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‘Some crimes defy understanding’: Former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, others charged for selling stolen body parts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

Several people, including the former morgue manager at Harvard Medical School, are facing federal charges for the sale and transportation of stolen body parts, according to officials.An indictment filed in the United States District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania described how at least four people are facing federal charges after authorities say they took part in the sale of body parts stolen from cadavers donated to HMS. Court paperwork identified Cedric Lodge, 55, as the manager of the medical school’s morgue and detailed how, since 2018, he and the three other defendants, listed as Denise Lodge, 63, Katrina Maclean, 44, and Joshua Taylor, 46, worked to move, sell or purchase the body parts.“CEDRIC LODGE was employed as Morgue Manager at Harvard Medical School and, as such, had access to the morgue and the donated cadavers stored in the morgue,” the indictment stated. “At times, CEDRIC LODGE stole dissected portions of donated cadavers… without the k...

Quincy woman faces assault charges for shooting at Lyft driver, passenger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

A Quincy woman faces assault charges for shooting at another woman and her Lyft driver near Corona Street in Dorchester earlier this month, officials announced Wednesday.Brianna Pulito, 19, shot three times and damaged the front driver’s side door of the Lyft driver’s vehicle after he picked up a female passenger on June 2 around 4 a.m. Both were injured.Pulito is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging a weapon near a building as well as possessing firearms and ammunition without a license, Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.The passenger, another 19-year-old woman, had been in a relationship with Pulito for three weeks, she told investigators. Quincy Police arrested Pulito a week after the initial shooting is held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing Thursday.

Curiosity rover captures dramatic new portrait of the Martian landscape

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

(CNN) — The Curiosity rover has captured a stunning new mosaic that reveals the dramatic, colorful hues of morning and afternoon light on the surface of Mars.The robotic explorer used its black-and-white navigation cameras to take panoramas of the Marker Band Valley on April 8 before leaving the site. One panorama was taken at 9:20 a.m., while the other was taken at 3:40 p.m., both local Mars time.The black-and-white panoramas captured how different the landscape looks at two different times of day, and color was added in post-processing by a team at NASA. The blue light signifies the morning, while the yellow light indicates the afternoon.The image is similar to another postcard taken by Curiosity in November 2021.“Anyone who’s been to a national park knows the scene looks different in the morning than it does in the afternoon,” said Curiosity engineer Doug Ellison at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, in a statement. “Capturing two times of day pro...

At least 79 dead after overcrowded migrant vessel sinks off Greece; hundreds may be missing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS (Associated Press)KALAMATA, Greece (AP) — A fishing boat crammed to the gunwales with migrants trying to reach Europe capsized and sank Wednesday off the coast of Greece, authorities said, leaving at least 79 dead and many more missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year.Coast guard, navy and merchant vessels and aircraft fanned out for a vast search-and-rescue operation set to continue overnight. It was unclear how many passengers were missing, but some initial reports suggested hundreds of people may have been aboard when the boat went down far from shore.An aerial photograph of the battered blue vessel released by the Greek coast guard showed scores of people covering practically every inch of deck.Greece’s caretaker prime minister, Ioannis Sarmas, declared three days of national mourning, “with our thoughts on all the victims of the ruthless smugglers who exploit human unhappiness.Coast guard spokesman N...

Fox News says it ‘addressed’ onscreen message that called Biden a ‘wannabe dictator’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

By DAVID BAUDER (AP Media Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News appeared to express regret Wednesday for showing an onscreen message that called President Joe Biden a “wannabe dictator” who had his political rival arrested.On the day he was arraigned on federal charges for hoarding classified documents, former President Donald Trump illustrated his continued role as a lightning rod for the media. PBS second-guessed one of its own messages about Trump, and his primetime speech showed a policy change at CNN following the ouster of its former leader.The Fox News Channel chyron appeared beneath split-screen video boxes that showed Trump addressing supporters live in New Jersey, and Biden speaking at the White House earlier in the day.The message read, “Wannabe dictator speaks at the White House after having his political rival arrested.”Fox said in a statement Wednesday that “the chyron was taken down immediately and was addressed.” The website Mediai...

Bud Light, top US seller since 2001, loses sales crown to Modelo as backlash continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

By DEE-ANN DURBIN (AP Business Writer)After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place.Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, overtook Bud Light in U.S. retail dollar sales in the month ending June 3, according to Nielsen data analyzed by Bump Williams Consulting. Modelo controlled 8.4% of U.S. grocery, convenience and liquor store sales; Bud Light fell to 7.3%. It’s a milestone in the months-long sales decline Bud Light has experienced since early April, when critics vowed to boycott the brand after it sent a commemorative can to Dylan Mulvaney, a transgender influencer. Bud Light has also faced backlash from Mulvaney’s fans, who think the brand didn’t do enough to support her.Dave William, Bump Williams’ vice president of analytics and insights, said Bud Light has been the top-selling U.S. beer since 2001, and it could still retain that crown this year. He noted that Bud Light’s year-to-date market s...

4 things we learned at Chicago Bears minicamp, including injury issues for WR Chase Claypool

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

Rain pushed the Chicago Bears inside the Walter Payton Center for their first day of minicamp Tuesday in Lake Forest. The team is wrapping up its offseason program with two more practices scheduled Wednesday and Thursday.As head coach Matt Eberflus continues shaping his team in advance of training camp, here are four things we learned Tuesday at Halas Hall.1. Receiver Chase Claypool is dealing with ‘a few things’ health-wise that are preventing him from practicing, coach Matt Eberflus said.Yes, you read that correctly. “A few things.” As in plural. Claypool has been off the practice field the past three weeks with what was originally described as an unspecified soft-tissue injury. Now, per Eberflus, there is more than one thing to keep an eye on. And Claypool’s missed practice time is significant as he tries to take a big leap forward in his first full season with the Bears, develop/ing timing and building rapport with quarterback Justin Fields.“T...

FAA will require secondary cockpit barriers for new planes; ex-FAA special agent says majority of aircrafts ‘still vulnerable to a 9/11 style attack’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

More than 20 years after 9/11, the FAA will require new commercial airplanes to have a secondary cockpit barrier to prevent attacks, but the feds will not mandate airlines to retrofit existing planes.A retired FAA special agent tells the Herald that this means the vast majority of planes remain unprotected and are “still vulnerable to a 9/11 style attack.”“It’s 22 years since 9/11, and the FAA is patting themselves on the back for putting secondary barriers on new aircraft down the road, while the aircraft we’re flying in now doesn’t have that protection,” the ex-agent Brian Sullivan added. “It’s ridiculous.”The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced that it will require a secondary barrier on the flight deck of new commercial airplanes, helping protect flight decks from intrusion when the flight deck door is open.A few months ago, the Herald reported about the continued need for secondary cockpit barriers i...

Royal Caribbean cooks up new venues for world’s largest cruise ship Icon of the Seas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

MIAMI — The Royal Caribbean culinary team has spent more than 500 hours working on its macaroni and cheese, which is getting a starring role among a spate of new dining venues coming to Icon of the Seas when it debuts out of Miami in just over six months.“It’s about consistency,” said Michael Jacobs, lead for culinary operations during a recent tour of Royal’s headquarters where it workshops ideas for everything from attractions to bars to the new dishes set to appear on board its upcoming fleet. “It has to coat the pasta. Each pasta is cut for its own sauce.”A test kitchen full of chefs concur for what turned out to be an unusually long mac-and-cheese-related conversation as visiting media tried samples of a variety of dishes coming to what will be five food hall options within the planned AquaDome Market, itself just a small corner of the massive AquaDome superstructure at the top of the 20-deck, 250,800-gross-ton cruise ship currently under construction in Finland.Icon of the Sea...

Bruins beat: Bruce Cassidy the right man at right time for Vegas, not Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:31:20 GMT

One of the most torturous hockey seasons for Bruins fans came to a fittingly excruciating end Tuesday night when Bruce Cassidy, fired here a year ago, lifted the Stanley Cup with his new team, the Vegas Golden Knights.Would you like a little more salt for that gaping wound, sir?Cassidy confirmed what we already knew: he’s an excellent hockey coach. And you can bet that no one knew that better than Don Sweeney, the man who ultimately decided to cut Cassidy free back in June of 2022 after five-plus seasons, a .672 winning percentage and one painful near-miss at the Cup in 2019.Timing is everything, and Cassidy’s time was on the Strip, not on Causeway Street. Those who now can’t grip the fact that Sweeney was on to something when he decided to fire Cassidy and eventually hire Jim Montgomery are conveniently forgetting the historic 65-win season that not even the most optimistic Bruins’ fans saw coming. That’s understandable. Regular season success doesn...