The sun has burped out bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could reach Earth Tuesday night. Forecasters said the vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S.

A vote in the House expected on Wednesday could end what is now the longest shutdown on record. Democrats are decrying the plan, saying it fails to address expiring health care subsidies.

As the Senate moves forward a deal to end the government shutdown, it's time to assess the winners, the losers and what the political fallout might look like into the future.

Jenn Brezniak grew up on her grandfather's turkey farm in Lancaster. She speaks with WBUR's Morning Edition about the role generational farms play in communities.

Being a citizen of the Cherokee Nation has long shaped how I see history, writes. And as a writer, I realized how I could use story to share history and explore questions of colonization, both past ...

MassArt Art Museum will hold a special version of its regular Twilight at MAAM, blending music and dance. Palaver Strings, a ...

The Lemonheads frontman is out with a memoir and the band is touring “Love Chant,” its first album of original material in 19 ...

Written by and starring Ins Choi, the show centers on the Kim family and the fate of their convenience store in a gentrifying ...

On August 1st, 1981, MTV was born. The 24-hour music video channel transformed the music industry and pop culture. Now, MTV ...

It's impossible to avoid headlines about GLP-1 medications. The weight-loss drugs target hormones in the gut and brain that ...

This Veteran’s Day, we spend time with a Marine Corps chaplain who sees his role as sort of a father figure to young Marines ...

Maine's forest products industry is worth more than $8 billion. But its logging workforce is dwindling. Maine Public's Nora Saks reports how the state is trying to prepare the next generation of ...