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Tompkins' image took a big hit last week when FBI agents arrested him in Florida and federal prosecutors charged him with extorting a local cannabis business. But the sheriff's fellow Democrats have so far been reluctant to cast judgment or call for his resignation.

On Aug. 14, 1765 — 260 years ago — colonists gathered under a giant elm that would soon be known as the Liberty Tree to start their dissent to the Stamp Act.

Baylor University in Texas alleges a Boston University athletics logo featuring the interlocked letters B and U violates its trademark on a similar logo.

The program at Norfolk County Correctional Center, run by The Snapchef Foundation, provides men with eight weeks of kitchen and online learning, as well as support to get hired in professional kitchens or other workplaces after their release from jail.

MBTA General Manager Phil Eng tells WBUR's Morning Edition he isn’t concerned about the federal holdup of Red Line cars.

Samath “Sam” Thoeun is the type of immigrant ICE says it’s going after: people with criminal records, even old ones. Now he's facing deportation to the home country of his parents, a place he's never been.

After stinging losses in 2024, the Democratic Party is eager for reinvention. The Welcome PAC, which backs centrist and moderate candidates for office, wants to help.

The Perseids meteor shower peaks this week. Weather conditions won’t be perfect, but local amateur astronomer and Sky and Telescope’s senior editor Kelly Beatty said that shouldn’t stop anyone from going out and enjoying the night sky.

The new young adult book “Devils Like Us” is an LGBTQ coming-of-age story. Three characters named Cas, Remy and Finn go on an adventure that takes them to sea.

Bar Harbor is billed as "the gateway" to Acadia National Park, and its summer season draws tourists from around the country and the globe. But the region is facing new pressures this year, including cuts within the National Park Service, a drop in cruise ship visits, and a decline in visitors from Canada.