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Monday, December 1, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Health

Massachusetts considers regulations for home care agencies caring for elderly

Home care agencies that provide nonmedical support may face new regulations and oversight in Mass. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Some women’s colleges are thriving, even as they navigate Trump era

The number of women's colleges has decreased, but Massachusetts is home to some of the most successful survivors, which have changed with the times while preserving their ideals of equity and inclusion. Continue reading →

Retail

Boston City Hall is considering selling official city merch. Could hats and mugs help pad Boston’s budget?

Official merchandising programs in such cities as New York City and Pittsburgh have seen a range of results, bringing in anywhere from tens of millions of dollars to just enough to break even. Continue reading →

Politics

Lawmakers support congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is said to have verbally ordered that all crew members on a suspected drug smuggling boat be killed in a Sept. 2 strike by the US military. Continue reading →

Politics

Rubio says US-Ukraine talks on Russia war were productive but much work remains in search of a deal

President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in the next few days. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with ‘dark isolation’ as community raised concerns

The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House had been unraveling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of isolation and taking sudden weekslong cross-country drives. Continue reading →

Nation

A Border Patrol-led immigration crackdown is coming to southeast Louisiana

Around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown on Monday in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi dubbed “Swamp Sweep.” Continue reading →

Nation

A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media.

Asked by the News Literacy Project for one word to describe today’s news media, 84 percent of teens responded with something negative. Continue reading →

The World

World

India is a rising power, but its capital is a lethal gas chamber

Experts at the nation’s top research hospital call the air “severe and life-threatening.” Continue reading →

World

Many fighting climate change worry they are losing the information war

The oil, gas, and coal industries continue to downplay the scientific consensus that the burning of fossil fuels is dangerously heating the planet. Continue reading →

World

Hondurans vote to elect new president in a close race under shadow of Trump’s surprise intervention

Voters will also elect a new Congress, as well as hundreds of local positions. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

Gavin Newsom isn’t running for president (yet), and he’s already winning

Is his front-runner status a blessing or a curse? Continue reading →

Editorials

A tragedy in Stoneham should spark a push to update Mass. rules for micromobility devices

Massachusetts law hasn’t kept up with rapidly changing micromobility technology that’s blurring the lines between bikes, e-bikes, mopeds, dirt bikes, motorcycles, and scooters. Continue reading →

Letters

Ballot questions for 2026 are good for democracy

People should be given the chance to vote on things like voting rules, legislative stipends, and government transparency. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Reviving history: How Plimoth Patuxet is weather-proofing pilgrim homes

The Winslow and Alden homes, named for two prominent Pilgrim families, are half-way finished, and due to open in spring 2026. Continue reading →

Immigration

Asylum seekers in US are reeling after Trump escalates anti-immigration agenda

Asylum seekers and Afghans were left reeling after the Trump administration further curtailed immigration after the shooting of two National Guard troops in D.C. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Brian Walshe murder trial begins Monday with opening statements, echoes of Karen Read

The disappearance and alleged dismemberment of 39-year-old Ana Walshe and the subsequent criminal proceedings against her husband have drawn national attention because of the bizarre and grisly details alleged. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Bills’ win over Steelers was ugly, but amped up the pressure on Patriots, and other Week 13 thoughts

Josh Allen and the Buffalo offense looked as pathetic as the Aaron Rodgers-led Pittsburgh unit for much of the game — a worrying sign, for sure. Continue reading →

Bruins

More scoring from their defensemen, cutting down on penalties are keys for Bruins the rest of the way

One-third of the way into the NHL season, Marco Sturm needs to remedy two critical soft spots to steer the Bruins back to the playoffs. Continue reading →

Patriots

Tommy DeVito still leading the Giants, only now as the Patriots’ scout-team QB

The New Jersey native enjoyed a level of fame with the Giants, winning three straight games in 2023 and earning the nickname “Tommy Cutlets.” Continue reading →

Business

Retail

What’s brewing behind the scenes at Keurig Dr Pepper? The issue is the coffee.

While being home to a global coffee giant is good news for Massachusetts, KDP investors seem chilly about the company's plan to acquire JDE Peet's and split into two firms. Continue reading →

Jobs

New college grads are entering weakest job market in years, report shows

Employers have scaled back their hiring plans for the upcoming batch of graduates as economic growth slows and the labor market falters, according to a report. Continue reading →

Energy

The political shocks of data centers and electric bills

Across the country, Democrats have seized on rising anxiety over electricity costs and data centers in what could be a template for the 2026 midterm elections. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

James Riches, fire chief who lost son on 9/11, dies at 74

 Riches spent months in the wreckage of the World Trade Center searching for the remains of his firefighter son and others. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Ellen Bryant Voigt, poet laureate of Vermont, dies at 82

Ms. Voight, who served as the poet laureate of Vermont, imbued such works as "Kyrie" and "Messenger" with musical rhythms and syntactic precision. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Things To Do

Fit for Fiction helps book lovers to ‘train like a main character’

Fit for Fiction is a new club founded by Boston-based editor and book influencer Carly Youssouf, who set out to create workout classes for fellow bookworms and aspiring main characters. Continue reading →

Things To Do

Free and nearly free December events in Boston: Tree lightings, book bargains, and more

From an indie comic-con to a Krampus-themed celebration, here are no-cost events and activities across Greater Boston Dec. 1-7. Continue reading →

Television

This week’s TV: Michelle Pfeiffer in ‘Oh. What. Fun.’, Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson in ‘The Abandons’

Plus, don't miss the annual tree lighting ceremony at Rockefeller Center. Continue reading →