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Man accused of shooting Boston police officer due back in court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

A man accused of shooting a Boston police officer is due back in court on Friday.John Lazare, 23, has been ordered held without bail on charges that included assault and battery and armed robbery. He is due back in court for a dangerousness hearing.Lazare was not physically in the courtroom for his arraignment, where dozens of law enforcement members attended the proceedings at Roxbury District Court. At least 50 members of the Boston Police Department were present to show solidarity with their fellow officer, who was shot twice on Friday, June 9.Authorities say the suspect was allegedly trying to rob a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint in the area of Cedric Street when the officer saw what was happening and stepped in.In court, prosecutors say a similar robbery had taken place earlier in the week on Wednesday, and that the officer shot was investigating that incident when he saw Lazare.Lazare was also allegedly wearing the same clothes as the suspect involved in the aforementioned...

Death investigation underway after woman found dead at South Boston housing project

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

Boston police are conducting a death investigation after a woman was found dead at a South Boston housing complex.Members of the Boston City Council said drugs and other concerning items were found in an apartment at the McCormack Housing Project where the person died but Boston police say their officers didn’t see any of that.Boston firefighters were called to the apartment on Saturday for a report of an unconscious person and found four children living in unsanitary conditions. Boston police say each of the children had a parent present and they’re now in state custody.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Howie Carr: ‘House of Horrors’ can’t be ignored

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

Six days later, where’s the outrage?Why does the uber-woke Boston establishment seem remarkably nonchalant about this horrible discovery of four little boys in a BHA project in South Boston with six adult males dressed as women, one of whom was dead of an apparent overdose?In fact, anyone who relies on state-run media for their “news” probably didn’t learn about anything about this crime until four or five days after the first 9-1-1 calls on Saturday morning – if they know anything even now.And that’s exactly the way the powers that be want it because the story from the Mary Ellen McCormack housing project doesn’t fit the narrative.The bare-bone facts from the Boston Fire Department report are shocking: firefighters responded to a drug overdose call on Saturday morning. Upon arrival, they discovered a “house of horrors,” as City Councilor Erin Murphy described it.Firefighters found a dead body on the floor, as well as drugs, alcohol, sex toys and “approximately 6 adults, who appeare...

How Ryan O’Hearn went from castoff to Orioles cleanup hitter: ‘I couldn’t be more ecstatic’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

For the Kansas City Royals, Ryan O’Hearn was a part-time player, then was designated for assignment. After a trade to Baltimore, he was designated for assignment, then became a part-time player.O’Hearn has since emerged as the Orioles’ primary cleanup hitter, showcasing talent he had put on display as inconsistently as he had received playing time. If Baltimore is facing a right-handed starter, O’Hearn, a left-handed hitter, will occupy the fourth spot in the lineup, and deservedly so.Months removed from two organizations — including his current one — cutting him from their 40-man roster in a span of days, the 29-year-old first baseman-outfielder is batting .341 with a .993 OPS. That includes a .404 average and 1.167 OPS in the three-plus weeks since adjusting his hand positioning and posture in his batting stance.“Hitting is such a process,” O’Hearn said. “You’re never done learning, I think, and fortunately this yea...

38 years after Air India bombing, poll finds most Canadians are unaware it happened

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

Friday marks the 38th anniversary of the bombing of Air India Flight 182, the deadliest mass killing in Canadian history. Yet, a new poll finds many in this country have never even heard of the terrorist attack.On June 23, 1985, 280 Canadians, including 86 children, heading from Toronto to London lost their lives when a bomb detonated, sending the aircraft crashing into the ocean off the coast of Ireland.Research done by the Angus Reid Institute has found that nine out of 10 Canadians have little to no knowledge of the incident while three out of five people under the age of 35 have never even heard of attack.Former B.C. premier Ujjal Dosanjh says he’s not surprised by those numbers, adding it wasn’t treated like a Canadian tragedy, especially when it happened.“The way Canadian leadership looked at this issue at that time was absolutely racist,” he tells CityNews 680. “They thought these brown guys, some with turbans, some without turbans, they’re...

Interstate 95 is set to reopen less than two weeks after deadly collapse in Philadelphia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Interstate 95 was set to reopen to traffic Friday less than two weeks after a deadly collapse in Philadelphia shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway.Workers were putting the finishing touches on an interim six-lane roadway that will serve motorists during construction of a permanent bridge. Crews worked around the clock and were poised to finish ahead of schedule. The interstate was scheduled to reopen at noon, according to the governor’s office.The elevated section of I-95 collapsed early on June 11 after a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped on an off-ramp and caught fire. State transportation officials said the driver, who was killed, lost control around a curve. There were no other deaths or injuries.The closure of an important commercial artery snarled traffic in and around Philadelphia and threatened to raise the cost of consumer goods as truckers were forced to detour around the area. State and federal ...

German lawmakers approve a plan to attract skilled workers to plug the country’s labor gap

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament on Friday approved plans to attract more skilled workers to Europe’s biggest economy and help address labor shortages in a growing number of professions.Lawmakers voted 388-234 in favor of the legislation, with 31 abstentions. It foresees a “points system” taking into account professional experience and other factors, along the lines of systems already used by countries such as Canada. It will ease entry rules for information technology specialists who lack university degrees but have other qualifications. Asylum seekers who arrived before March 29 and have both qualifications and a job offer can get a residence permit as a professional if they withdraw their asylum applications — eliminating the need to leave the country and apply anew for a work permit. Highly skilled workers will be allowed to bring more relatives to Germany, so long as they can support them financially. Germany has grappled for years with the need to attract more sk...

Danish prosecutors approve the extradition of a man suspected in a 1995 arms smuggling case in India

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s top prosecuting authority said Friday that it has approved the extradition to India of a Danish national accused of involvement in an arms smuggling case 28 years ago, but that a court of law must make the final decision.Niels Holck has admitted taking part in dropping assault rifles, rocket launchers and missiles from a cargo plane in eastern India in 1995. Indian police said they were meant for an Indian revolutionary group.While a Briton and a five Latvians were arrested by Indian authorities, Holck — previously known as Niels Christian Nielsen — escaped.Prosecutor Henriette Rosenborg Larsen said that Denmark has looked into a 2016 Indian extradition request and that “it is our assessment that the requirements in the extradition act have been met.”It is now up to a district court to decide whether he should be extradited, and any such ruling can be appealed to a higher court, she added.If Holck is extradited and convicted in India, he wi...

In its push for more Black players, MLB hopes results are on the horizon from grassroots efforts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Zion Rose is well aware that the percentage of Black players in Major League Baseball has been on the decline for decades.But the 18-year-old catcher from Chicago, still sweaty from a workout during MLB’s Draft Combine this week at Chase Field in Phoenix, said he’s got some news: That’s not going to be the case for long.“You’ll see,” he said. “We’re starting to come through.”Rose was one of more than 300 players of all backgrounds in Phoenix this week to take part in the combine, which featured workouts, interviews and games in an effort to showcase some of the game’s best amateur talent at the high school and college levels before July’s draft. MLB said that approximately 15% of the players in the showcase were Black.The hope is that the next Aaron Judge, Mookie Betts or Andrew McCutchen will be in that bunch. Possibly several.A recent study from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at Central Florida found Black p...

Olympic skaters still missing medals 500 days later

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:23:25 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — U.S. ice dancers Evan Bates and Madison Chock remember the empty feeling as they trod back to their rooms in Beijing, not long after being told that the ceremony to present their Olympic medals had been called off.Before going to sleep, one final blow: On their beds sat empty black-and-gold boxes, with notes inside signed from IOC President Thomas Bach. “An Olympic medal is forever,” the note began. The boxes were supposed to be the perfect spot for the skaters to place the medals they never received. Five-hundred days later, the medals remain somewhere in storage because of yet another sordid and as-yet-unresolved doping case to come out of Russia. The nine empty boxes, one belonging to each U.S. skater who finished second in the Olympic team event, are now sitting under glass as part of an exhibit at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum that opened Thursday to commemorate the 500 days since the medals ceremony in Beijing was abruptly canceled. “As ...