WBUR environmental correspondent Barbara Moran explains the local effects of climate change and what COP26 could mean for the future of the commonwealth.

Consider This cohost Paris Alston speaks with GBH reporter Adam Reilly about this historic political moment.

"I do think there's been a big shift in the city's culture and I think there's been a bit of a changing of the guard in terms of who we think of in terms of the leadership of the city of Boston," says Paul Watanabe, political science professor and director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass Boston.

"We are ready to be a Boston for everyone," Wu said. She is also the first person of color elected as mayor in the city's history. Her opponent conceded the race at around 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Voters in Boston got to choose between city councilors Annisa Essaibi George and Michelle Wu to be the next mayor. No matter who wins, one thing is certain: This is the first time a white man will not be elected to the position.

Voters in Boston are casting their ballots in a historic election to decide their next mayor.

Just one of the three people brought to the new session was sent to treatment rather than to jail, which is supposed to be a priority for the new court and for city officials.

Harvard has declined to relinquish the images to plaintiff Tamara Lanier, saying she has not proven her relationship to the people pictured — and wouldn’t have a legal claim on the images even if she had.

Some Black and Hispanic teachers in Massachusetts are grappling with burnout due to what many call an "invisible tax."

Conservationists in western Massachusetts have tried for decades to protect the endangered bog turtle. Now, they think the turtle is heading toward recovery.