2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (314+ words) It’s been 25 years since the devastating terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center changed the world. Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is making sure the heroes — and the 2,977 lives lost — will be remembered with honor on Sept. 11. Commemorations include drenching State…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (60+ words) Charlie Kirk supporter in Arizona: 'Don't let him die, Lord' WBUR On the day Charlie Kirk was killed last year, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd went to a Phoenix church important to the conservative leader's mission of marrying religion and politics....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1111+ words) WBUR The first “Practical Magic” wasn’t a critical or box office success when it was released in 1998, but director Griffin Dunne’s adaptation of Alice Hoffman’s bestseller about a family of modern-day witches in a fictional Massachusetts town has since developed…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (228+ words) It's the first day of school for Boston Public Schools, but those yellow buses aren't the only reason your commute might feel more congested: Back to work: One of Boston’s largest employers is bringing nearly every employee back to the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (108+ words) If you have kids in your life, you probably know Roblox, the sprawling online universe where millions gather to play with other people. This month, Roblox turns 20. Since launching on Sept. 1, 2006, the game platform has grown to around 150 million daily…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) If you’re on social media, it’s hard to miss the over-decorated dorm rooms that start cropping up this time of year as parents drop off their kids at college. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out #DormTok…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (80+ words) Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor Department. Here & Now ’s Scott Tong talks with Michael Regan, a managing editor at Bloomberg News, about the number that beat economists... Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (93+ words) WBUR On Friday, a military judge ruled that confessions the FBI obtained from accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed cannot be used in his trial, 25 years after nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon. Here…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (95+ words) WBUR Liya, who fled Afghanistan after American forces withdrew from the country in 2021, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on five years of life in the United States. We are using Liya's nickname because she fears she and her family…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (141+ words) A Tennessee obstetrician published a study that found naltrexone to be effective in helping pregnant patients stay off drugs. Auditors and addiction specialists found that his research had serious flaws. Tennessee obstetrician Dr. Craig Towers conducted influential research on pregnant…...