David Ortiz surprises exercise class at South Shore Y
When David Ortiz dropped in on a water aerobics class at the South Shore Y in Quincy on Tuesday, instructor Kate Riley, of Milton, didn’t miss a beat,the Patriot Ledger reported. With the retired...
View ArticleUS economic growth weakened to 0.7 percent in first quarter
The U.S. economy turned in the weakest performance in three years in the January-March quarter as consumers sharply slowed their spending. The result repeats a pattern that has characterized the...
View ArticlePA state rep calls online troll's grandmother
When an online troll posted a racist and bigoted message on State Rep. Brian Sims' Facebook page, he didn't pull any punches -- he called the troll's grandma. Checking social media for Pennsylvania...
View ArticleMother asks for help #Celebrating autistic daughter's #Birthday
Little Danny Hallock's birthday wish is bittersweet: "I want someone to play with me and I don't know how," she said. Danny is autistic. Her mother, Sarah, wants to throw her a 10th birthday party but...
View ArticleSeahawks QB Russell Wilson, wife Ciara welcome #Baby #Girl
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his popstar wife Ciara are now parents to a baby girl, Sienna Princess Wilson. The couple announced the birth of their daughter on Friday night while the...
View ArticleTrump to spend Day 100 in office talking tough on trade
The White House says the president will sign an executive order Saturday that will direct his Commerce Department and the U.S. trade representative to perform a comprehensive study of the nation's...
View ArticleEU leaders to finalize Brexit position before# UK talks
EU leaders are meeting Saturday in Brussels, Belgium, to finalize their negotiating principles for Britain's exit from the European Union, amid signs they plan to take a tough stance over its financial...
View ArticleCongress passes short-term spending bill in effort to dodge shutdown
With just hours to spare, Congress easily approved a short-term spending bill Friday that would prevent a partial federal shutdown over the weekend. But on President Donald Trump's 99th day in office,...
View ArticleHow the world views Trump after 100 days
The world was dumbfounded by the election of Donald Trump, and his first 100 days in office have received mixed reactions. Allies and adversaries alike are trying to figure out whether a Trump Doctrine...
View Article#Parents of boy face multiple charges after Amber Alert issued
The parents of a 2-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert out of New Hampshire face multiple charges. Police said the boy’s mother, Erika Wallace, 26, took her son Friday afternoon during a...
View ArticleTrump signs two executive orders on trade
President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on trade before his rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night. 100 days in, Trump says he's brought 'profound change' to Washington One of...
View ArticleJournalists honor press freedom at a dinner without Trump
Prominent Washington journalists, if not Hollywood stars, celebrated the First Amendment during the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, an event that lacked the glitter of past years because of...
View Article#SpaceX to launch secretive #Satellite for U.S. intelligence agency
Elon Musk's SpaceX will attempt to deliver a mysterious satellite into orbit for the intelligence community on Sunday. Liftoff is slated for 7 a.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral,...
View Article7 killed as storm hits Midwest, Southwest states
A strong storm caused severe flooding and tornadoes that killed at least seven people and injured dozens more in Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Nearly 50 people taken to hospitals after Texas tornado...
View ArticleTrump says he's brought 'profound change' to #Washington
President Donald Trump on Saturday marked his 100th day in office by saying he had brought "profound change" to Washington and reaffirming that "my only allegiance" is to those he governs. On a...
View ArticleTrump will decide fate of US role in climate accord in next 2 weeks
President Donald Trump said Saturday he will decide the future of the United States' role in the Paris climate accord over the next two weeks. Trump criticizes news media on night of press dinner 100...
View ArticleCyclist struck while riding in Boston
A cyclist is suffering from life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car in Boston's Back Bay. Boston EMS say the man was riding on Comm. Avenue and Clarendon Street when he was hit around...
View ArticleWhat is May Day? The origins of May 1
To most people in the Northern Hemisphere, May Day conjures images of brightly colored twirling ribbons and promises of warm days ahead. That's not the whole story, though: May Day is also a day of...
View Article#Woman killed, 6 others hurt in San Diego pool shooting; gunman dead
A pool party in an affluent swath of San Diego ended in chaos Sunday night when a man pulled out a weapon and opened fire, killing a woman and injuring six others, police said. The gunman, identified...
View ArticleLawmakers settle on hard-fought $1 trillion spending bill
Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on a huge $1 trillion-plus spending bill that would fund most government operations through September but denies President Donald Trump...
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