Maine has become the second state, after Virginia, to adopt a Mass Violence Care Fund. It's a $5 million endowment designed to provide ongoing assistance to mass casualty victims, survivors and their ...

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the power of the MAGA red hat to forge an identity and spread a political message around the world.

As a kid, the only Asian American literature that crossed my path was stylized and historical, writes. Now I’m thrilled to ...

Music Worcester plans to play each of Johann Sebastian Bach’s compositions over the next 11 years, starting this weekend and culminating with the 350th anniversary of Bach’s birth in 2035.

It's a great time to hit the theater. Today on The Common,  Assistant Director of WBUR CitySpace Candice Springer is back with some top musical happenings to get you out and about this month.

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In Massachusetts, common blue mussels may not have the star power of Wellfleet oysters or the charisma of quahogs. But like all shellfish they play an important role in marine ecosystems. Mussels are ...

The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged ...

Boston concert venue Rockwood Music Hall announced it has permanently shut down as of May 1. "As a business that depends on ...

Harvard Medical School is at the center of a macabre scandal involving the illegal sale of body parts meant for science. It's the subject of the newest season of the WBUR podcast, Last Seen.

Naomi Westwater says folk music doesn't always reflect the presence and stories artists of color have to tell. So they're on ...

In the play, through May 5 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre, six well-heeled individuals with a lot to lose show up for a ...