Deval Patrick: 'I've Wanted To Be In From The Beginning'Plus: Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls for a criminal justice overhaul.PlayWBUR News04:53Nov 14, 2019
Worcester Firefighter Killed In 4-Alarm BlazeLt. Jason Menard had been a member of the Worcester fire department since 2010, the department said. He is survived by his wife, Tina, and three children.PlayWBUR News02:59Nov 13, 2019
As First Lady Visits Boston Medical Center, Some Protest Outside The HospitalMany of the protesters -- several of whom are employees -- said they gathered outside the hospital primarily to show their support for patients who may feel uncomfortable with the...PlayCommonHealth02:03Nov 6, 2019
Head Of State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin Is Stepping DownThe 25-year veteran of the force -- appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker in November 2017 to lead the embattled agency as its superintendent and colonel -- is retiring, effective Nov....PlayWBUR News04:50Nov 6, 2019
Boston U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments On Due Process For Students Accused Of Sexual AssaultThe case, John Doe v. Boston College, involves a current male BC student accused of sexually assaulting a female BC student in November of 2018.PlayEdify02:51Nov 5, 2019
How Elizabeth Warren's Medicare For All Proposal WorksWBUR's Fred Thys spoke with economists and health care experts about Warren's proposal to pay for her "Medicare for All" plan.PlayCommonHealth04:24Nov 1, 2019
Private Prison Transport Guard Mass. Woman Says Sexually Assaulted Her Gets No More Jail TimeJermaine Taylor was charged with felony sexual assault, but pleaded down to a lesser charge -- securing the woman's handcuffs too tight.PlayWBUR News03:18Nov 1, 2019
'Just Such A Landmark': Customers Lament Closing of Harvard Square's Out Of Town NewsOn Thursday, Out of Town News will close -- officially and permanently, although it's already gone dark. Earlier this month, the shelves that Mohammad Rahman had stocked with broadsheets and...PlayWBUR News05:09Oct 30, 2019
Indictment Of Woman In Boyfriend's Boston Suicide Highlights Need For Coerced Suicide Law, Says LegislatorThe case of a young woman indicted this month for involuntary manslaughter in connection with her boyfriend's suicide in Boston highlights the murky legal waters around such cases.PlayWBUR News04:51Oct 29, 2019
Chaim Bloom Is The New Red Sox Chief Baseball OfficerBloom replaces Dave Dombrowski, the Sox's president of baseball operations for the last four years. Team owners let Dombrowski go last month. PlayWBUR News03:57Oct 28, 2019
Former BC Student Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Suicide Death Of BoyfriendSuffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced Monday that 21-year-old Inyoung You has been indicted by a grand jury in the death of her boyfriend Alexander Urtula. PlayWBUR News02:47Oct 28, 2019
Jamila Woods Archives Blackness In 'Legacy! Legacy!'Poet and musician extraordinaire Jamila Woods came by The ARTery before her performance at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to discuss her latest album "Legacy! Legacy!" and why she seeks...PlayThe ARTery07:35Oct 24, 2019
'A Turning Point' In The Fight Against Alzheimer's? Biogen Applies For FDA Approval Of Previously-Dropped DrugDr. Al Sandrock, chief medical officer at Biogen, spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about new data that led the biotech giant to submit for approval an...PlayWBUR News03:58Oct 22, 2019
Leader Of Merged BU-Wheelock Education School On What Lessons The Merger BringsDavid Chard, former president of Wheelock College, told us about the highs and lows of the school's merger with Boston University and what other schools might take from it. PlayEdify06:04Oct 22, 2019
Rep. Ayanna Pressley On The Death of Rep. Elijah CummingsDemocratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings died Thursday at 68.PlayWBUR News04:12Oct 17, 2019
Fall River Mayor Announces Leave Of Absence, Says He Will Keep Title And SalaryCorreia is taking this leave of absence as he faces two federal indictments on charges such as fraud, bribery and extortion.PlayRadio Boston09:27Oct 15, 2019
Harvard And MIT Economists Win Nobel For Breakthrough Improving Lives Of PoorMIT's Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, along with Harvard's Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics.PlayEdify02:59Oct 14, 2019
Mass. Is Now Collecting Data To Measure Quality Of Opioid Abuse TreatmentsThe data includes information from insurance claims, surveys from treatment programs and patients sharing their experiences. Organizers hope it will form the basis for a nationwide ratings system for opioid...PlayCommonHealth04:18Oct 14, 2019
Woman Re-Sentenced To Up To 4 Years In Burlington Shaken Baby Death CaseMiddlesex Superior Court Judge Kenneth Fishman re-sentenced Pallavi Macharla to three-and-a-half to four years in state prison, reducing the life sentence given to her in May.PlayWBUR News02:11Oct 11, 2019
