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United Airlines jet turns back to Connecticut after a piece of engine lining fell off during takeoff
A United Airlines plane turned back to a Connecticut airport Thursday after a piece of lining from an engine cover fell off during takeoff. A United spokesperson said a portion of the engine’s sound-dampening outer liner was found on the runway at Bradley International Airport near...
Connecticut governor vetoes bill that could lead to $3 million in assistance to striking workers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday vetoed a vaguely written bill to create a $3 million fund that could have financially helped striking workers in Connecticut. Calling it commendable to provide assistance to low-wage workers, as the bill was described on...
Connecticut's top public defender fired for misconduct alleged by oversight commission
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An oversight commission fired Connecticut's top public defender on Tuesday after having accused her of a range of misconduct, including leveling unfounded racism allegations, mistreating employees and improperly accessing the emails of staff and the commission chairman. ...
Man who attacked Muslim lawmaker in Connecticut sentenced to 5 years in prison
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who attacked a Muslim state representative outside a prayer service in Connecticut was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for attempted sexual assault and other crimes, a punishment the lawmaker previously said was too lenient. Andrey Desmond,...
70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional. On paper, that decision — the fabled Brown v. Board of Education, taught in most every American classroom — still stands. But for decades,...
Former Connecticut budget official arrested, pleads not guilty to bribery and extortion charges
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former top official in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's budget office allegedly extorted private contractors into paying him thousands of dollars in bribes as he oversaw large blocks of state money for school construction projects, federal authorities said Thursday. ...
Virtus: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Virtus Investment Partners Inc. (VRTS) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $29.9 million. The Hartford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $4.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to...
Ellen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ellen Ash Peters, who was the first woman to serve as Connecticut's chief justice and wrote the majority opinion in the state Supreme Court's landmark school desegregation ruling in 1996, has died. She was 94. Peters, who also was the first female faculty...
Back to back! UConn fans gather to celebrate another basketball championship
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Thousands of fans lined the streets of downtown Hartford on Saturday to fete the UConn men's basketball team following its second straight NCAA championship, its sixth in the past 25 years. The players and coaches paraded on a double-decker bus with an...
Fans welcome UConn's repeat champs back to the 'Basketball Capital of the World'
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn's men's basketball team returned Tuesday night to the campus the school has branded the “Basketball Capital of the World.” Fans lined the streets in Eastern Connecticut, cheering as the team's buses passed by on the hourlong journey from Bradley...
