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Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay holds the Lombardi Trophy after the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. The Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
NBC's Tirico looks to finish Olympics after Super Sunday

By Joe Reedy Feb. 15, 2022 06:54 PM EST

Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrates after winning the final of the women's 500-meter during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Olympics Live: US figure skater Zhou out after COVID test

Feb. 06, 2022 09:07 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019, file photo, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico works the sidelines during an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears in Chicago. Tirico is about to give new meaning to double duty when NBC broadcasts the Olympics and Super Bowl next month. Tirico will anchor the network’s primetime coverage of the Beijing Games, but will also host the Super Bowl pregame show from Los Angeles on Feb. 13 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, File)
NBC's Tirico coming back from Beijing earlier than planned

By Joe Reedy Feb. 06, 2022 08:50 PM EST

A puck slides over the Olympic rings during a hockey practice at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Remote Games: NBC announcers ready to call action from US

By Joe Reedy Feb. 02, 2022 07:03 PM EST

A person wearing a face shield walks past the Olympic rings inside the main media center at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
NBC will not send announcers to Beijing for Winter Games

By Joe Reedy Jan. 19, 2022 08:54 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, file photo, United States' Michael Phelps celebrates winning his gold medal in the men's 200-meter butterfly with his mother Debbie, fiance Nicole Johnson and baby Boomer during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Private, touching moment between loved ones won't be happening at the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics. No spectators — local or foreign — will be allowed at the majority of venues, where athletes will hang medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. No handshakes or hugs on the podium, either. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Phelps to work as NBC commentator, correspondent at Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:38 PM EDT

Philip Morris to move headquarters from NY to Connecticut

Jun. 22, 2021 04:42 PM EDT
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Tobacco company Philip Morris will relocate its corporate headquarters from New York City to southwest Connecticut, bringing 200 jobs,...

FILE - Sen. Alex Kasser, D-Greenwich, the Senate vice chairman of the General Assembly's Transportation Committee, speaks following a meeting at the Connecticut Department of Transportation offices on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Newington, Conn. Connecticut state Sen. Kasser, the first Democrat elected by her Fairfield County district since 1930, announced Tuesday, June 22, 2021, she is resigning from office. She cited her high-profile and contentious divorce, saying she's no longer able to adequately do her job. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh, File)
Connecticut lawmaker resigns state Senate, citing divorce

By Susan Haigh Jun. 22, 2021 02:45 PM EDT

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton makes a diving catch of a fly ball off the bat of Texas Rangers' David Dahl in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
LEADING OFF: Twins' Buxton, Reds' Votto added to IL

By The Associated Press May. 08, 2021 03:07 AM EDT

Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton makes a diving catch of a fly ball off the bat of Texas Rangers' David Dahl in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
LEADING OFF: Twins' Buxton, Reds' Votto added to IL

By The Associated Press May. 07, 2021 08:15 PM EDT

Connecticut man charged with misusing $2.9 million PPP loan

May. 07, 2021 06:35 PM EDT
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man was arrested Friday on bank and wire fraud charges, accused of fraudulently obtaining nearly $2.9 million in federal...

Lamont credits vaccinations to declining infection rate

Feb. 12, 2021 05:12 PM EST
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont credited the growing number of vaccinations in Connecticut with the state's declining rate of COVID-19 infection, noting...

Pharmacist Ric Griffith stands in his family's business Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Kenova, W.Va. Griffith & Feil is among 250 mom-and-pop pharmacies in West Virginia helping to vaccinate residents in the quest to banish the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/John Raby)
Governors' anger grows as federal vaccine stockpile vanishes

Jan. 16, 2021 02:05 PM EST

A man walks the Stamford Metro North train station Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Stamford, Conn. With many New Yorkers moving to neighboring Connecticut during the pandemic, especially Fairfield County, it's becoming more challenging for people to find affordable homes to buy. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Fleeing New Yorkers squeeze surrounding housing markets

By Susan Haigh Jan. 16, 2021 10:05 AM EST

FILE- In this Oct. 21, 2020, file photo Purdue Pharma headquarters stands in Stamford, Conn. Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday, Nov. 24 to three criminal charges, formally admitting its role in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths over the past two decades. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case

By Geoff Mulvihill Nov. 24, 2020 01:02 PM EST

Michael Skakel arrives to a courthouse in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Skakel, a Kennedy cousin, is expected at a court hearing as Connecticut prosecutors decide whether to retry him for the bludgeoning death of a fellow teenager in 1975. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Kennedy cousin Skakel will not be retried in 1975 killing

By Dave Collins Oct. 30, 2020 04:59 PM EDT

This combination shows Yifei Liu in the title role of "Mulan," left, and John David Washington in a scene from "Tenet." On Thursday, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” will arrive in U.S. theaters, the first big movie to head to cinemas since the pandemic began. The next day, Disney’s “Mulan” will try an innovative streaming release. Two divergent paths for the film industry collide in one weekend. (Jasin Boland/Disney via AP, left, and Melinda Sue Gordon/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)
After a long slumber, U.S. cinemas awaken on pivotal weekend

By Jake Coyle Sep. 03, 2020 02:19 PM EDT

This Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 arrest photo provided by the Wethersfield, Conn., Police Department shows Thomas Gilmer. Gilmer, a Connecticut congressional candidate for Congress, abruptly ended his campaign the day he was facing a primary election following his arrest for an alleged domestic assault, the state Republican Party said Tuesday. (Wethersfield Police Department via AP)
Connecticut voters choose Trump, Biden in final 2020 primary

By Susan Haigh Aug. 11, 2020 04:41 PM EDT

Malls part of a $3.6B sale that fell apart due to pandemic

The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2020 11:53 AM EDT
Following is a list of malls that were part of a $3.6 billion deal between The Simon Property Group and Taubman Realty. That deal has fallen apart as the...

In this Thursday, May 28, 2020, photo, Betty Chandler, left, and Sheila Barron carry groceries they received during a food distribution drive sponsored by Island Harvest Food Bank in Valley Stream, N.Y. The Valley Stream stream donations were just one of many events Island Harvest has conducted throughout the area recently. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
'Respect them': Even in wealthy areas, food bank demand high

By David Crary Jun. 05, 2020 09:48 AM EDT