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How The Pentagon Papers Changed Public Perception Of The War In Vietnam

Fifty years ago, Daniel Ellsberg leaked classified information about U.S. policy in Vietnam to the press. We listen back to archival interviews with Ellsberg and Ben Bradlee of The Washington Post.

Three and four-year-old students play while Michelle James, left, executive director of community action agency of western Connecticut, and Mini Santosh, child care director at Action Early Learning Center in Danbury, watch. "We bring people in, and we lose them," Sanotosh said of her staff. "They would hate to stay in industry, go to school, and then they're looking at what does my check look like five years from now? Not change."

In Connecticut, the child care industry cries out for a fix

One in four working families has a child under 6, but the sector that enables their participation in the workforce is faltering.

News brief: Mitch McConnell, 5 House Republicans Subpoenaed, Wall Street

Sen. Mitch McConnell says both parties are united in helping Ukraine. The House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans. Inflation and recession fears trigger stock selloff.

Former President Donald Trump is seen at New York State Supreme Court on Feb. 15.

See where the big Trump cases stand in the months leading to the election

Former President Donald Trump has been charged with criminal counts in four separate cases — all as he's running for president again. Here's the status of each one.

When law enforcement officials failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob, they fell victim to what one expert calls "the invisible obvious." He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of violence.

Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.

162 lies and distortions in a news conference. NPR fact-checks former President Trump

A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.

Robbie Parker speaks with the media outside Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury after a jury awarded families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting $965 million in a defamation suit against Alex Jones. Robbie Parker’s 6-year old daughter Emilie was among those killed at the school. Robbie Parker’s 6-year old daughter Emilie was among those killed at the school and during the trial he testified how the harassment he faced was so intense that he had to move thousands of miles away from Connecticut.

In 'A Father's Fight,' Sandy Hook parent Robbie Parker recalls anguish caused by Alex Jones' lies

The day after Robbie Parker’s 6-year-old daughter Emilie was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Alex Jones told his followers that her murder never happened.

Toronto Blue Jays take a 3-2 lead over Los Angeles Dodgers in World Series

Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993.

Prosecutors allege that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is a white supremacist who breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 intent on causing a second "civil war." His defense attorney contends that Hale-Cusanelli frequently makes "bombastic" statements and uses "offensive" language, but that he entered the Capitol as a result of "groupthink."

Capitol riot trial of former Army reservist and alleged 'Nazi sympathizer' begins

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is the latest defendant to face trial for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Federal prosecutors say he was intent on inciting a second "civil war."

Members of the National Guard and the Washington, D.C., police stand guard outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, after a pro-Trump mob stormed the complex.

Former Trump Officials To Defend Federal Response To Capitol Riot

Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller is set to testify that he was cautious about allowing military intervention during the siege on Jan. 6.

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