New Hampshire Fish and Game says four hikers rescued from Franconia Ridge were unprepared for the hike and will be charged for the cost of the rescue.

On any given day, 350 to 400 guinea pigs are housed in a modest workspace in Salisbury, split into cages stacked from the floor to ceiling.

The WNBA's Connecticut Sun play their third annual — and likely last — game at TD Garden on Tuesday, after local leaders unsuccessfully tried to bring the team to Boston.

Patients who aren't able to make medical decisions for themselves and lack a guardian can't be discharged from a hospital until a court appoints one — creating a complicated, lengthy logjam that can prevent others from accessing hospital beds. A new report finds the state is relying on a limited and shrinking pool of guardians.

In Lindsay Joelle's imagined origin story for Virginia Woolf's heroine, critic Jacquinn Sinclair finds a charming, well-acted world premiere at Gloucester Stage Company — anchored by a winning cast — that could have used a bit more romantic risk to match its emotional ambitions.

A five-film retrospective at the Somerville Theatre honors the late comedy legend with 35mm screenings of "Beetlejuice," "Waiting for Guffman," "After Hours," "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind." The tribute culminates in a Crystal Ballroom afterparty featuring movie karaoke, a mock variety show and plenty of Moira Rose wigs.

“Electric vehicle owners create a real problem for transportation finance,” write Christopher Knittel and Gilbert E. Metcalf. “Because they do not buy gasoline, they do not pay gasoline taxes, which have long helped fund the Highway Trust Fund." So, as electric vehicles become more common that revenue base will continue to erode.

The brain is the organ that makes us who we are. It’s our conduit between reality and thought. But somehow, we’ve only scratched the surface in understanding how the brain actually works.

The prosecution called dozens of witnesses to make the case that Clancy deliberately killed the children because she wanted to “take them with her” when she unsuccessfully tried to kill herself that night.

An Iranian woman will be executed for the murder of her husband unless she can pay her husband's family a sum of money they will accept and forgive her.

Some can't afford to stop working. Others just love the job.

The four-time all-star is arguably best known for the revolutionary elbow surgery named after him.

Palestinian and Arab minority parties in Israel are gearing up for "the mother of all elections" this fall, as they try to oust a right-wing government they say is racist and a threat to their safety.

There has been a lot of backlash recently and concerns about surveillance and biases.

The silent movie era ended about a century ago. But a group of young filmmakers is experimenting with modern silent films.

Are relations between the U.S. and South Korea degrading?

With uncertainty over the war in the Middle East and high consumer prices, there are more than a few reasons to be worried about market collapse. But in August, the stock market reached record highs, leaving many unsure of what to do with their investments.

Indianapolis officials said flooding from the White River peaked early Sunday, reaching more than 24 feet and surpassing records set in 1913.

A new generation of women leading smaller, younger democracies, such as Estonia, Moldova and Taiwan, is standing up to the world’s most powerful autocrats in Russia and China.

Research showing that Black students have a harder time getting into gifted and honors programs in public schools, including Advanced Placement classes that can earn college credit.

Behind the headlines and images of ICE’s crackdown on immigrants, there are thousands of court cases straining the system.

U.S. and Israeli officials are remaining tight-lipped about what was said or agreed to at a lengthy meeting Monday morning between President Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins pleaded not guilty to extorting a top executive at a cannabis company. The trial is expected to begin Aug. 24 and last around two weeks

A new poll released Monday by WCVB and UMass Amherst shows Sen. Ed Markey with a nearly 30 percentage point lead over Rep. Seth Moulton among voters who plan to cast ballots in the upcoming Massachusetts primary.

An election-year calendar approved by the Democratic National Committee makes South Carolina’s primary the first, followed by Nevada. The lineup pushes the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary from the traditional top spots.

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty has an epiphany: Retrofitting should be the defining goal of our civilization.

Two years after Gov. Maura Healey blocked the gun range from going forward, a committee of scientists from the National Academies is conducting an environmental review of the project.

After the Boston Symphony's board declined to renew Andris Nelsons' contract, debate has grown beyond the conductor's tenure to bigger questions about musical quality, institutional priorities, and how much say the orchestra itself should have in decisions about its future.

Does our increased use of AI amplify human imagination, or risk dulling our capacity for original thought? Poet and artist Sasha Stiles, educator Jane Rosenzweig and best-selling author Ann Handley discuss AI and its implications for creativity in a conversation with Cog's senior editor Cloe Axelson at The WBUR Festival.

Police cited more than 500 people a year for wrong-way driving in Massachusetts each of the past two years. That’s significantly more than in previous years going back almost a decade.