By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A cellphone mistaken for a gun put Southington High School into “secure school mode” on Thursday. According to Principal Michael Crocco, a student reported to staff that they saw what they thought was a gun on another student. The Southington Police
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By Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HAYWOOD COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Haywood County man pleaded guilty this week to statutory rape and sexual assault charges, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said Wednesday, June 8. Gary Raymond Browning, 47, admitted to five counts of statutory rape and five counts of
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Most chief executive officers, when asked if their firm is for sale, would give a boring, lawyer-approved response about how their company does not comment on rumors or speculation. Not Credit Suisse’s Thomas Gottstein. When asked at a Goldman Sachs conference Thursday about chatter circulating on Wall Street
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Teslas with partially automated driving systems are a step closer to being recalled. That’s because the U.S. has elevated its investigation into a series of collisions with emergency vehicles or trucks with warning signs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday that it’s upgrading the
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves, Rebekah Riess and Eric Levenson, CNN A Texas House Investigative Committee began its search for answers in the Robb Elementary School shooting on Thursday and could produce a preliminary report on its fact-finding mission by the end of the month. “The people of Uvalde and the entire State of Texas
Continue ReadingCNN By Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves, Rebekah Riess and Eric Levenson, CNN A Texas House Investigative Committee began its search for answers in the Robb Elementary School shooting on Thursday and could produce a preliminary report on its fact-finding mission by the end of the month. “The people of Uvalde and the entire State of
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN and STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly is abandoning for the year legislation intended to lure the NFL’s Washington Commanders to the state, a top lawmaker said Thursday. The legislation offering hefty tax incentives had already been languishing amid a series of controversies involving the team
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. member nations have elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland to join the powerful U.N. Security Council. The selections occurred with no suspense or drama because all five were unopposed. Winning a seat on the 15-member Security Council is considered a pinnacle of achievement
Continue ReadingBy Chiara Grimes, CNN Business Time to find an alternative hot sauce, Sriracha lovers. Huy Fong Inc., one of the world’s largest producers in the Asian hot sauce market, says it anticipates a major shortage of its beloved Sriracha. “Unfortunately, we can confirm that there is an unprecedented shortage of our products,” the company said
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead a key agency regulating firearms appears to have enough votes to win confirmation, overcoming nearly a decade of opposition from gun-rights groups who have derailed past attempts to approve a director for the post. On Thursday, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin told
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The chairman of the Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial says he thanked Pope Francis, in their talks on Thursday, at the Vatican, for letting scholars have access to the Holy See’s World War II archives. Dani Dayan said that the pontiff in their private meeting
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republicans are pushing an anti-Big Tech message in the midterm campaigns as they look to tap into the resentment toward large technology companies that increasingly courses through their party. For voters confronting everything from inflation to gun violence, it’s unclear whether concerns about the role of
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republicans are pushing an anti-Big Tech message in the midterm campaigns as they look to tap into the resentment toward large technology companies that increasingly courses through their party. For voters confronting everything from inflation to gun violence, it’s unclear whether concerns about the role of
Continue ReadingCNN, NOVAVAX By Donald Judd and Betsy Klein, CNN The White House has announced a highly anticipated Covid-19 vaccine rollout plan for children under 5. The administration “has made 10 million vaccine doses available for states, Tribes, territories, community health centers, federal pharmacy partners, and others to pre-order,” according to a White House fact sheet
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award host and theater veteran Ariana DeBose says this year’s telecast will spread its arms wider to celebrate both Broadway’s stars and the unsung heroes like understudies and swings who kept shows open during the pandemic restart. The Oscar-winning and Tony-nominated actress was once
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, Kylie Atwood, Mostafa Salem and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Thursday that it will “further complicate” efforts to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if Iran removes cameras that monitor its nuclear program and could lead to “a deepening nuclear crisis and further economic and political isolation
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson and Daniella Diaz, CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a federal “red flag” bill intended to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others as a bipartisan group of senators work to figure out a package that could garner 60 votes in the
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Oleksandra Ochman, Jonny Hallam, Uliana Pavlova and Anna Chernova, CNN A court in the pro-Russian, self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) sentenced three foreigners to death on Thursday, after accusing them of being “mercenaries” for Ukraine, according to Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti. DPR authorities said the three — British citizens Aiden
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los bebés de madres que tuvieron covid-19 durante el embarazo pueden tener más probabilidades de sufrir trastornos del desarrollo neuronal en su primer año de vida, según sugiere un nuevo estudio. Los autores del estudio y expertos externos afirman que es necesario realizar más estudios. Entre más de 7.000 bebés, el
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN GOP Michigan gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley was arrested Thursday morning on misdemeanor charges related to his involvement in the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, according to the Justice Department. Kelley, 40, of Allendale, Michigan, was arrested in Allendale on charges “stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol
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