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Lawmakers seek health care and retirement protections for Steward Health Care workers

Jun. 17, 2024 11:59 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — A group of Democratic members of Congress, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, is seeking reassurances that workers at hospitals owned by Steward Health Care will have their health care and retirement benefits protected. Steward last month said it plans to...

Celtics back home with chance to close out Mavericks and clinch record 18th NBA championship

Jun. 16, 2024 17:21 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics’ catastrophic performance in Game 4 of the NBA Finals gave them a chance to clinch another championship on Monday night under the 17 banners already hanging in the TD Garden rafters. And, coach Joe Mazzulla reminded them, that they would still...

Kyrie Irving ends his personal Celtics skid, so now the Mavs will try to win in Boston in NBA Finals

Jun. 15, 2024 11:11 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving's personal 13-game losing streak against the Celtics is over. Now it's back to the parquet floor in Boston to face his former team again, the Dallas Mavericks still alive in the NBA Finals after avoiding a sweep with a 122-84 blowout in Game 4 on Friday...

A Southwest Airlines plane that did a 'Dutch roll' suffered structural damage, investigators say

Jun. 14, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

A Boeing 737 Max suffered damage to parts of the plane's structure after it went into a “Dutch roll” during a Southwest Airlines flight last month, U.S. investigators said Friday. The incident happened as the jet cruised at 34,000 feet from Phoenix to Oakland, California, on May...

Celtics offer little on Porzingis after leg injury kept him out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals

Jun. 13, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn't do an encore with reporters two days after Boston's big man answered questions in the immediate aftermath of the announcement of his rare lower left leg injury. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla didn't offer much insight, either, which means...

Celtics' Porzingis out of Game 3 of the NBA Finals because of rare tendon injury in lower left leg

Jun. 13, 2024 00:42 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis did not play for the Boston Celtics in their Game 3 victory of the NBA Finals over Dallas on Wednesday night because of a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg suffered in the previous game. The Celtics announced about two hours before tipoff...

Southwest Airlines CEO says he won't resign. A hedge fund is trying to get him fired

Jun. 12, 2024 15:23 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of Southwest Airlines said Wednesday he will not resign in the face of pressure from a hedge fund that wants him fired and that his leadership team will produce its own plan to boost the airline's financial performance. CEO Robert Jordan said Southwest will...

Celtics' Porzingis has rare tendon issue in lower left leg, is questionable for Game 3 of NBA Finals

Jun. 11, 2024 23:23 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis hasn't played a game in Dallas since the Mavericks traded him nearly 2 1/2 years ago, and now it is uncertain if he will play there in Game 3 of the NBA Finals for the Boston Celtics. Porzingis has a rare tendon injury in his lower left leg, which...

Kyrie Irving on what has to change for Dallas: 'It starts with me'

Jun. 11, 2024 19:27 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — The last 12 games where Kyrie Irving has played against the Boston Celtics have all ended with the same outcome. His team lost. It's a streak that Irving and the Dallas Mavericks would desperately like to see end Wednesday night, when they play host to...

New research explores how a short trip to space affects the human body

Jun. 11, 2024 18:40 PM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit, according to new studies published Tuesday. Those shifts mostly returned to normal once the amateurs returned to Earth, researchers reported. Research on...