A New York City college student died after being drugged and raped in her dorm, prosecutors sayThe indictment against 19-year-old Moises Freire was unsealed Thursday in Manhattan federal court.Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →EducationJusticefentanyl overdose death indictment
Lawsuit alleges DHS effort to collect detailed state voter data violates federal lawThe lawsuit came the same day the administration sued California election officials over noncitizen voting concerns.Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentvoter data lawsuit
DOJ doesn't have to save records from inquiries into Brennan: judgeA federal judge has declined to issue a court order requiring the Justice Department to preserve all its records from investigations into John Brennan so the former CIA director can challenge any eventual criminal case against him as a malicious prosecution.Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticebrennan investigation ruling
FBI investigates letters with 'suspicious substances' sent to congressThe FBI and Postal Service are investigating letters with “suspicious substances” that were sent to congressional and election offices.Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
New York to ban Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages after teen’s deathBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers plan to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park, ending their more than 150-year run as an iconic, old-timey tourist attraction, following decades of opposition from animal welfare activists and the death of a teenage tourist last spring. The City Council is expected to approve […]Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →Culture
CT man arrested during drug raid gets five-year federal prison sentenceAuthorities said $52,000 was found in a cooler inside a backpack he arrived with.Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →Justice
Domestic violence killings in CT following troubling trendConnecticut could lose as many as 100 domestic violence advocates in the state's courthouses if officials cannot find a way to replace funding that has been cut at the federal level.Hartford Courant2d agoWhole story →Justice
