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The treasurer for the city of Hartford is stepping down from her post, an elected office that‘s responsible for managing the city’s $1.1 billion pension fund. Her exit from the treasurer’s office comes after several months of complaints and criticism from former members of the city’s pension commission, which helps to oversee the retirement system.

Democratic nominee Graham Platner' high-profile U.S. Senate race has been thrown into chaos following a POLITICO report that he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend five years ago.

George E. Johnson, the entrepreneur behind Ultra Sheen and Afro Sheen, has died at 99. NPR remembers how he built an empire based on Black hair care and Black pride.

The IOC is moving to clear the way for Russian athletes to compete in Olympic events. The decision to ease sanctions comes as Moscow continues missile and drone strikes killing civilians in Ukraine.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Robinne Lee about her new novel, Crash Into Me. It's a multigenerational, multiracial story of a marriage at a crossroads and the complexity of life in the U.S.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kali Kniel, professor of microbial food safety at the University of Delaware, about recent outbreaks of cyclosporiasis across the U.S.

More than 200 people in Harwinton were without power Tuesday afternoon, according to Eversource.

The New Hampshire Soccer Project ends its series of watch parties, and looks ahead to growing the sport even after the World Cup.

Egypt was leading late, up 2-0. The Argentinians looked beaten. But they fought and fought and fought. Scoring one goal, then another to equalize. And, finally, a third to advance to the quarterfinal.

New research from the University of Maine records small shorebirds responding aggressively to predatory deer for the first time.