http://www.mail.com/locations/2866-connecticut.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/2866-connecticut.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858326-conn-town-residents-urge-stricter-gun-control.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — One after another, Newtown residents stepped to the microphone and urged Connecticut lawmakers to stop another tragedy like the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and take action, such as banning high-powered, military style rifles and high-capacity magazines. While a General Assembly bipartisan task force heard Wednesda... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 09:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1858326-conn-town-residents-urge-stricter-gun-control.html 2013-01-31T09:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1854382-school-shooting-conn-debates-mental-health.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday began reviewing mental health care following the deadly Newtown school shooting, even though they and the public have little insight into the mental state of the 20-year-old gunman. The prosecutor in the case, Danbury State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky III, said he cannot release information about Ada... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1854382-school-shooting-conn-debates-mental-health.html 2013-01-29T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852900-newtown-expands-scope-planned-childrens-museum.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Months before she was killed in a gunman's rampage, Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung wrote a letter expressing her excitement over an effort to bring a children's museum to Newtown. At the time, the proposal was fairly modest: a building of perhaps 20,000 square feet would provide art and science programs for ar... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1852900-newtown-expands-scope-planned-childrens-museum.html 2013-01-29T11:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852294-newtown-parents-urge-enforcement-gun-laws.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children killed in the Newtown school shooting called for better enforcement of gun laws and tougher penalties for violators Monday at a hearing that revealed the divide in the gun-control debate, with advocates for gun rights shouting at the father of one 6-year-old victim. Neil Heslin, whose son Jesse was killed in last... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1852294-newtown-parents-urge-enforcement-gun-laws.html 2013-01-28T23:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1852030-trader-charged-with-defrauding-bailout-fund.html NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A former managing director of an investment bank was arrested Monday on charges he defrauded investment funds the Department of Treasury established in 2009 as part of the federal government's response to the financial crisis. A federal grand jury in Connecticut returned a 16-count indictment charging 38-year-old Jesse C. Litvak of... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1852030-trader-charged-with-defrauding-bailout-fund.html 2013-01-28T21:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1850944-aresco-big-east-to-add-12th-school.html CROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — The Big East conference is looking to add another school, and may sign a TV package that includes multiple networks, commissioner Mike Aresco said Monday. Aresco spoke at a local chamber of commerce breakfast, and talked to reporters afterward. He said the Big East wants to keep its name as it rebrands, and no longer has any plans t... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1850944-aresco-big-east-to-add-12th-school.html 2013-01-28T16:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847462-thousands-march-gun-control-washington.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as "Ban Assault Weapons Now," joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. Leading the crowd were marchers with "We Are Sandy Hook" signs, paying tribute to victims of the December school shoot... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 18:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1847462-thousands-march-gun-control-washington.html 2013-01-26T18:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1847904-feds-monsignor-meth-dealt-drug-bought-sex-shop.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — To onlookers, Monsignor Kevin Wallin's fall from grace at his Connecticut parish was like something out of "Breaking Bad," the television series about a high school chemistry teacher who becomes a methamphetamine lord. The suspended Roman Catholic priest was arrested on federal drug charges this month for allegedly having methamphet... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1847904-feds-monsignor-meth-dealt-drug-bought-sex-shop.html 2013-01-26T15:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842386-conn-panel-task-responding-to-newtown.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A panel charged by Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy with recommending a broad range of state policy changes after the deadly Newtown school shooting began its work Thursday, urged to focus on the issue of mental health and how it can intersect with gun violence. The panel embarked on the task as the top prosecutor in the case, Danb... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1842386-conn-panel-task-responding-to-newtown.html 2013-01-24T21:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1838240-rival-conn-casino-tribes-forge-alliance.html UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — At sunrise one day last spring, the leaders of the Connecticut tribes that own two of the world's largest casinos stood together at the site of a 1637 massacre, commemorating the Pequot War attack in which one of their tribes took part in nearly wiping out the other. The Mashantucket Pequots, who own the Foxwoods Resort Casino, ho... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1838240-rival-conn-casino-tribes-forge-alliance.html 2013-01-22T18:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834472-time-to-act-obama-declares-taking-oath-2nd-time.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with "passion and dedication" to broaden equality and prosperity at home, nurture democracy around the world and combat global warming as he embarked on a second term before a vast and cheering crowd that spilled down the historic National Mall. ... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1834472-time-to-act-obama-declares-taking-oath-2nd-time.html 2013-01-22T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835856-inauguration-quotes.html Quotes on Inauguration Day: "Our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." —President Barack Obama, during his second inaugural address. "It's going to take some give-and-take. I hope they're not too proud to do so." —Army Maj. Phillip Santoni of F... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1835856-inauguration-quotes.html 2013-01-21T21:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1834384-minister-somber-newtown-mlks-words-hope.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A former leader of one of the nation's most prominent liberal Protestant churches told residents still grieving one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history that Martin Luther King Jr.'s words of healing and nonviolence "are needed now more than ever." The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., the first black minister to lead New York's... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1834384-minister-somber-newtown-mlks-words-hope.html 2013-01-21T07:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1834186-minister-tells-newtown-mlks-words-needed-now.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A former leader of one of the country's most prominent liberal Protestant churches told residents on Sunday, weeks after one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history, that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words "are needed now more than ever before." The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., the first black minister to lead New York's ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1834186-minister-tells-newtown-mlks-words-needed-now.html 2013-01-21T02:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832348-thousands-rally-stricter-gun-control-us.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gun advocates — some with rifles slung across shoulders or pistols holstered at the hip — have rallied peacefully in state capitals nationwide against President Barack Obama's sweeping federal gun-control proposals. Summoned via social media for the "Guns Across America" event, participants gathered Saturday for protests large and sma... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1832348-thousands-rally-stricter-gun-control-us.html 2013-01-20T14:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823828-ap-gfk-poll-6-10-favor-stricter-gun-laws.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, with majorities favoring a nationwide ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games, movies and TV shows, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. A lopsided 84 perc... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1823828-ap-gfk-poll-6-10-favor-stricter-gun-laws.html 2013-01-16T11:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1823782-newtown-mom-dreams-son-urges-gun-law-reform.html DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — In one dream, 6-year-old Noah brushes his teeth at the sink, his dark hair wet. He looks directly at his mother and says, "Mommy, I'm having fun." In another, Veronique Pozner gives birth atop a mountain, is handed the infant by a midwife and walks down a long flight of stairs back to a village. But she drops the baby. "When I got to... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1823782-newtown-mom-dreams-son-urges-gun-law-reform.html 2013-01-16T10:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1821412-gun-group-chief-industry-newtown.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — A trade show expected to draw tens of thousands of gun enthusiasts and manufacturers opened Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip with the head of an industry group preparing to tell convention-goers they weren't to blame for the recent mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school. "We are not the evildoers," National Shooting Sports Foundat... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1821412-gun-group-chief-industry-newtown.html 2013-01-15T21:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1821982-newtown-shooting-survivors-record-song-charity.html NEW YORK (AP) — Children who survived last month's shooting rampage at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School have recorded a version of "Over the Rainbow" to raise money for charity. Twenty-one children from Newtown, Conn., performed the song Tuesday with singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson on ABC's "Good Morning America." Most of them are current an... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1821982-newtown-shooting-survivors-record-song-charity.html 2013-01-15T16:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1821000-no-1-louisville-beats-uconn-73-58.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Louisville passed its first test as the No. 1 team in the country, beating Connecticut with a spirited second half. Next comes No. 6 Syracuse on Saturday after a 73-58 win Monday night. There are a bunch of other tough games in the next few weeks, so it's no wonder Cardinals coach Rick Pitino says it will be like "musical chairs" on... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1821000-no-1-louisville-beats-uconn-73-58.html 2013-01-15T07:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1821264-conn-group-starts-anti-violence-effort.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies as New York moved to become the first to state to pass stricter gun control laws and politicians worked to confront gun violence. Members of the newly formed group Sandy Hook Promise spoke out Monday, saying t... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1821264-conn-group-starts-anti-violence-effort.html 2013-01-15T07:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1818856-conn-group-launches-anti-violence-initiative.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Parents of children slain in the Connecticut school massacre held photos of their sons and daughters, cried, hugged and spoke in quavering voices as they called for a national dialogue to help prevent similar tragedies. "I do not want to be someone sharing my experience and consoling another parent next time. I do not want there to b... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1818856-conn-group-launches-anti-violence-initiative.html 2013-01-15T05:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819930-ny-poised-to-1st-to-pass-post-massacre-gun-bill.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Days after calling for an overhaul of gun control in New York following the Connecticut school shooting, Gov. Andrew Cuomo worked out a tough proposal on gun control with legislative leaders who promised to pass the most restrictive gun law in the nation. The measure passed the Senate 43-18 on the strength of support from Democrats, ma... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819930-ny-poised-to-1st-to-pass-post-massacre-gun-bill.html 2013-01-15T03:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1821150-town-renames-conn-school-slain-teacher.html STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials of a town near Newtown, Conn., are renaming a local school for a resident killed in the massacre there and hailed as a hero. HoneySpot Elementary School in Stratford will be named after 27-year-old Victoria Soto who died trying to shield her students from the gunman inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. Shooter Adam Lanza ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1821150-town-renames-conn-school-slain-teacher.html 2013-01-15T03:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820542-obama-backs-gun-limits-concedes-tough-fight-ahead.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama endorsed controversial bans on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines on Monday, as well as stricter background checks for gun buyers — but conceded he may not win approval of all in a Congress reluctant to tighten restrictions. "Will all of them get through this Congress? I don't know," said Obama.... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 02:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1820542-obama-backs-gun-limits-concedes-tough-fight-ahead.html 2013-01-15T02:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1817582-newtown-weighs-fate-conn-school-where-26-died.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown residents are divided on what to do with the school building where 26 people were killed, with some favoring demolition and construction of a memorial and others encouraging renovations. Many passionately gave their opinions at an emotional public meeting Sunday about the fate of Sandy Hook Elementary. "I have two children wh... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1817582-newtown-weighs-fate-conn-school-where-26-died.html 2013-01-14T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1816212-group-biden-offers-to-speak-with-newtown-families.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who is leading an administration review of gun safety laws, has offered to talk with any families of the Connecticut elementary school shooting victims who would like to speak with him personally, a support group said Saturday. The group, Sandy Hook Promise, has been working to help the families whose ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1816212-group-biden-offers-to-speak-with-newtown-families.html 2013-01-12T19:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814828-conn-shooting-families-balancing-grief-advocacy.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — If and when they choose to speak out, few will have more powerful voices in the national gun-control debate than the families of the Newtown shooting victims. Since their loved ones were killed in last month's elementary school massacre, the families have met with former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and many have been in touch with... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1814828-conn-shooting-families-balancing-grief-advocacy.html 2013-01-11T21:12:00Z