Today's Headlines
All of the headlines from today's paper.
Friday, March 13, 2026
Today's Headlines

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Politics

‘The US initiated this.’ Amid airstrikes, these Mass. natives had to find a way out.

Tens of thousands of Americans were stranded in the Middle East after the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Continue reading →

Cape Cod and Islands

Nantucket neighbors to hire a monitor — sorry, a docent — to patrol popular tourist spot

“It’s just such a divisive, high-energy sapping thing,” said one resident. “People are starting to come apart at the seams.” Continue reading →

Vermont

Officials condemn ICE’s actions at violent Vermont protest, while advocates question state’s role

Many called for investigations into the chaotic event, though they did not agree on who should do the investigating, or even who should be investigated. Continue reading →

Higher Education

Free college classes for high school students makes college more affordable, Healey says

Proponents of the state's early college program say exposing first-generation and low-income students to college coursework increases the likelihood they will pursue higher education. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Something is structurally wrong’: Mass. local leaders are pleading with the state to fix broken funding system

For months, municipal leaders in Massachusetts have been pleading with state lawmakers to make changes to what they say is a broken funding system. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

ROTC students at Virginia college subdue and kill gunman after fatal shooting

The FBI says ROTC students killed a gunman who yelled “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire in an Old Dominion University classroom. Continue reading →

Nation

Armed man rammed vehicle into Michigan synagogue and was killed after gunbattle with security

The gunman ran his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest reform synagogues. No teachers or children at a learning center there were injured. Continue reading →

Politics

In a rare bipartisan win, Warren-backed housing bill passes the Senate, but faces a murky future

Elizabeth Warren helped shepherd a major bipartisan housing bill package to passage in the Senate. With House GOP support tentative, the road ahead is uncertain. Continue reading →

The World

World

How Russia’s scorched-earth attacks put Ukraine’s power grid near collapse

Moscow began its energy infrastructure campaign in eastern Ukraine. The region’s grid is particularly vulnerable because it cannot draw power from the shuttered Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

China adopts an ethnic unity law that critics say will cement assimilation

China adopted a sweeping law Thursday to promote what it calls “ethnic unity,” a measure that critics say would further erode the rights of some minority groups as authorities cement a push toward assimilation. Continue reading →

World

New Iranian leader vows to keep global oil gateway blocked

Iran's new supreme leader struck a defiant tone Thursday in his first public comments since succeeding his dead father, vowing to continue blocking the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point for the world's oil supply, on a day when multiple vessels came under attack in the Persian Gulf. Continue reading →