Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Rodney Marshall as the city’s next fire commissioner. He is the first Black fire chief ...

New data shows a significant increase in summer bacteria spikes in Newburyport Harbor from the previous year — up to ten ...

At least six Americans are being held in Iran, and advocates say they face “unprecedented danger” as the war escalates. Former U.S. hostage envoy Roger Carstens helped negotiate the release of dozens ...

California’s governor’s race has been turned upside down since the frontrunner — former Congressman Eric Swalwell — dropped out last weekend amid sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

Florida to Washington and California to Massachusetts, dozens of states across the country have a patchwork of Water Restrictions due to drought fears.

About one third of the world’s fertilizer crosses the Strait of Hormuz.

When sampling the air for microplastics, researchers at the University of Michigan found that even standard lab gloves can contaminate the data. Here & Now's Lisa Mullins speaks with chemistry ...

Lice are a fact of life for families with kids in school. NPR’s Dianna Douglas reports. This segment airs on April 16, 2026. Audio will be available after the broadcast. Here & ...

Picking up trash in mangrove forests has become a calling for one Florida man. Here & Now's Catherine Welch reports. This ...

North America has lost billions of birds since 1970, but some species are actually bucking this concerning trend.

Former Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorney-turned-whistleblower Ryan Schwank is worried that a proposal to give ICE ...

A federal jury in Manhattan ruled Wednesday that Live Nation, the concert giant that owns Ticketmaster, is acting as an ...