Today's Headlines
All of the headlines from today's paper.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Today's Headlines
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K-12

‘Really hitting our schools hard’: Special education teachers are leaving the classroom in droves. Why?

In Massachusetts, turnover is so high that one out of every three instructors leave their classroom each year. Continue reading →

Politics

Publicly, Ed Markey is mostly ignoring his primary challenge from Seth Moulton. Privately, it’s a different story.

With the primary election now six months away, Markey and his campaign have largely declined to directly attack Moulton. Continue reading →

Marijuana

A surge in older cannabis customers is a boon at dispensaries, a concern for doctors

While younger cannabis enthusiasts still outnumber older ones, adults 65 and up were the fastest-growing segment of users during most of the past decade. Continue reading →

Politics

Boston wants to limit GLP-1 coverage for city employees amid ‘skyrocketing’ health care costs, budget crunch

Health insurance rates for city employees are projected to spike by nearly 23 percent next fiscal year, according to a letter the city’s chief financial officer sent to the City Council. Continue reading →

Politics

Could Massachusetts be the next target of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’?

President Trump listed Massachusetts among the states he alleges are rife with fraud. State officials are preparing for increased scrutiny. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Winds, blizzards, and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

Chaotic weather, from surprising heat in California to the threat of storms rolling into the East Coast, put more than half the US population in the path of extreme conditions Monday. Continue reading →

Nation

Professors are changing what they teach, even far from Trump's gaze

Rewritten syllabuses. Self-censored lectures. Stilted classroom discussions. Grant applications stripped of words that might infuriate President Trump and his allies, if they are submitted at all. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump blasts allies after cool response to requests for warships

President Trump on Monday disparaged US allies that had responded coolly to, or outright rebuffed, his call to send warships to escort merchant vessels in and out of the Persian Gulf, complaining that the United States had been defending other countries for decades. Continue reading →

The World

World

How Poland is now among the world's 20 largest economies

A generation ago, Poland rationed sugar and flour while its citizens were paid one-tenth what West Germans earned. Today, the economy of the country has edged past Switzerland to become the world’s 20th largest with more than $1 trillion in annual output. Continue reading →

World

The war is making it harder to keep the lights on, 2,000 miles away

Like other countries, Bangladesh is worried about its supply of crude oil and natural gas. Continue reading →

World

In Iraq, the US tried to bring allies on board. Not in Iran.

In 2003, only 18 months after NATO unanimously invoked collective defense after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, the alliance nearly split over Washington’s decision to go to war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq. Continue reading →