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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Health

Trump tells pregnant women to ‘fight like hell’ to avoid Tylenol, touting an unproven link to autism

The President and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also broadened access to a treatment they said could fight autism symptoms. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

US citizens of color on high alert after Supreme Court allows racial profiling by ICE

Black, Latino, and Asian residents, even those who were born in the US, are taking their passports when they leave the house and staying on high alert. Continue reading →

Politics

Tattooed, tough, and running: Democrats’ new 2026 strategy

Now, back in the political wilderness again, some Democrats believe a different type of candidate could be the answer for their 2026 hopes: a blue-collar populist guy. Continue reading →

Higher Education

If Harvard makes a deal with Trump, who decides whether the university is complying with the terms?

Harvard supporters worry that any kind of monitor could open the door to further investigations and possibly undermine the university’s independence. Continue reading →

Politics

ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension and his show will return Tuesday

ABC suspended Kimmel indefinitely after comments he made about Charlie Kirk. “We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy," ABC said. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Two accused of draining accounts of couple who disappeared from mansion

Their arrests do not solve the central mystery of the whereabouts of the couple, who emigrated three years ago from the Shanghai area. Continue reading →

Nation

NASA introduces its newest astronauts: 10 chosen from more than 8,000 applicants

For the first time, there were more women than men in an incoming astronaut class. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump’s nuclear ‘renaissance’ rests on risky plan for radioactive waste

Some prominent nuclear scientists warn that the startups are glossing over major shortcomings in their technology; the companies argue the effort is key to securing enough energy to beat China in artificial intelligence innovation. Continue reading →

The World

World

Foreigners have been flocking to Copenhagen for weddings

In recent years, a surging number of foreign couples have flocked to Denmark, in part because it requires fewer documents and has a more streamlined process than many other countries. Continue reading →

World

Unification Church leader arrested in bribery case

Hak Ja Han, the widow of the church’s South Korean founder, Sun Myung Moon, has denied allegations that she directed church officials to bribe Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, and the lawmaker. Continue reading →

World

Kim Jong Un open to talks if US drops demand for N. Korea to denuclearize

North Korea's leader said he had "good memories" of President Trump and ​saw no reason not to meet him again — as long as the US stops insisting that his country dismantle its nuclear arsenal. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Jimmy Kimmel is returning. Here’s why he should just go solo.

The waning of network power may mean that the best way for stars to survive and thrive is by becoming individual brands. Continue reading →

Editorials

Where’s the tough-guy Trump when Putin challenges?

NATO nations bear the brunt of incursions while the president dawdles on sanctions. Continue reading →

Letters

Trump’s halt on wind energy is a direct hit to Salem’s future

Salem was poised to be the home of a new type of energy infrastructure, one that would bring cleaner air and promote healthy communities while providing hundreds of good-paying jobs. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Boston City Hall reviewing which city jobs should require criminal background checks, officials say

The city council hearing on Monday came after a city worker was arrested in July after a violent confrontation with a state trooper. Continue reading →

Vermont

Returning, at last, to the lyric little bandbox in the Fens

The Red Sox are playing meaningful games in September again. Be grateful. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Community activist Monica Cannon-Grant pleads guilty in federal fraud case

Cannon-Grant pleaded guilty to 18 counts of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud, and tax violations. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Once the team with the NFL’s brightest future, the Texans are now its biggest disappointment, and other Week 3 takeaways

The 0-3 start is usually a death knell — since the playoffs expanded to 12 teams in 1990, only four of 165 teams to start 0-3 have made the postseason. Continue reading →

Red Sox

As times continue to change for baseball scouts, the Red Sox are following suit with pay cuts and role changes

These days, some of the traditional work of player evaluations can now be done without an in-person visit to see prospects. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Lucas Giolito has really delivered for the Red Sox after making some mechanical changes earlier this season

Giolito felt like he was reconnecting to an earlier version of himself. Continue reading →

Business

Bold Types

PeoplesBank CEO Tom Senecal to retire after leading growth streak for the bank

Plus: Paul English's latest app; GE Vernova launches partnership with MIT; Abby Johnson as a crypto headliner; and the Greater Boston Chamber goes to Washington. Continue reading →

Finance

Former economic secretary Yvonne Hao lands new gig at VC firm Flagship Pioneering

Though Yvonne Hao has had other opportunities come her way since leaving state government, this one proved too good to pass up. Continue reading →

Economy

Mayor Wu attempts to reframe ‘competitiveness’ debate in speech to Greater Boston Chamber

Being economically competitive means using tax dollars wisely to make Boston a place where the best and brightest want to live and work, Michelle Wu said Monday. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

A. James Hudspeth, who unlocked mysteries behind hearing, dies at 79

Dr. A. James Hudspeth, a neuroscientist at Rockefeller University in New York City who was pivotal in discovering how sound waves are converted in the inner ear to electrical signals that the brain can perceive as a whisper, a symphony or a thunderclap, died Aug. 16 at his home in Manhattan. He was 79. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Diane Martel, inventive director of music videos, dies at 63

In a field dominated by men, she helped visually define the work of such music stars as Beyoncé and Mariah Carey. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Charley Rosen, prolific writer of basketball books, dies at 84

Mr. Rosen was a fiery former basketball player and minor-league coach who became the author of nearly 30 books. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Love Letters

He says the women on Facebook ‘aren’t real’

But he messages them. Continue reading →

Television

Revisiting the legal fallout of the Satanic Panic

Hulu’s "Into the Void" looks back at the infamous Judas Priest suicide trial. Continue reading →

Theater

Strong direction improves a flawed script in ‘The Mountaintop’

The production, from Front Porch Arts Collective, imagines Martin Luther King Jr. on the night before he died. Continue reading →