Boston city councilors press for action after BPS leaves varsity baseball team without transportation

Two Boston city councilors are planning to demand a hearing with public school officials after an “unacceptable” situation involving a varsity baseball team that was left stranded without district transportation to its first game of the season. Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy will file a hearing order ahead of next week’s meeting to discuss…

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Taiwan hit by strong quake as tsunami threat recedes in Japan, Philippines | Weather News

Taiwanese authorities say nine people killed in Hualien County, including three hikers and an engineering worker, and about 800 others injured. Taiwan has been rocked by its biggest earthquake in a quarter-century, with the above-7 magnitude tremor killing at least nine people, injuring more than 800, and triggering tsunami warnings that passed without damage or…

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