Liz Teitz
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New Haven, CT, United States
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Missing 71-year-old Norwalk man found safe
A Silver Alert was issued for for Eugene Francis Mensching Jr., who walked away from home on Silvermine Wednesday morning. → Read More
CT casinos to reopen June 1 despite dire state concerns
Safety measures include use of infrared temperature scanners at all entrances, and replacing dice, tiles and cards at table games. → Read More
UConn waives SAT, ACT requirements for three years
Students applying to the University of Connecticut won't need to submit standardized test scores for the next three years. → Read More
Evangelist who built global ministry dies in Atlanta at 74
ATLANTA (AP) - Evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who built an international ministry that strives to defend Christianity on intellectual grounds, has died in Georgia. He was 74. Zacharias died Tuesday at his home in Atlanta after a brief battle with sarcoma, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries said in a statement. The Rev. Billy Graham invited Zacharias to preach at the inaugural International… → Read More
Wendy Williams pauses talk show because of health condition
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Wendy Williams is taking a break from her daytime talk show to receive treatment for a previously announced health condition. Williams has has been experiencing fatigue because of symptoms from Graves' disease, a spokesperson for "The Wendy Williams Show" said Monday. As a precautionary measure, the spokesperson said, Williams is taking time off from the show that she's been… → Read More
Lamont, tribes in standoff over casinos’ reopening
Gov. Ned Lamont said he and other governors in the region are pushing Connecticut's casinos to remain closed even as the tribes push ahead. → Read More
Vehicle struck by gunfire on Norwalk street
NORWALK - A vehicle was struck by gunfire on Strawberry Hill Avenue around 9 p.m. on Sunday. Lt. Jared Zwickler said there were no reported injuries and no arrest has been made. Police did not say where on Strawberry Hill Avenue the shooting happened. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Detective Bureau at (203) 854-3011. → Read More
Photos: Westport’s Compo Beach reopens
Westport and Weston residents took to the beach on Friday as temperatures soared into the 70s. → Read More
Space Force unveils flag; Trump touts 'super-duper missile'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Space Force - the newest branch of the armed services - now has its own flag. Defense Department officials presented President Donald Trump with the Space Force flag during a short Oval Office event on Friday. The dark blue and white flag includes elements intended to evoke the vast recesses of outer space. The Space Force, which was officially established in December,… → Read More
Space Force unveils flag; Trump touts 'super-duper missile'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Space Force - the newest branch of the armed services - now has its own flag. Defense Department officials presented President Donald Trump with the Space Force flag during a short Oval Office event on Friday. The dark blue and white flag includes elements intended to evoke the vast recesses of outer space. The Space Force, which was officially established in December,… → Read More
Facebook buys Giphy, popular tool for creating animated GIFs
Facebook has bought Giphy, a popular tool for creating the animated images known as GIFs that pepper conversations around the internet. The companies did not disclose financial terms. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, Axios said the deal is valued around $400 million. Facebook said in a blog post Friday that it plans to integrate Giphy into Instagram but added that Giphy will still… → Read More
Facebook buys Giphy, popular tool for creating animated GIFs
Facebook has bought Giphy, a popular tool for creating the animated images known as GIFs that pepper conversations around the internet. The companies did not disclose financial terms. Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, Axios said the deal is valued around $400 million. Facebook said in a blog post Friday that it plans to integrate Giphy into Instagram but added that Giphy will still… → Read More
Nordstrom to close 16 full-line stores
SEATTLE (AP) - Nordstrom plans to permanently close 16 of its 116 full-line stores as it adjusts to the retail environment during the coronavirus outbreak. The Seattle Times reports that the company didn't identify which stores would be closed. In a statement, CEO Erik Nordtsrom said COVID-19 was causing the Seattle-based company to speed up digital services and implementation of things like… → Read More
NCAA Infractions Committee upholds penalties against former UConn coach Kevin Ollie
The NCAA Infractions Appeal Committee upheld its findings that former UConn men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie violated head coach responsibility and ethical conduct rules, the NCAA said Wednesday . The Division I committee also upheld its penalty, which states Ollie must serve a three-year show-cause order. "While we are not surprised that the NCCA Infractions Appeals Committee would simply… → Read More
Stew Leonard Jr. says nation’s meat shortage only temporary
"When something like that happens, people rush out and panic buy," the CEO of Stew Leonard's grocery stores said → Read More
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies aged 73
BERLIN (AP) - Florian Schneider-Esleben, a co-founder of German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, has died, record label Sony said Wednesday. He was 73. Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony said that Schneider-Esleben had been suffering from cancer, German news agency dpa reported. Schneider-Esleben and Huetter started working together in 1968. In 1970, they founded the… → Read More
Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider-Esleben dies aged 73
BERLIN (AP) - Florian Schneider-Esleben, a co-founder of German electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk, has died, record label Sony said Wednesday. He was 73. Citing fellow group founder Ralf Huetter, Sony said that Schneider-Esleben had been suffering from cancer, German news agency dpa reported. Schneider-Esleben and Huetter started working together in 1968. In 1970, they founded the… → Read More
ESPYS to shift focus from top sports moments to heroism
LOS ANGELES (AP) - With live sports mostly postponed by the coronavirus, The ESPYS will shift focus from honoring athletic accomplishments to celebrating acts of heroism and humanitarian aid during the pandemic. ESPN said Tuesday its annual awards show will air June 21, about a month earlier than its usual July date. Details of the two-hour show are still being worked out, but it will be… → Read More
77 new deaths from coronavirus bring CT total to 2,633
Net hospitalizations go up by a net 36, breaking 12-day decline streak in CT coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Little League World Series canceled for first time
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - This year's Little League World Series and the championship tournaments in six other Little League divisions have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More