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Henry Kissinger, America’s most famous diplomat, dies at 100

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

Henry Kissinger, a ruthless practitioner of the art of realpolitik who had an outsize impact on global events and who won a premature Nobel Peace Prize for ending a war that kept going, has died.A cunning, erudite strategist whose transformative diplomatic efforts helped to reshape the world, Kissinger was 100.His death Wednesday was announced in a statement by his consulting firm.The former secretary of State will be forever connected with President Richard M. Nixon, particularly for their efforts in three areas: getting America out of the Vietnam War, opening diplomatic relations with China, and reducing tensions with the Soviet Union. For decades thereafter, Kissinger’s work with Nixon and President Gerald Ford earned him the role of the Republican Party’s elder statesman when it came to foreign policy.“The Middle American professional politician and the German-born Harvard professor,” wrote George C. Herring in “America’s Longest War” of Nixon and Kissinger, “could hardly have b...

Police: Man in custody after wild chase in ambulance stolen from Gardner hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

GARDNER, Mass. (WHDH) — A Spencer man is facing criminal charges after police say he stole an ambulance from a hospital in Gardner and led officers on a wild car chase on Wednesday night.Officers responding to a report of a man who had accessed one of the hospital’s ambulances around 5:40 p.m. spotted the suspect, later identified as Harrison Barjolo, 21, and attempted to stop the ambulance, prompting him to drive away, according to police.When he hit another vehicle, police broke off from the chase to render aid to the injured party. Other agencies joined the pursuit after Barjolo allegedly struck another vehicle and he eventually drove back to Heywood Hospital, where he crashed into the pylons outside the ambulance bay, police said.He allegedly ran into the emergency department, where he was taken into custody.He is expected to be arraigned on charges including unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, failure to stop for police, operating a motor vehicle to endanger, leavi...

Authorities ID 2 people killed in apparent murder-suicide in Marlboro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

An investigation into what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide is underway in Marlborough after authorities say a man and a woman were found dead at a home Wednesday morning.In a joint-statement, the Middlesex District Attorney’s office and Marlborough Police Chief said the investigation was launched after police found the bodies of Kethlen Paul Alves Trindade DaRocha, 28, and Marlon Moreira Costa, 29, on Rice Street.Authorities said police were first called to the residence just after 10 a.m., where officers encountered two women and a child who said their female roommate had been shot.“The preliminary investigation suggests that the two decedents had been in a dating relationship,” the DA’s office stated. “Last night the male had allegedly threatened the female at his home. The female party returned to her Rice Street home this morning. Shortly before 10:05 a.m. the male came to the female’s home, forcing entry through a window. Once inside ...

Police searching for suspects who stole Lamborghinis from dealership in Norwell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

Police are searching for two people who were caught on camera stealing two Lamborghinis from a dealership in Norwell last week.Officers responding to the theft on Thanksgiving reviewed surveillance video that showed two people access the property and then taken off in the two luxury vehicles in the direction of Route 3. The investigation remains open and active and is assigned to Norwell Police Det. Ken Camerota, who can be reached at 781-659-7979.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Blue Hills rolls to the Small School Vocational Bowl title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

CANTON — For the second time in three seasons, Blue Hills captured the MVADA Small School Vocational Bowl thanks to a great running attack and a strong defensive effort. It is their fourth overall title since 2013.Even after going down a touchdown early, the three-seeded Warriors rushed for over 350 yards and forced five turnovers to take down No. 4 Tri-County, 44-7, at home Wednesday night.“The kids battled back and stayed focused,” coach Ed Madden said about Blue Hills’ ability to come right back after a slow start. “They battled out of the hole and it was very good.”The running back trio of senior captain Caiden Montas, Matt Begin and Aidan Landers combined for 47 carries, 357 yards and five scores.“Having linemen that like to block and backs that like to run,” said Madden about being able to have three rushers over 1,000 yards. “They are a machine. … It’s a team unit. I’m the luckiest guy in the world. All of us coaches – to be here is great.”Landers scored all three from ...

Orioles hiring Braves bullpen coach Drew French as pitching coach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

For the fourth time in his career, Drew French will succeed Chris Holt as a team’s pitching coach.The Orioles will hire French, the Atlanta Braves’ bullpen coach for the past three seasons, as their pitching coach, a source with direct knowledge of the team’s plans confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. Holt had been Baltimore’s pitching coach the previous three years in addition to serving as the organization’s director of pitching, but he will focus on the duties of the latter role going forward.As the pair of coaches climbed the Houston Astros’ minor league system, French, 39, replaced Holt, 54, as an affiliate’s pitching coach three straight seasons from 2016 to 2018. Holt spent 2018 as Houston’s minor league assistant pitching coordinator before joining the Orioles as their minor league pitching coordinator the next year. He was one of the organization’s first hires under executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias, a f...

American diplomat Henry Kissinger dies at 100

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday at the age of 100, his consulting firm announced Wednesday night. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement from Kissinger Associates. Known for a sprawling career in national security and foreign policy, Kissinger served as national security adviser from 1969 to 1975 under President Nixon. While serving as security adviser, Nixon appointed him as the 56th Sectary of State, becoming the first person to ever serve as both secretary of state and national security adviser.He remained secretary of state under former President Ford, who then removed him from his role as national security adviser. Kissinger, born in 1923 as Heinz Alfred Kissinger, spent the beginning of his life in Germany before his family, who is Jewish, immigrated to the U.S. after the Nazis seized power. Once in the U.S., Kissinger changed his name to Henry. He went on to se...

Five things to know about Henry Kissinger, a dominant figure in global affairs in the 1970s

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at age 100, exerted far-reaching influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford between 1969 and 1977, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize. Here are five things to know about his life in government and beyond:HIS PORTFOLIOFor eight restless years — first as national security adviser, later as secretary of state, and for a time as both — Kissinger played a dominant role in foreign policy. He conducted the first “shuttle diplomacy” in the quest for Middle East peace. He used secret negotiations to restore ties between the United States and China. He initiated the Paris talks that ultimately provided a face-saving means to get the United States out of war in Vietnam. And he pursued detente with the Soviet Union that led to arms-control agreements.HIS BOSSKissinger’s power grew during the turmoil of the Watergate scandal, when the politically attuned diplomat took ...

Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a fatal US Air Force crash of the aircraft

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Japan plans to suspend its own Osprey flights after a U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed into waters off the southern coast during a training mission, officials said Thursday. Tokyo has also asked the U.S. military to stop all Ospreys operating in Japan except for those searching for victims of crash.A senior Defense Ministry official, Taro Yamato, told a parliamentary hearing that Japan plans to suspend flights of Ospreys for the time being, but there were few other immediate details. A U.S. Air Force Osprey based in Japan crashed during a training mission Wednesday off of the country’s southern coast, killing at least one of the eight crew members.The cause of the crash and the status of the seven others on board were not immediately known, Japanese coast guard spokesperson Kazuo Ogawa said. The coast guard planned to continue searching through the night.The Osprey is a hybrid aircraft that takes off and lands like a helicopter, but during flight it can rota...

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Nixon and Ford, dead at 100

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:24:34 GMT

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy as the United States extricated itself from Vietnam and broke down barriers with China, died Wednesday, his consulting firm said. He was 100 years old.With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of power, Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize.Decades later, his name still provoked impassioned debate over foreign policy landmarks long past.“No doubt my vanity was piqued,” Kissinger later wrote of his expanding influence. “But the dominant emotion was a premonition of catastrophe.”A Jew who fled Nazi Germany with his family in his teens, Kissinger in his later years cultivated the reputation of a respected statesman, giving speeches, offering advice to Republicans and Democrats alike and mana...