When Sheridan begged Morrison not to kidnap her, he pulled a small gun from a paper bag and attempted to load it. During a struggle, Sheridan was able to take the gun from Morrison, but he grabbed her by the hair and pulled the car over at a rest area on Route 7. Sheridan was then able to unlock the door and escape the vehicle, prompting another vehicle to follow Morrison's car and report the license plate number to Williamstown police, officials say.
I wanted to ask you about how the higher-income households are really driving spending right now that are backed by home equity and stock market wealth, but lower-income consumers are really struggling with the accumulation of five years now of rising prices. It's price levels, not really the inflation rate, holding some of these families back. How sustainable is this so-called K-shaped economy?
The Department of Children and Families erroneously thought 4-year-old A'zella Ortiz had moved to New York before she was allegedly killed by her father in Worcester last year, a new report says, which argues DCF failed to support her and her siblings for years. "Although the ultimate tragic outcome of this case is rare, in other ways this case is like the vast majority of DCF cases," the new report from the state's Office of the Child Advocate said.
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The Powerball jackpot has soared to an estimated $930 million for Wednesday night's drawing. This is the game's seventh largest prize ever, according to Powerball. The largest prize ever was $2.04 billion, won on Nov. 7, 2022. The jackpot has been growing since Sept. 6 when two tickets in Missouri and Texas split a $1.787 billion prize. There have been 40 consecutive drawings with no wins.
Within weeks, there could be a halt to the Trump administration's practice of arresting immigrants at court hearings in San Francisco, if a district court judge rules in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union and other Bay Area groups challenging the practice. Immigration agents have for months arrested immigrants after their asylum hearings, placed them in federal custody, and tried to deport them to the countries they have fled from (and, as of late, to countries they have never been to).
Marcus Williams, a guard who played for San Francisco from 2022-25, was ruled ineligible after the NCAA found he provided information to former Fresno State player Mykell Robinson ahead of at least nine games during the 2024-25 season. Williams shared information with Robinson about his points, 3-pointers made, rebounds and assists, according to the NCAA, which found text messages between the two after imaging Robinson's phone. In each instance, Williams directed Robinson to take the over on his statistics, according to the NCAA.
Lisa Torres woke up with an unexplained chest pain on July 29, 2017. She was in Guanajuato, visiting family. She thought she was going to get sick. She had a feeling something was wrong, although at that moment she didn't know that her 22-year-old son, Roberto Franco Jr., had just disappeared on the way to where she was. Roberto had left Houston, Texas, at the wheel of a vehicle around 4:00 a.m. He was due to arrive in the Mexican city by 10:00 a.m.
Kiara Diaz, 29, fell 15 feet through the floor while hiking El Miro in Jaco, Costa Rica, according to a GoFundeMe page. The Worcester woman is currently hospitalized in Costa Rica with two spinal fractures and a broken shoulder, according to the fundraiser. She sustained "fractures at T11 and T12, leaving her paralyzed." She is receiving "very limited medical care," the fundraiser states. "She has been lying in the hallway without monitoring or surgical intervention since she arrived."
The two people killed in a roadside shooting near California's Hallelujah Junction were a 17-year-old Reno boy and his father, the Washoe County medical examiner's officer said. Spencer Browne, 17, and his father, Richard Browne, 43, were fatally shot around 8:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, on the shoulder of Highway 395 in Lassen County. A 39-year-old Reno man is in custody as the suspected shooter.
After receiving a report about the distressed dolphins, staff from the Wareham Department of Natural Resources responded to a part of Beaver Creek off the Weweantic River at about 10:45 a.m. Monday. They found the two animals "alive and active" in the marsh, but low tides had apparently stranded them in shallow waters, according to town officials. The department contacted the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which operates a local marine mammal rescue team.
ChaiBenjii4, whose real name is Michai Adams, pleaded no contest to a single gun charge. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors are expected to dismiss murder and assault charges against Adams at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2026. Adams was charged with murdering 50-year-old Lamar Payne in a wild, chaotic shootout involving multiple gunman, including one bystander who heard the shots and simply brandished his gun.
A handful of people gathered in the hallway where a Los Angeles grand jury listened to Mogul Vision general manager Robert Morgenroth give lengthy testimony on Monday allegedly overheard him relay to his lawyer that Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman was very pushy on why [he] didn't call police. I said I feel like I didn't have the responsibility to do that, and just wanted to continue with the tour, Morgenroth, also the president of Zara Brothers Travel, reportedly told his attorney, according to TMZ.
The company is recommending an average 2.6% statewide rate decrease for personal lines accounts beginning on June 1. Personal lines accounts include multi-peril and dwelling/fire coverage of owner-occupied single-family homes, condo units, and mobile homes. It also includes wind-only hurricane coverage. Across the state, a projected 463,096 policyholders would save an average premium savings of $359 compared to 2025. The company projects that 228,961 personal lines policyholders in South Florida's tricounty region would see rates decreased by more than 11%.
The past week has been up and down for Iowa State fans. The men's hoops team beat top-ranked Purdue on Saturday and replaced the Boilermakers as a 1-seed as a result. But longtime football coach Matt Campbell also left for Penn State, and the university faces a hefty fine from the Big 12 for the Cyclones declining to play in a bowl game.
Rowan said the book is an attempt to clarify the confusion he sees mounting over the definition of private credit, which he attributed to the "media-ization of financial markets." "One of the things that's been frustrating to us is that we have this term private credit," Rowan said. "No one actually knows what it means, and everyone uses it differently."
The request by Jones Dickson's administration which is expected to be argued at a hearing Friday morning marks yet another twist in the case against Jason Fletcher, who was charged with manslaughter months after the killing but has yet to face trial amid a rotating cast of district attorneys. His case has since become a rallying cry by advocates pushing for greater accountability among law enforcement officers who use deadly force.
An offseason trade would be selling at a bit of a low point. Kwan had a .700 OPS or worse in each of the final four months. His overall .272/.330/.374 line was league average, but that was carried mostly by a fantastic April. It's primarily a reflection of a drop in his batting average on balls in play. BABIP volatility is to be expected for a player who rarely hits the ball hard but is one of the sport's five best pure contact hitters.
