Valerie Coleman was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition this year—her second Grammy nomination ...

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A Stradivarius crafted in 1714 goes up for auction this week. Sotheby's expects it to fetch between $12 and $18 million.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) presented his $55.2 billion biennium budget to the General Assembly on Wednesday, which ...

Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies ...

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NPR speaks with journalist Lara Marlowe about her book documenting the life of 29-year-old Yulia Mykytenko, a female ...

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United Way of Greater New Haven has been awarded $973,000 to support Early Head Start, but Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-3) said ...

Arson Fahim remembers leaving for Boston to study music just days before the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Fahim shares his ...

Robell Awake is a chairmaker and scholar based in Atlanta, Georgia. He speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, "A ...