Month: June 2023

ROME, Italy – Boston Archdiocese Cardinal Sean O’Malley offers a special Mass in Rome for the victims of the Newton murder, with the religious leader calling the murders of a Catholic couple and their mother a his house “brutal and senseless murders”. O’Malley, who is in Rome, said Tuesday that prayers will be said during the special Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica for Gilda D’Amore, 73, her husband, Bruno D’Amore, 74, and the Gilda’s mother, Lucia Arpino. 97. All three were found stabbed to death Sunday in their home on Broadway Street in Newton’s Nonantum neighborhood, authorities said. Christopher Ferguson,…

a new one Report of the Inspector General of the Department of Justice details the failures that occurred starting a month before Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while in custody at the Bureau of Prisons. The report also makes it clear that foul play was not possible. When agents found Epstein unresponsive in his cell on Aug. 10, 2019, Agent Michael Thomas, who was charged criminally in the case, said, “Breathe, Epstein, breathe,” according to the new report issued on Tuesday. When Thomas saw Epstein hanging from the bed, he said, “We’re going to be in a lot of trouble,”…

Ryan Seacrest has signed a multi-year deal to host the game show “Wheel of Fortune” starting in 2024, Sony Pictures Television announced Tuesday. Seacrest will replace longtime host Pat Sajak, who announced he was leaving the show earlier this month. Sajak was at the helm for four decades. “I am truly honored to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Pat Sajak,” said Seacrest. in a statement on Tuesday. “I can say, along with the rest of America, that it has been a privilege and pure joy to see Pat and Vanna [White] on our TV screens for an unprecedented…

A New York man was arrested and charged with murder after allegedly shooting his 3-month-old daughter with a crossbow early Monday morning, according to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a Colesville home around 5:14 a.m. after reports that an infant and a woman had been shot with a crossbow. According to a preliminary investigation, Patrick D. Proefriedt, 26, allegedly got into a fight with his wife and shot her with a bolt while she was holding their 3-month-old daughter, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. The broadhead bolt struck the baby in the upper…

The Supreme Court this Tuesday rejects a legal theory this would have radically reshaped the way federal elections are conducted by giving state legislatures largely unchecked power to set all kinds of rules for federal elections and draw congressional maps warped by partisan gerrymandering. The vote was 6 to 3, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. writing the majority opinion. The Constitution, he said, “does not exempt state legislatures from the ordinary restraints imposed by state law.” Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Neil M. Gorsuch dissented. The case concerned the “independent state legislature” theory. The doctrine…

In nature, it is often better to look and not touch. And when it comes to a particular flower that can inspire awe with its great height, there is no better warning. Giant hogweed is a massive, invasive plant in the United States and the United Kingdom that is as harmful as it is attractive. Its sap can cause human skin to burn, blister and even scar, and New York officials have made their position very clear on how people should interact with it: “Don’t touch this plant!” “Brushing or breaking the plant releases sap that, combined with sunlight and…

Multiple fire departments responded to a tank battery fire Tuesday morning in Glenpool that they believe was started by lightning. The Mounds Fire Department told News On 6 at the scene of the fire near West 181st Street and South 33rd Avenue West that they believe lightning caused the flames. A large plume of black smoke could be seen and News On 6 Stormtracker Brandon Welles was one of the first on the scene. Glenpool and Kiefer fire departments also responded to the scene, as did the Creek County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said the fire is now contained and they…

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A second man has died after being wounded in a shooting near an Orange County banquet hall over the weekend, according to Orange County deputies. Deputies said Jonathan Frazier, 36, died Monday, two days after he was shot outside the Unity Banquet Hall on Silver Star Road. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 LIVE EYEWITNESS NEWS