The real cost of the war with Iran
The U.S. has been spending up to $2 billion every day on the war with Iran. But that’s just military expenditure. What’s the real, long-term economic toll?
Iran threatens retaliation as U.S. imposes shipping blockade on Iranian ports
President Trump announced the blockade after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement on Saturday.
Is Anthropic's Claude Mythos really a cybersecurity bombshell?
Claude Mythos is a skilled hacker, according to its developers, powerful enough to “reshape cybersecurity” if it were rolled out today.
In 'Small Town Girls,' Pulitzer winner Jayne Anne Phillips explores her West Virginia roots
The book comes out April 21.
Thousands flock to Newark, N.J., cherry blossom festival
One park in Newark, N.J., has even more cherry trees than Washington, D.C.
A botanist searches for rare Death Valley sage seeds
Botanist Naomi Fraga has been trying for years to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage for safekeeping in a vault of native seeds. This year, with the desert...
Trump administration fires Boston immigration judge who issued ruling in Öztürk case
Roopal Patel was terminated Friday, according to the New York Times. Her dismissal is one of the latest judge firings among dozens of others as the federal government moves to...
U.S.-Iran talks collapse in Pakistan. What comes next?
After 21 hours of talks in Pakistan, the U.S. and Iran walked away without a deal. Now, the U.S. is imposing a blockade of Iranian ports, oil prices are rising,...
Viktor Orbán loses decisively in Hungary
Viktor Orbán had been in power for 16 years and made a number of major changes to the country's constitution to weaken the judiciary.
New report shows more Americans are asking, 'Will I ever retire?'
A recent University of Michigan report shows consumers are frustrated and nervous about the state of the economy and their finances.
Congress returns with push to expel Swalwell
Rep. Eric Swalwell suspended his California gubernatorial campaign Sunday night amid sexual assault allegations.
What's next for NASA's Artemis mission
Artemis II safely splashed down off the San Diego coast on Friday.
What the latest developments in Iran war mean for U.S. politics
The U.S. Military’s blockade of Iran’s ports and coastal areas came into effect this morning.
Tech writer Kara Swisher explores the multi-billion-dollar longevity industry in new documentary
Largely unstudied technologies, infusions and supplements are being touted by the country's wealthiest tech billionaires as a pathway to the age-old goal of living forever?
No evidence of affair between New Bedford judge and prosecutor, court finds
Anonymous letters claimed a judge threw cases in favor of a prosecutor he was seeing romantically. A court-appointed investigator found no evidence to support the allegations.
Mitt Romney returns to Massachusetts to mark the 20th anniversary of landmark health reform law
The law made insurance mandatory for most individuals, fined some employers who didn’t provide it and created subsidized health plans for low- to moderate-income residents.
Delivery companies could eat $300 fines without new Boston permit
Food delivery companies like Grubhub and UberEats will be need a permit to operate in the city of Boston due to an ordinance that took effect on Saturday.
Brittney Griner to sign with Connecticut Sun, AP source says
The 35-year-old Griner is from Houston and the Connecticut franchise is moving there in 2027. The 6-foot-9 forward won a WNBA title in 2014 with Phoenix and was the league's...
The Jackpod: Democracy by lottery
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty has been reading “Politics without Politicians” by political theorist Hélène Landemore, in which she makes the case that randomly selected citizens can make for...
Bob Hall, the father of wheelchair racing and a 2-time winner of the Boston Marathon, dies at 74
Boston Marathon organizers say the father of wheelchair racing has died. Bob Hall won the race twice and went on to build racing chairs for the competitors that followed.
Republican Mike Minogue brings big money, outsider status and business cred in run for Mass. governor
The wealthy former biotech executive identifies as a "born again" Catholic who would bring CEO-style management to the state as a “new kind of governor.”