Pregnancy-related deaths for U.S. mothers climbed higher in the pandemic’s first year, continuing a decades-long trend, according to a government report released Wednesday. Overall in 2020, there were almost 24 deaths per 100,000 births, or 861 deaths total — numbers that reflect mothers dying during pregnancy, childbirth or the year… Read More
Hunter Biden’s ex-girlfriends testify under oath
Federal prosecutors in Delaware have been investigating the “tax affairs” of controversial first son Hunter Biden, according to a CBS News interview from 2020 with the president’s son himself. The grand jury convened this week, and it’s been hearing testimony from some surprising sources: Hunter Biden’s ex-girlfriends. Witnesses reportedly include… Read More
Huge gem sells for almost $144K at Alaska auction
A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, was sold for $143,750 at auction in Alaska on Sunday. The opal, dubbed the “Americus Australis,” weighs more than 11,800 carats, according to the auction house Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals. It also has a long history. Sponsored:… Read More
Trump launches social media app a year after Twitter ban
Former President Donald Trump’s social media app that he hopes will rival Twitter launched Monday as he seeks a new digital stage to rally his supporters and fight Big Tech limits on speech, a year after he was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. His Truth Social app was offered… Read More
Biden’s State of the Union address response is…
President Joe Biden is scheduled to deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, Mar. 1. That’s later than usual… and not the only unexpected part of the tradition. GOP leaders in Congress announced their plans for the address response. And to lead, they tapped a surprising figure…. Read More
Arbery trial: Three men convicted of federal hate crimes
The three people convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday. The killers were white, and they were found to have violated Arbery’s civil rights by targeting him for being Black. The jury also found father and son Greg and Travis McMichael… Read More
State transportation dept retrieves traffic cones tossed into river
People keep tossing traffic cones in the Charles River. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation keeps retrieving them. Surveillance video released Friday following a public records request by NBC Boston showed several people hoisting the orange cones and tossing them one by one off the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. Controversial Formula Increases… Read More
New England neighbors embroiled in bitter feud over treehouse
A treehouse is causing trouble on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. The parents of an 8-year-old boy say they checked with neighbors before building a treehouse, and there were no objections. Sponsored: Tinnitus starts in THIS part of your body (not your ears) But neighbors were shocked by the immense construction project:… Read More
Midwest woman turning 100 adds another tattoo
A Michigan woman soon will celebrate a milestone birthday. How old? Look at her decorative upper arm. Gloria Weberg has “NY NY 1922” tattooed on her left arm, the year and place of her birth. The 3 foods that GROW cancer [Sponsored] Weberg is turning 100 on March 2, not… Read More
Massachusetts man arrested for attempt to enter zoo’s tiger cage
A Worcester man was arrested Monday for trying to enter a tiger enclosure after breaking into Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo. The Massachusetts State Police said that when questioned, the man only said he was very interested in tigers. The Truth About CBD [Sponsored] Matthew Abraham, 24, allegedly climbed over a… Read More
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