Featured News
Miguel “Mike” Rivera was sworn in today as Springfield's newest fire commissioner. As WAMC reports, his appointment as the first Latino to lead western Massachusetts' largest fire department carries special meaning across the city – especially in the neighborhood where he grew up.
WAMC Programs
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are Joseph Palamountain Jr. Chair in Government at Skidmore College Beau Breslin, an Associate Professor in the department of sociology at Vassar College. Her research is on health, wellness, and medical knowledge Catherine Tan, and Investment Banker on Wall St. Mark Wittman.
New York Public Media
Ruling says New York can prohibit cooperation between local police and federal immigration officers.
-
New York Public News Network reporters Jimmy Vielkind and Samuel King talk about the latest developments at the State Capitol in Albany.
-
The state alleges Kalshi's service qualifies as gambling, and is available to users under the state's legal age to place bets.
-
A federal judge in Syracuse is weighing a lawsuit from 22 states and oil companies seeking to overturn New York’s $75 billion Climate Superfund law.
NPR News
This month brings riveting novels about dogs, Hollywood stars, small towns and characters with bigger woes than just the sweltering summer heat and humidity.
-
As soon as the weather warms up, fans of the Grateful Dead partake in an important summer tradition: gathering together to experience the band's music.
-
Conservatives who have long pushed for Medicaid work requirements often said vulnerable people would get a pass. But the federal government's list of exemptions left off homeless people.
-
Democratic primary elections in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota have made the Midwest a test case for whether progressive candidates can win in competitive states and what electability really means.