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Childsplay, a world-class band of fiddlers that's made music for three decades, will hold its final performances Sunday, November 24. They'll be joined by artistic director Bob Childs, who made the all of the group's violins and violas (Courtesy of Dylan Ladds).

Fiddle Maker Reflects On Three Decades Of Childsplay Performances

This Sunday, a world-class band of fiddlers that's made music around New England for three decades will hold its final performances at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge.

The ARTery

05:16Nov 22, 2019

Dr. Sheila Nutt holding two outfits worn by Pan Am stewardesses in the 70's and 80's. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'The World Is Open To You': Former Flight Attendant Reflects On Helping Break Pan Am’s Color Barrier 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago, Dr. Sheila Nutt was part of what she calls the "Blackbirds," the first women of color to become flight attendants on U.S. carriers.

WBUR News

06:27Nov 21, 2019

New Democratic presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick campaigns Thursday at The Bridge Cafe in Manchester, N.H. (Charles Krupa/AP)

Deval Patrick: 'I've Wanted To Be In From The Beginning'

Plus: Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls for a criminal justice overhaul.

WBUR News

04:53Nov 14, 2019

Lt. Jason Menard. (Courtesy of Worcester Fire Department)

Worcester Firefighter Killed In 4-Alarm Blaze

Lt. Jason Menard had been a member of the Worcester fire department since 2010, the department said. He is survived by his wife, Tina, and three children.

WBUR News

02:59Nov 13, 2019

Protesters held signs outside Boston Medical Center during first lady Melania Trump's visit on Wednesday. (Shannon Dooling/WBUR)

As First Lady Visits Boston Medical Center, Some Protest Outside The Hospital

Many of the protesters -- several of whom are employees -- said they gathered outside the hospital primarily to show their support for patients who may feel uncomfortable with the...

CommonHealth

02:03Nov 6, 2019

Massachusetts State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin faces reporters during a news conference on April 2, 2018, at the State House in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP)

Head Of State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin Is Stepping Down

The 25-year veteran of the force -- appointed by Gov. Charlie Baker in November 2017 to lead the embattled agency as its superintendent and colonel -- is retiring, effective Nov....

WBUR News

04:50Nov 6, 2019

Boston U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments On Due Process For Students Accused Of Sexual Assault

The case, John Doe v. Boston College, involves a current male BC student accused of sexually assaulting a female BC student in November of 2018.

Edify

02:51Nov 5, 2019

How Elizabeth Warren's Medicare For All Proposal Works

WBUR's Fred Thys spoke with economists and health care experts about Warren's proposal to pay for her "Medicare for All" plan.

CommonHealth

04:24Nov 1, 2019

A woman whose last name is Smith, seen here in a family member's Massachusetts home, says she was sexually assaulted by a guard for Prisoner Transportation Services while being returned to the state for a probation violation. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Private Prison Transport Guard Mass. Woman Says Sexually Assaulted Her Gets No More Jail Time

Jermaine Taylor was charged with felony sexual assault, but pleaded down to a lesser charge -- securing the woman's handcuffs too tight.

WBUR News

03:18Nov 1, 2019

Business was bustling during the lunchtime rush at Out of Town News. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'Just Such A Landmark': Customers Lament Closing of Harvard Square's Out Of Town News

On Thursday, Out of Town News will close -- officially and permanently, although it's already gone dark. Earlier this month, the shelves that Mohammad Rahman had stocked with broadsheets and...

WBUR News

05:09Oct 30, 2019

Indictment Of Woman In Boyfriend's Boston Suicide Highlights Need For Coerced Suicide Law, Says Legislator

The case of a young woman indicted this month for involuntary manslaughter in connection with her boyfriend's suicide in Boston highlights the murky legal waters around such cases.

WBUR News

04:51Oct 29, 2019

Chaim Bloom Is The New Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer

Bloom replaces Dave Dombrowski, the Sox's president of baseball operations for the last four years. Team owners let Dombrowski go last month.

WBUR News

03:57Oct 28, 2019

In this file photo, Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins speaks during a news conference in April in Boston. (Alanna Durkin Richer/AP)

Former BC Student Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Suicide Death Of Boyfriend

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins announced Monday that 21-year-old Inyoung You has been indicted by a grand jury in the death of her boyfriend Alexander Urtula.

WBUR News

02:47Oct 28, 2019

Jamila Woods at WBUR. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Jamila Woods Archives Blackness In 'Legacy! Legacy!'

Poet and musician extraordinaire Jamila Woods came by The ARTery before her performance at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to discuss her latest album "Legacy! Legacy!" and why she seeks...

The ARTery

07:35Oct 24, 2019

'A Turning Point' In The Fight Against Alzheimer's? Biogen Applies For FDA Approval Of Previously-Dropped Drug

Dr. Al Sandrock, chief medical officer at Biogen, spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about new data that led the biotech giant to submit for approval an...

WBUR News

03:58Oct 22, 2019

Wheelock College President David Chard in his office. (Max Larkin/WBUR)

Leader Of Merged BU-Wheelock Education School On What Lessons The Merger Brings

David Chard, former president of Wheelock College, told us about the highs and lows of the school's merger with Boston University and what other schools might take from it.

Edify

06:04Oct 22, 2019

WBUR's All Things Considered Broadcast: Oct. 22, 2019

WBUR's All Things Considered broadcast.

All Things Considered

149:59Oct 22, 2019

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks during a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Cummings says government officials must stop making “hateful, incendiary comments’’ that only to serve to divide and distract the nation from its real problems, including mass shootings and white supremacy. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Rep. Ayanna Pressley On The Death of Rep. Elijah Cummings

Democratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings died Thursday at 68.

WBUR News

04:12Oct 17, 2019

In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia, left, speaks beside his attorney Kevin Reddington outside the federal courthouse in Boston. (Philip Marcelo/AP File Photo)

Fall River Mayor Announces Leave Of Absence, Says He Will Keep Title And Salary

Correia is taking this leave of absence as he faces two federal indictments on charges such as fraud, bribery and extortion.

Radio Boston

09:27Oct 15, 2019

Esther Duflo, left, and Abhijit Banerjee speak during a news conference at MIT on Monday. Banerjee and Duflo, along with Harvard's Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics for pioneering new ways to alleviate global poverty. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

Harvard And MIT Economists Win Nobel For Breakthrough Improving Lives Of Poor

MIT's Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, along with Harvard's Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics.

Edify

02:59Oct 14, 2019

BBC Newsday

Fiddle Maker Reflects On Three Decades Of Childsplay Performances

'The World Is Open To You': Former Flight Attendant Reflects On Helping Break Pan Am’s Color Barrier 50 Years Ago

Deval Patrick: 'I've Wanted To Be In From The Beginning'

Worcester Firefighter Killed In 4-Alarm Blaze

As First Lady Visits Boston Medical Center, Some Protest Outside The Hospital

Head Of State Police Col. Kerry Gilpin Is Stepping Down

Boston U.S. Appeals Court Hears Arguments On Due Process For Students Accused Of Sexual Assault

How Elizabeth Warren's Medicare For All Proposal Works

Private Prison Transport Guard Mass. Woman Says Sexually Assaulted Her Gets No More Jail Time

'Just Such A Landmark': Customers Lament Closing of Harvard Square's Out Of Town News

Indictment Of Woman In Boyfriend's Boston Suicide Highlights Need For Coerced Suicide Law, Says Legislator

Chaim Bloom Is The New Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer

Former BC Student Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In Suicide Death Of Boyfriend

Jamila Woods Archives Blackness In 'Legacy! Legacy!'

'A Turning Point' In The Fight Against Alzheimer's? Biogen Applies For FDA Approval Of Previously-Dropped Drug

Leader Of Merged BU-Wheelock Education School On What Lessons The Merger Brings

WBUR's All Things Considered Broadcast: Oct. 22, 2019

Rep. Ayanna Pressley On The Death of Rep. Elijah Cummings

Fall River Mayor Announces Leave Of Absence, Says He Will Keep Title And Salary

Harvard And MIT Economists Win Nobel For Breakthrough Improving Lives Of Poor