Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
The Danube River's water is dropping so low that World War II ships are emerging
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (250+ words) CT Insider They are a curious distraction from the summer heat crisis The Danubeâs record low water levels also have forced power plants to the brink of shutting down, and governments across Central and Eastern Europe are taking steps…...
Funerals for Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces fighters, in photos
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (12+ words) CT Insider...
Search and rescue operation for a sunken pontoon boat near Alcatraz Island, in photos
2+ week, 5+ day ago (59+ words) CT Insider Rescuers arriving near Alcatraz Island, once an infamous federal prison and now a tourist destination, found the three-deck pontoon vessel almost fully submerged with the motor still running and leaking fuel. The search operation involved divers, helicopters and…...
China test-launches a ballistic missile in the South Pacific and raises regional concerns
4+ week, 1+ day ago (630+ words) The missile carried a dummy warhead, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. China last conducted a missile test in the Pacific two years ago, firing an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead, the first since 1980. The 2024 launch mirrored…...
Connecticut museum exhibit explores the Turtle, America’s first combat submarine
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (471+ words) David Bushnell's "Turtle" was the first submarine used in warfare. It was used in September 1776 in an unsuccessful attempt to bomb a British ship in New York harbor. This is a model of the Turtle prior to conservation. David Bushnell…...
A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the horrors of WWI
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (534+ words) CT Insider A rare Edith Wharton story is unearthed about the gap between everyday life and the horrors of WWI The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The House of Mirth,” “The Custom of the Country” and other probing stories of New…...
World War II mortar round found in Enfield home, police setting up perimeter, officials say
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (256+ words) Enfield police say they are setting up a perimeter around a Lake Drive home after officers found a World War II mortar round inside it. ENFIELD — Police are setting up a perimeter around a Lake Drive home after officers discovered…...
A quiet memorial on Berlin sidewalks: German artist lays 'Stolpersteine' to honor Holocaust victims
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (611+ words) After Demnig had swiped the sand off Berger's memorial stone and those for her husband and two sons, a dozen relatives drew closer around the four plaques, which are called Stolpersteine, or “stumbling blocks,” in German. They put down white…...
Russia snubs Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire and fires dozens of drones
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (325+ words) CT Insider The Russian Defense Ministry claimed that Ukraine hadnât abided by its own ceasefire, saying that air defenses shot down 53 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, the illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula and the Black Sea between Tuesday evening and…...
As government privatization efforts grow, lawsuits against federal contractors get more difficult
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (366+ words) (THE CONVERSATION) The question of which court should hear a case isn’t always as easy as it might seem – and the answer can sometimes make a difference in the potential outcome. For instance, in 2013, the government of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana,…...