http://www.mail.com/people/1807650-michael-melia.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1807650-michael-melia.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2094720-official-broken-rail-eyed-conn-train-crash.html BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said Saturday the broken rail... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:25:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2094720-official-broken-rail-eyed-conn-train-crash.html 2013-05-18T23:25:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2094404-conn-commuter-trains-collide-60-to-hospitals.html FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. About 700 people were on board the Metro-North trains when one heading east from New York City's Grand Central Station to New Haven d... Sat, 18 May 2013 03:57:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2094404-conn-commuter-trains-collide-60-to-hospitals.html 2013-05-18T03:57:12Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091290-newtown-parents-seek-focus-school-security.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The moment Alissa Parker learned of a shooting at her daughter's school, she suddenly regretted not pointing out what she had seen as security gaps at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Parker, whose 6-year-old daughter Emilie was among 20 first-graders killed in the Dec. 14 massacre, had thought security could have been tighter, althoug... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2091290-newtown-parents-seek-focus-school-security.html 2013-05-16T20:35:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2086512-prince-harry-ends-us-visit-with-conn-polo-match.html GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Britain's Prince Harry helped lead a polo team to victory in a charity match before a society crowd Wednesday in Greenwich, wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in which he also toured areas devastated by Superstorm Sandy and avoided the kind of salacious headlines stirred by his last American tour. The prince scored a... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:45:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2086512-prince-harry-ends-us-visit-with-conn-polo-match.html 2013-05-15T21:45:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2020518-newtown-parents-study-clues-to-violence.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — As parents, Jeremy Richman and Jennifer Hensel were plunged into grief when their only child, 6-year-old Avielle, was killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. As scientists, they wanted answers about what could lead a person to commit such violence. The couple believes it's unlikely there ever will be a full answer ex... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:05:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2020518-newtown-parents-study-clues-to-violence.html 2013-04-15T16:05:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017268-navy-panel-urges-ouster-officer-who-faked-death.html GROTON, Conn. (AP) — A newly appointed nuclear attack submarine commander who went to extreme lengths to end an extramarital affair thought the issue was behind him — until the family of his ex-girlfriend got in touch with the Navy. Now the military career of Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II, who faked his death to end the eight-month affair, appears to be over. ... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:50:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2017268-navy-panel-urges-ouster-officer-who-faked-death.html 2013-04-13T06:50:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998602-correction-ammunition-frenzy-story.html ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In some versions of a story April 4 and 5 about ammunition sales, The Associated Press erroneously attributed the comment, "This is legitimate gun owners buying. I don't think criminals are stockpiling." The speaker was Richard Aborn, president of the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, not upstate New York marksman Bruce Martindale. ... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:54:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1998602-correction-ammunition-frenzy-story.html 2013-04-05T15:54:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997244-conn-lawmakers-pass-wide-ranging-gun-control-law.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers gave final approval early Thursday to a wide-ranging bill that includes sweeping new restrictions on weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, a response to last year's deadly school shooting in Newtown that one lawmaker called "the nation's worst nightmare." Following a total of more than 13 hours of re... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:23:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1997244-conn-lawmakers-pass-wide-ranging-gun-control-law.html 2013-04-04T07:23:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993476-customers-pack-conn-gun-stores-deal-laws.html NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) — Customers packed gun stores around Connecticut on Tuesday ahead of a vote expected to bring sweeping changes to the state's gun control laws, including a ban on the sale of large-capacity ammunition magazines like the ones used in the Newtown shooting and a new classification for more than 100 types of guns as banned assault weapons. ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:19:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993476-customers-pack-conn-gun-stores-deal-laws.html 2013-04-02T21:19:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992360-conn-lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-gun-control-plan.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other state legislators across the country: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is possible. Legislative leaders on Monday revealed proposals spurred by the Dec. 14 Newtown school shooting f... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:53:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1992360-conn-lawmakers-unveil-bipartisan-gun-control-plan.html 2013-04-02T06:53:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1986144-motive-remains-unclear-newtown-school-shooting.html NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Newly released search warrants in the Newtown school shooting have revealed that gunman Adam Lanza's home was packed with weapons and ammunition, but the documents do not shed any new light on what could have driven him to massacre 20 children and six educators inside an elementary school. Lanza left behind journals, which state po... Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:40:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1986144-motive-remains-unclear-newtown-school-shooting.html 2013-03-29T06:40:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983900-newtown-gunman-access-to-huge-weapons-cache.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — When Adam Lanza walked out of his house for the last time, he left behind firearms and knives and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition — taking only four guns. They would suffice. He loaded the weapons into his car, drove to Sandy Hook Elementary School, blasted his way into the building and within five minutes fired off 154 shots wi... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:53:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1983900-newtown-gunman-access-to-huge-weapons-cache.html 2013-03-28T22:53:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1920932-boys-deaths-add-urgency-to-conn-gun-debate.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The family of two young boys killed in an apparent-murder suicide — and state police — said Thursday they want to know why the boys' grandmother, with an apparent history of mental health problems, had access to the revolver used in the shooting. The shooting has added urgency to a legislative review of access to guns that is alread... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:52:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1920932-boys-deaths-add-urgency-to-conn-gun-debate.html 2013-02-28T22:52:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1918748-troubled-grandmother-birthday-2-dead-boys.html NORTH STONINGTON, Conn. (AP) — 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 older boy's birthday, mother Brenda Perry hesitated. Denison not only wanted to pick up 2-year-old Alton and 6-month-old Ashton, but she also wanted to do it alone, the boys' gre... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:47:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1918748-troubled-grandmother-birthday-2-dead-boys.html 2013-02-28T01:47:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1884454-northeast-commuters-struggle-with-icy-roads.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The workweek opened with a white-knuckle ride Monday in the snow-clobbered Northeast as drivers encountered unplowed streets, two-lane roads reduced to a single channel and snowbanks so high it was impossible see around corners. Schools remained closed across much of New England and New York, and more than 80,000 homes and businesse... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1884454-northeast-commuters-struggle-with-icy-roads.html 2013-02-11T23:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1882802-gun-victims-relatives-emerge-advocates.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Several people whose lives have been shattered by gun violence will be watching from the packed House gallery as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union speech. But not Bill Sherlach, whose wife, Mary, was killed in the school shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14. Washington officials fighting over gun control invited him t... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1882802-gun-victims-relatives-emerge-advocates.html 2013-02-11T22:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1880468-yorkers-tell-hours-stranded-snowy-roads.html FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Stranded for hours on a snow-covered road, Priscilla Arena prayed, took out a sheet of loose-leaf paper and wrote what she thought might be her last words to her husband and children. She told her 9 1/2-year-old daughter, Sophia, she was "picture-perfect beautiful." And she advised her 5 ½-year-old son, John: "Remember all the th... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1880468-yorkers-tell-hours-stranded-snowy-roads.html 2013-02-10T05:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1878326-lincoln-screenwriter-concedes-inaccuracy.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The screenwriter for the movie "Lincoln" has conceded taking some liberties in its portrayal of a 19th century vote on slavery, but he said his changes adhered to widely accepted standards for the creation of historical drama. A congressman who pointed out the flaw, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, said Friday that he was pleased screenwrite... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1878326-lincoln-screenwriter-concedes-inaccuracy.html 2013-02-08T19:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1870938-slain-newtown-educators-to-honored-with-medals.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Presidential medals will be awarded posthumously to the six people who died protecting children at Sandy Hook Elementary School, officials said Tuesday. The principal, school psychologist and four teachers who were killed in the Dec. 14 massacre will be among the recipients of the 2012 Presidential Citizens Medal, according to a Whi... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1870938-slain-newtown-educators-to-honored-with-medals.html 2013-02-05T21:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1867806-grieving-newtown-couple-raise-money-autism.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Josephine Gay's mother could not be with her in her final, harrowing minutes inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. She struggles with it every day, but she has taken comfort from learning that Josephine's aide wrapped her arms and body around her and other children, shielding them from the horror of a rampaging gunman. The dying acti... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1867806-grieving-newtown-couple-raise-money-autism.html 2013-02-04T17:41:00Z 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/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 http://www.mail.com/news/us/1812048-newtown-parents-want-police-to-stay-schools.html NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Since the elementary school massacre in her hometown, Sarah Findley has found herself driving by her children's schools in Newtown, checking to make sure police are still stationed outside. The mother of three is among many people calling on school officials to keep up the police presence at schools in Newtown, which has had two offi... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1812048-newtown-parents-want-police-to-stay-schools.html 2013-01-10T19:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809688-conn-moves-cautiously-guns-newtowns-wake.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A month after the Newtown school tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is moving cautiously on gun control in Connecticut, a relatively liberal Northeastern state that nevertheless has a strong gun culture and is home to some of the nation's best-known firearm makers. Gun control advocates and their allies in the state General Assembly wan... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809688-conn-moves-cautiously-guns-newtowns-wake.html 2013-01-09T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808222-gun-events-divide-2-years-ariz-shooting.html TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two dueling gun events played out in the hometown of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on the second anniversary of her shooting, illustrating the sharp divide between gun reform advocates and Second Amendment stalwarts. Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik staged a gun buyback Tuesday in the parking lot of the Police Department, o... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808222-gun-events-divide-2-years-ariz-shooting.html 2013-01-09T17:50:00Z