In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts. The results were stark: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...

Asked how the federal research cuts have affected science, one Boston Children’s Hospital researcher said, “This is like asking, how do you think dropping an atomic bomb on New York City will affect the future of Broadway musicals?” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...

An aide to Governor Maura Healey, who is an immigrant from Venezuela currently on a work visa, is suing the Trump administration, arguing she could lose her job in state government unless federal immigration officials quickly approve her work authorization. via @bostonglobe.com

Nearly two months after a deadly shooting at Brown University killed two students and injured nine others, released body-worn camera footage of a responding officer. via @bostonglobe.com

The city's project to overhaul White Stadium will cost taxpayers $135 million, up from the most recent $90 million estimate — an increase Mayor Michelle Wu has attributed to inflation and the rising costs of materials and labor.

An estimated 10,000 lives have been lost at sea in Gloucester’s long history. The industry’s fatality rate is 28 times greater than the national average for all occupations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/06/m...

Today's Starting Point explores a (faint) silver lining for bummed-out Patriots fans after a tough Super Bowl loss.

Cold weather alone doesn’t guarantee safe conditions for pond hockey, ice fishing, and other activities. So how do you test the ice? And what should you do if you fall in? A pro explains via @bostonglobe.com

NEW: Gov. Healey's plan to counter ICE in Massachusetts drew a standing ovation from supporters and derision from conservative critics. It’s since elicited something else: Demands for more. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/03/m...

Several Boston-area immigrant-advocacy organizations sued the federal government, seeking to halt immigration-enforcement authorities’ new stated practice of forcibly entering homes without a judicial warrant.

Tuesday morning: New CBS boss promises “huge emphasis on scoops.” Tuesday evening: CBS Evening News anchor interviews his mom. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

Every leader should study what happened. The importance of listening to dissent is a key lesson every leader should learn. This is essential reading.

A Plymouth company that makes iris-scanning software has joined the ranks of technology firms helping federal immigration authorities assemble a vast surveillance apparatus to identify targets for arrest. @bostonglobe.com

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

Warning from many of Maine's religious leaders come as the country were roiled by the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement in Minnesota, where two US citizens were shot by federal agents. @bostonglobe.com

Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune

John Williams made an appearance on stage at the Boston Symphony Orchestra last night. This man deserves every bit of the love and adoration he gets.

Images of the episode drew millions of views online, made the front page of The Minnesota Star Tribune and elicited blistering condemnation from local officials. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

We're annotating Governor Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth speech live. Watch the speech and follow here: apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/metr...

The layoffs have been broadly unpopular within an organization known for its passionate and highly dedicated workforce. Many strongly objected to a move to lay off recovery coaches who provide one-on-one support to homeless people struggling with addiction. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/m...

I don't have the words for how intense it is to live in the Portland area right now. Thankfully, I get paid to ask questions, listen to people, and pass their words along. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/22/m...

We're back for another live annotation of the Goveror's third State of the Commonwealth address! Follow along here for commentary: apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/metr...

ICE has descended on Maine. Today's Starting Point explains what we know — and don’t know — so far.

Sharing for everyone who hasn't lived in Boston during a snowstorm #bread #milk @weatherken.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

OK, so not a blizzard. But a foot (or more!) with temperatures in the single digits? You are NOT going to want to go out and you ARE going to want to stay home. You need to clear out space in your pantry/refrigerator now and rush to the store, while there's still time. bostonfrenchtoast.com

Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."

The mayors of Lewiston and Portland, Maine are warning that immigration agents may soon descend on their cities. For today’s @bostonglobe.com Starting Point, I asked them about the intel behind their warnings, how residents are reacting, and what may come next www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/20/n...

Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.

NEW: @massgovernor.bsky.social, who rose to prominence as a high-profile antagonist to President Trump, touted her record on tackling the state’s affordability crisis while, perhaps most prominently, taking on Trump in a video launching her re-election campaign. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/20/m...

One of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s key deputies, Segun Idowu, is stepping down via @nikigriswold.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

Office in a Small City - Edward Hopper, 1953. Source ; Metropolitan Museum of Art.

"It is exceedingly rare, even in investigations of classified disclosures, for federal agents to search a reporter’s home."

The Michigan auto worker who was flipped off by Trump after heckling him has reportedly been suspended

SEOUL, Jan 13 (Reuters) - South Korea's special prosecutor on Tuesday requested the death penalty for former president Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

NEW: Whether Healey wins re-election this fall — or falls to one of the three Republicans challenging her — could hinge on which version of the state voters feel they’re living in. Our story on the "two Massachusetts": www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/13/m... #mapoli

INBOX: Apply now for a Carr scholarship to attend BU's Power of Narrative conference, named for the late @nytimes.com columnist David Carr @powerofnarrative.bsky.social combeyond.bu.edu/offering/the...

A @globespotlight.bsky.social follow-up: Governor Healey taps health care industry insider to fill seat on state medical board.

Family, friends of MukhammadAziz Umurzokov mourn Brown U. shooting victim: "We want to see him in our everyday lives... It seems like the world is moving on, so we’re just trying to keep whatever we have left of him with us.” via @marcelanotes.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

NEW: Many of the state’s largest districts and centers of immigrant populations saw particularly large declines, amid the impact of President Trump’s immigration crackdown in the state. via @huffakingit.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

“If people can’t get out of detention on bond, it means people are looking at weeks, maybe months, maybe years where their human rights are being violated on a regular basis,” Sarah Sherman-Stokes, a professor of immigration law at Boston University, said. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/18/m...

Law360 is requiring all stories pass through an AI "bias indicator" before publication. The new policy came weeks after an executive from its parent company, LexisNexis, accused the newsroom of liberal bias in its Trump admin coverage. My latest for @niemanlab.org www.niemanlab.org/2025/07/law3...

It’s a place where staff notice when a student got caught in the rain walking to school and offer them dry socks, where students insist as part of a “week of joy” on helping organize their teachers’ offices, and where many students and families wish they could stay longer. @bostonglobe.com

This is heartbreaking, and so well-told, by @iamjohnhilliard.bsky.social

Fifty years ago, the United States made a pledge: No child, no matter how complex their disability, would be deprived an education. That pledge never came true. via @bostonglobe.com

California Governor Gavin Newsom told MSNBC he plans to file a lawsuit against the Trump administration to roll back the National Guard deployment, which he called “an unconstitutional act.” Follow live updates.

The woman fired from her job at Boston City Hall last month amid a controversy over a domestic violence arrest claims Mayor Michelle Wu unfairly cut her loose in an attempt to contain an election-year scandal.

The number of people living on the streets and in shelters has risen sharply across Massachusetts over the past several years. Nowhere has that surge been more pronounced than in the mid-sized cities that ring Greater Boston.

Each year, thousands of Massachusetts drivers face the possibility of losing their legal authority to drive because of unpaid tolls and other debts unrelated to road safety. Sometimes the only fix carries an insurmountable cost.