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A sweep of repeat champions at 130th Boston Marathon
A tail wind helped propel runners from Hopkinton to Boston, with the men's champion breaking a 15-year-old course record by more than one minute.
New band explores the impact of the sugar trade on the world's music
The Sugar Road Band is the brainchild of Berklee College of Music professor Leo Blanco.
New documentary examines legacy of Henry David Thoreau beyond Walden
A new three-part documentary is set to premiere tonight on PBS. It looks at the life of Henry David Thoreau, from his upbringing in Massachusetts, his time living at Walden...
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...
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.
New Boston pro women’s soccer team kicks off inaugural season
Boston Legacy president Jennifer van Dijk spoke with Lynn Jolicoeur on WBUR's All Things Considered about how the club prepared for this moment and how it hopes to draw new...
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.
How Massachusetts snowboarder Jackie Hamwey prepped for her Paralympic debut
Jackie Hamwey spoke from Milan with WBUR All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about preparing for the Paralympic Games and what her goals are for the competition.
How musicians are keeping silent film traditions alive
When silent films first hit theaters in the early 1900s they were typically accompanied by live music. Bruce Vogt is one of the musicians keeping the tradition alive. He will...
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...
Rep. Bill Keating: Trump Administration 'oh for three' on reasons, objectives and end game of Iran war
Keating said he views his vote on the war powers resolution as a solemn and significant responsibility.
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...
Giving warmth and a charge on Cape Cod after the big storm
Eastham Public Library has been able to serve as a warming and charging center for area residents because it has a generator. And businesses including Atlantic Spice Shop in Truro...
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...
Plymouth was hit hard by Monday's blizzard. Here's how the town is digging out
The coastal town of Plymouth was walloped by Monday's blizzard, knocking out power to nearly 80% of the community. Town Manager Derek Brindisi joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss...
Officials say storm cleanup could go on for days. What it means for Tuesday's commute
Mass. Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joins WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins to talk about Monday's storm and what it means for Tuesday morning's commute. It comes as Gov....
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...
A look at the Wayland curling club where Olympic medalist Korey Dropkin learned the sport
Broomstones Curling Club president Rich Collier joins WBUR's All Thing Considered.
How 'slow birding' — a bird-watching method for novices — works
Bridget Butler, a Vermont birding business owner known as the "Bird Diva," explains how slow birding works and which birds hang around in the wintertime.
9-year-old Louis DiVito reports from the Super Bowl
3rd grader Louis DiVito is this year's Super Bowl "kid reporter."
A new art exhibit centers women's experiences of the Holocaust
At Brandeis University, the exhibit "Who Will Draw Our History?" features 10 female artists and their work depicting life during and after the Holocaust. "I'm really struck by their call...
Women's luge athlete from Mass. set to make history at Winter Olympics
Chevonne Forgan of Chelmsford is competing in her first Olympics, while her sport, women's doubles luge, is also making its Olympics debut.
South Shore nonprofit head laments loss of Haitian care workers with TPS in limbo
The Trump administration's efforts to end temporary protected status for people from Haiti has already resulted in a loss of workers in Massachusetts.
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.
‘Could happen anywhere’: Mayors gather in D.C. to discuss immigration enforcement in their cities
As the Trump administration comes under pressure to de-escalate the immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, mayors of both parties sounded alarms.
ICE operations in Maine are taking an emotional toll on the family and friends of those detained
ICE says its made than 200 arrests in Maine since expending operations in the state last week. And while the agency has said it's going after criminals, many of those...
Healey's new $63 billion budget, up 3.8%, would eliminate coverage for weight loss drugs
Healey’s spending plan comes as state revenues are growing. But her administration is contending with an uncertain economic outlook, a president who’s increasingly hostile toward Democratic states and a rising...