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Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Detained Immediately Upon Return To Moscow After Poisoning

Prominent Russian dissident Alexei Navalny had been recuperating in Germany from a poisoning traced back to Russian labs in August.

Look For Intent When Comparing The Capitol Mob To Black Lives Matter, Historian Says

Some on the right have compared the violence of the insurrection to what happened last year at Black Lives Matter protests.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Local Faith Leaders Say His Dream Is Still Far Away

"We have so much further to go," said one pastor about what Americans must do to advance King's legacy of work toward racial justice.

MGH Infectious Disease Doctor Discusses Mass.' 1st Confirmed Case Of New COVID-19 Variant

Jacob Lemieux, an MGH infectious disease doctor, joined Morning Edition to discuss the variant of the coronavirus and its implications for Massachusetts residents.

Families Of Prisoners Hospitalized With COVID Often Cannot Get Critical Details

Many families scramble to find out about the health of an incarcerated loved one, often relying on information from other prisoners. And some families say the problem has worsened during...

In LA, 10 People Test Positive For COVID-19 Every Minute. How Can LA Control The Surge?

Every minute, on average, 10 people in LA County test positive for COVID-19. Hospitals are overwhelmed. Can Los Angeles get control of the surge?

First Case Of New COVID Variant Confirmed In Mass.

A Boston woman in her 20s who recently traveled to the United Kingdom has contracted a variant of COVID-19 that is thought to be more contagious than most cases of...

Kremlin Critic Navalny Detained After Landing In Moscow

Navalny had spent the previous five months in Germany recovering from a nerve agent attack that he blamed on the Kremlin, and the prison service earlier said that his being...

Mass. Political Influence Grows With A Democrat Headed Back To The White House

Beyond the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation, there are a few Bay State natives who will have a measure of influence on the Biden administration.

Roxbury Pastor On MLK Day This Year: 'We Are Called In This Moment To Step Up To This Moment'

Reverend Willie Bodrick II is the senior pastor at the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s home church for a stretch in the early 1950s....

Two Harvard Faculty Members Tapped For Biden Administration

Wendy Sherman and Samantha Power, both Harvard Kennedy School faculty members, have been chosen by President-elect Joe Biden to fill senior government positions.

Federal Prisons On Lockdown In Run-Up To Biden Inauguration

Federal prisons across the U.S. have been placed on lockdown as officials aim to quell any potential violence that could arise in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on...

'It's Been Erased': Stockbridge Mohicans Retell, Reclaim Their Story In Berkshires

The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians today are based in Wisconsin. But their homeland spanned the Housatonic and Hudson river valleys, and stretched from Manhattan to northern Vermont. Over the...

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07:54Jan 16, 2021

Members of the Washington National Guard stand at a sundial near the Legislative Building, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Governors in some states have called out the National Guard, declared states of emergency and closed their capitols over concerns about potentially violent protests. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

Journalists Prepare For Protests Where They Could Be Targets

With protests planned at state capitols across the country, news organizations are planning in case they descend into the type of chaos that enveloped the U.S. Capitol last week.

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Jan 16, 2021

In this April 18, 2011 photo, runners gather at the athletes village prior to the 115th running of the Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Mass. Organizers of the marathon, postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic, have launched a virtual Athletes' Village in 2020 to reproduce at least some of the camaraderie of the real thing. (Stew Milne/AP)

Long Road To Normalcy: Virtual Village Connects Marathoners

Organizers of the Boston Marathon have launched a virtual Athletes’ Village to reproduce at least some of the camaraderie of the real thing.

WBUR News

Jan 16, 2021

Buttons and wrist bands were handed out to vaccine recipients at the Gillette Stadium Covid-19 Vaccination Site. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Gillette Stadium Is Usually Busy In January. This Year, It's Because Of Vaccines

Organizers plan to vaccinate 5,000 people a day at the stadium as priority groups expand, and will eventually offer injections around the clock.

CommonHealth

Jan 15, 2021

15-year-old Kavita Trivedi of Cambridge is in the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts. (Courtesy Stephanie Mitchell)

'It Shows That I Have Perseverance': Cambridge Teen Becomes One Of The First Female Eagle Scouts

15-year-old Kavita Trivedi of Cambridge says when Boy Scouts of America started allowing girls in 2019, she set a goal of being in the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts.

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04:43Jan 15, 2021

Boston Police Department headquarters in 2018. (Joe Difazio for WBUR.)

Boston Will Pay Family $500,000 After Mistakenly Breaking Into Home On No-Knock Warrant

The federal lawsuit says the Regis family was asleep when Boston police officers used a battering ram to force open the apartment, handcuff the mother, father and 15-year-old girl at...

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Jan 15, 2021

Psilocybin mushrooms growing in the Netherlands. (Peter Dejong/AP Photo)

Somerville Is First Mass. Community To Move To Decriminalize Psychedelics

"This is just another tool in the tool box in terms of what we have available to help with many of the afflictions that are affecting society today," said City...

CommonHealth

Jan 15, 2021

Former Suffolk County Prosecutor Arrested On Rape, Burglary Charges

Investigators said Gary Zerola -- once named one of "People" magazine's most eligible bachelors -- had been wanted on a warrant issued out of Boston Municipal Court for rape and...

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Jan 15, 2021

Here & Now

Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny Detained Immediately Upon Return To Moscow After Poisoning

Look For Intent When Comparing The Capitol Mob To Black Lives Matter, Historian Says

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Local Faith Leaders Say His Dream Is Still Far Away

MGH Infectious Disease Doctor Discusses Mass.' 1st Confirmed Case Of New COVID-19 Variant

Families Of Prisoners Hospitalized With COVID Often Cannot Get Critical Details

In LA, 10 People Test Positive For COVID-19 Every Minute. How Can LA Control The Surge?

First Case Of New COVID Variant Confirmed In Mass.

Kremlin Critic Navalny Detained After Landing In Moscow

Mass. Political Influence Grows With A Democrat Headed Back To The White House

Roxbury Pastor On MLK Day This Year: 'We Are Called In This Moment To Step Up To This Moment'

Two Harvard Faculty Members Tapped For Biden Administration

Federal Prisons On Lockdown In Run-Up To Biden Inauguration

'It's Been Erased': Stockbridge Mohicans Retell, Reclaim Their Story In Berkshires

Journalists Prepare For Protests Where They Could Be Targets

Long Road To Normalcy: Virtual Village Connects Marathoners

Gillette Stadium Is Usually Busy In January. This Year, It's Because Of Vaccines

'It Shows That I Have Perseverance': Cambridge Teen Becomes One Of The First Female Eagle Scouts

Boston Will Pay Family $500,000 After Mistakenly Breaking Into Home On No-Knock Warrant

Somerville Is First Mass. Community To Move To Decriminalize Psychedelics

Former Suffolk County Prosecutor Arrested On Rape, Burglary Charges