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Daredevil, skeptical of world being round, dies in California rocket crash

The College of Holy Cross’ rowing skulls sat at MacWilliams Park in Vero Beach.

Longtime Holy Cross rowing coach retires after deadly van crash

Sanders on top: Key takeaways from the Nevada caucuses

Sanders would use wealth tax for universal child care, pre-K February 24, 2020 | 6:06 AM

South Station in 1900.

At South Station, a reminder of the past that keeps ticking through the present February 24, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Parade participants stay on their float as police officers work the scene where a man was reportedly hit and killed by a float of the Krewe of Endymion parade in the runup to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020.

2nd person in days killed by Mardi Gras float in New Orleans February 23, 2020 | 9:41 PM

President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, wave as they walk across the tarmac to board Air Force One during their departure, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump is traveling to India.

Trump says he was not told that Russia was helping Sanders February 23, 2020 | 1:20 PM

A black bear yearling in New Hampshire.

N.H. wildlife officials say to watch out for more active bears February 23, 2020 | 12:37 PM

Firefighter injured battling Worcester apartment blaze February 23, 2020 | 10:45 AM

South Korean president increases anti-virus alert level to 'Red,' says 'Unprecedented' steps needed to fight virus February 23, 2020 | 9:57 AM

Pope cautions against "unfair" Middle East peace plans February 23, 2020 | 7:29 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders, waves his hand during a rally in El Paso, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. (Briana Sanchez/The El Paso Times via AP)

Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses February 22, 2020 | 7:30 PM

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker testifies before the House Natural Resources Committee hearing on climate change, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

New England governors work together to curb industrial chemical use, ease impact on climate change February 22, 2020 | 2:09 PM

In this 2011 file photo, a Continental Airlines Boeing 737-NG takes off in Tampa, Fla.

Boeing 737 Max Jets

Boeing: Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected 737 Max jets February 22, 2020 | 1:50 PM

Newton Highlands, MA, 11/5/2019 --I Voted stickers sit on the table at Hyde Community Center.

Mass. voters can cast early ballots in primaries starting Feb. 24 February 22, 2020 | 12:15 PM

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, a driver talks on a cell phone while driving through the Financial District of Boston.

Starting Sunday, Massachusetts drivers have to give up hand-held cellphone use February 22, 2020 | 10:58 AM

FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2012 file photo, a snowmobile travels a newly-groomed trail in East Montpelier, Vt. With plenty of fresh snow covering much of northern New England, the 2017 winter snowmobile season is off to a good start. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

Massachusetts man one of 2 killed in separate Maine snowmobile crashes February 22, 2020 | 10:38 AM

Norton, MA.

Police identify 38-year-old man who died following Norton apartment meth lab explosion February 22, 2020 | 9:46 AM

India, US struggle to bridge trade disputes as Trump visits February 22, 2020 | 9:36 AM

FILE - In this March 26, 2015 file photo, workers repair the King Pine chairlift at Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, following an accident that injured several people. Sugarloaf is working to finish the installation of a new lift and to make other improvements after the second chairlift accident in a couple of years. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)

Maine's Sugarloaf ski resort planning years-long expansion, adding a spa February 22, 2020 | 8:36 AM

6 questions to consider ahead of the Nevada caucus February 22, 2020 | 8:06 AM

Iran now says 5 dead out of 28 infected with coronavirus February 22, 2020 | 7:22 AM

Harvey Weinstein leaves a Manhattan courthouse during his rape trial, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in New York.

Harvey Weinstein

Weinstein jury suggests it's deadlocked on two counts, unanimous on others in sexual assault case February 21, 2020 | 7:47 PM

Sharon Carrillo, left, looks at her attorney Laura Shaw as she is sentenced to 48 years for the murder of her daughter, 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy, Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at the Waldo Judicial Center in Belfast, Maine. Marissa Kennedy's bruised and battered body was found in the family's home in Stockton Springs in 2018.

Maine mother gets 48 years in death that changed child welfare system February 21, 2020 | 5:37 PM

Democratic presidential candidates, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, left, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talk before a Democratic presidential primary debate Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Las Vegas, hosted by NBC News and MSNBC. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Mike Bloomberg responds to Elizabeth Warren's calls to release former workers from NDAs February 21, 2020 | 5:31 PM

Gamaliel Negron

Driver charged after allegedly striking developmentally disabled man February 21, 2020 | 4:58 PM

Mass. man convicted of trying to kill 7-year-old daughter with Liquid-Plumr February 21, 2020 | 4:46 PM

A bottle of Corona beer sits in a cooler at a bar in Cancun June 29, 2012. Anheuser Busch InBev, the world's biggest brewer, is taking over Mexico's Grupo Modelo for $20.1 billion, giving it dominance in Latin America's second-largest economy and adding Corona, the top-selling imported beer in the United States, to its brands. The long-awaited deal is the biggest foreign buyout of a Mexican company in more than 20 years and shows how much global brewers are willing to pay for developing market growth in an increasingly consolidated industry. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: BUSINESS)

New York college investigating reports of coronavirus-themed party February 21, 2020 | 4:34 PM

FILE - This Jan. 9, 2020 file photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Jonathan Watson. Watson has confessed that he beat two child molesters to death with a cane while behind bars and says his urgent warning to a counselor that he might become violent was ignored. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP,File)

In letter, California inmate says that he killed 2 molesters in prison February 21, 2020 | 4:26 PM

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office shows Chelsea Watrous Cook. The family of a woman killed by her boyfriend's ex-wife while decorating a Christmas tree is sounding a warning about the devastating consequences of domestic violence that goes beyond two people. Police say 26-year-old Lisa Vilate Williams was making homemade ornaments with her boyfriend's twin 3-year-olds when his ex-wife, 32-year-old Cook, burst in and shot her to death in front of the children. (Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Former Utah teacher pleads guilty in 2018 death of ex's girlfriend February 21, 2020 | 4:04 PM

Scene of Hyde Park fire Thursday night.

Six people, including 2 children, displaced by Hyde Park fire February 21, 2020 | 3:46 PM

Scene of the Thursday night crash in Roslindale.

2 hit while getting into car in Roslindale; 1 seriously injured February 21, 2020 | 2:55 PM

Suspect arrested after allegedly dragging state trooper 30 feet with his vehicle February 21, 2020 | 2:52 PM