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Rafael Devers continues to crush the Yankees
BOSTON -- Shortly after learning that he had made his third MLB All-Star team, Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers went out and did what he does best: Crush the New York Yankees.Devers had two big swings and a massive defensive play Sunday night to lift Boston to a 3-0 win over the Yankees in the Bronx. He broke up a scoreless game in the top of the seventh with a 373-foot opposite field homer off Yankees starter Luis Gil, and then launched a truly fascinating -- and somewhat baffling -- moonshot to center field in the top of the...
Lead investigator in Karen Read case to have duty status hearing Monday
FRAMINGHAM – Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the case against Karen Read, could learn Monday if he will be allowed to return to the job.Proctor's duty status hearing is scheduled to be held virtually on Monday at Massachusetts State Police headquarters in Framingham.The veteran trooper was relieved of duty just hours after Read's trial ended last week with a hung jury.Michael Proctor's text messages about Karen ReadWhile on the witness stand during the trial, Proctor admitted to sending inappropriate and offensive text messages about Read to family and friends.In one message, Proctor referred to Read as a "whackjob...
Beryl snarls U.S. travel as airlines scrap more than 1,500 flights
More than 1,500 U.S. flights have been canceled Monday as airlines grapple with the impact of Hurricane Beryl making landfall in Texas. Another roughly 2,500 flights were delayed, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. Most of the disrupted flights are those originating in or flying to Texas airports, including Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport, also in Houston.United Airlines had the greatest number of canceled flights on Monday morning, with 413 cancellations, followed by Southwest with 345, FlightAware's data shows.Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm, with sustained winds of 74 to 95 miles per hour....
Boeing accepts plea deal stemming from 737 Max crashes
Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people after the government determined the company violated an agreement that had protected it from prosecution for more than three years, the Justice Department said late Sunday night. The aerospace giant confirmed that it had agreed to the deal.Federal prosecutors gave Boeing the choice last week of entering a guilty plea and paying a fine as part of its sentence or facing a trial on the felony criminal charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States. Prosecutors accused the...
Paramount Global to merge with Skydance Media
Paramount Global parent National Amusements and Skydance Media have agreed to merge less than a month after the sides abruptly ended deal talks.Paramount, owner of Paramount Pictures movie and television studios, the CBS television network and CBS News, announced in a news release late Sunday that it is combining with Skydance, an entertainment business founded by David Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison. Paramount also owns the Paramount+ streaming service, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV, Comedy Central and other media brands. The transaction resolves months of speculation around the future of Paramount, which also reportedly attracted a $26 billion bid from a consortium...
Sumner Tunnel closure leaves Logan driving options "few and far between"
BOSTON - Boston traffic will be more stressful than usual the next four weeks, now that the Sumner Tunnel is closed for a month.Sumner Tunnel closure"It's pretty much right in line with expectations. Again, we've been saying this for a couple of months now that coming into this stretch, you should expect a lot of extra congestion in and around Logan Airport and in East Boston. The driving options are just very few and far between right now because of the Sumner Tunnel being closed," MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver told WBZ-TV Monday.The tunnel, which carries traffic from Logan Airport...
1 dead, records shattered as heat wave continues throughout U.S.
A long-running heat wave that has already shattered previous records across the U.S. persisted on Sunday, baking parts of the West with dangerous temperatures that caused the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley and held the East in its hot and humid grip.An excessive heat warning — the National Weather Service's highest alert — was in effect for about 36 million people, or about 10% of the population, said NWS meteorologist Bryan Jackson. Dozens of locations in the West and Pacific Northwest tied or broke previous heat records. Many areas in Northern California surpassed 110 degrees, with the city...
Rafael Devers hits 2 more homers vs. Yankees, Red Sox win 3-0
NEW YORK - Rafael Devers homered off rookie Luis Gil in the seventh inning and connected again in the ninth, leading the Boston Red Sox over the Yankees 3-0 Sunday night and sending New York to its 15th loss in 20 games.Devers put Boston ahead on a 98.8 mph fastball from Gil (9-5), lifting the ball to the opposite field and into the first row of the left-field seats. He carried his bat up the first-base line before dropping it and completing a slow home run trot. Devers added his 21st home run of the season in the ninth off...
3 Boston Red Sox players selected for MLB All-Star Game
BOSTON - Three members of the Boston Red Sox have been named to this year's MLB All-Star Game.Rafael Devers, Jarren Duran and Tanner Houck will play for the American League's team later this month. The last time the Red Sox had three players on the All-Star team was 2022.This is Devers' third all-star selection. It's the first for Duran and Houck. Devers and Duran were both selected as reserves.Devers is just the seventh Red Sox player to appear in three or more All-Star games before turning 27.The MLB All-Star Game will be played on July 16 at Global Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Dangerous heat will make it feel like 100 degrees Monday and Tuesday
BOSTON - Be prepared for dangerous heat Monday and Tuesday. It will feel like 100 degrees outside across Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire so be prepared.The WBZ-TV Weather Team has issued a NEXT Weather Alert for the high heat and humidity.Heat AdvisoryThe National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for several counties in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. It will go into effect at noon on Monday. It is set to last through 8 p.m. Tuesday. While many parts of central and western Massachusetts are not included in the advisory, it's important to proceed with caution, as heat index values in...
Four senior House Democrats say Biden should leave race, sources say
Washington — Several senior House Democrats said Sunday that President Biden should end his reelection campaign in the wake of his recent debate performance, multiple people tell CBS News.Reps. Jerry Nadler of New York, Mark Takano of California, Adam Smith of Washington and Joe Morelle of New York said Sunday during a Zoom meeting with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that Mr. Biden should leave the race, according to a person on the call and three other people familiar with the meeting. Reps. Jim Himes of Connecticut, Don Beyer of Virginia and Jamie Raskin of Maryland also expressed skepticism of the...
Rep. Seth Moulton calls for Joe Biden to step aside after "disaster" debate
BOSTON – Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton said he decided to go public with his calls for President Joe Biden to step aside as the Democratic nominee after Biden's "disaster" performance in the debate against former president Donald Trump.Moulton first spoke out last week, calling in a statement for Biden to step aside. Congressman Seth Moulton says Biden's debate was "disaster"The Massachusetts Democrat said he first attempted to reach members of Biden's inner circle privately but "it obviously didn't work.""I watched the debate. To be candid, I thought it was a disaster for the president. I think that was the reaction of...
Sen. Lindsey Graham says if Biden steps aside, "this is a dramatically different race" for GOP
Washington — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that if President Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race amid swirling concerns about his fitness for office after a disastrous debate against former President Trump, the Democratic replacement would "dramatically" change the contest's dynamics.The president has been adamant that he will remain in the race. But the South Carolina Republican, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said on "Face the Nation" Sunday that he believes "before this is all said and done, that President Biden most likely will be replaced."Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on "Face the Nation," July 7,...
Good Samaritans rush into action to save drowning man on Cape Cod
BARNSTABLE – A woman vacationing with her family on Cape Cod rushed into action along with another Good Samaritan to help save a man from drowning.It happened on Friday at Dowses Beach in Osterville. A 911 call alerted police and firefighters to the near-drowning. The Barnstable Police Department said the 46-year-old man was not familiar with an abrupt drop-off and the strong current in the channel. He started yelling for help and was struggling to get back to the surface.Good Samaritan jumped in "without hesitation"According to witnesses, 33-year-old Frances Lonergan of Longmeadow, Massachusetts "without hesitation" jumped...
Massachusetts native Ben Rice makes Yankee history versus hometown Red Sox
NEW YORK — Massachusetts native Ben Rice made Yankee history against his hometown team on Saturday as New York slugged its way past the rival Red Sox.Rice became the first Yankees rookie to homer three times in a game during New York's 14-4 victory over the Red Sox.Rice led off the game by homering off Josh Winckowski, then and added a three-run shot off reliever Chase Anderson as part of a seven-run fifth inning. The 25-year-old first baseman had more in his bat as he capped his day with a second homer off Anderson in the seventh inning."What a game!" New...
Bernie Sanders says "what we have got to focus on is policy" after Biden age questions
Washington — Sen. Bernie Sanders said the focus for President Biden to win reeelection in 2024 should be on policy amid questions over the president's age that have roiled the political sphere since his disastrous debate against former President Donald Trump last month. "Biden is old, he's not as articulate as he once was. I wish he could jump up the steps on Air Force One, he can't," Sanders said Sunday on "Face the Nation." "What we have got to focus on is policy — whose policies have and will benefit the vast majority of the people in this country?"Transcript: Sen....
Massachusetts fire truck heavily damaged in hit-and-run tractor-trailer crash
MANSFIELD – Police in Massachusetts are investigating after they say a tractor-trailer driver slammed into a fire truck and drove off.It happened around 4:30 a.m. on Interstate 495 South near Exit 27 in Norton.Mansfield Fire Department engine damagedThe Mansfield Fire Department said Engine 33 was working at a motor vehicle crash when it was struck by a tractor-trailer. "No one was in the engine at the time and there were no injuries from the secondary accident. The engine has sustained significant damage to the front passenger's side of the vehicle," the department said. Mansfield Fire Chief Justin Desroisers told WBZ-TV...
North Texas woman recalls horrifying shark attack to CBS News Texas
Four people are still recovering after being attacked by a shark on July 4th near a beach on South Padre Island. One of those victims is from North Texas.Celina resident Tabitha Sullivent described how her family's July 4th holiday turned into a horror movie."I turned around, and all I saw was something gray in the water. So, I just kicked at it, because I thought it was a huge fish, and it was coming at us. That's when I think it grabbed my leg," Sullivent told CBS News Texas over video call.In fact, it was a shark that attacked Sullivent...
Chip Reid on addressing the long-term mental health of U.S. service members
Former CBS News journalist Chip Reid, author of "Battle Scars," talks about the ever-present stresses that American military personnel face serving overseas, and how PTSD need not be permanent.At this moment there are over 35,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East. And since October 7th, when Hamas attacked Israel, there have been more than 170 attempted attacks on U.S. facilities. If those numbers surprise you, you're not alone. Most Americans don't pay much attention to our men and women serving overseas, until something horrible happens.Technically speaking, America is not at war. But try telling that to those who will...
Alec Baldwin's "Rust" trial set to begin Monday. These are things to know.
Nearly three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed on the New Mexico set of the film "Rust," Alec Baldwin is going on trial over her death. Here are the essential things to know.What charge does Alec Baldwin face?The actor is about to enter a New Mexico courtroom for the first time since the Oct. 21, 2021 shooting. He is charged with felony involuntary manslaughter. If a jury unanimously convicts him, he could get 18 months in prison.Baldwin, the star and co-producer of the Western, was pointing a revolver at Hutchins during a rehearsal in a small church on the movie set at...
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