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3 arrested after Bridgeport traffic stop turns up illegal gun, drugs, police say
Bridgeport police said three men were charged after a firearm, cocaine, marijuana, drug supplies and cash were recovered ...
New Britain woman among four killed in Newington crash on Willard Avenue, police say
Maritza Smith, 56, of New Britain and three other people were killed in a crash on Willard Avenue in Newington Saturday, ...
Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy
In general, U.S. environmental laws do not prevent the EPA from weakening protection standards. But merely announcing the agency’s intention to do something doesn’t make it so.
Lawful permanent residents like Mahmoud Khalil have a right to freedom of speech – but does that protect them from deportation?
And Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who is a lawful permanent resident and a Columbia University student active in the Palestinian rights protests, was detained and arrested on April 25. This ...
Endowments aren’t blank checks – but universities can rely on them more heavily in turbulent times
While it’s always important to proceed with care when spending money reserved for use on a rainy day or to ensure the long-term existence of a revered institution, most colleges and universities are ...
Francis, a pope of many firsts: 5 essential reads
Jorge Mario Bergoglio became a pope of many firsts: the first modern pope from outside Europe, the first whose papal name honors St. Francis of Assisi, and the first Jesuit – a Catholic religious ...
Thousands are expected to attend the White House Easter Egg Roll, with the Trumps presiding
The Easter Egg Roll is one of the oldest White House traditions. It dates to 1878 and the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, who opened the lawn to children after Congress banned them from rolling ...
Claves sobre la muerte del papa Francisco
La muerte de Francisco fue anunciada por el cardenal Kevin Farrell, el camarlengo del Vaticano, nacido en Irlanda y que ocupa ...
Pope Francis was 'most inspiring popes and spiritual leaders of my lifetime,' Lamont says
Connecticut leaders are morning the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church's first Latin American pope who died Monday at ...
Canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, postponed after the death of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, has been postponed due to the death Monday ...
What to know about the death of Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of ...
Francis − a pope who cared deeply for the poor and opened up the Catholic Church
Francis’ papacy has been historic. He embraced the marginalized in ways that no pope had done before. He not only deepened the Catholic Church’s commitment to the poor in its religious life but also ...