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2 Florida men guilty of participating in Capitol riot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men were convicted Wednesday of storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection.Joshua Christopher Doolin, 25, of Polk City, and Michael Steven Perkins, 39, of Plant City, were each found guilty of felony civil disorder, entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds and disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, according to court records. Doolin was also convicted of theft of government property. Perkins was separately convicted of assaulting a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon and engaging in acts of physical violence while on the restricted Capitol grounds. Sentencing is scheduled for July 13.Doolin and Perkins were arrested on June 30, 2021, along with co-defendants, Joseph Hutchinson and Olivia Pollock, officials said. A federal judge issued bench warrants for Hutchinson and Pollock earlier this month after the FBI reported that they had tampered with or removed their ankle mon...

Boston police seek public’s help in search for missing 22-year-old Dorchester man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

Boston police asked for the public’s help Wednesday in a search for a missing 22-year-old Dorchester man. Police said Christian Alicea Castro was last seen leaving Charlestown High School around 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. Police said Castro was wearing a black zip-up hoodie, a gray “c-town” tee shirt, dark gray pants, black sneakers with white soles and a gray backpack with red writing on it. Castro has short hair and a goatee.Castro has mental health issues, according to police. Though he is mostly non-verbal, police said his primary language is Spanish. Police said they did not know as of Wednesday afternoon whether Castro was on foot or using public transportation. Police asked anyone with information on Castro’s whereabouts to contact 911 or A-1 Detectives at 617-343-4571.

Less Wind Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

7Weather- Today was a much more quiet and dry day, luckily, allowing people to clean up after the storm. It was still windy out there. The wind won’t be as strong tomorrow, but still breezy. Overall it’ll be a nice Thursday before we track a few showers late Friday into Saturday morning.High pressure is off to our west, and the nor’easter is still close enough to us that the wind is gusty. As the storm continues to move east, the wind will decrease. That’s what you see with the weather map below, looking ahead to tomorrow evening.Let’s take a closer look at tomorrow. Overnight, low clouds will clear. Tomorrow morning, we’ll start out chilly in the upper 20s/near 30°. Watch for slick spots as snowmelt refreezes. Eastern Mass will start out with a lot of sun, before high and mid level clouds advance in from the west and thicken up through the day. Highs rebound to the mid/upper 40s. It’ll be a bit breezy, but by the evening the wind should rel...

Suspect in cold case murder accused of making threats from behind bars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

A suspect in a cold case murder from 1971 has now been indicted in connection with threats investigators said he made from behind bars, the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday. The DA said Arthur Massei, 77, had been allegedly communicating by letter with a woman outside the prison where he was being held following his arrest in March of 2022 in connection with the murder of Natalie Scheublin, who was bound, beaten and stabbed to death in her Bedford home in 1971. The letters, the DA said, “revealed an escalating level of threats from Massei toward the recipient of the letters if she did not perform tasks to his satisfaction.” The DA said investigators found Massei asked for help recruiting someone to pretend to be a witness and falsely testify that she had information that Massei had been framed for murder. The DA said Massei allegedly offered to pay $1,000 to such a witness. Massei separately told multiple outside parties to colle...

‘Boneless wing’ or ‘chicken nugget’? Buffalo Wild Wings sued for false advertising

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

An Illinois man is launching a class-action lawsuit against Buffalo Wild Wings for false advertising, alleging the restaurant’s boneless wings are not actually chicken wings at all.Per the suit, the menu item’s name and description “leads reasonable consumers to believe the products are actually chicken wings.”“The products are more akin, in composition, to a chicken nugget rather than a chicken wing,” said the suit, filed in federal court last week. “This clear-cut case of false advertising should not be permitted, as consumers should be able to rely on the plain meaning of a product’s name and receive what they are promised.”Buffalo Wild Wings, now headquartered in Atlanta, was long based in the Twin Cities and maintains a corporate presence there. The Inspire Brands-owned company did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.However, the company appeared to allude to the lawsuit in a tweet Monday, writing: ̶...

Aaron Rodgers on Pat McAfee Show says his ‘intention’ is to ‘play for the New York Jets’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

Aaron Rodgers says he wants to play for the Jets.That was the news Gang Green nation wanted to hear from the superstar quarterback as he made an appearance Wednesday afternoon on “The Pat McAfee Show” with more than 480,000 tuning in on the YouTube show.“Since Friday, I’ve said my intention was to play and to play for the New York Jets.”But Rodgers made it clear that he is still under contract to the Green Bay Packers, so this isn’t a done deal yet.Developing story, check back for details. ()

Chicago Bears free-agency news: 5 free-agent deals are now official, along with the trade of the No. 1 pick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

In his second offseason with the Chicago Bears, general manager Ryan Poles has plenty of salary-cap space to rework a roster that finished 3-14 in 2022.As the NFL’s new league year approaches, allowing free agents to begin signing with new teams, the Tribune will track all of the Bears’ arrivals and departures and provide insight into what they mean.The free-agency negotiation window opened across the league at 11 a.m. Monday. Unrestricted free agents can finalize deals when the new league year begins at 3 p.m. Wednesday.Column: After adding 5 new starters, Bears GM Ryan Poles can wait for prices to fall in free agencyColumn: Bears’ aggressive start to free agency has one common thread — young players entering their prime yearsWhat headline-grabbing move is next? 5 Bears questions before free agency.Column: Ryan Poles checked a big box on the Bears’ offseason list with his bold trade. Now comes the hard part.Bears trade the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL dr...

RB Justice Hill re-signs with Ravens on two-year, $4.5 million deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

Justice Hill is returning to the Ravens.The 25-year-old running back, whom the Ravens drafted out of Oklahoma State in the fourth round in 2019, is re-signing with Baltimore on a two-year, $4.5 million deal that could be worth as much as $5 million, his agent Andrew Kessler confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Wednesday.Hill, who missed all of 2021 with a torn Achilles tendon, had his most productive year last season, with 262 yards on 49 carries to go with 12 catches for 58 yards in a career-best 15 games. He was also a significant part of Baltimore’s special teams, which included kick return duties.He joins a familiar and effective backfield of J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards.Last season, the Ravens ranked second behind only the Chicago Bears in rushing yards (2,720) and yards per carry (5.2).Hill has 547 rushing yards and two touchdowns in his career while averaging 4.6 yards per carry. He also has 25 catches for 148 yards. ()

Medication abortions are under fire: Here’s how they work

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. They usually involve taking two prescription medicines days apart — at home or in a clinic.In contrast, abortion procedures are an invasive medical technique that empties the womb. They are sometimes called surgical abortions, although they don’t involve surgery.In the United States, abortions by pills usually involve the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol. As more states seek abortion limits, demand for the pills is expected to grow. But they have been targeted by abortion foes including Christian conservatives who filed suit in Texas seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone. A hearing on the suit was held Wednesday. HOW DO ABORTION DRUGS WORK?Mifepristone is taken first, swallowed by mouth. The drug dilates the cervix and blocks the effects of the hormone progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy.M...

Review: Enter Aly & AJ’s voyage into the sun kissed desert

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:43:33 GMT

“With Love From,” Aly & AJ (Aly & AJ Music)Disney starlets-turned-indie sister duo Aly & AJ return with a new album, storytelling their way through a big American road trip into a ’70s dreamy and electric landscape through the sun kissed desert.In the duo’s album, “With Love From,” they demonstrate their ability to make their familiar indie-pop sound reminiscent of a time in music where rock stars delivered subdued confessionals — longing for love or coming alive staying up all night on a tour bus traveling across the country. The sisters sound stronger as they ever have as a duo as they let go of ’80s style-synth production to let their voices breathe on the more stripped down, folksy Americana-inspired 11-track album. “With Love From” simply starts off with the country-infused track “Open to Something and That Something Is You.” The perfect song to serenade a lover, twinged with longing, desire and an open heart to love. “After Hours” is a folk ...