Prior to the 1979 revolution, the Iranian singer and actor was a pop superstar. But she was jailed by the Islamic Republic and forced to agree to never sing or perform in public.

A proposal by Democratic activists in New Hampshire to lower property taxes by imposing a state income tax has prompted death ...

Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No ...

As the games conclude this weekend, CBC Sports Digital host and Paralympian Allison Lang reflects on the importance of the Paralympic Movement.

Intellectual property law experts Bhamati Viswanathan, a senior visitor at University of Cambridge Law School, and Peter Karol, a Suffolk Law professor, join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the case ...

Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by a U.S. attack at the beginning of the conflict.

Fran Kolenik, the owner of Drive-By Pies in Brookline, says Pi Day — aka March 14 — is the second-busiest day of the year for her bake shop.

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology historian of science and technology takes us back to Alexander Graham Bell's famous first telephone call on March 10, 1876.

A documentary up for an Academy Award on Sunday night shines a different light on the epidemic of school shootings in America.

GBH's leader told the Boston Globe the organization would be open to a merger with WBUR, its competitor. However, WBUR's CEO said in a statement there are no plans.

March 13 is "Pi Day," a celebration of the irrational number Pi. Six-time USA Memory champion Nelson Dellis has memorized hundreds of Pi digits. He talks about how, and other techniques to improve ...

With March Madness getting underway this week, what makes a good bracket? Does a scientific approach really give you a better chance than someone just picking their favorite mascots? Host Lisa Mullins ...