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WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy speaks with Marlene Warner, CEO of the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health, about problem gambling, and what safeguards the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has in place to prevent addiction.

To look back, and talk about where we are now, Department of Public Health Commissioner Margret Cooke joined WBUR's Morning Edition host Rupa Shenoy.

Legalized mobile sports betting is expected to bring in big business for one Boston company, but it comes with risks.

This winter is the fifth warmest on record for Boston. Experts say it's likely a sign of what future winters will look like in parts of New England.

The report found former officer David Laudon sexually assaulted and harassed a UMass student and had an inappropriate relationship with another. But UMass allowed Laudon to quietly resign and eventually get a job with the Blackstone Police Department, where he was assigned to investigate sexual assa...

"Everyone has this world of sound at their fingertips," Clayton said. "And so what if we can turn something which is ordinarily private -- your own personal playlist -- into something that's broadcast in this space?"

In a small town near the New Hampshire border, bottled water giant Poland Spring is allowed to extract over a million gallons of water a year from land it owns. However, as some residents see ponds and wells dry up, they want town officials to more closely monitor the water supply, including what th...

Repair Cafes draw together volunteers ready to fix household goods for free and their neighbors, who bring the goods they don't want to toss. There are more than 2,600 worldwide, in 40 countries. They keep roughly half a million items out of landfills every year, help clients save money and build re...

The thing about a show that makes fun of the oldest subway system in the country is that the jokes don’t need to change that much, says creator Melissa Carubia. The show has been running for over 10 years and returns to the stage March 3.

To tell the story of Anna Rosenberg, author Christopher Gorham searched her archives, where he found "handwritten letters from Harry Truman, President Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, General Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson. It was a treasure trove of history.”