BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: The 2024 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award(R) will be presented to Kentucky Secretary of State Michael G. Adams (R) for expanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats from election deniers. The award, which recognizes public servants at all levels of government who have risked their careers by  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: An associate of the violent Boston gang Cameron Street was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking. Michael Lopes, a/k/a "Meech," 35, of Pawtucket, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 57 months in prison followed by three years supervised release. In February 2024, Lopes pleaded guilty  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a multifaceted criminal conspiracy involving the trafficking of counterfeit pills containing narcotics and other counterfeit items. Christopher Chase, 43, of Lynn, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute or possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, with more than 500 grams   more