After stinging losses in 2024, the Democratic Party is eager for reinvention. The Welcome PAC, which backs centrist and moderate candidates for office, wants to help.WBUR

The Perseids meteor shower peaks this week. Weather conditions won’t be perfect, but local amateur astronomer and Sky and Telescope’s senior editor Kelly Beatty said that shouldn’t stop anyone from going out and enjoying the night sky.WBUR

The new young adult book “Devils Like Us” is an LGBTQ coming-of-age story. Three characters named Cas, Remy and Finn go on an adventure that takes them to sea.WBUR

Bar Harbor is billed as "the gateway" to Acadia National Park, and its summer season draws tourists from around the country and the globe. But the region is facing new pressures this year, including cuts within the National Park Service, a drop in cruise ship visits, and a decline in visitors from Canada.…

Prosecutors allege Tompkins, who's served as Suffolk County sheriff since 2013, used his official position to threaten a cannabis executive into returning $50,000 he'd invested in shares of the company. Public records filed with the state's cannabis commission appear to indicate the company is Ascend Wellness Holdings.…

At School of Honk's weekly practices, you'll get handed an instrument and invited to join a parade — even if you've never played a note.WBUR

Scott Kirsner, a columnist from our editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the feud.WBUR

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is triggering health warnings across Massachusetts. Learn what doctors say about air quality risks, who’s most vulnerable, and when to avoid outdoor activity.WBUR

If enacted, Medford's divestment vote would cut off city funds from weapons manufacturers, fossil fuel companies and private prisons to champion human rights-focused investments, says City Council President Zac Bears.WBUR

“There are not individuals that are lining up to replace the Haitian community or other immigrants that actually are filling these jobs,” said BU finance professor Mark Williams. “And we already have a labor shortage in Massachusetts.”WBUR

For the past three days, Massachusetts has played host to a handful of Texas Democratic lawmakers who left their state to prevent a vote on a bill to redraw their congressional maps.WBUR

Worcester cut its overdose deaths in half in 2024. And with just 13 recorded overdose deaths through April, New England's second largest city is on track for even fewer deaths this year. But experts worry that federal funding cuts could threaten that progress.WBUR

Jeff Speck, partner at the Brookline urban design firm Speck Dempsey, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what the potential arrival of automated taxi service Waymo.WBUR

The city and the company run by Robert Kraft, billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and the Revolution, held dueling press conferences Monday. The Everett stadium project began looking more like a proxy fight in the mayoral battle between incumbent Michelle Wu and Kraft’s son Josh, her chief rival.…

Massachusetts officials estimate that up to 300,000 people could lose their health coverage because of changes to Medicaid included in the new domestic policy law President Trump signed in July. But Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, says states could try to keep people from falling through the cracks.…

"Mel brought a poetry to his stories," said Ian Aldrich, Yankee Magazine's executive editor. "When people talk about Yankee's narrative legacy, they are really talking about Mel's work."WBUR

The Boston Globe's Gary Washburn, who first reported Pagliuca's record-breaking offer for the Sun, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to preview what could be a prolonged battle over the future of the franchise.WBUR

Betsy Mayotte, president and founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, shares advice on how to navigate student loans right now.WBUR

They're far behind Mayor Michelle Wu and Josh Kraft in recent polls, but Hyde Park's Domingos DaRosa and Robert Cappucci of East Boston are making their pitch to voters.WBUR

30 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea, a condition that makes it hard for patients to breathe when they sleep.WBUR