Boston missed out on the total part of Wednesday's total eclipse, but people from around the world captured images of the celestial show.

Texas has a new statewide mandatory reading list for all public school students -- with whole books on the curriculum. Should other states follow suit?

Medical experts and women who’ve experienced the disorder say the trial shows the need for more research and education about this little-discussed but severe psychological illness.

All three candidates for the Suffolk County district attorney’s seat came out swinging in the first, and most likely only, forum for the race, held at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury on Aug. 6.

Former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman is in frail condition after his release this week from a Russian prison.

Progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan handedly won her Minnesota Senate primary. Meanwhile, democratic socialist Francesca Hong narrowly lost her primary for governor across the border in Wisconsin.

The Environmental Protection Agency spent millions of dollars cleaning up a massive residential lead superfund site in Omaha, Nebraska, starting in 1999.

The Phoenix Species Project promises sustained support for dozens of localized efforts tailored to the needs of each species.

The homestead is just a few blocks from a New York City subway stop.

A viral video of a magician in Chicago performing at an adult birthday party earlier this year took magic tricks to a new level of interest.

The guided walks in a local park include all the sparkle and pizzazz of a drag show.

Though many Massachusetts families find themselves on strong financial footing, nearly 16% have zero or negative net wealth. And one in three people say they can't afford a $400 unexpected expense.

The Environmental Protection Agency issued rules earlier this year for one controversial herbicide that can be prone to drifting and harming some other crops and trees.

The WNBA is in the middle of its most successful season ever, but debates over gender identity and race have marred that success.

There's still time this summer to light up the grill, grab a cold drink and some people you care about, and make dinner over an open fire.

That policy is under renewed scrutiny after police shot and killed a 38-year-old Black man.

He was 97 years old.

Find out the best ways to view the peak of Wednesday night’s Perseid meteor shower from across almost the entire Northern Hemisphere.

"Snow eaters" are a new category of heat wave, marked by unseasonably warm weather that strips mountains of their snowpack.

Police began searching for the teen after an adult woman and a teen boy were found dead in a home on Martha Lane in Acton.

Tuesday's primaries in Wisconsin and Minnesota had some surprising results.

An automobile race across the United States was held in 1909, when many up-and-coming car manufacturers were throwing their hats in this new age of transportation. And for one of these up-and-comers was a little, unknown factory from Stoneham, Massachusetts: Shawmut. It's all detailed in Boston-based author Eric Moskowitz's new book, "The Hardest, Longest Race."

From thought-provoking discussions on literature, history and civic life to joyful nights of performance, games and storytelling, our fall season brings together an eclectic mix of voices and events for audiences across Greater Boston.

The Healey administration said it will take on the cost of hormone therapy and counseling for transgender children and teenagers covered by two public insurance programs if a federal rule out Tuesday takes effect on Oct. 13, 2026, as proposed.

Robert Gilman had been held in a Russian prison for more than four years under abusive conditions and was seriously ill and near death, according to Global Reach, a group working to free him. His family credits President Trump and Sen. Ed Markey with securing his release.

“That it is now less than 90 days before the November 3, 2026 midterm elections underscores the critical need for an injunction to prevent Defendants from changing election rules on the eve of the election,” U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani wrote.

Plus, a production of the musical "Sunset Boulevard" and a free salsa night on Boston Common.

A Lowell man held in a Russian prison for the last four years is now free.

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday launched a $10 million effort to raise awareness about federally mandated changes to Medicaid, which will force members to cross new hurdles in order to keep their benefits.

“I’m trying to find out what happened here,” Rollins said on the social media site X. “I welcome transparency & apologize to the residents of Chelsea for all this confusion.”