I’m writing this the day after the Apalachee High School shooting. The first time I ran for office in 2018 was because of my fear and exasperation over nothing being done to address gun violence. My middle schooler had come home in late January talking about an active shooter drill at school where she had … Read more
If you’re heading to the beach over the next couple days, watch out for some rough surf and “dangerous rip currents.” The National Weather Service’s Boston office has put out warnings ahead of Friday and Saturday, especially at east-facing ocean beaches of Cape Cod and Nantucket. Beachgoers are being urged to never swim alone in … Read more
Abortion is officially on the ballot in ten states in November, at the behest of left-wing activists, Democrats, and abortion organizations that capitalize on ending the lives of unborn babies. To varying degrees, many of the proposed constitutional amendments would codify the right to kill unborn babies in abortions throughout pregnancy. Abortion activists reject this … Read more
Transportation The MBTA said the shutdown will improve Braintree branch travel times by 24 minutes. Braintree, MA – 1/10/2024: A Red Line train sits dormant at MBTA station in Braintree, MA on January 10, 2023. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff Another shutdown is coming to the MBTA starting Friday, officials are reminding riders. The MBTA will … Read more
Local News John Blake, who coached varsity hockey for decades, settled earlier this year with the family of the student whom he was accused of raping repeatedly. John Blake, former boys ice hockey coach for Duxbury High School. Gretchen Ertl for The Boston Globe. Former Duxbury hockey coach and teacher John Blake, who was fired … Read more
Mayor Brandon Johnson has four months to erase a $223 million shortfall for the current year and just over a month before laying out his plan to fill a gap nearly five times that size in 2025. No wonder everything is on the table — from layoffs and pay cuts on the cost-cutting side to … Read more
A deputy chief of the Chicago Police Department and another officer were charged with criminal damage to property Thursday for, according to a source with knowledge of the charge, allegedly slashing the tires of a vehicle in Humboldt Park during the neighborhood’s annual Puerto Rican Fest last June. Roberto Nieves, 53, deputy chief of Area … Read more
Kevin Kolber The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020. Ashley Byers met Doug Benefield at a dinner in Florida in August 2016 and sparks flew immediately. Ashley was 24 and a former ballerina and swimsuit model. A whirlwind … Read more
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close. “There’s not a deal in the making,” Netanyahu said in an interview with “Fox … Read more
Before voters even begin casting ballots, Democrats and Republicans are engaged in a sprawling legal fight over the 2024 election through a series of court disputes that could even run past Nov. 5 if results are close. Republicans filed more than 100 lawsuits challenging various aspects of vote-casting after being chastised repeatedly by judges in … Read more