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(CNN) —  School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King  sprinted toward  the sound of gunfire inside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, navigating the disorienting echoes of shots that felt far removed from their training. Before them would be a half-minute of chaos – and split-second, life-or-death decisions – that, in retrospect, must have been guided by God, Boyd said in an interview posted online Sunday. Four people – two students and two teachers – were killed in the school on September 4. Seven others were injured. A Georgia grand jury  indicted  accused shooter Colt Gray, 14, on 55 charges, including four counts of felony and malice murder. His father, Colin Gray, was indicted on 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder. The indictment alleged Colin Gray gave his son “access to a firearm and ammunition after receiving sufficient warning that Colt Gray would endanger the bodily safety of another.”  Both  have ...

This content collected from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News. (CNN) —  School resource officers Chase Boyd and Brandon King  sprinted toward  the sound of gunfire inside Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, navigating the disorienting echoes of shots that felt far removed from their training. Before them would be a half-minute of chaos – and split-second, life-or-death decisions – that, in retrospect, must have been guided by God, Boyd said in an interview posted online Sunday. Four people – two students and two teachers – were killed in the school on September 4. Seven others were injured. A Georgia grand jury  indicted  accused shooter Colt Gray, 14, on 55 charges, including four counts of felony and malice murder. His father, Colin Gray, was indicted on 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder. The indictment alleged Colin Gray gave his son “access to a firearm and ammunition after receiving sufficient warning that Colt Gray w...

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer,  Jimmy Carter  left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, we...

Saugus police are turning to the public for help in finding two teenagers who are missing. Chloe Murphy, 15, from Melrose, and 14-year-old Brenden Bruckler, from Wakefield, were last seen Saturday afternoon at the Square One Mall. Chloe’s Dad dropped her off around 2 p.m., that was the last anyone has heard from her. The pair, who are friends, may possibly be headed to Rhode Island or New York City for New Year’s Eve. Chloe Murphy is on the spectrum her parents have told police. Anyone with information is urged to call Saugus police immediately. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details. from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News Source: https://ift.tt/iIXR4h9

This content collected from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News. ATLANTA (AP) —  Jimmy Carter,  the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died.  He was 100  years old. The  longest-lived American president  died on Sunday, more than a year after entering  hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife,  Rosalynn,  who  died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said. “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center simply said in posting about Carter’s death on the social media platform X. Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that sti...

ATLANTA (AP) —  Jimmy Carter,  the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died.  He was 100  years old. The  longest-lived American president  died on Sunday, more than a year after entering  hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife,  Rosalynn,  who  died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said. “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center simply said in posting about Carter’s death on the social media platform X. Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw three touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Chargers clinched their second playoff appearance in three seasons with a 40-7 victory over the New England Patriots on Saturday. The win also secured the fourth postseason appearance in Jim Harbaugh’s five seasons as an NFL coach, adding to the three he made during his stint with the San Francisco 49ers. Herbert finished 26 of 38 for 281 yards to become the third player in NFL history with at least 3,000 passing yards and 20 touchdown passes in each of his first five seasons. He joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning and Russell Wilson. Ladd McConkey had eight catches for 94 yards and pulled in TD throws of 6 and 40 yards. With a 10-yard reception in the second quarter he passed 1,000 yards receiving for the season, making him the third Chargers rookie receiver to reach that milestone. JK Dobbins rushed 19 times for 76 yards and a TD. The Patriots have lost six straight games, their ...

This content collected from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News. (CNN) —  Big Lots, the discount chain that filed for bankruptcy in September, said Friday that it agreed to a sale transaction with an investment firm, allowing hundreds of stores to stay open by transferring its property to other retailers and companies. The Columbus, Ohio-based company recently announced it was preparing to  close its remaining 963 locations  after an acquisition by private-equity firm Nexus Capital Management  fell through . Big Lots’ new deal is with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which will facilitate the transfer of its brand, stores and distribution centers. Variety Wholesalers, which owns more than 400 retail stores including Bargain Town, Bill’s Dollar Stores and Maxway, will acquire between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores and up to two distribution centers, according to Big Lots’ news release. Big Lots’ new deal could prevent thousands of its employees from being laid ...

(CNN) —  Big Lots, the discount chain that filed for bankruptcy in September, said Friday that it agreed to a sale transaction with an investment firm, allowing hundreds of stores to stay open by transferring its property to other retailers and companies. The Columbus, Ohio-based company recently announced it was preparing to  close its remaining 963 locations  after an acquisition by private-equity firm Nexus Capital Management  fell through . Big Lots’ new deal is with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, which will facilitate the transfer of its brand, stores and distribution centers. Variety Wholesalers, which owns more than 400 retail stores including Bargain Town, Bill’s Dollar Stores and Maxway, will acquire between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores and up to two distribution centers, according to Big Lots’ news release. Big Lots’ new deal could prevent thousands of its employees from being laid off. Variety Wholesalers said it may employ Big Lots staff at the stores...

The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of  affordable housing  as well as devastating natural disasters and a  surge of migrants  in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said federally required tallies taken across the country in January found that more than 770,000 people were counted as homeless — a number that misses some people and does not include those staying with friends or family because they do not have a place of their own. That increase comes on top of a  12% increase in 2023 , which HUD blamed on soaring rents and the end of pandemic assistance. The 2023 increase also was driven by people experiencing homelessness for the first time. The numbers overall represent 23 of every 10,000 people in the U.S., with Black people being overrepresented among the homeless population. “No American should face homeless...

This content collected from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News. Be careful on the roads overnight into early Saturday morning as some spotty freezing rain and spotty freezing drizzle is a possibility. The primary time for the ice threat will be between 3 and 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Temperatures will be cold enough to support that freezing rain and drizzle, making any roads that go untreated very slick. If you can hold off until the late morning to travel, then do so. Overnight lows will get down to the 20s with wake-up temperatures in the low 30s. By late morning, we’ll be in the mid to upper 30s. Highs late in the day will reach the upper 30s and low 40s. Clouds will stick around, and the rest of the day we have chances for more isolated plain rain showers. Saturday night, temperatures will continue to hover in the upper 30s and low 40s and we may continue to see an isolated shower. Sunday, more rain is ahead. Thankfully, with warmer temperatures, we don’t have a risk ...

Be careful on the roads overnight into early Saturday morning as some spotty freezing rain and spotty freezing drizzle is a possibility. The primary time for the ice threat will be between 3 and 9 a.m. Saturday morning. Temperatures will be cold enough to support that freezing rain and drizzle, making any roads that go untreated very slick. If you can hold off until the late morning to travel, then do so. Overnight lows will get down to the 20s with wake-up temperatures in the low 30s. By late morning, we’ll be in the mid to upper 30s. Highs late in the day will reach the upper 30s and low 40s. Clouds will stick around, and the rest of the day we have chances for more isolated plain rain showers. Saturday night, temperatures will continue to hover in the upper 30s and low 40s and we may continue to see an isolated shower. Sunday, more rain is ahead. Thankfully, with warmer temperatures, we don’t have a risk for freezing rain. Chances are isolated early in the morning, peak from ...

This content collected from Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News. Aviation experts said Thursday that  Russian air defense fire was likely responsible  for the  Azerbaijani plane crash the day before  that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons still unclear and crashed while making an attempt to land in Aktau in Kazakhstan after flying east across the Caspian Sea. The plane went down about 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Aktau. Cellphone footage circulating online appeared to show the aircraft making a steep descent before crashing into the ground and exploding in a fireball. Other footage showed a part of its fuselage ripped away from the wings and the rest of the aircraft lying upside down on the grass. Azerbaijan mourned the crash victims with national flags at half-sta...