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Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons
The leg irons that restrained abolitionist John Brown after his failed 1859 raid on a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry are being sold Saturday in Texas, but two historical parks dedicated to his legacy can't afford to bid on them Dallas-based Heritage Auctions estimates the shackles are worth at least ...
No Jackpot Winner
None of the tickets sold for the Powerball game Wednesday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 07-46-47-52-57 Powerball: 17 (seven, forty-six, forty-seven, fifty-two, fifty-seven; Powerball: seventeen) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have won or shared the $105 million jackpot. The prize goes to an ...
Conn. judge suspended 30 days for late decisions
A state judge was suspended without pay for 30 business days after admitting Wednesday that she was late in issuing child welfare rulings, some of which were more than nine months overdue and delayed placement and adoption proceedings. The suspension approved by the state Judicial Review Council was the second ...
No contract extension for Hartford superintendent
Hartford's superintendent of schools is defending her record after the city's Board of Education voted to not extend her contract when it expires next year. Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said in a statement after the board's vote Tuesday night that city schools have seen "tremendous" increases in student achievement, increased graduation ...
Conn. poll shows support for new gun control law
While a new Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University Poll shows a majority of Connecticut voters support the state's new gun control law, there's doubt whether enough has been done to help prevent another mass school shooting like the one in Newtown. In a survey released Wednesday, 57 percent of registered voters said ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 06-17-34-40-48, Mega Ball: 30 (six, seventeen, thirty-four, forty, forty-eight; Mega Ball: thirty) Estimated jackpot: $36 million
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game
The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 2 (two)
Police visit home of Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez
State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before. Police at the scene and prosecutors would not comment ...
Patriots TE Gronkowski undergoes back surgery
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent back surgery on Tuesday, his fourth operation this year. The latest surgery was performed by Dr. Robert Watkins and was successful, said Drew Rosenhaus, Gronkowski's agent. On May 20, the Patriots star had the most recent operation on the left forearm that ...
Metro-North suspended 2 after fatal May accident
A student rail traffic controller who investigators say reopened a track in Connecticut without proper approval last month shortly before a track foreman was killed by a train has been suspended along with his supervisor, officials said Tuesday. Robert Luden, 52, was hit by a train in West Haven on ...
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