When we hear the words “autism diagnosis” it’s common to imagine a young child or adolescent. But what about those who receive their diagnoses at a later stage of life -- in the midst of successful careers or long, happy marriages?

As well as providing an opportunity to mark the holidays, Saturday’s “Esparanza de Parranda” in Hartford highlighted an important need for those displaced by Hurricane Maria.

Tom Ashbrook . John Hockenberry . Michael Oreskes . David Sweeney . Garrison Keillor . Tavis Smiley . Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz . Charlie Rose . There's no way around it: The sexual misconduct reckoning that's happening in media and politics and elsewhere has hit public television and radio particularly hard. This hour we wonder why, and we take your calls.

Connecticut is among the worst states in the country when it comes to being financially literate, according to a recent report by Champlain College.

In recent weeks, one industry after another in the U.S. has begun to confront sexual harassment and assault. But the military has known for years that it has a problem—by the U.S. Department of Defense’s own estimate, nearly 15,000 service members were sexually assaulted in 2016.

Francisco Acosta was told in November by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to purchase a one-way plane ticket to leave the United States.

For once in our lives, it's actually kind of obvious what this week in pop culture has been all about. Star Wars 's Episode VIII -- the ninth live-action Star Wars movie -- is out. The Last Jedi officially opens today, and it's projected to take in nearly half a billion dollars this weekend. The Nose stayed up late last night to catch a midnight showing. Or something like that. And this week saw what is quite possibly the world's first viral short story . The New Yorker 's "Cat Person" happens

Yes we’ve gotten a few inches of snow already, but winter officially starts next week. For animals, preparing for the season means undertaking major lifestyle changes in order to survive.

When Alexis de Tocqueville toured America in the early 1830's to gather observations that he would later put on the pages of Democracy in America , he was impressed with the efficiency of our American Postal Service.

If you’ve been a victim of shoddy contracting work on your house -- there is a possible way for you to get some money back. It’s through the state Department of Consumer Protection. Over the last year, around 150 people got checks for a combined total of more than $1.3 million dollars.