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This year, six countries have managed to eliminate the threat of at least one of the diseases on the WHO's list of "neglected tropical diseases."

The collapse of a sand hole that killed a 7-year-old Indiana girl who was digging with her brother on a Florida beach is a danger that kills and injures several children a year around the country.

The minimum wage in Connecticut went up this year. It’s now $15.69 per hour. That’s thanks to the state’s first-ever economic indicator adjustment which is linked to the federal employment cost index.

The death toll in a fire that engulfed an apartment block in the Spanish city of Valencia rose Friday to nine. One person remained missing, according to forensic police.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with IRS Commissioner John Koskinen about the state of e-tax hacks.

Tuesday is the redo election for Bridgeport mayor and the fourth match-up between incumbent Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes. Sabrina Garone, host of the WSHU podcast After All Things, spoke with reporter Molly Ingram about what to expect in Bridgeport.

A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Connecticut Republicans want $190 million in pandemic relief funds to offset Eversource and United Illuminating rate hikes.

The inability to sell, rent or refinance a home could become one of the biggest obstacles to matching talent with the right job. Experts say more people could face the dilemma of choosing between a job and a house -- especially if the job market improves faster than the housing market.

Jobs have become one of the most important barometers in assessing the president's performance, and the latest report shows that, in some ways, the economy has slipped backward. The anemic economic recovery is taking a political toll on the president, amplifying his other challenges.

The U.S. arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles is decades old and will have to be replaced. Now some are questioning whether the weapons are worth the cost.