Michael Casey

1 month ago | apnews.com | Michael Casey

BOSTON (AP) — Three months after his release from Hamas captivity, Omer Shem Tov stood on the pitcher’s mound at a Boston Red Sox game. Surrounded by supporters, he tossed out the first pitch, then raised his arms in celebration. His name flashed on the stadium billboard. The moment was emblematic of the new-found — and for Shem Tov, unsought and at times unsettling — celebrity the 22-year-old has found since his release from 505 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Michael Casey

Por MICHAEL CASEY (AP) — Un sacerdote católico de Massachusetts regresará al ministerio público después de que le retiraran los cargos de que agredió sexualmente a un niño hace más de dos décadas. En 2022, el monseñor Francis Strahan fue acusado de violación forzada de un menor y de asalto y agresión indecentes.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Michael Casey

BOSTON (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest from Massachusetts will return to public ministry after charges that he sexually assaulted a child more than two decades ago were dropped. In 2022, Monsignor Francis Strahan was indicted on forcible child rape and indecent assault and battery charges. Strahan was accused of assaulting an altar boy when he was a priest at St. Bridget Parish in Framingham, a Boston suburb, on two occasions from 2004 until 2008 when the boy was between the ages of 11 and 13.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Michael Casey

BOSTON (AP) — La Universidad de Harvard asumió durante décadas que tenía una copia barata de la Carta Magna en su archivo, un documento manchado y descolorido que había comprado por menos de 30 dólares. Pero dos investigadores han concluido que tiene algo mucho más valioso: una versión poco común de 1300 emitida por el rey Eduardo I de Inglaterra. La Carta Magna original estableció en 1215 el principio de que el rey está sujeto a la ley, y ha servido de base para constituciones en todo el mundo.

1 month ago | apnews.com | Michael Casey

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document it had purchased for less than $30. But two researchers have concluded it has something much more valuable — a rare version from 1300 issued by Britain’s King Edward I. The original Magna Carta established in 1215 the principle that the king is subject to law, and it has formed the basis of constitutions globally.