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Footage of motorcade racing JFK to the hospital after he was shot sells for $137,500 at auction
DALLAS (AP) — Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway toward a hospital after he was fatally wounded sold at auction Saturday for $137,500. The 8 mm color home film was offered up by RR Auction in Boston. The auction house...
Jimmy Carter at 100: A century of changes for a president, the US and the world since 1924
Already the longest-lived of the 45 men to serve as U.S. president, Jimmy Carter is about to reach the century mark. The 39th president, who remains under home hospice care, will turn 100 on Tuesday, Oct. 1, celebrating in the same south Georgia town where he was born in 1924. ...
Massachusetts governor says a hospital was seized through eminent domain to keep it open
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced Friday that her administration has formally seized a hospital through eminent domain to help keep it open and transition to a new owner. St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston is one of a group operated by Texas-based Steward...
California to apologize for state's legacy of racism against Black Americans under new law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will formally apologize for slavery and its lingering effects on Black Americans in the state under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Thursday. The legislation was part of a package of reparations bills introduced this year that seek to offer...
Boston College looks to add to poll resume when it plays Western Kentucky
Western Kentucky (3-1) at Boston College (3-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ACCN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boston College by 12½. Series record: First meeting. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Boston College could get back into The Associated Press Top...
No. 3 Ohio State opens Big Ten play on the road at Michigan State
No. 3 Ohio State (3-0) at Michigan State (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten), Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Peacock) BetMGM College Football Odds: Ohio State by 23 1/2. Series record: Ohio State leads 37-15. WHAT’S AT STAKE No. 3 Ohio State kicks off its Big...
Sharks' Celebrini and Smith and Canadiens' Slafkovsky headline the NHL's next generation of stars
Juraj Slafkovsky was an NHL draft pick, just like Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard. The spotlight, however, has not been quite as bright or the hype train as strong for him in Montreal. “I like it that way,”...
Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEO
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel. The senate approved the measure by unanimous consent. Members of a Senate...
Court asked to dismiss murder charge against Karen Read in death of her police officer boyfriend
BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for Karen Read has petitioned the highest court in Massachusetts seeking the dismissal of two charges including murder that she faces in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and...
Trevor Story hits tiebreaking double in 10th as Red Sox beat Blue Jays 6-5
TORONTO (AP) — Trevor Story hit a tiebreaking double in a three-run 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Tuesday night. “The boys did an amazing job of fighting all the way to the end,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “We used...
