Want to know how to protect yourself against the worst effects of air pollution on bad air quality days like the Midwest and Northeast are experiencing?

Clark joins WBUR's Morning Edition.

Chelsea is holding its first-ever Civic Leadership Academy this fall, where residents will learn about everything from budgeting to street paving. Officials say they want to demystify how government works.

Trump also has been denying more disaster relief requests during his second term, and an analysis shows those denials are disproportionately hitting states that didn't support Trump politically. A batch of denials earlier this month included four Democratic states — Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island — seeking federal aid for a February snowstorm.

Former National Endowment for the Arts leaders - Harvard Loeb Fellow Jen Hughes,  Kennedy School Program Director Jenn Chang, and Asian American Ballet Project Founder Elizabeth Mochizuki - speak to WBUR's Tania Ralli about the future of arts funding amid efforts to defund the agency and bold new models to sustain artists and cultural institutions.

This conversation was a part of The WBUR Festival (2026), where thousands of attendees descend on Boston each year to hear movers, makers, and other fascinating people in conversation with each other and with WBUR.

Ken Casey, frontman of the punk band Dropkick Murphys, talks to Here & Now's Robin Young about  channeling punk rock's protest roots to deliver a pro-democracy message.

This conversation was a part of The WBUR Festival (2026), where thousands of attendees descend on Boston each year to hear movers, makers, and other fascinating people in conversation with each other and with WBUR.

Donald Trump says “communism is the greatest threat" facing the U.S. And democratic socialists have won a string of elections across the country. What are the differences between communism and socialism — and why are Americans talking about them now?

A thick plume of smoke from wildfires burning in Canada and northern Minnesota coated the region Wednesday, causing poor air quality and dramatic sepia lighting.

A Worcester resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus, the rare and potentially dangerous mosquito-borne illness that has plagued Massachusetts for decades.

Gov. Maura Healey filed her supplemental budget proposal Wednesday. The move comes as many Massachusetts schools face tight budgets and are cutting teachers, staff and services.

The House passed animal welfare legislation Wednesday that envisions a new protocol to seize animals in neglect cases and also removes barriers to public housing for pet owners, without imposing new restrictions on pet shops.

Rev. Chris Hope, of the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church in Cambridge, has a newsletter about AI, ethics and faith.

Summer activities now run about $2,400 to $6,000 per kid per summer, on average.

Vendors all over sell fruit, vegetables, meats, prepared food, chips and salsa, hot sauce, baked goods, and more.

Settlers destroyed a shepherding community in the occupied West Bank despite a suspension order from Israel's highest court. The court has warned of legal anarchy as more of its decisions are flouted.

Host Scott Tong is hosting from member station WCMU in Mount Pleasant, Michigan.

He faced tough questions on hot-button issues such as an "anti-weaponization fund" that could compensate Jan. 6 rioters.

Also found in raspberries, the discovery of Erythrulose in interstellar space may also provide clues to the origins of life.

The decision could have broader impacts on TPS holders from other countries, and also businesses who are run by them or employ them.

Back in 2024, Venezuelans in and outside of the country mobilized a grassroots campaign on social media to prove the country's socialist dictatorship had stolen the presidential election.

A massive heat wave in the Pacific Ocean, coupled with a strong El Niño, could spell trouble for extreme weather in the U.S. and also accelerate sea level rise.

New York City launched a city-wide initiative to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat. But components of the plan aren't due until next year.

Data center construction is broadly unpopular across political divides, but approaches to its construction vary by city and state.

The Federal Communications Commission proposed changes to a program that gives discounted internet rates to schools and libraries.

The bill may not make it much further, as regional politics could challenge the bill's fate in the Senate.

France suffered a stunning loss to Spain in the World Cup semifinal.

Mexican artist Diego Rivera came to Detroit in 1932 to paint a monumental series of murals dedicated to Detroit's industry and its workers.

A former lawyer and trainer for Immigration and Customs Enforcement responds to President Trump's call for ICE to resume traffic stops after two fatal encounters.

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is a sword-and-sandal epic without any of the Hollywood pageantry, attempting to ground these heroes of Greek myth in a tactile, workaday reality, writes film critic Sean Burns.

An extensive plume of thick wildfire smoke has drifted directly into New England, turning skies a milky, yellow-brown hue and triggering air quality alerts.