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Isabel Darocha of Newtown visits the memorial to the 26 people who died during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as it quietly opened to the public in Newtown, Connecticut November 13, 2022.

Week in CT News: 11 years since the Sandy Hook School shooting

Connecticut continues to remember the 20 students and six adults killed at the school on Dec. 14, 2012.

Have hearings convinced Americans that Trump was singularly responsible for Jan. 6?

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic Rep. Pete Aguilar of California, a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capital, for a preview Thursday's primetime hearing.

Chef Zaid Khan prepares food in Boston to be sold through the app Too Good To Go. The app helps establishments sell food that would otherwise go to waste.

Want to fight climate change and food waste? One app can do both

Too Good To Go works with businesses to sell leftovers at a reduced price. This helps prevent food waste from ending up in landfills, where it decomposes and produces a potent planet-warming gas.

From mosses to mountain lions, the temperate old-growth rainforests of the Pacific Northwest provide the complexities and conditions necessary to support high levels of biodiversity. The Northwest Forest Plan has provided protection for these ancient ecosystems over the last 30 years and has helped advance forest management in Oregon, Washington and California. Developed in response to decades of unsustainable logging practices, the plan has helped restore forest ecosystems in 17 national forests.

A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests

From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare.

Perspective: Getting to know the Puzzlemaster, Will Shortz

Weekend Edition host Ayesha Rascoe spent the day with Puzzlemaster Will Shortz to talk all things puzzle, table tennis, and a new chapter of his life.

A screenshot shows most of the seven South Portland neighborhoods that will vulnerable to flooding due to sea level rise in the coming decades.

South Portland unveils new maps that detail what future flooding will look like in coming decades

New maps show that seven neighborhoods will be particularly vulnerable to flooding during three broad scenarios — daily high tides, the occasional astronomical, or "king" tide, and major storms — within the next 25 to 75 years.

State prosecutor Richard Colangelo speaks during a hearing at Connecticut Superior Court.

Commission weighing removal of Connecticut's top prosecutor set to meet Wednesday

Richard Colangelo is under scrutiny for hiring the daughter of the state’s deputy budget secretary while also lobbying for raises for himself and his staff. Listen to our interview with him about how he met the daughter.

NPR defends its journalism after senior editor says it has lost the public's trust

A veteran NPR editor publicly questions whether the public radio network has, in its push for greater diversity and representation, overlooked conservative viewpoints.

Democratic and Independent voters weigh in on Biden stepping aside

Member station reporters asked Democratic and Independent voters how they felt about Biden's decision to end his campaign and Kamala Harris being the likely candidate to lead the Democratic ticket.

French phenom Victor Wembanyama is picked first in the NBA draft

NPR's A Martínez talks to Jesse Washington, senior writer at ESPN's website Andscape, about Thursday night's NBA Draft, and the rise of European players in the league.

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