Mark Pratt
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10 lighthouses being given away, sold at auction by US government
Ten lighthouses that for generations have stood like sentinels along America’s shorelines protecting mariners from peril and guiding them to safety are being given away at no cost or sold at auction by the federal government. → Read More
How passengers teamed up to restrain man on chaotic flight
A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston says the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to teamwork → Read More
Passenger: Teamwork needed to restrain man on flight
The plane was about 45 minutes from Boston when the crew received an alarm that a side door on the aircraft was disarmed, according to court documents. → Read More
Passenger: Teamwork needed to restrain man on flight
BOSTON (AP) — A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said Tuesday that the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds thanks to teamwor… → Read More
'Total teamwork': Passengers restrained threatening man on chaotic cross-country flight
A passenger who helped restrain a threatening man on a weekend flight from Los Angeles to Boston said the entire chaotic episode was over within seconds. → Read More
As snow storms continue to blanket California, the East Coast gets its blizzard makeover
The latest storm in California was one of two bookending the country, with snow closing or delaying the opening for hundreds of schools in the Northeast. → Read More
Northeast, California dig out from snowstorms flanking US
BOSTON (AP) — Heavy snow bookended the United States on Tuesday, with a late-season storm bringing a messy morning commute to the Northeast and leaving California residents to dig out, or in some cases simply wait for help, after yet another storm. Hundreds of schools across southern New England either closed for the day or […] → Read More
Dr. Seuss classic 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' gets a sequel
The new book picks up one year after the original, and like the first, teaches a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the holiday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random House Children’s Books announced Thursday. → Read More
Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch stole Christmas!' gets a sequel
BOSTON (AP) — Dr. Seuss fans might find their hearts growing three sizes this coming holiday season with the release of a sequel to the 1957 classic children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christm... → Read More
Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch stole Christmas!' gets a sequel
The new book picks up one year after the original, and like the first, teaches a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the holiday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises ... → Read More
Dr. Seuss' 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas!' book gets a sequel
The popular children's book sequel will come out in September, in plenty of time for the holidays. → Read More
Governments target medical debt with COVID relief funds
An increasing number of municipal, county and state governments are devising plans to spend federal coronavirus pandemic relief funds to eliminate residents’ medical debt and ease those debt burdens. → Read More
Governments target medical debt with COVID relief funds
Millions of Americans mired in medical debt face difficult financial decisions every day — pay the debt or pay for rent, utilities and groceries. Some may even skip necessary health care for fear o… → Read More
Northeast U.S. enveloped by frigid blast of Arctic air
The Arctic air that descended on the Northeast on Saturday brought dangerously cold sub-zero temperatures and wind chills to the region. → Read More
College scandal middleman blames ‘winning at all costs’
The consultant at the center of the nationwide college admissions scandal blamed his “winning at all costs” attitude, which he said was caused in part by suppressed childhood trauma, for his action… → Read More
Ex-Yale coach gets 5 months in admissions bribery scandal
The former Yale University women’s soccer coach whose cooperation with authorities helped blow the lid off the nationwide college admissions bribery scandal by leading the FBI to the scheme’s mastermind has been sentenced to five months in prison → Read More
Man charged in 1966 disappearance and death of Massachusetts girl
Donald Mars of Bedford, Massachusetts, was arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Betty Lou Zukowski. → Read More
Sacred items in Barre library's museum to be returned to Sioux
The items including weapons, pipes, moccasins and clothing — about seven or eight of which are thought to have a direct link to the the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre — are due to be formally handed over during a ceremony scheduled for Nov. 5. → Read More
Fan accuses Patriots of ruining his Brady-signed flag
The New England Patriots caused irreparable damage to an American flag signed by Tom Brady by improperly displaying it in the team's hall of fame. → Read More
University employee charged in campus bomb hoax
The Sept. 13 incident resulted in a massive law enforcement response to campus and the evacuation of several buildings. → Read More