By Marcy Jones Click here for updates on this story NEW LONDON, Connecticut (WFSB) — Three days after the First Congregational Church collapsed in New London, worshipers attended Sunday service a few blocks away at the Garde Arts Center. House Manager Ronnie McKenzie says they jumped at the chance to welcome the church-goers. “Well, we’re
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Early-onset dementia symptoms in five adults may be connected to a now-discontinued human growth hormone medical treatment that they received decades ago as children, a new study suggests. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine, provides the first reported evidence of medically acquired Alzheimer’s disease in living
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — US lawmakers say they’re fighting back against the rise of artificial intelligence-powered scams and fraud with new legislation to overhaul the nation’s robocall rules. The sweeping proposal by House Democrats is a direct response to incidents including the recent deepfake impersonating President Joe Biden, which targeted thousands of
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Constitutional Court says a deal can go ahead with Italy under which thousands of migrants rescued at sea by Italian authorities would be sent to Albania while their asylum applications are processed. Now the agreement signed in November between Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama and
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One member of the jury that convicted Alex Murdaugh of murdering his wife and son testified Monday that when a court clerk urged jurors to watch his actions and body language during the trial, it made him seem guilty — and those comments influenced her decision
Continue ReadingBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A potato farmer and former North Dakota lawmaker is running for the state’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Republican Tom Campbell, of Grafton, announced his campaign Friday. He served in the state Senate from 2012 to 2018 and previously ran for the at-large seat in 2018, but withdrew
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Rep. Virginia Foxx, the Republican chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, is threatening to subpoena Harvard University for documents in what appears to be a widening investigation into alleged antisemitism on college campuses. “We thought Harvard would take this more seriously,” Foxx told CNN in
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Amazon has called off its purchase of iRobot, blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles” after the European Union signaled its objection to the deal. The companies said in joint statement Monday that they were disappointed but mutually agreed to terminate the acquisition. The deal was facing
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni is opening a summit of African leaders aimed at unveiling Italy’s big development plan for Africa. The government is hoping the plan will help stem migration numbers and forge a new relationship between Europe and the continent. Two dozen African leaders, top European
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CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of the 2020 election, the president of the far-right network One America News sent a potentially explosive email to former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell, with a spreadsheet claiming to contain passwords of employees from the voting technology company Smartmatic, according to court filings. The existence
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — At the start of “As We Speak,” a documentary by J.M. Harper that premiered at this month’s Sundance Film Festival, rapper Kemba enters an electronics store. He’s investigating the rise of court cases in which rappers have had their lyrics used against them, and needs to send some
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Starting this week, the IRS will accept and process your federal income taxes. The deadline to file 2023 taxes is April 18. However, Californians who were affected by severe weather in 2022-2023 have extra time to file. People who live in Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange or Los Angeles county now have until November 16. to
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — N. Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer Prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel “House Made of Dawn” is widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature, has died. He was 89. Momaday died Wednesday at his home in Santa Fe, New
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — No, Martin Short and Meryl Streep are not dating. So says Short, who has addressed the speculation that he and his recent “Only Murders in the Building” costar are a couple. During an appearance on “Club Random with Bill Maher” streamed on Sunday, the host joked about Short
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A little-discussed United States military desert outpost in the far reaches of northeastern Jordan has become the focus of international attention after a drone attack killed three American troops and injured at least 34 others there. The base, known as Tower 22, sits near the demilitarized zone
Continue ReadingWAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge will hold a hearing in the case of a woman seeking to be released from a mental institution that she was committed to after she pleaded guilty to repeatedly stabbing a sixth-grade classmate in order to please the horror character Slender Man. This marks the second time that
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III and his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, have both left a private London hospital following unrelated medical treatments that have made the health of the royal family headlines news in the United Kingdom. The 75-year-old monarch was admitted to the London Clinic on Friday
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — Protesting farmers encircled Paris with traffic-snarling barricades Monday, using hundreds of lumbering tractors and mounds of hay bales to block highways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher and David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — WWE’s parent company knew Vince McMahon — the founder of the wrestling behemoth — was a potential liability. It said so itself in government filings. McMahon, who resigned Friday from his role as executive chairman of WWE parent company TKO following accusations of sexual assault and trafficking, posed
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has a regional war on its hands in the Middle East and needs to change its strategy fast. Three US soldiers were killed and more than 30 injured in a drone attack in Jordan this weekend, the first lethal attack on American targets in
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