National News: Breaking news, politics, crime, tech, and more https://www.boston.com/tag/national-news/ Boston.com Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:19:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png National News: Breaking news, politics, crime, tech, and more https://www.boston.com/tag/national-news/ 32 32 5 things to know about U.S. gymnastics star and Mass. native Frederick Richard https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/us-mens-gymnastics-frederick-richard-stoughton/ https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/us-mens-gymnastics-frederick-richard-stoughton/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:17:18 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30976765 The gymnastics star for the U.S. Olympics team could be the face of a new era for the men's sport.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/us-mens-gymnastics-frederick-richard-stoughton/feed/ 0 Stalkers, disease, and doubt: Olympic gymnast Suni Lee’s hard road back to the Games https://www.boston.com/sports/sports-news/2024/07/29/stalkers-disease-doubt-olympic-gymnast-sunisa-lee/ https://www.boston.com/sports/sports-news/2024/07/29/stalkers-disease-doubt-olympic-gymnast-sunisa-lee/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:21:03 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30972159 The title of gold medalist came with a level of celebrity that Sunisa Lee, who was a quiet 18-year-old from a conservative Hmong community in Minnesota, was not prepared for — and didn’t want.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/sports/sports-news/2024/07/29/stalkers-disease-doubt-olympic-gymnast-sunisa-lee/feed/ 0 Gunman at Trump rally was often a step ahead of the Secret Service https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/07/29/gunman-at-trump-rally-was-often-a-step-ahead-of-the-secret-service/ https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/07/29/gunman-at-trump-rally-was-often-a-step-ahead-of-the-secret-service/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:56:01 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30969054 Text messages, obtained exclusively by The New York Times, indicate that some law enforcement officers were aware of Thomas Crooks earlier than previously known. And he was aware of them.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/07/29/gunman-at-trump-rally-was-often-a-step-ahead-of-the-secret-service/feed/ 0 US women beat Germany 4-1 at Olympics and Canada tops France 2-1 amid drone-spying scandal https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/us-women-beat-germany-olympics-canada-tops-france-drone-spying-scandal/ https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/us-women-beat-germany-olympics-canada-tops-france-drone-spying-scandal/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:02:48 +0000 After a disappointing exit from last year's Women's World Cup, the U.S. team hopes to win big at the Paris Olympics.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/us-women-beat-germany-olympics-canada-tops-france-drone-spying-scandal/feed/ 1 Haley Batten wins Olympic silver medal in best finish by American mountain biker — then gets fined https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/haley-batten-olympic-silver-medal-mountain-biker-gets-fined/ https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/haley-batten-olympic-silver-medal-mountain-biker-gets-fined/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:31:20 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30972492 “I prepared much better to be the best I’ve ever been.”

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]]> https://www.boston.com/sports/sports/2024/07/29/haley-batten-olympic-silver-medal-mountain-biker-gets-fined/feed/ 1 Biden unveils plan for Supreme Court changes, says US stands at ‘breach’ as public confidence sinks https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/29/biden-plan-supreme-court-changes-term-limits-ethics-code/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/29/biden-plan-supreme-court-changes-term-limits-ethics-code/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:08:46 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30971266 There have been increasing questions surrounding the ethics of the court after revelations about some of the justices, including that Clarence Thomas accepted luxury trips from a GOP megadonor.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/29/biden-plan-supreme-court-changes-term-limits-ethics-code/feed/ 0 Harris holds her first fundraiser in Mass. as the likely Democratic nominee https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/28/harris-holds-her-first-fundraiser-as-the-likely-democratic-nominee-as-donors-open-their-wallets/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/28/harris-holds-her-first-fundraiser-as-the-likely-democratic-nominee-as-donors-open-their-wallets/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2024 13:51:00 +0000 Harris traveled to Pittsfield on Saturday where she was expected to raise more than $1.4 million, her campaign announced.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/28/harris-holds-her-first-fundraiser-as-the-likely-democratic-nominee-as-donors-open-their-wallets/feed/ 3 Doug Emhoff will be in Mass., N.H., and Maine this week campaigning for wife Kamala Harris https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/07/28/doug-emhoff-will-be-in-mass-n-h-and-maine-this-week-campaigning-for-wife-kamala-harris/ https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/07/28/doug-emhoff-will-be-in-mass-n-h-and-maine-this-week-campaigning-for-wife-kamala-harris/#comments Sun, 28 Jul 2024 12:45:00 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30960742 He's no stranger to Harris running for president, having campaigned for her when she ran unsuccessfully in 2020.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2024/07/28/doug-emhoff-will-be-in-mass-n-h-and-maine-this-week-campaigning-for-wife-kamala-harris/feed/ 4 These brothers were real estate hotshots — and predators, some women say https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2024/07/27/these-brothers-real-estate-hotshots-predators-some-women-say/ https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2024/07/27/these-brothers-real-estate-hotshots-predators-some-women-say/#respond Sat, 27 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000 Tal and Oren Alexander rose as high as the New York City penthouses they sold. They built an image as jet-setting bachelors.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2024/07/27/these-brothers-real-estate-hotshots-predators-some-women-say/feed/ 0 Harris set to headline Pittsfield fundraiser https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/26/harris-set-to-headline-pittsfield-fundraiser/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/26/harris-set-to-headline-pittsfield-fundraiser/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:15:55 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30926096 Vice President Kamala Harris will appear at an event in the Berkshires on Saturday as she tries to build on her campaign's early momentum.

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