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Democrats gained 16 of the top offices in Connecticut's cities and towns this election cycle, while the GOP gained eight. Bilal Sekou, a political scientist, says local issues were the focus.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jocelyn Kiley of the Pew Research Center about America's divided views on guns, and the safety measures that get broad bipartisan support.

Should you be friends with your ex? It's a toughie. NPR's Life Kit has advice for transforming a once romantic relationship into one that is purely platonic.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jennie Lincoln, lead Venezuela expert at the Carter Center, about widespread protests against President Maduro's claim that he won reelection. Thousands have been arrested.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Chef Michael Rafidi, who recently became the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Chef of the Year.

It’s time for New Music Friday. This week we’ve got ambient jazz harp, late-aughts nostalgia, and the return of a hip hop legend.

We hear from people in Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle and Lancaster, Pa., about their reaction to the Jan. 6 hearings. There have been eight hearings so far.

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun got grilled by senators on Capitol Hill. It was his first public testimony since a door plug panel blew out of a Boeing 737 Max jet in midair in January.

More than 180,000 historical markers dot the U.S. in a fractured and confused telling of America — where offensive lies live with impunity, history is distorted and errors are both strange and funny.

In The Demon of Unrest, author Erik Larson chronicles the five months between the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the start of the Civil War, drawing parallels to today's political climate.