In an unlikely alliance, Christian family values groups and LGBT activists have signed a petition against a proposed Connecticut bill they say could make pedophiles a protected sexual minority. The bill, HB 6638, would revise the language of the state’s anti-discrimination statutes. The current definition of “sexual orientation” in Connecticut law excludes protections for “any behavior…

In an unlikely alliance, Christian family values groups and LGBT activists have signed a petition against a proposed Connecticut bill they say could make pedophiles a protected sexual minority. The bill, HB 6638, would revise the language of the state’s anti-discrimination statutes. The current definition of “sexual orientation” in Connecticut law excludes protections for “any behavior…

A building under construction partially collapsed Friday in New Haven, Connecticut, when a concrete pour went awry, injuring eight workers, including two critically, city officials said, adding there were no fatalities. City firefighters and other authorities were called to Lafayette Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. “Our units responded immediately within minutes and found several persons…

HARTFORD, Conn.—Hartford police said Wednesday that they have filed criminal charges against two teenagers who were wounded in a drive-by shooting that also killed a 12-year-old girl who was an innocent bystander. The shooter or shooters, meanwhile, remain at large. Authorities disclosed new information alleging one of the teens, 18-year-old Jeremy Francis, exchanged gunfire with…

HARTFORD, Conn.—Bullets sprayed out from a speeding car in Connecticut’s capital, killing an innocent 12-year-old bystander and wounding three other people, authorities said Friday. The suspects in the drive-by shooting appeared to target three males who were standing on a sidewalk on a residential street not far from downtown Hartford shortly after 8:30 p.m. Thursday,…

A crash involving a fuel delivery truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. Officials said the truck driver died and other people were injured. The wreck happened shortly after…

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge. Some Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last…

MILFORD, Conn.—As the killer of her boyfriend was about to be sentenced to 55 years in prison Wednesday, Shannon Spies said the plea deal provided no solace. It couldn’t bring back Nicholas Eisele, or erase the trauma of being a kidnapping victim. On March 24, 2020, Peter Manfredonia shot Eisele to death in Spies’ apartment…

A former communications director for Planned Parenthood killed himself on April 11 after police raided his apartment as part of a child pornography investigation against him. Tim Yergeau, 35, was found dead in his New Haven, Connecticut, apartment on April 11. Yergeau had been working as the marketing and communications director for the Long Wharf…

WASHINGTON—Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a victory parade for the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team. In a tweet Saturday night, Blumenthal said a fellow parade goer tripped and fell on him during the event in Hartford, Connecticut, to celebrate the…