Secret Service agents protecting Biden’s granddaughter open fire when 3 people try to break into SUV

National News The three people were seen fleeing in a red car, and the Secret Service said it put out a regional bulletin to Metropolitan Police to be on the lookout for it. A secret service agent, July 20, 2022, in New York. AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Associated Press November 13, 2023 … [Read more…]

‘I wouldn’t say this is about one play’: Bill Belichick on why he replaced Mac Jones with Bailey Zappe

Patriots Belichick was also asked about Robert Kraft’s pregame comments discussing the team’s “disappointing” season. Bill Belichick during the Patriots’ loss to the Colts. Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images Bill Belichick made the quick turnaround after returning from Germany, speaking to New England media on Monday morning following his team’s 10-6 loss to the Colts … [Read more…]

Vermont may be the face of a long-term U.S. labor shortage

Local News Vermont’s unemployment rate was 1.9% in September, among the lowest in the country, and the labor force is still thousands of people smaller than before the pandemic. Jacques Demers works on the floor of Lake Champlain Chocolate in Williston, Vt., on Nov. 8, 2023. Hilary Swift/The New York Times By Ben Casselman and … [Read more…]

Pan-Mass Challenge donates record $72 million to cancer charity, closing in on $1 billion since 1980

Sports News The summertime ride to the tip of Cape Cod is the largest single-event athletic fundraiser in the world, raising $972 million for cancer care since 1980. By Associated Press November 13, 2023 | 8:23 AM BOSTON (AP) — The Pan-Mass Challenge handed over a record $72 million to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute on … [Read more…]

Battles force Palestinians out of hospitals in Gaza, leaving patients, babies and medics stranded

World News The Health Ministry says 20 patients, including three babies, have died since the hospital’s emergency generator ran out of fuel on Saturday. Palestinians look for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. AP Photo/Fatima Shbair By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press November 13, … [Read more…]

Mac Jones’s performance was the worst in Patriots history

Patriots In the second half, he was so stunningly bad — in execution and decision-making — that it felt like we were watching the unofficial end of his Patriots career. Mac Jones’s ill-advised attempted pass in the third quarter earned him an earful when he reached the sideline. Martin Meissner/Associated Press By Chad Finn, The … [Read more…]

Aaron Rodgers tells NBC he targets a mid-December return from torn Achilles tendon

Sports News “He said, ‘I know it sounds insane, but you do a good surgery, you have a good patient, it makes this possible,’” NBC’s Melissa Stark said on the telecast. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) works the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants, … [Read more…]

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina says he is dropping out of the 2024 GOP presidential race

Politics Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press November 12, 2023 Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott announced late Sunday that … [Read more…]

Mother, aunt arrested after child sustains severe burns in Seekonk

Crime After the child sustained severe burns to large portions of her body, it took 17 hours for anyone to call law enforcement officials or medical professionals, the DA’s office said. Two Seekonk women were arrested on Saturday after a four-year-old child suffered second and third-degree burns in their home last month, according to the … [Read more…]