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5 things to do this weekend, including free orchestra concerts and a North End feast

Plus, a touring production of "Moulin Rouge!" and percussive dance festival "Feet Keep the Beat" in Somerville.

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Can AI really do our jobs?

Companies rushed to replace workers with AI. Now, some of these same companies are hiring back human workers. What happened?

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Summer Camp: The Salmon Famine

Welcome back to Circle Round Summer Camp! We're revisiting our favorite stories about the outdoors.

Recorded live at Symphony Hall with Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and a star-studded cast, this indigenous Pacific Northwest tale follows a wily coyote on a daring rescue.

This Circle Round episode originally was released on Feb. 18. 2025.

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What do you think of Homer's 'Odyssey'?

Here & Now's summer book club pick is Homer's "Odyssey."

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Paramount Skydance agrees to delay merger with Warner Bros. Discovery

A consortium of states and the Writers Guild of America brought two anti-trust lawsuits against Paramount Skydance.

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New book explores 'America's Founding Myths... And What Really Happened'

The book encourages children to look beyond mythology and explore the people, contradictions and complexities that shaped the nation.

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Ospreys are having fewer chicks, and Connecticut bird watchers are concerned

Along the Connecticut shore on Long Island Sound, scientists and citizens are noticing a troubling change in the local population of ospreys, the large fish-eating coastal birds. The raptors are having fewer chicks, and, this past year, observers have documented the lowest number since 2014.

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How cannabis effects our sleep and our dreams

THC has been shown to induce drowsiness and sleep, but what about sleep quality?

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The death of the starter home

The median sales price for an existing home is now more than $440,000, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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What are the implications of a landmark court ruling on AI use of literature?

But the ruling does not prevent AI companies from training their AI models on authors' work going forwards as long as they purchase texts legally.

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Why Trump is at the center of the Republican effort to maintain control of Congress.

The White House promises this will be an active campaign year for the president.

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As U.S. work on HIV/AIDS depletes, International AIDS Conference gets underway

The 26th International AIDS Conference convenes this week. It's being held during a complicated time.

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An upcoming AI data center in western Kansas touts less water usage than irrigation farming

AI data centers have become the ire of communities across the country because of their high demand for resources like water.

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Study finds colon bacteria can predict the outcome of a pregnancy

Our health is profoundly affected by our microbiome, or the billions of bacteria that inhabit our body. 

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Mass. Dem Party chair takes 'full responsibility' after OUI arrest

Massachusetts Democratic Party Chair Steve Kerrigan was charged in June with operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle and a marked lanes violation.

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Colorado River states await federal water rules after talks stall

Seven western states that rely on water from the drought-stricken Colorado River have been unable to come to a water-sharing agreement.

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New Trump rule would tighten political grip on science funding

A new rule proposed by the White House would give political appointees veto power over scientific research.

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Will the end of TPS mean a surge of deportations?

Temporary Protected Status ended for Haitians and Syrians.

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Trump meets with Netanyahu as tension over Iran threatens to sour U.S.-Israeli relations

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.

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Torrential downpours headed for Massachusetts midweek, with potential localized flooding

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