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HARTFORD — A new initiative aims to assist veterans enroll in advanced manufacturing training programs at community colleges across the state.

Aetna became the latest health insurer to cast doubt upon its future in the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges after it called off a planned expansion Tuesday and suggested it could abandon that market completely.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Police say an 84-year-old man stabbed his wife during an argument that began over the sloppy peeling of mangos.

CANAAN
Housatonic Valley FFA members who attended a leadership conference in Washington, D.C., came back with stories of great experiences and a desire to help others.

GAUHATI, India — The death toll in flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has climbed past 90, with about a million people taking shelter in government-run relief camps, officials said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — The planet broke dozens of climate records, scientists said in a massive report nicknamed the annual physical for the planet.

Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 3, the 216th day of 2016. There are 150 days left in the year.

WATERBURY — The Waterbury Housing Authority has agreed to pay its former executive director, Robert Cappelletti, $31,142 to leave the agency and not pursue any further claims.

TORRINGTON — Last month's heated argument between a Burrville volunteer firefighter and city firefighters is likely to be on the minds of city officials today.

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