Leaders from all six New England states are gathering in Lowell on Wednesday for a one-day summit to discuss what role nuclear power could play in helping to meet the region's growing electricity demands. It comes as Massachusetts considers repealing a 1982 law that requires a statewide vote for new nuclear plants.

The long-term care oversight law that Healey signed in 2024 already directs DPH to weigh an operator's out-of-state record and litigation when deciding whether to approve a nursing home acquisition. DPH has finalized the regulations to implement the law and plans to bring them to the Public Health Council on Oct. 14, the administration said late Monday.

Cam Schlittler pitched another playoff gem against the Boston Red Sox, and Ben Rice also burned their hometown team with a late grand slam and six RBIs as the New York Yankees opened the Wild Card Series rematch with a victory.

Plus, a festival of indie games and a special screening of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed changing its Head Start program. "My experience with Head Start makes me deeply concerned that, if enacted, these changes have the potential to tear apart the program that worked so well for me and 40 million others by diluting what has made it so effective," writes Jonathan K. Jefferson.

Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Tuesday that his office has not yet decided whether there will be another trial for Lindsay Clancy.

El Niño has become an annual global climate phenomenon. But this year, scientists are warning of a record-setting 'super' El Niño. What that could mean for the weather everywhere on planet earth.

Broadway's Aaron Bartz, Erik Christopher Peterson and Cara Ricketts (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) headline a Jewish and Egyptian story about a high-stakes game of hide and seek.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on Oct. 1, 2024.

Daraxonrasib, a drug developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, works by blocking the specific gene mutations thought to drive abnormal cell growth in pancreatic cancer. The treatment has shown so much promise that the FDA approved it more than six months ahead of schedule. 

In the town of Liberal, Kansas, immigration raids have sparked concerns among residents and businesses

The book centers around two stars of an Andy Warhol biopic and how they navigate what could be breakout roles.

Some tenants just want help from a human.

Investors purchase rare cards for hundreds of thousands and, in some cases, millions of dollars.

Elizabeth Acevedo's latest young adult book "Anger is Only a Shadow" tells the story of rebellious teen whose determination to stay out of juvenile detention is constantly tested.

Since 1934, sales from Federal Duck Stamps have raised more than $1.3 billion and have led to the conservation of more than 6 million acres of wetlands habitat.

Will Republican incumbent Susan Collins hold on to her Senate seat in Maine? Who will replace Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire?

Artificial intelligence agents, or bots as they're often called, have gone rogue lately, escaping the virtual boundaries that were supposed to prevent them from accessing data, finding one another when they were supposed to remain isolated.

New technology, including electric motors, means disabled people can get out on mountain trails like never before. But those trails need to be modified to make them friendly for hand-cycles or three-wheeled e-bikes.

Leaders in business and government in Vermont want to reinvent college for the modern era, even as Americans grow skeptical of higher education, and some colleges are closing.

Shana Kaska is a single mother who just bought her first home at age 45, thanks to help from her mom and dad.

Starting Oct. 1, families and individuals on SNAP will get more money to offset inflation. But the Trump administration is transferring more costs to the states, which might ultimately have to cut benefits to pay for them.

The company says the model showed high levels of deception during testing.

Biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered what may be the world’s loudest birds. There are now three contenders for the Noisiest Bird Award, all living in Brazil. But exactly why these birds are so loud remains a mystery.

Jayson Tatum says he's ready to lead the Celtics without longtime teammate Jaylen Brown, who was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in a cost-cutting move. Tatum said he's been promised plenty of support by new arrival Paul George, who came to Boston in the Brown deal.

The deadline to send in submissions to be the next voice of Logan Airport's intercom welcome messages is Sunday, Oct. 4. Officials at the Boston airport say they're already gotten more than 3,000 entries.

The remains surfaced near an area where pieces believed to belong to the Warren Sawyer, a schooner wrecked in 1884 while carrying cotton and scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston, have previously emerged and been reburied by shifting sands.

Judge William Sullivan is expected to consider several motions from the defense that could impact next steps in the case. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz has not said yet if he plans to re-try Clancy.

By mapping their vocal repertoire and building a rat "dictionary," nonprofit AI group Basis Research Institute hopes to help the city map where rats are, where they’ll go next and determine whether deterrent efforts are working.

In Jim Crow-era Georgia, a musician comes home with a new gift and no stutter, and the town decides the devil must be involved. Critic Jacquinn Sinclair writes that SpeakEasy's strong cast, led by Crystin Gilmore's ferocious Mama, makes the most of York Walker's tale of faith and rumor.

State officials have issued a request for proposals for a team to design and build a new Sagamore Bridge, and the firm that wins the bid must agree to a project labor agreement.