Author: Philip Marcelo
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County leader sues New York over an order to rescind his ban on transgender female athletes
A Republican official in New York City’s suburbs who prohibited girls and women’s sports teams with transgender athletes from using county facilities has asked a federal court to affirm the ban
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Trial over lavish NRA spending nears jury, Wayne LaPierre’s lawyer calls it a political witch hunt
A New York state lawyer said in closing arguments at a civil trial claiming a former National Rifle Association executive wildly misspent millions of dollars on private flights and other lavish perks that the group and its ex-CEO were caught “with their hands in the cookie jar.”
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Judge: Suit by group critical of immigration can proceed
BOSTON • A group calling for sharply limiting immigration has scored a legal victory in its federal lawsuit arguing the Biden administration violated environmental law when it halted construction of the U.S. southern border wall and sought to undo other immigration policies by former President Donald Trump. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled last…
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Consumer group releases ‘worst toys’ list for holidays
BOSTON • A Black Panther “slash claw” and a plastic Power Rangers sword are among the items topping a consumer safety group’s annual list of worst toys for the holiday season. Massachusetts-based World Against Toys Causing Harm, or W.A.T.C.H., unveiled its 46th annual list of the 10 “worst toys” Tuesday at Franciscan Children’s Hospital in…
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Gas explosions destroy homes
LAWRENCE, Mass. • A series of gas explosions left at least four people injured and ignited fires in at least 39 homes in three communities north of Boston on Thursday, forcing entire neighborhoods to evacuate as crews scrambled to fight fires and turn off gas and electric lines to prevent further damage. Massachusetts State Police…
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East Coast braces for a deep freeze following massive storm
BOSTON — East Coast residents are bracing for a deep freeze a day after a massive winter storm slammed the region with heavy snow, hurricane-force winds and coastal flooding. Forecasters predict that record-breaking cold air and strong winds will set people’s teeth chattering like castanets from the mid-Atlantic to New England on Friday and that…
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Professor has taken a selfie every day for the past 30 years
BOSTON — Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it every day for the next three decades. Baden’s “Every Day” project officially turns 30 on Thursday and he says he has no intention of stopping. The stark contemplation on mortality and aging…
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Northeast hit by its biggest snowstorm of the winter
NOTE: Several flights from Denver International Airport to destinations impacted by the weather have been canceled. Click here for the latest DIA flight information. No flights out of Colorado Springs airport have been canceled or delayed, but connecting flights may be. Contact the airline for more information. —- BOSTON — The biggest storm to hit…
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Boston’s signature July Fourth fete faces uncertain future
BOSTON — This Fourth of July, the cannons will roar and the fireworks will burst in brilliant colors as a world class orchestra drives home the climactic finale of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” as they have for decades over Boston’s Charles River. Pop stars Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato and country group Little Big Town will…
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New penis recipient looks forward to being a ‘complete’ man
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BOSTON — The recipient of the nation’s first penis transplant says he is looking forward to walking out of the hospital a “complete” man. “There is no doubt in my mind that everything is going to…