3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (540+ words) The highest court in Massachusetts on Thursday issued a public reprimand against a district court judge who was accused of allowing an immigrant to escape U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The case dates back to 2018 when Judge Shelley Joseph was…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (616+ words) Sam Darnold left the game injured, the offense was stagnant and sloppy mistakes put Seattle in a hole through three quarters. Then the Dark Side defense took over, Drew Lock made a few big plays and the Seahawks capped a…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (450+ words) Five years ago, I was in the shower fighting an internal battle for my life. My son was 3 months old, the living joy of everyone in the house. But I could not feel that joy. My obstetrician offered to connect…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (102+ words) Host Robin Young speaks with Jessica Taylor, the Senate and governors editor for The Cook Political Report, about the Maine Senate race between Democratic candidate and former state Sen. Troy Jackson... As midterms approach, we're taking a closer look at…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (569+ words) Ten years after voters legalized recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, the adult-use cannabis industry here has topped $10 billion in gross sales, a milestone that comes as the industry faces myriad changes and challenges. Voters approved the ballot measure regulating adult-use marijuana…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1182+ words) After a hung jury in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, legal experts are bracing for the possibility of a second trial should prosecutors again seek a murder conviction for the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children in 2023. Several…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (833+ words) Four years ago, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was celebrating his narrow victory in the Democratic primary surrounded by supporters, when someone handed him phone — it was his opponent simply calling to concede. “That’s not going to happen," he said,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (168+ words) Following a judge's declaration of a mistrial in the case against Lindsay Clancy, WBUR takes a step back to look at what happened in a special limited podcast series appearing in the "Beyond All Repair" feed. As reported by WBUR's…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (656+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. The price of diesel has reached an all-time high, according to AAA. The national average for a gallon is now $5.85. That exceeds the previous high in June…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (373+ words) More Massachusetts families will receive financial assistance for childcare this fall. The state added funding to shrink a waitlist that had swelled to roughly 31,000 children. The 2026 supplemental budget includes $31.2 million to expand child-care access. But the new funding will only…...