Today's Headlines
All of the headlines from today's paper.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Real Estate

For Boston Sand & Gravel, 700-plus new neighbors is cause for concern

A Charlestown cement plant has safety concerns over the big apartment complex planned next door. Continue reading →

Climate

New England scientists face ‘chaos and confusion’ amid new round of funding cuts

Since the federal shutdown began, scientists and researchers across New England say they have been stuck in a state of quasi-paralysis. Continue reading →

K-12

State mulls end-of-course tests, but officials insist they won’t be another high-stakes graduation exam

State officials said the recommendations are not final and the tests would not necessarily be high stakes. Continue reading →

Politics

‘This is a failure of government functions’: Federal shutdown leaves military families throughout New England in limbo

As Democrats and Republicans remain locked in a bitter standoff over spending, active-duty troop pay has become collateral damage. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

New England voters weigh in: crime, safety, immigration raids, and the National Guard

Many voters were pointedly critical of the president, reflecting rising tensions about Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops and federal agents among American citizens. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Bolton pleads not guilty in Justice Department case accusing him of sharing government secrets

The former national security adviser has signaled he will argue he is being targeted because of his criticism of the president. Continue reading →

Nation

ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and Antifa

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has been rapidly building out its surveillance capabilities in recent weeks, signing a string of contracts for technologies to identify individuals by their irises or facial features and to monitor their cellphone activity, social media posts, and physical movements, according to a review of federal spending disclosures. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump tells Zelensky he’s reluctant to sell Ukraine Tomahawk missiles after warning Russia he might

The US president offered optimism that the war is moving toward an end that would mitigate a need for the powerful weapon. Continue reading →

The World

World

After ‘horrors,’ Israeli hostages taste freedom and savor family reunions

Eitan Horn, a freed hostage in his late 30s, lost about half his body weight and was forced to walk for about 12 hours through the tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip when his captors wanted to move him, his sister-in-law, Dalia Cusnir, said in an interview. Continue reading →

World

Prince Andrew says he’s giving up his Duke of York title as Epstein allegations refuse to fade

Andrew, the younger brother to King Charles III, said “the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family.” Continue reading →

World

Oxford debate club to vote on ousting leader for LOL over Charlie Kirk killing

The Oxford Union is, in its own estimation, “the world’s most prestigious debating society,” where international guests and speakers have sat for pointed interviews and stood for lively debate in its hallowed halls since 1823. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Columns

Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time, protesters

As attitudes toward protesters who break the law seem to be souring, even liberal Massachusetts officials are changing their tone. Continue reading →

Letters

Strained bedfellows: Moulton vs. Markey, Mills vs. Collins

Key Senate races are drawing attention, with fellow Democrat Seth Moulton challenging incumbent Ed Markey in Massachusetts and Maine's Democratic governor, Janet Mills, taking on Republican Susan Collins. Continue reading →

Metro

Crime & Courts

Woman accusing Irish firefighter of rape testifies against him in court

"He didn't stop," the woman testified. "He said that I liked it." Continue reading →

Rhode Island Education