Transit woes mount for Boston’s beleaguered subway … BOSTON (AP) — For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe. Runaway trains. Subway cars belching smoke and fire. Fatal accidents. Malfunctioning station escalators. Rush hour trains running on weekend schedules. Brand-new subway cars pulled from service. Derailed construction vehicles. The repeated chaos of the nation’s oldest subway […]
Diana Kennedy, food writer devoted to Mexico, dies … MEXICO CITY (AP) — Diana Kennedy, a tart-tongued British food writer devoted to Mexican cuisine, died Sunday. She was 99. Kennedy spent much of her life learning and preserving the traditional cooking and ingredients of her adopted home, a mission that even in her 80s had her driving hundreds of miles across her adopted country […]
Mother indicted in 2-year-old son’s death MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman has been indicted in the death of her 2-year-old son, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. Keianna Hatchett, 27, has been indicted for first degree murder in the perpetration of aggravated abuse of a child under 8. She has also been indicted for first-degree murder in the […]
Grandmother pushes for answers almost 2 years after … MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A grandmother wants someone to be held accountable following her two-year-old grandson’s death a year and a half ago. Camelia Parker tearfully remembers her two-year-old grandson Kingston Amir Young. “He was always cheerful. He was a happy, outgoing little boy. He was smart. He always kept a smile on his face,” Parker recalled. […]
Controversial Grammy wins — and how they’ve aged Since its inception in 1959, the Grammy Awards have been considered among the most important awards in music.
‘Our hearts are broken’: 6 Oklahoma students killed … Six high school students were killed in a crash Tuesday when the vehicle they were riding in collided with a semitruck, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed.
PHOTOS: Severe weather causes damage in Central Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The severe storms that moved through Central Mississippi on Tuesday, March 22 caused damage in many areas. In Edwards, the storm damaged a mobile home on Withers Street. The homeowner said no one was injured. Trees also fell on Lewis Street in Edwards. According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP), storm […]
Group opposes new bill allowing state to override … MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Another battle could be brewing over pipelines that run through Memphis and Shelby County. A Republican sponsored bill could limit the abilities for cities and counties to decide if a pipeline should run through their communities. Senator Ken Yager of Kingston is the bill’s sponsor. “It preempts political subdivisions of this state from taking any […]
TN GOP lawmakers lead charge to ban local governments … Soon the state of Tennessee could decide if a pipeline shows up in your backyard and your local government could have little to no say.
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‘Cool Runnings’ still influences Jamaican bobsled … The Jamaican bobsled team still rides the Disney wave after the 1993 movie “Cool Runnings,” helped propel the country’s program from nothing to a global phenomenon after a surprise qualification for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.