LOS ANGELES – Veronique Passani Peck, the widow of actor Gregory Peck and a longtime arts patron, has died. She was 80. Family publicist Monroe Friedman says Veronique Peck died Friday of heart failure at her Los Angeles home. Born in Paris, Veronique Peck met the actor when she interviewed him for the newspaper France […]
2012
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Wanted: Someone who’s proud to be old
Windham’s town clerk has had a hard time finding a new recipient of the Boston Post cane, given to the community’s oldest resident.
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Swimmer leaves Cuba for the Keys in third try
This time, Diana Nyad, 62, hopes a special suit will protect her from jellyfish.
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Lennon killer up for parole again
ALDEN, N.Y. – Officials say John Lennon’s killer, who is up for parole for the seventh time, could have a parole hearing as early as Tuesday. New York Department of Corrections spokeswoman Linda Foglia said Mark David Chapman, 57, is scheduled to be interviewed by members of the parole board this week. She said they […]
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Video omits handcuffed man’s death
Police release footage of events before and after the shooting, which took place in the back of a cruiser.
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Off-duty Philadelphia officer gunned down
A police spokesman blames the slayings of officers in recent years largely on ‘too many guns out there,’ particularly illegal ones.
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Church asks for clemency for rockers
The case shows Russia’s intolerance of dissent as well as the power of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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LePage: Suicide talk may foreshadow family violence
AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage used his weekly radio address to refocus attention on domestic violence after two recent shootings he believes underscore a disturbing trend. One of the shootings, in Hampden, involved a man who killed his girlfriend before taking his own life; the other involved a Waldoboro woman charged with killing her boyfriend […]
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New England Dispatches
BURLINGTON, Vt. Triathlon competitor dies after being pulled from lake A man competing in the USA Triathlon in Vermont has died after being pulled from Lake Champlain during the swimming portion of the race. The Burlington Free Press reported that a man in his 50s was given CPR on the dock for five to seven […]
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People & EntertainmentLeno volunteers for pay cut as ‘Tonight Show’ slashes budget
SAN FRANCISCO — “The Tonight Show” has laid off about two dozen workers, prompting host Jay Leno to accept a pay cut to spare other staffers as NBC clamps down on expenses. NBC Universal imposed the cutbacks Friday, according to a person familiar with the moves. The person asked not to be identified because NBC […]