A federal judge in Boston has ordered the release of a 14-year-old girl detained by federal agents on Tuesday. The girl was transported through the night to a juvenile facility in New York when agents ...

The Wild Benches of Hope, a public art series of three bronze benches highlighting endangered animals is now on display at ...

On March 16, 1926 in Auburn, Massachusetts, scientist Robert Goddard set off the first liquid fueled rocket. At the time, Goddard was ridiculed and dismissed, but over the course of the last century, ...

Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said in televised remarks Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz — the shipping route for a fifth of the world’s oil supply — should remain closed.

From an exploration of how technology can be used for connection to a display of miniature sanctuary cities, WBUR contributor ...

It took longer than anyone expected — or wanted — to secure a funding deal to host the World Cup at Gillette Stadium. Massachusetts was on the brink of becoming a global laughingstock — with ...

The Senate has passed the largest housing bill in decades — bipartisan legislation designed to improve housing affordability ...

The 98th annual Academy Awards will be held this Sunday, March 15, which is at least a month too late, writes WBUR film critic Sean Burns. "We’ve been talking about last year’s movies for so long ...

A group of teenagers that formed a rock band in the 1960s never released their music until now. Here & Now ’s Peter O’Dowd learns more about how a new album from The Glass Cage came to light more than ...

The announcement comes after weeks of wrangling and at times bitter disagreement between the parties and Foxborough's select board over nearly $8 million in security costs the town says it needs to be ...

Boston's annual parade to mark St. Patricks Day and Evacuation Day is coming again to the streets of Southie. Here's all you need to know about this year's event.

While commuters race through New York's Penn Station, dancers rehearse all down the corridor before they film their performances for social media. Jeff Lunden reports. This segment aired on March 12, ...