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Boston City Council to weigh ordinance that would track gun trafficking

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

The Boston City Council is expected to consider an ordinance Wednesday that would task police with compiling annual data on firearms trafficking, an illegal activity that the body says is a major contributor to gun violence.City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo, chair of the Committee on Government Operations, filed a report Monday recommending that the ordinance, with amendments, “ought to pass” at this week’s Council meeting.Related ArticlesPolitics | Wu downplays reported Mass and Cass spillover spike Politics | Boston City Council president claim prompts backlash Politics | Greater Boston Food Bank passes 1,200 turkeys along ‘human chain’ to kick off holidays Politics | Boston Medical Center ups security after spike in Mass and Cass dwellers sheltering there Politics | A breakdown of Boston City Council election results “Passage of this ordinance in its amended draft will provide data and informa...

Orioles’ Henderson is unanimous AL Rookie of the Year over Casas, Yoshida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

Two Red Sox rookies received votes in this year’s American League Rookie of the Year, but the prize went to a division rival, instead.Baltimore Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson is the unanimous AL ROY, MLB Network announced on Monday evening.Triston Casas and Masataka Yoshida finished third and sixth, respectively.While Henderson outdid them in Wins Above Replacement (6.2), games (150), home runs (28), RBI (82), and stolen bases (10), Casas and Yoshida put up impressive numbers of their own. Among the three, Casas led the way in walks (70), on-base (.367) and slugging (.490), OPS and OPS+ to become Boston’s first ROY finalist since Andrew Benintendi in 2017.Yoshida led all qualified AL rookies with 155 hits, 33 doubles, and a .289 batting average, and finished second to Henderson in extra-base hits and total bases. Casas ranked second in OPS and third in OBP, and despite playing 18 fewer games, finished second (to Henderson) on the AL rookie home run leaderboard. They ...

Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, is sworn into office

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — New Democratic Rep. Gabe Amo, the first Black representative from Rhode Island in Congress, was sworn into office Monday.Amo, a Democrat, won a special election in November to replace Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down this summer to lead a nonprofit foundation.The House chamber burst into applause as Speaker Mike Johnson swore in the new lawmaker.The son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, Amo worked most recently as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden. He previously worked in state government and in the Obama White House.The Associated Press

Canadian feared taken hostage in Hamas attack dead, reports say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

There are multiple reports that a Canadian peace activist believed to have been taken hostage during the Hamas attack in Israel five weeks ago is dead.CBC is quoting Vivian Silver’s son as saying the remains of the 74-year-old woman had been found in the kibbutz where she lived but were only identified now.Israel’s consul general in Toronto, Idit Shamir, says on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that Silver has been confirmed dead.Women Wage Peace, an organization Silver worked with, also confirmed her death on X.More coming.

CP NewsAlert: Canadian feared taken hostage in Hamas attack dead, reports say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

OTTAWA — There are multiple reports that a Canadian peace activist believed to have been taken hostage during the Hamas attack in Israel five weeks ago is dead.CBC is quoting Vivian Silver’s son as saying the remains of the 74-year-old woman had been found in the kibbutz where she lived but were only identified now.Israel’s consul general in Toronto, Idit Shamir, says on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, that Silver has been confirmed dead.Women Wage Peace, an organization Silver worked with, also confirmed her death on X.More coming.The Canadian Press

Defense digs into Manuel Ellis’ drug use at trial of Washington officers accused in man’s death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A lawyer for one of three Washington police officers charged in the death of Manuel Ellis — a 33-year-old Black man who was punched, shocked with a Taser, then put in a chokehold and held face-down as he pleaded for breath — urged jurors Monday to focus on Ellis’ drug use and prior arrests.The opening statement from Casey Arbenz, an attorney representing Tacoma officer Matthew Collins, came seven weeks into the trial, after prosecutors rested their case last Thursday. Collins and Officer Christopher Burbank face second-degree murder and manslaughter charges, while Officer Timothy Rankine is charged with manslaughter in Ellis’ death in Tacoma on March 3, 2020.Three witnesses have testified that they saw Collins and Burbank attack Ellis as he walked past their vehicle, and two of them recorded cell phone video of the struggle. But Arbenz highlighted two previous arrests — in 2015 and 2019 — when Ellis was under the influence of methamphetamine, suggest...

2 men released from custody after initial arrest in the death of a Mississippi college student

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two men who were arrested and charged in the death of a college student in Mississippi have been released from custody. Joshua Brown, 19, was released Friday from the Hinds County Detention Center after initially being held on a murder charge in the killing of 21-year-old Jaylen Burns, a student at Jackson State University. Surveillance footage obtained by WLBT-TV appeared to show Brown out of town when Burns was shot and killed. Then on Monday, Jamison Kelly Jr., who was arrested on suspicion of accessory to murder after the fact, was released from jail after Hinds County Judge James Bell said there wasn’t enough probable cause to charge him. “He was on the ground when the shots took place. We don’t have evidence that Kelly knew (someone) with him picked up a gun or fired a gun, or evidence that (the shot) that hit Mr. Burns,” the news station reported Bell saying. “It fails to meet the minimum standard.”Jerry Campbell, Kelly’s attorney said the charges ...

'He was a light of sunshine': Chicago firefighter dies after battling fire in Lincoln Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

CHICAGO — A procession was held on Monday afternoon for a Chicago firefighter who died after battling a blaze that broke out at a tavern in the city's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Monday morning. Fire officials confirmed his death in a post on X on Monday morning and said in part: "On behalf of the Fire Commissioner, it is my sad duty to report the passing of our member injured this morning at 2430 Lincoln.The firefighter, who has been identified as 39-year-old Andrew Price, joined the department in March 2009 and was assigned to Truck 44 in 2015.  FDA approves first vaccine for mosquito-borne disease — and more Price, who would have turned 40 in January, was known as "Drew" by co-workers who described him as a health nut who loved his job. Fire officials say the blaze broke out around 5:30 a.m. in the kitchen of the Lincoln Station Bar and Grill in the 2400 block of Lincoln Avenue."Our apartment was filled with smoke and we heard the alarms going off," Ka...

Evanston city council tables vote on Northwestern University stadium project

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. — Leaders in Evanston are expected have tabled a final vo te on a proposal to build a new Northwestern football stadium.The council tabled the vote, which was expected to happen Monday evening, until a special city council meeting on Nov. 20. This comes after getting more information about a new deal from the university.Northwestern University is proposing to tear down Ryan Field, the 97-year-old stadium that looms over an upscale residential neighborhood, and replace it with a privately funded $800 million facility that the university envisions as a venue for concerts and other events.The university originally requested a zoning amendment allowing for 15 concerts, but in the face of opposition, it dropped that number to six, which authorities told the commission is the minimum number it needs to bring in the revenue to sustain the stadium’s operations. More: Evanston residents protest Ryan Field renovations for 2nd straight day Some residents are concerne...

'Love Has Won': New HBO series to highlight cult headquartered in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:50:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — HBO is releasing a docuseries on Monday that dives into the world of the Love Has Won cult in Saguache County, Colorado."Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God," will be released on the streaming platform on Nov. 13 at 9 p.m.According to HBO, the docuseries will chronicle the life and death of Amy Carlson, also known as Mother God. Carlson is described as a self-proclaimed spiritual savior who built a cult through her online manifestos and live-streaming sessions. Colorado professor breaks down cult behavior following ‘Love Has Won’ arrests The three-part docuseries is told through the eyes of Carlson's Love Has Won devotees and archival footage. Love Has Won Colorado connectionLove Has Won has been described as a cult by former members. Crestone in Saguache County would become the headquarters for Carlson's new group. According to her estranged son Cole Carlson, she left him when he was 10 years old to become the leader of Love Has Won.Carlson would produce daily vi...