Rose Conservatory is giving Brockton kids what founder Greg Fernandes never had growing up: access to music lessons close to home. The program also offers tutoring, meals and support to families who might otherwise be turned away by cost. Now in its fifth year, the program serves over 50 young musicians with a new teen curriculum launching this fall.

Since Google Maps launched in 2005, the little blue dot has come to symbolize a transformation in how we navigate through the world -- wholly reliant on GPS. But what do we lose when we no longer get lost?

Recorded live at Tanglewood with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this Afghan tale follows a savvy seamstress and her chatty kitty on a royally epic adventure.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on Aug. 5, 2025.

Under Massachusetts law, when someone pleads not guilty by reason of a “lack of criminal responsibility," the burden is on the prosecution to prove the defendant was sane at the time of the crimes.

"Hanging by a Wire" recounts the audacious efforts to rescue eight people, including six children, who were trapped on a cable car in rural Pakistan, 900 feet above the ground, after two cables snapped midair.

While social media is rife with AI celebrity deepfakes, videos featuring late-night TV hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart are easier to create than other kinds of deepfakes and potentially more disruptive.

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll resigned after 18 months on the job.

Venezuela’s president Delcy Rodríguez has given a new company 100-year rights to more than 17 untapped oil fields.

Snow leopards are among the most elusive animals in the world.

The legacy of Harland Sanders, affectionately known as Colonel Sanders, is alive and well nearly half a century after his death.

A 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has ruled preservationists don't have legal standing to stop its construction.

Ternus will oversee the expected rollout of the new foldable iPhone this month and lead the company into the age of artificial intelligence.

The whistleblower's report alleges that the "rushed" and "untested" technology raises questions "about whether catastrophic failure would be a feature rather than a bug."

The Human Consent Foundation has designed a tool so anyone can declare how artificial intelligence companies can or cannot use their voices, image and movements.

For most Americans, the national parks are sacred. They should be preserved and enjoyed by future generations. But there's new reporting that the Trump administration is working to give up a small piece of land in Yosemite National Park to a private developer in a land exchange.

As more communities push back against the use of Flock cameras by law enforcement, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes explains what she hopes to learn in her review of these automated license plate readers.

Finance officials are meeting again on Tuesday in Asheville, North Carolina, amid major concerns about the economic impact of the Iran war.

Plymouth Superior Court Judge William Sullivan instructed the jurors to resume deliberations. As of Tuesday morning, the nine women and three men had deliberated for about 18 hours. 

The emailed and posted alert, sent out to Harvard community members at around 9:45 a.m., said university, city and Massachusetts State Police were scouring the area around 124 Mount Auburn Street for a suspect they allege was "involved in an aggravated assault and battery." 

Brown University hired Teneo Risk to investigate the school’s response to the December 2025 mass shooting that left two dead and nine injured.

If you haven't already voted by mail or during early voting, Tuesday is the day to cast your ballot. Polls are open across the Commonwealth and won't close until 8 p.m.

The WNBA -- the most successful women’s pro sports league ever -- is full of Black women, many of whom are also queer. That seems to be intolerable for a certain segment of society, writes Khari Thompson.

When Houdini came to Salem for a series of performances in April 1906, he stopped by the museum. He claimed curators had misdated a set of handcuffs from the collection and issued a challenge to be proven wrong. PEM is marking the centennial of the escape artist's death by revisiting this moment.

The star prosecution witness in the federal corruption trial of Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins read aloud intensely private texts and emails the two exchanged over the years, writing at one point "I need your face on my chest" when discussing campaign t-shirts.

A proposed development at the site of a beloved Irish bar and music venue was the subject of intense community debate.

The Trump administration plans to purchase robot dogs made by a Massachusetts company for its immigration enforcement operations. ICE wants to spend up to $2 million on the robots known as "Spot" — a dog-like machine equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect things like hazardous gas. It can also climb stairs and navigate through rough terrain.

When politicians talk about America’s working class, they often mean blue collar workers without college degrees. But as more workers feel financially squeezed, should we expand that definition?

Labor Day falls on the late side this year — Monday, Sept. 7 — giving us one last gasp of summer before the season's unofficial end.

Canadian politician Doug Ford is dismissing President Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.”

Oxford University professor Katherine Rundell became the first children's author since J.K. Rowling to simultaneously reach number one on the U.K. and U.S. sales charts.