‘It’s the American spirit’: These Connecticut landlords are stepping up to help Afghan refugees arriving in the US

Most witches are women, because witch hunts were all about persecuting the powerless

They took sanctuary in a Connecticut church — but did not hide from immigration officers

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The feast-or-famine life of lobstering in Maine

A new book chronicles efforts to desegregate Connecticut’s beaches in the 1960s

This is what the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy on the border means for people fleeing violence

Researchers still struggle to get funding to study gun violence

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Progressives in Congress side with Trump on trade

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How hate and debate came to a Connecticut mosque

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The family that helped start the opioid crisis

Connecticut welcomed this Syrian refugee family after Indiana slammed its door on them

Read this brilliant new poet’s take on the US immigrant experience

An undocumented mother of two US citizens hopes Obama will follow through on his immigration pledge

This woman’s gaming career took off in the back of her parents’ Chinese restaurant

Obama Administration announces big spending package on transportation

A Touch of India in North Carolina

Study finds health issues with pigs consuming genetically modified foods

Undocumented immigrant drivers’ licenses latest battleground in reform efforts

Sushi chef tries to get people to open up to more sustainable ingredients

Newtown, like others before them, struggling with how to deal with site of mass shooting

Senate moves to allow votes on bills to reform immigration, increase gun background checks

As push for gun reform wanes, financial costs continuing to build

Oklahoma-based PR firm plays vital role in NRA’s image

Best picture winner Argo, nominees Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty draw criticism

Slate creates interactive crowdsourcing project to track gun-related deaths

GlobalPost report finds income inequality, a global problem

President Obama formally sworn in for second term, lays out ambitious agenda

‘Now is the time,’ Obama says, for stronger gun control measures

Expert says laws, not funding, biggest obstacle to effective mental health treatment

‘I Am Adam Lanza’s Mother’ blogger sparks mental health discussion

Connecticut shooting: Visibly upset Obama reacts to Newtown school shooting

Local officials find difficulties in evaluating effectiveness of business tax incentives

Hurricane Sandy leaves death, destruction as it roars ashore

Obama, Romney set to tangle Tuesday night in second of three debates

New research finds Massachusetts a leader in energy conservation

New Frontline documentary finds that one in three Americans can’t afford a dentist

As Congress debates transportation bill, construction companies wait and hope

Arts advocate critical of Obama’s Turnaround Arts Initiative for select U.S. schools

Connecticut Senator discusses opposition to employers requesting social passwords

Canada emerging as a nearby energy giant

California officials introduce initiative to bring down vehicle emissions

Rhode Island teen faces scorn, hate after protesting public school’s prayer

Deadly Christmas Day fire points to hazards of improperly tended fires

Feds open investigation into Jet Blue tarmac delay over the weekend (with video)

One of nation’s toughest bullying laws takes effect today

Sen. Chris Dodd in the spotlight

Iowa legalizes same-sex marriage

Same sex marriage bill in Vermont

The congressional races to watch

Bailout bill goes to the White House

Undocumented students granted in-state tuition rights

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