Lettuce from the company Taylor Farms has been linked to cyclospora outbreaks in multiple states, including New Hampshire. Taylor Farms recalled some of its lettuce, which is found in restaurants and grocery stores around the country.

Owners of a small business were issued fines for installing a half-dozen large tin roosters in front of their home, which town officials say was a violation of the local signage rules. The owners say the colorful ornaments comfort their autistic daughter, and they're gaining support for their cause.

Between nutrient pollution, climate-fueled severe storms, and warming ocean waters, our estuaries are at risk. But restoring wild oyster habitat could help.

Hundreds of Democratic delegates from across Maine chose Jackson — a logger and former Maine Senate president — to take on Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins this fall in a pivotal race that both parties regard as key to control of the Senate.

"A New Era," examines the impact of legendary Boston activist Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin and the women she worked alongside. Playwright Miranda Austen ADEkoje joined WBUR's Morning Edition to talk more about the play and how its themes still run true today.

Since the 1960s, youth at Cambridge's Community Art Center have captured their lives through photos. "There’s this idea that we've been here," said the center's executive director, Erin Muirhead McCarty. "And what's more, we belong here still."

The Boston Red Sox have acquired infielder Curtis Mead from the Washington Nationals for left-hander Connelly Early. Both teams are in the mix for a wild card in their respective leagues. With the trade deadline a little over a week away, the Red Sox and Nationals made a deal involving two significant major league contributors

Former state lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson has secured the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Maine on Saturday. He will face longtime GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November in a race that could decide which party controls the Senate.

State Sen. Nick Collins is back for another round in his fight over Boston tax policy with Mayor Michelle Wu. The South Boston lawmaker’s move comes as he faces a Wu-backed challenger on the campaign trail.

The jury was selected this week for the murder trial. Lindsay Clancy is charged with murdering her three children at their home in Duxbury in 2023.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller wants to shut down immigration because he believes many immigrants refuse to "assimilate". But what does assimilation mean to immigrants themselves?

The Andrea Doria sank just south of Nantucket on July 26, 1956. While 51 people were killed in the collision, more than 1,600 were saved in one of the largest maritime rescue operations in history.

The mid-July death of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero is still reverberating in Biddeford, Maine.

In Michigan, two races are getting national attention. One is for governor, and the other is for U.S. Senate.

A father who lost his son to addiction found healing through fly fishing's meditative nature, and now he shares it with people recovering from addiction.

The DOJ wanted to force them to reveal their anonymous sources in a story about President Trump’s new Air Force One. The Times accused the White House of trying to intimidate its journalists.

A new, eight-part documentary podcast tells the story of Fania Records, the scrappy record company that brought salsa to the world.

Neo-Nazis visit Adolf Hitler's birthplace as a pilgrimage site.

A new solution is being held up by states fighting over the Colorado River.

Take an audiobook with you on a road trip, to the beach, on a summer stroll, or anywhere else.

Reflect Orbital received permission from the Federal Communications Commission to launch a satellite designed to bounce sunlight back to dark parts of the Earth.

President Trump is placing new tariffs on more than 60 countries that his administration says are importing goods made with forced labor.

The latest wave of grants announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities — worth more than $40 million — illustrates the Trump administration's focus on topics as the United States’ founding.

This weekend, delegates are expected to formally nominate Troy Jackson, a former president of Maine's state senate, to face incumbent Sen. Susan Collins in a pivotal race that could determine control of the U.S. Senate.

President Trump’s trade wars continue as he imposes new tariffs against 60 countries on the grounds that the nations are using forced labor.

Wu released a letter pledging the city will install more permanent “cast-in-place” concrete barriers along bike lanes, consult with outside advisors, develop truck safety legislation and evaluate the intersection where cycling advocate Louisa Gag was killed.

The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill that would at least temporarily ban ATM-like cryptocurrency kiosks, amid concerns about rampant scams.

Pack a basket — here are our staffers' favorite locations for setting up a picnic in Greater Boston.

For two decades, "Mortified" has brought deeply embarrassing, but also hilarious teenage memories to the stage. On Friday night, the Boston chapter has a show at WBUR CitySpace. Co-producers Sara Faith Alterman and Jackie Arko previewed the show for WBUR's Morning Edition.

Troy Jackson has political experience but lacks the charisma Platner brought to the race. Still, Democratic Party delegates are expected to formally nominate Jackson this weekend to challenge Sen. Susan Collins, in a pivotal race that could determine control of the Senate.