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Photos: Boston's Urban Nutcracker celebrates 25 years
"Urban Nutcracker" opens its 25th season Friday at the Boch Center Shubert Theater. Here's a look at the production throughout the past quarter-centur...
N.H. writer looks back on her 'incredible luck' as a Cuban refugee in U.S.
Ana Hebra Flaster immigrated as a 5-year-old on a Freedom Flight, a refugee airlift sponsored by President Lyndon Johnson.
Has Cambridge-based AI music upstart Suno 'gone legit'?
Copyright law experts Peter Karol and Bhamati Viswanathan join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what the deal between Suno and Warner Music means for...
This little-used ingredient could be the star of your holiday cooking
Food Network personality and Boston restaurateur Tiffani Faison joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share some winter cooking tips.
Why are Boston homeowners' property taxes shooting up?
Evan Horowitz, Executive Director of the Center for State Policy Analysis at Tufts University, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to explain why residential...
Melrose woman detained by ICE had contentious custody battle with White House press secretary's brother
WBUR’s Simón Rios, the first reporter to break this story, spoke to WBUR's All Things Considered about what he found through public records and conver...
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has no interest in thawing icy relationship with Trump
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss her relationship with the Trump administration.
Conductor Keith Lockhart gives sneak peak of this year's Holiday Pops
Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart previews this year's Holiday Pops. This is his 30th season conducting the orchestra.
Meet Beth Greenwood: New England player drafted to Boston's women's pro baseball team
Boston is one of four cities with a team for the inaugural 2026 season. A couple of weeks ago, the city's unnamed club selected Beth Greenwood of New...
Immigrants move out of Mass. ICE office more quickly, but could face higher legal hurdles
Rep. Seth Moulton toured the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Burlington Monday. He joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss...
Not-so-traditional holiday concerts to check out in December
Journalist Noah Schaffer joined WBUR's Morning Edition to share a great list not-so-traditional holiday concerts for those who want to hear something...
Boston Athenaeum is making manuscripts in Indigenous languages more accessible
The Boston Athenaeum has more than 200 publications in nearly three dozen Indigenous languages from the U.S. and Canada that are being used for revita...
Trump administration plan to re-vet refugees frustrates local immigrant resettlement agencies
The Trump administration announced plans to re-vet and re-interview refugees who were admitted to the U.S. under President Biden. That will affect tho...
A look inside the fusion energy device under construction in Mass.
Scientists have been trying to solve the riddle of fusion energy for decades. Scott Kirsner, a columnist with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WB...
How Giselle Byrd is navigating the anti-trans harassment against her
Giselle Byrd, a Black transgender woman, runs a theater company in Boston. She spoke with WBUR Morning Edition Host Tiziana Dearing about how her life...
A gameplan to keep people on Medicaid in Massachusetts
Policy analyst Evan Horowitz makes the case that Massachusetts should be able to keep those already on Medicaid insured, despite new eligibility rules...
Larry Summers is disgraced. Where does Harvard go from here?
Larry Summers spent decades leaving his fingerprints on Greater Boston's academic and political institutions. Now, as details of Summers' friendship w...
New planetarium documentary explores the science of everyday things
"Remixed: The Unexpected Side of Science" is a full dome show, produced by the Museum of Science, Boston in partnership with the Dope Labs Podcast tea...
'I know how you feel': Teams provide support after suicide loss
Volunteers who've experienced suicide loss themselves offer support to those in the throes of a loved one's suicide. They're known as LOSS teams, whic...
In the South End, a Michelin star is born
311 Omakase, a tiny but elaborate sushi restaurant in the South End, received Boston's first Michelin star at a ceremony Tuesday night.
How federal policy changes may upend efforts to end homelessness in Mass.
Joyce Tavon heads the nonprofit Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance. She joined WBUR's All Things Considered to explain why she thinks new fede...
Mass. elected officials are taking more political risks in the fight against Trump
Former Mass. state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and Boston Globe political reporter James Pindell join WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how likely the strat...
Rep. Auchincloss: 'We need a long-term solution' for climbing ACA costs
Massachusetts Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins WBUR's Morning Edition to share his thoughts on the deal to end the government shutdown.
Fall River bishop calls out Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement
Fall River Bishop Edgar Moreira da Cunha is pushing back on the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations. He says they've gone too fa...
This Massachusetts turkey farm is a generational affair
Jenn Brezniak grew up on her grandfather's turkey farm in Lancaster. She speaks with WBUR's Morning Edition about the role generational farms play in...
Inside MIT's lab training robots for a future in caregiving
Scott Kirsner, a columnist with our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a recent trip to the lab and the future of rob...
'Silence, for me, is now intolerable': Boston federal judge resigns in protest, citing President Trump
After four decades on the federal bench, Judge Mark Wolf explains why he left.
Gov. Healey blasts shutdown compromise saying, 'I don't understand the deal'
Healey argues the compromise doesn't sufficiently protect the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that Democrats have made the centerpiece of the s...
Why a Boston doctor says we need to test medicines during pregnancy
Dr. Leah Pierson says that, to settle any open questions about both Tylenol and other medications, drugmakers must do something uncomfortable.
Mayor Wu on Mamdani, political divisions and being a mayor in America
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sat down with WBUR Morning Edition host Tiziana Dearing about the growing role of mayors in America and several other topics.
Hard hits. Bold nicknames. Boston Roller Derby athletes celebrate inclusive and competitive league
Boston Roller Derby league played its 20th season this year. Its players reflected on how the game literally pulls its players together — through both...
Mass. Democrats see a wider path to victories after this week's elections
Tuesday's night's election results provided a jolt of energy for Democrats nation-wide. Closer to home, Sen. Ed Markey and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton said...
Everett’s next Mayor Robert Van Campen on his goals for the city
In one the of the biggest upsets in local elections yesterday, City Councilor Robert Van Campen ousted Everett's mayor of 17 years.
Boston's newest city councilor shares his vision for Roxbury
Rev. Miniard Culpepper has been elected to fill the Roxbury-based city council seat, per Boston's unofficial election tally. Culpepper joins WBUR's Mo...
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol on his new record that combines poetry and philosophy
New England Conservatory teacher, composer and musician Mehmet Ali Sanlikol has a new record out called “Lessons from Nightingales: Songs of Sufi Myst...
Chelsea mom figures out next steps with fewer SNAP benefits
Chelsea mom Iris Ivette Montufar gets a little over $400 each month in benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. Right now,...
The benefits of publicly owned grocery stores
Cuts to federal food assistance and high grocery prices have heightened concerns about hunger in Massachusetts. Some Boston city councilors want to ex...
U.S. Rep. Auchincloss reflects on the legacy of Setti Warren
Congressman Jake Auchincloss, a Newton native who served the city alongside Setti Warren, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on Warren's life and...
Israeli journalist explores the divide in the American Jewish community
Romy Neumark, an Israeli journalist and a lecturer at Harvard, explores the divide within the American Jewish community in the new podcast "My Home Fr...
Mass. Republican lawmakers want the state to rescue SNAP
State Sen. Peter Durant joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how local and national politics have aligned to produce the unusual partisan standoff...