Category: Boston Local

By MELISSA GOLDIN (Associated Press) Conservative influencers and politicians are calling for a boycott of Tyson Foods after false claims spread online saying the multinational meat producer is planning to hire 52,000 people who came to the U.S. illegally. “Tyson is closing its facility in Perry, Iowa and laying off its 1,200 workers,” reads one…

By DAVE COLLINS (Associated Press) Former U.S. Rep. George Santos of New York said Friday that he will leave the Republican Party and run as an independent in a bid to return to Congress after having been expelled while facing federal fraud charges. In social media postings, Santos criticized Friday’s vote by the GOP-controlled House…

By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS (Associated Press) LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she revealed Friday in a stunning announcement that followed weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts. The princess disclosed her condition in a video message recorded Wednesday in Windsor and broadcast Friday….

There are traces of Andrea Kolbe all over her big sister, Kyra Vocci. A long chain with Kolbe’s wedding ring — an ornate silver band — hangs close to Vocci’s heart, beside a locket engraved with Kolbe’s photo and fingerprint. Tattooed on Vocci’s forearm is a rainbow and a quote Kolbe liked: “There is a rainbow…

Anna Edney | (TNS) Bloomberg News Some dermatologists are recommending that people refrigerate benzoyl peroxide products such as Proactiv and Clearasil after an independent lab found they were contaminated with the potent carcinogen benzene. The American Acne & Rosacea Society said Wednesday that storing benzoyl peroxide creams, gels and washes at refrigerated temperatures could minimize…

LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a statement saying she has been diagnosed with cancer. In it, she said she wanted to thank people for their messages of support after her abdominal surgery in January. She said her condition was initially thought to be non-cancerous but tests after the operation found cancer….

Curt Schilling has confirmed that he won’t be among the 2004 World Series champions attending the Red Sox home opener on Apr. 9. The ex-pitcher has kept a relatively low profile since last September, when he revealed, against their wishes, that Tim and Stacy Wakefield were both battling cancer. Even though the ex-pitcher has spent…

Massachusetts is spending about $75 million each month on state-run shelters, a massive jump in expenses that comes as Gov. Maura Healey’s administration is expected to run out of cash for emergency services in early to mid-April without another financial infusion. Beacon Hill lawmakers have spent most of the new year putting together a plan…

A Suffolk Superior Court justice sees the planned massive renovation at Franklin Park’s White Stadium as a win for all Boston residents. The joint effort between the city and a group trying to bring a professional women’s soccer team to the stadium scored points in court Friday, with Justice Sarah Ellis declining a request from…

By COLLIN BINKLEY (AP Education Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it has discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them — a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this…

By MATTHEW LEE and JOSEF FEDERMAN (Associated Press) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is overflowing with displaced civilians….

The oversight group Boston Municipal Research Bureau is calling for sweeping changes to the Boston Public Schools budget processes ahead of the School Committee’s upcoming vote on next year’s budget. “The current process for presenting the Boston Public Schools budget is woefully inadequate,” the BMRB report reads. “It is crucial that the Superintendent and her…

Robbie Sequeira | Stateline.org (TNS) In her first few months as a Minnesota state legislator in 2021, state Rep. Kaela Berg often wondered: “What the hell am I doing here?” A single mother and flight attendant without a college degree or prior political experience, Berg now had a seat at the legislative table, shaping policy…

I had no intention of writing about fudge this week. I’d been thinking about writing another Foodie Awards follow-up, like last week’s ode to burgers, but my editor wanted an Easter feature. I thought it would be fun to find a local maker doing Easter bread. Greek, Italian, Portuguese … one of those pretty, braided…

Gretchen McKay | (TNS) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Linguine with clam sauce is one of those classic Italian dishes that every home chef should have in regular rotation. Not only is it super easy to make with fairly simple ingredients, but it’s incredibly light and flavorful for a pasta dish. And it’s not fishy at all, like…

Medford is now accepting applications for the “2024 Outdoor Dining” program for eligible restaurants. Cost is not listed in Medford’s press release and rules, but dogs are. Any eatery with a license that includes dog seating say pups can partake in outdoor seating as long as:A. Every dog must be leashed and licensed.B. Licensee shall…

Building on Karuna’s success after its recent acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb, PureTech aims to create what they’re calling “Karuna on steroids” — a new startup that houses a whole suite of CNS-focused drugs. Source link

Let’s say you’re a Chicago-based director, or working on it. Any age. Maybe you’re in film school, eager for a glimpse of your future, and some wisdom from a filmmaker with a wide range of experience and a quarter-century or so of struggle, success, more struggle, more success. In that case? April 5 is your…

Whenever I see a historical novel that’s clearly a historical novel — the curlicue cover fonts, windswept beaches, hooped dresses, moody Renaissance hues, tall-masted schooners, maybe a helicopter to suggest Vietnam — I cringe. I feel bad for the writer. Because the idiot part of myself whispers that historical fiction was a terrible mistake. It’s…