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16-year-old critical after New Haven shooting

New Haven

16-year-old New Haven student is fighting for his life after being shot in broad daylight

Amid the chaos, a school bus was also hit by a stray bullet. No one on the bus was shot. The incident occurred on Goffe Street. Two juveniles were arrested.
Nation World

Alabama uses nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate convicted of killing hitchhiker

Alabama has so far been the only state to execute inmates with nitrogen hypoxia, but two other states allow it as a method of execution.
Nation World

Brazilian police indict Bolsonaro for alleged attempted coup, threatening his political career

The country's prosecutor general will decide if the case warrants putting Jair Bolsonaro on trial.
National

Guatemalan accused of illegally reentering US is charged with sexual assault in Connecticut

Rafael Vincente, 40, was deported for negligent homicide. He is accused of reentering the country and was arrested in Groton for his alleged sexual abuse of a minor.
Local News

$3.5 million seized after Connecticut business gets victimized by email compromise scam

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has seized approximately $3,507,191 that was stolen from a Connecticut business in May and June.
National

Jamaican national who illegally reentered United States after being deported is sentenced

Jason Caston Williams, 51, who also goes by Jason Fitzgerald and Terry Barrington Stewart, was sentenced in Hartford to two-and-a-half years imprisonment Thursday.
Nation World

Police report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary

Hegseth, who joined Fox News in 2014 before becoming co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend,” left the network after Trump announced his intention to nominate him.
Nation World

JonBenét Ramsey's father speaks out ahead of Netflix documentary premiere

The case garnered widespread attention, becoming an international story that critics say hurt the investigation to find who killed JonBenét Ramsey.
National

Florida man, who used to live in Connecticut, is sentenced in New Haven for tax evasion

Prosecutors said that Danny D. Beeman, 67, didn’t file tax returns from 2013-2017, costing the IRS around $1,054,032 in losses. He must make full restitution.
Crime

Hartford woman arrested for driving under the influence with children in car in Cromwell on I-91

Michelle Bullet, 36, was traveling with three minors and a dog in a Volvo SUV. Her license was suspended at the time of the traffic stop.
National

New Jersey man used postal keys to steal mail from blue collection boxes in Connecticut

Ixavier Holman, Jr., 33, of Secaucus, N.J., pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing mail from the blue collection boxes located outside of three different post offices.