Today's Headlines
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Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Today's Headlines
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Climate

Did Trump just cancel offshore wind? Some projects off Mass. coast may be dead in the water.

The SouthCoast Wind project, 30 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, is one Joe Biden tried to save before Trump's executive order. Continue reading →

Higher Education

To settle lawsuits, Harvard says it will use debated definition of antisemitism

The definition, adopted by the the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance as well as more than 40 nations, says that certain kinds of criticism of Israel and Zionism can be antisemitic. Continue reading →

Politics

Mass. and 17 other states sue to block Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship

Legal scholars say Trump’s order is likely unconstitutional, with more than a century of US precedent backing the immigration policy. Continue reading →

Politics

Josh Kraft plans to jump into Boston mayor’s race, sources say

Kraft, the younger son of billionaire New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, is eyeing February for a formal announcement, according to people with knowledge of his plans. Continue reading →

Politics

‘A betrayal, a mockery’: Police express outrage over Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons

President Trump issued a sweeping legal reprieve to all of the nearly 1,600 defendants, including those convicted of violent crimes, in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Continue reading →

Boston Globe Today

Josh Kraft crafts a run for Boston's mayor

Sources tell the Globe that the son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft is planning to challenge Mayor Michelle Wu. What's his game plan? Watch →

Will the popularity of weight-loss drugs inflate costs?

Reporter Jonathan Saltzman and data journalist Scooty Nickerson dive into the numbers. Watch →

The beef with Kelly's Roast Beef

A private equity firm bought the North Shore sandwich staple, and Globe readers have thoughts. Watch →

The Nation

Nation

A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle

Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain are expected around the Deep South as a blast of Arctic air plunges much of the Midwest and the eastern US into a deep freeze. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump crushes Justice Department’s biggest investigation in an instant

Trump’s decision to offer full pardons to nearly all of the more than 1,500 trespassers, rioters, and rally organizers implicated in the breach of the Capitol sent a shock wave among current and former prosecutors. Continue reading →

Politics

Two Americans held in Afghanistan are freed in prisoner swap

The Taliban government freed Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty in exchange for Khan Mohammed, who was accused of helping the Taliban obtain rockets to attack an US military base in Afghanistan. Continue reading →

The World

World

At least 76 are killed in fire at ski resort in Turkey

Some survivors told Turkish news media of terrifying escapes, exacerbated by a lack of fire alarms or clear fire escapes. Continue reading →

World

Israel embarks on an ‘extensive’ military operation in the West Bank

The Palestinian Authority’s health ministry reported that eight people had been killed and at least 35 injured during the first hours of the operation. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s military chief to step down over Oct. 7 attack

General Herzi Halevi cited the military’s failure while under his command to protect Israelis from the Hamas-led attacks as one reason for his resignation. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Israel-Hamas cease-fire is necessary though imperfect

The second phase of the cease-fire still needs to be worked out, and the deal doesn’t begin to address long-term questions about Gaza’s recovery. Continue reading →

OPINION

Trump’s American carnage, part II