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Many people were reminded of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys when they helped close out the 2012 Olympic Games in London with their biggest hit, "West End Girls." The duo, however, has continued to make new music since forming in 1981, and have just released their 11th studio album, Elysium.

By Dan BobkoffNOrthampton, ma – Residents in Northampton, Massachusetts met this week to discuss the city's future. It's all part of a sustainability…

By Dan Bobkoffhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-537371.mp3Boston, mA – The Massachusetts Board of Education voted…

By Dan Bobkoffhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-547299.mp3Boston, ma – The Centers for Disease Control has named this…

By Dan Bobkoffhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-509923.mp3amherst, ma – Hundreds attended an immigration reform rally on…

An Indiana farmer bought soybeans that he knew likely included some with genetic modifications developed by Monsanto. The agribusiness giant sued because it controls the patent on such soybeans. The Supreme Court says the farmer infringed on Monsanto's legal rights.

Watch the producer extraordinaire sit down for a rare, in-depth interview with Jason King, host of NPR Music's R&B channel "I"ll Take You There."

Sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about Monday's events at the Boston Marathon, the place the marathon holds in the life of the city, its importance in the international world of running, and the history of attacks at sporting events.

Authorities in Alabama say a 5-year-old boy who was held captive for a week in an underground bunker was rescued Monday. His captor is dead. Robert Siegel talks to Dan Carsen of member station WBHM for more.

ESPN has started broadcasting live baseball games again on Monday night — the Korea Baseball Organization resumed the matches. Dan Kurtz, the founder of MyKBO.Net, talks through some KBO pointers.