"Let the Record Show" covers historical Supreme Court cases.

A multinational group meets this week at NATO headquarters in Belgium to discuss protections for civilians during combat. Even though the U.S. co-founded this effort, no American delegation will be in...

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

Join the No Kings coalition for this call to learn how you can take action wherever you are to protect our elections this fall. We’ll cover how to get out the vote, the importance of voting early, pol...

Guess whose side he's on?

From intense psychological trauma to exposure to neurotoxic dust, first responders at Ground Zero continue to confront significant physical and mental health risks.

A Long Island doctor once treated 9/11 responders who were dying. Now she’s a reporter and trying to figure out why the illnesses haven’t stopped.

The Justice Department wants the Supreme Court to allow a mail voting rule to take effect, despite missing components to the rule.

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Libraries can help you with marketing analytics that will contribute to the success of your business.

Chicago Public Library tells patrons exactly what they’ve saved. I’ve become obsessed with running up the score.

By Off the Shelf Correspondent Jen Fries. An acquaintance of mine, poet and columnist Doug Holder, recently posed a question on social media: Have you ever been a regular, and what does that mean to y...

Microplastics in waterways and soil are fueling calls to reduce the pervasiveness of plastic in agriculture.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters gather on the National Mall in Washington for the 2026 “Defend the Vote” March on Washington, calling for voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midter...

Small old-fashioned phone boxes are on display throughout Somerville to pay tribute to one of the city's most unique milestones.

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Tremont Street, Boston, in June, collage on board, detail. I used to work down there. An acquaintance of mine, poet and columnist Doug Holder, recently posed a question on social media: Have you ev…

Page 56 of Trump’s proposed budget calls for the destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The ONLY source of federal funding for libraries.

Time again for the most relaxed art fair event of the year. If you are in or near Somerville, MA, come tour the front porches and yards of the city’s artists. I’ll be showing a selection of works i…

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Join us for our latest FOIA Forum where we teach you how to pry records from the government.

Smokey Bear isn’t just a symbol. He’s a reminder that protecting against wildfires relies on all of us, including supporting wildfire science, which is being taken from us. And President Trump’s plan to diminish our knowledge about wildfires—especially going into a super El Niño year with significant drought risk—isn’t smart.

Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said the DOJ seeks to “clean nearly 1 million dirty voter names from California’s voter rolls."

After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue. But eight mo...

Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect, to provide only his most widely agreed-upon list of occupations.

The website and a YouTube page were updated Monday, but President Donald Trump’s name remained on the building’s exterior as a court-ordered deadline approached.

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Hi, everyone! Yesterday was cold and damp. Today is expected to be milder and drier. We had lots of Open Studios fun yesterday, and I hope we’ll have even more today. Remember, I am No. 119 o…