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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Health

Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults

More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients. Continue reading →

K-12

After ICE detention, Milford teen Marcelo Gomes grapples with public spotlight and threat of deportation

Few cases have galvanized more local support than Marcelo Gomes da Silva, who was detained by ICE officers on his way to volleyball practice at his high school. Continue reading →

Investigations

A Massachusetts nonprofit got a $9.3 million shelter contract. A big chunk went to a board member’s business.

The state gave a Chicopee nonprofit $9.3 million to operate a homeless shelter. More than $1 million of it was paid to a grocery store, owned by a board member, that supplied meals. Continue reading →

Politics

During a slow, sleepy summer, mayoral campaigns turn to the airwaves

There are less than two months until the first votes are cast in Boston's mayoral race. But most voters are more focused on beach days and barbecues than ballots. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

University leaders reject Republican attacks on campus antisemitism

On Tuesday, Republicans accused the university leaders of fostering an antisemitic climate and failing to rein in professors and students the lawmakers said were antisemitic. Continue reading →

Nation

New Jersey and New York City battered by heavy rain and flash floods

The flooding necessitated rescues, grounded planes, and submerged vehicles in waist-high water less than two weeks after flash floods in Texas killed more than 100 people, triggering concerns about the increasing number of flood fatalities in recent years because of heavier rainfall, fueled in part by climate change. Continue reading →

Nation

Fire crews along Grand Canyon are trying to save cabins after loss of historic lodge

Each of two wildfires grew overnight into Tuesday, but fire officials expressed optimism they had slowed the spread of the larger of the two. Continue reading →

The World

World

Blazes in Northern Ireland recall an old message: You are not welcome here

An effigy of a boat filled with migrants, placed on top of a bonfire and set alight. Homes set on fire during a spasm of riots. Displaced families fleeing as angry mobs hurled Molotov cocktails. Continue reading →

World

UK secretly resettled 4,500 Afghans in Britain after huge data breach

The British Defense Ministry accidentally exposed personal information in 2022 about more than 18,000 Afghans who worked with it before the Taliban retook power in Afghanistan. The government then suppressed public disclosure of the data breach for two years through a stringent court order. Continue reading →

World

Israel launches rare attack on Syrian government forces

The strikes in Syria were a rare attack on forces of the new government, which is led by Islamist former rebels who toppled dictator Bashar Assad in December. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

Mass. shouldn’t rely on RFK Jr.’s appointees for vaccine advice

The state has long deferred to a federal vaccine panel. But that’s no longer wise. Continue reading →

Columns

When should music legends call it quits?

For better — or worse — artists in their 70s, 80s, and beyond keep touring for adoring fans. Continue reading →

Letters

Fall River fire is a tragic illustration of elders’ vulnerability

"Whatever can be learned from this tragedy, from fire prevention to rescue perspectives, is of the utmost importance," writes one reader. Continue reading →

Metro

Immigration

In court testimony, Boston ICE official recalls pressure from above to arrest Rümeysa Öztürk

"I can’t recall a time that its come top down like this with a visa revocation," the ICE official said in Boston court on Tuesday.