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A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, the first ever criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to Trump’s bid to retake the White House in 2024. -
Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both coasts. The request that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration address the issue was made by senators from New Jersey, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island. -
The 16-year-old driver involved in a deadly crash early Sunday on a New York parkway that also took the lives of four young relatives did not have a license or permit to drive. -
Two years after a fire devastated Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang camp for seriously ill children, a rebuilt camp center is opening in Ashford, Connecticut. -
Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new U.N. report on climate change, after approval was held up by a battle between rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations. -
A onetime aide to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who accused him of sexual harassment in a federal lawsuit filed a separate lawsuit against the state. -
Some states have exceeded expectations for sports betting revenues but not every state is banking as many bucks as projected. -
Vermont has agreed to a legal settlement that will allow a Connecticut woman to be the first out-of-stater to take advantage of its decade-old law that allows people who are terminally ill to end their own lives. -
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousands of lives and prevent serious illnesses, including cancer. -
Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died. Falconer's lawyer and agent Conrad M. Rippy said Falconer died Tuesday of natural causes while with his family in Norwalk, Connecticut.
