Prior to the 1979 revolution, the Iranian singer and actor was a pop superstar. But she was jailed by the Islamic Republic and forced to agree to never sing or perform in public.

As the games conclude this weekend, CBC Sports Digital host and Paralympian Allison Lang reflects on the importance of the Paralympic Movement.

A proposal by Democratic activists in New Hampshire to lower property taxes by imposing a state income tax has prompted death ...

Every weekday, host Meghna Chakrabarti pierces your news bubble to expose the whole story. Getting answers to the questions that need to be asked, examining our history and the human condition. No ...

Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by a U.S. attack at the beginning of the conflict.

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology historian of science and technology takes us back to Alexander Graham Bell's famous first telephone call on March 10, 1876.

A documentary up for an Academy Award on Sunday night shines a different light on the epidemic of school shootings in America.

GBH's leader told the Boston Globe the organization would be open to a merger with WBUR, its competitor. However, WBUR's CEO said in a statement there are no plans.

March 13 is "Pi Day," a celebration of the irrational number Pi. Six-time USA Memory champion Nelson Dellis has memorized hundreds of Pi digits. He talks about how, and other techniques to improve ...

The Wall Street Journal has some revealing reporting this week about what happened recently when the Department of Justice decided to stop defending some of President Trump’s controversial executive ...

With March Madness getting underway this week, what makes a good bracket? Does a scientific approach really give you a better chance than someone just picking their favorite mascots? Host Lisa Mullins ...

A federal judge in Boston has ordered the release of a 14-year-old girl detained by federal agents on Tuesday. The girl was ...