Search results for

"Scratch and Win" is a new WGBH News podcast about how a bunch of Massachusetts state bureaucrats set out to beat the mob at its own game — and ended up creating a $100 billion dollar obsession.

Political turmoil in Pakistan deepens as the government raised the possibility that embattled President Gen. Pervez Musharraf might impose a state of emergency. News of the possible emergency declaration came after Musharraf abruptly canceled a planned visit to Afghanistan.

Feminist historian Blanche Wiesen Cook published the first volume of her biography of Roosevelt in 1992. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the newly released final volume is exhausting and exhilarating.

Yelena Akhtiorskaya's debut novel is about a family that emigrates from Odessa to the Russian enclave of Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, N.Y. It's a funny tale full of insider knowledge and offbeat words.

Greece's parliament is set to vote Thursday on same-sex marriage legislation that includes new parental rights for LGBTQ couples. The Greek Orthodox Church opposes same-sex marriage.

The Milpitas Unified School District put out the call to families in response to staff losses and high housing costs that have made it difficult for educators to live nearby.

The core stage of United Launch Alliance's Vulcan arrived by barge. Its demonstration mission will send payloads into orbit and beyond.

Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker testified Friday that Floyd's subdual and neck compression by police was more than his body could handle, given his underlying heart conditions.

It's becoming common for campaigns to seek out viral moments and the support of internet stars to reach new voters. But the strategy, albeit flashy, has yielded mixed results in key races this year.

Jaquira Díaz grew up in a public housing project in Puerto Rico; her father was a drug dealer and her mother was diagnosed as schizophrenic. As a child, she says, "I thought everyone lived like this."

When Terry Hill was 4, she and her young siblings were left in the car by themselves as their father ran into a store. Then the car started moving. A young man stopped the car before anyone got hurt.

Feeling anxious? Life Kit has tips for you.

Groundbreaking actor Richard Roundtree has died at the age of 81.

Johnson chronicled Black San Francisco culture.

To discern facts from falsities, PolitiFact looked at DeSantis’ record on immigration while in Congress, and the facts behind Newsom’s claim that DeSantis supported amnesty.

President Trump's trade representative, Jamieson Greer, told senators that Trump's tariffs prompted more than 50 countries to reach out to negotiate trade deals. But Greer declined to give a timeline.

Author and speaker David Rush so far earned 43 official Guinness World Records in 2021, including fastest time to arrange a chess set and most juggling catches while on a balance board, blindfolded.

"I try to tune out all the drag that's out there and tap into the drag I was doing when I was a little kid — when I didn't even know the word 'queer' or that gay people were out there," Velour said.

Eggs hold symbolic significance for those marking both Easter and Passover. Marie Simmons, author of The Good Egg answers Debbie Elliott's simple question: What's the difference between white and brown eggs?

A sixth person dies in Nepal's two-week long protest campaign against the country's King. The enigmatic Nepalese monarch holds the future of the kingdom in his hands.

The federal probation office in St. Louis has one of the biggest caseloads of violent offenders in the country — and one of the lowest recidivism rates. That's in part because of a former felon who knows how to keep ex-offenders from returning to prison.

In her new book, Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, Florence Williams offers her take on why breasts are getting bigger and developing earlier, why tumors seem to gravitate toward the breast, and how toxins from the environment may be affecting hormones and breast development.

Bad Bunny's new album has had unprecedented U.S. chart success for an all Spanish-language record. NPR Music contributor Stefanie Fernández explains what makes the artist and the album so special.

Russia say tens of thousands of people have been displaced from South Ossetia, where the conflict erupted a week ago. Fighting has largely stopped in the area, but reports of looting and banditry continue.

Former White House advisor Claude Allen was arrested in Maryland last week, charged with carrying out a complicated shoplifting scheme. Allen resigned last month saying he wanted to "spend more time with his family." Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate contributor Rachel Shteir.