All of the headlines from today's paper.
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Today's Headlines

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Business

Boston has given out 64 new free liquor licenses. Here’s how they’re changing the city.

The flood of licenses has unleashed a wave of creativity among restaurant owners and entrepreneurs. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Massachusetts nursing shortage could worsen with new $100,000 student loan cap

The new federal student loan limit for nurses pursuing graduate degrees could have a huge domino effect on one of the state’s most important industries: health care. Continue reading →

Politics

Democratic senators are backing competing visions for their party as they support different candidates

In primaries in Maine, Michigan, and Minnesota, Democratic senators are endorsing rivals as they coalesce around different ideas for the future of their party. Continue reading →

Theater

In 2019, Faye Dunaway’s meltdown ended his show’s run. Now he’s turned that heartbreak into a ‘farce with teeth.’

Playwright Matthew Lombardo’s one-woman show, “Tea at Five,” was bound for Broadway when Dunaway slapped a crew member and was fired. Continue reading →

World

Inside the fight to keep Iran online

A ragtag network of activists, developers, and engineers have pierced Iran’s digital barricades, using thousands of Starlink satellite internet systems that they had quietly smuggled into the country. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

Welcome to the Stroller Wars

How a Massachusetts baby stroller company is dealing with crippling tariffs — and flashy European competition. Continue reading →

A working mom summons her ChatGPT superpowers

How parents are discovering AI’s potential to help organize a hectic household. Continue reading →

Parenting tip: Avoiding stress can actually make you — and your kid — more anxious

If you've ever successfully put sunscreen on a screaming toddler, you can learn to help your kid handle stress. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

After Renee Good killing, derisive term for white women spreads on the far fight

In the days since a federal agent killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, Republican officials and conservative commentators have called the 37-year-old white woman "very violent," a "deranged lunatic woman," and a "domestic terrorist." Continue reading →

Nation

The people of Minneapolis vs. ICE: A street-level view

The vehicles all jolted to a stop — SUVs full of masked immigration agents and cars carrying activists and journalists who had been tailing them — and in what felt like less than a second, everyone was out on the frozen Minneapolis street corner, facing off. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump’s Fight With Minnesota Is About More Than Immigration

To understand President Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and its stakes, it’s worth revisiting a speech Trump gave in the city in November 2016, two days before the election that would first deliver him to the White House. Continue reading →

The World

World

Iran’s supreme leader, unbending over time

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has built his 37-year rule on uncompromising repression. His answer to the current protests is no different. Continue reading →

World

In Spain’s ‘Little Caracas,’ Venezuelan exiles are still waiting to return

MADRID -- As deposed Venezuelan autocrat Nicolás Maduro lingers in a New York City prison, the mild-mannered former ambassador who overwhelmingly beat him in the country's 2024 presidential election is struggling to steer his homeland's future from a modest apartment in Madrid. Continue reading →

World

Trump has Machado’s Nobel Prize, but neither got what they really wanted

(News Analysis) Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Boston’s lagging World Cup planning draws a yellow card

Planning for Boston's World Cup moment in the sun draws a yellow card in new state report Continue reading →

Letters

Tracking the money behind ballot questions

Readers debate proposed bills aimed at greater transparency around the funding behind ballot initiatives and town meeting decisions. Continue reading →

Letters

Younger people with cancer need unique mental health supports

Once treatment is over, young adult cancer survivors often feel that they are still struggling emotionally. Continue reading →

Metro

Early Education

Homelessness is rising fast among a surprising group: infants and toddlers

In 2023, nearly 450,000 infants and toddlers in the United States were in families that lacked a stable place to live. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Michael Morrissey’s departure resets Norfolk DA contest after high-profile controversies

Since 1966, voters have elected four Norfolk district attorneys, all Democrats who assumed office after serving as legislators on Beacon Hill. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Education

Most Rhode Island colleges do not arm their campus officers. Should they?

State officials are discussing arming police at public colleges after a shooting at Brown University last month. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics

Jaylen Brown has high school number retired

Brown said he appreciated the recognition and called it “surreal.” Continue reading →

Bruins

The Bruins’ Mark Kastelic is showing he’s not your average fourth-liner

A key penalty killer this season, Kastelic has been entrusted with taking key faceoffs by coach Marco Sturm. Continue reading →

Celtics

Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser lead the way as Celtics trounce Hawks

Boston poured in 52 second-quarter points and led by as many as 43. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Boston has given out 64 new free liquor licenses. Here’s how they’re changing the city.

The flood of licenses has unleashed a wave of creativity among restaurant owners and entrepreneurs. Continue reading →

Ideas

Ideas

Wikipedia is more important, and more vulnerable, than ever

The largest open repository of human knowledge is under attack. Continue reading →

Ideas

Elizabeth Warren wants a ‘big tent’ party — but only on her terms

Democrats will have to be flexible on social issues to win new voters. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Seasonal Guide

The radical intelligence of Trisha Brown’s barrier-breaking dance

The dance company launched by Trisha Brown, acclaimed for helping to establish modern dance, comes to Boston in February. Continue reading →

Seasonal Guide

At this year’s Stave Sessions: a Pulitzer winner’s duo with her wife, and classic rock covers in Inuktitut

Stave Sessions, presented by Vivo Performing Arts, will be performed Feb 18-21 at Crystal Ballroom in Somerville. Continue reading →

Seasonal Guide

‘We have to watch ourselves, but beautiful things are happening’: Meshell Ndegeocello on honoring the wisdom of James Baldwin

As part of a slew of winter tour dates, Ndegeocello and her band will perform material from her Baldwin repertoire at the Berklee Performance Center Feb. 7. Continue reading →

Travel

Travel

Free arcade games and burger vending machines? Logan looks to boost customer satisfaction in unusual ways.

Last year, Logan finally cracked the top 10 of J.D. Power’s North American airport rankings. But that's not good enough for Massport's CEO, who's aiming for top five. Continue reading →

Travel

Grab that Ikon Pass. Deer Valley in Utah unveils biggest-ever ski resort expansion.

The expansion more than doubles the size of Deer Valley Resort, adding close to 2,700 acres with about 100 new runs and 10 new chairlifts, including a 10-person gondola. Continue reading →