by Paul Bass Nick Di Maria thought he was defying his parents when he picked up the trumpet and wound his way to a jazz career. His parents — dad Michael, a Waterbury cop; mom Claudette, a social worker — suggested he listen to the brass-powered bands Chicago and Tower of...

by Maya McFadden Seventy-four percent of New Haven Public Schools (NHPS) third graders scored at grade level for reading accuracy last year, up from 72 percent the year before — prompting words of praise from the superintendent and the Board of Education about the district heading in the right direction. NHPS...

by Laura Glesby and Thomas Breen The Elicker administration has agreed to pay Vernon Horn and Marquis Jackson a total of $30.5 million to settle a pair of wrongful conviction lawsuits first filed in 2018. The settlement, which now heads to the Board of Alders for approval, comes less than a...

by Fancis Ackhalbey, Face2FaceAfrica.com Left photo credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Right photo credit: Penner rammy-winning singer Chaka Khan recently opened up about her “deep friendship” with the late musician Prince and what they often bonded over. Khan, 73, touched on the topic during an interview with Woman’s World. Before touching on her relationship...

by DERREL JOHNSON Senegalese mixed martial arts competitor Moustapha Diakhate made his Professional Fighters League (PFL) debut on Friday at the UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y., in spectacular fashion. Diakhate (6-0-1) put the light heavyweight division on notice when he made short work of late replacement opponent Darryl Walker (2-1),...

by LOIS ELFMAN The Tennis Channel and the award-winning media company Religion of Sports are partnering with tennis champion Coco Gauff on two original docu-shorts that will be part of the series “Tennis Story.” Gauff’s company IROC will co-produce the films, which premiere later this month, and Vashni Korin, a...