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Court vacates Kennedy cousin Skakel's murder conviction
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — In a stunning reversal, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday overturned Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder conviction in the 1975 bludgeoning death of a girl in wealthy Greenwich. The high court issued a 4-3 ruling t...
Veterans with mental illnesses sue Navy over discharges
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Navy and Marine Corps veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems were unfairly given less-than-honorable discharges by the Navy, preventing them from getting Veterans Affairs benefits and other support, accord...
Officials ask court to send Kennedy cousin back to prison
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials are asking the state's highest court to revoke Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's bail and send him back to prison, reminding justices it has been more than a year since they reinstated his murder c...
Police: 'Dignitaries' disrupted Sandy Hook massacre scene
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — After the 2012 school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, police officials not involved in the investigation and "dignitaries" were allowed into the building and potentially contaminated the crime scene by stepping on bullet c...
Blizzard rolls up the East Coast, with cold blast to follow
BOSTON (AP) — A massive winter storm roared into the East Coast on Thursday, dumping as much as 17 inches of snow in some areas and unleashing hurricane-force winds and historic flooding that closed schools and offices and halted transportation f...
Is gun-maker liable for Newtown? Court takes up the case
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza heard the message loud and clear when gun-maker Remington Arms marketed an AR-15-style rifle as an overpowering weapon favored by elite military forces, a lawyer for relatives of some v...
FBI: Newtown shooter had pedophilic interest in kids
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — There was evidence the Newtown school shooter had an interest in children that could be categorized as pedophilia, but there was no proof he ever acted on it, according to FBI documents released Tuesday. The records were a...
Body cameras, now gun cameras? Some police trying them out
A small number of police departments are showing interest in a new type of video camera that can be mounted directly on officers' guns, saying it may offer a better view of officer-involved shootings than body cameras. Some law enforcement officials...
Court: Students must be protected from insect-borne diseases
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state Supreme Court, ruling in the case of a private school student who became ill and suffered brain damage on a trip to China, said on Friday that schools must warn and protect students from the risk of insect-borne d...
Report: Teacher continued to work despite assault claims
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Spanish teacher at the prestigious Choate Rosemary Hall boarding school who was fired amid sexual assault allegations by two students in 1999 was able to continue his education career for the next 18 years at several other s...
Concussions on the brain: Pushing for more research on women
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Katherine Snedaker says she has had 20 concussions, the first three decades ago from a car accident when she was 16. But it wasn't until her son suffered a series of concussions in the sixth grade, around 2008, that she felt c...
Connecticut case challenges use of cellphone tower evidence
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court is adding to the divided legal landscape nationwide surrounding the validity of cellphone tower evidence used in criminal trials. Eugene Edwards Jr. is serving a 20-year prison s...
No college? Smoked pot? The police still might hire you
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to d...
