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Woman, toddler daughter fatally shot, father found dead near river bank
FRANKLIN, N.H. (AP) — A man fatally shot a woman, their 18-month-old daughter, and wounded another child before he was found dead hours later of an apparent suicide on the bank of the Merrimack River, the New Hampshire attorney general's office said. The man, Jamie Bell, 42, was...
Lightning strike suspected as cause of fire at 160-year-old Massachusetts church
SPENCER, Mass. (AP) — A fire that burned down a 160-year-old Massachusetts church was likely started by a lightning strike, a fire chief said. The First Congregational Church in Spencer caught fire Friday afternoon, when a storm was moving through the area. Video showed the...
A Massachusetts man struck and killed his 82-year-old mother with her truck, police say
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man physically assaulted his 82-year-old mother in a hotel parking lot, then struck and killed her with her truck, police said. He was charged with murder. Daniel Uhlman, 53, of Westborough, was also charged with armed assault to murder a...
Connecticut lawmakers vote to bar anyone under 18 from getting married
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to tighten the state's marriage laws, prohibiting anyone under age 18 from being issued a marriage license under any circumstance. The legislation cleared the Senate unanimously, following a 98-45 bipartisan vote last month...
Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest
Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a June 2020 protest in Massachusetts’ second-largest city over the killing of George Floyd. The lawsuit filed Thursday names as defendants the city of...
California lawmakers advance bill to cool down outside areas at schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California grapples with how to deal with heat waves made more intense by climate change, schools in the state may soon have to come up with plans for cooling down outside play areas by planting more trees and replacing surfaces like asphalt that swelter on hot days....
Black men were likely underdiagnosed with lung problems because of bias in software, study suggests
NEW YORK (AP) — Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday suggests. As many as 40% more Black male patients in the study might have been diagnosed with...
Lawyer arrested in connection with sexual assaults in Boston 15 years ago waives extradition
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man suspected in a series of sexual assaults in Boston that took place about 15 years ago agreed to waive extradition back to Massachusetts during his initial court appearance. Matthew J. Nilo, 35, who is a lawyer, was arrested Tuesday at his...
Mother sent to prison for failing to get medical help for 2-year-old daughter who died
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and reckless endangerment in connection with the 2019 death of her 2-year-old daughter, prosecutors said. Shaniqua Leonard was sentenced Wednesday to up to four years in prison. Prosecutors had sought...
Movie Review: Sydney Sweeney is brilliant in ‘Reality,’ based on true story of NSA whistleblower
“Reality,” a new movie starring Sydney Sweeney, is largely set in one empty room. There is nothing on the walls. There are no chairs or rugs, just a stark and ugly room in a nondescript rental property in a downtrodden neighborhood. Its script is as minimalistic — lifted directly from the...
