State Superior Court on White Street in Danbury, Conn., where the woman involved in the weekend shooting and hours-long standoff on Boggs Hill Road in Newtown appeared Tuesday. H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media DANBURY — The attorney representing a Newtown woman arrested following a shooting and hours-long standoff with police successfully had … Read more
“[The soldiers] fought for nights of peace for the new China, with their blood and their lives,” the post said. The 12-second video included clips from the 2021 domestic film The Battle of Lake Changjin, which depicts a pivotal Korean war battle, also known as the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. The battle took place about … Read more
The effects of climate change are already being witnessed by countries across the world. The UK has also been seeing its glaring effects in recent years. According to the Met Office, the country has experienced its hottest Christmas Eve in more than two decades. Heathrow, west London, and Chippenham in Slough recorded temperatures as high … Read more
The annual Menino family toy drive celebrated 30 years on Sunday, as more than 300 families received gifts on Christmas Eve. In honor of Boston’s late Mayor Thomas M. Menino, city leaders, community members and institutional partners joined the Menino family and marked the 30th year of giving to neighbors in the Bowdoin-Geneva area of … Read more
Google / Google Santa’s dusted off his red suit, given his beard a trim, and jumped aboard his sleigh for another year of selfless gift-giving. Thanks to the wonders of the internet and satellite technology, it’s long been possible to track Santa’s real-time location as he makes his way around the world, sliding up and … Read more
The city of Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace for Jesus, is usually bustling with holiday festivities and decor this time of year, but this year, celebrations were called off in the wake of Israel’s war with militant group Hamas. Where there’s typically tourists, marching bands, pilgrimages and festive lights now stands dozens of Palestinian security forces … Read more
While millions of Americans travel to gather with family and friends or wait for relatives to arrive in order to ring in the Christmas holiday, there are thousands of Bostonians who spent Christmas Eve away from loved ones and in a homeless shelter. It’s the exact same position into which Jesus Christ was born, Cardinal … Read more
Pro-Palestinian protestors took to the streets on “Super Saturday” en masse, protesting on the day before Christmas Eve, which is often a time shoppers try to pick up last-minute gifts before the holidays. The “Shut it Down for Palestine” movement, made up of pro-Palestinian groups, had plans to “organize actions to boycott, disrupt, and rally … Read more
Since 1921, See’s has been synonymous with holiday cheer and Christmas gifting games. (Seriously, if a box of assorted chocolates from See’s has never been in your secret Santa or white elephant pile, your family has no joy.) The company makes more than 100 varieties of candies, including peanut brittle, toffee and chocolate walnut fudge, … Read more
