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Second aid convoy reaches Gaza as Israel attacks targets in Syria and occupied West Bank

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian civilians reached Gaza on Sunday, as Israel widened its attacks to include targets in Syria and the occupied West Bank and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group that if it launches its own war, “we will cripple it with a force it cannot even imagine.”For days, Israel has been on the verge of launching a ground offensive in Gaza following Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 rampage through a series of Israeli communities. Tanks and troops have been massed at the Gaza border, waiting for the command to cross.Israel’s military spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said the country had increased airstrikes across Gaza to hit targets that would reduce the risk to troops in the next stage of the war.Fears of a widening war grew as Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza, two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants.Israel has ...

Cool start to the week

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

Behind the weekend storm system, temperatures will start out on the cooler side to start the work week. Monday will feature a cool start with morning lows in the 40s. By the afternoon temperatures reach the 50s and 60s under partly sunny skies. Skies clear out Monday night, allowing temperatures to plummet to the 30s for most of the area. Some locations can expect to see their first frost of the season Tuesday morning, with the best chance for frost in Worcester County and Southern New Hampshire.

Revolution open MLS Cup playoffs at Philly on Oct. 28

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

The New England Revolution (15-9-10) drew the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference of the Audi MLS playoffs and will open their best of three Round One series against the No. 4 Philadelphia Union (15-9-10) on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. The kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.The Revolution will host the second match on Wednesday, Nov. 8, starting at 7 p.m. at Gillette Stadium. A deciding third match, if necessary, would be played at Subaru Park on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 3 p.m.The Revolution and the Union split during the regular season. The Union won the first meeting, 3-0, in Philly on May 20. The Revolution closed out the regular season with a 2-1 victory over the Union on Saturday night at Gillette. Revolution striker Gustavo Bou scored both goals, the first on a penalty kick.The Revolution are making their fourth post-season run in the last five seasons. In the only playoff encounter between the two teams, the Revolution prevailed 2-0 at Subaru Park in 2020. The play...

Warmer weather follows near freezing Monday night, NWS forecasts

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

Temperatures around Boston should warm into the 70s midweek as the wind and cold depart and leave behind potentially perfect weather for fall foliage viewing, but not before some parts of the state see freezing temps.The weekend’s cold will linger into Monday morning, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service. After that, warm weather will settle over the region for the remainder of the work week.“Basically a warming trend all week,” NWS Meteorologist Kyle Pederson told the Herald.Pederson said the recent wind and rain will wrap overnight Sunday and, though there is a chance for the Cape and Islands to see some scattered showers, otherwise the week will be dry for most of the region.“We’re not detecting any rain this week,” he said.The weather service predicts temperatures will be in the 40s for early morning commuters, but by the end of the day Monday things could warm close to the 60s under partly sunny skies and a 10 mph breeze blowing in from the north.Overnight...

MassHealth expecting ‘pretty steep uptick’ in disenrollments

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

About 76,000 people have been removed from the MassHealth rolls since March, and officials continue to forecast the biggest impacts are around the corner as a massive reevaluation of eligibility ramps up this fall.MassHealth published the latest monthly summary of its year-long redetermination effort Friday, showing that another 48,000 people lost MassHealth coverage in September. That was offset by about 18,000 new enrollees and 6,300 people who rejoined the publicly funded health insurance program after previously losing coverage.September saw fewer disenrollments than in either of the previous two months — and less than the average monthly amount before the COVID-19 pandemic — but officials said they view the change as “normal fluctuation.”“You will see an increase in disenrollments as we head into the fall and winter. That is typically the time of the year when we see the most disenrollments because we time many of our renewals with open enrollment ...

Healey says no sign Baker knew of Green Line problems

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

According to the governor, as far as she can tell, problems with the Green Line Extension project apparently known to high level former MBTA officials were not brought to the attention of her predecessor.General Manager Phillip Eng revealed last week that MBTA officials knew as far back as April 2021 that large swaths of Green Line Extension tracks were defective and about an eighth-of-an-inch too narrow. Despite allegedly knowing this, the former managers of the beleaguered transportation agency opened the lines anyway.During a television appearance that aired Sunday, Healey said all indications are that the problem was never divulged to former Gov. Charlie Baker, who attended ribbon cuttings for the completed $2.3 billion expansion in March and December of 2022.“I have no information suggesting that he knew,” Healey told WBZ.Healey said she is “really upset” over revelations the newly installed tracks are significantly out of gauge with the rail industry standard and c...

The eye-popping stats from the Ravens’ first-half domination against the Lions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

The Ravens came ready to play Sunday.In the first half, Baltimore completely dismantled the visiting Detroit Lions, who entered as one of the league’s best teams with a 5-1 record. The Ravens led 28-0 at halftime, and it was perhaps even more lopsided than the score indicates.Here’s a look at some of the most eye-popping stats from the opening 30 minutes:4The Ravens are the first team this season to score a touchdown on each of their first four drives, according to ESPN Stats & Info. They had a different player score on each one: Lamar Jackson, Nelson Agholor, Mark Andrews and Gus Edwards.3Jackson is one of just three players over the past 20 seasons to record 150 passing yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown in the first quarter, according to ESPN Stats & Info. Michael Vick (2010) and Shaun Hill (2014) are the others. Jackson was so good he even got a shout-out from Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on X, formerly known as Twitter.255Jac...

Prosecutor: Ex-police chief who quit in excessive force case gets prison term for attacking ex-wife

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri police chief who was forced to resign following allegations he assaulted a father who tried to drown his 6-month-old daughter has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for attacking his ex-wife during a domestic dispute, a prosecutor said. Greg Hallgrimson was sentenced Friday in the case in which authorities say he punched and knocked his ex-wife unconscious in June 2020, the Kansas City Star reported.Hallgrimson was chief of the Greenwood Police Department when a man walked into the department in December 2018 and said he had just tried to drown his daughter in a retention pond. Hallgrimson and another officer rushed to the icy pond and pulled the unconscious child out of the water. She was rushed to a hospital, where she was treated for severe hypothermia. But prosecutors said that upon completing the rescue mission, Hallgrimson threw the father to the ground back at a police station and punched him in the face. Hallgrimson was placed on administ...

Michigan State suspends employee involved with allowing Hitler’s image to be shown on videoboards

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller said he has suspended an employee involved in allowing Adolf Hitler’s image to be shown on videoboards before playing No. 2 Michigan.The employee, who was not named, will be paid pending an investigation that will help to determine potential action in the future. Haller said no one in the department viewed the entire video, exposing a failure in its process.“Antisemitism must be denounced,” Haller said in a statement Sunday Night. “The image displayed prior to Saturday night’s game is not representative of who we are and the culture we embody. Nevertheless, we must own our failures and accept responsibility.The creator and producer of The Quiz Channel on YouTube, which includes Hitler’s image as part of a quiz, said the school didn’t ask for permission to use his content or pay him for it and defended his decision to include the question on his platform.“It’s an absolutely normal trivia question, sho...

First students honored with scholarships honoring fallen Officer Ella French

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:52:12 GMT

CHICAGO — The first group of Ella French scholars were awarded Sunday and honored the legacy of fallen Chicago police Officer Ella French with an investment in the education of young people.Sadie Moussa is a senior at Taft High School and an aspiring emergency room nurse. Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk brings thousands together for suicide prevention "The commitment of service and just being a great person with beautiful character is important to me," Sadie Moussa said.Moussa is one of a dozen high school students receiving scholarships in honor of French, who was killed in the line of duty two years ago. "I remember when it was first put on the news that she passed away because it could happen to anyone, including my dad," Moussa said. Nearly all of the scholarship winners have a parent who is a Chicago police officer. They wrote essays and drew inspiration from French's life. Her mother, Elizabeth, a retired teacher, read them all."They understand about community and wanti...