Ruth Fortune, a 37-year-old mayoral appointee on the Hartford Board of Education who came to the U.S. from Haiti as a young ...

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Larson was in the spotlight after freezing on the House floor in February due to a “complex partial seizure” and suffering a brief pause at a press conference in April.

A complex partial seizure, also known as a focal impaired awareness seizure, is described as a type of epilepsy in adults that causes a change in consciousness and often lasts between 30 seconds ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Rep. John Larson, who inexplicably stopped speaking during a speech Monday on the House of Representatives floor, said Tuesday night he had suffered a complex ...

Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference on Democrats' plan to "secure and expand" social security in the Capitol Visitor Center on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.

A veteran Democratic lawmaker was so incensed over Elon Musk 's work at DOGE that he began screaming and turning red during a congressional hearing. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., was visibly enraged ...

U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, suffered a “complex partial seizure” that caused him to freeze and abruptly stop speaking while delivering a floor speech on Monday, according to a ...

U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., paused during a speech on the House floor on Feb. 10, 2025. U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, suffered a “complex partial seizure” that caused him to freeze and ...

Connecticut Rep. John Larson returned to full congressional duties Wednesday after having a seizure two days earlier on the House floor. The Democratic lawmaker's office posted a video of him speaking ...

Connecticut Rep. John Larson freezes during a speech on Feb. 10. Larson thanked the House attending physician, Dr. Brian Monahan, as well as the medical staff and those who reached out with support.

Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., said in a statement on Tuesday that a complex partial seizure was ruled as the cause of the episode where he paused during a House floor speech on Monday.