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Woman pleads guilty to polo match trespassing

A Toronto woman has pleaded guilty to trespassing near last week's celebrity polo match and fundraiser held by Britain's Prince Harry in Greenwich. Police say 36-year-old Wen Qi was a list of potential trespassers provided a security agency. The Stamford Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/187RIvr) Qi told authorities she was a freelance ...

Decade-long cancer study at Pratt & Whitney ends

A massive, 11-year study of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is coming to an end with what could be definitive information about fatal occupational illnesses at Connecticut plants. The subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. is set to unveil on Thursday the third and final phase of ...

HOLD FOR RELEASE 12:01 A.M. 05/23/13: Graphic shows the teen birth rate for 15- to -19 year olds for 2011 by state

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

The nation's record-low teen birth rate stems from robust declines in nearly every state, but most dramatically in several Mountain States and among Hispanics, according to a new government report. All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years. But the Mountain States of Arizona, ...

Winning numbers drawn in 'Powerball' game

The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 09-31-35-41-57, Powerball: 26 (nine, thirty-one, thirty-five, forty-one, fifty-seven; Powerball: twenty-six) Estimated jackpot: $40 million ___ Online: Multi-State Lottery Association: http://www.powerball.com/

Train service back on track after Conn. derailment

Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged tracks. Commuter rail service from Connecticut to New York City returned to normal, along ...

Janelle Arthur, on stage from left, Angie Miller, Candice Glover, Kree Harrison and Amber Holcomb perform with Aretha Franklin, seen on screen, at the "American Idol" finale at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows

Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June. A spokesman for the 71-year-old singer says Franklin will reschedule two shows and resume her touring schedule in July. Publicist David Brokaw provided no other details Tuesday. Franklin announced earlier this month that she would cancel scheduled performances in Chicago and ...

Boston Bruins' Daniel Paille celebrates after scoring during the third period in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs against the New York Rangers Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in New York. The Bruins won the game 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Paille's goal puts Bruins on verge of East finals

It took 40 years for Original Six rivals Boston and New York to face off again in the playoffs. Beantown's Bruins seem intent on wrapping up the long-awaited get-together in a hurry. Daniel Paille scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:31 left in the third period — after defenseman Johnny Boychuk ...

Mega Millions winning numbers

Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday evening in the Mega Millions lottery: 02-15-17-48-55 (two, fifteen, seventeen, forty-eight, fifty-five) Mega Ball: 11 (eleven) ESTIMATED MEGA MILLIONS JACKPOT $12 million

Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game

The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 4 (four)

An aerial view shows the Monday tornado's path through a residential area Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Moore, Okla. A huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

No new funds needed for Okla. tornado recovery

Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster relief fund. Recovery costs in the Oklahoma City ...

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