In her 2016 global bestseller “Grit,” University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth argued that passion and perseverance are the engines of achievement.

Country music fans from Kenya to Nigeria say they relate to Dolly Parton’s stories of hardship and resilience.

A first-of-its-kind center for people with disabilities is set to close after cuts to federal funding.

Bill Gates says the world is not ready for the era of artificial intelligence, which he warns “will be one of the most turbulent times in human history."

The National Park Service confirms at least two people have died.

The California Consumer Privacy Act was supposed to make it easy for people to access their personal data collected by companies, but it turns out, that's not the case.

Western intelligence officials call it Russia’s most ambitious destabilization campaign outside of Ukraine.

Insanity defenses are notoriously difficult to win. But Massachusetts law could give Lindsay Clancy a better chance.

On Friday, a military judge ruled that confessions the FBI obtained from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed cannot be used in his trial, 25 years after nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon.

Rescuers in Nepal are trying desperately to find missing hydropower workers after last week’s devastating flash flood.

The official tally of heat-related deaths in the United States doesn’t come close to capturing the full human toll, the investigation finds.

In blue Massachusetts, the primaries are often the most decisive component of the election cycle. And there are several subplots to watch.

Former Newton Police Chief John Carmichael argues Flock Safety cameras can be an asset to law enforcement, despite growing public backlash.

Liya, who fled Afghanistan after American forces withdrew from the country in 2021, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on five years of life in the United States.

Many of the approximately 150,000 university students attending the city's 36 colleges will be moving into new apartments as leases turn over, leaving behind unwanted furniture across the streets of the neighborhood. That means a whole lot of work for city employees.

Longtime Baker adviser and GOP consultant Jim Conroy said for Republican candidates, there’s “certainly room” to talk about secure borders and the need for immigration reform. But he says criticizing ICE shouldn’t be off the table.

Sharon McMahon has built a huge online audience with her explanations of how America’s system of government works. She tells Jack and Dorey why her non-partisan approach to political understanding can rebuild trust.

With the uncertainty swirling around the Boston Symphony Orchestra, there seems to be a dark cloud hanging over the entire classical music season. But there is still wonderful music to be heard, and WBUR Lloyd Schwartz shares the many excellent soloists and groups he's looking forward to hearing this fall.

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial will resume deliberations Monday. On Friday they ended a second day of deliberations without a verdict. Clancy is on trial to determine whether she was responsible for her actions when she killed her three children in 2023.

Whether you’re 5, 15, or 50 years old, it can be difficult to usher a stepparent in and out of the family unit. In today’s episode, the Sugars answer letters from stepchildren who have fraught relationships with their stepparents.

This episode was originally released on April 28th, 2018.

Fenway Park will host a bare knuckle fighting event on Aug. 29, and a Haverhill-native will be part of the main event. Harry "the Hitman" Gigliotti talks about how growing up in his city led him to the world of bare-knuckle boxing.

When a prosecutor asked Ascend Wellness chief Frank Perullo if he was following the company's written code of conduct when agreeing to sell shares to Tompkins, Perullo said: “I was not."

We think of ladybugs as cute red beetles associated with good luck and gardening. But the real ladybug story involves poaching, trafficking and a struggle for survival.

Not to be confused with community gardens, food forests focus on replicating a natural ecosystem in the heart of a city, with food-bearing plants, habitats for birds and insects, and places for humans to relax, too. 

A Washington-based police research and consulting firm hired by Providence to conduct a review on its response to last year’s deadly Brown University shooting gave the city high marks for how it handled the crisis.

Recent polling shows American farmers are increasingly frustrated with the Trump administration's policies.

The gunfighter has been a legend in American culture for well over a century.

Researchers have mapped around 100 varied genes associated with profound autism to a smaller set of biological pathways.

Guardrails, the silver barriers at the edge of the road, are intended to minimize the damage in the event of a crash. But many are faulty and deadly.

Left-wing commentator Hasan Piker's views on Israel are complicating things for Democrats in tight midterm races.