A Needham man is grateful for his cousin's release from Hamas captivity on Saturday morning. Needham resident Jason Greenberg told WBUR Weekend Edition host Sharon Brody that his cousin, Ofer Kalderon ...

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the politics of cruelty in the second Trump presidency.

Communities in Florida are banning fluoride from their water after critics of the practice are bolstered by a vague court decision and insufficient science on the practice. Molly Duerig from with ...

The club's chief executive, Doug Zeghibe, identified the skaters as 16-year-old Spencer Lane and 13-year-old Jinna Han. Their ...

After missing last year’s event due to illness, Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official state groundhog, is back and ready to make her ...

In February, six planets will align in the night sky — Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars — and be mostly visible to the naked eye. We find out how to see and more about ...

In 2017, there was a wave of protests opposing President Trump. But we aren't seeing that now. Where is everyone? Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with Leah Greenberg, the co-executive director of ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he won't collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a HPV vaccine if he's confirmed as the nation’s health secretary.

An independent review found a third-party Navy SEAL instructor lacked credentials for the Tufts lacrosse team’s strenuous workout, causing 24 hospitalizations.

Black Americans who were pioneers in the military, journalism and women’s sports called Boston home during the 19th century.

Climate change, especially warming winters, is linked to rising rat populations in cities, according to a new study. It found “significant” increases in rat numbers in places including Washington D.C.

An order from the Trump administration suspending federal funding for resettlement agencies leaves tens of thousands of ...