Shelton community news: Music fest returns to downtown
Celebrate Shelton's Downtown Sounds Fall Edition returns this week, a flag retirement ceremony is planned and Huntington ...
Trumbull community news: Blessing of the Animals at church, health discussion via Zoom
Trumbull Congregational Church will host a “Blessing of the Animals” ceremony Oct. 20 that is open to all local residents.
The Nobel Prize in literature is being awarded in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM (AP) — After three days of Nobel prizes honoring work in the sciences, the literature award is being announced ...
A realistic statue of Mary giving birth was criticized, then vandalized − but saints and artists have often reimagined Christ’s birth
(THE CONVERSATION) A sculpture of the Virgin Mary showing her giving birth to Jesus was recently attacked and beheaded. Called “Crowning” by the artist Esther Strauss, the sculpture had been part of a ...
Caitlin Clark, Christine Brennan and how racial stereotypes persist in the media’s WNBA coverage
(THE CONVERSATION) The “ Caitlin Clark effect ,” or the impact on women’s basketball from a ponytailed rookie phenomenon from America’s heartland, is real: The 2024 WNBA season shattered viewership, ...
Bridgeport domestic violence vigil calls for community response: 'We must really face this darkness'
The Center for Family Justice, a domestic abuse treatment center in Bridgeport, hosted its annual vigil at the Hartford ...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs to make first appearance before trial judge in sex trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to make his first appearance before the judge who is expected to preside over the ...
LGBTQ rights: Where do Harris and Trump stand?
(THE CONVERSATION) Polls show that LGBTQ rights will likely factor into most Americans’ pick for president this November as they choose between former Republican President Donald Trump and Vice ...
A former Arkansas deputy is sentenced for a charge stemming from a violent arrest caught on video
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A former Arkansas law enforcement officer who pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man ...
Bridgeport police struggled with locked door before officer stabbed and suspect shot, chief says
A locked door prevented Bridgeport police from reaching a suspect before they shot him when he lunged outside and stabbed one ...
UK's new Labour government sets out overhaul of workers' rights
The Employment Rights Bill was published around 100 days after Labour took power for the first time in 14 years following its crushing victory over the Conservative Party in the general election. The ...
Immigrants brought to U.S. as children are asking judges to uphold protections against deportation
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Immigrants who grew up in the United States after being brought here illegally as children will be among ...