2 ex-Wesleyan students face US charges over drug overdoses
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - Two former Wesleyan University students pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges they distributed synthetic party drugs that resulted in on-campus overdoses and sent 11...
View ArticleFBI director meets with Connecticut police chiefs
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - FBI Director James Comey says he spoke with local police chiefs during a visit to Connecticut about how law enforcement can participate better in the conversation about race...
View ArticleFBI: Surveillance tools in jeopardy amid Patriot Act debate
WASHINGTON - As Congress wrestles over renewing the bulk collection of Americans' phone records, federal law enforcement officials are warning that legal authority is also at risk for lesser-known...
View ArticleConnecticut court bars execution of 11 death row inmates
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut's highest court on Thursday ordered the state's death row emptied out, ruling that the 2012 law abolishing capital punishment for any future crimes must be applied...
View ArticleAfter TV slaying, reporter's dad finds voice on gun control
COLLINSVILLE, Virginia - Andy Parker's resolve to fight for gun control formed in the hours after his daughter was shot and killed on live television. In his first interviews after the tragedy, he...
View ArticleRalph Nader to open law museum in Connecticut hometown
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Ralph Nader is the first to say his new museum is not quite like any other.
View ArticleRalph Nader to open law museum in Connecticut hometown
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Ralph Nader is the first to say his new museum is not quite like any other.
View ArticleConnecticut airport authority to pursue casino at Bradley
HARTFORD, Connecticut - The head of the Connecticut Airport Authority said Tuesday he wants to bring a casino to Bradley International Airport.
View Article'Say Something' slogan, born of terror, adopted for schools
HARTFORD, Connecticut - A variation on the adage "If You See Something, Say Something," first introduced in a jittery New York City after 9/11, is being adopted for schools at a time of heightened...
View ArticleUS Muslims face backlash after Paris attacks
HARTFORD, Connecticut - Muslims around the U.S. are facing backlash following the deadly attacks in Paris, including vandalism to mosques and Islamic centers, hate-filled phone and online messages and...
View ArticleGeneral Electric to move headquarters to Boston
HARTFORD, Connecticut - General Electric announced Wednesday it will move its headquarters to Boston, leaving the sprawling suburban Connecticut campus it has called home over the past four decades for...
View ArticleIllinois News Digest
Good afternoon. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Illinois at 1:30 p.m. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Chicago bureau at...
View ArticleOpen-source textbooks gain in push for college affordability
STORRS, Connecticut - The standard textbook for Fundamentals of General Chemistry I at the University of Connecticut has a list price of $303. For students who use the version professor Edward Neth is...
View ArticleIllinois News Digest
Good afternoon. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Illinois at 6 p.m. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Chicago bureau at...
View ArticleIllinois News Digest
Good morning. Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up in Illinois at 12 a.m. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Chicago bureau at...
View ArticleEducators update anti-bullying messages to protect Muslims
MERIDEN, Connecticut - In response to a surge in reports of anti-Muslim bullying - students being called terrorists, having their head scarves ripped off and facing bias even from teachers - schools...
View ArticleNo more 'Quinni-who?' Poll puts once-obscure school on map
HARTFORD, Connecticut - With each new Quinnipiac poll this campaign season, it's not just reporters and candidates who pounce on the latest numbers.
View ArticleNo more 'Quinni-who?' Poll puts once-obscure school on map
HARTFORD, Connecticut - With each new Quinnipiac poll this campaign season, it's not just reporters and candidates who pounce on the latest numbers.
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