New Haven Students Return to School This Morning
As thousands of students return to school in New Haven this morning, a new superintendent is overseeing the city’s schools. Supt. Garth Harries will make stops at all city schools and even walk to...
View ArticleChicago Mayor's Plea to Parents: Don't Boycott School
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on parents to ignore calls for a school boycott and send their kids to class on Wednesday as planned. "You have a disagreement? The court has spoken to that. You don’t...
View ArticleDeMaio Confronts City Hall Bathroom Rumors
Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio called a news report accusing him of masturbating in a San Diego City Hall restroom as “disgusting, humiliating and nothing more than a character assassination...
View ArticleTransgender Woman's Beating Death Sparks Rally in Harlem
Hundreds of people gathered in Harlem Tuesday night to mourn the 21-year-old transgender woman who was beaten to death, allegedly after a group of men discovered she was born male. Islan Nettles died...
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Birmingham Bell Brought to D.C. for March Anniversary
The bell that rang in Birmingham, Ala., on the day four girls were killed in a bombing made its way to Washington, D.C., for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The bell was loaned to the...
View ArticleDems to Meet in Only New Haven Mayoral Debate Wednesday
Four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New Haven square off Wednesday night in their only debate. Former Hillhouse High School principal Kermit Carolina, former New Haven...
View ArticleSCSU Football Founder Inducted into Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony happens tonight in Atlanta and one of the people being honored is Jesse L. “Jess” Dow, the founder of the intercollegiate athletic program at...
View Article10-Foot Python Found in Burger King Parking Lot
A 10-foot python was captured Tuesday in the parking lot of a New Jersey Burger King after a construction crew fixing a sewer line spotted the reptile. It had apparently been seen in recent days,...
View ArticleBoy Who Fell In Sand Dune Meets Rescuers
The boy who survived a sand dune collapse got to meet the team who rescued him. Nathan Woessner fell into a hole last month at Mount Baldy, a popular dune at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and...
View ArticleJury Deliberating Death Sentence for Hasan
The jury is now deliberating a possible death sentence for convicted Fort Hood mass murderer Nidal Hasan, after prosecutors gave their final plea for the rare sentence Wednesday. Deliberations began at...
View ArticleGreenwich Student Commits Suicide After First Day of School
A 15-year-old Greenwich High School sophomore committed suicide hours after classes started for the new school year and a town official said bullying might have been a factor. Bartlomiej "Bart" Palosz...
View Article$2.5 Million Federal Grant to Fund Newtown Response
The U.S. Justice Department is providing almost $2.5 million in funding to organizations that responded to the school shooting in Newtown in December. The funding compensates organizations, including...
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Reports of Heat Exhaustion; Crowd Chants for Entry
As security checkpoint lines backed up, several people reportedly passed out due to heat exhaustion while waiting to get into Wednesday's 'Let Freedom Ring' ceremony on the National Mall. D.C. resident...
View ArticleCountry's Tallest Rocket Blasts Off From California
A powerful 235-foot tall rocket -- the tallest launch vehicle in the country -- climbed toward the sky with a roar heard for miles along the California coast when it took off Wednesday morning from...
View ArticleExplosion Levels NJ House, Woman Killed
A woman died in an explosion at her New Jersey home Wednesday morning, and police say she had called neighbors for help on her cell phone, but they couldn't reach her. State Police Lt. Stephen Jones...
View ArticleMilitary Couple's Photo Prompts Outpouring of Support
An image of a San Diego Marine and his wife taken last week while vacationing in Idaho has become a national sensation. Special Section: San Diego Military News In the picture, Kelly Cottle is carrying...
View ArticleKillingworth Park to Reopen After Poison Threat
Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth has reopened today after Department of Energy and Environmental Protection employees received threatening e-mails that included a threat to poison the...
View ArticleFort Hood Shooter Sentenced to Death
Convicted Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death by lethal injection in an unanimous decision of 13 jurors at the Texas Army base on Wednesday afternoon. The jury also stripped Hasan...
View ArticleSecond Home Hit by Plane Demolished
The home of Sade Bryant and Madisyn Mitchell, two girls killed when a plane crashed into it August 9, was demolished on Wednesday, as neighbors on Charter Oak Avenue and James Street in East Haven...
View ArticleRadiothon Will Benefit Connecticut Children's Medical Center
A local radio station is giving back this week by hosting a special three-day broadcast to raise money – and awareness – for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford. Starting Thursday,...
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