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After Boston Police officers were assaulted by teens and one cop was put in a chokehold, a ‘plea to parents’; police union pushes for more cops

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

After swarms of teenagers wreaked havoc at the South Bay shopping center and in Downtown Crossing over the weekend, allegedly assaulting police officers and putting one in a chokehold, the city’s top cop is calling on parents to rein in their kids ahead of the school year.Eleven teenagers and two 12-year-olds were arrested following the mayhem on Sunday outside the AMC movie theaters in South Bay and Downtown Crossing. Moviegoers were randomly attacked, according to police.“I’m going to make a plea to parents, particularly as we get ready to go back to school,” Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said during a press conference on Monday.“If you can do your best before we go back to school here, making sure you know where your kids are, and more importantly, maybe have a talk with them about visiting some of these areas,” he later added, saying this trend of young people being “very disruptive” is “disturbing.”Hundreds of...

‘A Leg Forever’ golf tourney keeps helping Boston Marathon bombing victims a decade later

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

Boston is only getting stronger.The 10th annual “A Leg Forever” charity golf tournament at Indian Ridge Country Club in Andover was a sellout Monday as 158 contestants pitched in $250 per player to help Boston Marathon bombing victims cope.“It’s humbling,” said Liz Norden, whose sons J.P. and Paul lost their right legs in the 2013 explosions at the finish line on Boylston Street.But that’s not what this August tournament is about. It is about resilience. Community. This city. And the indomitable spirit found in true Bostonians.“I’m proud today. Proud of JP, Paul and Liz for doing this every year. They don’t get enough credit,” said Marc Fucarile, who nearly died when the bombs got him, too.Fucarile said the “kindness and generosity of others” give marathon survivors strength.Liz Norden wanted to thank “all the sponsors” — but especially Lighthouse Electrical Contracting of Higham and La Famigli...

Robbins: And in this candidate corner, inmate #PO1135809

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

It wasn’t a midnight train to Georgia that carried the 19 criminal defendants charged by a Fulton County grand jury to that county’s sheriff’s office to have their mug shots taken last week, but one by one they all made the humiliating trek to the local jail to post the bond needed to avoid sitting in prison until their trials and to have the photographs snapped that would memorialize their disgrace.Those dreadfully humbled included former president Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, former Trump lawyers Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Ken Chesebro and Jenna Ellis, former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark and Trump’s uber-consigliere Rudy Giuliani.Of that sorry band, no one has been humiliated more thoroughly than Giuliani, who has gone from being America’s Mayor in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001 to being a broke, broken and bankrupt laughingstock. Stripped of licenses to practice law, sanctioned by courts for contemptuous misconduct and reduced to begging a disdainf...

Jacksonville shooter killed a devoted dad, a beloved mom and a teen helping support his family

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

By RUSS BYNUM (Associated Press)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A.J. Laguerre worked at a Dollar General store after finishing high school to help support the grandmother who raised him. Angela Michelle Carr was an Uber driver beloved by her children. Jerrald Gallion relished weekends with his 4-year-old daughter.All three were slain Saturday when a gunman with swastikas painted on his rifle opened fire at the Dollar General where Laguerre worked in Jacksonville. The sheriff said writings left by the killer, a 21-year-old white man, made clear that he was motivated by racism. Each victim was Black.“I never thought I’d have to bury my baby brother,” Quan Laguerre said Monday outside the family’s house not far from the store.“They say don’t question God,” he said. “But I just want to know why.”Residents gather at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/John Raoux)A.J. Laguerre, 19, was the youngest of five sibl...

Max Scherzer reflects on Mets trade as he returns to Citi Field with Texas Rangers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

Max Scherzer knew something was up.Despite the disastrous season that left the Mets toward the bottom of the NL East standings, the three-time Cy Young Award winner was confident that the club would load up again in 2024 in an attempt to contend for a pennant. Owner Steve Cohen, a shrewd businessman and the richest owner in baseball, had assured him of such in the past.But in the days leading up to the Aug. 1 trade deadline, Scherzer was less and less sure. Players around the league were texting Scherzer to ask if he would waive his no-trade clause. They left Scherzer wondering if there was any truth to the rumors that the Mets were shopping him on the trade market.He sought more assurance from Cohen and was surprised to hear that the team’s plans had changed and that he was no longer a part of them. By the end of the night, he had waived the no-trade and was on his way to join the Texas Rangers.“Where I’m at in my career, where my age is at, I don’t have tim...

Revs left back Brandon Bye recovering from knee surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

New England Revolution left back Brandon Bye underwent successful knee surgery on Monday to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament. The procedure was performed by Dr. Scott Martin at Mass. General with a recovery period of nine months.Bye suffered the injury making a play in the 49th minute of a 2-2 draw with Atlas FC of LIGA MX in a League Cup match on Aug. 3 at Gillette Stadium. Bye was the Revolution’s first round pick in the MLS SuperDraft in 2018 and has made 153 regular season appearances in his six professional seasons in New England.Bye had started 19 MLS games this season and logged 1,665 minutes with two goals and two assists. Ryan Spaulding will likely start at left back when the Revolution host Red Bulls New York on Wednesday night (7:30) at Gillette Stadium.

QB’s Morehead, Castellanos give BC different looks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

Emmett Morehead will start at quarterback when Boston College opens the 2023 season against Northern Illinois on Saturday (noon) at Alumni Stadium.Not exactly a news flash.Morehead had the benefit of incumbency and being the only quarterback of the roster with Power-5 game experience. Morehead took over the BC offense last season when Phil Jurkovec went down with a season-ending right knee injury in a 13-3 loss at UConn on Oct. 29.He threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns in his first career start against Duke and powered the Eagles to a 21-20 upset victory over No. 17 North Carolina State at Carter-Finley Stadium.Morehead completed 29-of-48 passes for 330-yards and three touchdowns with two picks against the Wolfpack. He finished the season with 1,257 yards on 115 completions with 10 touchdowns and six picks.“Emmett will start and I thought had a good camp,” said BC coach Jeff Hafley during his weekly news briefing on Monday at the Yawkey Center.Despite all his qualifications, the...

News outlet asks court to dismiss former Mississippi governor’s defamation lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A local news outlet that helped expose a wide-reaching public corruption scandal has filed its first defense against a defamation lawsuit brought by former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, with the news outlet arguing it engaged in constitutionally protected speech. In Mississippi Today’s first legal response since Bryant sued the outlet and its CEO in the Circuit Court of Madison County on July 26 for allegedly defaming him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds, attorney Henry Laird outlined on Friday 19 legal defenses against the former governor’s claims.The attorney also requested that the ex-governor’s complaint be dismissed.“We will vigorously defend this case and ensure the people of Mississippi that the press will not be intimidated,” said Mississippi Today CEO Mary Margaret White in a statement. “We stand for press freedom and will always uphold our mission of building a more informed Mississippi.”I...

Elections NWT says legislature has delayed October election over wildfires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

INUVIK, N.W.T. — Members of the Northwest Territories legislature unanimously voted Monday to delay an election scheduled for October because of wildfires as the region saw a significant victory in the battle against a blaze that caused tens of thousands of people to flee Yellowknife.“It’s unprecedented times,” said Kevin O’Reilly, member for Frame Lake. “It’s not going to be possible for us to hold fair elections as originally planned.”O’Reilly noted about 70 per cent of the territory’s population is now under evacuation, affecting most of its constituencies. Although fire officials said Monday the fire threatening the territorial capital is now being held, it’s still not yet safe for people to return. The new date for the N.W.T. election will be Nov. 14. The territory had been scheduled to go to the polls on Oct. 3.The members of the territorial legislature made the decision in an extraordinary session held in Inuvik inst...

Infrastructure woes face B.C.’s Shuswap and Okanagan communities, hard hit by fires

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:52 GMT

Officials in British Columbia’s Shuswap and Okanagan regions are shifting some of their attention from wildfire response to the challenges of recovery as flames abate and many evacuees begin returning home, although crews continue to fight out-of-control blazes.Major infrastructure woes will confront both regions, including hundreds of downed power poles and cables.Neighbourhoods in West Kelowna sustained extensive damage to the power grid and other key infrastructure when the McDougall Creek wildfire swept through nearly two weeks ago, the community’s Fire Chief Jason Brolund told a briefing on Monday.The damage is especially severe in the West Kelowna Estates area, he said.“The power poles have burned, the lines are on the ground, the transformers are tipped over. All of that is being removed, and it’s being rebuilt.”Crews are also assessing whether additional key infrastructure, including the water supply, drainage and roads will need repair or recon...