The Connecticut Airport Authority has opted for a hybrid arrangement in which an airport operations company will eventually supply employees for the Waterbury-Oxford, Groton-New London and Hartford-Brainard airports. “Existing staff will all stay in place, and we are going to…

MIDDLETOWN – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is going to propose the legislature ban rapid-fire “bump stock” devices in Connecticut. Malloy is set to announce a bump stock ban as his first legislative proposal at the headquarters of the Department of…

WATERBURY-Local residents hoping to obtain a print copy of Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s controversial tell-all book about the first year of the Trump presidency, may have to wait. Brass Mill Center Barnes & Noble Assistant Manager Robin Masiewicz refused…

HARTFORD – State police say an inmate who escaped from a medium security prison this weekend is still on the lam Tuesday. Jerry Mercado, 25, of Hartford, has a tattoo on his neck that reads, “Time Waits For No One.”…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Intel has big plans to steer toward new business in self-driving cars, virtual reality and other cutting-edge technologies. But first it has to pull out of a skid caused by a serious security flaw in its…

AP Retail Writers NEW YORK (AP) – Kohl’s put up strong sales numbers throughout November and December, joining other traditional department stores in a much needed holiday rally. Comparable-store and total sales surged 6.9 percent during the critical end-of-year shopping…

Arguments, fights and meltdowns have been a part of commercial airline service for decades, but airborne conflicts have become viral internet sensations in the last few years, now that nearly every flier is armed with a smartphone and access to…

The IRS has extended until March 2 the deadline for employers and insurers to provide 2017 health insurance information forms to employees. The forms, which have the numbers 1095-B and 1095-C, detail the coverage provided to each employee during the…

WASHINGTON – There is a reason why the last federal sale of oil or gas drilling leases off Florida’s Gulf Coast or California’s Pacific coast was in the 1980s: The local and congressional opposition is bipartisan and intense. And that’s…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday reported payments of estimated income taxes in December and January are running $900 million ahead of his administration’s projections. The surge is being driven largely by federal tax changes, and, while a…

NEW YORK – With new options and conveniences, there’s never been a better time for shoppers. As for workers … well, not always. The retail industry is being radically reshaped by technology, and nobody feels that disruption more starkly than…

NEW YORK Two major Apple investors have urged the iPhone maker to help curb smartphone addiction among children, highlighting growing concern about the effects of gadgets and social media on youngsters. New York-based Jana Partners and the California State Teachers’…

NAUGATUCK – Heating fuel providers across Connecticut have been putting in long hours these past two weeks to keep up with customer demand for fuel. The demand accompanies one of the longest stretches of continuous days where temperatures have dipped…

HARTFORD – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced he is nominating Justice Andrew J. McDonald of the Connecticut Supreme Court to serve as the first openly gay chief justice of a U.S. state. Malloy said he will be formally…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes held close to their record levels on Monday, as their momentum slowed following a torrid start to the year. Losses for health care and financial stocks helped to overshadow gains for utility stocks,…

CANTON, Mass. (AP) — So long strawberry banana smoothie. Goodbye steak and egg breakfast sandwich. Dunkin’ Donuts is cutting back on its food and drink offerings. The Boston Herald reports the new, simplified menu is expected to roll out in…

HARTFORD (AP) — Prison officials say an inmate who escaped from a medium security prison this weekend has a tattoo on his neck that reads, “Time Waits For No One.” Jerry Mercado, 25, of Hartford, did not wait to finish…

WATERBURY — Police apprehended the occupants of a grey sedan they say was stolen out of New York before it was driven over two parked cars and crashed into a building at 630 Baldwin St., Sunday night. Police say the…

HARTFORD – A state panel of policymakers and doctors has released a draft of a report calling for more transparency in how the cost of prescription drugs is negotiated for Connecticut consumers. The state Healthcare Cabinet, which has 21 members…

HARTFORD – Many working people who have state income taxes deducted from their paychecks may not realize that Jan. 15 is the second biggest filing deadline after April 15. Jan. 15 is the date that taxpayers who pay estimated income…