Exchange Owner ICE to Buy NYSE for $8.2 Billion
The New York Stock Exchange is being sold to a rival exchange for about $8 billion, ending more than two centuries of independence for the iconic Big Board. IntercontinentalExchange Inc., an upstart...
View ArticleNewtown Continues Grim Routine, Lays 5 More to Rest
A season that should be a time of joy has been marked by heart-wrenching loss in Newtown, as more victims from the massacre of 20 children and six adults are laid to rest. On Thursday, five funerals...
View ArticleMich. Schools Closed for Violence Fears, Apocalypse Rumors
Some Michigan schools will be shuttered on Friday, but it's not for snow. Schools in three Michigan counties are canceling classes Thursday and Friday, with one of them citing fears of violence after...
View ArticleCory Booker: U.S. Senate "Would Be a Privilege"
Newark Mayor Cory Booker says he will not challenge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in next year's gubernatorial race and will instead explore a run for U.S. Senate in 2014. Booker, in a video posted...
View ArticleMeriden Police Seize Stolen Assault Rifle, Ammo
Meriden police said they have recovered a stolen Bushmaster assault rifle and ammunition. Police on Wednesday found two loaded 30-round magazines and a loaded 10-round magazine in a residence on...
View ArticleOut-of-State Family to Claim Body of Shooter's Mom
Connecticut's chief medical examiner said arrangements are being made out of state for the burial of the mother of Adam Lanza, the man who fatally shot 20 children and six adults in a Newtown...
View ArticleFamily of Josephine Gay Releases Statement
On Friday, December 14, 2012, our beautiful daughter, Josephine Grace Gay, was killed in an unimaginable tragedy at her elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Joey, many of her friends, teachers,...
View ArticleDonations Pour Into Newtown Shops
A blanket of sorrow hovers over Newtown, but people from all over are reaching out with acts of kindness because they want to help a community grieving after the school shooting. Someone from Virginia...
View ArticleBridgeport Shuts Down 10 Illegal Massage Parlors
Bridgeport police said they closed down 10 illegal massage parlors in the city during a daylong sweep on Wednesday. “As a community and police department we won’t tolerate these types of...
View ArticleSchool Shooting Prompts Biggest Gun Buyback in Bridgeport History
The city of Bridgeport will hold a special gun buy-back event on Saturday, Dec. 22 in an effort to get dangerous weapons off the street and out of homes. On Friday morning, Mayor Bill Finch and Police...
View Article2012 in Ninety Seconds
From the Costa Concordia disaster, Petraeus scandal and movie theater massacre to President Obama’s re-election, Kate’s baby news and “Gangnam Style,” here’s a look at the biggest stories of the year...
View ArticleGoogle Unveils iTunes Match Competitor -- For Free
Nothing like a little Christmas capitalism. Google this week launched a service designed to compete with Apple -- but for free. Google Music users will be able to store music online in a cloud for...
View ArticleRetired Olympic Runner Admits to Working as Escort
Three-time Olympian runner Suzy Favor Hamilton has admitted leading a double life as an escort. She apologized Thursday after a report by The Smoking Gun website said she had been working as a...
View ArticleStorms Coming
A potent storm system will create weather issues for us later tonight and tomorrow. So far, this storm has produced several feet of snow in the Rockies, blizzard conditions in the Midwest, severe...
View ArticleNewington High School Threat Does Not Appear Credible: Police
Newington Police said they received information on Thursday indicating that a student might have made verbal threats regarding Newington High School. After investigating, police said there does not...
View ArticleIt's Going to Be a Very Silly Jets Offseason
If you were to imagine the most ridiculous phone call an NFL general manager could receive, it would probably sound a little something like this: "Hey, Jim, it's Mike Tannenbaum from the Jets. I was...
View ArticleNancy Lanza's Family Holds Funeral
A private funeral was held Thursday for the mother of the gunman who killed 20 first-graders and six adults at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school, a New Hampshire police source told NBC News. About two...
View ArticleTwo Attempted Abductions in Bristol
Police are investigating two incidents of attempted child abduction, said officials. According to investigators a nine-year-old boy was riding his scooter at the intersection of Beths Ave and Kathern...
View ArticleBells Toll for Newtown Victims
Church bells across the country rang 26 times Friday morning—one for each of the victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School —to mark the one-week anniversary of the Connecticut shootings. Gov....
View ArticleNew Milford Schools Closed Friday
For students in New Milford, winter break is starting a day early. The New Milford school district decided to cancel classes Friday because of potential threats. Police determined the rumors were not...
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