A New York prosecutor is reviewing the deadly 2010 police shooting of a young black man from Massachusetts, he announced Thursday. Danroy “DJ” Henry of Easton was a 20-year-old at Pace University when he was shot and killed by a white police officer in Pleasantville, New York, in 2010. His family has long lobbied for … Read more
Officials are urging people to be cautious in the water during the ongoing heat wave after a series of recent drownings in Massachusetts. Over the weekend alone, two minors were hospitalized and two people died. A minor, whose name was withheld, had no pulse when he was pulled out of the water at Lake Gardner … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A man blind The 58-year-old from Brittany, France, has had a ray of light penetrate his vision thanks to a new gene therapy called optogenetics. Therapy through genetic engineering of nerve cells so that they can respond to incoming light. GenSight Biologics by French has published what has been done to a … Read more
An infectious disease expert at Boston Medical Center says Pfizer’s data on its coronavirus vaccine is promising when it comes to children ages 12 to 15. “For all of us to return to a new normal, we are going to need to vaccinate as much of the population (as possible) and we know that children … Read more
The relatives of the young Dominican Gabriela Hernández, 24, who died in an accident in Lawrence (Massachusetts) on Thursday when the vehicle she was boarding as a passenger collided with another, leaving four other people injured, asked the authorities for a deep investigation into the accident. Belkis Disla, the victim’s mother-in-law, said this Sunday that … Read more
The world of professional and college basketball is mourning the loss of a young star. Terrence Clarke, 19, was killed in a car accident in Los Angeles on Thursday, the University of Kentucky confirmed in a statement Thursday night. Clarke, a Boston native, had recently finished his freshman season with the Wildcats and declared for … Read more
Massachusetts State Police are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run that seriously injured a pedestrian in Somerville, Massachusetts, Monday night. State police received a call around 8:50 p.m. Monday for a hit-and-run on McGrath Highway, which is Route 28 at the intersection with Broadway, in Somerville. One person was taken to a local hospital … Read more
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will stop in Boston on Tuesday to discuss best practices for returning to in-person learning, as Massachusetts’ first cluster testing initiative shows low transmission rates in schools. The visit is part of a federal “Help is Here” school reopening tour, highlighting the Biden Administration’s efforts to support states as they navigate … Read more
The relaunch of negotiations with New York City could bring big returns for Hydro-Quebec, including a potential contract for the sale of electricity of $ 10 billion over 20 years. “We are now moving from a stage of discussion to that of negotiation,” a spokesperson for Hydro-Quebec, Lynn St-Laurent, told the Journal yesterday. It must … Read more
A car split in half after crashing into a utility pole in East Boston Wednesday night. A man was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on McClellan Highway near Addison Street. A woman is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Boston Police Department. Nearly … Read more