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By Ken MacLeod Click here for updates on this story WAYLAND, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Wayland High School basketball player Saniyyah Phillips said students at Westford Academy taunted her during a game last week with racist and hurtful words. In an exclusive interview with WBZ-TV Tuesday, Phillips said she loves basketball but isn’t sure she will
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say the former owner of a group of health spas and clinics in Los Angeles has admitted to participating in a $20 million insurance fraud scheme involving Botox injections, laser hair removal and other procedures. The 54-year-old woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count each of conspiracy to commit health
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PARIS (AP) — Versailles knocked out fellow fourth-tier side Bergerac on penalty kicks to reach the semifinals of the French Cup. Versailles led through midfielder Inza Diarrassouba’s 14th-minute goal, but Axel Tressens finished well from Christian Gyeboaho’s astute pass in the 90th to send the game to a shootout. The handful of fans who traveled
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story PEABODY, Masschusetts (WBZ) — A husband and wife were rushed to the hospital after a fire tore through their home in Peabody early Wednesday morning. Heavy flames were shooting from the house on Ellsworth Road when firefighters arrived just before 3 a.m. “The whole left
Continue Reading FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities say a woman and her two sons suspected in the killing of her husband in Washington have been arrested in northwestern Arizona. U.S. Marshals Service officials in Flagstaff announced Wednesday that 55-year-old Brenda Rasmussen, 31-year-old Danny Jones and 34-year-old Andrew Jones were taken into custody Monday in Mohave County.
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Riverside County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations have continued to drop, however, local hospitals are still hit hard. But don’t let that keep you from going in. “We still have quite a bit of non-COVID-related illnesses for patients being hospitalized,” said Dr. Bruce Weng, an infectious disease specialist at Riverside University Health System Medical Center. “I think there’s a
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s former police chief says that recent allegations about police using sophisticated spyware to hack mobile phones of prominent officials and protesters have “no bearing on reality.” Roni Alsheikh was head of the national police during some of the alleged snooping. He said in a video released to the media on Wednesday
Continue Reading BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Jim Riggleman has been hired as manager of the Billings Mustangs of the independent Pioneer League. The 69-year-old takes over from Joe Kruzel, who left to become a minor league coordinator with the Los Angeles Angels. Riggleman has a 726-904 record as manager for San Diego, the Chicago Cubs, Seattle, Washington
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices could soar to $120 a barrel if Russia’s crude exports are derailed by tensions with Ukraine, according to projections from JPMorgan. The forecast underscores how a potential invasion of Ukraine would cause wide-ranging ripple effects that would be felt by inflation-weary consumers around the world. “Any disruptions to
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says “COVID isn’t finished with us,” as he appealed for extra help to fight the pandemic after his agency reported case counts and deaths fell worldwide over the past week. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus led the launch of a new $23
Continue Reading LYON, France (AP) — French club Lyon has sold attacking midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri to Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire for seven million euros ($8 million). The 30-year-old Switzerland international joined Lyon in the offseason after three seasons with Liverpool but is leaving after just 16 appearances. He scored two goals and provided three assists but
Continue Reading By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Lawyers for an Indigenous community in eastern Guatemala are making arguments before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights that could have far-reaching implications for Indigenous communities throughout the Americas. The Maya community of Agua Caliente is demanding that the Guatemalan government give them title to
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said Wednesday that it has chosen Susan M. Collins, an economist and administrator at the University of Michigan, as its next president. The selection of Collins, who will become the first Black person to serve as president of the Boston
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By Stella Chan and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN The Los Angeles County district attorney wants credit card companies to halt payments for online purchases of assemble-at-home kits for so-called ghost guns — untracked and untraceable firearms that are finding their way into communities across the country in increasing numbers. District Attorney George Gascón challenged credit card
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The NFL has sent a letter to a Congressional committee explaining the machinations in the league’s handling of the investigation of misconduct at the Washington franchise. In the letter from the league’s law firm to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, the NFL
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Microsoft is trying to persuade regulators to approve its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard with a series of new app store commitments that it says will put the company “on the right side of history” as policymakers worldwide debate new laws to force competition open in digital marketplaces. The 11-point
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press More than 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuels are stored at a facility next to the Willamette River in Portland. Oregon lawmakers began taking steps to compel the owners and operators of aging storage tanks at the facility to make them earthquake resistant. A new report commissioned by the city of
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press More than 90% of Oregon’s liquid fuels are stored at a facility next to the Willamette River in Portland. Oregon lawmakers began taking steps to compel the owners and operators of aging storage tanks at the facility to make them earthquake resistant. A new report commissioned by the city of
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Ayer dieron a conocer el número de fatalidades en calles y caminos del Valle de Coachella el año pasado. De las 85 personas que murieron 23 eran peatones, Palm Springs fue la ciudad donde más personas fallecieron por accidentes automovilístico con 24 y cinco fueron atropellados en el 2021. Mientras que en Desert Hot Springs
Continue Reading By MATT KUPFERLE numberFire Player props can be useful in a variety of ways, from taking advantage of them straight up within the betting market to measuring a player’s potential to produce in daily fantasy football. Here we’ll focus on utilizing our projections and other tools on betting player props. Three players to focus on
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