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The group Christian Voice says the new "Black Canary" Barbie is "filth". The classic American's doll's latest outfit includes black fishnet leggings, leather boots, and a motorcycle jacket.

Dressed in his traditional brown robe, sandals and twirling the rope around his waist, 62-year old Friar Cesare Bonizzi is no ordinary heavy metal rocker.

An employee of the state Department of Children and Families has been charged in the death of a 7-month-old foster child placed in her care, prompting the agency's leader to seek the worker's firing and ...

The former head of the Connecticut Development Authority has paid $16,000 to settle the state's conflict-of-interest complaint about his failure to disclose his wife's purchase of stock in a Pennsylvania company that applied a month later to his agency for millions in development aid.

The payments by Arthur Diedrick of Morris included fines and a charitable donation, the Office of State Ethics said Monday. Its enforcement division settled the case with him after a lengthy inquiry.

Diedrick is a member of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, but Gov. M. Jodi Rell's office said she wouldn't get involved in the question of whether Diedrick should remain in light of Monday's announcement.

Federal prosecutors say a Bridgeport man has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the robbery of a Greenwich jewelry store in 2006.

New Haven _ A fiery accident involving a tractor trailer and a car closed the southbound side of Interstate 95 in Branford during rush hour today.

New Haven _ People living in a New Haven apartment complex have learned they could be living among a health hazard.

New Haven _ The Elm City's new police chief officially gets to work Monday. He has signed an 18-month commitment with the city.

Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 in a pageant in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.

This week's New Yorker magazine pokes fun at smears directed at Barack Obama, but the Democratic presidential candidate isn't laughing.

According to reports the small plane lost power just before it came down about 100 feet from the shore.

Two early morning fires several blocks from each other had firefighters busy in New Haven early this morning.

Hamden _ Work is set to begin on a new multi-million dollar bus facility for buses that serve the New Haven area.

Rumba with your retriever, polka with your poodle, or samba with your Scottish terrier in Japan, where dog dancing is the latest must-do activity in this canine-crazy nation.

Posted July 13, 2008 8:40 PM New Haven _ The man who was wrongly charged in the high-profile murder in a New Haven parking garage has died.

New Haven _ A bleak financial picture has the city of New Haven offering a buyout to long-time employees.

VIDEO: Internet Sensation Makes a Living Dancing "Badly" Matt Harding thinks he dances badly, but he is known around the world for it.

Actress Angelina Jolie has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, her doctor at a hospital in southern France said on Sunday.

After a killing outside the Cardinal Night Club was a caught on tape, New Haven police are on the lookout for a suspected murderer known as "Wild Bill." They consider him armed and dangerous.

What is the Greater New Haven Leadership Center? A premier program of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce, the Greater New Haven Leadership Center is home to Leadership Greater New Haven and Executive ...