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Florida State squares off against Temple in Uncasville, Connecticut
Temple Owls (3-1) vs. Florida State Seminoles (4-1) Uncasville, Connecticut; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida State plays Temple in Uncasville, Connecticut. The Seminoles have a 4-1 record in non-conference play. Florida State averages 74.4 points...
UConn coach Geno Auriemma breaks NCAA wins record, getting 1,217th career victory
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma soaked in the moment. UConn's Hall of Fame coach now stands alone atop the NCAA basketball wins list. Auriemma broke a tie with former Stanford women's coach Tara VanDerveer, earning his 1,217th career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh...
Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far
President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and hampered by internal squabbles during his initial term in office. Now he appears...
Mom and baby were fatally shot in a dispute over a vehicle, Connecticut police say
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut were searching Wednesday for a man believed to have shot to death a woman and her infant son inside a car because of a dispute over a vehicle. Acting Hartford Police Chief Kenny Howell urged the suspect, Lance “Macho” Morales, who...
What to know about Linda McMahon, Trump’s pick for Education secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Linda McMahon has been a constant presence in Donald Trump's tumultuous orbit, serving in his first administration and supporting his presidential campaigns. Now he's chosen her to serve as Education secretary. Here's a look at McMahon's background, from business...
Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle. He also selected Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host...
Woman, baby are killed in shooting in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A woman and a baby were shot to death while inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday after another vehicle pulled up alongside them and began firing, police said. Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department said the woman, 20, is believed to...
Connecticut man comes forward with story of clergy sexual abuse in hopes of helping other victims
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Duane Gray says the priest at his Connecticut parish began sexually abusing him around 1974, when he was 12 years old. He told his parents, but they didn't believe it and beat him repeatedly. Then they kicked him out of the house when he was about 16, and he found himself...
Star Equity: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
OLD GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — OLD GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (STRR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2 million in its third quarter. The Old Greenwich, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of 78 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and...
Rashad King, Harold Woods propel Northeastern to 80-62 victory over Central Connecticut
MONCTON, New Brunswick (AP) — Rashad King had 27 points, Harold Woods scored 26 and Northeastern rolled to an 80-62 victory over Central Connecticut on Saturday night. King shot 11 for 15, including 3 for 4 from beyond the arc for the Huskies (3-1). Harold Woods added 26 points...
