WBUR's Amelia Mason has begun her annual springtime search for our favorite local entry to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest, with the help of a panel of local collaborators.

Stephenson King Jr. was shot and killed by Boston police officer Nicholas O’Malley last month as he allegedly tried to evade ...

Rodney Chatman is out after five years as Brown police chief. Chatman was placed on administrative leave amidst concerns about security at Brown and the university’s emergency notification system in ...

In a 129-25 vote, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit kids under the age ...

In her lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Maine, Nichols alleges that the U.S. Army was aware before the shooting that Card's mental health was deteriorating and that he posed a significant risk ...

Starring Riz Ahmed, director Aneil Karia’s film is a ruthlessly stripped-down modernization of the Bard’s tale set in ...

Rollins, a Democrat, pulled papers Wednesday to formally announce her run for the office, Secretary of State William Galvin's office confirmed. The move comes less than three years after federal ...

Lawrence City Attorney Timothy Houten said Wednesday the warrant was signed by a judge in Suffolk County, rather than Essex County, where Lawrence is located. The warrant was issued by the Attorney ...

As electricity costs rise, people are more interested than ever in having a say in who sets their water and energy rates.

President Trump is celebrating the two-week ceasefire that the U.S. and Iran agreed to on Tuesday night. The deal includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. Here & Now 's Scott ...

Friction-maxxing, coined by New York Magazine columnist Kathryn Jezer-Morton, is the idea of putting aside our phones and the convenience they bring in exchange for doing things the way we did before ...

Elon Musk and others have been talking about putting artificial intelligence data centers into space. But can it really work?