Boston Cop Drunk With Power
"Off-duty Boston officer accused of pointing pistol at 2 people" by Maria Cramer and John R. Ellement | Globe Staff December 12, 2013Enice Roberts was walking home from the grocery store Wednesday...
View ArticleEasthampton Man Fires Salvo Over Balcony
"Easthampton man dies from balcony fallA 24-year-old Easthampton man died from injuries after falling from a sixth-floor balcony of the Walter Salvo House in Northampton early Saturday morning,...
View ArticleFrom Tufts to Terminator
"Tufts, Navy explore robotic technology" by Callum Borchers | Globe Staff June 16, 2014Tufts University and the Navy are partnering on a research project with a goal to develop robots that can think...
View ArticleNew Mexican Nun a Saint
"Her encounters with Old West outlaws later became the subject of a CBS series ‘‘Death Valley Days’’ episode, ‘‘The Fastest Nun in the West.’’--more--"
View ArticleYour Guess Is As Good As Mine in Georgia
"Ga. father charged in death of son in car" Associated Press June 26, 2014ATLANTA — The investigation of a toddler’s death in a hot SUV in Georgia hinges on a key question: Was the boy the victim of...
View ArticleLawn is a Library in Kansas
Where is the card catalog?"Kan. boy seeks OK for library on his lawn" Associated Press June 26, 2014LEAWOOD, Kan. — A 9-year-old boy and his parents will ask a Kansas City suburb to reconsider its...
View ArticleHigh Ride Home For Hynes
"Rider ate, sniffed drugs on bus, T police say" by Martin Finucane | Globe staff June 26, 2014A 22-year-old South Boston man is facing charges that he sniffed and ate drugs from a candy tin while...
View ArticleLowell Cops on Safari
"Lowell mayor to raise police visibility after shooting; Calls incident ‘act of gang violence’" by Catalina Gaitan and Jacqueline Tempera | Globe correspondents June 26, 2014Lowell’s mayor vowed to...
View ArticleTaunton You With This Whale of a Post
"Beluga whale sighting reported in Taunton River" by Jacqueline Tempera | Globe correspondent June 26, 2014It is an adventure few have attempted. But one brave beluga whale has been spotted in local...
View ArticleThe Mother of All Goals
It's France! "France may reduce maternity stays" Associated Press June 27, 2014PARIS — France is considering reducing the time mothers spend in maternity wards as part of efforts to cut...
View ArticleIran Shot Coming
"Iran’s Parliament took a step closer this week to criminalizing permanent forms of contraception, a move intended to turn around a decreasing population rate....--more--"Also see: Iranian Litter
View ArticleSudanese Woman Seeks Sanctuary at U.S. Embassy
Related: African Friday"Sudanese woman held on new charge" by Ahmed Feteha | Bloomberg News June 25, 2014KHARTOUM, Sudan — A Sudanese woman was arrested again Tuesday, a day after a local court...
View ArticleNo Longer Harboring This Post
"Plan for harbor towers wins fresh look at City Hall" by Casey Ross | Globe Staff June 25, 2014Revived plans to build a pair of skyscrapers along Boston Harbor are finding a newly receptive audience...
View ArticleGreen With Artway
I'm not enviou$ at all."Grants bring whirl of public art for Greenway" by Geoff Edgers | Globe Staff June 25, 2014Earlier this year, the Institute of Contemporary Art got disappointing news: It would...
View ArticleJust Another Mars Monday
I do wish it was Sunday....Mars spacecraft passes NASA testMIT students seek to send slivers of life to MarsRelated:Mars MadnessMars a Matter of Life or DeathParachuting to MarsAlso see: Monday MERS...
View ArticleSkipping the Parade
I think you know why: Gay pride parades across US celebrate same-sex marriage winsKilling two birds with one post.
View ArticleIndian Post Collapses
I'm sorry these posts suck."5 detained, 26 dead in two India building collapses" Associated Press June 30, 2014NEW DELHI — Police in southern India detained five construction company officials Sunday...
View ArticleHong Kong Phooey
Thought I would chop this post off before the month ends:"Big turnout in Hong Kong political poll" Associated Press June 30, 2014HONG KONG — An informal referendum aimed at bolstering support for...
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