WATERTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Baby Eliesse was diagnosed with Trisomy 18, an often fatal genetic disease, before she was born. Read More
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Even before opening, cutbacks at science museum
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The doors opened Friday at the sparkling nine-story, $165 million Connecticut Science Center, a dramatic addition to the riverfront and the latest project aiming to breathe to life into the capital city. Read More
Police: Wesleyan suspect wrote it’s OK to kill Jews and ‘Kill Johanna’
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — Johanna Justin-Jinich seemed to have it all. Attractive, smart and caring, the Wesleyan University student had a bright future. Read More
Video: Eviction Day
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Cambodia Daily) — Hundreds of policemen and demolition workers surrounded the Dey Krahorm community. Residents threw rocks and screamed as they swiped at police with sticks. Police retaliated, using shields and batons. They fired tear gas into the crowd and took aim at individuals with fire hoses. Read More
Officials Forcibly Evict Dey Krahorm Holdouts
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Cambodia Daily) — Hundreds of police and military police cleared Phnom Penh’s Dey Krahorm community early Saturday, using tear gas, metal batons, shields, and a fire truck hose to bring an end to a nearly three-year-long land dispute. Two residents were hospitalized and six police officers were injured because of the forced eviction, according to a rights worker and a City Hall official. Read More
Ministry: Stock Exchange on Track Despite Crisis
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Cambodia Daily) — As the world’s financial markets continue to grapple with ever-heightening economic crisis, Cambodia-with the backing of South Korea-took a significant step forward Thursday toward opening its own securities exchange market. Read More
Cambodian Vote: Economic Gains vs. Democratic Goals
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia (The Washington Post) — After almost four decades of war and poverty, life is looking up in Cambodia. Read More
Cambodia Training Mine-Detecting Dogs
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (San Francisco Chronicle) — Five squirming puppies born in the outskirts of this capital city may hold the future to successful land mine eradication in Cambodia. Read More
Fired Fla. Transgender Official Eyes Tempe Job
TEMPE, Ariz. (Arizona Republic) — Tempe officials have long talked the proverbial talk when it comes to being a progressive city. Now, they are being asked to take steps along that proverbial walk as the City Council chooses a new manager. Read More
Video: Tempe’s Past
TEMPE, Ariz. (Arizona Republic) — Tempe Town Lake has changed rapidly since it was filled in 1999. Though concept naysayers seemed to come out on top for a time, land around the lake is now some of the most valuable in the city. Read More
Video: Special Olympics
TEMPE, Ariz. (Arizona Republic) — Special Olympics games are held on the Arizona State University campus each year in Tempe, Arizona. A look at who participates and why. Read More
DUI Cases Will Get Dropped; Officer’s Death Leaves No Witnesses in Court
TEMPE, Ariz. (Arizona Republic) — More than 100 drivers arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Tempe will likely see their cases dropped as a result of an accident that killed a DUI-squad police officer. Read More