A judge has ordered the U.S. to release a father and 5-year-old son who were taken into custody during the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. A judge previously ruled that they could not be removed ...

The South Carolina measles outbreak is now bigger than last year's Texas outbreak and is happening as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

The partial government shutdown is a lot different from the record-long shutdown in the fall. That's mostly because the ...

Protesters gathered on Boston Common Saturday to demand Massachusetts end all cooperation with Immigration and Customs ...

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the role that restrictive zoning laws have played in the shortage of affordable housing ...

WBUR's Lynn Jolicoeur spoke with people who are unsheltered to ask how they're coping in the Arctic cold with the help of the volunteers.

The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot Lily Jean about 25 miles off Cape Ann. They located a debris field near where the alert was ...

A state juvenile court halted a DCF plan to send U.S.-born child to Guatemala. Emergency court filings also raised new concerns about the father’s alleged criminal history.

Lawyers say the Lyons memo undermines rights that legal advocacy groups try to help immigrants protect; they typically advise ...

O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992.

Since the ICE operation began, many immigrants in Lewiston have opted to avoid school, work and stores so as not to be ...

The Department of Justice on Friday released more than 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images in its files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.