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Israeli journalist explores the divide in the American Jewish community
Romy Neumark, an Israeli journalist and a lecturer at Harvard, explores the divide within the American Jewish community in the new podcast "My Home Fronts."
The delightfully grim work of illustrator Edward Gorey on display at Harvard
An exhibit at Harvard's Houghton Library showcases the work of the macabre illustrator Edward Gorey, who attended the university in the 1940s.
Who shot the iconic Vietnam War 'Napalm Girl' photo? Film claims wrong photographer got the credit
The photographer credited with taking the photo, then an AP staff member, won the Pulitzer Prize for it. But a former AP editor says a freelance photographer took the picture....
Celtics kick off regular season with new faces against rival 76ers
Abby Chin, Celtics reporter for NBC Sports Boston, joins WBUR's All Things Considered to preview tonight's game and tell us more about the new editions.
Sen. Markey on his age and challenger: 'I feel more energized than ever'
U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton, 46, will challenge Sen. Ed Markey, 79, in the primary next September. Moulton has made Markey's age a main sticking point in this race but Markey...
Why Moulton thinks age is the key in challenging Markey for his Senate seat
In the latest sign of a generational split inside the Democratic Party, Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton said he will challenge Sen. Ed Markey in the primary next September.
Gazan father and 2 children build new life in Mass. after losing family members in war
Jaser AbuMousa lost his wife, two of his children, a nephew and other family members in an Israeli airstrike on his home a week after the war started in 2023....
How the government shutdown led to more elderly patients in Mass. hospitals
Dr. Stephen Dorner, a leader for Mass General Brigham's home hospital program, discusses the impact of the government shutdown.
Rep. Jim McGovern on the potential government shutdown
Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern joined Deborah Becker on WBUR's All Things Considered to talk about the looming shutdown and concerns for constituents.
Federal judge in Boston says Trump administration intentionally chilled free speech of international students
Judge William Young said Trump administration officials collaborated to deprive students of their free speech rights, targeting international students who had spoken out in support of Palestinians and against Israel's...
Andre StrongBearHeart is reviving Indigenous culture and decolonizing the land
The Nipmuc cultural steward teaches traditional Indigenous arts and advocates for Indigenous communities to be able to access, and even help manage, conservation land.
Quincy mayor apologizes for, then defends comments about clergy sexual abuse
Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch has defended comments he made this week that the clergy sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Archdiocese of Boston in the early 2000s was more about...
How one college professor uses AI in the classroom
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Teddy Svoronos is mostly optimistic on the benefits of AI in higher education.
Local orgs pick up the slack after feds slash suicide hotline funding
Local suicide prevention organizations are trying to fill a gap left by President Trump's policies. Reporter Paul C. Kelly Campos takes us inside a group based in Fall River that's...
Fall River CEO warns Trump’s trade war is backfiring on U.S. factories
Trump’s trade war is hitting home in Fall River. The CEO of a linen company warns that tariffs are hurting American factories.
'A Something Overtakes the Mind': Exhibit at Emily Dickinson Museum combines poet's words, objects
Matt Donovan and Ligia Bouton created an exhibit that uses fragments of Emily Dickinson's poems and belongings to create a sense of the poet's mysterious work.
Scientists discover fresh water reserve under seafloor off of Cape Cod
Scientists have long suspected there were aquifers below the ocean floor. But where they are and how they got there is a mystery.
Former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson on the road ahead for Wu
After yesterday preliminary election, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is a step closer to re-election.
New Bedford-area immigrants claim poor treatment during ICE detention
Reporters at The New Bedford Light are documenting the stories of some of the 50-plus immigrants from the New Bedford area they've found have been detained by ICE, and in...
For international students, it's back to school but not back to normal
New hurdles by the Trump administration are unnerving some international students hoping to make it back to campus.
Boston ICE director says agency is 'not backing down,' after Wu refuses federal request
On Tuesday, the mayor said the city will not comply with the federal government's recent demands to expand the city's policies to work with immigration enforcement.
Salem superintendent shares how his schools went phone free
Massachusetts is close to passing a statewide ban on phones in public schools. Superintendent Stephen Zrike shares what worked in Salem.
South Shore nonprofit that serves adults with disabilities fears losing Haitian workers
Marshfield-based Road to Responsibility runs 52 group homes. Twelve percent of its workers are Haitians who are in the U.S. on Temporary Protected Status, a legal protection the Trump administration...
'We’re willfully blinding ourselves': Mass. researchers worry as federal environmental data disappears
Researchers and nonprofit leaders warn the pullback of federal data collection and reporting could harm efforts to help areas exposed to the greatest risks from pollution and climate change, and...
Democrats hesitant to condemn Sheriff Tompkins, a party fixture, as he faces federal charges
Tompkins' image took a big hit last week when FBI agents arrested him in Florida and federal prosecutors charged him with extorting a local cannabis business. But the sheriff's fellow...
Amid Red Line car seizure, Eng says the T's relationship with the feds is strong
MBTA General Manager Phil Eng tells WBUR's Morning Edition he isn’t concerned about the federal holdup of Red Line cars.
Norfolk jail culinary program helps incarcerated men cook up new skills for a better life
The program at Norfolk County Correctional Center, run by The Snapchef Foundation, provides men with eight weeks of kitchen and online learning, as well as support to get hired in...
New YA book follows 3 LGBTQ teens on an adventure in 19th century Mass.
The new young adult book “Devils Like Us” is an LGBTQ coming-of-age story. Three characters named Cas, Remy and Finn go on an adventure that takes them to sea.
Suffolk County sheriff arrested by FBI, charged with extortion related to a Boston cannabis business
Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a cannabis executive into returning $50,000 he'd invested in shares of the company....
Experts warn poor air quality might be here to stay in the Northeast
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is triggering health warnings across Massachusetts. Learn what doctors say about air quality risks, who’s most vulnerable, and when to avoid outdoor activity.
Medford City Council passes sweeping divestment ordinance
If enacted, Medford's divestment vote would cut off city funds from weapons manufacturers, fossil fuel companies and private prisons to champion human rights-focused investments, says City Council President Zac Bears.
'A national alarm bell': Texas Dems leave warning message as they depart Mass. amid walkout
For the past three days, Massachusetts has played host to a handful of Texas Democratic lawmakers who left their state to prevent a vote on a bill to redraw their...
He led one of the largest immigration raids in U.S. history. Here’s what he thinks 18 years later
One of the ICE agents behind the high-profile New Bedford raid spoke to WBUR's All Things Considered about where the immigration system stands almost two decades later.
Fire departments across Mass. fail to meet staffing standards, union survey shows
“It's putting the public in jeopardy. It's putting firefighters in jeopardy,” said Rich MacKinnon, president of Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts, which surveyed 182 unionized fire departments across the state....
Fired immigration judges say court system is under attack
“The very institutions that glue our society together are melting in front of our eyes. Our institutions are under attack,” said George Pappas, a judge who was fired this month...
Fall River fire lieutenant recalls 'sheer chaos' and rescues at assisted living facility fire
Lt. Paul Machado, a 30-year veteran of Fall River Fire Department who helped rescue elderly and disabled residents of Gabriel House by ladder, reflects on the tragedy.
Investigators probe if firefighter staffing contributed to Fall River fire devastation
As state and local authorities probe Sunday's deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility, a firefighter’s union is already claiming a shortage of firefighters may have played a...
Fall River mayor on fatal fire at assisted living facility
Fall River is mourning nine residents killed in a fire at an assisted living facility on Sunday night. More than 30 residents of Gabriel House were injured.
How a pause in federal education grants will impact Chelsea public schools
Chelsea Public Schools superintendent Dr. Almi Abeyta explains how a pause in federal grants will impact accelerated learning programs.