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Thursday, September 11, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Retail

A beloved grocery chain, a family rift, and a board vote: Inside the firing of Market Basket’s CEO

The Market Basket board chair did not say why efforts to mediate fell through. Continue reading →

Politics

Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event

The co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, the 31-year-old Kirk is the latest victim in a spasm of political violence across the United States. Continue reading →

Boston Mayoral Race

After a bruising defeat in the preliminary election, what’s next for Josh Kraft?

Where does Josh Kraft go from here? That’s the biggest question in Boston politics this week after Mayor Michelle Wu trounced him in Tuesday’s preliminary election for mayor. Continue reading →

War on Harvard

Federal agencies tell Harvard they are restoring some funding — at least for now

The notices come a week after a federal judge said the Trump administration illegally canceled nearly $3 billion in Harvard’s research funding. Continue reading →

World

Boat suspected of smuggling drugs is said to have turned before US attacked it

A Venezuelan boat that the US military destroyed in the Caribbean last week had altered its course and appeared to have turned around before the attack started because the people onboard had apparently spotted a military aircraft stalking it, according to US officials familiar with the matter. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

NASA discovers ‘clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars’

The rocks “very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars, which is incredibly exciting,” acting NASA administrator Sean P. Duffy said in a news conference on Wednesday. Continue reading →

Nation

National Guard documents show public ‘fear’ and troops’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence

The assessments underscore how domestic mobilizations that are rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ confidence in the men and women who serve their communities in times of crisis. Continue reading →

Politics

Harris says leaving reelection decision to Biden was ‘recklessness,’ but she defends his abilities

The remarks are the first time the former vice president has been publicly critical of Biden’s decision to run again — an ill-fated decision that saw him drop out in July 2024. Continue reading →

The World

World

NATO says it scrambled fighter jets to shoot down Russian drones over Poland

More than a dozen Russian drones entered Poland overnight, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets to shoot them down in what Western officials described Wednesday as a dangerous escalation of the war in neighboring Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

Nepal’s army moves to restore order as protesters seek former chief justice as interim leader

The army warned in an announcement late Tuesday that the security forces were committed to preserving law and order. Continue reading →

World

French police clash with ‘Block Everything’ protesters while Macron installs a new prime minister

Protests continued throughout France Wednesday, heaping pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and making new Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu ‘s first day in office a baptism of fire. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

When DCF turns away qualified foster parents, it’s kids who suffer

A new rule requiring parents to "support, respect, and affirm" a child’s expressed gender identity is not necessary and has already caused some religious foster parents to leave the system. Continue reading →

OpEds

The darker agenda behind Trump’s obsession with wind turbines

Trump’s assault on wind is a quid pro quo to the fossil fuel interests, plutocrats, and petrostate actors who helped return him to power. Continue reading →

Letters

Without crowd-control curbs, BPD has a license to harm

The ordinance, limiting the use of agents such as tear gas and rubber bullets, was an important mechanism to help prevent tragedies such as the one that killed my Emerson College classmate, Victoria Snelgrove. Continue reading →

Metro

Vermont

Why aren’t high school kids in Massachusetts being taught about 9/11?

The families of the 219 Massachusetts people who died want teaching about it required for high school students. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Four incumbents clear first round of voting in at-large City Council race

Ruthzee Louijeune, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy and Henry A. Santana captured the top four slots in that order, according to election results. Continue reading →

Health

New England public health initiative policy debut marks official break with federal government

The policy is representative of a cautious, low-profile approach to regionalizing public health guidance across at least eight states. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Connelly Early’s Red Sox debut developed into stuff of dreams, so where did it start? Let’s scout around for answers.

The 23-year-old lefthander has come a long way in a short time since being drafted in 2023. “I would be lying if I said that I expected him to be this good right away,” said Red Sox director of amateur scouting Devin Pearson. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox fall short of sweeping Athletics, settle for .500 road trip ahead of high-stakes homestand after walkoff loss

Arolidis Chapman finally cracked, as the Athletics got to him for the winning run in the ninth inning. “At one point, he was going to give it up,” manager Alex Cora said. “It just happened that it was today.” Continue reading →

Patriots

This perceived feud with the Patriots? Bill Belichick is only making himself look bad. He needs to let it go.

This is about Belichick still being salty over the divorce from the Krafts, taking any perceived slight and building it up in his mind. Continue reading →

Business

Startups

From mobile games to a Cambridge VC firm: Three questions with Founder Collective’s Dave Bisceglia

The gaming expert is returning to the Boston area in a new role, and with the startup scene in a new phase. Continue reading →

Business

Mayor Michelle Wu’s biggest challenger? Herself.

The mayoral race is officially down to two candidates, but Wu has always been her own chief opponent. Continue reading →

Consumer

With Demoulas out as CEO, Market Basket shoppers fear what changes will follow

Arthur T. Demoulas’s firing brings with it a bevy of unknowns now plaguing some loyal customers: Will prices go up? Will employees protest? Will the company change hands altogether? Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Polly Holliday, a brassy waitress on TV’s ‘Alice,’ dies at 88

The actress received numerous Emmy Award nominations, as well as a Tony Award nomination for her work in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Books

Nobody heals alone, says Rev. Liz Walker in her new book about the power of community

The former WBZ-TV anchor writes about her work as pastor in Roxbury, where she witnessed her community living with grief and struggling with loneliness. Continue reading →

Music

At TD Garden, Dua Lipa flaunts her evolution as a world-class pop star

On Tuesday, the singer delivered a top-tier pop spectacle so far advanced from her pre-pandemic days that she might as well have been a different performer entirely. Continue reading →

Movies

Ryan Reynolds stops in Boston this fall to screen a new John Candy documentary

The actor is heading to the Hub as part of a national tour in support of the film "John Candy: I Like Me." Continue reading →