1+ hour, 32+ min ago  (251+ words) People considering assisted living residences would gain new clarity into costs and the availability of medical care under a set of newly proposed state regulations. Residents would also gain rights similar to other tenants, including protections around fees and evictions....

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (75+ words) Why many Massachusetts cities and towns are facing a fiscal crunch'WBUR Tight tax rules and growing expenses are putting Massachusetts communities in a fiscal bind. Evan Horowitz of Tufts University's Center for State Policy Analysis and Franklin town administrator Jamie…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (98+ words) The race to perfect a robotic coffee barista is on. More companies, including North Billerica startup P!ng, are building automated coffee machines. They say it's an effort to get your morning coffee faster. Scott Kirsner, a contributing columnist for…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (12+ words) Is the U.S. threatening to commit war crimes in Iran?WBUR...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (82+ words) How war jolts military, veterans and families' mental health'WBUR Here & Now's Robin Young talks with professor of social work and psychology Carl Castro, a retired U.S. Army colonel and director of military and veterans programs at the University of Southern California,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (850+ words) Two things have New Hampshire state Sen. Tim Lang feeling blue. "I do have a bracket. It broke pretty hard," says Lang, a Republican, on the sorry state of his NCAA men's basketball tournament predictions. He says he's also concerned…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (635+ words) At the Port of Galilee in Narragansett, Tim Carroll of Seaside Fuel has been getting an earful from the crews of the large fishing vessels he fills up on the docks. "Every day," Carroll says. "Everyone I talk to. Every…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (122+ words) Blind runner and Lighthouse Guild CEO Thomas Panek made history a few weeks ago, completing the NYC Half Marathon wearing specially designed Meta AI glasses. The glasses allowed human coach, ultra-marathoner Scott Jurek, to watch the race through Panek's sight…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (686+ words) According to the National Peanut Board, the average adult eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich three times a month. But how did the PB&J become an all-American lunchbox staple? Food historian Susan Benjamin traces the sweet and savory…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (387+ words) Boston Mayor Michelle Wu met with dozens of area business leaders at Harvard University's Allston campus Wednesday to get advice on how to make Boston a'more competitive leader in tech. The city's powerbrokers had a lot to say about AI,…...