By Christian Colón, Marcy Jones and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story BRISTOL, Connecticut (WFSB) — As the community prepares to say goodbye to the two Bristol police officers killed in the line of duty, the department will posthumously promote both. Officer Alex Hamzy will be promoted to a sergeant and Sgt.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to boost domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles in 12 states. A total of 20 companies will receive grants for projects to extract and process lithium, graphite and other battery materials, manufacture components and strengthen U.S.
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer A pair of underachieving 2-4 teams face off on Thursday night when the Arizona Cardinals host the New Orleans Saints. Maybe, the winner can turn its season around. Kyler Murray and the Cardinals get DeAndre Hopkins back for the first time since a knee injury sidelined him for
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks is selling its Seattle’s Best Coffee brand to Nestle for an undisclosed amount. Nestle, which is based in Vevey, Switzerland, has been in a partnership with Seattle-based Starbucks since 2018 and already distributes Starbucks-branded coffee in more than 80 markets worldwide. David Rennie, head of Nestle’s coffee brands,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — The Biden administration plans to release 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to counter recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations. President Joe Biden is expected to say Wednesday that the U.S. may draw down those reserves further this
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG and CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Business Writers DALLAS (AP) — The Biden administration plans to release 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. strategic reserve to counter recent production cuts announced by OPEC+ nations. President Joe Biden is expected to say Wednesday that the U.S. may draw down those reserves further this
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is looking into an incident in which wide receiver Jermaine Burton appeared to make contact with a female Tennessee fan while coming off the field following Saturday’s loss. A video posted on TikTok showed Burton thrusting his right arm toward the woman’s head as she celebrated the Volunteers’ upset win,
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO, FIRDIA LISNAWATI and KATHY YOUNG Associated Press LES, Indonesia (AP) — After diving into the warm sea off the coast of northern Bali, Indonesia, Made Partiana hovers above a bed of coral, holding his breath and scanning for flashes of movement. Hours later, exhausted, he returns to a rocky beach, towing plastic
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Senior French and German officials have warned that new measures by the Biden administration to address climate change and boost the American economy could upend the “level playing field” on trade between the European Union and the United States. The EU has criticized legislation approved by Congress in August that includes clauses
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Senior French and German officials have warned that new measures by the Biden administration to address climate change and boost the American economy could upend the “level playing field” on trade between the European Union and the United States. The EU has criticized legislation approved by Congress in August that includes clauses
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Inflation may be pushing prices up, but it also may help push up your take-home pay starting next year. Thanks to inflation adjustments to 2023 federal income tax brackets and other provisions announced by the Internal Revenue Service this week, more of your 2023 wages may be subject to lower
Continue ReadingCNN, INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL, POOL By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Inflation may be pushing prices up, but it also may help push up your take-home pay starting next year. Thanks to inflation adjustments to 2023 federal income tax brackets and other provisions announced by the Internal Revenue Service this week, more
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bill Fennelly took Iowa State to the top of the Big 12 within his first five seasons in Ames, leading the Cyclones to the second weekend of the women’s NCAA Tournament three straight years and even reaching a regional final. There has been plenty
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Pennsylvania, has released a doctor’s note saying he’s recovering well from a stroke in May. The release comes in the closing week of the campaign as Fetterman’s Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz, has questioned Fetterman’s
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN If you plan to dress up as a superhero or old-fashioned monster this Halloween, you probably won’t be the only friendly neighborhood Spider-Man or fearsome fanged vampire on the block. They’re two of the most popular costumes this October. From beloved characters Harley Quinn and the “Stranger Things” gang to tried-and-true
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The proposed $25 billion Kroger-Albertsons grocery giant merger is already running into significant opposition from progressive lawmakers and others. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Wednesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal. “More mergers and less competition would mean even higher prices—and layoffs for employees,” Warren
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A man was taken into custody after allegedly stabbing a woman with a samurai sword in the Mid-Wilshire area. The incident happened around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday on South Victoria Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers responded to
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Time be flyin’,” it’s said in Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin.” It’s a sentiment shared by McDonagh and his two stars, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, who have reteamed 14 years after McDonagh’s pitch-black feature debut, “In Bruges.” That 2008 film began the celebrated
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner spent her 32nd birthday in a Russian prison, awaiting an appeal to her nine-year sentence for drug possession that’s set for next week. The WNBA star has been especially down lately, according to her lawyers. They were with her for part of her birthday on Tuesday. Attorney
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has opened up about the loss of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the “legacy” she has left behind, describing her husband’s grandmother as “the most shining example” of female leadership. In an interview published Wednesday by Variety, Meghan spoke of the “deep gratitude” she felt to have
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