@DaveCollinsAP

Associated Press reporter in Connecticut. @UConn alum. Contact me at [email protected]

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Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say apnews.com/article/christa-p…

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

Tennessee officials have been unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure.

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Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit apnews.com/article/cornell-r…

Prosecutor reopens probe into Cornell gang rape allegations after accuser files lawsuit

A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity in response to a lawsuit.

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Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruption apnews.com/article/corruptio…

Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruption

A former Connecticut state budget official convicted of corruption fled the U.S. by boat and plane before his sentencing and is now a fugitive in Greece.

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Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US apnews.com/article/milo-yian…

Far-right British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported after his immigration arrest in US

U.S. officials say British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the United Kingdom. The U.S.

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ICE operation in Connecticut highlights how arrests are rising even in blue states apnews.com/article/dhs-ice-c…

ICE operation in Connecticut highlights how arrests are rising even in blue states

Federal immigration authorities have arrested dozens of people in the city of Danbury, Connecticut, this week, despite intense opposition from elected officials and protesters.

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Court cuts $50M judgment against Infowars' Alex Jones over falsely labeling Newtown killings a hoax apnews.com/article/alex-jone…

Court cuts $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely labeling Sandy Hook killings a hoax

A Texas court has slashed a $50 million judgment against Infowars founder Alex Jones to about $6 million over falsely calling the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shootings a hoax.

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New York sues prediction market platform Kalshi alleging 'illegal gambling operation' apnews.com/article/predictio…
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Newly released video shows Connecticut prison officers striking inmate before he died apnews.com/article/inmate-de…

Newly released video shows Connecticut prison officers striking inmate before he died

A Connecticut judge has publicly released a video showing correctional officers striking an inmate multiple times and pepper spraying him before he died in 2018.

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Connecticut police officer hugs supporters, appears in court in fatal shooting of Black man apnews.com/article/police-sh…
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Museum's 'Knight Rider' replica car got a speeding ticket. It hasn't gone anywhere in years apnews.com/article/knight-ri…
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Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional apnews.com/article/trump-dog…

Judge rules Trump administration's cancellation of humanities grants was unconstitutional

A federal judge in New York has ruled that the Trump administration's cancellation of over $100 million in humanities grants was unconstitutional.

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Anonymous tip system started in wake of Sandy Hook shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports apnews.com/article/school-sh…

Anonymous tip system started in wake of Sandy Hook shooting has fielded nearly 400,000 reports

A group formed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has traveled the country trying to prevent such violence from happening.

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The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform apnews.com/article/alex-jone…

The Onion launches new bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars and turn it into a parody platform

The satirical news outlet The Onion has a new plan to take over conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars platforms and turn them into parodies.

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Mistrial declared in 1986 case after report that slain girl was placed in used body bag apnews.com/article/child-kil…

Mistrial declared after report that girl killed in 1986 had been placed in used body bag

An allegation that an 11-year-old Connecticut girl who was raped and killed in 1986 was placed in a used body bag has led to a mistrial in a murder case.

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'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration apnews.com/article/no-kings-…

'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across US, in Europe. Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration

Tens of thousands of people joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. and in Europe against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions.

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Henry Lee, famed forensic scientist who testified in the OJ Simpson trial, dies at 87 (By @SusanHaighAP) apnews.com/article/forensic-…

Henry Lee, famed forensic scientist who testified in the OJ Simpson trial, dies at 87

Forensic scientist Henry Lee, known for helping to bring modern crime scene work in the spotlight, has died at 87.

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Officer fired after fatally shooting man in mental health crisis — as others tried to de-escalate apnews.com/article/police-sh…

Officer fired after fatally shooting man in mental health crisis — as others tried to de-escalate

The mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, has fired a white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a mental health crisis nine times.

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Raucous bird tornado touches down as snow geese make annual flight to Arctic

Thousands of snow geese touch down at a Pennsylvania reservoir each spring, turning sunrise into a loud, swirling liftoff that draws big crowds.

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Officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says apnews.com/article/police-sh…

Officer having anxiety attack took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says

A man who was shot by Connecticut police last year and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for another ambulance to arrive at the scene, after another officer having an anxiety attack took the...

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Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress apnews.com/article/fire-depa…

Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress

A Connecticut city has joined hundreds of others around the country that have installed new firehouse alarm systems that aim to reduce firefighters' stress when calls come in.

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