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Early Tuesday, before a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's order to freeze federal grants and loans, Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s office said a project designed to reconnect New Haven neighborhoods adversely impacted by the construction of I-91 would be affected by the President's federal funding freeze.

New research suggests that black plastic is associated with health risks. Researchers found toxic flame retardants in many black plastic household goods.

NPR's Lauren Frayer plays the puzzle with MPR listener, Dave Scheid of Rochester, Minn., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The governor’s office says lowering the income threshold that would qualify someone for free legal defense would save the state more than $6 million a year.

President Trump fired two Democratic EEOC commissioners and an NLRB board member, hobbling two independent agencies that are tasked with enforcing worker protections.

Investors, businesses and consumers all seem terrified of how President Trump's tariffs could upend the global economy.

In a flurry of picks on Friday evening, Trump named three choices for top health jobs. Together they would help the incoming president shift the priorities of agencies that are key to public health.

Some 25,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports may strike just after midnight on October 1 if their union doesn't reach a contract deal with shipping companies and port operators.

NPR's Andrew Limbong interviews writer Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson about her new book, "Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free."

Connecticut Public, the statewide NPR and PBS stations, earned five regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for journalism in 2022, including Overall Excellence. The awards were announced by the Radio Television Digital News Association.