New England Sun-Times

FERGUSON, Mo. (CBS St. Louis/AP) — Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson is reportedly expected to be “eased out” of the department. A source tells  MSNBC  that Wilson – who fatally shot Michael Brown that touched off months of protests – will be “eased out” of the Ferguson Police Department and might resign. The report also stated Chief Thomas Jackson would resign, but the department said that is not true. “Ferguson Chief says he has not resigned, he has not been told to resign. He has not been fired. If he leaves, it will be his choice alone,” the department posted on Twitter. Jackson also denied the report to NBC News. “I have not been asked to resign, I have not been fired, and I will not be resigning next week. If I do resign, it will be my choice,” Jackson said. MSNBC reports that the St. Louis County Police Department is expected to take over the Ferguson Police Department. The source told MSNBC that plans are “extremely delicate” right...

Former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, the longest-serving mayor in the city's history, has died at age 71. Menino was diagnosed with advanced cancer about a month after leaving office in January. Spokesperson Dot Joyce confirmed his death in a statement Thursday: Menino's Legacy as the "Mayor Next Door" "At just after 9 a.m. this morning, the Honorable Thomas M. Menino passed into eternal rest after a courageous batter with cancer. He was surrounded by his devoted wife Angela, loving family and friends." Menino left office after 20 years with an approval rating hovering around 80 percent. Former Boston Mayor Suspends Cancer Treatments He was first elected in 1993 and built a formidable political machine that ended decades of Irish domination of city politics, at least temporarily. He won re-election four times. He was the city's first Italian-American mayor and served in the office for more than 20 years before a series...

  The woman who was beheaded Tuesday night at her Long Island apartment was identified as a beloved longtime professor at Farmingdale State College. Patricia Ward of Farmingdale was a 28-year veteran faculty member who taught language arts, said Patrick Calabria, vice president of institutional advancement at the college. “We are in shock,” he told The Post. “The staff in her department is teary-eyed. We are providing counseling to the staff who need it. It’s a very sad day. A lot of people are taking it very hard.” Ward was beheaded by her son, a source said. He dragged her body out of the Farmingdale apartment and into the street where he kicked her severed head about 20 feet, Nassau County cops and witnesses said. He then jumped in front of an LIRR train, his body was found about a mile from the murder scene, cops said. Some of the horrified neighbors initially thought the headless body was a Halloween prank, only finding out it was real when they...