Marcel Hug and Susannah Scaroni are the winners of the men's and women's wheelchair divisions of the 129th Boston Marathon.

Massachusetts leaders are remembering the pope's passion for issues including environmental protection and care for refugees.

The Boston Marathon is celebrating Bob Hall this year on the 50th anniversary of his 1975 race. Hall was the first official ...

It's Marathon Monday and 30,000 athletes will make their way along the historic 26.2-mile race route. We'll provide live ...

Boston College theology professor Tom Groome joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the late pope's ties to Boston.

Congressman Jake Auchincloss is a Harvard University alumnus who has criticized the school in the past for its approach to protests over the war in Gaza. He joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss the ...

Sen. Ed Markey joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the life of Pope Francis. He died Monday at the age of 88.

MBTA police said a man armed with a gun fired four to five rounds at a “targeted individual” on the southbound platform at the Harvard Square station. The suspect then fled. There is no evidence the ...

The 129th Boston marathon will be held Monday. Over the weekend, runners were flocking into the city ahead of the race. WBUR's marathon reporter Alex Ashlock joined us for a preview.

Laura Green has lots of ideas. She talked with Cog editor Kate Neale Cooper about why the race is so iconic, the best places ...

The Boston Celtics are hoping to clinch another NBA Championship and raise banner 19 at the Garden. That run starts Sunday in Boston with the first game in their best-of-7 playoff series against the ...

Pope Francis has made a brief Easter Sunday appearance to bless the thousands of people in St. Peter’s Square. He drew cheers ...