Study: No higher cancer rate at Conn. Pratt plants
An 11-year study of the incidence of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney in the state ended Thursday with university researchers ...

Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment
Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment ...

Obama says he's 'determined as ever' for gun bill
With time running out on the chance to pass gun control legislation, President Barack Obama on Monday warned Congress not to use delaying tactics ...
Correction: Ammunition Frenzy story
In some versions of a story April 4 and 5 about ammunition sales, The Associated Press erroneously attributed the comment, "This is legitimate gun ...

Conn. lawmakers pass wide-ranging gun control law
Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ...

Customers pack Conn. gun stores after deal on laws
Customers packed gun stores around Connecticut on Tuesday ahead of a vote expected to bring sweeping changes to the state's gun control laws, ...

Thrilling conclusion for Big East conference
Notre Dame and Connecticut provided a thrilling final act for the Big East. The conference name will live on with the basketball schools that are ...

NRA steps up lobbying efforts in Connecticut
The National Rifle Association helped bus hundreds of supporters to the Connecticut Capitol on Monday, the latest sign of its stepped-up presence in ...

A troubled grandmother, a birthday and 2 dead boys
Debra Denison's struggles with mental illness were well known in her family, and when she wanted to pick up her grandsons from day care to mark the ...

Northeast commuters struggle with icy roads
The workweek opened with a white-knuckle ride Monday in the snow-clobbered Northeast as drivers encountered unplowed streets, two-lane roads reduced ...

Gun victims' relatives emerge as advocates
Several people whose lives have been shattered by gun violence will be watching from the packed House gallery as President Barack Obama gives his ...

Drivers face tough commute in snowy Northeast
The workweek in the snow-clobbered Northeast got off to a slow and slippery start Monday as drivers encountered unplowed streets, two-lane roads ...

NYC, New England brace for up to 3 feet of snow
Snow was falling around the Northeast on Friday, ushering in what's predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and sending residents ...

Blizzard threatens NYC, New England; 2 feet feared
A blizzard of potentially mammoth proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, with up to 2 feet of snow feared along the ...

Music world helps Newtown heal following massacre
When 6-year-old Dylan Hockley was memorialized at a service following the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, his parents were especially moved ...

Newtown parents urge enforcement of gun laws
Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a ...
Conn. panel begins task of responding to Newtown
A panel charged by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy with recommending a broad range of state policy changes after the deadly Newtown school shooting ...

Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath 2nd time
Turning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with "passion and dedication" to ...
Inauguration Quotes
Quotes on Inauguration Day: ___ "Our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." —President Barack ...

Conn. moves cautiously on guns in Newtown's wake
A month after the Newtown school tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is moving cautiously on gun control in Connecticut, a relatively liberal Northeastern ...

Lives remembered at string of Conn. services
The community of Newtown, Conn., is wrapping up funerals and memorial services for the 26 children and adults killed on Dec. 14 at an elementary ...

Gunman kills 26 at Conn. school, commits suicide
A man killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside an elementary school, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as ...
Police: Conn. man fathered child with daughter
A 46-year-old Connecticut man and his 23-year-old daughter told police they weren't certain they were related before beginning a sexual relationship ...