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An Oklahoma woman was reunited Tuesday with her young children after being detained for almost two weeks in Turks and Caicos Islands for allegedly violating their strict guns and ammunition law. Her husband is still being held in the British Overseas Territory near the Bahamas. Ryan and Valerie Watson, who live in Oklahoma, left for […]
Boston’s chief federal prosecutor is scrutinizing his lawyers’ biopharma investigations amid perceptions the office has lost its reputation as the Justice Department’s most feared health care fraud enforcer. Joshua Levy, now the acting head and White House nominee to lead the US attorney’s office in Massachusetts, is relying on his decades of experience as the […]
The active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force who died after setting himself ablaze Sunday outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while shouting “free Palestine” had ties to Massachusetts. The Nauset Public Schools confirmed in a statement Monday that 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell was a student at Nauset Public Schools between 2003-2007 and 2013-2014. His most recent […]
Community members gathered for a fundraiser to support a documentary about Dr. Frank Boston. (Photo courtesy of Boston Legacy Foundation) LANSDALE — The Boston Legacy Foundation acknowledging the story of Dr. Frank Boston as inspiring the next generation of leaders this week honored three young African American women for their achievements. The three were recognized […]
The city of Boston issued a formal apology on Wednesday to two Black men who had been falsely linked to the death of Carol Stuart, a 30-year-old pregnant woman who was shot in 1989, in one of the most famous cases in the city’s history that spotlighted its racial disparities. Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A female tourist from Boston was killed Monday by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police told reporters. The victim, who was not identified, was attacked less than a mile off the western end of New Providence island, where the capital, Nassau, is located. She was paddleboarding with a […]
Police say a female tourist from Boston has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, police told reporters By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press December 4, 2023, 4:16 PM ET • 3 min read SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A female tourist from Boston was killed Monday by a shark while paddleboarding in […]
This year, holiday spending from Black Friday to Cyber Monday may hit a record as consumers try to maximize the weekend’s deals. Stores try to tempt you with discounts, but these are not necessarily the best prices of the year, according to shopping experts. Here’s what not to buy on Black Friday and how to […]
Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry Leonard to win Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state’s first Black candidate elected to Congress, NBC News projected. The former White House aide succeeds former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to become president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation. Amo, […]
by Daniel Johnson November 5, 2023 In between the time that Mbitu had gone missing and her body was discovered, her coworkers, family and friends frantically posted information about her online, hoping that she would be found alive. Margaret Mbitu, a 31-year-old woman from Whitman, Mass., who was reported missing on Oct. 30 and was […]