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Thursday, July 17, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Metro

Fall River will increase staffing at fire department following deadly blaze at assisted living facility

Officials said the department has 10 trucks in total and six will now have at least four firefighters, an increase from just two trucks having four firefighters. Continue reading →

Metro

Vietnam veterans, a loving matriarch, a cheerful brother: Fall River fire victims mourned, remembered

Seven of the nine victims of the fire have been identified and ranged in age from 61 to 86. Some were longtime residents, others for just a few years. Continue reading →

Politics

When does a beach become public? Maura Healey (and one of her wealthy donors) wants to redefine the answer.

The governor says she's motivated by the public good, not a donor's wishes. Continue reading →

Housing

In Brookline, a mostly vacant office park could soon become one of the largest developments in town history

Developers are proposing converting an old office park on Route 9 to a 600-unit housing complex. But opposition is stiff. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump has publicly derided Powell — but hasn’t had a reason to fire him. A $2.5 billion Fed renovation could change that.

“The White House is looking for any possible way to discredit Jerome Powell right now," said Stephen Moore, an informal Trump economic adviser. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Supreme Court keeps ruling in Trump’s favor, but doesn’t say why

In clearing the way for President Trump’s efforts to transform American government, the Supreme Court has issued a series of orders that often lacked a fundamental characteristic of most judicial work: an explanation of the court’s rationale. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump slams his own supporters as ‘weaklings’ for falling for what he now calls the Epstein ‘hoax’

The rhetoric marks a dramatic escalation for the Republican president, who has broken with some of his most loyal backers on issues in the past, but never with such fervor. Continue reading →

Nation

A look inside Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center

In phone interviews, several detainees described infrequent showers, meals that amounted to little more than snacks, other detainees falling ill with flu-like symptoms, and sleep deprivation. Continue reading →

The World

World

As Iran deports a million Afghans, ‘Where do we even go?’

More than 1.4 million Afghans have fled or been deported from Iran since January during a government clampdown on refugees in the country without authorization, according to the United Nations’ refugee agency. Continue reading →

World

Stampede at Gaza aid distribution site kills at least 21, Health Ministry says

The Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement that 15 of the victims suffocated. Continue reading →

World

Israel strikes Syrian capital, sending warning to government

Israel launched deadly airstrikes on Syria's capital Wednesday, damaging a compound housing the Defense Ministry and hitting an area near the presidential palace, according to the Israeli military and Syrian authorities. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

Editorials

One big disaster for Massachusetts health care

Approximately 326,000 Mass. residents are expected to lose insurance coverage under Trump’s big tax and spending cuts bill. Continue reading →

Letters

Mass. K-12 plan to address antisemitism is flawed

The recommendations consistently classify anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist speech as antisemitic. There is danger in this approach. Continue reading →

Letters

The endless quest to see an end to suffering in Gaza

"What is a cease-fire? Don’t mistake it with peace," writes one reader. Another: "Hamas is losing the war tactically but winning strategically." Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Fall River will increase staffing at fire department following deadly blaze at assisted living facility

Officials said the department has 10 trucks in total and six will now have at least four firefighters, an increase from just two trucks having four firefighters.