Boston Herald

12/26/2025

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security has released its annual report on hate crimes, and young white men have topped the list of victims as well as those who perpetrated hate crimes.

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security has released its annual report on hate crimes, and young white men have topped the list of victims as well as those who perpetrated …

12/26/2025

Massachusetts Parole Board has released 39 murder convicts who were initially sentenced to life without parole

12/26/2025

Editorial | The November inflation numbers are in, and they’re a disappointment for Democrats. The Labor Department reported last week that consumer prices rose 2.7% in November compared with a year earlier. That’s an improvement from the September rate of 3%.

The November inflation numbers are in, and they’re a disappointment for Democrats. The Labor Department reported last week that consumer prices rose 2.7% in November compared with a year earlier. T…

12/26/2025

Opinion | I was so saddened when my son told me that many of his friends at his base could not afford, and nor could their families, to pay for transportation home during leaves (the military does not provide transportation home for junior enlisted personnel).

I was so saddened when my son told me that many of his friends at his base could not afford, and nor could their families, to pay for transportation home during leaves (the military does not provid…

12/26/2025

Opinion | When operations depend on government staffing and appropriations, fragility grows. When operations depend on the private sector, resilience grows.

When operations depend on government staffing and appropriations, fragility grows. When operations depend on the private sector, resilience grows.

12/26/2025

A baby boy was born in a car's backseat in Massachusetts in a 'Christmas Morning Miracle': Police

A baby boy was born in a car’s backseat in Massachusetts in a ‘Christmas Morning Miracle’: Police

12/25/2025

Danvers firefighters extinguish barn fire on Christmas, Whitman firefighters battle outside blaze that spread to wood deck

12/25/2025

Massachusetts could see a couple inches of snow from post-Christmas clipper system

12/25/2025

Hundreds of people from Boston's homeless community were treated to a meal Christmas Day at St. Francis House, and it was all made possible by a $25,000 donation from a family in Medfield.

Hundreds of people from Boston’s homeless community were treated to a meal Christmas Day at St. Francis House, and it was all made possible by a $25,000 donation from a family in Medfield.

12/25/2025

Christmas Mass at Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston: Photos

12/25/2025

There could not be a better end to a season that has been a breath of fresh air for Lowell native Ty Chan. The 6-foot-5, 320-pound UConn offensive lineman fell in love with football again throughout the fall, leading the 9-3 Huskies to bowl eligibility for the third time in the last four years. Chan was at the center of it all in Storrs, Conn., a fixture in the trenches in front of Heisman Trophy candidate signal-caller Joe Fagnano. The redshirt junior spent three years at Notre Dame before transferring to UConn this season. When Chan and the Huskies take […]

There could not be a better end to a season that has been a breath of fresh air for Lowell native Ty Chan. The 6-foot-5, 320-pound UConn offensive lineman fell in love with football again throughou…

12/25/2025

Boston firefighters knock down heavy fire on Christmas, 3 residents displaced