, the interim president of Venezuela, in Caracas on Thursday, reinforcing the Trump administration's message that it sees the interim government as the best path to stability in the country in the short term. Continue reading →

World

More than 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Army helicopters rescued people stranded on rooftops and hundreds of tourists and workers were evacuated from one of the world’s biggest game reserves. Continue reading →

World

Iran protests quelled since deadly crackdown, residents say

A heavy police presence and deadly crackdowns on protesters appeared to have largely suppressed demonstrations in many cities and towns across Iran, according to several witnesses and a human rights group. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

A dangerous new phase in Trump’s war on the press

Raiding a reporter’s home and confiscating her devices is not law enforcement — it’s intimidation, and it signals a perilous new phase in the government’s assault on journalism. Continue reading →

OpEds

Democrats must offer vision, not just opposition

They should put forward policy ideas to address ongoing frustration with ICE. Continue reading →

Letters

What in the world will we do about climate change?

Readers react to a collection of Ideas essays on whether we'll ever succeed at our goal to limit global warming. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

‘Sugar and spite’: After anti-ICE cookie goes viral, Western Mass. baker