Category: News
Minnesota athletes head into the Winter Olympics with concerns about turmoil back home
By MARTHA BELLISLE and DAVE CAMPBELL ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — As excitement has built and focus has sharpened in preparation for the Winter Olympics,…
Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge ‘this job sucks’
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — A government lawyer who told a judge that her job “sucks” during a court hearing…
Ravioli filled with red beets is the colorful pasta dish of Olympic host Cortina
By ANDREW DAMPF CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Every corner of Italy has its own culinary traditions, from carbonara in Rome to tortellini in Bologna….
Do you know what skimo is? Could Vonn and Shiffrin team up? Here’s what’s new at the Olympics
By HOWARD FENDRICH, Associated Press Kirsty Coventry, elected last March as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, touts the Milan Cortina Winter…
The hospitality stop known as ‘Ice House’ is now the ‘Winter House’ for US athletes
MILAN (AP) — The Winter Olympics are a land of snow and frozen water — no “ice,” though, at least not at the hospitality house…
Ukraine says Russia is illegally targeting the power grid. Here’s what the law says
By MIKE CORDER THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russian missiles and drones have pounded Ukraine’s energy grid in recent weeks, plunging people into frozen darkness…
Man sprayed with fire extinguisher during alleged apartment break-in in New Haven
A man was sprayed with a fire extinguisher during an armed home invasion in his New Haven apartment late Tuesday. Police responded to the apartment…
Curling is set to kick off the Milan Cortina Winter Games
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated Press CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — After years of preparation and planning, the Winter Olympics are getting underway Wednesday with the…
Three people taken to hospital after firefighters find ‘high levels’ of carbon monoxide in CT home
Three people were taken to a hospital on Wednesday after firefighters found elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their home in Orange. Fire crews responded…
Former CT teacher takes plea deal in connection with ‘tickling’ allegations involving students
A former teacher at private schools in West Hartford and Windsor has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from accusations that he had tickled a number…