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 […]
Boston Archbishop Richard Henning ordains 6 new priests (Photos)
Boston’s new archbishop ordained six new priests on Saturday, the first such ordination since he took on the job last October. “I give thanks to God for this joyful duty of ordaining these six men to the priesthood of Jesus Christ,” Archbishop Richard G. Henning said ahead of the ordination ceremony Saturday morning at Boston’s […]
Israel starts Gaza escalation, sees movement in hostage talks
Israel advanced its ground forces in Gaza as part of a long-threatened all-out offensive against Hamas, and said the new action prompted the group to resume mediated negotiations on a possible ceasefire and hostage release. Hamas denied the assertion — issued, unusually, during the Jewish Sabbath by Israel’s defense minister. It said said there were […]
Battenfeld: Buck stops with Mayor Wu on deadly bus accident
Wu can’t just point the finger at the bus vendor and the driver – she needs to take full accountability for the city’s needless delay in reporting details of the April 28 accident and appoint an independent investigator to oversee the deadly incident. Source link
Trump reportedly is set to accept a jet from Qatar’s ruling family for possible use as Air Force One
By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump reportedly is set to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar during his trip to the Middle East this coming week, and U.S. officials could convert the plane into a potential presidential aircraft. ABC […]
Trillions in sales for S&P 500 companies at stake as US-China talks begin
U.S. equity investors will be watching closely as trade talks kick off between the Trump administration and China, with trillions of dollars hanging in the balance for American companies. The average member of the S&P 500 made 6.1% of its revenue from selling goods in China or to Chinese companies in 2024, according to an […]