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Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, died Thursday. She was 88. Buzzi died at her home in Texas, her agent Mike Eisenstadt said. […]

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Submarine designers in Connecticut say they’ll strike on May 18 if contract deal isn’t reached

GROTON, Conn. (AP) — About 2,500 workers at Electric Boat shipyard in Connecticut plan to strike on May 18 if a tentative contract agreement is not reached with the submarine builder, the union president announced during a rally Thursday. About 300 union members cheered the announcement made by Bill Louis, president of the Marine Draftsmen’s […]

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CVS Health rides improving Medicare business to better-than-expected first quarter

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health hiked its 2025 forecast above Wall Street’s expectations after improving Medicare benefits contributed to a better-than-expected first quarter. The health care giant said Thursday that it also got a boost from better star ratings for its Medicare Advantage plans, which are privately run versions of the federal […]

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Kirk hits winning single in 10th, Blue Jays rally past Red Sox 7-6 in Giolito’s return

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 in Lucas Giolito’s return on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started the 10th as the […]

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April showers bring ‘dirty rain’ to New England after storm absorbs desert dust 2,000 miles away

By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — No, New England, that wasn’t a new strain of spring pollen coating your cars. It was dust carried across the country in a phenomenon known as “dirty rain.” April showers are supposed to bring May flowers, but the light rain that fell across the region last Friday and […]

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Boston Marathon no-shows similar to 2024, dispelling concerns that politics would scare runners away

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Marathon had about the same number of no-shows as last year, dispelling concerns that international runners would skip the race in the face of increased U.S. border scrutiny. A total of 28,928 runners started the 129th edition of the marathon on Monday, from a field of 31,778 entrants. That leaves 2,850 who […]

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Walker Buehler’s strong start carries Red Sox past White Sox 4-2 on Patriots’ Day

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Walker Buehler pitched seven strong innings, Kristian Campbell’s base-loaded grounder rolled into right field for a two-run single and the Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 4-2 on Monday in Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day game. Rob Refsnyder added a solo homer over the Green Monster in […]

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Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator, dies at 76

By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press Dominick Ruggerio, Rhode Island’s longest-serving legislator at nearly 44 years and its Senate president since 2017, died Monday, his office said. He was 76. Ruggerio, a Democrat, died at Fatima Hospital in North Providence, said Greg Pare, a spokesperson for the Rhode Island Senate. He was hospitalized last week. Ruggerio […]

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250 years after America went to war for independence, a divided nation battles over its legacy

By HILLEL ITALIE and MICHAEL CASEY AP National Writer LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people came to this Massachusetts town Saturday just before dawn to witness the beginnings of the American Revolution. Amid a hail of gunfire, they watched as British soldiers confronted an overmatched group of Lexington Minute Men on Lexington Battle Green. […]

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Family says ICE agents smashed car window in seizing Guatemalan man who’s seeking asylum

By MICHAEL CASEY and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts family is demanding answers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, complaining its agents smashed a car window with a hammer and detained a man who they claim had applied for asylum. A lawyer for the family also claims agents were […]

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A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration

Harvard University is the latest in a growing list of higher education institutions that had its federal funding targeted by the government in order to comply with the Trump administration’s political agenda. The series of threats — and subsequent pauses in funding — to some of the top U.S. universities have become an unprecedented tool for the administration […]

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Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new executive order from President Donald Trump that’s part of his effort to invigorate energy production raises the possibility that his Department of Justice will go to court against state climate change laws aimed at slashing planet-warming greenhouse gas pollution from fossil fuels. Trump’s order, signed […]

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Bichette drives in winner in 11th, Guerrero celebrates extension with 3 hits as Blue Jays beat Bosox

By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Bo Bichette’s sacrifice fly in the 11th inning scored Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. celebrated his contract extension with three hits as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night. Guerrero and the Blue Jays finalized a $500 million, 14-year contract that […]

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Porzingis and Tatum make big 3-pointers as Celtics beat Knicks 119-117 in overtime

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 40 seconds left in overtime after Jayson Tatum’s 3-pointer with 2.9 seconds remaining forced the extra period, and the Boston Celtics completed a season sweep of the New York Knicks with a 119-117 victory Tuesday night. Porzingis matched […]

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Brown University to see half a billion in federal funding halted by Trump administration

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown University, adding to a list of Ivy League colleges that have had their federal money threatened as a result of their responses to antisemitism, a […]

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Jamion Christian returns from overseas to replace Phil Martelli Jr. as Bryant’s basketball coach

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Bryant has hired Jamion Christian to replace Phil Martelli Jr. as its men’s basketball coach, the school announced Thursday. Christian will move to the Rhode Island school after spending the last two seasons as coach of Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Professional Basketball League. Christian also has had prior head coaching […]

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States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding

By DEVNA BOSE and LINDSEY WHITEHURST Associated Press A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country. Attorneys general and other officials from 23 states sued in federal court in Rhode Island. They include New York […]

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As the Celtics near NBA record for 3s in a season, a look inside the numbers from beyond the arc

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The Boston Celtics almost certainly will connect on a history-making 3-pointer sometime this week. It’s likely to happen Wednesday against the Miami Heat. If not, then it’ll be Friday against the Phoenix Suns. It’s coming. It’s inevitable. This year’s Celtics — the defending NBA champions — will go into […]

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A look at who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters

Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. President Donald Trump and other officials have accused protesters and others of being “pro-Hamas,” referring to the Palestinian militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Many protesters have said they were speaking out against […]

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Was classified information shared? Senators overseeing military request probe into Signal leak

By STEPHEN GROVES and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee requested an investigation Thursday into how Trump national security officials used the Signal app to discuss military strikes and a federal judge said he would order the preservation of the messages, ensuring at least some […]

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Kings beat Bruins 7-2, set franchise record with 14th straight home game without regulation loss

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quinton Byfield scored for the seventh straight home game, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Boston Bruins 7-2 on Sunday night to set a franchise record with their 14th straight home game without a regulation loss. Anze Kopitar, Warren Foegele, Andrei Kuzmenko, Drew Doughty, Tanner […]

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Takeaways from Associated Press report on efforts to capture carbon in the ocean

By HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A growing industry is racing to engineer a solution to global warming using the absorbent power of the oceans. Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming […]

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Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

By HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change. Whether it’s pollution or a silver bullet that will save the planet may […]

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Trump has ordered the dismantling of the Education Department. Here’s what it does

By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Moving to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the Education Department, an agency Republicans have talked about closing for decades. The order says Education Secretary Linda McMahon will, “to the maximum extent appropriate […]

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NBA champion Boston Celtics to be sold for a record $6.1 billion to group led by Bill Chisholm

By TIM REYNOLDS and JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writers BOSTON (AP) — Private equity mogul William Chisholm agreed to buy the Boston Celtics on Thursday in a deal that values the NBA’s reigning champions and the most-decorated franchise in league history at a minimum of $6.1 billion — the largest price ever for American professional […]

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High Point kept falling short of March Madness. Now the Panthers are finally getting their moment

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Alan Huss knew High Point had been close. The Panthers had never been to the NCAA Tournament even after winning the Big South regular-season race five times previously, repeatedly being undone by losses in the conference tournament to deny them the league’s automatic bid. That included last year in […]

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March Madness: Rick Pitino has No. 2 seed St. John’s back in NCAAs after latest coaching revival

By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Standing in the middle of a sold-out Madison Square Garden, confetti sticking to his suit, Rick Pitino was asked about his remarkable basketball odyssey and latest Big East championship. “I saved the best for last,” the 72-year-old Hall of Fame coach pronounced, bringing a March Madness […]

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Homeland Security says professor deported to Lebanon with US visa supported Hezbollah leader

By MICHAEL CASEY, RODRIQUE NGOWI and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Homeland Security officials on Monday said that a doctor from Lebanon who was deported over the weekend despite having a U.S. visa “openly admitted” to supporting a Hezbollah leader and attending his funeral. The department’s statement, posted on social media, provides a possible explanation […]

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Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day may be known for a boozy good time, but more are opting to forgo the buzz

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, LEAH WILLINGHAM and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Tommy McCarthy’s Irish bar just outside Boston’s city limits pours more Guinness than almost anywhere in the U.S., yet come this St. Patrick’s Day, the longtime owner of The Burren is stocking up on plenty of nonalcoholic options too. “It’s come a long […]

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West Region will feature 3 Hall of Fame coaches, another with consecutive national titles

Rick Pitino’s latest rebuilding project will take him to Providence, where he pulled off one of the biggest surprises in March Madness history by leading the Friars to the 1987 Final Four. His road to another potential Final Four with St. John’s will be littered with some of the biggest coaching names in the game, including one […]

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Evans, Timberlake power Bryant to 77-59 win over Maine for America East Tournament championship

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Barry Evans scored 19 points, Earl Timberlake added 17 and top-seeded Bryant cruised to the America East championship, defeating No. 3-seed Maine 77-59 on Saturday. The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time, having made their other trip when they won the Northeast Conference in 2022. Bryant led […]

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Don’t click on those road toll texts. FBI issues fresh warning about the smishing scam

WASHINGTON (AP) — State officials are warning Americans not to respond to a surge of scam road toll collection texts. The texts impersonating state road toll collection agencies attempt to get phone users to reveal financial information, such as credit or debit cards or bank accounts. They’re so-called smishing scams — a form of phishing […]

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Fordham earns 88-71 victory in Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament against Rhode Island

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jackie Johnson III had 29 points in 15th-seeded Fordham’s 88-71 victory over 10th-seeded Rhode Island on Wednesday in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament. Fordham will play George Washington, the No. 7 seed, on Thursday. Johnson also added five rebounds for the Rams (12-20). Japhet Medor scored 26 points, going 6 of 12 […]

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Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to halt climate change lawsuits in Democratic-led states

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general in 19 states aimed at blocking climate change suits against the oil and gas industry from Democratic-led states. The justices acted on an unusual Republican effort to file suit in the Supreme Court over the Democratic states’ use of […]

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Second federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing funding

By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars. U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction in the lawsuit filed by nearly two dozen Democratic states after a Trump […]

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Bryant beats New Hampshire 90-56 to become America East regular-season champions

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Rafael Pinzon scored 17 points, Keyshawn Mitchell had 16 points and 14 rebounds, and Bryant defeated New Hampshire 90-56 on Tuesday night to become America East regular-season champions. Bryant (20-11, 14-2) had already clinched a share of the regular-season title. The Bulldogs will host a quarterfinal game on Saturday. Pinzon also […]

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