This Saturday is the 50th anniversary of Cabo Verde's independence from Portugal.
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Many terns and gulls usually seen on Cape Cod beaches are still nesting in the Arctic. Meantime, those who are on the Cape are nesting in rooftop malls and buildings.
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This week on the Fishing News, CAI’s John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff, editor in chief of On the Water Magazine about bonito, a species that’s made an early appearance in local waters this year.
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Monday is the signing deadline for the state’s latest round of offshore wind contracts, but it’s unclear if any of the developers selected in September plan to sign.
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All over eastern North America right now, chestnut breeders are pollinating tree flowers.
The Point
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This week on The News Roundup: The Cape Cod Commission has released a new freshwater strategy report; New Bedford gets a new police chief; and 17 sea turtles, including nine critically endangered Kemp's ridley were released in Dennis. Mindy Todd hosts.
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NPR Stories
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An inside look at NEPM's new series, "High Stakes: Gambling Addiction, Beyond Borders." Reporter Karen Brown traveled to Norway and the United Kingdom to learn how other countries are balancing the excessive spread of legal betting with the risk of gambling disorders — and looked at similar efforts within the United States.
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Why are so many young men sporting single mustaches? We explore this new trend and why it's happening.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, about how the conservative group regards the Trump-backed megabill now that it's returning after Senate passage.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills about the GOP megabill, now back before the House, which she says will affect health care, rural hospitals and food assistance.
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The Senate successfully passed the massive tax and spending bill on Tuesday, and now it's on to the House where Republicans still need to overcome hurdles within their own party.