Today's Headlines
All of the headlines from today's paper.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Today's Headlines
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Education

Croft School officials say founder allegedly forged $500,000 letter of credit. Then the tuition deadline moved.

A Boston police spokesperson confirmed Friday that the department has an open investigation on the school's alleged financial mismanagement but would not comment further. Continue reading →

Arts

‘What’s the future?’ BSO subscribers react as outgoing conductor Andris Nelsons returns to Symphony Hall stage

The maestro basked in applause, flowers, and his orchestra’s stamping feet in his first Boston concert since the BSO board announced his dismissal. Continue reading →

Higher Education

It’s back to court for Harvard after new lawsuit from Trump administration

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, is the second the Justice Department has filed against Harvard in little more than a month. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

‘There are just no dollars’: Mass. towns consider cuts to cherished public institutions amid deepening budget crisis

From zoos to libraries to skating rinks, local leaders are forced to make financial sacrifices as budgets tighten and costs climb. Continue reading →

Business

‘No one bats an eye’: Demand for high-priced mocktails delivers win to struggling restaurants

With customers buying less alcohol while dining out, restaurants are turning to "zero-proof" menus to recover some of those essential profits. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

The weather is getting wilder, and some see a dire signal in the data

Scientists who study global warming are currently wrestling with a question that, while seemingly technical, is profoundly consequential: Is climate change accelerating? Continue reading →

Nation

Ukraine faces growing pressure because of the war in Iran as Russia readies a new offensive

With US-brokered Ukraine peace talks on hold due to the war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to try to expand his military gains. Continue reading →

Nation

Deepening Iran conflict exposes cracks in US and Israeli objectives

When the United States and Israel initiated the war against Iran last month, their messages were perfectly in sync on the sweeping goal of regime change. Continue reading →

The World

World

They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades

Residents in the Mexican central state of Guerrero are setting up self-defense patrols to keep a powerful cartel out of their mountain towns. Continue reading →

World

A Diary of war from an unlikely author: the son of Iran’s president

When Masoud Pezeshkian, the president of Iran, appeared in public very briefly to greet citizens at an anti-Israel rally last week, another member of his family was also there. Continue reading →

World

US attacks Iranian drones and vessels to try to open strategic shipping lane

Iran's de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has helped drive up oil prices and rocked the global economy. Continue reading →