Larry Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, has suffered a heart attack, according to Trump. Trump tweeted the news from Singapore shortly before he was set to meet with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un.

Below is the text of the joint statement signed by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their historic summit in Singapore Tuesday. 

President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018.

President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un conducted a comprehensive, in-depth, and sincere exchange of opinions on the issues related to the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations and the building of a lasting and robust peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the DPRK, and Chairman Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 

Convinced that the establishment of new U.S.-DPRK relations will contribute to the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and of the world, and recognizing that mutual confidence building can promote the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un state the following:

• The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.
• The United States and the DPRK will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
• Reaffirming the April 27, 2018 Panmunjeom Declaration, the DPRK commits to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
• The United States and the DPRK commit to recovering POW/MIA remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified.

Having acknowledged that the U.S.-DPRK summit — the first in history — was an epochal event of great significance in overcoming decades of tensions and hostilities between the two countries and for the opening up of a new future, President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong Un commit to implement the stipulation in this joint statement fully and expeditiously. The United States and the DPRK commit to hold follow-on negotiations, led by the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, and a relevant high-level DPRK official, at the earliest possible date, to implement the outcomes of the U.S.-DPRK summit.

President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea have committed to cooperate for the developments of new U.S.-DPRK relations and for the promotion of peace, prosperity, and security of the Korean Peninsula and of the world.

When two celebrities, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, took their lives last week, phone numbers for suicide hotlines became ubiquitous in news outlets and on social media.

NBC News reported that it brought a surge of calls to crisis hotlines, some of which boosted staffing twice last week.

Volunteer suicide prevention group Samaritans of Greater Boston saw calls increase 60 percent between Wednesday, when Spade died, through Saturday, after Bourdain died, over the recent average.

"Since these two famous suicides, a lot of people don't know how to handle this, so it's great that they pick up the phone and they call the hotlines," said Angie Kitchell, a volunteer at the Long Island Crisis Center.

SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: Here is information on suicide prevention from the National Institute of Mental Health. If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting ‘Home’ to 741741.

The first official GOP primary debate of the campaign season was cordial and uneventful, by and large.

Some candidates staked out positions that will certainly be raised in conversations among likely Republican Primary voters.

David Stemerman, the former hedge fund manager who handled over a billion dollars’ worth of assets for clients, advocated for tearing up the state’s compacts with two federally recognized tribes that operate casinos. The issue has dominated headlines for the past two years, and Stemerman endorsed a commercial option.

He said of MGM’s grand vision for a casino in Bridgeport, “Here’s a private company who doesn’t want any subsidy from the government and wants to invest $675 million dollars.” He said the state’s compacts, “It’s a dated deal. It’s out of the money.”

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, running for statewide office for the third time, said he would prefer to see Hartford fall into bankruptcy, rather than receive a state bailout to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars over multiple decades.

“They need some tough love at this point,” Boughton said during the hour long debate.

The debate took place at the Shubert Theater in New Haven and was organized by WTNH and CT Realtors, as part of a series of debates for the primary and general election season.

While Tim Herbst, the former four-term First Selectman from Trumbull, focused on the need for pension reform to ease the burden of unfunded liabilities on taxpayers, and Steve Obsitnik mentioned his plan to create 300,000 jobs over 10 years, a question about the sitting president led to an awkward pause from the candidates.

The question posed asked whether each candidate would welcome the president’s support in the general election, and it drew some noise from the crowd, which ignored the moderator’s instructions not to clap throughout the evening.

Each candidate provided a similar version of the same answer: each of them would welcome President Trump whom was rejected by Connecticut voters in the 2016 presidential election. Fifty-four percent of voters - or 884,000 - preferred Clinton compared to the 41 percent - 668,000 - voters who supported Trump.

“It’s going to be critical for the next governor to have a strong relationship with the White House and be able to work with the executive branch for our state and our people,” Herbst said.

Obsitnik leaned on his service in the Navy and said he would always welcome the commander in chief.

David Stemerman provided the same line.

And Boughton, the endorsed GOP candidate from the state party said, “Of course this debate, this discussion of Connecticut’s future is about what the Democrats have done to the state. We’re going to keep it focused there, but if the president wants to come to the state to campaign, Let’s do it.”

Two other GOP candidates for governor, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, and former UBS executive Bob Stefanowski, rejected invitations to the New Haven debate.

Signature petitions of registered Republican and Democratic voters are due to the Secretary of the State’s office Tuesday. Stemerman, Lauretti, and Stefanowski all must submit about 9,000 signatures of registered Republicans in order to secure a place on the August 14 primary ballot. Tuesday is the deadline to submit those to the secretary of the state.

The budget battle between the city of Ansonia and it’s school district may be nearing an end after both the Board of Education and the Board of Alderman voted in favor of a deal reached through mediation Monday night.

School leaders had said they might be forced to close early because they didn’t have the money to keep operations going.

There has been a lot of anger and frustration from parents, the school board and the city. But the new settlement shows there’s progress in the contentious saga.

The board of Alderman said the deal involves the city giving $500,000 to the Board of Education for the current fiscal year, something that was empathized as a one-time deal.

The money must go to specific items, including special education tuition and payroll expenses.

The Board of Education had filed a lawsuit accusing the city of illegally cutting $600,000 from their budget back in January. But the Board of Alderman president said they initially allocated that amount when it was uncertain if the district would receive state funding.

When it did, the $600,000 was taken back.

Monday the board president said the good news is that the kids will graduate and that classes will continue through the end of the school year. But parents said they’re sick of the fighting.

“We look ridiculous. I'm ashamed to say I live here I really am and I love where I live,” one parent who spoke during public comment said.

“I have many friends who are looking to move who have already put their homes on the market because of this. They don't want their children suffering anymore,” Samantha Endres said.

The Board of Education president said they’ll still need to go to court tomorrow, and points out that while there won’t be any layoffs this fiscal year, flat funding means that won’t be the case next year.

Firefighters responded to the Best Way Inn, on Pond Lily Avenue in New Haven early Tuesday morning to battle a fire. 

No information was available on injuries. The cause of fire is under investigation.

A motorcyclist was thrown from his bike during a charity motorcycle rally in Hamden Sunday and has died. 

Police said Paul Panaroni, 59, of Hamden, was taking part in the annual “Don’s Hat Rack Motorcycle Rally” and he was thrown from his motorcycle as hundreds of motorcycles were leaving the Louis Astorino Ice Arena at 10 a.m. Sunday. 

Medical personnel stationed nearby quickly responded and Panaroni was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. An autopsy was conducted. 

“Don’s Hat Rack Motorcycle Rally,” which is held in memory of the late Donald Perotti, raises money for the Smilow Cancer Hospital. 

Anyone who has information or video of the crash is asked to call the Hamden Police Department Traffic Division at (203) 230-4036.

Ansonia’s Board of Alderman and the city’s Board of Education agreed upon a settlement last night in its budget battle, and today, they are taking their time finalizing that settlement with attorneys. The two parties were scheduled to meet in Superior Court in Derby at 9:15 a.m., but have postponed their hearing until 2 p.m. 

According to the judge, both parties are finalizing the settlement they both voted in favor of last night. 

The settlement involves a one-time deal of the city giving $500,000 to the Board of Education for the current fiscal year, which will be spent on specific items, including special education tuition and payroll expenses. 

This settlement is meant to resolve the lawsuit surrounding $600,000 in funding the Board of Education said was illegally cut from the education budget. 

The Board of Alderman said they originally allocated that amount to the district without knowing if the district would receive state funding. When the district did get the funding, the $600,000 from the city was taken back. 

Rachel Vogt, an Ansonia mother with a daughter in the school district, said if worse comes to worse, she’ll consider private education for her daughter. 

Vogt said she’s disappointed by the school district’s and city’s lack of communication. 

“I haven’t gotten anything in her folder from school about any information,” Vogt said, “so really, the only information I’m really getting is from Facebook and news outlets.” 

“It’s not about what’s angered me,” said Tabitha Darrow, a mother of two in the Ansonia public school district. “It’s about what’s best for our children. And what’s best for our children is not to be fighting about the budget at the end of the year.” 

The judge said the parties could proceed with another court date, depending on what comes out of this afternoon’s hearing.

President Donald Trump said his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday "would not have happened" without Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died last year after being imprisoned in a North Korean prison camp, NBC News reported.

Trump's comment came when he was asked about calling Kim "talented" despite his dismal human rights record.

"Something happened from that day, was a terrible thing. It was brutal," Trump said of Warmbier. "But a lot of people started to focus on what was going on, including North Korea. I really think that Otto is someone who did not die in vain. He had a lot to do with us today."

The 22-year-old University of Virginia student was imprisoned in 2016 for allegedly taking a poster from a North Korean hotel while on a tourist visit. He was sent home in a coma exactly one year before the date of the summit and died days later.

“We appreciate President Trump's recent comments about our family," Otto's parents Fred and Cindy Warmbier said in a statement. "We are proud of Otto and miss him. Hopefully something positive can come from this.”

Police released footage from the dashboard of a police cruiser as an officer pulls over and snatches up a rogue toddler veering dangerously close to traffic in suburban Chicago.

Naperville Sgt. Anthony Mannino performed the rescue last month, the department said in a Facebook post on Monday. 

Mannino found the boy after he “escaped his mother’s watchful eye,” police said. The youngster was running along Route 59.

“Thirty-one, trying to corral a 1-year-old boy running across 59 just north of North Aurora,” Mannino is heard saying into his radio in the video.

As the squad car comes to a stop, Mannino is heard shouting “hey, hey, hey!” at the child darting along the road next to a truck carrying a bright red sedan in its bed.

The police sergeant sprints toward the little boy and calms him down.

“You’re OK, you’re OK,” he tells the boy, before asking him his name.

He then picks the child up and walks him back his cruiser.

“Luckily, no one was hurt, and we attribute that to Sgt. Mannino's observation while on patrol and quick reaction, placing his squad car and himself between the child and traffic,” the department said on Facebook.

The child was reunited with his mother and there were no charges, The Associated Press reported. 

Mannino was given the department’s Life Saving Award on June 7.

“Well done, sergeant,” the post reads.

A sea of blue and gold will flood the streets of downtown Oakland Tuesday morning as the Warriors and "Dub Nation" celebrate the team's third championship in four years with a festive parade.

More than one million people are expected to pack the sidewalks between downtown Oakland and Lake Merritt to cheer on the champions. Golden State swiftly swept its way to the title after rolling the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

This year's parade will be different than previous Golden State championship parades, according to the team. Players, coaches, team officials and dignitaries will still cruise along the parade route as usual, but there will be no post-parade rally near Lake Merritt.

After starting at the intersection of Broadway and 11th Street, the parade will continue straight along Broadway toward 20th Street. From there, it will turn right and proceed toward Harrison Street, turn right again and then turn left at 19th Street. Parade participants will continue along 19th Street and eventually hang a right onto Lakeside Drive before wrapping up the celebration at 13th and Oak streets.

Fans can begin to stake their claims along the sidewalks beginning at 6:30 a.m., according to the team. 

When it comes to making the journey to the parade, fans are highly encouraged to take public transportation, such as BART and AC Transit, which are both slated to ramp up service in order to accomodate the large crowds. Parking around the parade route will be "significantly limited," according to the team.

Live coverage of the parade will begin at 10 a.m. on NBC Bay Area, an hour prior to the event, as well as online via livestream.

For complete parade details, visit warriors.com.

A new study suggests kitchen towels may be breeding grounds for bacteria that can lead to food poisoning.

Researchers from the University of Mauritius, an island nation off the southeastern coast of Africa, performed tests on 100 cloth towels they collected from participants after one month of use.

Forty-nine of the samples came back positive for bacterial growth, including Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus.

Benjamin Haynes, a spokesperson for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, did not comment on the study. But he said the bacteria can cause food poisoning when people eat contaminated food. 

"E. coli spreads when you swallow something that has poop on it, such as contaminated food," he said in a written statement. "Staph can be found on healthy people but can contaminate food if they don’t wash their hands before touching it."

The study found bacterial comtamination is more common in multi-use and damp towels. Using a participant questionnaire, researchers discovered certain lifestyle factors also increased the type and amount of bacteria present in the towels. 

“Bigger families with children and elderly members should be especially vigilant to hygiene in the kitchen,” said Dr. Susheela Biranjia-Hurdoyal, lead author of the study.

There were also higher rates of Staphylococcus aureus in towels used by low-income families. Both Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus were significantly more prevalent among non-vegetarian families.

“The data indicated that unhygienic practices while handling non-vegetarian food could be common in the kitchen,” Biranjia-Hurdoyal said in a statement. 

Haynes recommended the public follow standard food safety protocol to avoid the spread of foodborne illness.

"People should make sure to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water before handling and preparing food, avoid preparing food if you are sick, and keep raw food separate from ready-to-eat food," he said. "It’s also important to cook foods to the appropriate temperature and refrigerate perishable food within 2 hours."

Undergraduates used “standard biochemical tests" on the towels and published the preliminary findings in an abstract they presented last week to the American Society for Microbiology’s annual conference.

Firefighters responded to a large gas explosion and fire at the home in Norwalk.

Officials said there was heavy smoke and fire in the basement and garage area of 10 Deepwood Lane when they arrived and all the windows and doors were blown off the house. 

Two people, a man and a woman who is nine months pregnant, were home when the explosion happened and they were able to escape from the home, No injuries are reported. 

Firefighters got the fire under control in 30 minutes. 

The cause of the fire is under investigation and the house uninhabitable.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a 17-year-old girl who ran away from the Children’s Center in Hamden Monday night. 

Officers responded to the facility at 1400 Whitney Ave. at 9:30 p.m. after 17-year-old Kiosha Ramos was reported missing. 

Ramos is a resident of the Children’s Center, a child care agency for children who struggle with serious emotional, behavioral, psychological and social issues, police said. 

She scaled a fence and ran toward Clifford Street and staff from the facility said they are concerned for her well-being. 

Hamden police searched for Ramos, but they have not found her. 

Ramos is 5-feet-5 and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a red shirt, black pants and no shoes. 

Police have notified the state Department of Children and Families.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Hamden Police Department at (203) 230-4000.

A federal judge said Tuesday that AT&T's $85.4 billion purchase of Time Warner is legal, clearing the path for a deal that gives the pay-TV provider ownership of cable channels such as HBO and CNN as well as film studio Warner Bros.

The judge did not impose conditions on the merger's approval.

NBC 6's Arlene Borenstein has more on a new craze hitting South Florida encourages runners to pick up trash as they go - and apparently there is a lot of it.

An off-duty FBI agent who accidentally fired a gun that dropped out of its holster while he was doing a back-flip at a nightclub was booked into custody on Tuesday, NBC News reports. 

Chase Bishop, 29, was being held in a detention center in downtown Denver. He faces charges for second-degree assault but he has not been formally charged, according to NBC affiliate KUSA. 

Denver police have said Bishop was dancing at a nightclub in the early hours of June 2 when the gun fell from his waistband holster and hit the floor. When he went to grab it, the gun went off and wounded a man who was taken to a hospital, where he was listed in good condition. 

Following many other districts nationwide and in the state, the West Hartford Board of Education has been conducting a study for the past school year, weighing the challenges and benefits of starting school later in the day.

“A lot of parents are going to be affected by this,” said parent Chris Sesta. “Keep it the way it is. The end result being, we need to remain competitive in the world.”

They surveyed thousands of parents students and teachers in the district.

School leaders it finds the majority of people surveyed are in favor of later start times for high school students. For middle school, most are in favor, but by a smaller margin. Most elementary school people surveyed are happy with student start times.

A Conard senior we spoke to thinks later is better.

“I personally didn’t have a first period so I was able to come in about 9:15 every day and I think it really helped,” Luke Serdechny, a senior at Conard said. “Getting an extra hour of sleep really helped, and I think it’s helped me get better grades.”

School officials say the survey is only one part of the decision process. There won’t be a vote until next school year, and any possible changes won’t take effect until the 2019-2020 school year.

As temperatures begin to climb each summer, so do the number of drowning deaths.

Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 to 4 years old and the second leading cause of unintentional death in children ages 5 to 9, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency reported that more than 60 percent of fatal drownings of children under the age of 4 occur in swimming pools.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the American Red Cross suggest home owners follow these safety tips to help prevent a tragedy and keep a well maintained backyard pool:

1. Install Proper Barriers, Covers and Alarms
Secure your pool with appropriate barriers. Completely surround your pool with a 4-feet high fence or barrier with a self-closing, self-latching gate. Place a safety cover on the pool or hot tub when not in use and remove any ladders or steps used for access. Consider installing a pool alarm that goes off if anyone enters the pool.

2. Never Leave a Child Unattended in or Near Water
Always watch children when they’re in or near water, and never leave them unattended. Designate an official Water Watcher, an adult tasked with supervising children in the water. That should be their only task – they shouldn’t be reading, texting or playing games on their phone. Have a phone close by at all times in case you need to call for help, and if a child is missing, check the pool first. 

3. Teach Children How to Swim
Swimming is not only fun, it’s a lifesaving skill. Enroll children in swimming lessons; there are many free or reduced-cost options available from your local YMCA, USA Swimming chapter or Parks and Recreation Department. Have young or inexperienced swimmers wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket.

4. Teach Children to Stay Away From Drains
Do not play or swim near drains or suction outlets, especially in spas and shallow pools, and never enter a pool or spa that has a loose, broken or missing drain cover. Children’s hair, limbs, jewelry or bathing suits can get stuck in a drain or suction opening. When using a spa, be sure to locate the emergency vacuum shutoff before getting in the water.

5. Keep Your Pool Water Clean and Clear
Maintain proper chemical levels, circulation and filtration. Regularly test and adjust the chemical levels to minimize the risk of earaches, rashes or more serious diseases.

6. Have an Emergency Response Plan
Ensure everyone in the home knows how to respond to aquatic emergencies by having appropriate safety equipment and taking water safety, first aid and CPR courses. Often, bystanders are the first to aid a drowning victim, so learning CPR can help save a life. And once you’re CPR certified, make sure to keep your certification current. CPR classes are available through many hospitals, community centers, or by contacting the American Red Cross at at 1-800-RED-CROSS or support@redcrosstraining.org.

Swimming in open water, such as ponds, lakes, oceans and rivers, poses different risks for children. According to the CDC, children 5 years old and older are more likely to drown in open water, with the risk of drowning increasing with age. 

The average 10-year-old, for example, is three times more likely to drown in open water than in a pool. According to the Red Cross, more than 100 people die annually due to rip currents on U.S. beaches.

The CPSC has these tips for families visiting open waters this summer:

1. Hidden Hazards
Teach children that swimming in an open water is different from swimming in a pool. Know the hidden hazards of open water such as limited visibility, sudden drop-off, currents, undertow and changing weather.

2. Designated Swimming Areas
Look for posted signs about open water hazards. Swim with a buddy in a designated area that is supervised by lifeguards. Heed the warnings and special instructions of lifeguards or other authorities as well as flags or signs.

3. Wear a Life Jacket
Weak swimmers and children who cannot swim should wear a life jacket at all times when boating or participating in other water activities. Choose a U.S. Coast Guard-approved jacket that is right for your child's weight and water activity. 

4. Know How to Respond to an Aquatic Emergency
It is important to know how to respond in an emergency without putting yourself at risk of drowning. Enroll in Red Cross water safety, first aid and CPR courses to learn what to do. Know where the lifeguards are and how to call 9-1-1 in an emergency.

A former Middletown mayor has been arrested, accused of embezzling almost $1 million from his former employer as well as a family member. 

Police said 67-year-old Stephen T. Gionfriddo, of Middletown, is accused of embezzling approximately $490,000 from a Rocky Hill law firm he worked for, then stealing $457,000 from a family member to pay the law firm back. 

Gionfriddo was arrested Tuesday and charged him with wire fraud and released on a $200,000 bond. 

In 2006, Gionfriddo was convicted of mail fraud and wire fraud for embezzling more than $633,000 from clients while he was acting as their attorney, according to the federal officials, and he was disbarred. 

Gionfriddo is accused of making bogus requisitions for approximately $377,895 in checks from the law firm between December 2013 and September 2017, purportedly to pay client expenses, but he used the funds for his personal use, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Gionfriddo is also accused of forging the signature of one of the firm’s partners to convert a certificate of deposit for $112,748.21 to a check. In all, he is accused of stealing $490,648.88 from the law firm.

When principals of the law firm confronted him, in September 2017, Gionfriddo promised to repay the firm and took $45,000 from a family member’s checking account and approximately $217,000 from an online trading account and impersonated family, causing a hardship withdrawal of $195,000 to be made against his family member’s contribution plan, federal authorities said.