Today's Headlines
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Monday, February 23, 2026
Today's Headlines

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Cambridge & Somerville

Buddy’s Diner, a Somerville landmark, has been dark for years. Now the city is rallying to reopen it.

Busted pipes forced Buddy's Diner in Somerville to close. Getting it back open has been no easy task. Continue reading →

Politics

‘GRWM’ to meet the governor: How Mass. politicians are turning to friendly influencers to spread their messages

Massachusetts politicians are increasingly embracing online creators to expand their reach beyond traditional press, including offering them one-on-one interviews or inviting them to events. Continue reading →

Healthcare

Boston Medical Center, Brown, and others saved Steward’s former hospitals. They’ve been dragging them down ever since.

The acquiring health care systems knew they faced a tough situation, but few expected the takeovers to be this hard. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Mass. defense lawyer shortage eases as state ramps up hiring and pay

The state used financial incentives as a quick fix, but some advocates warn that the crisis is far from over. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Healey declares state of emergency for Massachusetts ahead of potential historic snow storm

Up to two feet of heavy snow are expected to hit the area, and a blizzard warning has been extended to Boston, North Shore, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Rhode Island through Tuesday morning. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

TSA shuts down Global Entry as the partial government shutdown drags on

The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that the Global Entry program would be shut down as long as the partial government shutdown remains in effect. Continue reading →

Nation

A fractured ‘Never Trump’ movement eyes an uncertain future

Some of President Trump’s most vocal Republican critics are divided over the future of a party that has pushed them to the margins, reflecting a fractured movement still trying to find its footing a decade after Trump rose to power. Continue reading →

Nation

New law puts Kansas at vanguard of denying trans identities on driver’s licenses, birth certificates

Kansas is set to invalidate about 1,700 driver’s licenses held by transgender residents and roughly as many birth certificates under a new law that goes beyond Republican-imposed restrictions in other states on listing gender identities in government documents. Continue reading →

The World

World

They did deals with Trump to get lower tariffs. Now they are stuck.

It started as a week of trade wins for President Trump. But by the end of the week, it was no longer clear who, if anyone, was winning. Continue reading →

World

Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him

The drug lord was the Mexican government’s biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration in its efforts to crack down on the cartels. Continue reading →

World

Arab leaders condemn remarks by US ambassador to Israel

Remarks by Mike Huckabee, the US ambassador to Israel, prompted a storm of condemnation from Arab leaders over the weekend after he suggested that it “would be fine” if Israel took lands stretching across the Middle East from Egypt to Iraq. Continue reading →