Starting Sept. 8, MBTA employees in blue shirts and khakis will start issuing warnings and fines to riders caught sneaking ...

Here's a list of ice cream shops in Massachusetts where WBUR newsletter readers recommend ordering a frappe or milkshake at ...

Conservative Christian leader James Dobson, founder of  Focus on the Family, died Thursday. His prominence was not without ...

One hundred schools were put into a state-run district, and within a decade, the state closed all of them, replacing them ...

I know washing clothes is not the most important life skill, writes Diana Renn, whose son leaves for college soon. There are ...

Eight candidates for the Boston City Council’s four at-large seats explained their positions on a range of policies in ...

Vermont native Ilona Maher wants to get more eyeballs on the sport heading into the United States’ tournament opener against ...

Defeating Maine Sen. Susan Collins is Graham Platner’s primary goal, but he and his campaign also signaled that they’re ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a plan to counter President Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas. His redistricting play in California is now on its way to voters.

United Nations-backed experts say more than half a million people in northern Gaza are experiencing a full-blown famine. Their report finds hundreds of thousands could die from starvation as the ...

They follow the brand new doubles mini-tournament that took place this week. That competition was widely criticized by doubles specialists as it was mostly populated by the stars of the singles game, ...

And while social media is often blamed for making people feel more alone, a handful of new apps are trying to help people make new connections.