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A jury in Burlington rejected Jason Eaton's insanity defense today and found him guilty of attempting to kill three Palestinian men in 2023.

Climate change is making landslides more likely around the world.

What looks like a leopard, but is tinier than a house cat?

The cost of diesel has risen over 70% since the U.S. and Israel launched a war on Iran in February.

As fall kicks into high gear, it's a great time to get outside.

Drivers pulling up to the pump in parts of Detroit are paying $5.00 a gallon for regular gas — about $.50 more than the national average.

A group in Kenya is connecting expectant/new moms with a chatbot that can answer basic questions and connect them with a medical professional if needed.

The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.

As the calendar turns to fall tomorrow, we take a look at some of the buzzy books that are coming out.

The cost of transporting goods is also going up, and consumers will feel it.

Here & Now is in Alaska this week reporting on landslides and floods that are triggered by a rapidly changing climate.

Vice President JD Vance and other key republicans are campaigning in traditionally red states.

Major television networks are suspending their pool coverage of President Trump after he banned three outlets from covering the White House.

Hundreds of drones hit targets around Moscow ahead of Russia’s election on Monday.

Question 3 supporters have pulled in a growing number of mayors who’ve witnessed top-two elections up close.

While most of mid-week remains quiet and mainly dry, all eyes are turned toward the water, as a coastal storm is brewing for the end of the week.

Massachusetts charity leaders say the demand for food assistance is higher than ever, as residents brace for the Trump administration's upcoming cuts to the food assistance program SNAP.

Converse, based in Boston, has removed a social media ad after backlash over an image critics said evoked racist symbols.

The Red Sox lost 5-1 to the Tampa Bay Rays in their series finale, so couldn’t take care of things themselves.

Boston runners took part in the Charlie Card Challenge Friday night, a 6-mile race from Boston College all the way to Park Street to see if they can outrun the T.

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty looks into the devotion of white evangelical Americans to Donald Trump and the power of political Christianity.

Patrick Clancy gave his first televised interview on "60 Minutes" Sunday, following a mistrial in the murder case against his ex-wife, Lindsay Clancy, for killing their three children.

As the Massachusetts Legislature moves an important healthcare worker protection bill into a conference committee, they "are on the precipice of committing a grave injustice against our state's most vulnerable citizens," write Susan Senator and Maura Sull…

Ed Sheeran opened a concert in Philadelphia with comments about Gaza, saying what’s happening is “catastrophic and unjustifiable.”

Two major news networks’ journalists says they have been turned away from the White House.

Roman Anthony homered and drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox took a big step toward clinching an American League playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

The lone juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children said he was certain of her guilt, but that other jurors wouldn't listen to him, according to a statement released by his lawyer Friday.

The development will feature 150 apartments for seniors with low incomes, who will be able to access health care from visiting nurses and at a clinic on the property.

The state agency in charge of safety at the MBTA is now operating without federal oversight for the first time in four years.

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Tony Award-winning play is a wild ride.

Ecologist Kullu Suryawanshi has spent 20 years tracking one of the most elusive animals in the world, deep in the mountains of Asia.

Several studios in the Boston area host beginner classes for aspiring potters.

Stephon Gilmore is returning to New England on Friday to sign a one-day contract and retire as a member of the Patriots, the team he won his lone Super Bowl with to cap the 2018 season.

"Heists are generally bloodless crimes -- no one is killed or maimed -- which is perhaps why they are popular subjects of cultural fascination," writes Cog editor Cloe Axelson.

Stone lifting is a piece of Irish history that was mostly lost to time.

For public health officials, this week has been a bit of a split screen.

She wrote books characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature, including "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek," which won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1975.

For 19 years, Vernon Nichols has reset all of the locker combinations for Winslow Junior High School before the start of a new school year.

A recent report found that bad actors used AI to execute an attack in 10 hours that would have normally taken two weeks.

The album tells the story of a terrible year that began in the summer of 2023, when Peck nearly died of an overdose before a show.

Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell returned to work this week after being out for three months following a fall in his home.

People don't love talking about poop, but it may have played a crucial role in evolution.

Alaska's melting permafrost — frozen soil, rock and underground — is threatening the quality of life for many residents.

Paraguay has one of the fastest growing music industries in South America.

One rural county in Idaho that outright banned renewable development in 2024 is having second thoughts.

The Los Angeles Queens currently hold a commanding two-game lead over the San Francisco Firebells.

Almost everything has gotten more expensive in the past week.

After the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, one big question remains: Will District Attorney Tim Cruz retry the case — and if so, on what charges?

Blues singer and musician Susan Tedeschi got her start playing in Boston before going on to share the stage with acts like Bob Dylan, the Rollings Stones and the Allman Brothers.

Repealing the 1980 law doesn't guarantee the Red Line will be extended.