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East Boston residents sound off at hearing over proposed zoning changes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

Dozens of East Boston residents packed into a hearing Wednesday night to sound off against proposed zoning changes that many fear would impact their future in the city. Perched up on a hill, the Orient Heights section of East Boston is mainly comprised of single-family homes and many residents who have called the area home voiced concerns that the changes would lead to more developments.But the city says the zoning is outdated and that many properties in the neighborhood aren’t up to code.“In this neighborhood, what we’re trying to do is, frankly, respond to neighbors concerns about outdated zoning that’s allowing bad things to happen,” said Arthur Jemison, the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s chief of planning.The city’s plan would stipulate the size and shape of buildings.“We want to create predictability, so we want to change zoning to make it more predictable and understandable,” he added.But residents like Sean Cro...

Solve It 7: Treadmill Trouble

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

A New Hampshire woman ran more than a thousand miles last year! When her treadmill broke she says she had trouble getting it replaced. So she ran right to Solve It 7. Brandon Gunnoe has the story. Kathy Kurdzo ties up her sneakers and pounds the pavement whenever she can.  “It’s cathartic for me. I ran 1260 miles last year,” Kathy said. The New Hampshire woman even runs marathons.But Kathy wanted to be able to run indoors too. So she paid $4000 for this high-tech treadmill.She even went the extra mile and bought an extended warranty.   “It’s such a big investment,” Kathy said. But after a while, the treadmill didn’t run right.“It was bouncier than normal. It just didn’t feel right,” Kathy said. Kathy says she checked her treadmill and saw these cracks on each side of the machine.“I couldn’t believe it. I looked at my warranty, and I saw th...

After watching from afar as Team Japan won the World Baseball Classic, Chicago Cubs RF Seiya Suzuki is focused on rehab

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

Seiya Suzuki needed time to grasp the reality nearly four weeks ago that his left oblique strain would prevent him from playing in the World Baseball Classic.It didn’t stop him from tuning in to the tournament and following Team Japan’s journey to Tuesday’s championship title with its 3-2 win over Team USA. His teammates hung Suzuki’s No. 51 jersey in their dugout and brought it onto the field during the title celebration and awards ceremony. The gesture didn’t go unnoticed by Suzuki.“Even though I wasn’t on the team and I wasn’t able to do much for the team, how they did that for me holding up my uniform, not just in that situation but every game they had my uniform in the dugout, it meant a lot for me,” Suzuki said Wednesday through interpreter Toy Matsushita. “Just seeing everyone grind out there … they were one of the motivators to keep on going and keeping my head up throughout the whole process.”Suzuki, he...

Chicago Bulls defense has flown under the radar — but now it’s the star of the show as they chase the play-in tournament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

The Chicago Bulls defense has flown under the radar since the start of the season.It was easily obscured by the results. The Bulls kept coughing up losses and choking in close games, struggling to string together more than two wins. And regardless of accuracy, a team’s defensive reputation often can find itself defined more by gut feeling than hard statistics, especially as losses pile up.Rare blowouts — particularly when they allowed 150 points in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in December — stood out sharper than grind-it-out games dominated by consistent rotations. The Bulls gained the reputation of hemorrhaging offensive boards despite being a top-five defensive rebounding team.And the shadow of a sub-500 record dimmed any shine of the Bulls defensive rating, which is fifth-best this season and the best in the NBAsince the All-Star break.“When things go wrong as far as wins and losses, people tend to look at offensive rating and the lack of 3s,̶...

Time to get fishy with it: What to know about California grunion run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Spring is when flowers bloom, but for fish enthusiasts, the new season means grunion are here.Although there are only two days left in the spring grunion run, which started in early March this year, there are still more opportunities come summer, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.So what is a grunion run exactly? It's when the California grunion, a silvery fish typically found along the coast of Southern California and northern Baja California, wash ashore to lay their eggs in the wet sand of the beach, DFW states on its website.The sightings are expected to start back up again in the beginning of July until late August, the state wildlife's grunion runs schedule shows. It occurs during the nights' high tides fall following the full and new moons. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band coming to San Diego Those planning to attend can either watch the grunion or catch the fish with only their hands, per DFW regulations. There is a possession ...

House GOP demands info from former prosecutors in Trump case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Wednesday demanded testimony and documents from two former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe.Rep. Jim Jordan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent letters to Mark Pomerantz and Carey Dunne as the party rallies around the former president. They request transcribed interviews and a series of communications by March 27. A grand jury in New York is weighing whether or not to bring an indictment against Trump. The letters, obtained by The Associated Press, are part of a larger GOP-led congressional investigation into Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg as he is wrapping up a probe into whether Trump engaged in an illegal hush money scheme involving a porn actor. Jordan and other senior Republicans have called the Bragg’s investigation a “political persecution,” and one that is without merit.“Last year, you...

Police: Teen arrested in shooting that killed boy, injured 5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed another boy of the same age and left five young women injured, Milwaukee police said Wednesday.News reports did not say what charges, if any, have been filed against the teen. The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. Monday on the city’s north side, police said. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the slain boy as Davion Patterson.Patterson’s mother, Tiera Carter, told WTMJ-TV that her two children went to help others who had been in a fight.“He was trying to break up a fight,” Carter said. “He wasn’t a street kid.”Five women, ages 18, 19, 21, and two 22-year-olds, were taken to a hospital for treatment of nonfatal injuries, police said.The Associated Press

Brazil watchdog tells Bolsonaro to cede jewels from Saudis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian government watchdog voted Wednesday to give former President Jair Bolsonaro five working days to return to authorities a set of jewels he received from Saudi Arabia in 2021. All nine members of the government watchdog voted in favor of requiring Bolsonaro to turn the jewels over to the state-owned Caixa Economica Federal bank in the capital city of Brasilia.The five days start counting as soon as Bolsonaro’s lawyers are officially notified, which had not happened, according to the government watchdog.Another set of jewels from Saudi Arabia estimated to be worth several million dollars and also sent to Bolsonaro, according to one of his former ministers, was seized by customs at Sao Paulo’s international airport.Bolsonaro, who has been in the United States since he left office in January, is under preliminary police investigations at home since Brazilian media started reporting on the jewels earlier this month. The Federal Court of Accounts, a...

Daily almanac for Mar. 23, 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

Florida dad allegedly shoots, kills daughter's ex-boyfriend after domestic dispute: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:58 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida father is accused of shooting and killing his daughter's ex-boyfriend after authorities said the man assaulted her.Officers with the Gainesville Police Department were called to a reported domestic battery at an apartment complex Saturday night.There, police said a man physically assaulted his ex-girlfriend inside her apartment. Part of Florida under quarantine for giant African land snail invasion Before the police could arrive, the man allegedly fled. The woman's father also came to the apartment following the incident.About 30 minutes after police spoke with the woman, her ex-boyfriend allegedly returned and entered the apartment."The father, who was armed with a handgun, fired one shot at the suspect which struck him in the chest," the department said.The man tried to run but officers found him next to his car. Despite CPR efforts, the man was pronounced dead when EMS arrived. Man killed daughter’s suspected stalker with moose antler, sheriff s...