NEW HAVEN — Yale University has come under fire Saturday through tweets pointing out the university was named after Elihu Yale, a slave trader.The hashtag “#CancelYale” started trending nationwide on Twitter.In one tweet, from Jesse Kelly, around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, he said he called on Yale to “change its name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece of paper, and merchandise. Otherwise, they hate Black people. #CancelYale”By about 6:30 p.m., the tweet by Kelly — an Iraq War veteran former GOP congressional candidate — had been retweeted more than 17,000 times and...…NEW HAVEN — Yale University has come under fire Saturday through tweets pointing out the university was named after Elihu Yale, a slave trader.The hashtag “#CancelYale” started trending nationwide on Twitter.In one tweet, from Jesse Kelly, around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, he said he called on Yale to “change its name immediately and strip the name of Yale from every building, piece of paper, and merchandise. Otherwise, they hate Black people. #CancelYale”By about 6:30 p.m., the tweet by Kelly — an Iraq War veteran former GOP congressional candidate — had been retweeted more than 17,000 times and...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs the manhunt intensified Monday for a University of Connecticut student who police say is wanted in a deadly crime spree, an attorney representing his family urged him to surrender.Peter Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is wanted in connection with two Connecticut homicides, a kidnapping, home invasion and a serious assault in a spree that began Friday. Manfredonia, who police say is “armed and dangerous,” was last seen Sunday afternoon in eastern Pennsylvania.On Monday, Michael Dolan, an attorney representing...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs the manhunt intensified Monday for a University of Connecticut student who police say is wanted in a deadly crime spree, an attorney representing his family urged him to surrender.Peter Manfredonia, a 2015 Newtown High School grad, is wanted in connection with two Connecticut homicides, a kidnapping, home invasion and a serious assault in a spree that began Friday. Manfredonia, who police say is “armed and dangerous,” was last seen Sunday afternoon in eastern Pennsylvania.On Monday, Michael Dolan, an attorney representing...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSEYMOUR — Two people died after a vehicle landed on its roof in the Housatonic River by Route 34 Friday afternoon. Emergency crews attempted an “extensive water rescue” for those trapped inside.First responders rushed to the area shortly before 4 p.m. after a crash catapulted a vehicle into the Housatonic River, according to initial dispatch reports.Later Friday night, police said a male victim and a female victim died after the vehicle went into the river, .Fire and police units from surrounding areas responded to the crash...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateSEYMOUR — Two people died after a vehicle landed on its roof in the Housatonic River by Route 34 Friday afternoon. Emergency crews attempted an “extensive water rescue” for those trapped inside.First responders rushed to the area shortly before 4 p.m. after a crash catapulted a vehicle into the Housatonic River, according to initial dispatch reports.Later Friday night, police said a male victim and a female victim died after the vehicle went into the river, .Fire and police units from surrounding areas responded to the crash...WW…