Local activists hope to stop the evaporation of radioactive water from the nuclear plant, but the company that owns the plant ...

The preliminary injunction would prevent the federal government from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international ...

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special.

The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.

A new exhibit highlighting Wampanoag art opens at the Cotuit Center for the Arts this Saturday. Mashpee Wampanoag Paula ...

Former employees of the Blue Hills Civic Association are campaigning to preserve youth employment opportunities in the city.

The board alleges that CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has been planning a work stoppage at the Massachusetts-based retailer. It also ...

Almost fifty years ago, when Haraldur Sigurdsson first came to the University of Rhode Island from Iceland, he got interested in what makes some clam shells more purple than others.

The offspring of the cicadas we had 17 years ago are emerging around the Cape, Coast and Islands. We talk with Tawny Simisky, ...

What does President Trump's changing rhetoric on Vladimir Putin suggest about his relationship with the Russian leader? NPR's Michel Martin asks William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts say cuts to the USDA, FDA and CDC have left the food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness.

Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.