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Byline: DAVE COLLINS Associated Press

29 Sep

Lawsuit accuses firearms industry group of using gun owners’ personal data to tailor political ads

published on September 29, 2025 - 2:21 PM

A firearms industry trade and lobbying organization secretly built a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners

20 Jun

Man whose parents were kidnapped after $245M Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty to federal charges

published on June 20, 2025 - 2:54 PM

A Connecticut man whose parents were kidnapped after he took part in a $245 million Bitcoin theft has pleaded guilty

28 May

Ex-WWE executive agrees to help accuser in sex abuse lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE

published on May 28, 2025 - 2:31 PM

A former WWE executive who had been fighting sexual abuse allegations in a lawsuit by an ex-employee has agreed to

14 Feb

Harvey Weinstein says he was duped into guaranteeing $45M loan, sues brother and other movie execs

published on February 14, 2025 - 2:31 PM

Jailed and disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein alleges in a new lawsuit that his brother, Bob Weinstein, and other executives

24 Jan

Connecticut to award $5.9 million to family of wrongfully imprisoned disabled man

published on January 24, 2025 - 3:35 PM

More than four years after his death, Richard Lapointe’s family is set to receive a nearly $5.9 million award from

27 Sep

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces new sex assault allegations in woman’s lawsuit

published on September 27, 2024 - 2:19 PM

Sean “Diddy” Combs was hit with new sexual assault allegations Friday as a woman filed a lawsuit in New York

18 Sep

Connecticut aquarium pays over $12K to settle beluga care investigation

published on September 18, 2024 - 1:41 PM

A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales died in recent years has agreed to settle a federal investigation over alleged

07 Jun

Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidation

published on June 7, 2024 - 2:13 PM

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, which would lead to

31 May

Former Connecticut lawmaker gets 27 months in prison for stealing over $1 million in coronavirus aid

published on May 31, 2023 - 2:12 PM

A former Connecticut state representative was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Wednesday for stealing more than $1.2 million

15 Feb

Sandy Hook families settle for $73M with gun maker Remington

published on February 15, 2022 - 1:39 PM

(AP) — The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting announced Tuesday they have agreed to