A groundbreaking review out of the UK finds “poor” or “low quality” evidence for using puberty blockers and hormones to help ...

Palestinian American comedian Atheer Yacoub hasn’t changed her material since the start of Israel’s war in Gaza. The war brought the conflict between Israel and Palestinians to the forefront for many ...

A U.S. official says the Biden administration paused a weapons shipment out of concern for the offensive's impact on Palestinians.

Hillel International, the Jewish campus organization, says since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, antisemitic incidents against Jewish students on college campuses have increased 700% compared to ...

The red-eyed bugs with Broods XIII and Broods XIX are expected to emerge shortly, blanketing huge swaths of the country from Missouri to Illinois. The last time so many cicadas emerged together, ...

A new U.S.-based aluminum smelter could be operating before the end of the decade. And that smelter could be substantially less polluting than older models.

As a child, R. Derek Black actively promoted white nationalism. It was the family legacy. But when Black attended college, they met people who were appalled by that ideology but willing to work with ...

WBUR's popular true-crime podcast "Beyond All Repair" has dropped its final episode. Host Robin Young talks with the show's host and reporter, Amory Sivertson, about what she discovered and how the ...

State budget negotiations are now underway within the Legislature. The differences between the two bills include whether to legalize online Lottery sales, approaches to regional and greater Boston ...

With a looming retirement crisis due to an aging population, many are looking for ways to secure their future without relying on social security.

The series of reports called "Friends of the Court" prompted a national conversation and moved the nation's high court to adopt its first ethics code.

TikTok is suing the U.S. government, saying the law passed last month calling for the app's Chinese-based owner to sell it or it will be banned in the U.S. is unconstitutional. The U.S. government ...