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An MBTA Green Line train rides on the tracks along McGrath Highway in Somerville during testing runs of the Green Line Extension in. 2022. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

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MBTA expands timeline of nighttime Green Line Extension repairs

The MBTA announced Friday that it is expanding the evening and overnight closures of the Green Line Extension through Dec. 17. Since Monday, Nov. 27, officials have closed the extension around 8:45 p.m. each night to give crews more time to widen tracks, more than two-thirds of which are too...

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Former President Donald Trump speaks after exiting the courtroom for a break at New York Supreme Court on Dec. 7 in New York. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP)

Special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity

Sir David Attenborough with the restored pliosaur skull in the workshop of the Etches Collection Museum, Kimmeridge, Dorset, UK. (BBC Studios)

Scientists have found the mostly intact skull of a giant, deadly sea...

How to survive your workplace holiday party

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to hear a case challenging Washington state's ban on conversion therapy of minors. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to...

Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom with his attorneys Joe Tacopina and Boris Epshteyn (right) during his arraignment at the Manhattan Criminal Court on April 4 in New York City. (Pool/Getty Images)

Up First briefing: Trump won't testify; FDA approves landmark gene-editing treatment

Veteran Chinese AIDS campaigner Doctor Gao Yaojie, right, talks with students about AIDS prevention during a series of university lectures in Shanghai, Nov. 30 2006. (Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

Gao Yaojie, a pioneering activist who exposed China's AIDS epidemic, dies at...

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Harvard President Claudine Gay receives anger and support after congressional hearing

Harvard President Claudine Gay enters this week in a midst of a firestorm, after testimony on Capitol Hill last week about antisemitism and free speech riled some members of the...

Radio Boston

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Massachusetts Secretary of Education, Patrick Tutwiler at WBUR's studios in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

A conversation with Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler

Radio Boston sits down with Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick Tutweiler to discuss pandemic recovery, chronic absenteeism, and other pressing education issues.

Radio Boston

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Pallbearers exit St. James Church in Medford, Mass., Saturday morning October 28, 1989 after the funeral of Carol Stuart. (Steven Sene/AP)

‘Murder in Boston’ documentary sheds light on the Charles Stuart case that set city aflame

Adrian Walker of the Boston Globe and Boston historian and journalist Dart Adams joined Radio Boston to reflect on the 1989 Charles Stuart case.

Radio Boston

18:441 hour ago

How 2 local textiles artists teach peace and community through mending workshops

Rev. Laura Everett and Vernee Wilkinson teach classes on sewing and the history of textiles in New England under the name of "Mending Church." Radio Boston speaks to the pair...

Radio Boston

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Boston's untold Black history

Boston is known for its host of historic landmarks, such as the Boston Tea Party and the USS Constitution, but there are also many historical stories and sites in the...

The Common

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Katherine Rye Jewell's new book “Live from the Underground: A history of college radio.” (Sharon Brody/WBUR)

How college radio's tiny signals make big cultural waves

College radio is a vibe, a nexus for taste making, and a place that forges bonds among students and community members, argues Fitchburg State University history professor Katherine Rye Jewell...

Arts & Culture

06:31Dec 9, 2023

Boston city officials light the giant Copley Square menorah on the last day of Hanukkah in 2021. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

All of the lights: Ways to celebrate Hanukkah in Boston this season

We’ve got things to eat and drink, menorah lightings and other events around Boston to help you mark the holiday, no matter how you’re celebrating.

Local Coverage

Dec 9, 2023

A gate at Harvard University. (Getty Images)

Harvard’s president faces backlash following House antisemitism hearing

The latest controversy stems from Gay’s comments at a House congressional hearing Tuesday, which prompted a prominent rabbi to resign from a university task force on antisemitism. And it reveals...

Education

Dec 8, 2023

A plane, a controversial banner, and a secretive provocateur tweaking Harvard

"This is so hostile. I've got to protect my customer," said Mark Simmons, whose Rhode Island company has been flying the banner-towing plane.

Local Coverage

Dec 8, 2023

For the first time, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank. But the racial wage gap continued to grow

According to a report released this week from the Boston Women's Workforce Council, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank, while the racial wage gap grew. We talk about...

Radio Boston

15:36Dec 8, 2023

Radio Boston

How one expert believes we can do philanthropy right this season

Makeeba McCreary, president of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund and co-author of a WBUR Cognoscenti piece about equitable and sustainable giving,...

Radio Boston

Dec 8, 2023

A conversation with Toni Lynn Washington, Boston's 'Queen of Soul and Blues'

Radio Boston talks with singer Toni Lynn Washington and WBUR arts contributor Noah Schaffer ahead of a celebration of Washington's career at Regent Theatre in...

Radio Boston

11:41Dec 8, 2023

How to shop locally and sustainably for the holidays

Radio Boston talks with Boston Globe senior opinion writer and fashion designer Kimberly Atkins Stohr, who authored a new series arguing that that the textile...

Radio Boston

10:58Dec 7, 2023

Maura Healey in the WBUR studios in 2018. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Gov. Healey talks about what her new economic development plan means for the state

Radio Boston

35:21Dec 7, 2023

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Kalvin Johnson turns a corner in a hallway at TechBoston Academy during track practice last Friday afternoon, passing by a tribute to former President Barack Obama who visited the school in 2011 and cited its “world-class education” program. (Seth Daniel/Dorchester Reporter)

BPS athletes train in hallways because of inconvenient practice times at Reggie Lewis Center, despite agreement

When the Reggie Lewis Center was built officials said there was an understanding that it would benefit the community of Boston first. But practice times for BPS student athletes has...

Education

Dec 8, 2023

A 140-unit development under construction in 2019 in the Newtonville neighborhood of Newton. The city recently passed scaled-back zoning changes to comply with the state's MBTA Communities Act. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Gov. Healey warns cities and towns against disregarding MBTA Communities Act

During an interview on WBUR's Radio Boston, the Massachusetts governor stressed that her administration will take enforcement of the multifamily housing zoning law “very seriously.”

Local Coverage

Dec 8, 2023

The seven justices’ chairs at the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Healey picks Solicitor Dewar for first open Supreme Judicial Court seat

State Solicitor Elizabeth "Bessie" Dewar is Gov. Maura Healey's nominee for the spot on the Supreme Judicial Court bench that Justice Elspeth Cypher is giving up when she retires on...

Local Coverage

Dec 8, 2023

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin flips the coin before the first half of an NCAA college football game between Army and Navy in 2021. (Adam Hunger/AP)

What to know ahead of the Army-Navy game at Gillette on Saturday

Army and Navy will line up at the home of the New England Patriots for a day full of pageantry, tradition and a deeply rooted respect that comes with...

Local Coverage

Dec 8, 2023

Mao Zedong stands in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Oct. 1, 1949. (AP)

Menu signed by Mao Zedong brings a quarter million dollars at Boston auction

An official menu for a state banquet signed by former Chinese leader Mao Zedong has been sold for $275,000 by Boston-based RR Auction.

Local Coverage

Dec 8, 2023

Harvard professor to receive Nobel Prize in economics

Her research showed women still face large gaps in pay and levels of employment.

Local Coverage

04:11Dec 8, 2023

Silhouettes of people in the dark looking at a glowing orb of light.

'Solstice' returns to illuminate dark December nights at Mount Auburn Cemetery

A large-scale, luminescent art installation returns this weekend Mount Auburn Cemetery. Last year, in its debut, it attracted more than 8,000 visitors. Now, what started as an experiment, has been...

Arts & Culture

06:19Dec 8, 2023

Rabbi Elaine Zecher of Temple Israel in Boston (Simon Rios/WBUR)

Boston-area Jews celebrate Hanukkah amid strife abroad and at home

David Litvak says he has no reservations about displaying the family menorah. "I'd say right now it's the opposite. I desperately want to show that I'm Jewish."

Local Coverage

05:16Dec 7, 2023

Harvard Medical School, Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Report on Harvard's morgue finds lack of oversight and no policy on handling of human bodies

Outside experts appointed to review Harvard Medical School's morgue operations in the wake of body parts being stolen and sold found the school lacked formal policies and had little oversight...

Local Coverage

Dec 7, 2023

Man who allegedly stabbed 2 relatives dies in Dedham police custody

A Dedham man, accused of a double stabbing, died in police custody Wednesday night after police discharged a Taser and pepper sprayed him. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner...

Local Coverage

Dec 7, 2023

MBTA expands timeline of nighttime Green Line Extension repairs

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Special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide whether Trump has immunity

Scientists have found the mostly intact skull of a giant, deadly sea...

How to survive your workplace holiday party

High Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to...

Up First briefing: Trump won't testify; FDA approves landmark gene-editing treatment

Gao Yaojie, a pioneering activist who exposed China's AIDS epidemic, dies at...

Harvard President Claudine Gay receives anger and support after congressional hearing

A conversation with Massachusetts Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler

‘Murder in Boston’ documentary sheds light on the Charles Stuart case that set city aflame

How 2 local textiles artists teach peace and community through mending workshops

Boston's untold Black history

How college radio's tiny signals make big cultural waves

All of the lights: Ways to celebrate Hanukkah in Boston this season

Harvard’s president faces backlash following House antisemitism hearing

A plane, a controversial banner, and a secretive provocateur tweaking Harvard

For the first time, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank. But the racial wage gap continued to grow

How one expert believes we can do philanthropy right this season

A conversation with Toni Lynn Washington, Boston's 'Queen of Soul and Blues'

How to shop locally and sustainably for the holidays

Gov. Healey talks about what her new economic development plan means for the state

BPS athletes train in hallways because of inconvenient practice times at Reggie Lewis Center, despite agreement

Gov. Healey warns cities and towns against disregarding MBTA Communities Act

Healey picks Solicitor Dewar for first open Supreme Judicial Court seat

What to know ahead of the Army-Navy game at Gillette on Saturday

Menu signed by Mao Zedong brings a quarter million dollars at Boston auction

Harvard professor to receive Nobel Prize in economics

'Solstice' returns to illuminate dark December nights at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Boston-area Jews celebrate Hanukkah amid strife abroad and at home

Report on Harvard's morgue finds lack of oversight and no policy on handling of human bodies

Man who allegedly stabbed 2 relatives dies in Dedham police custody