More than 4,000 nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital are set to strike on July 8. Leaders at the hospital, owned by Mass General Brigham, met with union members Thursday but failed to reach a ...

The U.S. Marshal's Office in Massachusetts is marking the nation's 250th birthday by working with local law enforcement to aggressively arrest accused violent criminal offenders.

America is celebrating it's 250th anniversary this year, but its only been about 160 years since the 13th Amendment was passed, abolishing slavery.

Revolutionary reenactor Jeremiah Poope took host Robin Young on an 11-stop tour of some of Boston's most iconic revolutionary landmarks ...

The Turtle submarine, invented during the Revolutionary War, was the first submarine used in combat. Alan Yu of WHYY's The Pulse reports how it revolutionized war and why former President George ...

Acclaimed artist and activist Ai Weiwei has often encountered censorship and surveillance throughout his career.

In 1976, a white man attacked a young Black lawyer with an American flag in downtown Boston. It's a moment captured in an iconic award-winning photo known as "The Soiling of Old Glory." Fifty years ...

When filmmaker David McCourt's grandfather came to the U.S. and landed a job, he considered himself neither rich nor poor and thus, in his estimation, had achieved the American dream.

OpenAI, the company behind the popularly artificial intelligence model ChatGPT, is discussing giving a 5% stake in the company to the U.S. government. For a look at why and what that could mean for ...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate it's 250th Fourth of July, how are Indigenous communities viewing the celebrations and U.S. history? Host Scott Tong puts that question and more to Levi Rickert, the ...

There are just three spots left in the Round of 16. Can Cape Verde continue its magical run? This segment airs on July 3, 2026. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

This segment airs on July 3, 2026. Audio will be available after the broadcast.