After a sports magazine Muneesh Jain launched in Michigan failed, the baseball fan landed in New York, where he felt himself “going insane.”

“I’ve dealt with severe depression my entire life, severe anxiety, and just kind of not really feeling like I belong anywhere,” he said. "New York is a phenomenal city — I love this city with all my heart — but it can be a cripplingly lonely city.”

“It was just bad. I was literally going insane,” he recalled. “I’d completely lost the will to live.”

At his lowest point, Jain remembered a promise he’d made to his immigrant parents at age 6 — both of whom love the game of baseball.

"I specifically remember telling my parents, 'I want to go to all 30 baseball stadiums. It’s a dream of mine. I really, really want to go,'" he said.

That’s when Jain decided to hit the road and drive cross-country to fulfill his promise, starting at Citi Field. 

He ended up driving 17,000 miles in 95 days as he toured each stadium one by one.

“I was feeling alive again, and I was feeling connected again,” he said. “It was the greatest feeling I’ve ever had in my life.”

“Baseball absolutely saved my life," he added. "Without baseball, I’m not sure I’d be here today." 

Now that Jain has completed his journey, he hopes to help other baseball fans who feel lost find healing, hope and a connection through America’s pastime.

"When I walk into a ball park, I’m a baseball fan. We’re all baseball fans. It connects old, young, gay, straight, black, white, red hair, blue hair, tall, skinny, fat,” he said.

“It’s not just baseball, it’s not just baseball. It is a sense of community. It changed my life in such a profound way.”

West Haven police have arrested a suspect after several fires behind a Family Dollar store in West Haven. 

Police said they served an arrest warrant charging 38-year-old Patrick Savino, of West Haven, with arson in the third degree, criminal mischief in the first degree and three counts of reckless burning. 

Police said the arrest comes after investigations into fires in the back of Family Dollar at 238 Captain Thomas Boulevard, including one that caused substantial damage to the adjacent business. 

Savino was held on a bond.

The Modern Milkman in Ellington is modernizing a concept for the past and bringing farm fresh ingredients to houses in Connecticut.

Crews have responded to a gas leak in Branford. 

The leak is along Brushy Plain Road. One lane is open and officers at the scene are alternating traffic.

Police said the gas leak is under control, the gas company is at the scene and there is no danger to the public. 

A woman who was hit by a delivery truck in New Haven Monday afternoon is in critical condition, according to police. 

Police said a commercial beverage delivery truck hit the 25-year-old woman as she was crossing Long Wharf Drive near the visitor center around 2:30 p.m. Monday. 

The woman suffered broken bones in most limbs and internal injuries and was transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. 

The New Haven Police Department Accident Reconstruction Uni is investigating. Anyone with information can call 203-946-6316.

A driver crashed into a house in Middletown Friday afternoon and has been taken to the hospital.

Fire officials said a woman who was driving south on Camp Street lost control and hit the house.

She was conscious and alert and has been taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries, police said. No one else was in the vehicle, according to fire officials.

No residents were home when the crash happened and police said the homeowners have been notified.

Firefighters and the building inspector are at the scene.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

Police have identified the man whose remains were found in a stream in a Greenwich park nearly two years ago, but they have not determined how he died.

Town of Greenwich Parks workers found a bone in a stream at Helen Binney Kitchel Natural Park, near Laddins Rock Road, on April 26, 2017, and police spent days searching the entire park and the stream, up to where it crosses Interstate 95, as well Binney Park pond, for additional remains.

Police did find additional bones and determined they were all from the same person.

The office of the chief medical examiner analyzed the bones and determined the person died in 2015 or 2016.

Then DNA samples were eventually collected and the State of Connecticut Crime Lab matched them to Peter Robinson, a man who was homeless in the Stamford area. Police said he was around 50 years old when he died.

His family has been notified.

Police have not determined the cause of Robinson’s death and they are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Anyone who knew Robinson in the 2014 to 2016 timeframe and has information about him, his known associates or any other relevant information are asked to call the Greenwich Police Tips Hotline at (203) 622-3333 or email Tips@greenwichct.org.

Surveillance video appears to show the moment a man, believed to be Mexican soap opera star Pablo Lyle, allegedly punched the driver of another car during a deadly road rage incident in Miami.

The footage obtained by NBC 6 on Friday shows the encounter between Lyle and 63-year-old Juan Ricardo Hernandez, who died Thursday at Jackson Memorial Hospital after sustaining a brain injury from the altercation. A police report said the punch and fall to the ground left Hernandez with a fractured skull and internal bleeding.

According to the police report, the "Mi Adorable Maldición" star was the passenger in a SUV during a dispute with another car in the area of Northwest 27th Avenue and Northwest 14th Street Sunday evening. The report said Hernandez approached the SUV and started pounding on the window after the two cars stopped at a traffic light.

The footage shows the SUV's driver get out and confront Hernandez, as the SUV starts to roll away. The driver runs back to the SUV as the passenger, identified in the report as Lyle, runs toward Hernandez and punches him once, knocking him to the ground, the video shows.

The man believed to be Lyle and the driver get back in the SUV, which makes a U-turn and exists the camera's view. The arrest report said the car fled the scene, but a witness was able to catch the license plate number.

Lyle was later detained at Miami International Airport and charged with felony battery, the report said. Police booked the 32-year-old actor into jail and he was later released on bond. 

The actor admitted to investigators that he punched the man once, according to the report. Lyle told detectives feared for the safety of his family during the incident and said he thought the victim was going to strike first.

Police confirmed on Thursday that there is now a homicide investigation into the incident.

"The prosecution is working with the City of Miami Police reviewing all information and evidence that is coming to us. Nobody is above the law," Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said in a statement Friday.

Court records showed Lyle was allowed to return to Mexico after posting bond. He told reporters there that he couldn't comment on the incident.

Court records released Friday said "enhanced charges are likely to be filed." The records said a hearing was scheduled for Monday in the case.

Lyle's attorney, Bruce H. Lehr, told NBC 6 Friday evening that he has no comment "at this early stage of the case."

The Jerry ML management agency in Mexico, which represents Lyle, issued a statement in Spanish on Friday saying Lyle wouldn't be commenting on the incident.

"When the authorities and the circumstances allow it, we will give the corresponding declarations. We ask for your total understanding and respect after what happened both for him and his family," the statement read, in part.

Lyle starred in several telenovelas, including "La Sombra del Pasado" and "Corazón Que Miente." He also made People en Español's "50 Most Beautiful" list in 2015.

The UConn women are playing in the Final Four this weekend and the governor has proclaimed this weekend “Husky Weekend.” 

This is UConn’s 12th straight trip to the national semifinals and 20th Final Four overall. 

Gov. Ned Lamont has proclaimed Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, as “Husky Weekend” in the State of Connecticut in recognition of the UConn women’s basketball team. He is urging all Connecticut residents to show their Husky pride this weekend by wearing UConn Huskies gear, displaying UConn flags and signs, and sporting blue and white. 

“The UConn women have once again given it their all and inspired a generation of fans with their dedication, determination, and strength,” Lamont said in a statement. “Nobody can match the power of these players. We want each of them to know that they have the support of the entire State of Connecticut and we will be cheering them on this weekend.” 

UConn is scheduled to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Final Four tournament Friday night.  

NBC 7 has live team coverage of the presidential visit on air, in app and at the top of this page.

President Donald Trump visited the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California, Friday and touted the effectiveness of a recently renovated stretch of border fence, calling it "better, faster and less expensive," than the portion of fence it replaced.

The president flew into Naval Air Facility El Centro aboard Air Force One and was greeted to cheers from border patrol agents, military troops and their families before boarding a motorcade en route to the border town.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was the first to greet the president and traveled with him south to Calexico, where he will tour a 2.25-mile section of recently renovated border fence

Trump was joined for a quick media briefing by law enforcement agency officials from border jurisdictions from San Diego to Arizona.

Trump repeated previous claims that San Diegans were "begging me for a wall."

“We’re very appreciative of this wall. These men and women out here in the area of two miles were experiencing a high number of assaults and use-of-force incidents. This was prior to this wall being built,"  El Centro Sector CBP Chief Gloria Chavez said.

Chavez said the see-through design of the new fence gives agents a huge advantage because they can now see what's on the other side.

"We can see the adversary, we can see the threat," she said.

Chavez said agents would have rocks and other items thrown at them on a daily basis, but those threats have stopped since the new fence was erected. According to Chavez, assaults on agents have dropped 65 percent in that two-mile stretch and illegal entries have decreased by 75 percent.

Trump said the majority of breaches in the area happen at points along the border still lined with the old fence. When the entire area is lined with the new style fence, he predicted illegal entries in Chavez's area would be down 99.9 percent.

“If you want to climb that – it’s pretty sharp up top, too – If you want to climb that, you deserve whatever you can get," he said.

Three sheriffs from counties in California's central valley were also at the briefing, saying they feel the impact of porous border defense from 400 miles away.

"I just want to take this opportunity to thank this president for doing the right thing and standing up for law enforcement in this country. It is greatly appreciated," Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said.

Trump criticized political leaders in California, and in San Diego, for their apparent complaints regarding Trump's border barrier project.

"Its interesting about California, they’re begging me for the wall in San Diego, you know that, because the people were pouring in through San Diego, going over the front lawns, going into people’s houses, so they want the wall done in San Diego, and we did it and then you hear they don’t want the wall; they want the wall. If you ever took it down, they wanted that one so badly, and we did it, we did a great job. We stopped everybody, virtually everybody – actually, everybody from coming over. It was a tremendous success but California is always the first one to complain."

Sherrif representatives from Arizona who joined the president also thanked him for his commitment to border security, and said they neutralize threats from the other side of the southern border every day.

“Anyone who would suggest that we do not have a crisis on our southern border is being intellectually dishonest to the point of being dishonest with malice. We have a humanitarian crisis which is very clear and compelling, we have a compelling crisis of public safety with human trafficking, drug trafficking, sex trafficking coming through the border. This is not make believe, this is something that we live with every day as border sheriffs, so we applaud the efforts of the current administration to secure our border,” Pima County Sheriff Mark D. Napier said. 

Ahead of the tour, the president first sat down for a roundtable with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and Department of Homeland Security officials. CBP Chief Chavez said that the renovated section of wall accounted for a drop in illegal entries by 75 percent in fiscal year 19. 

"We need the border barrier, we need to provide the requirements that meet our need, in this case for us its 30 feet high," Chavez said. "That's what we asked for and that's what was provided, so thank you on behalf of the border patrol here for allowing that to happen." 

With the renovation, the section became the tallest border barrier along the southern United States, standing at 30 feet tall, according to Chavez.

The White House says it's the first section of his proposed border wall to be built, though the repairs were made with 2018 appropriations as part of a long-planned replacement project, and was in construction from Feb. to Oct. 2018.

"There is indeed an emergency on our southern border," Trump said at the briefing, adding that there has been a sharp uptick in illegal crossings. "It's a colossal surge, and it's overwhelming our immigration system. We can't take you anymore. Our country is full." 

Meanwhile, both protesters and supporters gathered at the Gran Plaza Outlets next to the Calexico Port of Entry in anticipation of Trump's arrival. Nearby, the barbed wire fence separating the two countries was lined with Department of Homeland Security vehicles.

Protesters floated next to the port a 20-foot tall balloon of a cartoonish Trump wearing a diaper, hopeful that the president's motorcade would pass the giant inflatable while en route to the border. 

"We hope our words – our real worries – are heard. And we can reach a solution," said protester and Calexico resident Maria Surtado.  

Trump supporter and El Centro resident Omar Vega positioned himself next to the baby Trump balloon and alongside protesters to represent the other side, he told NBC 7. Vega is hopeful that the president can make change along the border. 

"Hopefully he actually does something productive today, and hopefully helps the economy, in this city, right now," Vega said. "With building the wall, hopefully the crime rate goes down, especially in this city, because it’s very bad right now." 

Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that during President Trump's visit to the border city, he will be briefed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on "exactly what is taking place at the border."

"He’s going to get a briefing when he first arrives there from a number of law enforcement officials, the CBP folks the people that are on the front lines there on the ground," she told Fox News. 

The president has threatened to close the southern border if demands to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking are not met. On Thursday, the President walked back the immediate threat to close the border and instead said the closure could come next year if the Mexican government or Congress does not make significant progress on both issues. Trump also said he would slap tariffs on Mexican automotive imports at that time. 

The possibility of a border shutdown was first made last Friday due to a surge of Central Americans migrants who are seeking asylum in the U.S. Trump administration officials have said the influx is straining the immigration system to the breaking point.

While Vega is in favor of Trump's border wall plan, he admits shutting down the border wouldn't be good for El Centro because the city's economy relies on people crossing over the border to spend money, he explained.  

"This is certainly not the president’s first choice but Democrats at this point, they're unwillingness to do anything has left the president with very little options. Thankfully Mexico has stepped up over the last few days," Sanders said. 

When asked what Mexico has done, the press secretary said they've added additional checkpoints within the country to stop migrants before they reach the U.S. border. Second, Mexico increased to 300 the number of asylum-seeking individuals allowed to be sent back to Mexico as part of a new U.S. policy.

Mexico's cooperation with U.S. officials last December marked a historic one as the country has traditionally refused to accept into their country the return of any migrants who are not Mexican.

Elected leaders from border communities stretching from San Diego to cities across Texas warned that havoc would ensue on both sides of the international boundary if the ports were closed. They were joined by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which said such a step would inflict "severe economic harm."

The San Diego and Imperial County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union released a statement Friday voicing concerns that the president was not meeting with civilians of the border communities. 

The statement read in part, "To our knowledge, the president has no plans to meet with Imperial Valley residents or community leaders to hear their concerns. He has no intent to learn how his policies strain limited local resources and put lives at risk. He is unmoved by the harmful effects his threats to close the border has on businesses, families and civic life in the region."

Calexico, part of Imperial County, is home to the second busiest commercial port on the California border and processes tens of thousands of vehicles daily. 

Also on Friday, House Democrats filed a lawsuit preventing Trump from spending more money than Congress has approved to erect barriers along the southwestern border. Congress approved just under $1.4 billion for work on border barricades. Trump has asserted he can use his powers as chief executive to transfer an additional $6.7 billion to wall construction.

Winchester police are investigating two daytime burglaries.

Police said someone kicked in the door of a Walnut Street home on March 27 and stole a Play Station, an engagement ring, change and a handgun. 

Then on April 4, police responded to a home on Holabird Avenue after the homeowner reported seeing someone running out from her home. Police said it appeared the back door was kicked in.

Police said they are pursuing leads and have a potential suspect who was recently released after a burglary arrest.

Police urge residents to be aware of suspicious people or activity in their neighborhoods and report any suspicious activity to the police immediately.

The estranged husband of a missing Staten Island, New York teacher and mother of three, as well as his girlfriend, were arrested on murder charges Friday, a day after a body charred beyond recognition was found in a storage facility a few miles from where she lived, NYPD sources tell News 4.

Jeanine Cammarata, 37, had been missing for nearly a week before the burned body was found in a garbage bag, surrounded by air fresheners, at a sprawling storage center in her home borough. Ayisha Egea, the girlfriend of Jeanine Cammarata's estranged husband Michael, was the one who pointed investigators to the site, a senior law enforcement official told News 4.

The husband was also captured on surveillance footage at the facility, the senior official said. Now both are accused of second-degree murder, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a criminal complaint.

The murder charges come as the medical examiner's confirmed Friday that the body found was "positively identified as Jeanine Cammarata, with a positive identification made through dental records."

Investigators previously said that the body had been burned so badly it was completely unrecognizable.

Jeanine Cammarata, a public elementary school teacher on Staten Island, hadn't been seen publicly since Saturday night at her home on Staten Island. Eric Gansberg, who is representing Cammarata in ongoing divorce proceedings against Michael Cammarata, told News 4 the missing woman had been heading to her husband's Queens home to see their children the night she disappeared. 

The NYPD confirmed at a briefing Thursday afternoon that Jeanine Cammarata had last been seen en route to Rockaway, Queens, from her home. Cops said they're still looking for Jeanine Cammarata's vehicle, a 2017 white Chevy Cruz.  

Gansberg said Jeanine Cammarata was "terrified" of her estranged husband, and that if something nefarious happened to the woman, it was likely at his hands. 

Gansberg said Michael Cammarata had custody of the children because Jeanine was living in an apartment she felt wasn't suitable for them. Jeanine Cammarata worked two jobs -- one at an elementary school and one at a Dollar Store -- and hasn't shown up for either of them this week, which prompted a missing persons report. The couple had no legal custody agreement involving the children. 

According to Gansberg, they had lived together but started having problems in 2017. They fought, had orders of protection against each other that were later rescinded and were in the middle of getting divorced. Gansberg said he and Jeanine Cammarata had talked about an upcoming court hearing about a week ago -- and that she wouldn't have missed it for any reason within her control. 

That court hearing was Monday. Jeanine Cammarata did not show up. 

"When Jeanine did not appear in court, I couldn't figure out why, and it was very upsetting," he said. "We tried to reach her on her cell phone, it went directly to voicemail, text and email. And there was nothing." 

Gansberg described her as a dedicated educator, hard worker and loving mom. Jeanine's Staten Island landlord couldn't reach her either. 

Michael Cammarata was initially arrested Tuesday on charges of assault, harassment and stalking in connection with an earlier confrontation in which he allegedly hit Jeanine Cammarata multiple times. He also allegedly stalked her on several previous dates, law enforcement sources tell News 4. 

Information on attorneys for Michael Cammarata and Egea wasn't immediately available.

Firefighters are battling a barn fire on Warner Road in North Haven.

The fire department confirmed crews were on the scene of a barn fire at 90 Warner Road. The road is closed in the area.

No other details were immediately available.

Whether or not a college or university requires standardized testing as part of the admissions process is something for high school seniors to consider.

On the Wesleyan University campus in Middletown, a third of the enrolled students did not submit test scores with their applications.

“I never was a great test taker so both of them terrified me,” Wesleyan junior Ricardo Vazquez from Hartford said.

Vazquez said he looked for schools that didn’t insist on seeing how well he did on the SAT or ACT.

“I had a very strong profile overall when I was applying to colleges,” he said, “but I felt like the test score really took me back.”

Five years ago Wesleyan University decided to make standardized test scores optional during the admission process. Since then the university president Michael Roth told NBC Connecticut the applicant pool has become more diverse with more students fromlow-incomee families applying.

“Well, I was always really skeptical about the standardized part of standardized testing,” Roth said.

Roth said that skepticism and an observation from his daughter influence the change in the admissions process.

“She was getting was getting tutored for her exams and she said to me dad, this is not fair I’m getting help and my friend who doesn’t have access to a tutor isn’t getting any help at all and I said yeah life is unfair and she said well you’re actually a university president you could do something at Wesleyan,” Roth said.

Quinnipiac University in Hamden is test optional depending on the school and program, Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan said.

Yale University still requires test scores. The admissions website says they are viewed “within the context of the student’s entire file.”

Greenwich lawyer Gordon Caplan has pleaded guilty for his part in the nationwide college admissions scandal dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues.”

The former co-chairman of the New York law firm Wilkie, Farr and Gallagher became the second parent to plead guilty. Federal prosecutors accused him of paying $75,000 to have someone correct his daughter’s ACT score after she took the test.

“Grades are a much better predictor for us how they’ll do at Wesleyan than a timed exam on vocabulary words not likely to be used,” Roth said.

During the latest admissions cycle, Roth said about 80 percent of applicants still included test scores.

“Some people use it to show that they may have had bad grades the first year, second year but the SAT shows they have intellectual horsepower,” he said, “but for other people it really isn’t a valid measurement.”

Daniel Cocchiola, director of counseling at Hamden Public Schools, told NBC Connecticut he supports colleges and universities making test scores optional, but pointed out that may be more difficult for larger public universities.

Helen Li from Philadelphia visited the campus in Middletown for the first time Friday afternoon.

“I got accepted to Wesleyan for regular admissions,” the high school senior said.

Li said Wesleyan is the only college to which she applied and got accepted that did not require seeing how well she scored on the SAT.

“I took it two times and the first time was very nerve-wracking,” Li said. “So I think that’s why having the option of allowing to submit or not submit the test is definitely a benefit because I know there are students like me who are not the best test takers out there but can perform better in other areas.”

While the high profile college admissions cheating scandal has gained national attention, Roth said that’s not the only way inequality in education manifests itself.

“Not because of rich people buying SAT scores,” Roth said, “it’s because we don’t fund our high schools well enough to prepare people from all social classes to have a chance at a very successful career.”

Roth said more colleges should make the same move as Wesleyan to increase access to higher education.

“Absolutely, I actually think they should all do it,” Roth said. “I think schools that use SATs must recognize that SAT scores are correlated with wealth and that they are poor predictors of undergraduate performance.”

Vazquez said he agrees with his university’s president, even though he said he still lucked out by having a private tutor at his prep school.

“I had a lot of my friends who could not prepare for it,” Vazquez said. “Coming from Hartford there were a lot of students that they didn’t have the resource to pay for that extra tutoring.”

Although Islam is the state religion in Iraq and it is against the law to slander or insult any faith, atheism itself is not illegal there, according to legal expert Ali al-Timimi. Anecdotal evidence suggests a small but growing community of Iraqi agnostics and atheists in the Muslim-majority country, NBC News reports.

But power, violence and religion are a toxic mix, and many of Iraq’s unbelievers have been forced underground as religious hard-liners battle for control of the young democracy, which is struggling to balance the demands of both Sunnis and Shiites, plus smaller ethnic and religious communities.

“I am afraid of being discovered — then I would be killed,” a 23-year-old who does not believe in God told NBC News. “This may also harm my family, although none of them know that I don’t believe.”

President Donald Trump went to Calexico, California, on Friday to meet with ICE officials and talk about immigration. During a roundtable discussion, Trump said the "country is full" and suggested people trying to reach the U.S. "turn around."

A New London Board of Education employee has been arrested over accusations involving an underage New London student, according to police.

Police said Friday that 34-year-old Corriche Gaskin, of Groton was arrested as a result of “alleged criminal activity” involving a student. Gaskin was charged with risk of injury to a minor.

Police said Gaskin is a climate specialist with the New London Board of Education at Harbor School. He is on paid administrative leave, police said.

NBC Connecticut has reached out to the school district for more information.

No other details were immediately available. The investigation is ongoing.

One person was taken to the hospital after a rollover crash in West Hartford Friday.

The three-car crash happened at the intersection of New Britain Avenue and Ridgewood Road around 8:30 p.m.

Video from the scene shows one car on its side. The driver was rescued and able to walk away from the vehicle. Firefighters said she was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

No other details were immediately available.

Body camera footage shows the frightening moments a Groton police officer was dragged by a car during a traffic stop last year, highlighting the dangers officers face even during routine stops.

The video begins with Officer Tyler DeAngelo pulling over 23-year-old Taj Dickerson for a broken tail light on February 26, 2018.

After Dickerson admitted to having a small amount of marijuana, the suspect is asked to leave the car with his dog. Groton police said a search revealed some crack cocaine as well.

But then you see Dickerson pick up his dog, walk between his car and a patrol car, and take off running, with DeAngelo chasing after him.

You can hear the car accelerate as DeAngelo clings to it, getting dragged for about a minute. You can also hear DeAngelo shouting for the suspect to stop the car. Groton police say that vehicle reached speeds in excess of 50 miles per hour.

Investigators said DeAngelo was dragged for nearly a mile, and despite giving commands over and over again to stop, the suspect continued driving.

At one point, police said it appeared the suspect was directing the officer and vehicle toward a telephone pole and that the officer had to grab the wheel to redirect the car and let go.

Body camera footage from another officer shows the continued pursuit of Dickerson into New London.

Dickerson was taken into custody. He was later found guilty for engaging police in pursuit and assaulting a police officer.

DeAngelo was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released.