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It's been 50 years since Pat Metheny released his first album in 1976.

Every day, 17 veterans die by suicide.

Fighting in Yemen reignited this summer, connected with the war in Iran, and experts say that is exacerbating a health and humanitarian crisis.

In "The Radiance," a writer who's also named Ayad Akhtar has an almost fatal bicycle accident that leaves him with a mysterious state of altered perception.

At a bitcoin bar in Washington, D.C., on a recent Saturday night, a pro-data center party welcomed hundreds of artificial intelligence fans who enjoyed a generative AI photo booth, data-themed drinks and speeches about the race against China.

A decade ago, a federal plan aimed to help the pollinators along their journey and offset habitat loss by planting strips of milkweed and wildflowers along Interstate 35.

Newly constructed homes now cost less than existing homes in many U.S. markets, reversing a years-long trend.

New York prosecutors have reopened an investigation that is raising questions about sexual assault on college campuses — and how universities handle such reports.

Election expert Tammy Patrick says there are "major changes happening in our election ecosystem," such as increased federal involvement in election administration.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu formally endorsed Gov.

Nuclear power is undergoing a "transition," a regional energy expert said, as New England looks anew to the technology to meet rising electricity demand.

Cruise's trademark intensity turns leaden and fatiguing in this heavy-handed satire — an endurance test disguised as black comedy.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is launching an 'AI fluency' initiative aimed at helping high school seniors understand how to use artificial intelligence and the tool's pitfalls.

Ascend Elements promised to change the way we recycle batteries.

Beginning Oct. 1, the amount of money states get from the federal government to run SNAP is getting sliced in half, due to changes made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The Yankees rolled to a 9-2 win over the Red Sox Wednesday night that completed a two-game sweep.

Both proponents and opponents agree the proposed change to a law that restricts tax revenues for Massachusetts would lead to the state providing more rebates, more frequently.

More than half of men under 50 in the U.S. have an open online sports book.

This year’s Question 1 would place the Legislature, as well as the governor’s office, under the state’s public records law.

An increasing number of people say they don't; that conversing with, confiding in, and sometimes falling in love with an artificial intelligence bot that "performs" empathy, but has none, is not only acceptable, but sometimes preferable.

New "AI-native" radiology practices claim to improve the efficiency of radiologists and, in some cases, better diagnose patients using artificial intelligence.

The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday to allow the Trump administration to resume deporting immigrants to countries they have no ties to.

The rapidly emerging El Niño in the Pacific has already tied for the hottest since records began 150 years ago — and it hasn’t even peaked yet.

Kansas is one of the states leading what's been a national drop in people able to get government food assistance or SNAP benefits.

Attorney General Andrea Campbell called the report “the first, full public accounting of the abuse, misconduct and institutional failures at the dioceses that allowed the abuse to happen.”

The reporting also found that ICE has lost track of the number of miscarriages happening in custody.

Part horror, part adventure, part suspense, it's also the story of a father-daughter relationship gone terribly wrong.

The Pentagon will be axing around 800 flag and general officer positions by next year.

Three hurricanes and one tropical storm have impacted the idyllic islands since mid-August.

The 530A Trump Account is meant to give families $1,000 to invest for their child.

A FlyDubai flight carrying around 180 passengers from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia early on Wednesday.

Jordan Neely, a homeless Black man, was killed on a subway train when 24-year-old white Marine Daniel Penny put him in a fatal chokehold.

The U.S. military has now left Iraq, after invading more than two decades ago in a war that has long since ended.

Department of Higher Education will require colleges and universities in Massachusetts to post a public notice of their 'risk of imminent closure" by Dec. 31 each year.

MIT computer scientist Sam Madden joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a report he co-authored that investigates the extent of AI use amongst MIT students.

Steve Koczela, president of MassINC Polling Group, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the survey's findings.

Leaders from all six New England states are gathering in Lowell on Wednesday for a one-day summit to discuss what role nuclear power could play in helping to meet the region's growing electricity demands.

The long-term care oversight law that Healey signed in 2024 already directs DPH to weigh an operator's out-of-state record and litigation when deciding whether to approve a nursing home acquisition.

Cam Schlittler pitched another playoff gem against the Boston Red Sox, and Ben Rice also burned their hometown team with a late grand slam and six RBIs as the New York Yankees opened the Wild Card Series rematch with a victory.

Plus, a festival of indie games and a special screening of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

The U.S.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Tuesday that his office has not yet decided whether there will be another trial for Lindsay Clancy.

El Niño has become an annual global climate phenomenon.

Broadway's Aaron Bartz, Erik Christopher Peterson and Cara Ricketts (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) headline a Jewish and Egyptian story about a high-stakes game of hide and seek.

Daraxonrasib, a drug developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, works by blocking the specific gene mutations thought to drive abnormal cell growth in pancreatic cancer.

In the town of Liberal, Kansas, immigration raids have sparked concerns among residents and businesses

The book centers around two stars of an Andy Warhol biopic and how they navigate what could be breakout roles.

Some tenants just want help from a human.

Investors purchase rare cards for hundreds of thousands and, in some cases, millions of dollars.

Elizabeth Acevedo's latest young adult book "Anger is Only a Shadow" tells the story of rebellious teen whose determination to stay out of juvenile detention is constantly tested.