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Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, dies in Denver at 102

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

Hughes Van Ellis, who was the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and who spent his latter years pursuing justice for his family and other descendants of the attack on “Black Wall Street,” has died. He was 102.The World War II veteran and published author who was affectionately called “Uncle Redd” by his family and community died Monday while in hospice in Denver, said his family's publicist, Mocha Ochoa. Search discontinued for hiker missing from Rocky Mountain National Park After the war, Van Ellis worked as a sharecropper and went on to raise seven children, all in the shadow of the Tulsa massacre in 1921, when a white mob laid waste to the city's once-thriving Black community.“I’ll remember each time that Uncle Redd’s passionate voice reached hearts and minds in courtrooms, halls of Congress, and interviews,” said Damario Solomon-Simmons, one of the attorneys who has pursued compensation for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre.“He was much more than a clien...

First responders describe rescue of kayakers from Boston Harbor near remnants of Long Island Bridge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

Boston police on Tuesday recounted a daring rescue late last week when crews saved two people kayaking in Boston Harbor near what’s left of the Long Island Bridge. The rescue happened on Friday. Speaking with 7NEWS, Officer Stephanie McGrath said crews used spotlights from their boat to locate the kayakers. “One was still on his kayak but it was taking on water,” McGrath said. McGrath said the kayak was “maybe half full with water.” The other kayaker, McGrath said, had fallen into the water and was clinging to a bridge stanchion. “His kayak had capsized,” McGrath said. “He told us he had been in the water for almost 30 minutes and he was cramping up.” Both kayakers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. In a later news conference on Tuesday, members of the Boston Police Department’s Harbor Division said the kayakers were in a potentially dangerous place on the water. The channel where the kayakers were located, officials said, is a through-...

Ex-Brigham and Women’s Hospital doctor accused of sexual assault, performing unnecessary ‘exams’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is facing a major lawsuit alleging that one of its doctors, who has since voluntarily quit practicing, was performing unnecessary sexualized “exams” of women who went to him for help with unrelated ailments.The lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday morning has one named plaintiff, Marianne “Mimi” DiTrani, but her lawyers say that Dr. Derrick Todd’s victims could grow.“When you trust someone in a position of power, go to them for healing, and are instead hurt, it’s frightening, confusing, and difficult to process. There is no shame. Predators are adept at picking up cues others cannot see,” DiTrani said from the street outside Brigham’s ambulatory care center Tuesday afternoon on Francis Street.“I have decided to come forward because someone must. Nature has taught us there is safety in numbers. I want anyone who was harmed in the way that I was to know they are not alone, and there is nothing to fear,” she continued with a clear voice despit...

Official pumpkin of Boston arrives at Boston Public Market, weighing nearly 1,600 pounds

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

The official pumpkin of Boston is so big that it took more than just wiggling through the door to get it inside Boston Public Market.Al Rose arrived at the market with the bright orange gourd, weighing nearly 1,600 pounds and measuring almost 6 feet wide, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday after driving from his farm in north central Massachusetts.It took nearly an hour for the pumpkin to get inside, making for great drama.After flagging down a truck driving to a nearby construction site, the worker let Rose and others borrow a saw to shave a few inches off a pallet so the “most orange pumpkin ever” could fit through the market’s doors, “with a quarter inch to spare,” Rose said.The pumpkin is also joined by two others, one a monstrous green squash weighing in at 892 pounds.“They’re in there, and they are huge, but it was a team effort for sure,” said Chelsea Doliner, chief marketing and engagement officer for the Boston Public Market Association.Rose, owner of Red Apple Farm in Phillipston, ...

Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine group is ripped for ‘obscene’ comments about Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

Students at another Boston-area university are under fire for their “obscene” comments in support of Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel.The Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine group (Tufts SJP) recently posted in favor of the terrorists, who slaughtered Israelis and took hostages over the weekend.“Since Friday, Palestinians have been launching a historic attack on the colonizers,” Tufts SJP wrote in a letter. “Footage of liberation fighters from Gaza paragliding into occupied territory has especially shown the creativity necessary to take back stolen land.”Tufts SJP’s remarks in support of Hamas come after dozens of Harvard student groups blamed Israel for Hamas’ terrorist attacks.In response to Tufts SJP’s letter, a Tufts University spokesperson said in a statement, “Dismissing the loss of Israeli lives in the recent surprise attacks cannot be condoned. We deeply mourn those losses and vehemently disagree with th...

Water rescue: Officers recount kayakers’ close call near Moon Island

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

Two kayakers were rescued Friday night after the wake from a boat threw them into distress in the area of Moon Island and Long Island Bridge, BPD officers recounted Tuesday.“One was still on his kayak, but it was taking on water, was maybe half full with water,” Officer Stefani McGrath said, standing on a gusty BPD dock in Southie late Tuesday afternoon. “And the other kayaker, who had fallen in the water, he was clinging to the stanchion of the bridge and his kayak had capsized.”A Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit, including McGrath and Officer Jose Aruajo, was escorting a ship out of Boston Harbor came in.The kayakers, a 34-year-old man from Pennsylvania and 22-year-old man from New York, headed out around 4 p.m., police said.Far into the harbor after sunset, the wake of a larger boat crashed into the pair, sending one into the cold depths.By the time the rescuers headed out, officers recounted, the swimmer was cramping in the cold water.“It was kind o...

Orioles on deck: Pitching matchup, lineups and how to watch ALDS Game 3 vs. Rangers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

ORIOLES VS. RANGERSGame 3, American League Division Series (best-of-five; Texas leads, 2-0)Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, TexasFirst pitch: 8:03 p.m.TV/Radio: FS1/97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AMStarting pitchers: Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63 ERA) vs. Orioles RHP Dean Kremer (13-5, 4.12 ERA)ORIOLES LINEUPGunnar Henderson (L) SSAdley Rutschman (S) CAnthony Santander (S) RFRyan Mountcastle (R) 1BRyan O’Hearn (L) DHAustin Hays (R) LFCedric Mullins (L) CFJordan Westburg (R) 3BAdam Frazier (L) 2BRANGERS LINEUPMarcus Semien (R) 2BCorey Seager (L) SSMitch Garver (R) DHAdolis García (R) RFEvan Carter (L) LFJonah Heim (S) CNathaniel Lowe (L) 1BJosh Jung (R) 3BLeody Taveras (S) CFPREGAME READING‘Resilient’ Orioles believe they can rally from ALDS deficit vs. Rangers: ‘I don’t want to go home yet’Orioles’ Dean Kremer to start Game 3 of ALDS with family in Israel ‘in back of my head’The wonder years: An Orioles season ...

New gun bill opposed by Massachusetts Chiefs of Police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

The state’s police chiefs do not support the Legislature’s efforts to strengthen Massachusetts gun laws — and it’s unanimous.Mark Leahy, former chief of the Northboro Police Department and the executive director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, said his organization recently met and voted to come out against Bill HD.4607, or An Act modernizing firearm laws.The bill simply won’t reduce crime, Leahy said.“Earlier today our membership met. We ultimately polled our members concerning HD.4607 and the result was an unprecedented unanimous vote to not support this bill,” Leahy told the House Ways and Means Committee Tuesday.Representing all 351 Bay State cities and towns and more than 100 university police departments, the law enforcement organization was joined by dozens of gun rights advocates and constitutionalists in opposing the gun control bill during a hearing held Tuesday.Through most of a full day of testimony, the committee heard from tho...

Feeling squashed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

The Boston Public Market unveiled its ninth annual “Official Pumpkins of Boston” Tuesday — and a gourd time was had by all.The giant pumpkins on display came from a farm owned by Art Kazenski of Irving. The largest weighed in nearly 1,600 pounds.Boston, MA - October 10: Al Rose directs his son, John, with the forklift as the Boston Public Market unveils its ninth annual “Official Pumpkin of Boston” as it is delivered from Red Apple Farm. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Boston, MA - October 10: Bill Rise shows off the almost 1600lb pumpkin as the Boston Public Market unveils its ninth annual “Official Pumpkin of Boston” as it is delivered from Red Apple Farm. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Boston, MA - October 10: Al Rose directs his son, John, with the forklift past diners as the Boston Public Market unveils its ninth annual “Official Pumpkin of Boston” as it is delivered from Red Apple Farm. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Boston, MA - October 10: Ming Wu takes a selfie with pumpk...

Ex-Girlfriend alleges billions in FTX cash diversions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:02 GMT

NEW YORK — The trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried took a star turn when his former fellow top executive, and girlfriend, Caroline Ellison, testified against him, saying he directed her to commit crimes before his cryptocurrency empire collapsed last November.The Stanford-educated Ellison, 28, testifying in Manhattan federal court throughout the afternoon, said she committed fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering along with Bankman-Fried and others.Asked by a prosecutor about Bankman-Fried’s involvement, she said: “He directed me to commit these crimes.”Repeatedly, Ellison made clear that Bankman-Fried was behind the biggest financial moves in his companies, to the point that bitcoins he created were sometimes called “Sam’s coins.”She described him as “very ambitious” and envisioning eventually leading huge companies and using his money influentially.He even thought there was a 5% chance he’d become president s...