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Graham Platner is one of eight declared Democrats seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, but his campaign has drawn outsize interest for a political newcomer. He's attacking Collins and leaders in the national Democratic Party, who he describes as proxies for a political system abandoning the working class and enriching corporations and wealthy interests.

Republicans on the committee have been seeking to question the Clintons as part of a probe into the government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The vote sends the matter to the full House.

The city is seeking Chapter 9 protection against creditors and unions for an estimated $18.5 billion in debt and liabilities.

The new order, issued Thursday, requires people to wear masks or other face coverings in public spaces, including while taking public transportation, seeking medical care or shopping.

Free Speech Systems filed for bankruptcy amid the trial underway seeking to force Jones to pay $150 million or more to the family of one of the children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook attack.

The DEEP Climate Resilience Fund (DCRF) is one response seeking to prepare Connecticut communities for more impacts of climate change. For the second time, the agency is looking to fund and assist municipalities to develop resilience projects, and apply for applications for federal funding.

Apple isn't acknowledging wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a U.S. District judge. Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a Feb. 14 court hearing to review the terms.

More Connecticut families are seeking legal help from a Hartford nonprofit as children returned to school after remote learning. Demand rose 74% compared to before the pandemic.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Rita Chahal, executive director of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council, about the spike in migrants crossing the border from the U.S. into Canada.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on the Immigration and Naturalization Service proposal to consider domestic abuse a legal basis for seeking asylum in the US. If the rules take effect after the comment period, battered women will be considered members of a "social group" being persecuted. Women trying to leave their home countries, as well as women in the US seeking to stay permanently, will be eligible. Critics of the rule say it could trigger thousands of asylum claims.