The Boston Globe

11/11/2025

Are Democrats headed for a Tea Party of their own? Today's Starting Point explores.

Plus, a blast of Arctic air struck New England overnight and will continue today, made worse by wind chills.

11/11/2025

When one writer began to restore rusty old tools from his basement, he didn’t know he was uncovering Boston’s essential role in bringing us that great, if underappreciated, pillar of modern life: indoor plumbing. https://trib.al/jVMifuD

11/11/2025

Senate Republicans, and a group of Democrats, passed a measure to end the longest government shutdown in history. The measure now goes to the House.

The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House return to Washington to vote on the legislation.

11/11/2025

Massachusetts hospitals, which experienced an acute shortage of nurses, technicians, and other workers during the pandemic, have made significant progress filling vacancies, although problems persist, according to a new report.

The study by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association found that the number of vacancies at roughly 60 acute care hospitals statewide has fallen from 19,000 in 2022 to 13,600 last year, a decline of 28 percent.

11/11/2025

At 125 years old, Harcourt Bindery, located in a repurposed Charlestown warehouse, claims to be the oldest firm in the United States that binds books only by hand.

Everything is done by hand, using tools that are often as old as the company.

11/11/2025

From a tango inspired concert at The MassArt Museum to line dancing lessons at City Hall, here are free things to do this week in Boston.

Other no-cost activities include open-to-all stickball session in Harvard Yard and the Paul Revere House’s Revolutionary Concert.

11/11/2025

Beth Teitell: The once-dead skinny jean has been revived again, for better or for worse. Can this feared fashion staple be improved?

They’re tight, they’re back, and they’re coming for your sense of self. There’s no true escape — except vintage.

11/10/2025

Celebrate 40 years of "Golden Girls," or catch the premiere of Ken Burns' star-studded documentary "The American Revolution," and more this week on TV.

Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys face off in a showcase for two of our finest actors in "The Beast in Me."

11/10/2025

World Cup fever will descend upon Boston next summer, but who will pay for the potential $100-plus million price tag to host the games? So far, not enough players are stepping onto the pitch, writes Globe columnist Shirley Leung.

With kickoff just seven months away, corporate donations have been slow in coming.

11/10/2025

A massive fire ripped through an off-campus housing complex in Amherst, displacing more than 200 residents, most of them students. Here’s what we know.

The fire started in a four-story building under construction at 47 Olympia Drive, then spread amid strong winds.

11/10/2025

On Tuesday, the nation will observe Veterans Day to honor those who have served in the US Armed Forces. Here’s what’s open and what’s closed.

Government offices, libraries, and banks will be closed for the federal holiday, while most retailers will be open.

11/10/2025

Court documents paint Shaka Stayman as a digital-era version of a classic conman. But instead of handshakes and charming smiles, his tools are account passwords, virtual mailboxes, and difficult-to-trace messaging apps.

Stayman has been accused of perpetrating schemes in different states, often including identity fraud, and multiple times targeting the dead.