After 40 years of planning, work and more than one billion dollars, starting Monday morning, rail service will connect South Coast communities, including New Bedford and Fall River with Boston.WBUR által

The wife of former governor and Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, Kitty was recalled by friends and family members as someone who was drawn to those who were suffering, worked tirelessly to help them, and advanced both policy and awareness on social issues and human rights.WBUR által

Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy, who's covered Pitino for more than 50 years, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on Pitino's complicated career and legacy.WBUR által

The MBTA will soon brings its services to several South Coast communities with its highly anticipated, $1.1 billion expansion. The first South Coast Rail train is set to begin taking passengers Monday morning.WBUR által

"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.WBUR által

The Boston Globe's Michael Silverman joins WBUR's All Thing Considered to break down the news.WBUR által

Hundreds of people angered by national politics are crowding town halls led by members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation. Many are venting frustrations with Democrats' inaction as the Trump administration moves to dismantle or threaten government services.WBUR által

Ken Reid is a stand-up comedian and the unofficial dean of Boston nostalgia. He joins WBUR's Morning Edition to lament the loss of a little piece of Boston's soul.WBUR által

The Ashmont branch of the MBTA's Red Line will be under construction for all of April.WBUR által

WBUR’s Walter Wuthmann reports on highlights from Mayor Wu's third State of the City address.WBUR által

President Trump has already cut over 1,200 positions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of about 12,000 employees that provides services ranging from weather forecasting to fisheries science. Several former NOAA employees said another round of terminations could interfere with future fisheries surveys.…

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss what she thinks the Democratic Party must do to mitigate and combat policy shifts by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.WBUR által

In 1990 thieves disguised as police stole 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Their empty frames have been restored and remain as stark reminders of the unsolved art heist.WBUR által

Peter Drummey, chief historian of the Massachusetts Historical Society, joins WBUR to talk about Evacuation Day.WBUR által

Elected officials exchanged jokes Sunday morning at the annual St. Patrick's Day breakfast in South Boston, doing their best to lighten the mood in what feels like a politically dark moment for many Democrats in Massachusetts.WBUR által

The governor's influence is rising in the Democratic Party, as she shifts from low-key resistance to full-on protest over Trump's punitive slashing of federal fundsWBUR által

Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler joins WBUR's All Things Considered to discuss how these changes will impact education in Massachusetts.WBUR által

The South Boston St. Patrick's Day Breakfast, where Boston's most powerful swap jokes over bacon and eggs, is an annual lightning rod for rivalries and gossip. This year, an already contentious Boston mayoral race could stir the pot even more.WBUR által

In 2020, the pandemic closed classrooms and banished hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren to learn over screens at home. Here's what some local school workers say they saw then — and what challenges they see students face now.WBUR által

Trump is not the first president to wield federal funds as a weapon. But some analysts say the current attacks on Boston is unlike anything in recent memory.WBUR által