President Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday as the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran hits the five-month milestone.

This multi-day wet stretch will certainly cause its share of travel headaches — especially on the roads and along the coast.

Recycling food waste nationwide instead of tossing it into a landfill could dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research from the University of Vermont. But without changes to food packaging, it could also dump up to 20,000 tons of microplastics into farmland each year.

Last month, the Board of Higher Education approved pilot programs at Merrimack College and Suffolk University.

Two of the MBTA's summer commuter rail discounts — including 50% off monthly passes — will continue through November, Gov. Maura Healey's office announced Tuesday. Additionally, the T will pilot three new fare discounts across the rest of the system.

Portsmouth's Scotty Kilmer earned billions of views and millions of dollars by helping drivers avoid bad cars, unnecessary repairs and dishonest mechanics.

Troy Jackson has long pushed for the rights of the working class, but will now face heightened scrutiny from the national press and the Republican Party on his record and conduct in the Maine Legislature.

"The numbness or avoidance among many of us who care about the impact of Earth’s warming climate, is similar to the ambivalence and static grief that can take hold after a serious medical diagnosis," writes Alexis Drutchas.

McElwee’s 1985 masterpiece “Sherman’s March” is a would-be historical documentary hijacked by the floundering love life of its director. Revisiting some of the folks from that film, "Remake" attempts to preserve fragile, disappearing memories, especially those of his son Adrian, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016, critic Sean Burns reviews.

The Duxbury father of three children killed in 2023 offered anguished testimony during the first full day of his ex-wife's trial, describing growing concerns in days and weeks before she killed her kids and jumped out a second-floor window.

Judge Brenda O'Malley's departure comes as more than a dozen Massachusetts immigration judges have been fired under the Trump administration, and more than 100 nationally, even as the courts face massive backlogs amid the deportation crackdown.

A Google user left a one-star review of the New Bedford Whaling Museum coining the phrase. Last fall, the museum began selling shirts and hoodies with the review on the back and a whale skeleton on the front. Now, the design is capturing national attention.

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut says the “current version of capitalism isn’t working” for Americans. What’s his plan for his party — and our country?

India’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned following days of protests from the youth-led ‘cockroach’ movement.

It’s been just over a month since devastating double earthquakes struck Venezuela.

More that 7 million accounts have been opened so far.

Journalist and University of Maryland Professor Jen Golbeck recently published an account of a weekend away with a chapter of the far-right Proud Boys.

President Trump and congressional Republicans terminated some of the climate law’s most important provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Mountain bike enthusiasts in Vermont have been working for years on a multi-use trail that will run the length of the state. 

About one in eight nurses are men, which is double what it was a couple decades ago.

Seattle police are still searching for a second suspect following a mass shooting at a food festival in the city.

Most standardized testing is now done on the computer.

One the whole, France has never needed, and often looked down on, air conditioning.

Former logger and state lawmaker Troy Jackson emerged this past weekend as the Democrat to replace Graham Platner and run against incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in November. 

Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon derived from Greek for a "union of the senses.”

Employers are bracing for the loss of valuable workers in healthcare and other industries.

Trump’s views don’t sit well with many historians.

Massachusetts Lottery Online launched Monday. State officials say the online sales and gameplay platform is necessary for the agency to remain relevant and producing in excess of $1 billion a year in revenue in an era of widespread and convenient gambling options.

For decades, Massachusetts legislators have been under the gun of an end-of-July deadline to wrap up most of the major lawmaking they’ve worked on over the previous two years. But the vibes are different this session.

Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury woman charged with killing her three children in their home in 2023. WBUR's Deborah Becker reports it's expected to be a lengthy and emotional trial.