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.

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.

A man drove into a barricade and fired a gun into the air before killing himself, authorities said. He did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress.

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.

The circumstances surrounding the crash were not immediately clear, and Pennsylvania State Police said a suspect is in custody awaiting criminal charges.

A fire ripped through a church in a densely populated neighborhood as congregants worshipped, the Coptic Church said. It was one of the worst fire tragedies in Egypt in recent years.

There is a good chance these will be the last bids for seats in Congress for two of the best-known women in American politics — Republican icons Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Sarah Palin of Alaska.