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Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion for hoax claims, jury says

Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion for hoax claims, jury says

Jones must pay the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for falsely claiming they were actors who faked the tragedy.
Thu Oct 13 2022
Revered Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91

Revered Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim dies aged 91

Sondheim died suddenly in his Connecticut home the day after celebrating Thanksgiving with friends.
Sun Nov 28 2021
Christopher Plummer, 'Sound of Music' star of stage and screen, dies at 91

Christopher Plummer, 'Sound of Music' star of stage and screen, dies at 91

Plummer passed away peacefully at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side.
Fri Feb 05 2021
No quarantine, but travel advisory for NY, CT and NJ - Trump

No quarantine, but travel advisory for NY, CT and NJ - Trump

Trump announced he reached the decision after consulting with the White House task force leading the federal response and the governors of the three states.
Sun Mar 29 2020
Actress Julianne Moore urges Americans to mark gun violence awareness day

Actress Julianne Moore urges Americans to mark gun violence awareness day

Moore got involved in campaigning for an end to gun violence after the 2012 shootings of 20 children at Connecticut's Sandy Hook elementary school.
Fri Jun 02 2017
Decades of sexual abuse at elite Connecticut school documented in report

Decades of sexual abuse at elite Connecticut school documented in report

Students at Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite boarding school in Connecticut, were sexually abused by at least 12 faculty members in incidents that date back to the 1960s.
Sat Apr 15 2017
Two die as winter storm wallops northeastern United States

Two die as winter storm wallops northeastern United States

The storm had wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour (80 kph) and left roads and sidewalks dangerously slick in densely populated cities such as New York, Boston and Hartford, Connecticut.
Fri Feb 10 2017
Clinton builds early electoral college lead over Trump

Clinton builds early electoral college lead over Trump

Hillary Clinton will win Maryland, the District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Illinois, Delaware, Massachusetts and Connecticut, major US broadcasters project.
Wed Nov 09 2016
Designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82: US media

Designer Oscar de la Renta dies at 82: US media

The designer reportedly passed away at his home in Connecticut but worked right up to the end of his life.
Tue Oct 21 2014
Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

Probe opened into US train crash, major disruption seen

Investigators from the National Transportation and Safety Board were securing the site of the crash in Fairfield, Connecticut, bringing traffic to a halt until at least sometime Monday.
Sat May 18 2013
About 50 injured in US train accident

About 50 injured in US train accident

The crash occurred between a train headed to New York and one traveling the opposite direction en route to New Haven, Connecticut.
Sat May 18 2013
Obama injects new urgency in push for gun laws

Obama injects new urgency in push for gun laws

President Barack Obama pressures Congress for action "soon" on curbing gun violence. "We don't have to agree on everything to agree it is time to do something," he said.
Tue Feb 05 2013
New York passes post-massacre gun law

New York passes post-massacre gun law

New York is the first US state to impose new restrictions in the wake of last month's elementary school massacre in Connecticut.
Wed Jan 16 2013
Ohio schools to arm janitors after shooting

Ohio schools to arm janitors after shooting

A rural Ohio school district plans to arm its janitors with handguns as a means of protecting students in the wake of the horrific shooting at a Connecticut elementary school last month.
Sat Jan 12 2013
US school massacre survivors ready for class

US school massacre survivors ready for class

Students at the elementary school where a gunman massacred 26 children and teachers last month were returning Thursday to classes at an alternative campus.
Wed Jan 02 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024