by Viktoria Sundqvist and Kate Santini NEW BRITAIN, CT — Republican gubernatorial candidate and former New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart said Thursday she has suspended her campaign following the release of an independent investigation into her credit card spending as mayor. Stewart is accused of using her city-issued credit card to...

by Thomas Breen The New Haven independent Alder Richard Furlow, with Building Official Bob Dillon: “How is this permissible?” LCI’s Ray Jackson and Sinclair Williams at Thursday’s hearing. 781 Whalley, as seen on Thursday morning. A Livable City Initiative (LCI) hearing officer assessed another $200,000 in anti-blight fines against the owner of a...

Based on Aleshea Harris' acclaimed stage play, ‘Is God Is’ tells a sharp, emotional story about trauma, survival and Black women’s right to rage without apology. by Oumou Fofana, Revolt.tv Patti Perret for Amazon MGM Studios For years, Black women in film (and in real life) have been asked to carry everything except anger. We are...

 by Kofi Oppong Kyekyeku, Face2FaceAfrica.com Former U.S. President Barack Obama made a stop in Texas on Tuesday to rally behind Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico, giving a high-profile endorsement to a campaign Democrats believe could shake up the state’s long-standing Republican dominance. Obama reportedly joined Talarico and Democratic state Representative Gina Hinojosa for lunch at a taco restaurant in Austin, where the former...