Today's Headlines
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Today's Headlines

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K-12

Financial ‘death spiral’ threatens the long-term survival of rural Mass. schools

Rural school leaders and other local officials have repeatedly warned Beacon Hill lawmakers that their schools are sliding into a deepening fiscal crisis. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

In Boston, Asian restaurants shine

The Michelin Guide process was murky, but one thing was clear: the excellence and diversity of Asian restaurants. Continue reading →

Media

‘He knows all the levers’: How Trump has targeted, and shaped, the media in his second term

President Trump has taken the executive branch’s regulatory and enforcement powers over media organizations and their wealthy owners to new levels. Continue reading →

Rhode Island Crime

Three dead, including suspect, in shooting at Pawtucket ice rink

Gunfire erupted during a high school hockey game Monday, sending spectators and players screaming and fleeing for the exits at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Documentary master Frederick Wiseman, whose camera captured life in many sites and situations, dies at 96

His first documentary, “Titicut Follies” (1967), about Bridgewater State Hospital, earned him a contentious place in Massachusetts legal history. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Opening statements held in the trial of a Georgia high school shooting suspect’s father

A man whose teenage son is accused of killing two students and two teachers at a Georgia high school should be held responsible for providing the weapon despite warnings about alleged threats his son made, a prosecutor said Monday. Continue reading →

Nation

With latest rollback, the US essentially has no clean-car rules

Car buyers could still vote with their wallets, demanding more fuel-efficient cars. Continue reading →

Nation

The immigration debate came to rural Kansas. Locals stood by their mayor.

There was no time to celebrate his reelection as Ceballos, a legal permanent resident of the United States, was charged in state court with voting illegally as a noncitizen. Continue reading →

The World

World

Iran holds exercises in Strait of Hormuz after Trump threatens military action

Iranian military drills come as another round of talks were set to begin in Geneva Tuesday, with fundamental differences over Iran’s nuclear program. Continue reading →

World

Iran’s protests have ended, but the anger and pain have not

Feelings of rage against the Iranian government and anxiety about the future permeate all aspects of life in the country. Continue reading →

World

Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank

The confrontation between Palestinians and Yinon Levi, an internationally sanctioned settler, was captured on video from multiple vantage points. Continue reading →