The Puerto Rican Festival of New Haven will return this Saturday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down for two years.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim testified before the Standing Committee on Recommendations for Admission to the Bar on Tuesday in an attempt to get his law license back. Ganim lost it after he served 7 years in federal prison.

A judge has ordered a Texas attorney representing Infowars host Alex Jones for a hearing in a Connecticut court. Jones was sued for defamation in Texas and Connecticut by families of victims killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. An attorney for one family suggested in court this week that Jones’ attorneys shared confidential psychiatric records and depositions of the nine named plaintiffs in a Connecticut lawsuit against Jones — records an attorney for the plaintiffs in Texas say Andino Reynal shouldn’t have.

Connecticut launched a website and telephone hotline on Friday designed to link people seeking abortions with resources in the state.

Connecticut is spending more than $5 million to upgrade hospital infrastructure at the campus of the state’s Department of Veteran Affairs in Rocky Hill.

Infowars host Alex Jones is on trial in Texas and Connecticut for saying that the Sandy Hook school shooting never happened. A jury now has the Texas case, while the Connecticut case is in bankruptcy court. Defense teams representing Jones face more problems stemming from a dramatic moment in court Wednesday that featured the appearance of a text message representing the type of record Jones swore he didn’t have.

The actress had been on life support after suffering a "severe anoxic brain injury," caused by a lack of oxygen, when her car crashed into a home Aug. 5. She was 53.

Authorities had warned people not to get close to her or pose for photos with the massive mammal. As a last resort, officials decided she posed a threat to humans and needed to be euthanized.

The author is recovering, but it will be a long process, those close to him say. His injuries include a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye.

A 29-year-old man drove his car into a barricade and fired a gun into the air before killing himself, officials said. Authorities believe he did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress.

Artist Rafael López used his upbringing in Mexico City for inspiration. It took two years of development before the set launched, and each stamp will carry on a cultural legacy forever.

Saudi energy company Aramco said Sunday its profits jumped 90% in the second quarter compared to the same time last year, helping its half-year earnings reach nearly $88 billion.