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Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 106

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and a major access road reopened in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed over 100 people, even as officials raised concerns Wednesday that the very young and old were among the dead on Hawaii’s second-largest island.At least three schools untouched by flames in Lahaina, where entire neighborhoods were reduced to ash, were still being assessed after sustaining wind damage, said Hawaii Department of Education superintendent Keith Hayashi. The campuses will open when they’re deemed safe.“There’s still a lot of work to do, but overall the campuses and classrooms are in good condition structurally, which is encouraging,” Hayashi said in a video update. “We know the recovery effort is still in the early stages, and we continue to grieve the many lives lost.”Elsewhere on Maui, crews cleaned up ash and debris at schools, and tested air and water quality. Displ...

Nick Jonas plays it ‘cool’ after tumbling into a hole on stage during Boston concert

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

(CNN) — Nick Jonas certainly knows how to play it “cool.”The singer took a bit of a fall on stage during a concert on Tuesday in Boston, while on tour with his Jonas Brothers bandmates Joe and Kevin.As seen in videos posted to social media, the band was performing their song “Celebrate” when Nick fell into a large hole in the stage right behind him.After a momentary grimace, Nick quickly recovered from the scary fall, popping right back up and continuing on with the song like a total pro.The Jonas Brothers kicked off their “Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour” world tour in New York last week. As the title suggests, the tour promises to cover songs from their entire catalog.“It’s our most ambitious show we’ve ever put on,” Nick said in an interview with People earlier this month.He added that “building out five albums in one night was a challenge that I don’t think we fully understood,” and that it felt “amazing” to look back on “the road that brought us to th...

Man convicted in decades-old murder of teen girl in Malden

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

A man has been convicted of first-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Patricia Moreno in Malden in 1991, officials announced.After a six-day trial, Rodney Daniels was convicted of Moreno’s murder, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin said.“When a family loses a loved one in a homicide, even the passage of time never fully heals that wound. That is especially true when they do not have answers about what happened and no one has been held accountable,” Ryan said in a statement. “Those who knew and loved Tricia have been waiting over three decades for answers. When I created our Cold Case Unit, it was my hope that we would be able to get to these resolutions.” In addition to conducting new interviews, investigators also learned that an alibi witness, who protected Daniels in 1991, later admitted to friends and family that Daniels had killed Tricia and concealed the weapon in an armchair...

Special prosecutor appointed in Kendra Lara car crash case as councilor pursues dismissal

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

A special prosecutor has been named to oversee Kendra Lara’s car crash case just as the city councilor moved to toss the charges claiming she was not served a citation at the scene.Worcester Assistant District Attorney Joel Luna was tapped by the Suffolk District Attorney’s office as the prosecutor in the case because the wife of William King, an opponent of Lara’s in the upcoming municipal elections, works in the city DA’s office, a spokesman told the Herald.“We just felt that because there was a connection between one of her opponents and our office, we just thought it would be advisable to have a special prosecutor appointed,” Suffolk DA spokesman James Borghesani said.Borghesani said the Suffolk DA’s office uses special prosecutors “quite a bit” whenever there is a conflict like an employee having a relationship with someone who is connected to a case.“So nothing unusual for a special prosecutor,” he said.A spokesman for the Worcester DA’s office declined to co...

Patriots-Packers joint practices Day 1: Ezekiel Elliott debuts, offense hobbled by 13 sacks in Green Bay

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bill O’Brien’s offense was finally in full, glorious view Wednesday morning under a baby blue Wisconsin sky.Motions, fakes and Mac Jones at the controls, whipping darts that punctured holes in Green Bay’s soft zone coverage. Temperatures climbed into the mid-80s, as the Patriots went head-to-head with the Packers over their first of two joint practices. Jones sizzled.He started 8-of-12 in team periods, calm and confident with a full complement of weapons and quarterback tools. He changed tempo, plays and targets. Then, the machine slowed down. Pieces fell off.Penalties, sacks and a second near interception sent the offense in reverse. Jones’ 2-minute drill ended with Bill Belichick reaming him out for a situational error. After two-plus hours, the Patriots had probbaly practiced the Packers to a draw on both sides of the ball, but the shaky foundation of O’Brien’s offense — its line — had reinforced major concer...

Quincy man accused of ‘nightmarish’ attack held without bail

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

Amos Sykes, 35, of Quincy, was ordered held without bail following a dangerousness hearing at Boston Municipal Court Wednesday.“This brutal, random attack is exactly the type of incident for which it’s in the best public interest to move forward with a dangerousness hearing,” Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden said following the hearing.Sykes was arraigned Monday and charged with assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, indecent assault and battery, assault to rape, strangulation, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery.Police responded to the area of West Canton Street and Appleton Street at around 9:40 p.m. Saturday after several witnesses in the area heard a woman screaming and saw a suspect punching her in the head as he sat on her, according to a BPD statement.When police arrived, some of those witnesses were purportedly fighting with Sykes in the woman’s defense, but Sykes fled before police caught up to him. The alleged victim told police she was wa...

Boston teens charged in ‘unprovoked’ Downtown Crossing attack

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

A new arrest of juveniles for what prosecutors are calling an “unprovoked” attack on a stranger in Downtown Crossing recalls a series of similar attacks in the area last spring.Two Boston male teens, one 14 and the other 15, face charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, shod foot, following a Monday evening incident on Washington Street where the male victim said he was randomly set upon by a group of teens.The 14-year-old boy also faces charges of assault and battery and assault and battery on a police officer. A third teen may be charged, the Suffolk District Attorney’s office says, following a review of evidence.“We’ve seen several unprovoked attacks from juveniles in Downtown Crossing over the last few weeks. These violent attacks are instilling fear in business owners and residents,” DA Kevin Hayden said in a statement following the juveniles’ arraignments.“Although this victim did not require further medical treatment, the trauma he experienced is always a conce...

How Patriots’ Ezekiel Elliott can earn max value of one-year contract

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

We now know the full details of running back Ezekiel Elliott’s contract with the Patriots.Elliott’s one-year deal, which originally was reported as a one-year deal worth up to $6 million, includes a $600,000 signing bonus and a base salary of $1.55 million, per ProFootballTalk. It also includes $850,000 in per-game roster bonuses ($50k per game active) and up to $3 million in possible incentives.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots left tackle Trent Brown feeling “great” in return to practice field New England Patriots | Mac Jones trying to “chase the standard” Tom Brady set with Patriots New England Patriots | Patriots already excited about ‘special things’ Ezekiel Elliott can bring New England Patriots | Callahan: How Ezekiel Elliott will make life easy on Patriots’ best, most pivotal players New England Patriots | Patriots 53-man roster proje...

Fulton County DA Fani Willis asks for March 4 trial date in Trump’s Georgia election interference case

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

Dave Goldiner | New York Daily NewsFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Wednesday asked a judge to set a March 4 trial date for former President Trump’s Georgia election interference case — the day before the pivotal Super Tuesday primaries.The Atlanta prosecutor suggested the date in a new legal filing in the racketeering indictment of Trump and 18 co-defendants.Willis also asked the judge to set an arraignment for all 19 defendants, including Trump, during the week of Sept. 5, following Labor Day.The proposed trial date, which many analysts expect to be extraordinarily fast, would come in the middle of the Republican presidential primary fight in which Trump is currently the dominant frontrunner.Super Tuesday, with primaries in 15 states including California, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, and Massachusetts, is set for Tuesday, March 5.The proposed Atlanta trial date would come before Trump’s planned March 25 trial date in the New York case related to the Stormy Daniel...

Patriots left tackle Trent Brown feeling ‘great’ in return to practice field

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:08:58 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — The Patriots have got one starter back on their offensive line, and it’s a big one — literally and figureatively.Left tackle Trent Brown was a full participant in practice Wednesday in Green Bay for joint practices with the Packers. The Patriots had missed Brown for most of the first two weeks of training camp as he dealt with a nagging injury.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Mac Jones trying to “chase the standard” Tom Brady set with Patriots New England Patriots | Patriots already excited about ‘special things’ Ezekiel Elliott can bring New England Patriots | Callahan: How Ezekiel Elliott will make life easy on Patriots’ best, most pivotal players New England Patriots | Patriots 53-man roster projection: Does Malik Cunningham make the cut? New England Patriots | Patriots cut two players to create room for recent signings “Fo...