In South Windsor there’s a celebrity who spends his days at a Paulie’s Professional Barber Shop. Just below the front door bell of the barber shop, there is a doggy in the window — he’s a star named Teddy.

You can help the Hartford Symphony Orchestra bring more educational opportunities to our community on this Giving Tuesday.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to lose hope in the fight against climate change, as representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Madrid for a two-week meeting on tackling global warming. In his opening speech to delegates, Guterres cited recent scientific data showing that levels of heat-trapping gases have hit a record high, reaching levels not seen...

On Sunday, World AIDS Day, the global fight against the human immunodeficiency virus is poised to make important advances thanks to three experimental HIV vaccines that are entering the final stages of testing at sites across the globe, NBC News reports. While any of these three late-stage HIV vaccine trials — known as HVTN 702, Imbokodo and Mosaico — could...

Maryland’s House speaker has removed a white lawmaker from a leadership position for using a racial slur for black people.

Hartford Public Schools and the teacher’s union are trying to hammer out an agreement after negotiations broke down over issues like a pay freeze, sick time, and healthcare coverage.

Nancy Pelosi was elected House speaker for the 116th Congress on Thursday. It’s the second time Pelosi has been elected to the position. She is the first woman to ever serve as speaker.

Improve the conditions at Hartford’s warming center. That’s what some community activists are calling for, and city council members are looking into increasing funding to make that happen.

The NYC medical examiner’s office has determined Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide; he was found in his federal prison cell Saturday morning. Jonathan Dienst reports.

Tolls are back on the table at the state capitol.

A Wallingford family’s Christmas tradition is now on store shelves available nationwide.

Student-athletes, including at Trinity College, are applauding a major move that could allow them to cash in on endorsement deals.

Two British opposition parties on Sunday proposed an even earlier election date than Prime Minister Boris Johnson has offered, trying to force his government to delay a final decision on its European Union divorce deal. The chess move by the Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party reflects the volatile political landscape now in Britain. The ruling Conservatives desperately want a...

California’s governor declared a statewide emergency with nearly 200,000 people ordered to flee their homes because of wildfires fueled by historic winds, while millions were without electricity after the largest utility cut power in some areas as a precaution to prevent other fires. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that officials are deploying “every resource available” to respond to...

The town of West Hartford is looking to make safety upgrades to the intersection at Prospect and Kane streets to make it easier for pedestrians to cross the road.

George Frazao, who is legally blind, says for people with disabilities, the intersection at Prospect and Kane streets in West Hartford is uncrossable.

Certified Yoga Instructor Dr. Roberta Garceau shared tips and movements on how to boost your energy.

Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper’s son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of the U.S. House committees leading an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from longstanding health problems. He was 68. Cummings was a formidable orator who advocated for the poor in his black-majority district ,...

The death of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings early Thursday has made a widow of Maya Rockeymoore Cummings and left Capitol Hill and beyond mourning the loss of the veteran lawmaker and civil rights advocate. His wife, who chairs Maryland’s Democratic Party, released a statement calling her husband “an honorable man who proudly served his district and the nation with dignity,...