1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (114+ words) The price of eggs is almost 65% cheaper than they were in March of last year when they hit an all-time high of $6. 23 a dozen. The staggering prices were driven by an avian flu outbreak that wiped out the hen population,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (81+ words) WBUR A joint memorial service was held Sunday for three wildland firefighters who died last week along the Utah-Colorado border. With fires burning across the West, Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with former firefighter Bobbie Scopa about the conditions crews…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (89+ words) Groundwater supplies in the Colorado River basin are falling fast. Is there a solution? WBUR Western states like Arizona are considering new laws to regulate pumping from aquifers while keeping growing cities supplied with the water they need to grow…...

4+ week, 20+ hour ago  (404+ words) Alvin Campell has been convicted of raping several women he picked up outside Boston bars while posing as an Uber driver. Prosecutors say over a nearly three-year period'Campbell targeted drunk women outside bars'until he was arrested in 2020. The evidence in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (537+ words) To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we're cataloging 25 objects that define the country's history. Long before interstates stitched the country together, there was "The Mother Road." Route 66 crossed through eight states from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif. It…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (101+ words) Seven Western states are divided over the future of the Colorado River, which is depleted after decades of drought and overuse. Last year, tribal groups passed a resolution granting personhood to the. .. Seven Western states are divided over the future…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1908+ words) Rachel Entrekin just won one of the hardest ultramarathon races in the world. She ran 253 miles across Arizona, breaking the previous course record by more than two hours. But she's no outlier. At ultra-distances, more and more women are taking…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (924+ words) In February, Lee Rosen heard from the state of Arizona that his monthly food-assistance benefit had been terminated. He felt the the impact of losing his $260 stipend immediately. "I've been stretching," said the 69-year-old from Phoenix whose refrigerator is stocked…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (305+ words) A top official at the World Health Organization says she can't rule out human-to-human transmission of the hantavirus on board a cruise ship that's currently off the coast of West Africa. Van Kerkhove is the head of the WHO's epidemic…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (45+ words) WBUR Labor groups say Arizona isn't moving fast enough to establish new protections for people whose work exposes them to the state's sizzling high temperatures. This segment aired on April 28, 2026....