Politics

Three years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a "public health emergency," scientists have learned several lessons about how pandemics begin and how to stop them.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Scottish writer — and Weekend Edition producer — Martin Patience about his new political thriller, "The Darker the Night."

In a glitzy neighborhood in Dubai, the largest city in United Arab Emirates, a new restaurant offers Ukrainians a taste of home thousands of miles away.

Policing experts are condemning the actions of Memphis officers depicted in videos of a deadly altercation with Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old man who was stopped for a traffic violation.

Connecticut Mirror co-founder and Capitol bureau chief Mark Pazniokas walks voters through specific candidates and races, including some familiar names who might be sweating the election results.

Evictions slowed down during the pandemic, thanks to financial help from state and federal governments. But almost all aid has lapsed now, and evictions are starting to move back up to pre-pandemic levels. At the same time, rents have jumped by more than 15%.

Critics say Connecticut must spend more in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

HB 5349 – An Act Concerning the Timely Reporting by the Police, was drafted at the request of Lauren Smith-Fields' family, who says Bridgeport Police failed to notify them of her death.

On Thursday morning, Logan conceded the race, acknowledging his loss to incumbent Democrat Jahana Hayes.

In Maine, N.H., Vermont, Mass., Conn. and R.I., voters went largely Democratic, but Republicans won some top offices.

"I'm prepared to work with my Republican colleagues," the president said in remarks from the White House on Wednesday. He also said he intends to run for reelection.

Erick Russell becomes the first Black out LGBTQ person elected to statewide office in U.S. history, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund.