How the US-Iran oil standoff could hurt the economy

  Investors would be wise to closely monitor the relationship between the United States and Iran, where tensions have soared after Iran suspended parts of the nuclear deal that briefly brought an end to its economic and diplomatic isolation.   US says Afghan forces killed […]

US says Afghan forces killed by airstrikes

While the Afghan national defense forces were under heavy attack by the Taliban late Thursday, they requested precision air support and air strikes were called in, according to Col. Dave Butler. He said US authorities coordinated with the Afghans to make sure the area was […]

Police arrest 51 and seize guns, cash and drugs in a massive heroin bust

Police in Waterbury said the arrests stem from a sweeping investigation that began last September “in response to an increase in heroin overdoses and heroin related deaths” in the city. Those arrested are mid-level narcotics dealers involved mostly in the sale of heroin, Waterbury police […]

Wildfires force nearly 5,000 Canadians out of their homes

The Chuckegg Creek Wildfire, burning in Mackenzie County just three miles south of the town of High Level, has been torching ground for more than two days. It is just one of a “number of out-of-control wildfires” burning in the province, the government of Alberta […]