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UConn alum, CT native George Springer named AL Player of Week
New Britain native and UConn alum George Springer has been on a heater– and on Monday, the Toronto Blue Jays outfielder was ...
What’s wrong with the Connecticut Sun amid historically-bad start to 2025 season
The Connecticut Sun are out to one of the worst starts in WNBA history in 2025. Can the team turn things around in its ...
Pastors who endorse political candidates shouldn’t lose tax-exempt status, IRS says in filing
In a joint court filing intended to end an ongoing case against the IRS, the tax collection agency and the National Religious ...
Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and US officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...
Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there’s no telling where they’ll happen
Going back through U.S. weather station records dating to 1955, Kunkel found that rain over the past 20 years has become more ...
US adults want the government to focus on child care costs, not birth rates, poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — While the Trump administration explores ways to encourage Americans to have more babies and reverse the ...
Investors snap up growing share of US homes as traditional buyers struggle to afford one
As home sales have slowed, properties are taking longer to sell. That’s led to a sharply higher inventory of homes on the ...
CT wants to be a ‘climate leader’ by 2050. It’s not going to be easy as temperatures rise.
Gov. Ned Lamont signed two landmark climate bills recently that set a goal for Connecticut to be carbon neutral by 2050 and ...
Former ’16 and Pregnant’ star charged in man’s overdose death
ROME, Ga. (AP) — A woman who appeared on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” was arrested Monday in Georgia on charges including involuntary manslaughter related to a man’s death by fentanyl poisoning earlier ...
Police: CT man allegedly tries to force woman out of vehicle on Route 5 during domestic incident
A witness told police he was allegedly seen trying to force a woman out of the driver side of a black Honda CR-V that was ...
Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, shot 9 times by a man posing as an officer, leaves the hospital
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot nine times by a gunman posing as a police officer who authorities say went on to kill another lawmaker, is out of the hospital and is ...
Noem says first responders in Texas ‘still looking for a lot of little girls’ missing after flood
WASHINGTON (AP) — Her voice breaking, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that emergency responders in Texas are “still looking for a lot of little girls” who remain missing after a ...