By OLIVIA KALENTEK Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — Connecticut State Police arrested a driver who eluded police for several weeks and was found with cocaine in their car. Willimantic Police and state troopers made numerous attempts to stop a small black Chevy sedan in the Willimantic and Mansfield town line.
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Chief Justice John Roberts stressed the importance of the judiciary’s institutional independence Friday in an annual report that comes as the Supreme Court is considering some of the most important issues of the day, and critics are seeking to dilute the court’s conservative majority. Roberts did not
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is listed as doubtful this week because of a injured right thumb with rookie Trey Lance in line to get his second start. Garoppolo hurt his thumb last Thursday night in a 20-17 loss at Tennessee and
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is listed as doubtful this week because of a injured right thumb with rookie Trey Lance in line to get his second start. Garoppolo hurt his thumb last Thursday night in a 20-17 loss at Tennessee and
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — China has opened an embassy in Nicaragua for the first time since 1990, acting just over three weeks after President Daniel Ortega’s government broke off relations with Taiwan. Foreign Minister Denis Moncada said Friday that there is an “ideological affinity” between the two countries. Moncada also thanked China for donating one
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sharrod Neasman refused to give in to the doubts that crept into his head, the flashes of negativity that tried to threaten the dreams and goals he knew he would achieve. Not when he was told he wasn’t good enough to play Division
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Laurent Brossoit stopped 15 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Friday to increase their Pacific Division lead. Mattias Janmark, Adam Brooks and Nic Roy scored for the Golden Knights. They improved to 4-0 at home on New Year’s Eve or
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Laurent Brossoit stopped 15 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Friday to increase their Pacific Division lead. Mattias Janmark, Adam Brooks and Nic Roy scored for the Golden Knights. They improved to 4-0 at home on New Year’s Eve or
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Laurent Brossoit stopped 15 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 on Friday to increase their Pacific Division lead. Mattias Janmark, Adam Brooks and Nic Roy scored for the Golden Knights. They improved to 4-0 at home on New Year’s Eve or
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Firing guns to ring in 2022 could mean criminal prosecution, so don’t do it, Indio police said today. “Discharging firearms in the air endangers the public’s safety,” the Indio Police Department said in a statement. “Remember, what goes up will ultimately come down.” The agency posted the warning along with messages exhorting residents not to
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By AUDREY RUSSO, EVAN SOBOL Click here for updates on this story MIDDLEBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Lines of cars showed up to the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Friday morning to get N95 masks. “I’m 71 years old and this thing scares the crap out of me,” Carol Olsen said. The pandemic is almost two years
Continue Reading By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — DeMar DeRozan made a 28-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Chicago Bulls a 108-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday. DeRozan led the Bulls with 28 points, hitting 8 of 24 shots and 11 of 12 free throws. Coby White added 24 points, and
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — After tough talk between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin over the Russian troop buildup on the Ukraine border, both sides insist they are hopeful that a pathway to easing tensions could open during diplomatic talks set for January. But with less than two weeks to
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTIAN COLÓN, EVAN SOBOL Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — A near year in Connecticut means new laws will be made official as the clock strikes 12. From an improvement in paid family and medical leave to no more student religious exemptions for vaccines, law experts share what’s changing at
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A 20-year-old Milwaukee woman is accused of driving drunk twice on the same day. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, around 3:13 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, a deputy observed two vehicles traveling “unusually close together” on I-41 southbound
Continue ReadingBy WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA/RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — With snowfall predicted in southeast Wisconsin, snow emergencies have been declared in Kenosha and Racine beginning Saturday, Jan. 1. Kenosha’s snow emergency will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, and go through 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3. Racine’s snow emergency will begin
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch’s annual New Year’s list following the teenager’s breakthrough performance at Flushing Meadows. The 19-year-old Raducanu was made an MBE by the queen, or Member of the Order of the British Empire. It caps a remarkable year
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has been honored by Queen Elizabeth II in the British monarch’s annual New Year’s list following the teenager’s breakthrough performance at Flushing Meadows. The 19-year-old Raducanu was made an MBE by the queen, or Member of the Order of the British Empire. It caps a remarkable year
Continue ReadingBy Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee law enforcement asks that people ring in the new year safely. Both the Milwaukee Police Department and Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office will have extra patrols out Friday night. “It’s important that we start the New Year’s out with the right
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a Massachusetts Democrat, announced Friday she tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. “After experiencing Covid-like symptoms, this morning I received a positive, breakthrough Covid-19 test result,” Pressley said in a statement. “Thankfully, my symptoms are relatively mild, and I am grateful to be fully vaccinated
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