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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The slim Democratic majority in the Connecticut House of Representatives is growing. Phil Young will be sworn in Monday as the first Democrat in 44 years to represent the 120th Assembly District, which includes most of Stratford. He will fill the seat left vacant by Republican Laura Hoydick, who became Stratford's mayor in January. Connecticut Democrats are calling Young's win historic and a rejection of Republican President Donald Trump and state Republicans. The state GOP... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Service has been restored to more than 103,700 DTE Energy customers in southeastern Michigan who lost power during the most recent snow storm. The Detroit-based utility says the remaining 1,300 customers should have their electricity back on by late Sunday night. The remaining outages are scattered throughout Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Rain and heavy, wet snow fell Thursday and wrapped up early Friday, leaving behind icy conditions. Numerous crashes were reported on Detroit-area roadways. Читать дальше...

It was six years ago when Jennifer Lawrence transformed from the indie darling from “Winter’s Bone” to the next big thing in Hollywood with “The Hunger Games,” where her performance as Katniss Everdeen earned her a reputation as a bankable star. But that reputation is now being thrown into question after the disappointing start of her latest film, “Red Sparrow,” which has only made $17 million in its domestic opening weekend against a $69 million budget. Outside of the “Hunger Games” films and the rebooted “X-Men” series... Читать дальше...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislative committee is preparing to vote on a bill designed to ensure that fugitives and domestic abusers who illegally have guns are prosecuted. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee is scheduled to take up the bill Monday. The measure passed the House last month. The bill would make it illegal under state law for fugitives or people who've been convicted of domestic violence within the past five years to possess a gun. The ban also would apply to immigrants... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's agency that oversees the welfare of abused and neglected children throughout the state failed to make some necessary improvements in its operations, according to a federal review. The federal government recently completed its third major evaluation of Hawaii's Child Welfare Services agency since 2003. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 2017 analysis, the state's Child Welfare Services agency was not in "substantial conformity" with any of the seven categories it evaluated... Читать дальше...

TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, March 4, 2018 _____ 677 FPUS54 KEWX 042049 ZFPEWX Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 249 PM CST Sun Mar 4 2018 TXZ192-051000- Travis- Including the city of Austin 249 PM CST Sun Mar 4 2018 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning... Читать дальше...

Astros pitcher Justin Verlander took to Instagram on Friday to show off an impressive new ride.

E! will not implement a live delay for its broadcast from the Oscars red carpet, despite a report saying they were considering it after a contentious back-and-forth this week between Ryan Seacrest and a woman who accused him of sexual misconduct. “It’s business as usual,” a network spokesperson told TheWrap. “As always, we tape multiple sources of content simultaneously to deliver the best possible show, and there are often brief delays between interviews,” the rep added.

LAS VEGAS - Drowning from cold symptoms late Saturday night, Jordan Ford checked out of St. Mary’s West Coast Conference quarterfinal game against Pepperdine and missed five minutes while seeking treatment. “I didn’t even notice,” head coach Randy Bennett said as Saturday night verged on turning into Sunday morning. Of course, Bennett was joking, but that kind of obliviousness wouldn’t have seemed all that preposterous, considering the way the No. 20 Gaels played... Читать дальше...

AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials and local authorities are taking action after a significant number of school threats have been reported throughout the state in the last few weeks. The Idaho State Journal reports American Falls School District Superintendent Randy Jensen says the district has implemented a new software called DIR-S that connects school staff members with the American Falls Police Department to increase and ease communication during an emergency situation. The software... Читать дальше...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at Central Michigan University (all times local): 3:15 p.m. A close friend of an Illinois couple shot allegedly shot to death by their 19-year-old son in his college dorm room in Michigan says something "out-of-character" must have occurred. Jordan Murphy tells The Associated Press Sunday that Eric Davis Sr. and his wife, Diva (DYE-va), were "doting parents" and that James Eric Davis' Jr. is a "good kid." Davis Jr. faces murder and gun charges... Читать дальше...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — An investigation into the death of a Colorado man over what authorities believe was an attempt to gain control of a family ranch has resulted in the arrest of the man's 68-year-old mother. Deborah Sue Rudibaugh, of Parlin, was taken into custody Friday, a day after the arrest of 33-year-old Stephanie Jackson. Investigators have accused Jackson of killing her 29-year-old brother, Jacob Henry Millison, in an attempt to gain control of the family's 700-acre ranch. The Grand... Читать дальше...

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A 12-year-old has won the Delaware State Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word phyton. It is defined as the "smallest part of a stem, root or leaf." The News Journal of Wilmington reported that seventy students from across Delaware had faced off on Saturday. The competition lasted five hours and ran through an entire 300-word contest book. Words that students tackled included "wampum," ''chimichanga," ''kovsh," ''gestalt," ''ameliorate" and "waterzooi." The winner was Maanvi Sarwadi... Читать дальше...

An “SNL” sketch that didn’t make it to air last night posed the questioned that every “Star Wars” viewer has wondered at one point or another: How does everyone speak so many languages in a galaxy far, far away? The sketch posted on the show’s YouTube site imagines a new spin-off called “The Mos Eisley Five: A Star Wars Story,” in which a group of five smugglers set out to help the Rebel Alliance establish its secret base on Hoth in “The Empire Strikes Back.” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director JJ Abrams introduces the sketch... Читать дальше...

PEORIA, Ariz. - Outfielder-first baseman Brandon Moss, one of the most popular players from the A’s recent playoff teams, was designated for assignment Sunday and, he told The Chronicle, if he does not find a job elsewhere, he will retire from baseball. Moss, 34, said on The Chronicle’s weekly A’s Plus podcast that if he didn’t make the A’s roster and if he isn’t offered a major-league job elsewhere, he will hang it up rather than accept a minor-league assignment and he reiterated that in a text to The Chronicle on Sunday... Читать дальше...

PEORIA, Ariz. - A’s manager Bob Melvin is eager to get a look at minor-league shortstop-center fielder Jorge Mateo, and he should be able to do so starting Tuesday. Melvin said Sunday morning that Mateo will do running and sliding drills Monday at Hohokam Stadium and if all goes well, Mateo will make his spring debut with Oakland on Tuesday against the Rangers in Mesa. Mateo said after running drills Saturday that he no longer has any issues with the left knee ligament... Читать дальше...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois say a college professor and his two sons are those who died in an apparent murder-suicide this weekend. The Winnebago County coroner says 58-year-old Peter S. Ruckman died of gunshot wounds along with 12-year-old John Ruckman and 14-year-old Christopher Ruckman. Sheriff's deputies responded Saturday morning to the home near Rockford after Ruckman's ex-wife reported she wasn't able to contact him. They found the two boys shot in separate bedrooms... Читать дальше...

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray is coming to Massachusetts to discuss cyber threats and challenges. Wray will be the keynote speaker Wednesday at the second annual Boston Conference on Cyber Security at Boston College. Wray's speech will address what federal law enforcement officials are doing to stay ahead of cyber threats and the importance of private sector partners, among other things. Wray will speak at 9:15 a.m. in Gasson Hall. The conference is put through a partnership... Читать дальше...

FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Police say two trains narrowly missed a stolen front-end loader that was being operated on and near railroad tracks outside of Portland, Maine. Falmouth police say the first train was Amtrak's Downeaster and the second was a freight train that made an emergency stop. Train traffic was halted Saturday morning so the tracks could be inspected for damage. Police charged 45-year-old Charles Ayres of Portland with felony theft by unauthorized use of a vehicle, aggravated criminal mischief and driving to endanger. Читать дальше...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania mayor convicted on dozens of corruption charges has launched a letter-writing campaign to try to persuade the judge to impose a lenient sentence. The (Allentown) Morning Call reported that it has reviewed a text message in which Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski thanks supporters and adds "What we truly need right now is for people to write a letter to the judge on my behalf." "I would like to get as many as possible (hopefully thousands) to him over the next several weeks," he said. Читать дальше...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte has drafted two bills proposing to release almost 690,000 acres (279,000 hectares) of wilderness study areas in Montana. One of Gianforte's bills echoes Montana Sen. Steve Daines' bill introduced in the Senate late last year. It proposes to release 449,500 acres (182,000 hectares) of wilderness study areas all on national forest lands. The Billings Gazette reports that Gianforte also authored a separate act to release an additional 240,000 acres... Читать дальше...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Quick Draw Midday" game were: 08-09-18-20-23-38-40-42-44-45-47-54-57-63-64-66-68-69-78-79, BE: 63 (eight, nine, eighteen, twenty, twenty-three, thirty-eight, forty, forty-two, forty-four, forty-five, forty-seven, fifty-four, fifty-seven, sixty-three, sixty-four, sixty-six, sixty-eight, sixty-nine, seventy-eight, seventy-nine; BE: sixty-three)

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters on Sunday handily rejected a proposal brought by free-market advocates to end mandatory fees to finance publicly supported TV and radio programming, a result that brought a sigh of relief to Europe's state-backed broadcasters. Final figures indicated that 71 percent of participating Swiss voters had rejected the "No Billag" initiative, spelling the end of the measure championed by far-right populists and named for the company that collects the TV and radio license fees. Читать дальше...

MARSHALL, Texas (AP) — A 46-year-old man is being sought for a double slaying in Marshall in East Texas. Marshall police say Jesus Molina Delatorre has been named in a warrant charging him with capital murder for the slayings of 31-year-old Leon Bowman and 30-year-old Justin Williams. Both men were found dead Friday in a duplex where Delatorre is listed as the sole tenant. The bodies were discovered by police who were summoned to the home to do a welfare check. Other details haven't been immediately disclosed by police.

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