All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Higher Education

Top US colleges gave $1 billion in grants and discounts to foreign undergrads. In Trump’s America, can that continue?

Efforts to attract international students are under immense scrutiny amid the Trump administration’s attacks on elite colleges and immigration. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Will Sheriff Steven Tompkins keep his job? The answer may lie in a decades-old old court case.

Any elected official sentenced to state or federal prison time is deemed to have vacated their seat, according to state law. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Years of complaints against Gabriel House owner offer glimpses of an embattled businessman

Etzkorn has battled employees, contractors, neighbors, and government officials on issues ranging from small claims to multimillion-dollar Medicaid payments, to the operation of Gabriel House, a Globe review found. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Arbitration agreements shield assisted living homes from accountability, some experts say

The increasingly common agreements ask residents to waive their rights to jury trials. Continue reading →

World

Russia goes after Ukraine with distant strikes and new tactics

Russia has shown no signs of pulling back in its war against Ukraine. Instead, it has intensified its long-range strikes on Ukrainian cities and attacks across the front line. It has also adopted new tactics, military experts say, in the use of drones and small units. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

He wanted to make a patriotic movie. He was prosecuted for it — and then disappeared.

Almost a century after the disgraced filmmaker Robert Goldstein vanished, I found him. Continue reading →

Visit the hidden music camp on Lake Winnipesaukee: ‘It’s creativity camp for grown-ups’

Each summer, Three Mile Island is taken over for a week for fiddle jams, moonlit boat rides, and musical collaboration. Continue reading →

At 73, I tried to redeem my basketball failures. Here’s what I learned.

My youth-sports shortcomings came roaring back recently during my experimental "micro-retirement.” Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Gene editing and fly factories: The fight against a flesh-eating pest

After breaching a biological barrier in Panama in 2022, the flesh-eating parasite is at risk of returning, spurring the United States and Mexico to invest in increased biological countermeasures, surveillance, detection and scientific research. Continue reading →

Nation

Death of NYPD officer spotlights rise of Bangladeshi immigrants within ranks

More than 1,000 of the NYPD’s roughly 33,000 uniformed members are Bangladeshi Americans, according to the Bangladeshi American Police Association. Another 1,500 people of Bangladeshi heritage are among the department’s 19,000 civilian employees. Continue reading →

Nation

Whitmer told Trump in private that Michigan auto jobs depend on a tariff change of course

Just getting the meeting Tuesday with the Republican president was an achievement for someone viewed as a contender for her party’s White House nomination in 2028. Continue reading →

The World

World

Zelensky rejects formally ceding Ukrainian territory, says Kyiv must be part of any negotiations

Ukraine's leader said his country “will not give Russia any awards for what it has done” and that “Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier.” Continue reading →

World

Nagasaki marks 80th A-bomb anniversary as survivors put hopes of nuclear ban in the hands of youth

About 2,600 people, including representatives from more than 90 countries, attended a memorial event at Nagasaki Peace Park. Continue reading →

World

‘Arab forces’ running Gaza? Netanyahu’s idea leaves questions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he wants unnamed “Arab forces” to control Gaza after Hamas’ defeat. But it is not clear whether Netanyahu has any takers at the moment. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Letters

No big Sox trade? No problem!

The lack of a major deal at the trade deadline might have reflected the owners’ confidence in their current players. Continue reading →

Editorials

As Washington axes aid for the most vulnerable, legislation in Mass. would tackle inequities

Legislation would focus on areas with poor outcomes. Continue reading →

Letters

‘Central business district’ doesn’t have the pull it used to

Because our downtowns for decades have been thought of as mere business districts, their appeal diminishes even for businesses. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

E-bikes seem to be everywhere around Boston. Here’s what to know.

Electric bikes grabbed headlines this week after a rider struck a pedestrian near Copley Square, causing life-threatening injuries. Continue reading →

Metro

Quincy residents say mayor’s $285,000 salary is just too high

“Quincy Citizens for Fair Raises” has taken to the streets with pen and petition to bring Mayor Thomas P. Koch’s approved $285,000 annual salary to a public vote in November. Continue reading →

Vermont

A former Maine man is at the center of a murder mystery in Ireland

If you’re looking for a strange summer story, they don’t get much stranger than the one involving a former Maine man named Michael Kelley. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Roman Anthony forces extra innings, but Padres get walkoff win in 10 innings

The Sox had fought against San Diego’s super-bullpen for most of the game when their own relief corps finally cracked. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Connor Wong has a role with Red Sox because having a second catcher who can produce can be important

Wong had a bases-clearing double in the eighth inning Friday night against the Padres subbing for Carlos Narváez. Continue reading →

Patriots

The positives (TreVeyon Henderson) and negatives (Drake Maye’s ball security) of the Patriots’ preseason win over the Commanders

While the preseason doesn't foretell much, Friday's game produced several positives for the Patriots, as well as a few negatives. Continue reading →

Business
Ideas

Ideas

Why have men stopped reading fiction?

I can recommend some books that speak to men and our experience in the world. Continue reading →

Ideas

Israel is losing America

The Gaza conflict is reshaping US public opinion on Israel. Will this change in perception be a force for good or ill? Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Music

Some modest proposals for what might safely play at a ‘First Lady Melania Trump Opera House’

The president says drag shows, anti-American propaganda, and "anything woke" are out. Fortunately, we found some other choices. Continue reading →

Television

After 46 years, a tired ‘Alien’ franchise gets new life, and new relevance, on TV

"Alien: Earth" on FX taps into themes of corporate arrogance and artificial intelligence. And, yes, it is terrifying. Continue reading →

Books

Revising the reputation of the most reviled man in rock ’n’ roll history

In "The Colonel and the King," Peter Guralnick offers an unexpected view of Elvis Presley’s legendary manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

A girlfriends’ getaway to the best wine region you’ve never heard of

Napa Valley? Sonoma Valley? Central Valley? Nope, it’s Livermore Valley. Continue reading →

Travel

Take it from an experienced travel writer: These are the best rest stops in New England. (And one rises to the top.)

Dubai chocolate whoopee pies! Alpaca finger puppets! These unique pit stops have more than restrooms. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

When restoring historic homes, what’s old is new again

Experts say restoration after renovation gives owners of older houses a chance to revitalize lost character while making space for modern use Continue reading →