Reports of an explosion from people across New England Saturday afternoon sent police agencies and others scrambling to understand what caused a double boom that shook buildings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The American Meteor Society said Saturday that the boom was actually a meteor about 3 feet wide entering the atmosphere around the New …
A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom to be heard throughout the state Saturday afternoon, according to WBZ-TV chief meteorologist Eric Fisher. It was heard around 2:11 p.m. Eastern Time, with people describing a sudden bang that rattled windows, startled pets, and even shook some homes. Dozens of phone calls …
Yet even though Moulton cleared a key hurdle to continue his Senate bid, it was Markey who won the party’s endorsement after winning more than 50% of the delegation’s support. “You have a choice, you have to decide what the future looks like and what you’re going to demand,” Markey said Saturday in front of …
The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign in 2025 about sexual messages he had sent to other women. Amy Gertner, whom Platner has been married to since November 2023, told the campaign about the texts during an internal vetting process last year at the beginning of his campaign. Gertner’s disclosure …
Following intense backlash, the Trump administration is seeking to downplay the impact and scope of a recent immigration policy change that triggered concerns that hundreds of thousands of green card applicants would be forced to leave the U.S. to continue their cases. Last week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services unveiled guidance that officials said …
May 30 – The U.S. military says it fired a missile into the engine room of a vessel trying to get through the U.S. blockade of Iran on Friday. • In a statement on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said it fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Gambia-flagged Lian Star as it …
WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, “The Great American State Fair,” recently had several musical guests back out because of the event’s connections to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said Saturday. “I understand Artists are getting ‘the yips’ having to do with …
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has made thousands of bets totaling at least $90,000 while in college, including at least 40 bets on Indiana football when he was a Hoosiers freshman in 2022, according to court filings before a scheduled hearing in the transfer player’s lawsuit seeking to have the NCAA …
May 30 (Reuters) – Civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit over alleged human rights abuses at the United States’ largest immigration detention center in El Paso, Texas, where three people have died in the nine months since it opened. The American Civil Liberties Union, and other groups, brought the complaint on behalf of four …
In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform, Trump fumed about the Friday decision from U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper who also ordered Trump’s name removed from the center. Clearly angered by his latest legal setback, he said it was “impossible for me to be treated fairly,” tying Cooper’s ruling to earlier losses, including …