14+ hour, 54+ min ago   (297+ words) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. “Two days ago marked the 25th anniversary of the…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (706+ words) By NICK INGRAM, JEFFREY COLLINS and GEOFF MULVIHILL That’s because the districts have changed fast in Missouri after the Republican-controlled legislature, encouraged by President Donald Trump, redrew its congressional map last year to give the GOP a better shot at…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (964+ words) A year on, what’s known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — or, the “Big Ugly Bill,” as Democrats call it — has produced mixed results. Millions of people have received enhanced tax breaks, while millions are also losing access to federal…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (389+ words) By LEAH WILLINGHAM and MICHAEL CASEY Eleven of 12 jurors were ready to clear Clancy of criminal responsibility last Friday, but their deadlock forced the judge to declare a mistrial, leaving the case unresolved. Attorney Kevin Reddington’s motion asked the same…...

4+ day, 36+ min ago   (541+ words) August’s sizzle also helped push the globe and the United States to swelter through the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer scientists have measured. Last month the world averaged 62.53 degrees Fahrenheit (16.96 degrees Celsius), which technically was one-hundredth of a degree Celsius more…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (404+ words) A California man who was involved in a Danbury kidnapping and bitcoin robbery scheme in 2024 has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Adam Iza, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford to 180 months in prison followed by…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (779+ words) City and town leaders across Connecticut have been fielding growing pushback from residents over automated license plate readers, which opponents say raise a range of concerns about privacy. But as many state and local leaders have called for a pause…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (124+ words) Hartford Courant Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested earlier this month and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous crime — both felonies — in connection with an Aug. 25 incident that…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (299+ words) The Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show host and NAACP Image Award winner will slip into the magical role from Oct. 16 to Jan. 3. “All of the children that are coming in that theater, I want them to feel the same way…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (780+ words) This year, Haitians are marching under more solemn circumstances than in prior years. Federal immigration enforcement has intensified against Caribbean and other Black immigrant communities over the past year, and Haitians have lost a key protection — temporary protected status. Known…...