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Gov. Maura Healey's Latino Advisory Council will hold the first of several listening sessions across the state. The first will be at Springfield Technical Community College on Sat. June 10, 2023.

Healey's Latino Advisory Council visits Springfield for listening session

The Massachusetts Latino Empowerment Council listening session will be held at Springfield Technical Community Council.

Instructor Nancy Navarro (from left) leads Digna Quispe, Yanina Cuentas, Mercedes Ozorio and Melanie Alzamora through a Marina Fit class.

Marinera Fit, CT's new Zumba-like workout in Wethersfield, blends Peruvian dances with aerobics

Marinera Fit is an innovative Zumba-like workout from Peru's shoreline. The total workout combines fitness and cultural dance elements from Peru.

Catherine Manson sits on the front porch with her children, Caydence Manson and Carter Manson, in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The prevalence of asthma in the Connecticut public school system has slightly decreased over time but 25,576 students have asthma, or about 1 in 8, including Caydence and Carter. But the incidence among Black students is about 50% higher. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Housing discrimination increases asthma symptoms in children, study finds

Researchers of the Baltimore study pointed to structural racism driving disproportionally high asthma rates in children living in disadvantaged, urban neighborhoods.

Rescuers remove rubble at the maternity ward of the Vilniansk Multidisciplinary Hospital in Ukraine, one of the countries experiencing an increase in violence against health-care workers.

2022 was the worst year on record for attacks on health care workers

A new report from the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition documents almost 2,000 incidents in 2022: "a shockingly violent year against health care, especially in Ukraine and in Myanmar."

President Joe Biden speaks at the Capitol Child Development Center during his visit October 15, 2021 in Hartford, Connecticut.

President Biden to visit CT on same day as gun safety summit

White House officials confirmed Biden’s plans to visit the state, but said details of his schedule will be released at a later date.

Remembering songwriter Cynthia Weil, whose hits included 'Uptown' and 'On Broadway'

Weil, who died June 1, spoke to Fresh Air in 2000, along with her husband and writing partner Barry Mann. Mann described her as a "very organized" writer, who stuck with a verse until it was complete.

Rep. George Santos faces 13 federal charges. The New York Republican is fighting to keep secret the names of individuals who backed his jail bond.

Who backed George Santos' $500,000 jail bond? He's still fighting to keep it secret

News organizations including NPR want a federal judge to reveal who paid Rep. George Santos' jail bond after he was charged with federal crimes.

A flipped vehicle on UConn's campus in Storrs with a broken window with a lamp post through it that was taken down after UConn clinched the NCAA National Championship over SDSU on April 3, 2023.

UConn students getting expelled for vandalism that followed team's NCAA championship

Some University of Connecticut students are getting expelled for vandalizing their campus following their basketball team's April 3 victory in the NCAA championship game, a university spokesperson said Friday.

Workers help transport an offshore wind turbine blade before it is stacked on top of another at Vineyard Wind on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in New Bedford, Mass. (Raquel C. Zaldívar/New England News Collaborative)

Photos: Massive blades for nation’s first major offshore wind project arrive in New Bedford

The first six Vineyard Wind turbine blades arrive as work begins on the turbine foundations offshore.

<a href="https://firststrokes.org/" data-key="424">First Strokes</a> is a New York-based organization working to get teens in the water safely — and to try to remove the barriers to learning. Above, a First Strokes class at Hill Regional Career High School in New Haven, Conn.

Many teens don't know how to swim. A grassroots organization is trying to change that

First Strokes, a nonprofit based in New York City, is helping students learn water safety skills and how to swim. They offer free swimming lessons for teens — taught by other teens.

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