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The 737 MAX was grounded in 2019 after two deadly crashes exposed flaws pilots hadn't been told about. Journalist Peter Robison says Boeing cut costs and co-opted regulators in designing the craft.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state about the legacy of Colin Powell who died Monday. In 2001, Powell became the first Black secretary of state.

Last year, Connecticut saw a record number of antisemitic incidents — up more than 40% in 2021 over the year before, according to the ADL. Meanwhile, nationwide surveys show a worrying lack of knowledge of the Holocaust. Connecticut requires schools to teach students about the Holocaust. We visit a classroom to learn more.

Emmerson Mnangagwa has been sworn in as the president of Zimbabwe, days after the country's longtime leader Robert Mugabe resigned.

Many parents are fielding questions from their kids about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And some teachers are facing similar questions. But for educators, teaching students about global affairs can be a bit tricky. Two experts spoke with Connecticut Public's Lori Mack to offer tips and to discuss a new interactive game designed to teach foreign policy and global civics lessons.

Ian Fishback was a Green Beret who exposed torture by U.S. troops in Iraq. After serving four combat tours and earning a Ph.D. in philosophy, Fishback died last month in a nursing home. He was 42.

The Supreme Court will hear a federal elections case next term. The court on Thursday stripped away some of the EPA's power to regulate emissions. Britain handed Hong Kong back to China 25 years ago.

The reporter's memoir takes readers on a jaunt through her captivating life and career, nose for the jugular, forthrightness about her joys and sorrows — and the history of women in the workplace.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the U.S. wants to see the Russian military weakened on the battlefield. Meanwhile, Russian missiles struck railway infrastructure in central and western Ukraine.

The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement.