Posted: Jul 4, 2020 / 11:03 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 8, 2020 / 09:57 PM EDTWATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 confirmed Independence Day morning the Christopher Columbus statue at Waterbury City Hall had been vandalized. The statue had been beheaded at the beginning of a day full of tension in the Brass City.Throughout the day, a steady stream of curious onlookers drove past city hall and the statue to catch a glimpse of it and take pictures. This comes just days after a fiery debate about its removal.RELATED:News 8 reached out to Mayor Neil O’Leary, and he released a statement Saturday...…Posted: Jul 4, 2020 / 11:03 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 8, 2020 / 09:57 PM EDTWATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — News 8 confirmed Independence Day morning the Christopher Columbus statue at Waterbury City Hall had been vandalized. The statue had been beheaded at the beginning of a day full of tension in the Brass City.Throughout the day, a steady stream of curious onlookers drove past city hall and the statue to catch a glimpse of it and take pictures. This comes just days after a fiery debate about its removal.RELATED:News 8 reached out to Mayor Neil O’Leary, and he released a statement Saturday...WW…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said on Thursday.The findings detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys Thursday mark the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at rooting out discrimination in the college application process, following complaints from students about the application process at some Ivy League colleges.The two-year investigation concluded that Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white...…WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found Yale University is illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said on Thursday.The findings detailed in a letter to the college’s attorneys Thursday mark the latest action by the Trump administration aimed at rooting out discrimination in the college application process, following complaints from students about the application process at some Ivy League colleges.The two-year investigation concluded that Yale “rejects scores of Asian American and white...WW…

Posted: Jul 29, 2020 / 04:24 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 29, 2020 / 07:46 AM EDTHARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Be a little more careful is the message Governor Ned Lamont has for young people as the number of COVID-19 cases among teens in Connecticut continues to rise.The governor and the department of public health commissioner are both concerned by the recent coronavirus outbreak among teens.New numbers show cases among 18 to 29 year-olds have spiked in recent weeks. The DPH believes the increase could be due in part to young adults traveling to hotspot states to play sports and then coming back to...…Posted: Jul 29, 2020 / 04:24 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 29, 2020 / 07:46 AM EDTHARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Be a little more careful is the message Governor Ned Lamont has for young people as the number of COVID-19 cases among teens in Connecticut continues to rise.The governor and the department of public health commissioner are both concerned by the recent coronavirus outbreak among teens.New numbers show cases among 18 to 29 year-olds have spiked in recent weeks. The DPH believes the increase could be due in part to young adults traveling to hotspot states to play sports and then coming back to...WW…