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Saturday, July 19, 2025
Today's Headlines

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Housing

What does it take to buy a typical single-family home in Greater Boston? $1 million.

The all-time record prices put Greater Boston alongside New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Southern California. Continue reading →

K-12

Trump’s private school vouchers create ‘conundrum’ for blue states on whether to take the money

Democrat-led states like Massachusetts will have to choose between worsening budget problems for public schools and passing up scholarship money funded with their federal tax dollars. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

As investigators probe cause of fire, Fall River mayor faults owner of assisted living home for spotty communication

“It’s very important in a crisis that people stay in contact,” Mayor Paul Coogan said in a wide-ranging interview from his office Friday. Continue reading →

Immigration

State Department memo says Rümeysa Öztürk has no association to antisemitism or terrorism

John Armstrong, a top official in the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, testified that he made the decision to revoke Öztürk’s visa. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

On Nantucket, vintage Broncos are the latest status symbols — restored, rare, and too nice for the beach

These 4x4s are more than just a ride — they’re photo props for weddings and brand shoots, with the ultra-rich pulling strings to get theirs faster. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Justice Department asks court to release Epstein grand jury testimony

The Justice Department on Friday asked a federal court to release grand jury transcripts connected to former financier Jeffrey Epstein, responding to a growing political outcry over the agency’s unfulfilled promise to release more details on the matter. Continue reading →

Nation

San Francisco tries new tack to battle homelessness: RV parking limits

Lawmakers in San Francisco voted Tuesday to bar recreational vehicles from parking on city streets for longer than two hours without a special permit - a move aimed at reducing the number of city residents living in vehicles. Continue reading →

Nation

An explosion at a Los Angeles law enforcement training facility kills 3 deputies

The explosion was reported about 7:30 a.m. at the Biscailuz Training Facility, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Nicole Nishida said. It was not immediately known what caused the explosion or what the deputies were doing at the time. Continue reading →

The World

World

Prisoner swap frees Americans in Venezuela for migrants held in El Salvador

Ten Americans and US permanent residents who had been seized by Venezuelan authorities were freed Friday in exchange for the release of more than 200 Venezuelan migrants whom the Trump administration sent to a prison in El Salvador this year. Continue reading →

World

Bolsonaro, accused of urging US hostility, ordered to wear ankle bracelet

Brazilian authorities Friday morning accused former president Jair Bolsonaro of conspiring with his son to incite U.S. hostility against Brazil and destabilize his own country, ordering Brazil’s most popular conservative politician to wear an ankle bracelet and barring him from contacts with foreign governments. Continue reading →

World

Extra! Extra! Read all about last newspaper hawker in Paris

Such is Akbar’s renown that President Emmanuel Macron recently awarded him a Légion d’Honneur, the Republic’s highest order of merit. It will be conferred at a ceremony at the Élysée Palace in the fall. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OpEds

How China hounds pro-democracy activists in Boston

Dissidents in exile in the US face surveillance, harassment, and sometimes threats from agents linked to the Chinese government. Continue reading →

OpEds

The unwashed black shirt

I could have made time to buy a new black shirt in those short days between the news of her death and the wake, but I didn’t believe it was true that she’d died. Continue reading →

Letters

In defense of Boston-area municipal clean energy programs

Of the 81 Greater Boston municipalities served by Eversource and National Grid, 61 have aggregation programs, with eight more launching this year or awaiting approval. Continue reading →

Metro

Health

What is an assisted living facility — and how does it differ from a nursing home?