The agency inked the deal with Connecticut company Radeco, which modifies the original machines with military grade add-ons that include a robotic arm, thermal camera, and sensors for explosive materi...

To help control that most uncontrollable of factors — the weather — brides and grooms are turning to a higher power: witchcraft.

Before the John Hancock Tower was an architectural marvel — a gleaming rhomboid stretching nearly 800 feet above Boston’s Back Bay — it was architectural mayhem.

The move is the latest chapter in a partnership between one of the fastest growing AI companies and the dot-com era innovator.

The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world.

By early Thursday afternoon, immigration advocates in New Bedford had documented 34 ICE arrests this week around the South Coast, but some believe the number could be higher.

Famed chef Julia Child was a staple of the Cambridge area where she lived for 40 years.

Interviews with Chinese immigrants suggest the allure of the U.S. is being put to the test by a torrent of immigration restrictions under President Trump, and the emergence of China as the world’s sec...

The kerfuffle over a private birthday party at the Kennedy compound raises questions about who’s in charge at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute.

Former president Barack Obama criticized President Trump’s latest clash with mainstream media on Monday, arguing that barring news organizations from the White House because of unfavorable coverage cr...

The press pool is crucial to providing the public extensive coverage of the president.

The clan has been sorting out how the compound’s main house got rented out for a birthday bash for disgraced Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski.

The upcoming arrival of new Green Line trolleys is putting the T in a sticky position.

President Trump announced a ban on Friday on the outlets, whose coverage he deems unfair. The move will likely be challenged in court.

Outside of the recent summit on AI threats, Black leaders have taken an aggressive — if less apocalyptic — stance on AI safety.

Former US Representative Joseph Kennedy III on Thursday accused President Trump of appropriating the legacy of his late great uncle after Trump said the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ...

Because both have a lot of explaining to do.

Because the courts won’t allow Trump to put his name on the Kennedy Center, he is doing everything in his power to shut it down.

It’s been here for years, flooding basements and spawning clouds of mosquitoes in the most urban of landscapes.

The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...

Three days into a pilot program with the Boston Police Department, city officials realized Flock Safety had been distributing data it promised not to share with external law enforcement agencies, acco...

Profiles, storytelling and insightful conversations, hosted by David Remnick.

In a 3,800-word essay, Dario Amodei laid out the rapidly advancing capabilities of artificial intelligence and said there needed to be greater safety controls across the industry.

With details of the tragedy still unfolding that bright September day, the Globe raced to produce a special edition that was printed just five hours after the attacks began and was on newsstands befor...

The U.S. marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Events will honor those lost, at a time when Americans are divided about the meaning and legacy of the terrorist attacks.

Boston Globe editor Brian McGrory will not be returning to Boston University. McGrory, who took a two-year leave of absence as chair of BU’s journalism department in December 2025, told the G…

110 likes, 6 comments - wbur on September 8, 2026: "The fare gates installed at South Station in late 2025 are supposed to help ensure commuter rail passengers are paying for tickets. But on rainy or ...

On rainy or snowy days, some of the new machines at South Station are not in service: They’re covered in black, snug-fitting tarps.

I know. $2b is a shocking number. Now consider that that’s the price of the contract given to a political insider for a courthouse in Springfield. Outraged? Me too. It’s time for Massachusetts to st...

Lindsay Clancy was put on trial for murder after killing her three children. The Duxbury woman's defense says she was experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time so should not be held criminally responsible for her actions. And after weeks of testimony, the jury was deadlocked.

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After years of pharmacy closures, CVS returned to Roxbury with a stripped-down store focused only on prescriptions and health care.

For many years she was the face of the women's movement.

In closing arguments of the federal corruption trial, prosecutors and the defense agreed on one thing: This case comes down to a question of greed in cannabis investing.

Michael Minogue’s victory comes after a bitter primary battle with Brian Shortsleeve, a fellow businessman and military veteran who served in Republican Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration.

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Ed Markey has won the Massachusetts Democratic primary for his seat. The veteran progressive fended off a challenge from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, who had called for a new generation...

"I'm looking at all of these older politicians and think we need new blood," said Ann Steeves of Burlington, in a message often heard

The star prosecution witness in the federal corruption trial of Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins read aloud intensely private texts and emails the two exchanged over the years, writing at one po...

The emailed and posted alert, sent out to Harvard community members at around 9:45 a.m., said university, city and Massachusetts State Police were scouring the area around 124 Mount Auburn Street for ...

In blue Massachusetts, the primaries are often the most decisive component of the election cycle. And there are several subplots to watch.

Longtime Baker adviser and GOP consultant Jim Conroy said for Republican candidates, there’s “certainly room” to talk about secure borders and the need for immigration reform. But he says criticizing ...

When a prosecutor asked Ascend Wellness chief Frank Perullo if he was following the company's written code of conduct when agreeing to sell shares to Tompkins, Perullo said: “I was not."

State election data as of Thursday showed more than 468,000 early votes had been cast ahead of next Tuesday’s primary election, reflecting about 9% turnout so far.

As the days dwindle before the Democratic primary, both incumbent Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Seth Moulton are crisscrossing the state, hammering home the campaign themes they think will carry them to the...

While riders contend with shuttle buses and inconvenience during the Orange Line shutdown, the T is trying to get done in a week and a half what officials estimate would have taken two months without ...

In opening statements, the prosecution highlighted Frank Perullo, co-founder and president of Ascend Wellness, as their key witness -- and revealed he has an immunity agreement with the government.