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Annual Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival at Asylum Hill Congregational Church.

The Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival is a Hartford tradition of spectacle and hope

Performances are this weekend at Asylum Hill Congregational Church.

How Adoption Tax Credit Benefits Families

As the "fiscal cliff" nears, Morning Edition evaluates some of the deductions and credits that are in the tax code. As part of our 12 Days of Tax Deductions, David Greene examines the Adoption Tax Credit, which supports families who adopt children from foster care, as well as infant and international adoptions.

Protesters rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 24, 2024, as it hears arguments on whether an Idaho abortion law conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.

Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions

The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election.

Suffolk County lawmakers hash out $4 billion budget deal

Suffolk County lawmakers are hashing out details for a spending plan ahead of next month’s vote on a proposed $4 billion budget. Over half that amount is earmarked for the county workforce's salaries and benefits.

Volunteers organized by the United Way of Greater New Haven distribute food to residents in Hamden Wednesday. A new mobile food bank based in the town will serve communities across the Greater New Haven area in need of healthy food choices every other Wednesday.

CT spends more on food pantries in the wake of cuts to federal food assistance

Connecticut has increased funding for food pantries in response to higher grocery prices and cuts to federal food assistance programs.

A pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now, a nonprofit group said it has raised around $900,000 for the alleged rioters, but some of their families are raising questions about how the money is being spent.

Experts see 'red flags' at nonprofit raising big money for Capitol riot defendants

The Patriot Freedom Project has raised around $900,000 to support alleged Jan. 6 Capitol rioters. The group says the funds support defendants, but families have raised concerns about transparency.

Incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim made a late night return to his watch party and was greeted by a crowd of supporters chanting "Four more years!" He declared victory and implored his opponent John Gomes to drop the primary lawsuit and allow the result to stand.

CT election results: Bridgeport up in the air; Hartford has new mayor; New Haven re-elects Elicker

In Derby, an alderman facing charges in the Jan. 6 riot lost his bid for mayor. Meanwhile, there was no conclusion Tuesday night to Bridgeport’s head-spinning mayoral race.

President Trump makes a statement in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Sunday, announcing the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

READ: Trump Announcement On Baghdadi's Death

President Trump announced on Sunday that the founder and leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in a special operations mission on Saturday.

An NPR investigation finds that the military court and prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have cost taxpayers billions of dollars, with billions more expected. The war court headquarters at Camp Justice, as seen through a broken window at an obsolete air hangar at the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on February 28, 2015.

Guantánamo Has Cost Billions; Whistleblower Alleges 'Gross' Waste

An NPR investigation finds that the military court and prison at Guantánamo Bay have cost taxpayers billions, with billions more expected.

Favorite Visual Stories Of 2017

NPR's favorite visual stories of the year include political news events, a solar eclipse, and hurricanes along with stories about education, music and comics.

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