LONDON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama told Prince Harry in an interview broadcast Wednesday that people in leadership roles must be careful in their use of social media and warned against spending too much time immersed in the internet…

NEW YORK – Talk-show host Tavis Smiley isn’t just upset with PBS for firing him on sexual misconduct charges. He’s upset about his depiction in the media. Smiley believes that if he hadn’t talked publicly about romantic relationships with subordinates…

HARWINTON (AP) — Authorities in Connecticut say two people have been injured in a three-car crash. Police say the crash happened on around 6:15 p.m. Monday on Route 8 in Harwinton. Authorities say two people were taken to the hospital…

HARTFORD (AP) – Police say a 1-year-old boy who was asleep in car stolen outside a Laundromat in Hartford has been found unharmed. The car and the child were found less than an hour after the car was taken Sunday…

STATE – Police have increased patrols for the holiday weekend, issuing 686 violations to drivers and making 23 drunken-driving arrests as of 7:30 this morning. The Connecticut State Police holiday enforcement effort began Friday at midnight and will continue until…

As we wish all a Merry Christmas, we look at a year that has been interesting in the NFL and has produced what should be an interesting postseason. But until then, we press ahead with the winners in Week 16…

MOSCOW (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday endorsed him for the presidency and prepared to file his nomination with election officials, putting pressure on the Kremlin to allow him to run. President Vladimir…

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — One of the deadliest storms to hit the Philippines this year blew out of the country’s south Sunday after leaving more than 120 people dead and 160 missing in landslides and flash floods. Tropical Storm Tembin…

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with family living legally in…

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is sponsoring free, guided hikes at 13 state parks on New Year’s Day. The Jan. 1 offerings are part of the First Day Hikes program, a joint effort by…

OXFORD – A Ford Escort was towed after being involved in a three-vehicle-crash on Route 67 Wednesday afternoon. Clarence G. Hinton, 54, of 4 Autumn Ridge Road in Oxford, was driving a Ford F250 Super Duty truck north on Oxford…

NEW YORK – Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by players – comments for which the company later apologized. Schnatter, who…

NEW YORK – Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by players – comments for which the company later apologized. Schnatter, who…

NEW YORK – Papa John’s founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem protests by players – comments for which the company later apologized. Schnatter, who…

SOUTHBURY – On Thursday morning Liz Burgess wore a holiday sweatshirt Pomperaug High School students designed especially for her. “I’m an English teacher, that’s why I have Edgar Allan Poe on my sweatshirt,” she said. Her shirt sported a drawing…

HARTFORD – Job growth has slowed significantly since peaking in the second quarter of 2017, the state Department of Labor reports. “You can’t deny the fact that we now have a full-blown crisis in jobs,” said Peter M. Gioia, chief…

TORRINGTON – Weronika J. Kalwara, 89, passed away Dec. 20, 2017. Funeral is 9:30 a.m. Saturday from Gleeson-Ryan Funeral Home, 258 Prospect St., Torrington, to St. Mary’s Church, 85 Pulaski St., Torrington, for Mass at 10. Burial: New St. Francis…

WATERBURY – Police are investigating multiple burglaries of stores in recent weeks, the latest being a break-in Wednesday at a city business.. A man with a hood pulled over his head broke into a smoke shop on Watertown Avenue and…

WATERBURY – A 25-year-old suspected heroin dealer who was caught in a city bust last year was charged Thursday with selling lethal doses of the drug to at least three people, two of whom later died. Andre Reed, of Waterbury,…

SOUTHBURY – Southbury Senior Center buses this week delivered gift bags to 122 patrons living at Heritage Village, giving them an emotional lift during the holidays. Director Tamath K. Rossi said the center is a facilitator, sorting, bagging and delivering…