Sunday, May 8, 2011

Man In Critical Condition After Shooting In New Haven

According to courant.com, in New Haven, Connecticut, a man is in critical condition after being shot. According to police, a 47-year-old man, whose name hasn't been released, was shot in the lower stomach just around 3:30 am at the intersection of Lamerton and Button streets. The man was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he is in critical condition, police said. Police haven't yet made any arrests. Anyone with information about the shooting are asked to call police at 203-946-6316.

Teen Rescued From Housatonic After Canoe Accident

According to courant.com, on Sunday in Cornwall, Connecticut a 17-year-old female was rescued by the Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department. The teen was canoeing in the Housatonic River when she was thrown from the boat, according to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The teen was brought to a nearby hospital by helicopter with non-life threatening head injuries. According to DEP spokesman Dwayne Gardner, the female was conscious and alert. A part of Route 7 was closed during the rescue, state police said.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Prince William and Kate to visit California

It was confirmed on Thursday morning, May 5, that the newlywed couple, Prince William and Kate, will be visiting California following a tour of Canada this July. This news comes after a week long speculation of where the new couple will be traveling for a honeymoon. Many reports of the royal family have said that William and Kate would be taking an elaborate honeymoon due to the recent economy. They said it would look bad if the royal family were to spend more money then needed to travel when the majority of the population is struggling to make ends meet.

Sources:
US Magazine.com

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Apple Releases New iMacs

Tuesday, May 3, Apple Computers released a new lineup of iMacs. Apple's update to its top-selling desktop computer includes many new awaited features and updates to the iMac's inside and outside. The iMac, which shipped out Tuesday, has a LED backlit display, "HD FaceTime camera", and a multi-touch trackpad. On the inside it harnesses the new Intel CORE i7 processor, an advanced AMD Radeon HD graphics processors, and can be modified to hold 1 TB of storage memory. This is a big leap from the older version. The new iMac can cost you $1199 for the 21.5 inch and $1699 for the 27 inch version. Many Apple fans await the new operation system OS X Lion this summer. This will be available for all of Apple's computers, including the iMac.

Sources:
Apple Computers
PCWorld

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Sub Recovers Air France Memory Unit

According to CNN:

Recently, a submarine has discovered the memory unit from a crashed Air France plane at the bottom of the ocean. Back in 2009, Air France Flight 447 to Rio de Janeiro mysteriously crashed into the ocean, killing all 228 people on board. Investigators were baffled as to how the crash happened, but a remote controlled submarine managed to find the unit under the ocean. French investigators hope that this will shed light on how the crash occurred.

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Man In Critical Condition After Hartford Shooting

According to courant.com, after being shot twice late on Friday night, a man is in critical condition. As reported by police, two men were bickering in the parking lot of 60 Wadsworth Street, which is a housing complex in Hartford, Connecticut, just around 11 pm. One of the men pulled out a gun and began firing multiple shots at the victim. He was taken to Hartford Hospital by private car, where he is in critical but stable condition. According to police, the victim was shot twice in the chest. Police are saying that they have identified a suspect in the shooting, but haven't made any arrests.

Serious Crash On I-95 South In Guilford



According to courant.com, Connecticut State police are at the scene of one-car crash on Interstate 95 southbound between exits 58 and 59 in Guilford, Connecticut. The car, a Dodge Stratus, drove off the highway and hit a tree. The accident was reported after 8 pm. People in the car were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, according to officials on the scene. The extent of the passengers' injuries are not known at this time. The highway's right lane, which was closed while police investigated the accident, is now reopened to traffic.



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