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Gloria Steinem fought for feminism and gender equality.

The multi-state fair returns to West Springfield Sept. 18-Oct. 4. In addition to the concerts, variety acts and agriculture, the food is a main attraction. From fried Oreos to Cajun lobster on a stick, WBUR's Solon Kelleher previews the dishes to try this year.

Devices made by the company Minut can monitor noise levels or smoking, without a camera. The ACLU says they are akin to continuous warrantless searches by the government, and an invasion of privacy.

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week put a 14-day hold on the Postal Service's new rules. On Thursday, she will consider whether to bar it from requiring that states use the new system for November's elections.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission launched a portal this week through which anyone can report betting-related harassment of athletes. Officials say they will work to put people who harass athletes on the state's gambling exclusion list.

George Bachrach, who managed Markey's first run for Congress in 1976, joined WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the strategy and instincts that have powered Markey's 50-year career on Capitol Hill.

Dale Sanders, 91, started last Sept. 6 in West Virginia, hiked the nearly 2,200-mile trail in out-of-order sections with breaks in between, and finished Monday atop Mount Katahdin in Maine.

The primary wins mean the dynamics and perspectives behind the council — an eight-member body that votes on judges, Parole Board members, commutations and pardons — will likely remain the same as they've been over the past two years.

While many residents are celebrating the project's cancellation, clean energy advocates say it highlights a big barrier to clean energy development: exorbitant interconnection fees.

The $10 million from the anonymous long-time patron will endow the artistic director’s position. The company – founded in 1963 – hopes to secure its future by growing its endowment to $100 million by 2032.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wasn’t on the ballot Tuesday but she had plenty riding on the primary. For months, Wu has been posting videos, headlining fundraisers, and sending mass texts to voters, urging them to support candidates looking to knock out her foes in the state Senate.

In closing arguments of the federal corruption trial, prosecutors and the defense agreed on one thing: This case comes down to a question of greed in cannabis investing.

Flock cameras are used by thousands of police forces across the country to track vehicles. But a growing popular backlash has led to cities canceling their Flock contracts. What that says about the tension between public safety and privacy in America.

After 28 hours of deliberations, jurors reported they could not agree on a verdict in the murder trial of the Duxbury woman who killed her three children in 2023.

Purple Petunias, 1925 #precisionism #americanart

Edouard Manet, The Chair, 1875 #edouardmanet

A major drug trafficking operation in Middletown came to an end this week with a 39-year-to-life sentence handed down after a jury conviction. Continue reading…

Pro soccer team's CTO points to "issues with the Broadcom takeover."

“Maria Bartiromo, one of Fox News’s most recognizable anchors and a fierce backer of President Trump, is leaving the network, the company said Thursday,” the New York Times reports. “In a statement, the network said: ‘Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with Fox News Media.’ It did not specify a reason for the abrupt […]

“The surprise defections of two Democrats on a Republican procedural vote has sparked soul-searching in the party and raised new questions about whether Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries—the possible next House speaker—has the muscle to keep members in line,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The votes showed that problems could potentially pop in the center of […]