Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74
Edwards taped his AOL greeting in 1989 into a recorder while sitting in the living room of his home. “You’ve got mail” became a pop culture catchphrase in the late 1990s and served as the title of the ...
Stamford police identify 44-year-old motorcyclist killed in Long Ridge Road crash Thursday
Stamford police said Heber Lopez, 44, was killed after his BMW motorcycle went off the road and hit a fence, throwing him from the bike.
Brother of Buffalo's acting mayor dies in fall from tree stand while hunting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The brother of the acting mayor of Buffalo, New York, died in a fall from a tree stand while hunting, authorities said. Acting Mayor Chris Scanlon said in a statement Thursday ...
Compassion amid chaos − how one of America’s greatest poets became a lifeline for wounded soldiers
Walt Whitman is considered one of the greatest poets in American history. Born the second of nine children in straitened circumstances in New York in 1819, he left school at age 11 to help support his ...
10 states had abortion measures on the ballot – where they passed, where they failed, and what it all means
Seven of the ballot measures passed, while three failed. Measures in Arizona, Colorado, New York, Maryland, Missouri, Montana and Nevada were approved by voters, while measures to expand abortion ...
New Apostolic Reformation evangelicals see Trump as God’s warrior in their battle to win America from satanic forces and Christianize it
(THE CONVERSATION) A growing movement believes President-elect Donald Trump is fighting a spiritual war against demonic forces within the United States. Trump himself stated in his acceptance speech ...
What’s the ‘standard deduction’? An accounting expert explains how it simplifies tax filing and saves most Americans money
The standard deduction is a dollar-for-dollar reduction in taxable income, lowering the amount that a taxpayer owes the Internal Revenue Service. All taxpayers with earned income, whether from a day ...
Boy, 13, in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy who tried to enter a Wisconsin elementary school while armed was taken into custody after fleeing when confronted by school staff, authorities said.
Red flag warning issued across Connecticut Friday as drought continues
Connecticut is under "extreme" risk of brush fires as high winds and dry air continue to drive up the risk of fire, officials ...
Smith & Wesson's CT factory — a former player piano plant — hits market for $3.4 million
With a heritage dating back to the era of player pianos, the firearms manufacturing plant in Deep River totals 150,000 square ...
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Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister officially steps down
Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant officially stepped down Friday in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the ...
Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected ...