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Dark money pours into Massachusetts politics
WBUR found a rise of dark money groups trying to sway local elections and influence policy. The nonprofits can raise and spend unlimited money from undisclosed donors. Watchdogs warn about...
Boston University medical students gather on 'match day' to learn their residency fate
More than 100 graduating medical students gathered in a Boston University ballroom Friday morning. It was match day. At noon, they’d learn about the rest of their lives.
After years of roving, the Boston Lyric Opera celebrates its new home
New England's largest opera company finally has a place to call home. It’s welcoming the public to its newly renovated performance and community studios in Fort Point with an intimate...
America needs more and cheaper housing. Warren thinks her Senate bill is a good start
Warren joined WBUR's All Things Considered to tout her bipartisan housing bill as the best chance to bring more construction to the market, and to help slow the skyrocketing cost...
'I feel like an alien': A man restarts his life after 30 years in prison
Robert Francis is one of 210 people given a second chance after the state's highest court ruled that those under 21 can’t be sentenced to life without parole. Over the...
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BSO musicians rally in support of embattled director
Musicians with the Boston Symphony Orchestra gathered Tuesday on the steps of Symphony Hall to support their embattled music director Andris Nelsons.
Grace Givertz bids love goodbye on her cinematic folk album
The Boston singer-songwriter explores interracial dating and the end of her first real relationship on her sophomore album, “Midnight Feature.”
Bell’s first phone call made history 150 years ago in Boston
On March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell revolutionized the way we communicate when the first discernible human voice traveled over wire from one person to another.
After 10 days stranded in the Middle East, Mass. resident is back home
A Hingham family is back from the Middle East after being stuck there for more than a week due to airports being shut down amid the U.S. war in Iran.
For a Kurdish family in Maine, hopes of regime change in Iran
“There are millions of Kurds within Iran ready for this moment,” said Hawreh Haddadi.
The steak of the future may be growing in a Woburn office park
Cultivated meat has been promised as a solution to the climate impacts of the meat industry for over a decade. The industry has had a few false starts, and thus...
Mass. close to reaching 'no kill' animal shelter status
Best Friends Animal Society says if 300 more dogs and cats are adopted this year in Massachusetts, it'll become what the organization refers to as a "no kill" state. That...
How Cape Cod and southeastern Mass. are coping after Monday's monster blizzard
Tuesday was a day for digging out in southeast Massachusetts. With widespread power outages, people gathered at fire stations and school gymnasiums to get warm and share their stories.
As war grinds on, local Ukrainians keep art tradition alive
Tuesday marks four years since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began. In Massachusetts, Ukrainian Americans support their homeland with an ancient and traditional folk art form that is a...
In Boston blizzard, some find joy in the snow
Amid a generational blizzard, most people in the region hunkered down inside to escape the cold and wind. But a few Bostonians saw an opportunity for fun.
A year after tragedy, the Skating Club of Boston has something to cheer for at the Winter Olympics
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston died in a January 2025 plane crash. One year later, families and friends gathered to watch as fellow club skaters took to...
Aggressive tactics by ICE are a central issue in Maine's U.S. Senate race
For three decades, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has counted on Maine’s independent voters to send her to Washington, even as the state has trended more Democratic. This year, in a...
The Lily Jean sinks in frigid waters, and Gloucester is once again a fishing community in mourning
The Gloucester community knows the grief of losing the lives of those who set out from the country's oldest fishing port to sea. "It's one of the most dangerous, treacherous...
As arctic cold grips Boston, volunteer group brings help to people sleeping outdoors
Dozens of volunteers from the group known as COPE hand out food, clothing and other supplies. People who are unhoused, many of them sleeping out in the cold, have come...
Maine leaders react cautiously to end of ICE crackdown
Local officials and advocates in Maine are reacting cautiously after hearing ICE may wind down its "enhanced" operations in Maine.