Connecticut

A measles outbreak hits the Northwest, Australia breaks heat records, and a fourth state mulls banning the gay panic defense.

The suit claims that sources of air pollution located within Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia are contributing to smog in New York and Connecticut.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

People walk along a beach covered in snow and ice in Westport, Connecticut, on January 7th, 2018.

A new report finds that falling wages for low-income earners is driving rising inequality in America's cities and metropolitan areas.

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

A new Supreme Court case could affect thousands of prisoners serving life sentences without parole for crimes they committed as teens.

Mandatory paid sick leave is a government policy position that requires businesses of a certain size to give their employees a certain amount of time off. It has also sparked a fight that's made and broken political careers.

An FBI agent offered up confidential information about a political operative’s enemy in exchange for cash—and they both got caught. What were they thinking?

A wealthy state keeps its beautiful, hard-working, and historic cash cow in chains.