The former CEO of a New Hampshire addiction rehab center has been federally charged with directing a harassment campaign against journalists and their families in response to negative coverage. A Federal grand jury indicted Eric Spofford, 40, of Salem, N.H., and Miami, Fla., on several interstate stalking-related charges. In March 2022, New Hampshire Public Radio […]
ICE reorganizes as Trump seeks 3,000 migrant arrests per day
The agency tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign is undergoing a major staff reorganization. In a news release Thursday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced leadership changes at the department tasked with finding, arresting and removing immigrants who no longer have the right to be in the country as well as at […]
Trump eyes more cuts to Harvard grants
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to divert billions in grant dollars away from Harvard University and give those funds to trade schools across the U.S., escalating his clash with the elite institution. “I am considering taking Three Billion Dollars of Grant Money away from a very antisemitic Harvard, and giving it to […]
Former US Rep. Charles Rangel of New York dies at 94
By DEEPTI HAJELA and CEDAR ATTANASIO NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94. His family confirmed the death in a statement provided […]
‘I felt called to serve’: Marine severely injured in evacuation of Afghanistan receives Bay State honor
When the planes hit the twin towers on September 11, 2001, Tyler Vargas-Andrews was just three years old. He couldn’t have known it then, but the events of that day and the subsequent decades-long war which followed would shape his life in profound and lasting ways — far more than the average American or even […]
One killed in Dorchester double shooting
One man has died and another victim remains in critical condition following a shooting in Dorchester on Saturday night, Boston Police reported Sunday. At about 9:47 p.m. Saturday night, police responded to a shot spotter activation around 38 Franklin Hill Ave. in Dorchester, BPD stated. At the scene, officers found two victims with gunshot wounds. […]
Howie Carr: Karen Read and the Norfolk County hackerama
It’s almost halftime in the second Karen Read murder trial, and right now I’d have to say Meatball Morrissey and the Norfolk County hackerama are behind on points. That’s not to say that the despicable Quincy crew won’t eventually be able to lynch Read, or at least cheat their way to another “mistrial.” Maybe, as […]
Battenfeld: Probe of fatal bus crash should be swift and transparent
Mayor Michelle Wu’s “independent” investigation into the fatal bus accident in Hyde Park should be swift and totally transparent and include the city’s failed oversight of the bus vendor Transdev in order to ensure Boston kids are safe getting to school. The investigation should not take until the end of Wu’s reelection campaign and should […]
Karen Read murder retrial: Complete trial 2.0 coverage
Mansfield’s Karen Read is on her second trial for the murder of her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, on Jan. 29, 2022. Here’s an index to all of the Herald’s coverage. It is the second time Read is on trial. She was tried a year ago on the same charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter […]
Councilor Flynn calls for Economic Opportunity and Inclusion chief’s resignation
City Councilor Ed Flynn issued a call for the resignation of Boston’s Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Segun Idowu, and is seeking an outside investigation of several city departments. He made the call Sunday in a statement shared on social media. “The Chief of Boston’s Economic Opportunity and Inclusion failed to provide positive and […]