Immigrants across Massachusetts are asking what a second Donald Trump administration will mean for their families. WBUR ...

Local leaders and voters express their reactions to the presidential election, addressing how trends aligned with or diverged ...

As the reality of a second Trump administration sank in, climate and environmental leaders described feeling anxiety, but pledged to keep up their efforts to combat climate change and protect the ...

This week, a powerful hurricane hit Cuba, causing nationwide electricity outages — right after a string of power failures ...

Donald Trump's victory in this year's election had a lot to do with how many Americans feel about the US economy (surprise: not good). But Simon Rabinovitch, US Economics Editor for The Economist, ...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% and 12,000 jobs were added to the U.S.

Immigration is a top concern among U.S. voters this election cycle. But <a href=" Hernandez, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies immigration,thinks politicians and the media aren ...

Social Security has thus far been self-sustaining—payroll taxes go into this big fund, which then pays out monthly checks.

Vice President Harris has been campaigning with Republicans disaffected with former President Donald Trump. But some ...

Two years ago, the yield curve inverted, meaning short-term interest rates on treasury bonds were unusually higher than long term rates. When that's happened in the past, a recession has come.

A key indicator of a recession flashed a warning light two years ago. That metric once had a perfect record, but there hasn't been a crash yet. Our colleagues at The Indicator From Planet Money, ...