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Jarring alarms out, quieter alerts in. New firehouse dispatch systems aim to ease stress 03/06/2026 10:30am • DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Until recently, a call coming into the Danbury Fire Department meant alarms and tones immediately blasting at high volume — startling the firefighters before they headed out to scenes that could get their hearts pumping even faster. Capt. Kevin Lunnie said the effect could Islamic militants abduct more than 300 people in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, local officials say 03/06/2026 10:20am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic militants abduct more than 300 people in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, local officials say. Ballon d'Or winner Dembélé included in PSG squad for Ligue 1 game against Monaco after calf injury 03/06/2026 10:20am • PARIS (AP) — Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé has been included in Paris Saint-Germain's squad for its Ligue 1 game at home to Monaco on Friday. Dembélé had missed the last three games with a calf injury, after limping off in the first half during the first leg of the Champions League playof Today in Sports - Peyton Manning announces his retirement from the Denver Broncos and the NFL 03/06/2026 10:10am • March 7 1921 — Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators scores six goals in a 12-5 victory over the Hamilton Tigers. 1951 — Ezzard Charles wins a unanimous 15-round decision over Jersey Joe Walcott to retain the world heavyweight title in Detroit. 1954 — The Minneapolis Lakers and Milwaukee Hawks exp Sports on TV for March 9 - 15 03/06/2026 10:00am • Adv07-08 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, March 9 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) 7 p.m. ESPN — Southern Conference Tournament: TBD, Championship, Asheville, N.C. ESPN2 — Sun Belt Tournament: TBD, Championship, Pensacola, Fla. ESPNU — Horizon League Tourname Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting 03/06/2026 10:00am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani and Afghan forces launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes on Friday, and each side claimed to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors — a conflict that Islamabad has declared to CCHA Glance 03/06/2026 10:00am • All Times EST OVERALL Iran won't compete at Milan Cortina Paralympics as its only athlete can't travel safely to Italy 03/06/2026 09:55am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Iran will not participate in the Milan Cortina Paralympics because its only athlete set to compete can't safely travel to Italy amid the intensifying Middle East conflict, the International Paralympic Committee said Friday. The announcement that Aboulfazl Khatibi wo Grains mostly lower, livestock lower 03/06/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mostly lower in early trading Friday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn fell by 0.5 cent at $4.41 a bushel. Mar. wheat was down 7.75 cents at $5.75 a bushel. Mar. oats lost 5 cents at $3.25 a bushel. Mar. soybeans gained 6.25 cents at $11.70 a bushel. Beef was Dow opens with 700-point loss after oil prices jump to highest in nearly 2 years and reports signal a slowing US economy 03/06/2026 09:33am • NEW YORK (AP) — Dow opens with 700-point loss after oil prices jump to highest in nearly 2 years and reports signal a slowing US economy. Tiptree: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/06/2026 09:26am • GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Tiptree Financial Inc. (TIPT) on Friday reported net income of $5.9 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of 4 cents. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations Maine's catch of lobster declines again as high costs and climate change impact industry 03/06/2026 09:13am • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's catch of lobsters declined for the fourth straight year, state fishing regulators said Friday, as the industry continued to grapple with soaring business costs, inflation and a changing ocean. The haul of lobsters, Maine's best known export and a key piece of the sta Man United to raise ticket prices and move fans to create more 'hospitality' seats at Old Trafford 03/06/2026 09:12am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United will raise season ticket prices by 5% at Old Trafford for the 2026-27 campaign and relocate several hundred fans to create more hospitality seats. The 20-time English champion, which hasn't won the Premier League title since 2013, said Friday the goal i Tsakos: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/06/2026 09:07am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. (TEN) on Friday reported earnings of $58 million in its fourth quarter. The Athens, Greece-based company said it had profit of $1.70 per share. The oil and gas shipping company posted revenue of $222.1 million in the perio Mi Hyang Lee has a bogey-free 66 to lead LPGA in China 03/06/2026 09:04am • HAINAN ISLAND, China (AP) — Mi Hyang Lee played bogey-free in windy conditions on Friday and posted a 6-under 66, giving her a one-shot lead in the Blue Bay LPGA going into the weekend as the South Korean chases her first LPGA title in more than eight years. The wind wasn't as strong as what Lee f