Our roster of legal experts gives their assessment of the supreme court’s historic decision on Obama’s healthcare law. Martha Davis: ‘If states opt out of Medicaid expansion, it will be the uninsured working poor who suffer’ The complete meaning of Thursday’s supreme court opinion will only become clear as future cases construe it. But as […]

When six Northeastern seniors found themselves stalling at actually starting their startups, they knew they needed to take action — an action that would not only help them, but help fellow students at Northeastern. So, they approached the then dean of Northeastern’s College of Business Administration Thomas Moore with one big idea: IDEA, Northeastern’s student-run venture […]

An aggressive red seaweed that hails from Japan has invaded the Massachusetts shoreline, threatening native wildlife, jeopardizing tourism, and causing a stink for beachfront residents.

Millions of cargo containers are unloaded from ships each year at American seaports, providing countless opportunities for terrorists to smuggle and unleash a nuclear bomb or weapon of mass destruction on our shores.

With the supreme court ruling Thursday on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, our experts call the outcome, 4-1.  

Lawmakers and law enforcement officials continue to grapple with the impact of yesterday’s major Supreme Court ruling regarding juveniles and the criminal justice system. The court ruled 5-4 that juveniles convicted of murder cannot be sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Carnegie Mellon University has another high profile job opening. This time, it’s the head of the department of mechanical engineering.

In a recent survey, 100 percent of the colleges and universities polled claimed to be using some form of social media. There’s a difference between using it and actually using it right, however, and although several schools in Boston have proved they’re social media savvy, there’s still plenty they can learn, and from each other.

This month’s show is all about learning — but don’t worry, it’s a lot more fun than it sounds. We’ll be putting the “tainment” back in edutainment. But first, we’re kicking things off with a quick detour to Los Angeles to check out all of the explosive sights and sounds at E3 and heading over to the […]

Unlike most 22 year-olds, Justin Dowd has always been confident that one day, he would go to space. He just didn’t think it would be this soon.

After keeping America waiting for months, the Supreme Court is set to issue an opinion that will define Barack Obama’s presidency and touch the lives of nearly every American.

The general presidential election is still months away, but President Obama and presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney are already hammering each other with attack ads.