State lawmakers have made no secret of their contempt for large numbers of ballot questions that circumvent the normal process of legislating on Beacon Hill.

Lawmakers are expected to approve the compromise budget Wednesday — the first day of the new fiscal year, making it once ...

At Project Citizenship, Gail Breslow and her team help immigrants apply for U.S. citizenship, a process that has become ...

Bounce fruit off your biceps by flexing to the beat. Shout in time to communicate with an alien. Catch pudding molds with ...

From the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to a Frederick Douglass tribute, here are five events to check out this weekend.

This year, the nation's 250th birthday, has been busy for historical reenactors. And in a time when how history is taught is ...

New York Mets Bobby Bonilla busts out of his hitting slump with this swing, to give him a grand slam against the San Francisco Giants in the second inning, June 1, 1992 at New Yor ...

Update: Haverhill city officials said they're "breathing a sigh of relief," as the flow of raw sewage into the Merrimack River has ceased. Next week, they'll begin to investigate what caused the ...

An ambitious program to start up new nuclear reactors is bearing fruit. But some are worried about safety shortcuts. NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reports. This segment airs on July 1, 2026. Audio will be ...

After violence in Brockton marred the aftermath of Cape Verde's two most recent World Cup matches, the city's mayor is enacting a curfew Friday after the team's match against Argentina.

More people are having encounters with black bears as their habitat shrinks and they have more offspring. Now people are adjusting to coexistence with bears. Caroline Eggers from WPLN and the ...

Ages ago, before humans lived in North America, a space rock pierced the atmosphere and screamed in a blaze of light toward the surface of the Earth.