US schools prepare summer of learning to help kids catch up
MISSION, Kan. — After a dreary year spent largely at home in front of the computer, many U.S. children could be looking at summer...
Strike up the band: Tanglewood summer music fest to resume
If you're a fan of classical music, this is music to your ears: One of the nation's premier summer festivals is coming back after...
Minorities underrepresented in service academy nominations
<p>Minority students are significantly underrepresented when it comes to getting nominations from members of Congress to attend the nation's military service academies, according to...
15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold...
Minorities underrepresented in service academy nominations
Minority students are significantly underrepresented when it comes to getting nominations from members of Congress to attend the nation's military service academies, according to...
15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
HARTFORD, Conn. — An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold...
Lawsuit filed over 2019 police custody death in Connecticut
<p>HARTFORD, Conn. — A wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses Stamford, Connecticut, police of using excessive force on a mentally ill man and failing...
Advocates seek Biden push on gun bills, but prospects iffy
WASHINGTON — After President Joe Biden’s giant COVID-19 relief bill passed Congress, he made a prime-time address to the nation and presided over a...
OxyContin maker Purdue proposes $10B plan to exit bankruptcy
Purdue Pharma, which helped revolutionize the prescription painkiller business with its drug OxyContin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy that...
Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate
After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local...