‘Pride, not politics’: local Venezuelans express pride, hope after first World Baseball Classic win
Venezuela’s 3-2 upset of the United States team came at a tense political moment between the two nations.
The world’s first modern rocket launched from a cabbage farm in Massachusetts 100 years ago
Robert Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry, but at the time, many people mocked his ideas around space exploration.
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Protesters flock to Boston Common to condemn US-Israeli attacks on Iran
Approximately 200 people came to rally Saturday after President Trump announced the attacks against Iran. -
‘Illegal and unconstitutional’: Mass. congresspeople decry attack on Iran
All of the state’s Washington, D.C. lawmakers who've weighed in oppose President Trump’s choice to go to war. -
Trump announces 'major combat operations' in Iran
Israel and the U.S. have launched strikes against Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran and air raid sirens sounding across Israel. -
Longevity gap between Boston's Black residents and everyone else is growing
The city says it will devote $2 million to improve health outcomes, including for Black men in particular, who have Boston’s lowest life expectancy. -
Massachusetts refugees and resettlement agencies sue Trump admin over new detention policy
A new directive earlier this month allows for many refugees to be detained without a warrant.
GBH News podcasts
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Catching The Codfather
Boston has begun to wrestle with the notion of paying reparations to Black people to make up for 400 years of enslavement and economic exclusion. -
College Uncovered
GBH News in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, goes behind the scenes to show you how higher education really works. -
Scratch & Win
Never in American history has it been so easy to gamble legally. -
The Big Dig Podcast
This Peabody Award–winning podcast dives into the cynicism that hangs over the topic of American infrastructure. No project embodies that cynicism quite like ‘The Big Dig.’
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