Rachel Umansky-Castro

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Rachel Umansky-Castro

A man was shot in Dorchester late Saturday night near the intersection of Blue Hill Avenue and Georgia Street. Officers from District B-2 (Roxbury) responded to a call, and at the scene found an adult male with a gunshot wound. Boston EMS transferred the victim to Boston Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to the police report. This is an active investigation with the Boston Police Department Homicide Unit. This is a developing story.

2 weeks ago | huntnewsnu.com | Rachel Umansky-Castro

Over the past year, Northeastern has experienced two defining moments. The first was the April 2024 student encampment calling on Northeastern to divest from American defense contractors that supply weapons to Israel. The second is the Trump administration placing pressure on higher education and threatening universities’ academic independence. These moments were tests for our university administrators. Yet, in both cases, they failed.

2 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Rachel Umansky-Castro

On the evening of Saturday, April 26, a British Airways flight on its way from Washington, D.C., to London made an unexpected landing at Boston Logan International Airport, following reports of a bird strike and smoke in the cabin. Flight 216 was diverted to Boston after the crew reported a possible bird strike and detected fumes inside the aircraft, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Rachel Umansky-Castro

A Lynn man will spend at least 17 years in state prison for shooting a man in 2014 who died from related complications five years ago, Essex District Attorney Paul F. Tucker’s office said Wednesday. Derick Jesus Jimenez, 27, was sentenced to 17 years to life in prison for the death of Dajan Gilmore Jones, a 24-year-old Lynn resident, Tucker’s office said in a statement. Jimenez was convicted of second degree murder on Jan. 21 following a murder trial in Salem Superior Court, the statement said.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Rachel Umansky-Castro

Thousands gathered at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury on Sunday to celebrate Ramadan’s conclusion. Throughout the morning, over 2,000 people circulated the mosque which hosted four prayers starting at 7:00 a.m. They prayed, ate and greeted one another. After each prayer, the traditional “Eid Mubarak” echoed through the crowd as families and friends exchanged warm wishes.