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A judge has denied conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' request to dismiss a lawsuit surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that he has called a hoax. The Infowars host is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 20 children and six adults...

A former psychologist from Farmington pleaded no contest Thursday to charges that he engaged in inappropriate conduct with a high school-aged woman who was his patient. Daniel Affrunti, 68, of Crosswood Road, initially faced 12 counts of second-degree sexual assault for abusing his position as...

Katherine Berman, wife of ESPN personality Chris Berman, had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when she crashed her Lexus into the back of a Waterbury man’s car last year, killing them both, a state police report obtained by The Courant concludes. The state police investigation...

Former Bridgeport Diocese Monsignor Kevin Wallin, once convicted of dealing methamphetamine, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison Thursday for failing a court-mandated drug test. Dubbed “Monsignor Meth,” Wallin failed the test on Aug. 10 at Connecticut Renaissance Inc. where he has undergone...

Puerto Rican families living in hotels and motels across Connecticut as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s temporary housing program must vacate by Sept. 14, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. Judge Timothy Hillman of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts denied a request to extend...

Another invasive and disease-carrying tick has been discovered in Connecticut, but experts say the good news is the Asian longhorned tick primarily preys on livestock and wildlife and isn’t yet considered a threat to humans in the U.S. The newly arrived pest was found by scientists at Western Connecticut...

For more than a decade, most political advertising in America — or at least most negative ads — have included small on-screen citations to back up the campaign’s claims, giving them an air of legitimacy by implying that the assorted jabs in the spot are backed up by third-party reporting or analysis....

Hungry for help in reining in a drug-abuse crisis, state and New Haven officials were briefed Thursday on ways that satellite mapping could be used to help the 169 cities and towns prepare for and respond to clusters of overdoses. A co-developer of the technology said it’s based on the tsunami...

Authorities are trying to remove a truck that became wedged under an overpass on Church Street near Union Station. Police and fire crews were on the scene Thursday morning. No injuries were reported. Train tracks run across the overpass. Following the accident, police expressed concern about the...

Another round of Connecticut students and teachers welcomed the start of the 2018-19 school year Thursday. Here’s what played out at schools in New Britain, Wethersfield, Middletown and other communities: Safety A Top Concern For Connecticut School Districts This Year » New Britain In more than...