When the pandemic hit CT: Fear, uncertainty and shutdown
Within a week of the pandemic declaration, clear disparities began to emerge. Unemployment claims skyrocketed. Some school districts transitioned easily into remote learning; others were scrambling.
Central Connecticut misfires, St. Francis grabs coveted NCAA bid with 46-43 win over Blue Devils in NEC Championship
CCSU was trying to secure its first NCAA Tournament berth in 18 years, facing St. Francis (Pa.) in the Northeast Conference championship game.
Louisiana woman pleads not guilty to a felony in historic abortion case
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana woman pleads not guilty Tuesday to a felony, after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her teenage daughter to terminate a ...
Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals, after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States’ northern neighbor ...
US factories likely to feel the pain from Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs
The pain won’t just be felt by foreign steel and aluminum plants. The tariffs will likely drive up costs for American ...
Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about protections for students and green card holders ; The Western Reserve was one of the first all-steel cargo ships to traverse t ...
CT woman dies after she was stabbed multiple times during alleged domestic violence incident
The 39-year-old Waterbury woman, who was suffering from multiple stab wounds, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department plans to lay off over 1,300 of its more than 4,000 employees as part of a reorganization that’s seen as a prelude to President Donald Trump’s plan to ...
The US agency that monitors weather will cut another 1,000 jobs, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is starting another round of job cuts — this one more than 1,000 — at the nation’s ...
Appeals court won’t lift block on Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship
Attorneys representing the Trump administration had asked the circuit court to overturn the block placed by U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts, arguing that New Jersey and the other ...
Zareen Syed
Chicago Tribune with a focus on education. She previously covered the western suburbs, including Hinsdale, and occasionally works on food and feature stories on diverse topics. She’s an alumna of ...
WATCH: Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode
This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside ...