Barred from Capitol due to pandemic, Connecticut lobbyists face hurdles during critical legislative session
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Swearing in of lawmakers,…
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Connecticut startup aims to spice up amateur chef recipes
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — Years before the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingTech entrepreneur’s latest venture sees surging demand amid pandemic
Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (Hartford Business Journal) — About eight years after Chris…
Continue ReadingFirst woman police officer of Saginaw, Michigan turns 85
Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Today is Joy Zissler’s 85th birthday. A milestone…
Continue ReadingOfficer says holstered gun saved him after being shot in ambush
Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — The sensation of a hot poker going through his…
Continue ReadingTeam of retired nurses — known as the ‘Reruns’ — team up to assist with vaccinations
Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (Daily Nonpareil) — They call themselves the Reruns. A group of 26…
Continue ReadingFor woman on ventilator after contracting COVID-19, a series of ‘progress and setbacks’
Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register & Bee) — Rebecca Wright was trepidatious…
Continue ReadingDevotion to community service defines pastor’s work
Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — About 9 miles north of Waverly off of a…
Continue ReadingIndianapolis police looking for suspects in the fatal shooting of five people and an unborn child
No arrests or suspects have been announced in what the Indianapolis police chief calls the city’s largest mass casualty shooting in more than a…
Continue ReadingFormer Wisconsin retirement fund leader with a penchant for aluminum collects his 2 millionth can
Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (Wisconsin State Journal) — It’s easy to get the wrong idea…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor expected to lift regional stay-at-home orders Monday
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to lift regional stay-at-home orders in the state on Monday — allowing for gyms and restaurants to…
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Godiva is closing or selling all of its stores in the United States
Luxury chocolatier Godiva is getting out of the brick and mortar business. The company is closing or selling all 128 of its brick-and-mortar stores…
Continue ReadingDwayne Johnson shows off his hair skills in an adorable post with his 2-year-old daughter
Dwayne Johnson has his role as a “girl dad” down after showing how he fixes his 2-year-old daughter’s hair on Instagram. Despite…
Continue ReadingA woman who won a $60 million lottery said she got the winning numbers from her husband’s dream
Deng Pravatoudom followed her husband’s dream all the way to Easy Street. Pravatoudom, 57, has played the lottery for two decades using a set…
Continue ReadingTwo dogs from California just set the world record for most tricks performed in a minute
Can you do 28 tricks in a minute? Two border collies named Wish and Halo can, and they have set the world record. Guinness World Records announced…
Continue ReadingDave Chappelle photo-bombed a couple’s ‘first look’ wedding photos
“First look” photos have long been a memorable moment for couples on their wedding day. The tradition allows the photographer to capture…
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Wall Street Journal: Trump pressured DOJ to file case with Supreme Court to overturn election results
Former President Donald Trump pushed the Department of Justice to directly ask the Supreme Court to invalidate President Joe Biden’s election…
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What it’s like to be a lighthouse keeper
Caroline Woodward wakes each morning to the sound of waves crashing onto the rocks that surround her home, tiny Lennard Island, at the head of…
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5 things to know for January 25: Covid-19, White House, Capitol riot, Brexit, Tacoma
The future is looking a little greener: 2020 marked the first year Europeans got more of their electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels.…
Continue ReadingUganda court orders security forces to leave Bobi Wine’s home
The Ugandan High Court has lifted the house arrest of Bobi Wine after security forces surrounded the presidential candidate’s home for ten…
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