The developer of a major Massachusetts offshore wind farm is suing its turbine manufacturer seeking to force it to stay with the project. Vineyard Wind filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Massachusetts against GE Renewables.
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No Boston Olympics co-founder Chris Dempsey and Scottish soccer commentator Rory Hamilton join WBUR's Morning Edition to weigh in on the politics and attitudes behind the price of train tickets...
Stephenson King Jr.’s three sisters, father and his father’s fiancé, spoke publicly for the first time at the GRANT A.M.E Church in Roxbury, alongside attorney Ben Crump. They were joined...
Boston and state officials are expanding efforts to crack down on outdoor substance use. The efforts are focused on the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, a hub...
Stephenson King Jr. was shot and killed by Boston police officer Nicholas O’Malley last month as he allegedly tried to evade capture in a stolen vehicle. O’Malley has been charged...
In a 129-25 vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit kids under the age of 14 from using social media and require 14- and...
Rollins, a Democrat, pulled papers Wednesday to formally announce her run for the office, Secretary of State William Galvin's office confirmed. The move comes less than three years after federal...
Lawrence City Attorney Timothy Houten said Wednesday the warrant was signed by a judge in Suffolk County, rather than Essex County, where Lawrence is located. The warrant was issued by...
Over weeks of hearings on a wave of potential 2026 ballot questions, exchanges between lawmakers and advocates veered from technical to tense. Lawmakers pushed back on what they described as...
Those poised to benefit most from Liberty Mutual Foundation's endowment are Boston-area nonprofits addressing its focus on housing stability, workforce development and climate resiliency.
Rep. Jake Auchincloss joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the two-week ceasefire deal in Iran.
Train tickets from Boston to Foxborough for the first five World Cup games at Gillette Stadium this June go on sale at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Here's what you need to...
A U.S. judge says a customs officer improperly canceled the visa of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. The case stems...
All three Republican gubernatorial candidates have blasted Gov. Maura Healey over the cost of living in Massachusetts. Public records show each owns at least one multi-million-dollar home and additional high-end...
A few months ago, Linda Button traveled to Seoul for a Hanmadang, a taekwondo festival. Button, a black belt, has been practicing for 20 years. At 68, she was one...
The Front Porch Arts Collective will perform staged readings of Kelundra Smith's new play. It draws on the 1881 Atlanta Washerwomen's Strike, one of the first major labor actions led...
Every spring, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission sets the state’s cost containment goals for the upcoming year. But the state has blown past the benchmark target for four consecutive years....
Massachusetts lawmakers announced a deal Monday on a marijuana industry reform bill that would restructure the state's Cannabis Control Commission and loosen several rules for local dispensaries and customers.
The plan cuts several city programs and grows spending by only 2%, less than the rate of inflation.
The pause follows weeks of public backlash by faculty members and others over the administration’s enforcement of a policy it defended as “content neutral.”
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is proposing a $4.9 billion budget for the next fiscal year, a 2% increase despite big jumps in health care costs and less federal funding.
Commuter rail tickets for the first five World Cup matches go on sale Wednesday. The roundtrip tickets are priced at $50 more than they were for the friendly match in...
Polymarket disclosed it blocked the wagering on the search for the missing military member about two hours after U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton posted a note of outrage on social media.
Since the Apollo missions in the late 1960s, NASA has relied on radio frequencies to communicate with astronauts in space. The Artemis II mission is the first time astronauts will...
Regular droughts are expected to play an increasingly big role in New England’s future due to climate change. So, what does that mean for your garden? WBUR spoke to Vandana...
Tight tax rules and growing expenses are putting Massachusetts communities in a fiscal bind.
The Sox have stumbled out to a 1-5 start to their 2026 campaign.
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Scott Kirsner, columnist for WBUR's editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about who is winning the race for autonomous cafes and what he thinks of the coffee.
The program was created over the summer as part of the state budget and has helped hundreds of immigrants facing deportation retain lawyers at no cost. Senate President Karen Spilka...
Lori Trahan, a member of the all-Democratic Massachusetts Congressional delegation, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the latest on the war in Iran