The Latin name for this flower means “sword.” And the bulbs of this plant were worn around the necks of Roman gladiators for strength. Yes, it's the gladiolus.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, can help people in urban centers overcome barriers to fresh foods that are affordable.

The flu virus "Clade X" is spreading rapidly around the world through respiratory droplets. It was first detected in Germany and Venezuela but it has made students sick at a liberal arts college in Massachusetts. Officials are reporting the virus was created in a Swiss lab and deliberately unleashed by a terrorist group intending to sabotage the National Institutes of Health.

The state bond commission approved funding for a $10 million study of road tolls Wednesday . It’s the result of an executive order made by Governor Dannel Malloy. Malloy said the study should speed up the process of implementation of tolls—if the next governor or the state legislature wanted to go that route.

A recent study found that Connecticut ranked third nationwide in overall income inequality.

With just three weeks before the August 14 Democratic and Republican primaries , taglines and sound bytes are all the rage in the governor's race. Positions on a substantive issue? Not so much.

Tatiana Melendez waited in the shade during a New England heat wave, ready to make a move. “I got all the information for you, all right,” Melendez, 46, said as she handed a baggie of info to a passerby. “This is very good for you. For everybody doing sex.”

This hour, we sit down with Republican gubernatorial contender Steve Obsitnik . What drove the Westport-based veteran and businessman to enter the race? What kind of future does he envision for the state and its residents? We find out and we also hear from you. Later, political experts Ben Mallet and Bilal Sekou provide analysis of our interview and tell us what they will be watching for in the weeks leading up to August 14 .

Today, we revisit our conversation about two Connecticut dance halls, each springing from the vision of two very different men who took their respective dance halls down very different paths. One's dream soared, bringing thousands of concert-goers to over 3,000 acts over an eleven-year history. The other's dream stalled, his elaborate dance hall sitting idle for decades.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a 28-year-old Democratic socialist from New York who beat the fourth-ranked Democrat in the U.S. House in an upset primary victory in June. She won by unapologetically supporting Medicare for all and free college tuition.