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Mass. Secretary of State: voting is the tool for keeping Trump from ballot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

The state’s chief elections officer seems less than enthusiastic about attempts to remove former President Donald Trump’s name from statewide ballots via a Civil War-era clause in the U.S. Constitution.Efforts elsewhere to see the 45th President removed under Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment, and some lawsuits in the Bay State aimed at forcing Secretary of State Bill Galvin to strike Trump’s name from consideration, are not how Galvin would prefer to do business, he said.“Four states, so far, have already ruled against those efforts,” he said during an interview with WCVB. “We’ve had one suit filed against us, which has now been dismissed, but there may well be others. The problem with all of this litigation is that it doesn’t attack the real issue with regard to what President — former president — Trump, and that’s the issue of eligibility.”Trump is ineligible to seek the presidency and should be removed from the ballot, according to some legal scholars who say his involve...

Patriots have no answers after J.C. Jackson’s lack of playing time in loss

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots cornerback J.C. Jackson was active in Sunday’s 27-17 loss to the Chiefs but didn’t play a single snap and wasn’t spotted on the sideline.Jackson’s agent, Neil Schwartz, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Jackson is dealing with mental health issues.It seems something must have occured between 11:30 a.m. ET when inactives were announced and 1 p.m. when the game started. If the Patriots had known Jackson wasn’t going to play, then cornerback Shaun Wade likely would not have been included on the inactive list. The Patriots were left with Jonathan Jones, Myles Bryant and rookie Alex Austin, who said he was surprised to start.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Callahan: Patriots’ loss to Chiefs clarifies harsh reality of upcoming rebuild New England Patriots | Patriots rookie Marte Mapu not satisfied after first career interception New England Patriots | Bill Belichick uses Patri...

Taylor Swift cheers Chiefs to another win at Gillette Stadium, defeated Patriots ‘shake it off’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

New England Swifties saw their wildest dreams come true at Sunday’s Patriots-Chiefs game, with the mega pop star herself in attendance – though Patriots diehards weren’t so lucky.Swift, who is currently on a hiatus in her multi-billion dollar Eras tour, was spotted landing her private jet in Rhode Island Sunday morning in images captured by a Rhode Island photographer that swiftly blazed across social media. Later, cameras caught her sneaking out of a swarm of black SUVs arriving at Gillette Stadium shortly after noon, sending the Swiftie excitement up to a fever pitch.The singer was seen in a white knit beanie with her beau Travis Kelce’s jersey number and gray sweatshirt cheering on her team throughout the game up in a box with Brittany Mahomes, friend Ashley Avignone and her dad Scott Swift.The game kicked off at 1 p.m. and Swift and others in the stands held on through an exciting game. Swift took on her ‘Anti-hero’ persona for Patriots loyalists — who booed the Chiefs fan...

Amber Alert issued for girl, 13, last seen in Imperial County; FBI offering $10K reward

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert Thursday afternoon for a 13-year-old girl who was last seen in Imperial County.Raine Gonzales is 5 feet 9 inches tall, 115 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing grey sweatpants, a black shirt, a dark-colored jacket and white shoes. She was carrying a backpack.Raine was last seen Sunday, Dec. 10 with 43-year-old Lorenzo Guerrero in Brawley, near I and 18th streets, CHP said. Guerrero is 5 feet 7 inches tall, 180 pounds and bald. He was last seen wearing a white baseball jersey with the number 44, a hat and sneakers. Arrest made in Mission Bay crash that killed 12-year-old paddleboarder CHP believes the pair are in a 2007 silver Mercedes-Benz C230 with California license plate 5ZFS158.The alert was issued for Imperial and San Diego counties.The FBI as of Dec. 17 is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information on the whereabouts of Gonzales. California Highway Patrol issued an Amber Alert Thurs...

James Cook leads dominant rushing attack as Bills trample Cowboys 31-10

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — James Cook had a career-best 179 yards rushing and scored twice as Buffalo dominated on the ground, and the Bills beat Dallas 31-10 on Sunday, ending the Cowboys’ five-game winning streak.Josh Allen threw for just 94 yards for the Bills (8-6), who won consecutive games for the first time since a three-game winning streak ended on Oct. 1. Buffalo gained ground in the AFC playoff race, moving one game ahead of Denver and Pittsburgh.The Cowboys (10-4) clinched their third playoff berth before kickoff thanks to losses by Green Bay and Atlanta on Sunday and Detroit beating Denver on Saturday. But nothing else went right for Dallas, which fell a game behind NFC-best San Francisco.The Cowboys, who are 7-0 at home — where they’ve outscored their opponents by a combined 279-108 — dropped to 3-4 on the road, where they’ve been outscored 156-152.Buffalo rushed for 266 yards, held the ball for 10 minutes more than Dallas and had 28 first downs to the Cowboy...

Woman in custody after 1-year-old found dead on South Side

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

CHICAGO — A woman is in custody on Sunday after Chicago police say a 1-year-old died after being found unresponsive inside a home on the city's South Side.According to Chicago police, the 1-year-old boy was found just before 7:30 p.m. in the home in the 7400 block of South Eberhart Avenue in Greater Grand Crossing. 1 dead, 1 injured in West Side shooting Police say when the child was found, he was unresponsive and had visible bruising on his face. The child was taken to Comer Children's Hospital where he was later pronounced deadChicago police say a 26-year-old woman was taken into custody on the scene, but police have not provided details on how she is related to the child. Chicago man accused of concealing death of woman found in Auburn Gresham Authorities have not yet identified anyone involved and it is currently unclear how the child was injured.Officers say charges against the woman are pending and an investigation is underway.

6 northwest suburban scouts honored for earning Eagle ranking

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Six Eagle Scouts were honored for reaching the highest point in service.Troop 297 from Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg hosted the Eagle Court of Honor."And so today is just a way to celebrate that," Eagle Scout Pavan Kannan. In Boy Scouts, only 1-2% ever achieve the highest rank of Eagle. Their patrol of Troop 297 is at 80 percent. "It's impressive, you must be proud. I'm very proud and I'm also very grateful because it's not just one person doing this, it's a whole community coming together," Troop leader Dr. Sudesh Kanan said.A community that's watched these young men grow. Most of the new Eagle Scouts started together in the same troop as Tiger Scouts."We have Ajeet, Sudge, Pavan, Josh Chris and then myself," another new Eagle Scout, Shane Anders said.Each one of them has spent years working toward becomoing an Eagle Scout."There’s a lot of different ranks and you have to earn merit badges and learn different skills," Anders said.Upwards of 25 are needed to achi...

Lawyer criticizes Panera's caffeinated lemonade after wrongful death lawsuits

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

(NewsNation) — An attorney representing the family of a man who allegedly died from consuming Panera Bread’s popular caffeinated “charged lemonade” told NewsNation the drink is no ordinary highly-caffeinated beverage.“We have a situation here where we have a drink that has 390 milligrams of caffeine, it also has gharana. And what it is, is it contains as much caffeine as three Red Bulls,” said Elizabeth Crawford, a lawyer for the families of the deceased.The family of a 46-year-old Florida man filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Panera, claiming the beverage contributed to his death. Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination David Brown had high blood pressure and didn't drink energy drinks, but the lawsuit said he believed the Panera Charged Lemonade was safe since it was not advertised as an energy drink. It was offered in the same place as the restaurant chain’s non-caffeinated or less-caffeinated drinks, according to the l...

PHOTOS: 49th annual TubaChristmas at Denver’s Sculpture Park

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

The 49th annual TubaChristmas 2023 took place at the Sculpture Park outside of the Denver Center of the Performing Arts in Denver on Dec. 17, 2023.Hundreds of tubas, euphoniums and other low-register brass instruments helped to spread holiday cheer under sunny skies and warm temperatures. The event was part of the TubaChristmas 2023, a nationwide series of free concerts performed by local, volunteer musicians who play tubas, euphoniums, sousaphones, baritones and other brass instruments.Conductor Bill Clark joked that two tons of heavy metal took part in the concert. The very first tuba Christmas took place 50 years ago at Rockefeller Center in New York City. This is the 49th year for the event in Denver. It has moved around the city as it has grown in size from Larimer Street to Skyline Park and now to the outdoor sculpture garden at DCPA.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Fatal plane crash involved 'experimental homebuilt' aircraft, feds say

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:21:32 GMT

Authorities with the National Transportation Safety Board announced on Sunday that a single-engine plane that crashed Saturday, killing one person aboard, was an “experimental homebuilt vans RV-8" aircraft.  The crash occurred around noon near the intersection of Auburndale and West Rincon streets, the Corona Fire Department tweeted on X, formerly Twitter. Video of the scene captured by independent news agency OnSceneTV showed the plane collided with a tree. The crash sparked a small vegetation fire that was extinguished, fire officials said.  A small plane is seen after crashing in Corona on Dec. 16, 2023. (OnScene.TV)An investigator with NTSB arrived at the site Sunday morning and began the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft, federal officials confirmed to KTLA via email. The investigation into the crash, according to NTSB, will focus on the pilot, aircraft itself and the “operating environment.” Investigators will look at the foll...