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Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman of the Year Jennifer Coolidge, center, rides in a parade in her honor, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Cambridge, Mass. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Hasty Pudding celebrates Jennifer Coolidge as its Woman of the Year

Actress Jennifer Coolidge is being celebrated as Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals 2023 Woman of the Year.

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People look at a dead gray whale at Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Calif., in May 2019, a year when 122 gray whales died in the U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Last year, 47 of the whales died. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

An unusually high number of whales are washing up on U.S. beaches

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President Biden gave his first State of the Union address on March 1, 2022. On Tuesday, he is set to give his second. (Pool/Getty Images)

What Biden needs to do in this year's State of the Union speech

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Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., waits for the start of a session in the House chamber as the House meets for the fourth day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, D.C., Friday, Jan. 6. (Alex Brandon/AP)

Santos took office one month ago and his New York district says he's got to go

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First graders from The Friends School of Atlanta share their hopes for the world. (The Friends School of Atlanta)

We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

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Emma Alexander was recently laid off from Goldman Sachs, along with over 3,000 other employees. Although the layoffs were unusually large this year, they are an ever-lurking prospect for people who work in finance. (Allison V. Smith)

It's nothing personal: On Wall Street, layoffs are a way of life

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Eye-popping egg prices have finally started to fall. Wholesale eggs in the Midwest market dropped by 58 cents to $3.29 a dozen at the end of January, according to USDA data. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn't over yet

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The University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2020. (Blake Nissen/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Mass. college aid programs falling behind, report says

The share of Massachusetts students who take out loans to pay for public higher education has exploded in the past two decades while the combined pressure of inflation and a...

'Come see about us': Taking stock of community grief

Our guests discuss the deaths of Tyre Nichols in Memphis and Tyler Lawrence in Mattapan, and how we can show up for each other as a community in the face...

Wind chills of -30 are coming to Boston. Here's how to prepare

We’re talking temperatures in the negative single, if not double, digits Friday night — and the blustery winds will make it feel more like -30 or lower. If it feels...

Boston's outgoing public safety adviser reflects on how violence in the city has changed in 5 years

Rufus Faulk, who was appointed by former Mayor Marty Walsh, will be replaced by his friend and mentee Isaac Yablo.

After nearly 40 years, StageSource announces its closure

With dwindling membership numbers, smaller audiences in theaters due to the pandemic, and loss of the theater workforce, the nonprofit's board decided to shut down the organization.

4 key takeaways from the 2023 'Condition of Education' data report

A new data report from the Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy, a non-partisan education think tank, attempts to measure some of the ways the pandemic is still impacting...

With risk of frostbite in the air, Boston schools will close Friday

BPS Superintendent Mary Skipper says the “increased risk of hypothermia and frostbite” for students coming to and from school forced the district’s first weather-related closure of 2023.

Expected record lows for Mount Washington prompt warnings against travel

At the region's highest peak, Mount Washington, weekend temperatures may prove to be the coldest on record. The worst of the cold is expected Friday night into early Saturday when...

A new sheriff wants to close an aging Bristol County jail

Paul Heroux is taking over after Thomas Hodgson's 25-year tenure as county sheriff.

Something frigid this way comes

It won't be around for too long, but Massachusetts may see some of the coldest weather it's experienced in years Friday evening into Saturday.

Continuing our conversation with New England Revolution defender Henry Kessler

In the second part of our conversation with New England Revolution defender Henry Kessler, we talk about how to watch and better appreciate the sport...

Bruins and Celtics both win big and TB12 makes it official

The Bruins and the Celtics both delivered blowout wins Wednesday night. Meanwhile, New England sports fans are also processing news this week that Tom Brady...

This aging Bristol County jail is on the chopping block under a new sheriff

What Boston's COVID-19 archives can tell us about preparing for the next pandemic

Three years ago today, Massachusetts logged its first case of the coronavirus. We reflect back on the last three years of this pandemic with Marta...

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A gas-lit flame burns on a natural gas stove. (Thomas Kienzle/AP)

Hey Mass. residents, your monthly gas bill is about to go down

The average household will see their monthly gas bill decrease by about 4-5%.

Why the future for tax cuts in Mass. looks increasingly foggy

After originally supporting a proposal last year that included tax breaks, House Speaker Ron Mariano this week was noncommittal on supporting tax relief this year. “I think the situation has...

2 Afghan families still living in a Newburyport church basement after more than a year

Advocates in Newburyport say new housing solutions are needed for these families and others who've been forcibly displaced worldwide. They're working to create "resettlement homes."

Under new House rules, public can continue to join hearings remotely

The House on Wednesday unanimously agreed to eliminate a pandemic-era policy that allowed representatives to vote remotely. However, both members of the public and legislators will still have the option...

Local Coverage

Feb 2, 2023

About 200 people gathered for the Solidarity with Haiti demonstration at John F. Kennedy Federal Building in Downtown Boston to protest the inhumane treatment of Haitian immigrants at the Texas border in September 2021. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Haitian migrants see work opportunities in Boston, but federal backlog leaves jobs unfilled

For many Haitian migrants who arrive in Boston from South America and Mexico, they now find themselves stuck in limbo instead of the land of opportunity. Officials with the U.S....

Local Coverage

Feb 2, 2023

May Stevens, "Forming the Fifth International," 1985. (Courtesy of the estate of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York.)

5 things to do this weekend, including a May Stevens exhibit and the New England Farm & Fiber Festival

Plus, new opera "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage" and a performance from BalletX.

Arts & Culture

Feb 2, 2023

Woburn teachers strike in front of Woburn Memorial High School on January 30, 2023. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Despite stress and echoes of COVID closures, many Woburn parents say they support teacher strikes

Though many parents support the strikes, one mother with kids in the school system said the last few days have been “stressful” and “confusing” — and eerily reminiscent of school...

Education

Feb 1, 2023

In this Jan. 24 photo, Beth Caruso, author and co-founder of the Connecticut Witch Trial Exoneration Project, which was created to clear the names of the accused, stands on the Palisado Green in Windsor, Connecticut. There, in 1651, an accident during a local militiamen training exercise led to the accusation of witchcraft and hanging of Lydia Gilbert. (Jessica Hill/AP)

Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later

Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the first person on record to be executed in the American colonies for witchcraft. More than 375 years later, amateur...

Local Coverage

Feb 1, 2023

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Hasty Pudding celebrates Jennifer Coolidge as its Woman of the Year

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An unusually high number of whales are washing up on U.S. beaches

NPR

What Biden needs to do in this year's State of the Union speech

NPR

Santos took office one month ago and his New York district says he's got to go

NPR

We asked for wishes, you answered: Send leaders into space, free electricity, dignity

NPR

It's nothing personal: On Wall Street, layoffs are a way of life

NPR

Eggs prices drop, but the threat from avian flu isn't over yet

NPR

Mass. college aid programs falling behind, report says

'Come see about us': Taking stock of community grief

Wind chills of -30 are coming to Boston. Here's how to prepare

Boston's outgoing public safety adviser reflects on how violence in the city has changed in 5 years

After nearly 40 years, StageSource announces its closure

4 key takeaways from the 2023 'Condition of Education' data report

With risk of frostbite in the air, Boston schools will close Friday

Expected record lows for Mount Washington prompt warnings against travel

A new sheriff wants to close an aging Bristol County jail

Something frigid this way comes

Continuing our conversation with New England Revolution defender Henry Kessler

Bruins and Celtics both win big and TB12 makes it official

This aging Bristol County jail is on the chopping block under a new sheriff

What Boston's COVID-19 archives can tell us about preparing for the next pandemic

Hey Mass. residents, your monthly gas bill is about to go down

Why the future for tax cuts in Mass. looks increasingly foggy

2 Afghan families still living in a Newburyport church basement after more than a year

Under new House rules, public can continue to join hearings remotely

Haitian migrants see work opportunities in Boston, but federal backlog leaves jobs unfilled

5 things to do this weekend, including a May Stevens exhibit and the New England Farm & Fiber Festival

Despite stress and echoes of COVID closures, many Woburn parents say they support teacher strikes

Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later