Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out
Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until well into next year as appeals play out in a suit filed by Louisiana, including a potential appeal to the high court.
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Boston-area theologians: Pope Leo follows long tradition in addressing global issues
Pope Leo’s criticism of the Iran war has sparked verbal attacks by President Donald Trump, but local theology professors say that popes addressing world issues is nothing new. -
Environmental news: Endangered species in the Gulf, pro-solar Trump voters and ‘snowfarming’
The latest environmental news headlines include an increase in interest in “balcony solar,” how the war in Iran is affecting endangered species and what record-low snowfall could mean for ski resorts. -
Pope says Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization is ‘unacceptable’
Pope Leo urged Americans and other people of good will to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives to demand they reject war and work for peace. -
WATCH: Artemis II crew has now gone farther from Earth than any humans before
The Artemis II astronauts are on a course back to Earth after flying by the moon Monday, witnessing a solar eclipse, and breaking a distance record set by NASA's Apollo 13 astronauts. -
Republican plan to fund Homeland Security could get first test vote on Thursday
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a plan on Wednesday to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security. -
Supreme Court seems poised to reject Trump's birthright citizenship limits
Both conservative and liberal justices questioned whether Trump’s order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens comports with either the Constitution or federal law. -
Supreme Court considers a historic case about who is — and isn't — born a citizen
At issue is President Trump's challenge to a constitutional provision that has long been interpreted to guarantee American citizenship to every child born in the United States. -
Judge blocks Trump order to end funding for National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order to cease funding for NPR and PBS is unlawful and unenforceable.
