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Connecticut lawmakers absolve accused colonial-era witches, apologize for “miscarriage of justice”
With distant family members looking on, Connecticut senators voted Thursday to absolve the 12 women and men convicted of witchcraft -- 11 of...
Blumenthal breaks leg at UConn parade, to undergo surgery
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he expects to undergo surgery to repair a broken leg he suffered Saturday during a...
5 Connecticut children, ages 8-17, dead after New York crash
SCARSDALE, N.Y. ((DailyNews)) — Five children from Connecticut, ranging in age from 8 to 17, were killed in a fiery crash on a New...
Conn. woman 1st non-Vermonter granted assisted suicide right
MONTPELIER, Vt. ((DailyNews)) — Lynda Bluestein has terminal cancer and knows she’ll likely die soon, but until Tuesday, she didn’t know if she’d be...
Some Democratic-led states seek to bolster voter protections
WASHINGTON ((DailyNews)) — Lawmakers in several Democratic-controlled states are advocating sweeping voter protections this year, reacting to what they view as a broad undermining...
Rare video of Titanic wreckage to be released today
FALMOUTH, Mass. ((DailyNews)) — The sheer size of the vessel and the shoes were what struck Robert Ballard when he descended to the wreckage...
Reports: T-Mobile users experience service outages across US
BELLEVUE, Wash. ((DailyNews)) — Customers of wireless provider T-Mobile US Inc. reported widespread service outages in the U.S. late Monday, according to websites tracking...
Connecticut may exonerate accused witches centuries later
HARTFORD, Conn. ((DailyNews)) — Decades before the infamous Salem witch trials in Massachusetts, Alse Young was killed at the gallows in Connecticut, becoming the...
Lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office
ALBANY, N.Y. ((DailyNews)) — Democratic lawmakers in a handful of states are trying to send a message two years after the violent attack on...
Tax the rich? Liberals renew push for state wealth taxes
Supporters of taxes on the very rich contend that people are emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic with a bigger appetite for what they’re calling...