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Deaton, a moderate Republican who said he's never voted for Trump, sought to portray Moulton as a hyper-partisan Democrat, responsible for the dysfunction in Washington. In response, Moulton did all he could to tie Deaton to the president, who's deeply unpopular in Massachusetts.

Local community organizers have been offering gallery tours that examine what museums don't put on a pedestal. Lori Lobenstein of DS4SI has been posing the question, "How does the MFA arrange space? If we think of the MFA as a big house, who is in the living room? Who is in the basement? Who's in the hallway?"

Boston Logan airport is on a mission to improve travelers' experience of travelers. One way they're doing it is with swankier restrooms.

For local Cape Verdeans, the euphoria of watching Cape Verde on the world's biggest sports stage -- the country's first ever World Cup -- is an unforgettable moment. Massachusetts is home to the largest population of Cape Verdeans outside of the tiny West African island nation. The community has deep roots in the state dating back to the 18th century.

The Sesuit Creek salt marsh restoration project in Dennis has spanned nearly two decades and is now in a race against time, as sea-level rise driven by climate change threatens to wipe it out. Workers and volunteers are planting 90,000 plugs of salt marsh grass to jump start the wetland's recovery.

The face off was the first time either team had played in the men's World Cup in decades, a rare chance for the squads to make a mark on their nation's soccer histories.

While dozens of events are popping up around the Massachusetts, Chelsea is hosting the only public Spanish-language watch parties in the state. Organizers think the 39-day-long "Fiesta Fútbol" is an opportunity to turn the page on a difficult period for the largely working class, immigrant city.

Scotland play two of their three opening round World Cup matches in Boston. That means, for the next week or so, there'll be kilts as far as the eye can see. Cloe Axelson got a taste of the Tartan Army at The Haven in Jamaica Plain.

The Boston singer-songwriter's song “Aurora” impressed WBUR's panelists with its enveloping harmonies and quiet virtuosity.

Physicians and former prisoners want inmates to have access to continuous glucose monitors, insulin pumps and better diabetes education while incarcerated.

Bryan Stevenson has spent years fighting for people on death row and juveniles sentenced to life in prison. Today, he continues that legal work, and on a recent visit to Boston, he sat down with a man released from prison because of Stevenson's case before the Supreme Court, which found life without parole for young offenders unconstitutional.

With Boston serving as a World Cup host city, educators are capitalizing on the global moment to make it a learning opportunity for kids.

Colonists debated freedom and democracy over beers at taverns like Boston's Green Dragon. The tavern hosted secret meetings where Paul Revere and others organized rebellion — including the Boston Tea Party — while patriots promoted local beer as a boycott against British imports.

A national system tracks serious bus crashes so regulators can keep roads safe. But the process fails to identify most of a major company's fatal collisions, WBUR and ProPublica found.

In Darren Aronofsky's 2010 psychological thriller “Black Swan,” a production of the classical ballet “Swan Lake” becomes an unexpected locus of horror. Now, the story is being reimagined by the American Repertory Theater in another surprising package: a musical.

About 50 years ago, Dutch elm disease wiped out most of the American elm trees, but some survived. Now, scientists in Vermont are injecting these trees and saplings with the disease to identify and breed more resistant elms. They hope to bring more big American elms back to the East Coast.

A number of senior Democrats across the country are standing by Platner, an oyster farmer who gained significant momentum early in the race, and the party's only chance of taking on Republican Susan Collins.

Guillow's delivers aviation joy via balsa wood airplanes — those featherweight gliders that people have been tossing through the air and trying to untangle from tree branches since, basically, forever.

Locals are accustomed to the T's dank conditions. But as global soccer fans make their way to Boston for the World Cup, many will come from cities with clean, state-of-the-art public transit — and may be surprised at the MBTA's less-than-sparkling, dungeon-like spaces.

A bill seeks to make Massachusetts the first state to ban prop bets. Meanwhile, sports betting giants have poured millions into legislative races in states weighing similar reforms.

Guster got its start in a Tufts dorm room in the early '90s. Thirty years on, they're still going strong. Cog editors Cloe Axelson and Sara Shukla caught up with Adam Gardner to talk about what it's like to have kids graduating from high school while still playing music with the friends he made all those years ago.

"He really represents the very best of Massachusetts," said Gov. Maura Healey, upon declaring Frantzdy Pierrot Day.

It's only the second time in Haiti's history that the team has made the tournament, and its first game, against Scotland on June 13, will take place in Foxborough. “It's like a once-in-a-generational opportunity,” said Yionel Jean Torres of Mattapan. But Torres said he's all but given up hope on going to the Haiti-Scotland match.

Experts hope a new floating wetland project will bring back natural “edge habitat” that disappeared when developers reshaped Boston's perimeter with landfill and seawalls. Recreating those destroyed coastal environments can help protect cities as climate change brings rising sea levels, increases stormwater runoff and disrupts ecosystems.

Provincetown's Womencrafts has long been a safe space for residents and tourists alike. And its role is even more important today.

WBUR's Anthony Brooks reports Barney Frank is being remembered as a fierce advocate for liberal causes, including gay rights.

The J-1 visa program brings some 5,000 foreign student workers to the Cape each summer. But State Department officials have reduced staff, prioritized other visas and are scrutinizing applicants' social media accounts. All of this delays visa applications, putting both workers and businesses in limbo ahead of tourist season.

A West End resident saw a trio of ghost signs and wondered how to bring them to back to life. He tracked down a local business that one of the old signs belonged to and convinced them and the West End Museum to partner and pay sign painters to restore them.

Boston's arts community steels itself for a new era of scarcity as federal pandemic funds run out and the city cuts millions in grant programs to balance the budget.

Alejandro Orrego Agudelo spent four months in ICE detention after being arrested by Boston police. But new body camera footage casts doubt on the officer's narrative, suggesting it was the officer who escalated a tense situation into a violent one. If not for that arrest, Orrego likely would have never ended up in ICE custody.

After 30 years teaching Haitian folkloric dance, Jean Appolon's studio has opened in Nubian Square. The founder keeps the glass window open during rehearsals, inviting passersby to watch dancers move to drumbeats. "Sometimes people even knock on the door and ask to come in and watch," Appolon says.

The man accused of opening fire in Cambridge and wounding two people has pleaded not guilty to armed assault with intent to murder. As the case against Tyler Brown moves forward, there's a spotlight on the parole system, the courts and mental healthcare.

He says Democrats have a chance to defeat President Donald Trump's brand of right-wing populism, but only if the party embraces core economic issues instead of polarizing culture fights.

Between DOGE and the rise of AI bots, work is far more precarious than it used to be, writes Joanna Weiss. Amid so much uncertainty, it's no surprise that people would flock to a movie that fetishizes work as much as Chanel boots.

I have no statistics to cite about the number of women who experience what is sometimes called "breastfeeding grief," writes Miriam Wasser. But I've come to believe that what happened to me, is, if not necessarily common, then at least quite prevalent.

Mental health clinicians have started asking clients how they use generative artificial intelligence chatbots to support their emotional well-being. Some clinician-researchers are building platforms to educate people about chatbots' strengths and weaknesses, and developing AI bots that are meant to deliver therapy.

Faced with rising costs on everything from gas prices to housing, to healthcare and childcare, a growing number of Massachusetts residents say they struggle to afford a middle class life, and feel insecure about their financial futures.

Researchers are studying a machine learning-powered warning system for breast cancer. It works by detecting subtle changes in a mammogram that humans can't spot, but could soon become cancer.

If you've been to a medical appointment lately, it's likely that your doctor was using some form of artificial intelligence. Increasingly, diagnostic AI tools are entering doctors' offices and hospitals, from inventions that sharpen CT scans to generative AI chatbots that analyze vast troves of medical data and spit back guidance.

From fomenting colonial discontent with British rule in the 1700s to the No Kings rallies of today, posters spread messages and question authority. At the Boston Public Library, visitors are learning the art of making their own signs.