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Monday, September 22, 2025
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New Hampshire

Man charged in fatal N.H. country club shooting was former employee of the club, police say

A 23-year-old was arrested and faces a second-degree murder charge. Continue reading →

Higher Education

‘This is the test’: Exhausted but resolute, pro-Palestinian campus protesters face uncertain future

Colleges have amped up discipline for protests they’ve claimed are antisemitic, while President Trump has centered the movement’s excesses in efforts to reshape higher education. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

TV ad: Attention Boston law enforcement -- ICE wants you

The ad, which flashes images of ICE agents leading people away in handcuffs, urges officers to join ICE, to help “catch the worst of the worst, drug traffickers, gang members, predators” and offers a hefty incentive: a $50,000 sign-up bonus and student loan forgiveness. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump ends annual report on US hunger amid rising food insecurity

The latest USDA report, published in September last year, found some 18 million US households were food insecure at some time during 2023, a million more than in 2022. Continue reading →

Nation

Why Democrats are holding firm on conditions ahead of shutdown

The Democrats are choosing a tricky path that will require discipline and focus if they are to prevail in winning the concessions they are demanding while convincing the public that Democrats are doing the right thing and holding the high ground. (News analysis) Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

In assault on free speech, Trump targets speech he hates

In modern times, no president has gone so far in using his power to pressure media figures and political opponents, historians say. Continue reading →

Nation

For Erika Kirk, a husband’s life cut short by violence he seemed to foresee

Erika Kirk acknowledged her struggle to make sense of an unfathomable tragedy, while adding that she accepts the death of her husband was part of a greater divine plan. Continue reading →

The World

World

Dozens arrested and hurt in clashes with police near Philippine presidential palace

The melee outside the country’s seat of power unfolded while more than 33,000 other protesters rallied in a historic park and a democracy monument in Manila. Continue reading →

World

The Taliban are reaching out — and some countries are responding

Anti-immigrant sentiment, concerns about militant groups in Central Asia, and a growing acceptance that the regime is unlikely to collapse anytime soon are allowing the Taliban to quietly make diplomatic inroads. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine counterattacks, scoring rare, if modest, success in northeast

Reclaiming small areas of Sumy helps Ukraine counter Moscow’s narrative that Russian advances are unstoppable and that Kyiv should settle for a peace deal now, even if it means giving up territory. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

How a math major learned the value of public service

I learned that government is not a faceless, bureaucratic machine. It’s ordinary people working incredibly hard to do a little bit of good. Continue reading →

Editorials

Rogue sheriffs should spark a rethinking about this artifact of county government

Does Massachusetts really need to elect officials to run these half-empty jails? Continue reading →

Letters

A chilly climate for free speech

When you control how people think, you begin to have power over their choices. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

Retired state politician premieres movie about ’80s political scene

Former Massachusetts Secretary of State Michael Connolly recently premiered a movie about the state's rough-and-tumble political scene in the 1980s. Continue reading →

Elections

‘This is what democracy is all about.’ Recount concludes in District 7 race, underway for mayor

Mavrick Afonso had contested the tight margin between his original 1,082 votes and senior pastor the Rev. Miniard Culpepper‘s 1,102 votes. Continue reading →

Metro

Many Boston universities get an ‘F’ in free speech policies, according to new report

A record-high percentage of surveyed students said it’s acceptable to shout down a speaker, block entry to a campus speech, or use violence to stop a campus speech. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Reconfigured Red Sox rotation lines Garrett Crochet up to start Game 1 of potential wild-card series

The Red Sox are flip-flopping Crochet (Wednesday start) and Brayan Bello (Thursday) for a crucial series in Toronto. “Give Bello a breather and keep Garrett in line for that one and hopefully for a big one,” said manager Alex Cora. Continue reading →

Bruins

Bruins grab early lead before getting overwhelmed by Capitals in preseason opener

The Bruins led for all of 31 seconds, then succumbed to a four-goal barrage in the first period. Continue reading →

Patriots

No need to second-guess this: Drake Maye shows emerging leadership skills in Patriots’ mistake-filled loss

It is what Maye laments that says everything about the leader he is becoming for this team. Continue reading →

Business

Business

EV sales climb as federal tax break expires

In Massachusetts and throughout the US, consumers are scrambling for bargains before the rebates expire on Sept. 30. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Quitting her job to write, Maxine Clair won acclaim for ‘Rattlebone’

She had just wanted to write, she once said, explaining how she appreciated the mere act of artistic creation - “being in my bedroom and making these things happen on the page.” Continue reading →

Obituaries

Hall of Famer Bernie Parent, who led the Philadelphia Flyers to two Stanley Cup titles, dies at 80

The former Bruin, considered one of the great goalies of all time and a two-time Vezina and Conn Smythe trophy winner, passed in his sleep in his home. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Arts

In ‘We Love You, Bunny,’ Mona Awad finds horror and humor in hyperfemininity and ‘adorable’ rabbits

In the follow-up to her 2019 novel, "Bunny," Mona Awad flips the script — and has a bloody good time. The Boston author will be in Cambridge to start and end her book tour this fall for "We Love You, Bunny," the anticipated sequel to a BookTok cult classic. Continue reading →

Things To Do

Free events this week: Ignite Festival, screen printing, and more

From a Seaport block party to an opera world premiere, here are six no-cost things to do in Greater Boston from Sept. 22-28. Continue reading →

Television

This week’s TV: Ethan Hawke goes ‘Lowdown,’ Gary Oldman returns in ‘Slow Horses,’ and more

Plus, Jessica Chastain pursues hate groups in "Savant." Continue reading →