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After losing in the final last year, this CT softball team won its first title in school history

June 14, 2026 at 6:00 am

A race to heal: Men return to storied CT running event intent on moving on from abusive past

The iconic race, which has drawn thousands of top runners from all over the world to compete for the last 48 years, will take place Sunday at 1 p.m.

John Fitterer of Medford, Mass., a victim of alleged abuse by former Litchfield Track Club coach Dave Driscoll, who died in September at age 81, talks at an event on the Litchfield Green Nov. 1. (Photo by Lori Riley)

Cathy Awwad, president and chief executive of the Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board, hopes to convert former parochial school classrooms for an internive, 150 hour training program to prepare participants for entry into the construction trades. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)

A CT industry has 2,000 jobs open. Here’s a plan to address worker shortages that hurt state economy

A new national report this week found that "nearly half of working-age adults in the United States (46%) struggled to afford healthcare for their families in 2025, including more than one-third (35%) who said someone in their family had unmet healthcare needs because of high costs,'' according to the research by the Urban Institute that was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (Getty Images)

Politicians, consumers blast health insurers’ requests for double-digit rate hikes. What to know.

Hamden's Andy Taddei Jr., a retired high school social studies teacher, has been criss-crossing the state to play every public golf course. He's played 97, with one to go. (Dom Amore/Hartford Courant)

Dom Amore’s Sunday Read: CT golfer on verge of his milestone round; support for Tony Reno, and more

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Sports

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, left, drives past San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Jalen Brunson bet on himself and bet on the Knicks. A championship and a Finals MVP was his reward

By TIM REYNOLDS SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jalen Brunson was fully aware of how much money some people spent to see the New York Knicks finally become champions again. Some tickets during the NBA Finals sold for $5,000, some for...

Connecticut News

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CT restaurant that worked for new ‘vibe’ in state closes. Owner ‘incredibly grateful’ for support

"Thank you to every guest, friend, family member, and staff member."

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Anthropic co-founder and President Daniela Amodei, left, shakes hands with Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy during the keynote presentaton at Snowflake Summit 26 Monday, June 1, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Anthropic says it has taken its latest AI models offline to comply with new export controls

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Business

Janell Moore at Holcombe Rucker Park in Harlem, New York, June 12, 2026. Some fans at the world-famous basketball court in Harlem are swept up in the excitement of the N.B.A. finals with the Knicks one win from a championship. (Reece Taylor Williams/The New York Times)

Great run for the Knicks means a great run for T-shirt bootleggers

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Readers speak: Democracy only functions if citizens are well-educated. Let’s do it in Connecticut

To celebrate America's 250th Birthday, let's dedicate our schools to achieving this.

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A man carries a case of water from a store to his car in Porterville California, Aug. 24, 2016. (Robyn Beck/AFP/GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/TNS)

‘It’s an injustice’: Shrinking state funds could slow fixes for Californians with toxic water

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Soccer fans line up at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan to catch official shuttle buses to the World Cup game in New Jersey on Saturday afternoon.

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