Massachusetts State Senator John Velis shares the goal of the State's special commission on antisemitism.WBUR

Columnist Scott Kirsner, with WBUR's editorial partner MassLive, talks about how AI is affecting the job market .WBUR

The Grammy winning musician has composed songs inspired by MIT’s collection of public art.WBUR

Some ICE altercations in Greater Boston turned violent last week, spurring a fear in local immigrant communities that this may be round-two of the "hell" Trump's border czar promised to bring.WBUR

Jessie Rossman, attorney and legal director with the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, was in the courtroom to represent Rümeysa Öztürk and spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins after the hearing.WBUR

“I open the case that they are stored in, and...it's this whole experience. You smell the aged books, and then you touch their smooth leather covers that have worn down because they've been held by thousands of citizens of Franklin before you...They're like this little family. I open the case and visit my little family. They're really special.”…

Lisa Sowle Cahill, a professor of theology at Boston College, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how the new pope's American background could inform his perspective and priorities.WBUR

Some Bostonians aren’t thrilled to see there’s less green, and a lot more gray, at the partially reopened Copley Square Park. But Jeff Speck, an urban designer from Brookline, makes the case in favor of the redesign.WBUR

As WBUR's Patrick Madden reports, for Ozturk's friends and teachers, her ongoing detention and absence from the Medford campus is personal and painful.WBUR

Diocese of Worcester Bishop Robert McManus joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss what the election of Pope Leo XIV means for the Catholics in Massachusetts.WBUR

Fall River Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha reacts to the new pope.WBUR

Federal agents smashed the windows of a car and pulled out two men, video footage shows. They handcuffed out man and dragged the other one out; he struggled until five ICE agents pinned him to the ground and he can be heard screaming. A neighbor shouted at the agents to stop.WBUR

WBUR’s Simon Rios takes a look at the secrecy and lack of information that often follow immigration enforcement.WBUR

In recent months, the Trump administration has clawed back funding for research, slashed scientific agencies and reshaped climate policy. The moves are complicating opportunities for environmental science students just as they're entering the workforce.WBUR

The train station is home to a work of art that thousands of people pass each day without looking up.WBUR

Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect back on his three decades leading the orchestral body.WBUR

Abby Chin, Celtics reporter for NBC Sports Boston, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to preview game two of the Eastern Conference semifinals and what the Celtics need to do to pull out a win.WBUR

Small retailers that depend on global supplies are scrambling to absorb rising costs from higher tariffs. And a soon-expiring 90-day pause in tariffs on most countries have left businesses bracing for more economic uncertainty.WBUR

Project Bread called its Walk for Hunger on Boston Common Sunday a "critical call to action"-- with food prices rising and federal funding for food assistance programs under threat.WBUR

The end of the war in Vietnam scattered Vietnamese refugees across the globe. Dorchester is home to three-quarters of Massachusetts' Vietnamese-American population. This week, hundreds gathered to mark the anniversary with food, song and an immersive installation.WBUR