By WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Massachusetts Hockey youth programs are dealing with a severe referee shortage, and according to the organization, the main reason is abuse from coaches, parents and players. Hockey referee Eugene Binda says he’s seen it all in his more than 40 years of
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Tony Montgomery has been forced to put off his law school plans and can’t afford to buy a home or pay for health insurance because he’s drowning in $30,000 of student loan debt. Montgomery, a home-school teacher and tutor from Mansfield, Texas, said he’s had to pick up night shifts
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Tony Montgomery has been forced to put off his law school plans and can’t afford to buy a home or pay for health insurance because he’s drowning in $30,000 of student loan debt. Montgomery, a home-school teacher and tutor from Mansfield, Texas, said he’s had to pick up night
Continue ReadingBy Ava-joye Burnett Click here for updates on this story ROSEDALE, Maryland (WJZ) — The U.S. Postal Service continues to be a source of frustration for Marylanders, resulting in complaints about mail arriving late or sometimes not at all. The problems are all too familiar for Debbie Duarte, a Baltimore County resident who didn’t pull
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Black Democratic state legislators are accusing Virginia’s Republican party of racism for sending out flyers with drawings showing them hoisted in the air by handheld strings. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the state GOP mailed out flyers targeting eight Democrats in competitive state House races, including three who are Black.
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a man who fatally shot a family of six children and two parents at a Houston home. The Houston Chronicle reports that 54-year-old David Conley was charged with capital murder in the shooting of his estranged ex-girlfriend, her husband and six children,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Cada vez que hay una caída de WhatsApp, muchos usuarios miran hacia otras aplicaciones, como Telegram. Pero, ¿cuál es mejor? SocialTIC, organización sin fines de lucro que promueve la tecnología con fines sociales, realizó una comparación de lo que ofrecen tanto Telegram y WhatsApp. A continuación, te presentamos los detalles más
Continue ReadingBy Paul Gessler Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Mayor Brandon Scott remains in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 Monday morning. The mayor’s office said he feels OK, he’s continuing to work remotely from home. He attended Sunday afternoon the Parade of Latino Nations here on Eastern Avenue. It was
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A retired Oregon Supreme Court justice heard arguments in a virtual courtroom Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by several Oregon State Police troopers and firefighters, seeking an order blocking Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, less than two weeks before the Oct. 18 deadline.
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon didn’t practice Wednesday and is day to day with an ankle sprain. Coach Zac Taylor said he wanted to see Mixon at full speed in practice on Thursday before he can make a judgment about his fitness for Cincinnati’s game against the Green Bay Packers on
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — The controversial statue of Theodore Roosevelt outside the American Museum of Natural History was vandalized overnight. Someone sprayed red paint on the Theodore Roosevelt Equestrian, stationed outside the Central Park West museum, at around midnight early Wednesday morning. No
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal lawsuit says Louisiana State University did too little to address allegations of sexual harassment and assault against a French graduate student, even after learning he had been arrested on a rape charge in central Louisiana. The lawsuit was filed earlier this week by six
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Ehling Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two people are alive thanks to a fast response from METRO officers following a fiery crash at the I-610 intersection with the Eastex Freeway. The truck involved in the accident fell about 100 feet from an exit ramp before it burst
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan is urging residents of Benton Harbor to use bottled water for cooking and drinking, a major shift in response to elevated levels of lead. The state has been making free bottled water and filters available in Benton Harbor for a few weeks. But the announcement Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) — A crude oil leak at a Texas City refinery has forced the closure of at least one road in the area. It happened at the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery Wednesday morning. The leak was isolated to the refinery complex and
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sent another plane load of Haitian migrants back to their homeland on a flight carrying 129 people to Port au Prince. Unlike the first repatriation flight in late September, Mexico did not specify that all those aboard Wednesday’s flight were returning voluntarily, and some appear to have been escorted
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN Some Michigan local health departments are rescinding school mask mandates and other measures intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus after Republican state lawmakers approved a budget that threatens the funding of local health departments that issue those rules. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed the budget into law last
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La Fiscalía General de Venezuela anunció una investigación a raíz de las acusaciones de abuso sexual contra el exentrenador de fútbol femenino del país Kenneth Zseremeta. El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, anunció el lanzamiento de la investigación en un tuit el martes. Esto ocurre después de que la estrella
Continue ReadingBy Leo Stallworth Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER, California (KABC) — For Aaron Benson, it’s been a hard time behind bars. Becoming a college graduate is one step toward changing his life. Benson was one of the inmates in Lancaster on Tuesday who participated in the first ever Cal State graduation ceremony
Continue ReadingALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions put standout center Frank Ragnow on injured reserve, another setback for a banged-up winless team. The Lions made the move along with signing linebacker Jessie Lemonier off the practice squad and activating kicker Austin Seibert from the COVID-19 reserve list. Detroit was without tight end T.J. Hockenson
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