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Former UConn men’s basketball star, who captained a championship season, dies in Tenn.
Andy Czuchry, who captained the UConn men’s basketball team during the Yankee Conference championship season of 1962-63 and in the NCAA Tournament, has died. Czuchry was 83. Czuchry eventually earned a PhD in engineering at UConn and went on to make significant contributions in the field of rocket science, helping develop the Patriot missile for…
Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?
By JULIA FRANKEL, SAMY MAGDY and JACK JEFFERY JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States said Tuesday it wouldn’t punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. But it urged Israel to increase the flow of aid into the besieged territory. The White House last month gave Israel 30 days to improve conditions…
CT town to pay $2.4M settlement with man who spent 30 years in prison on wrongful murder conviction
The town of New Milford has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a wrongful imprisonment suit by one of two men who spent 30 years in prison after they were wrongly convicted as teenagers of a grisly murder there in 1985. Under the New Milford charter, a town meeting was required to approve the…
Flash flooding in Lafayette prompts road, school closures
LAFAYETTE – Schools and several roads in Lafayette are closed Wednesday due to flash flooding in the area. All schools under the Lafayette Parish School System are closed Wednesday, KATC reports. Roads in Lafayette and in Scott are closed due to the rising water. “An isolated cell produced 2 to 4 inches of rain in…
John Krasinski named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Krasinski starred in “The Office” before launching the “Quiet Place” franchise and leading the action series “Jack Ryan.”…
US inflation rose slightly last month after 2 years of steady cooling but remained low
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation in the United States ticked up in October, driven by costlier rents, used cars and air fares, a sign that price increases might be leveling off after having slowed in September to their lowest pace since 2021. Consumer prices rose 2.6% from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, up…
2 shot, including 16-year-old, in Seton Hill late Tuesday, Baltimore Police say
A 16-year-old and a 23-year-old were shot in Seton Hill on Tuesday night, according to Baltimore Police. Around 11:11 p.m., officers responded to reports of gunshots in the 5000 block of Lasalle Avenue. There, officers found a 23-year-old man with an apparent gunshot wound. Medics transported him to a hospital, where he’s being treated for…
State office buildings briefly close after legionella bacteria discovery in Baltimore
A discovery of legionella bacteria last week prompted the brief closure of three Maryland state office buildings in Baltimore, forcing employees to work from home, according to a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of General Services. State officials said they did not know the origin of the bacteria, which was discovered after periodic environmental testing.…
1 killed in apparent shooting Wednesday in Johnston Square, Baltimore Police say
A 33-year-old man is dead following a Wednesday morning apparent shooting in Baltimore’s Johnston Square neighborhood, police said. Baltimore Police officers responded around 8:50 a.m. to the 500 block of East Preston Street, not far from Baltimore Penn Station or the University of Baltimore campus, in response to a report of a shooting, according to…
Bill Shifting Broker Fees From Renters to Landlords Is Expected to Pass
The City Council is expected to approve a bill on Wednesday that would curb a loathed New York City real estate practice: broker fees paid by renters. Press Release Distribution Service