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John Lugo of New Haven holds a sign that translates to “Because the people save the people” at a rally in Hartford. Immigrant rights advocates have called on state officials to reassure the public that Connecticut is a welcoming state to immigrants. November 18, 2024.

Preparando ante los planes de deportación de Trump: Oficiales y defensores de los derechos de inmigrantes de CT

Los oficiales estatales y grupos de defensa expresan su apoyo mientras se preparan para combatir las amenazas de Trump de llevar a cabo los mayores esfuerzos de deportación en la historia del país.

The Obamas use their speeches to the Democratic National Convention to excite voters

Michelle Obama urged Democrats to do all they can to win. Barack Obama asked delegates to “listen” to voters who aren’t ready yet. VP nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz addresses the DNC Wednesday night.

President Joe Biden addresses the nation from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid.

Biden, in Oval Office address, says it was time to 'pass the torch'

Biden said stepping aside was “the best way to unite" the country. He also said he would spend his last six months focusing on issues like Supreme Court reform, cancer research and Middle East peace.

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams for 1998 murder he said he didn’t commit

Prosecutors in Missouri had doubts about the murder conviction Marcellus Williams, yet the state proceeded with the execution after last-ditch efforts to stop it failed.

Here's a big reason why people may be gloomy about the economy: the cost of money

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers argues that high interest rates are contributing to people's gloomy economic mood. Sentiment may improve, though, if the Federal Reserve begins to cut rates.

A small group, including Stephanie Batchelor, left, sits on the steps of the Georgia state Capitol protesting the overturning of Roe v. Wade on June 26, 2022. The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 23, reinstated the state's ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy.

Georgia's highest court reinstates ban on abortions after 6 weeks

A lower court's decision had prohibited enforcement of the abortion ban statewide. Seven of the state's nine justices agreed to let the ban go into effect.

The Holyoke Public School District was the first of three districts in Massachusetts to get back local control of its schools, after a decade of state receivership. Lawrence and Southbridge schools remain under state control.

'We feel very ready to move forward': Holyoke schools back to local control July 2025

State education officials announced today a "provisional decision" to remove Holyoke Public Schools from receivership, effective July 1, 2025.

Fla. Gov. DeSantis' redistricting plan is being challenged in federal court

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces a legal challenge to a congressional map he pushed through the legislature. Voting rights groups say the map targets Black voters and violates the Constitution.

Aja Monet: Tiny Desk Concert

The Tiny Desk blooms with the stanzas, sounds and legacy of jazz poetry.

Now it's four. Léon Marchand of France has won four individual gold medals during the Paris Summer Games, shattering an Olympic record each time.

France's Léon Marchand claims his crown as the next big thing in Olympic swimming

Léon Marchand entered the Paris Summer Games with no gold medals. He now has claimed four gold - while shattering four Olympic records - and has emerged as a national French icon.

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