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Investigators say remains of baby girl found outside Revere apartment building

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

Remains found outside an apartment building in Revere Tuesday have been determined to be those of a baby girl, state police said on Wednesday. Police said the infant was “at or close to full term” and “likely was white or light skinned.”State police previously said Revere police patrols responded around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday to a building on Dolphin Avenue after officials said a man found the possible remains. 7NEWS sources said the infant’s remains were found in a bag near a trash and recycling area. The medical examiner arrived late Tuesday night and removed the body.In their update on Wednesday, police said the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner had conducted a post-mortem examination. A determination of the child’s cause and manner of death was pending as an investigation continued. State police asked anyone with information about the infant to call their Suffolk County detective unit at 617-727-8817. 

The final season of The Flash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

Memphis sends Justin J. Pearson back to the Tennessee House days after GOP lawmakers ousted him

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

(CNN) — The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday voted to confirm the reappointment of Justin J. Pearson to the Tennessee House of Representatives, sending him back to fill the House District 86 seat as an interim representative.The vote to return Pearson to his seat — vacated last Thursday when the GOP-dominated chamber expelled the state representative after he and two other Democrats called for gun reform on the chamber floor — came after the board voted to suspend a rule that would have required a waiting period between his nomination and confirmation.Shelby County commissioners voted Wednesday on appointing Pearson to the House District 86 seat, which the 28-year-old vacated last week when he was forced out in a two-thirds majority vote by the GOP-dominated body after he and two Democratic colleagues participated in a demonstration calling for gun reform on the chamber floo...

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Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

Food prices ease for the first time since 2020. Here’s what’s getting cheaper

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

(CNN) — Grocery prices finally dipped in March, falling for the first time since September 2020, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Of six major grocery food group indexes, three fell from February to March. The meats, poultry, fish and eggs index fell 1.4%, pulled down by another month of large decreases in egg prices.Fruits and vegetable prices fell 1.3%, and dairy products ticked down 0.1%. The other indexes, for non-alcoholic beverages, cereals and bakery products and all other groceries, went up.While the monthly decline is a relief, groceries are still expensive on an annual basis. In the year through March, grocery prices jumped 8.4%, outpacing overall inflation of 5%. Menu prices went up 8.8% in that time.Over the course of the year, a number of grocery items notched large price increases. Eggs rose 36%, margarine went up 33.4%, flour got 17.5% pricier, potatoes went up 9.7%, cheese rose 8.2% and milk went up 5.5%...

Police investigate discovery infant remains

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

REVERE, Mass. (AP) — The human remains found outside of an apartment building north of Boston have been determined to be those of an infant girl was at or close to full-term, state police said Wednesday.Revere police responded to the building in the city at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday after a man found the remains, state police said.According to broadcast reports, the remains were found inside a trash bag near some trash cans. State police assigned to the Suffolk district attorney’s office also responded to the scene.The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted an examination of the infant and the cause and manner of her death are pending, police said. The investigation is ongoing.No additional information was released.Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact police.Massachusetts has a baby “safe haven” law, that allows parents to surrender infants up to 7 days old at a hospital, police station, or staffed fire station without facing crimi...

Remains of infant girl found outside Revere apartment building

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

Police have determined that the body of an infant girl was found outside a Revere apartment building Tuesday night.Revere police officers responded to the apartment block along Dolphin Avenue near its intersection with Henry Street shortly after 6:20 p.m. Tuesday after an adult had reported possible human remains near the walls of the building, according to the Massachusetts State Police.The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of the remains that night. Just before 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, the MSP shared that the medical examiner determined that the remains were those of a “female infant, who was at or close to full-term, and who likely was white or light skinned.”The cause of death has not yet been determined and is pending an investigation by the State Police and Revere Police.Investigators ask that anyone with any information contact State Police detectives at 617-727-8817.This is a developing story.

Celtics vs. Hawks schedule released: Dates, tip times for first-round NBA playoff series

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

The NBA announced the dates and times of the best-of-seven first-round series between the Celtics and Hawks, with the second-seeded C’s beginning their chase for a championship with Saturday’s Game 1 at TD Garden.The Celtics learned their opponent after the Hawks upset the Heat in Tuesday night’s play-in game to determine the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed. Boston went 3-0 against Atlanta this season, though one of the games was Sunday’s regular-season finale when both teams rested their starters.The winner of the Celtics-Hawks series will play the winner of the 76ers-Nets series in the second round.The Celtics and Hawks have met 12 times in the postseason, with the C’s taking 10 of those series. The last series came in the 2016 first round, when the Hawks beat the Celtics in six games. The last time the C’s won the championship in 2008, they defeated the Hawks in seven games in the first round.The full series schedule is listed below. All games will be broadcasted on NBC Sports Bo...

TV Tinsel: Goodall reflects on her work, which now has inspired a fictional series for families

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

Luaine Lee | Tribune News ServiceJane Goodall has inspired animal lovers all over the world through her innovative work with primates. Now her work has sparked a television series, “Jane,” for Apple TV+. The series is about a 9-year-old girl who is inspired by the works and words of Goodall. Along with her good friends, David and Graybeard the chimpanzee, she launches a series of flamboyant adventures to help save a Noah’s Ark assembly of wild creatures.The 10-episode series, aimed at families, premieres on Friday and is graced by Goodall’s approval via Jane Goodall Institute’s Andria Teather.When we spoke some months ago, Goodall told me it was when she was a little girl that she first became entranced with the wild kingdom. “Tarzan and Dr. Doolittle fascinated me, and ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Call of the Wild,’ every book I had was about animals,” she recalled.“I had a nanny, I was about 6 at the time, she stayed on when my sister was born, and she saved up coupons. Those days you real...

Blue Jays to open Rogers Centre roof on earliest date ever tonight

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:11:44 GMT

The Toronto Blue Jays will play with the roof open at Rogers Centre for the earliest time on the calendar in history on Wednesday when the club hosts the Detroit Tigers in the second home game of the year.The club announced the roof status just under four hours before game time.The Roof is OPEN tonight Enjoy it, #BlueJays fans! pic.twitter.com/S9qM5zPt4F— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 12, 2023The April 12 opening is four days ahead of the previous earliest date — April 16, 2002, against the Boston Red Sox when the Blue Jays lost 14-3. The stadium opened in 1989.Unseasonably warm weather was expected to lift the temperature to a high of 29 C in Toronto on Wednesday, though it will dip for the 7:07 p.m. ET / 4:07 p.m. PT first pitch and as the game goes along.Some were wondering if the roof would be opened for the home opener at the newly renovated stadium on Tuesday when the temperature was cooler, but still above normal. However, GM Ross Atkins said tests still had...