The White House press pool is at the center of a free speech battle between President Donald Trump and news outlets.

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...

After nearly a week of deliberations and a last-ditch appeal from the defense to the Supreme Judicial Court, the jury of nine women and three men failed to reach a verdict as to whether Lindsay Clancy...

Why the AI buildout (probably) can’t be stopped.

If you haven't already voted by mail or during early voting, Tuesday is the day to cast your ballot. Polls are open across the Commonwealth and won't close until 8 p.m.

The Trump administration plans to purchase robot dogs made by a Massachusetts company for its immigration enforcement operations. ICE wants to spend up to $2 million on the robots known as "Spot" — a ...

A renowned scientist at UMass Chan Medical School is moving his lab to Canada. The Canadian government named RNA researcher Phillip Zamore among the first recipients of awards that will total more tha...

Trailing Dolly Parton around the world, I witnessed so many small moments in which she’d gracefully own her power without the slightest hint of fight.

White sharks have swum through Maine waters forever, but until recent years, near-shore sightings were rare. A rash of recent sightings has led to temporary beach closures and surveillance measures al...

Whether you're headed to the Lansdowne area for a ballgame, concert or just fun in the neighborhood, here's how to get around Fenway Park, with tips on places to park, eat and use the restroom while y...

The father of a man serving on the USS Abraham Lincoln has been arrested by immigration authorities.

A Springfield public school intends to partner with a for-profit education company to bring AI into a classroom this September. The teachers' union is threatening legal action if the pilot program isn...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were at Logan Airport Tuesday to welcome a traffic cone that flew first class to the state. Yes, really.

One of the marquee matches of the World Cup's group stages happens Friday at "Boston Stadium" as the region continues to celebrate with fans from across the world.

With droves of visitors from across the globe expected to come to our fair region this summer for the World Cup and MA250, we asked readers what's the one thing not to miss. From the classics to local...

A Scottish man has been walking from Los Angeles to Boston since February to help raise awareness of men's mental health — and make it in time to watch Scotland's World Cup match against Haiti.

After months of hype, infighting, sticker shock and genuine cuteness, it's time to play soccer (excuse us, football). We're live blogging Saturday evening as Boston hosts its first World Cup match sin...

After months of hype, infighting, sticker shock and genuine cuteness, it's time to play soccer (excuse us, football). We're live blogging Saturday evening as Boston hosts its first World Cup match sin...

CNN founder Ted Turner, an outspoken and often outrageous television pioneer, has died at age 87. The network says Turner died Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises.

"Out of all the remarkable feats of engineering and technology that make space travel a reality, the greatest tool these astronauts have is being human," writes Sara Shukla.

From Boston's Public Garden to Darmouth's Parsons Reserve, here are the Massachusetts gardens with flowers in bloom this spring — and the best times to visit them.

For as little as $4.99, teenagers are uploading photos of their classmates’ faces to “nudify” sites to generate so-called deepfake pornographic pictures of them in an instant.

New interviews and closely guarded documents shed light on the persistent doubts about the head of OpenAI.

The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspaper journalism that sustained the company...

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 have a chance to use...

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 late March.

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world's

A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just for you.

The combination of pasty wet snow and whipping gusts left hundreds of thousands without power.

For eastern Massachusetts and the Boston area, the high-impact storm is bringing heavy snow, blizzard conditions, power outages as well as coastal wind and flooding.

Wind gusts of 49 mph were reported at Logan Airport just before 6 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The agency predicted the highest wind gusts will blow between 4 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monda...

Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter

While the interview didn't air during Monday's broadcast, "The Late Show" has made it available to watch on YouTube.

Earlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New...

A century ago, beavers were basically extinct in Massachusetts. Now, their numbers are in the tens of thousands. It all started with an ill-fated love triangle involving three beavers named Paul Bunyan, Paula Bunyan and Big Swede.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday to study the idea of allowing single-stair construction for certain residential buildings higher than three stories. Currently, state...

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

At apparel manufacturer American Roots in Westbrook, Maine, staff and community volunteers are trying to protect immigrant workers by standing watch as they arrive and leave for the day.

Across southern New England, the storm dumped snow rapidly, falling at a rate of nearly 4 inches per hour on Sunday. Another 1-5 inches is forecast for Massachusetts towns and cities on Monday.

A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.