Trump digs in his heels as global markets keep dropping over tariffs
President Donald Trump remained defiant on Monday as global markets continued plunging after his tariff announcement last ...
Connecticut Families: Artists with special needs build skill, confidence and friendships at Hartford studio
An art program for those with special needs and mental health challenges builds confidence and friendships. “I’m making bees ...
The Latest: Markets sink as Trump’s tariffs roil global trading system
Global markets plunged Monday following last week’s two-day meltdown on Wall Street, and U.S. President Donald Trump said he won’t back down on his sweeping new tariffs, which have ...
In conservative Alabama, Republicans are cheering for Trump – with some quiet concerns and caveats
On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a ...
Rescue efforts from Myanmar’s deadly earthquake wind down as death toll exceeds 3,500
Long-shot efforts to find survivors from Myanmar’s devastating March 28 earthquake were winding down Monday, as rescue ...
Jay North, TV’s Dennis the Menace, dies at 73
North was 6 when he was cast as the smiling troublemaker in the CBS sitcom adaptation of Hank Ketcham’s popular comic strip that took place in an idyllic American suburb.
Trump says he’s not backing down, calls tariffs ‘medicine’ as markets reel
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn’t want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn’t ...
As markets implode, US trading partners puzzle over whether there’s room for negotiations
The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’sblast of tariff hikes was reverberating across world markets Monday as America’s trading partners puzzled over whether there is room for ...
George M. Johnson’s ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ tops 2024 list of most ‘challenged’ US library books
Removing books from library shelves is no longer just a story of objections from a local community or an individual parent, ...
Trial begins for man charged with murder of Ansonia mother
The family of Christine Holloway has been waiting five years for the courts to get ready to try her ex-boyfriend for murder. The trial begins in Milford on Monday.
Two lanes of I-84 east in West Hartford closed due to overturned tractor trailer
Two lanes of eastbound I-84 in West Hartford are closed after a tractor trailer rolled over. According to the Connecticut Department of Transporation the truck ...
Here’s what to know about nations considering the 1st global tax on emissions for shipping
Nations are trying to reach an agreement to charge commercial vessels a fee for their emissions in what would effectively be ...