Steward wants to sell its hospitals at auction this summer. But the sales process is off to a rocky start, raising anxiety for people who rely on Steward hospitals for medical care and jobs.
Attorney Shira Diner, president of the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to talk about the Karen Read murder trial and what comes next.
A Norfolk Superior Court judge has declared a mistrial in the Karen Read murder case. Former Boston Globe columnist Joanna Weiss, now the director of media training at Northeastern University, joined WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss…
Cambridge has the largest public art collection in New England. After each long, messy winter, the city’s conservation team mobilizes to take care of that massive trove.
To learn more about how the candidates' spoke about issues that will impact voters here in Massachusetts, WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy talked to MassInc Polling Group’s Steve Koczela.
A year ago this month, the former morgue manager of Harvard Medical School was arrested and charged with stealing body parts. Many wondered what consequences Harvard might face. The answer: not much.
Body parts of donors stolen from the Harvard Medical School morgue were sold across the country, exposing a thriving trade of human-remains buyers and sellers.
The theft of body parts from Harvard's morgue was like an earthquake for families of those who had donated their bodies. They were left with painful questions — including whether they’d received the true remains of their loved ones.
Artist Tanya Nixon-Silberg asked 14 mothers of color what phrases they heard growing up and what they say to their children now. The result is a textile project that explores what it means to decolonize parenting.
Harvard Medical School's now-former morgue manager was charged with stealing and selling donor bodies about a year ago. His arrest exposed the school as part of a nationwide network of human remains trading.
Since the private, for-profit hospital chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, doctors are departing, and patients are seeking care elsewhere, according to employees and Massachusetts health care leaders.
The Boston Celtics, NBA champions for the 18th time, crossed town for a parade Friday, and more than a few Bostonians showed up to cheer from the sidelines.
The 2024 Boston Celtics crushed the league from start to finish on the way to the franchise’s historic 18th banner, writes Khari Thompson. But if you really want to understand this championship team, you need to first tell the story of…
By 1975, many elementary school students were bused from Chinatown to schools in Charlestown. Today, there's still a significant number of Chinese students attending a Charlestown elementary school. Still, 50 years after court-ordered…
Since the end of mandatory busing in 1988, white students in the Boston public schools have tended to 'cluster' once again in a small handful of select schools, due to parent choice, persistent neighborhood segregation — and district…
When Boston's Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola thinks of Juneteenth, she sees the national holiday as a celebration, but also as a reminder of oppression. Olayiwola joined WBUR's Weekend Edition host Sharon Brody to reflect on the meaning of…
Hundreds of mobile home residents say they've been charged disparate prices, in violation of state law. Park owners, who want to charge higher rates to new residents, argue that requiring prices to be the same for everyone could hurt those…
Nearly 50 years after the ruling mandating Boston desegregate its schools, two people who lived through that history joined WBUR's Morning Edition to look back on what happened and how it still impacts us today.
The tours are organized through a partnership between Women's Lunch Place, a daytime women's shelter and advocacy center in Boston, and the Museum of Fine Arts.
For many years, communities in Massachusetts balked at the idea of installing boxes containing Narcan on the streets and outside public buildings. Now there are at least 134. This drug that can reverse an OD is available free, day and…
Tragedy bonded the members of Trash Rabbit and fueled their furious, complex rock 'n' roll. Now the band is a favorite in the Boston basement rock scene with a new album that captures the ferocity of the group's live shows.
We're talking about Myrtle the Turtle, the oldest and most famous inhabitant of the New England Aquarium’s ocean tank. Over the decades, Myrtle has contributed to scientific research, been an ambassador for green sea turtles in the wild…
Jullieanne Doherty Lee, executive director of Boston's office of LGBTQ+ Advancement, talks with WBUR's Weekend Edition host Sharon Brody ahead of the city's pride parade.
Hoping to spot fireflies this summer? You don’t have to travel far to see them. Here are some tips on the best spots and times to find fireflies in Massachusetts.