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Email error sparks controversy surrounding ‘Electeds of Color Holiday Party’ in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

A holiday celebration was the subject of controversy in Boston Wednesday after an invite that was supposed to only to elected leaders of color was sent instead to the entire Boston City Council. The invite came via email. Hours before the party, some were criticizing how the city handled the situation.“I do find it divisive, but what are you going to do about it,” said District 3 Councilor Frank Baker. “You don’t want me at a party, I’m not going to come to a party.”7NEWS obtained an initial email sent to all city councilors Tuesday. The email was from one of the mayor’s staffers and read “I cordially invite you and a guest to the Electeds of Color Holiday Party.”Fifteen minutes later, another email went out rescinding the invite to the white councilors, clarifying “I did send that to everyone by accident, I apologize if my email may have offended or came across as so.” “I think we’ve all been in a position at one point where an email went out and there was a mistake in th...

Lawsuit accuses Boston fertility doctor of secretly impregnating woman with his own sperm

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

A new lawsuit details alarming allegations against a Boston fertility doctor, accusing him of impregnating a woman with his own sperm. The woman, Sarah Depoian, said she didn’t find out about the alleged action until more than 40 years after it happened.Speaking on Wednesday, Depoian said she is “still struggling to process it.” Depoian is accusing Dr. Merle Berger in her lawsuit. She said she fully trusted Beger, saying “he was a medical professional.” “It’s hard to imagine not trusting your own doctor,” she said.“We never dreamt he would abuse his position of trust and perpetrate this extreme violation,” Depoian separately said.According to the lawsuit, Depoian and her husband went to see Berger at his Dedham office in 1980 for help getting pregnant. They were told they would sperm from a medical resident. But, according to the lawsuit, Berger used his own instead.Depoian, a Maine resident, gave birth to her daughter, Carolyn, in 1981. Herself speaking about th...

Fantasy Fixer: Week 15

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

7’s Morey Hershgordon has the inside scoop on who to start and sit this week in Fantasy Fixer. Go set your lineups!

Holiday Helping: Ryan Schulteis’ Lasagna

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

7News Holiday Helping is back! In this edition, Ryan Schulteis is making his Lasagna.Order new 2023 recipes from the 7News team to get all of their favorite holiday recipes! Your donation will help Project Bread feed hungry families right here in Massachusetts.Did you try this recipe out? Tell us what you think.Check out other Holiday Helping recipes from the 7News team.

Health department says bed bugs found at 3 Revere schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

City health officials in Revere have been in communication with school administrators after bed bugs were found at multiple local schools, a member of the Department of Public Health said Wednesday. The official did not identify the schools involved but confirmed bed bugs were found at three schools within the city’s public school district.7NEWS reached out to the Revere Public Schools for comment but did not hear back Wednesday night. There are 11 schools in the Revere Public Schools, with a total enrollment of just under 7,300 students, according to state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data.

3 things we heard from the Chicago Bears — including Justin Fields on late hits and Cairo Santos on the NFL’s first Brazil game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

The Chicago Bears resumed practice Wednesday as they prepare for Sunday’s game at the Cleveland Browns.Along with defensive end Yannick Ngakoue going on injured reserve, here are three things we heard from coach Matt Eberflus and his players.1. Bears quarterback Justin Fields said he talks to officials about looking out for late hits before every game.Late hits on Fields have been a topic of conversation throughout his three seasons in the NFL, and it came up again in Week 14 after Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell hit Fields late after the quarterback slid down following a 1-yard run Sunday.It happened on the first play of the game, despite Fields talking to officials about it so they would keep an eye out for his safety, he said.“Especially when we play the Lions, I know how they play, I know what kind of team they are,” Fields said. “So I know that they’re going to play hard and play until the end of the play. I always tell them (the officials) ...

New Hampshire joins Massachusetts in filing suit against New England neo-Nazi group

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

New Hampshire has joined Massachusetts in leveling legal action against a New England neo-Nazi group and its leaders for alleged discriminatory actions.CourtesyNew Hampshire Attorney General John Formella (Courtesy / NH Department of Justice)New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella has filed a complaint stating that NSC-131, which has been documented by groups including the Anti-Defamation League as spreading Nazi propaganda and imagery, violated the state’s Law Against Discrimination during an action in June that targeted a Concord cafe to try to coerce it to cancel a planned drag queen story hour event.The complaint also alleges that the group attempted to “terrorize the café into refusing performers access to its venue for no other reason than the sex, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity of those performers.”“The Department of Justice will continue to enforce the State’s antidiscrimination laws to the greatest extent possible to ensure that people of all backgrounds ca...

Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for a spiritual adviser to an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas next month said in a complaint filed Wednesday that restrictions on how close the adviser can get to the inmate in the death chamber are “hostile to religion.”The Rev. Jeff Hood, who plans to enter the death chamber to minister to Kenneth Eugene Smith, said the Alabama Department of Corrections asked him to sign a form acknowledging the risks and agreeing to stay 3 feet (0.9 meters) away from Smith’s gas mask. Hood, a death penalty opponent, said that shows there is a risk to witnesses attending the execution. He said the restrictions would also interfere with his ability to minister to Smith before he is put to death. “They’ve asked me to sign a waiver, which to me speaks to the fact that they’re already concerned that things could go wrong,” Hood said in a telephone interview.Smith’s execution would be the nation’s first using nitrogen gas. The ...

2 Los Angeles County men exonerated after spending decades in prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two men who spent decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit have been exonerated and freed, the Los Angeles County district attorney announced Wednesday.Giovanni Hernandez and Miguel Solorio had their convictions vacated earlier this year and on Wednesday a judge found them factually innocent, the District Attorney’s Office said in an email. At a news conference, District Attorney George Gascón apologized to both men.“It’s truly devastating when people are wrongfully convicted, especially when they were so young at the time of their arrest. In the case of Mr. Solorio, he was 19 years old. Mr. Hernandez was just 14 years old,” Gascón said.After two trials, Hernandez was convicted in 2012 of killing 16-year-old Gary Ortiz during a 2006 drive-by shooting in Culver City. He was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison. Hernandez said he was at home with his family at the time of the shooting.He was exonerated after his case was twice submitted to the ...

15-year-old girl found strangled to death in South Shore ID'd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:32 GMT

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl reported missing back in late August was found strangled to death inside a South Shore home Wednesday night, according to multiple agencies.According to the Chicago Police Department, an unresponsive female of unknown age was found inside a residence in the 7200 block of South Phillips Avenue around 6:09 p.m. and was pronounced dead on scene.The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later confirmed the female was Amarise Parker and her cause of death was homicide via strangulation.A photo of 15-year-old Amarise Parker, from CPD's missing persons alert on Thursday, Aug. 31.CPD sent out a missing person's alert for Parker on Thursday, Aug. 31 that said she went missing from the 10900 block of South Wood Street in the Morgan Park neighborhood. The listed age for Parker in the alert was 15. Family questions CPD’s response after Midway Airport worker shot, killed Area detectives are investigating and police have no offenders in custody.No other information ...