A 60-year-old Somerville man was charged with assaulting women while operating an unlicensed chiropractic business out of his home, according to the Middlesex District Attorney’s office. Jose Mendez, of Somerville, allegedly posed as a chiropractor and inappropriately touched two women who came to his home on Cross Street for treatment, the office said in a statement. He also allegedly exposed himself to one of the women, according to the office. Investigators believe Mendez was operating his business through word of mouth. During his April 17 arraigned in Somerville District Court, he was cha ..read more

A former Weymouth police officer is expected in court Tuesday in connection with a rough 2022 arrest during which he allegedly assaulted a man in custody by punching him multiple times without legal justification. Justin Chappell, 43, was charged last week with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. According to the charging document, on July 2, 2022, Chappell allegedly punched the arrestee approximately 13 times with a closed fist without legal justification. “Members of law enforcement take an oath to serve and protect with professionalism and integrity. Today’s court filings ..read more

One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a multi-family home in Fall River caught fire Tuesday morning. Crews responded around 4 a.m. and the flames were contained to the second floor, firefighters said. This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details ..read more

As pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses span the United States, students at Boston-area institutions including MIT and Emerson College have set up encampments in solidarity. Protesters at MIT are specifically calling on the university to cut its research ties with the Israeli military. So far, the school has not commented. “I think together, this community that we’re developing right here, is massively important for the moment and the movement that’s going on right now,” Emerson student Owen Buxton said. On Monday night, police in New York arrested demonstrators and dismantled a protes ..read more

London (CNN) — Global electric vehicle sales are set to rise by more than a fifth to reach 17 million this year, powered by drivers in China, according to the International Energy Agency. In a report Tuesday, the IEA projected that “surging demand” for EVs over the next decade was set “to remake the global auto industry and significantly reduce oil consumption for road transport.” It expects half of all cars sold globally to be electric by 2035, up from more than one in five this year, provided charging infrastructure keeps pace. The IEA includes battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybr ..read more

New York (CNN) — For five decades, the southern United States has been an attractive location for foreign automakers to open plants thanks to generous tax breaks and cheaper, non-union labor. Now, the United Auto Workers has dealt a serious blow to that model: winning a landslide union victory after decades of failing to unionize automakers in the South. The UAW easily won a historic victory Friday at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with 73% of workers voting in favor of the union. It’s the UAW’s first win in trying to represent workers at a foreign car manufacturi ..read more

(CNN) — Aaron Boone has been tossed from an MLB game 35 times since becoming New York Yankees manager in 2018, but his most recent ejection on Monday was certainly unique. Only five pitches into the Yankees’ 2-0 loss against the Oakland Athletics, home-plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt unambiguously told Boone that he was on his final warning after pair disagreed over a hit-by-pitch call and that he’d be ejected if he said another word. Moments later, Boone was tossed when Wendelstedt heard a shout directed towards him – despite the offending words appearing to come ..read more

(CNN) — There’s been a trend in recent years for billionaire basements – subterranean extensions to the homes of the rich and famous, where they can bunker down and live large. Now an Austrian company wants to extend this opportunity for deep-dive delights to the world of superyachts, by building customized private submersibles that can descend 250 meters (820 feet) beneath the ocean surface and remain submerged for up to four weeks. Migaloo has revealed its ambitious plans for what it claims will be the “world’s one and only private submersible superyacht,” offering “a not-yet-exist ..read more

(CNN) — The Senate will take up the House-passed $95 billion foreign aid package this week, as the legislation nears its final congressional action after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The Senate begins with two procedural votes on Tuesday afternoon, interrupting a previously scheduled recess. While the chamber is expected to have enough support from both parties to pass the legislation, the exact timing for a final vote remains a question as any one senator can slow the process before sending the pa ..read more

(CNN) — Judge Juan Merchan will consider whether to fine Donald Trump for repeatedly violating the gag order barring the former president from publicly discussing witnesses or jurors in the criminal hush money case. Merchan is holding a hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET Tuesday after the Manhattan district attorney’s office filed a motion accusing Trump of repeatedly violating the gag order by posting on social media about his former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen, as well as about the jury in his case. Prosecutors want Merchan to fine Trump $1,000 per violation and to remind him tha ..read more