Former officer pleads guilty to mistreating prisoner paralyzed in Connecticut police van
Read full article: Former officer pleads guilty to mistreating prisoner paralyzed in Connecticut police vanA former Connecticut police officer has pleaded guilty to mistreating prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in a police van.
Avelo Airlines announces new nonstop flight from JAX to Philadelphia/Delaware Valley starting in May
Read full article: Avelo Airlines announces new nonstop flight from JAX to Philadelphia/Delaware Valley starting in MayAvelo Airlines announced on Tuesday it will be starting a nonstop service this summer from Jacksonville to Philadelphia/Delaware Valley.
Avelo Airlines to bring nonstop flights from JAX to New Haven, Connecticut starting in February
Read full article: Avelo Airlines to bring nonstop flights from JAX to New Haven, Connecticut starting in FebruaryThe Jacksonville Aviation Authority and an airline executive will announce Monday a new airline coming to the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) in February.
New Haven rejected plans for a Black college in 1831. Generations later, it's considering an apology
Read full article: New Haven rejected plans for a Black college in 1831. Generations later, it's considering an apologyOfficials in New Haven, Connecticut, are considering a public apology for a decision by city leaders in 1831 to reject what would have been the nation's first Black college.
Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the US
Read full article: Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the USFederal law enforcement officials in Connecticut have announced criminal indictments against seven people in a case they're calling one of the largest counterfeit pill busts ever in New England.
Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones
Read full article: Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public onesConnecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University.
2 more Connecticut officers fired for mistreating Randy Cox after he was paralyzed in a police van
Read full article: 2 more Connecticut officers fired for mistreating Randy Cox after he was paralyzed in a police vanTwo more Connecticut police officers have been fired for what officials called their misconduct and lack of compassion in how they treated Richard “Randy” Cox after he was paralyzed in the back of a police van last year.
Randy Cox, paralyzed in police van, reaches $45 million settlement with New Haven, Connecticut
Read full article: Randy Cox, paralyzed in police van, reaches $45 million settlement with New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut, has agreed to a $45 million settlement with Randy Cox, who was paralyzed while being transported handcuffed and without a seat belt in the back of a police van last year.
2 Connecticut officers fired over treatment of man paralyzed in police van after 2022 arrest
Read full article: 2 Connecticut officers fired over treatment of man paralyzed in police van after 2022 arrestTwo police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been fired for what authorities call their reckless actions and lack of compassion in handling prisoner Richard “Randy” Cox after he became paralyzed in the back of a police van last year.
8 construction workers injured as building partially collapses during concrete mishap in New Haven
Read full article: 8 construction workers injured as building partially collapses during concrete mishap in New HavenA building under construction in New Haven, Connecticut, partially collapsed during a concrete pour, injuring eight construction workers, including two critically.
Court to reconsider Connecticut's transgender athlete policy
Read full article: Court to reconsider Connecticut's transgender athlete policyA federal appeals court has reinstated a challenge to Connecticut’s policy of allowing transgender girls to compete in girls high school sports, two months after a three-judge panel upheld the rules.
Officers plead not guilty in police van paralysis case
Read full article: Officers plead not guilty in police van paralysis caseFive Connecticut police officers have pleaded not guilty to charges accusing them of cruelly mistreating a Black man after he was partially paralyzed in a police van when the driver braked hard.
5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van
Read full article: 5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police vanFive Connecticut police officers have been charged with misdemeanors over their treatment of a Black man after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police van.
Crump to represent Randy Cox, Black man hurt in police van
Read full article: Crump to represent Randy Cox, Black man hurt in police vanProminent civil rights attorney Ben Crump says he will lead the legal fight on behalf of a Black man in Connecticut who was seriously injured in the back of a police van when the driver braked suddenly.
Campus ministries soothe, rally students shaken over Ukraine
Read full article: Campus ministries soothe, rally students shaken over UkraineAcross the United States, campus ministries of different denominations are working to bring comfort to college students who have been plunged deeper into feelings of crisis and helplessness by the war in Ukraine.
Schools sticking with in-person learning scramble for subs
Read full article: Schools sticking with in-person learning scramble for subsPrincipals, superintendents and counselors are filling in as substitutes in classrooms around the United States as the surge in coronavirus infections further strains schools already struggling with staffing shortages.
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Justice Department drops Yale admissions discrimination suit
Read full article: Justice Department drops Yale admissions discrimination suitFILE - In this May 24, 2010 file photo, future graduates wait for the procession to begin for commencement at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The Biden Justice Department says it is dismissing its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University. On Feb. 3, 2021, the Justice Department noted in its filing that it was voluntarily dismissing the action. Federal prosecutors said the Justice Department’s underlying investigation, aimed at ensuring Yale complies with federal anti-discrimination laws, continues. The group’s president, Kristen Clarke, is Biden’s nominee to run the Justice Department’s civil rights divisionAdBiden’s Justice Department is working to undo Trump policies, including “zero tolerance,” the immigration policy that was responsible for family separations.
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Connecticut election worker tests positive for coronavirus
Read full article: Connecticut election worker tests positive for coronavirusAn election employee in New Haven, Connecticut, has tested positive for the coronavirus, leading to a dozen other workers being quarantined, city officials said Wednesday. City-Town Clerk Michael Smart has asked the secretary of the state’s office for support to complete election operations. He said most of the remaining work was data entry into the state’s election reporting system. “Our hospitalization rate went up a lot a couple of days ago," Lamont said. SCHOOL SPIKEQuinnipiac University moved most of its classes online amid a spike in positive tests on campus in Hamden.
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Teens struggle to balance school, family, work amid COVID-19
Read full article: Teens struggle to balance school, family, work amid COVID-19Other times, the 18-year-old rushed to get ready for work at a front-line job at Target as her virtual high school lessons were still wrapping up. Before the coronavirus pandemic, Apuzzo, who lives in New Haven, Connecticut, knew she wanted to go to college right after high school. I feel so behind when it comes to what do college kids actually do. Students whose parents can't work from home also have less structure to push them to get their work done. After a shooting near her high school last year, she started an alternative dual-enrollment program to get college credit while finishing high school.

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