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Here's Scientific Proof That Stress Is Good For You
We are a stressed out nation. Over one-third of Americans say they always feel stressed out—with work as the main reason. But new research shows that the… -
Severed Cable Triggers Internet Service Outage
About 2,000 RCN internet and cable TV customers in Massachusetts lost their service for several hours Wednesday after a fiber optic cable was mistakenly… -
BPR: Mayor Marty Walsh, Emily Rooney, Eating Insects, Friday News Quiz
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh joined BPR for his monthly "Ask the Mayor" segment. He talked about diversity in the Boston municipal employee pool, casinos in… -
European Retailer Primark To Open First US Stores
Primark — a popular European clothing and accessories retailer — is coming to the US.The retailer's parent company Associated British Foods plc said… -
Harvard Historian Nancy Koehn On Courage, Duty And Resilience After The Marathon Bombings
When the bombs exploded in Boston last year the immediate response was one of disbelief. Even Police Commissioner William Evans thought it had to have… -
BPR: Politics, John Hockenberry, All Revved Up, Unplugging From Work, Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera
Farah Stockman from The Boston Globe and WGBH's Peter Kadzis broke down all the latest political news, from the Mass. governor's race to Scott Brown's… -
BPR: Scott Brown In NH, Ken Feinberg, Callie Crossley, Tax Cheats, Emily Rooney, Friday News Quiz
Scott Brown will run for US Senate in New Hampshire. WGBH reporter Adam Reilly was there for Brown's big announcement. He debriefed Jim Braude and Margery… -
Boston College Football Assistant, Mother Tell Tragic Story About GM Parts Failure
Sarah Trautwein was driving on I-95 in the South Carolina town of Walterboro when her 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt went off the road, onto the median and hit a… -
BPR: War On Christmas, Brian McGrory, GM Safety Recall, Michael Norton, Bob Mankoff
The Norwood school committee is wrestling with what to call its winter school stoppage. Christmas break? Holiday break? Winter break? Jim Braude and… -
BPR: John King, NCAA Men Vs. Women, Jamarhl Crawford, Nancy Koehn
CNN's John King talked about McCutcheon v. FEC, Big Papi's presidential selfie, and the presidential prospects of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.Monday…