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Stewart helps Liberty hand Sun first loss of season
NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 11 of her 21 points in the decisive third quarter to lift the New York Liberty to an 81-65 win over the Connecticut Sun on Saturday. Stewart, who scored a franchise and career-high 45 points in her home debut last Sunday, took over in the...
Bear helps itself to 60 cupcakes from Connecticut bakery, scares employees
AVON, Conn. (AP) — A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away. Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of Avon were loading cakes into a van for delivery on Wednesday when the...
Connecticut lawmakers absolve accused colonial-era witches, apologize for "miscarriage of justice"
With distant family members looking on, Connecticut senators voted Thursday to absolve the 12 women and men convicted of witchcraft -- 11 of whom were executed — more than 370 years ago and apologize for the “miscarriage of justice” that occurred over a dark 15-year-period of the state's...
Connecticut House passes most wide-ranging gun bill since legislation passed after Sandy Hook
Connecticut lawmakers on Thursday advanced the most wide-ranging package of gun safety measures since the legislation passed after the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre, with proponents noting the state is not “recklessly retreating” from regulating guns like other states. The...
Connecticut teen dies following after-hours stabbing at elementary school
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has died from a stab wound suffered during an after-hours fight outside a Connecticut elementary school, police said Wednesday. East Haven Police were called to Tuttle Elementary School at 6:28 p.m. Tuesday. They discovered the injured...
Major Massachusetts health insurer hit by ransomware attack, member data may be compromised
BOSTON (AP) — The second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts was the victim of a ransomware attack in which sensitive personal information as well as health information of current and past members may have been compromised, company officials said. Point32Health said in a...
Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Amid the balloons, cake and games at his best friend’s birthday party on a farm, 5-year-old Carter Manson clutched his small chest. “He just kept saying ‘I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe,’’’ his mother, Catherine, recalled tearfully. “I...
Thomas' double-double leads Sun past Mystics 88-81
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 22 points and 10 rebounds while DeWanna Bonner added 15 points to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Washington Mystics 88-81 on Tuesday night. Connecticut created some separation midway through the fourth quarter by going on a 10-2 run, capped by...
Police: Connecticut man arrested for leading 'street takeovers' including racing and blocking roads
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was charged Monday with rioting and other crimes after police said he led a series of “street takeovers” across the state over the weekend involving illegal racing and mobs of people blocking roads. State police said they arrested...
Bonner scores 21, Thomas and Jones have double-doubles to help new-look Sun beat Mystics 80-74
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 21 points, Alyssa Thomas had 14 points, 16 rebounds, six assists and three steals to help the Connecticut Sun rally from a 12-point deficit to beat the Washington Mystics 80-74 Sunday. Brionna Jones added 15 points and 10 rebounds for...
