Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023That's the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.NPR31 mins ago
Here are Arizona's 2024 presidential primary resultsVoting concludes Tuesday in Arizona's presidential primaries. President Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees, are on their party's primary ballots. View the live results.NPR31 mins ago
Here are Kansas' 2024 presidential primary resultsVoting concludes Tuesday in Kansas' presidential primaries. President Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees, are on their party's primary ballots.NPR31 mins ago
Here are key results in Ohio's 2024 primariesVoting concludes in Ohio's presidential, U.S. House and U.S. Senate primaries. President Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees, are on their party's primary ballots.NPR31 mins ago
Here are Florida's 2024 presidential primary resultsVoting concludes Tuesday in Florida's presidential primaries. President Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees, are on their party's primary ballots. Follow the results.NPR31 mins ago
Here are key results in Illinois' 2024 primariesVoting concludes in Illinois' presidential and U.S. House primaries. President Biden and former President Donald Trump, the presumptive nominees are on their party's primary ballots.NPR32 mins ago
Pro-Trump attorney arrested after hearing over leaking Dominion documentsStefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems.NPR1 hour ago
RBG award ceremony canceled amid controversy over recipientsRupert Murdoch, Elon Musk and junk bond creator Michael Milken were among the recipients of the 2024 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award.NPR3 hours ago
A proposed bill in Georgia could lead to a crackdown on all immigrants, some fearRepublican lawmakers in Georgia are advancing a bill that would require police to help identify undocumented immigrants and detain them for deportation.ResumeNPR03:225 hours ago
How the Texas GOP has grown more and more conservativeThe Texas Republican Party has gotten more conservative over the years. Immigration policies once pushed by top GOP officials now seem moderate. Party leaders crack down on dissension in their...ResumeNPR04:426 hours ago
More studies challenge the idea that Havana syndrome comes from foreign adversariesTwo new government studies found no unusual pattern of injury or illness in people with the mysterious cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome.ResumeNPR03:416 hours ago
The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industryMore than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.NPR6 hours ago
Supreme Court seems wary of barring government contacts with social mediaAt issue was a sweeping Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that barred government officials from having contacts with social media platforms.NPR6 hours ago
Ex-Trump adviser Peter Navarro to go to prison after Supreme Court rejects his appealLast week, a federal appeals court ordered Navarro to surrender to a federal prison in Florida on March 19 to serve his four-month sentence.NPR7 hours ago
Half the population of Gaza is facing catastrophic food insecurity, WFP saysMore than half of Gaza's population is experiencing catastrophic food insecurity, according to a new report. Despite international pressure on Israel to allow more aid in, it hasn't been enough.ResumeNPR03:497 hours ago
What to expect this March MadnessNPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Justin Williams, a staff writer at The Athletic, about what to look out for when the NCAA basketball tournament starts Tuesday.ResumeNPR03:537 hours ago
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as tensions rise over the war in GazaNational security adviser Jake Sullivan described a "business-like" meeting between two leaders with different perspectives about the proposed military operation for the city of Rafah in Gaza.NPR7 hours ago
No reprieve for 'Cancer Alley': Louisiana pollution correlates with preterm birthsNPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jessica Kutz, a reporter for The 19th, about a recent study that sheds light on how polluted air in Louisiana has affected pregnant people and...ResumeNPR04:047 hours ago
This 23-year-old media literacy influencer wants you to read the paperNPR's Ailsa Chang talks with 23-year-old Kelsey Russell, who is bringing printed news to TikTok's Gen Z and Gen Alpha viewers.ResumeNPR04:027 hours ago
Deep in debt to smugglers, this migrant girl is struggling to make ends meetA migrant teen struggles to pay the people who smuggled her into the United States. She'd been working at a fish processing plant that illegally employed underage migrants.ResumeNPR04:387 hours ago
Dreaming of sleep? You could try a 'sleep vacation'From pillow menus to sleep rituals, for National Sleep Awareness Month we pull back the covers on “sleep tourism.”ResumeArts & Culture05:04Mar 18, 2024
Pressure builds to end legacy preferences in college admissionsEven if a state ban doesn't become law this year, education policy experts say the effort could play an important role in challenging a practice that impedes equitable access to...ResumeEducation05:19Mar 14, 2024
Your inhaler saves lives, but its puffs hurt the planetIn an emergency, an inhaler can save a life. But the gas it releases contributes to global warming. Each of the most commonly prescribed inhalers has about the same climate...ResumeEnvironment04:14Mar 14, 2024
Boston reparations task force will not complete work by end-of-year targetThe task force's chair said the group is still gathering research and does not expect to make its recommendations until 2025.ResumeLocal Coverage04:23Mar 8, 2024
Mass. promised to 'significantly reduce' public housing vacancies. The effort barely made a dentAfter a 2023 WBUR and ProPublica investigation found that almost 2,300 state-funded apartments were sitting empty, the state promised action within 90 days. But it failed to fix key problems,...ResumeInvestigations03:51Mar 7, 2024
Brockton resident and NAACP board member says issues at high school stem from mental healthNational NAACP board member Michael Curry is also a Brockton resident whose two sons recently graduated from the school, and has been outspoken about issues there. He joined WBUR's Morning...ResumeEducation04:15Mar 5, 2024
Life imitates art for actor Petey Gibson in A.R.T.’s ‘Becoming A Man’Gibson got his start in Cambridge’s underground theater scene. Now he returns as the main character in P. Carl’s play about his mid-life gender transition.ResumeArts & Culture02:28Mar 1, 2024
A landlord's 2-year, $80,000 effort to evict a non-paying tenant“There are people who know how to make the system fail for a property owner,” said Doug Quattrochi, head of the nonprofit MassLandlords.ResumeLocal Coverage07:42Feb 27, 2024
Trump, Haley and the Mass GOP's future is on the primary ballotTrump is the dominant force among the Massachusetts GOP, but Nikki Haley supporters insist the fight for the nomination is not over.ResumeLocal Coverage04:40Feb 26, 2024
I was the first baby born via IVF in the U.S. For the first time in my 42 years, ‘I feel like an endangered species’No one understands better than the infertility community that embryos are not children, writes Elizabeth Carr. Success in IVF means bringing home a baby, not solely creating embryos. ResumeCognoscenti03:56Feb 26, 2024
How Boston played an 'instrumental' role in the Underground RailroadMorning Edition host Rupa Shenoy sat down with historian Kellie Carter Jackson to learn a piece of Boston's Black History. She's an associate professor at Wellesley College who focuses on...ResumeLocal Coverage04:31Feb 22, 2024
How the immigration debate is roiling Mass. politicsIn one local example, Republican Peter Durant won his election last year to the state Senate after immigration became a dominant topic in the campaign.ResumeLocal Coverage04:49Feb 15, 2024
Milton voters reject multifamily rezoning planThe plan would have brought the town into compliance with a state law that requires towns and cities along MBTA corridors to allow for higher density housing.ResumeLocal Coverage04:24Feb 15, 2024
The key to a penguin's heart? Oily fish and a plastic crateThe New England Aquarium participates in a species survival plan to protect endangered African penguins from extinction. A key part of the program is carefully controlled breeding to preserve the...ResumeEnvironment03:21Feb 14, 2024
One-way streets, the T and hip-hop on the radio. Your letters to BostonWhat are the snapshot moments that make Boston home? Is it navigating a maze of one-way streets from memory? Walking through Forest Hills Cemetery with a giant iced Dunkin’? Memories...ResumeCognoscenti07:40Feb 14, 2024
Cape Cod's 'power couple of pee-cycling' wants you to save that liquid goldCape Cod communities are spending millions to install sewers and upgrade wastewater treatment plants. But a growing number of people say urine diversion or "pee-cycling" deserves a closer look. The...ResumeEnvironment05:52Feb 12, 2024
Cape Cod needs to clean up its water. The solutions could cost billionsCape Cod’s iconic bays and ponds have suffered from decades of wastewater pollution, mostly coming from people’s homes. Tough new regulations are forcing communities on the Cape to clean up...ResumeEnvironment05:52Feb 12, 2024
How Mass. officials can help prevent medical facilities from collapsingThe struggling financial situation at Steward Health Care has raised questions about oversight and what the state might do to preserve hospitals. Alan Sager, Boston University professor of health law,...ResumeLocal Coverage04:13Feb 9, 2024
Tracing the path to Massachusetts for thousands of new Haitian immigrantsMassachusetts has seen a dramatic increase in the number of immigrants moving to the state, and local officials say it is straining the state's safety net. While each person has...ResumeLocal Coverage06:04Feb 9, 2024