Rory McIlroy might have changed his putter three times in as many days but he headed for the Irish Open with hope in his heart after closing with a six-under 64 in the Travelers Championship in Connecticut.

Police in Connecticut have arrested a man over the killing of his wife after an activity tracking device she wore showed she was alive for longer than the suspect told police.

Yeah, seriously.

One of two Connecticut people who had been missing for a week following a fishing trip has been found alive, drifting on an inflatable life raft off the coast of Massachusetts.

Connecticut’s highest court has struck down the state’s death penalty, sparing the lives of 11 killers on death row in a ruling that adds momentum to a nationwide movement to abolish executions.