WBUR senior correspondent Deborah Becker traveled to Italy to visit the famous San Patrignano addiction treatment center — a ...

Congress faces healthcare crisis and government shutdown threats while debating college sports legislation, sparking ...

Pope Leo XIV completes pilgrimage to Turkey, meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and religious leaders while promoting peace and unity before traveling to Lebanon.

Over 40 House members plan to exit Congress this year, threatening Speaker Mike Johnson's narrow majority amid growing safety ...

You’d be forgiven if you were to think that West Virginia only has one U.S. senator instead of two. Because based on appearances, Sen. Jim Justice appears to be doing the bare minimum. Sure, Justice ...

When Vice President JD Vance was asked about bigoted messages in a private group chat, he said it showed how "kids do stupid things." But his response drew scrutiny about where political leaders draw ...

In prisons and jails, a person’s care is entirely in the hands of the institution. When someone dies in custody, the public deserves to know whether their environment contributed to their death.

In this holiday edition, we feature some of our favorites from the end-of-show segment that we call the Reporter-s Notebook. The colorful potpourri of features spotlight everything from ecclesiastical ...