Tom Menino

The first flurries fell Friday over New England in what was forecasted to be an intense snow storm with white-out conditions, fierce winds and significant travel snarl-ups over the next 24 hours.

A major snowstorm bore down on the northeastern United States Friday, with heavy snow, blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures forecast from New York through Maine as well as densely populated inland areas.

A major storm bore down on the northeastern United States Friday, with heavy snow, blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures forecast from New York through Maine as well as densely populated inland areas.

New York's governor has declared a health emergency over a flu epidemic that has hit more than 19,000 people in the state, and in an exceptional measure cleared pharmacists to immunize infants and children.

The United States was in the grip on Thursday of a deadly influenza outbreak that has hit harder and earlier than in previous years, and has claimed the lives of at least 18 children.

Rush Limbaugh has called Wednesday's Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day a 'giant Tea Party rally' in opposition to Obama. Rush Limbaugh has called Wednesday's Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day a ?giant Tea Party rally? in opposition to President Barack Obama. Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day called on conservatives to patronize the eateries to support CEO Dan Cathy, who created a firestorm of protest when he said that gay marriage is ?inviting God's judgment on our nation.? Two days later, gay rights activists responded with a kiss-in event. ?It's happening all over. And it's political,? Limbaugh told his listeners on Wednesday. ?Rahm Emanuel and Thomas Menino, mayors of Chicago and Boston, made this political. And now the people of this country, I'm going to tell you you're looking at a microcosm of what's going to happen on November 6th.? ?There is an explosion like waiting to happen in this country. People are f?ed up. And this is a sign. That's how it's going to happen on November 6 ? Obama is go

Gay rights supporters plan a kissing protest two days after thousands of people showed their appreciation for Chick-Fil-A. ??Gay rights supporters plan a kissing protest after thousands of people showed their appreciation for Chick-Fil-A during Wednesday's Appreciation Day. The day of appreciation was organized by former Arkansas Governor and Baptist minister Mike Huckabee, who said he wanted to support the company as it faces a backlash over remarks made by Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy in opposition to gay marriage. Several elected officials spoke out against the company after Cathy said gay marriage is ?inviting God's judgment on our nation,? including Mayors Ed Lee of San Francisco, Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Thomas Menino of Boston. Menino said he would work to block the eatery from entering the Boston market, while Emanuel said the company does not share ?Chicago values.? ?It was just getting out of hand ? the hate speech and the incredible language that was being hurled at Da

Rush Limbaugh has called Mayors Rahm Emanuel and Thomas Menino Stalinists over Chick-Fil-A attacks. Rush Limbaugh has come to the aide of Chick-Fil-A, defending the chicken restaurant from criticism expressed by Mayors Thomas Menino of Boston and Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. After Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy conceded that his company is opposed to gay marriage and supports groups opposed to the institution (donating $5 million between 2003 and 2010), Menino wrote a scathing letter to Cathy in which he said that his fast-food chain was not welcome in Boston. Emanuel piled on, saying: ?Chick-Fil-A's values are not Chicago values.? ?I personally am in stunned disbelief over the reaction to this,? Limbaugh told his radio listeners. ?We have two mayors who are essentially Stalinists. We have had no problem whatsoever ? with going before the microphones and telling an American business, 'You are not welcome here and if you come here you will be penalized.' All because the guy who owns the ou

Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on Friday criticized Chick-Fil-A's opposition to gay rights. Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has joined Mayors Thomas Menino of Boston, Rahm Emanuel of Chicago and Ed Lee of San Francisco in criticizing Chick-Fil-A's opposition to gay rights. After Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy conceded that his company is opposed to gay marriage and supports groups opposed to the institution (donating $5 million between 2003 and 2010), Menino wrote a scathing letter to Cathy in which he said that his fast-food chain was not welcome in Boston. Emanuel agreed, saying, ?Chick-Fil-A's values are not Chicago values.? Lee on Thursday messaged on Twitter: ?Closest #ChickFilA to San Francisco is 40 miles away & I strongly recommend that they do not try to come any closer.? (Related: Rick Santorum defends Chick-Fil-A from Thomas Menino, Rahm Emanuel attacks.) After declining at first to comment on the matter, Gray reconsidered and tweeted: ?Given my long standing strong

Tim Pawlenty on Saturday described talk of banning Chick-Fil-A over its opposition to gay marriage as 'chilling'. ?Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on Saturday described talk of banning Chick-Fil-A over its opposition to gay marriage as ?chilling.? Pawlenty, a Mitt Romney surrogate whose name is on the short list to share the GOP ticket with Romney, told a group of supporters at a Romney campaign event in Cary, North Carolina that he supports Chick-Fil-A. ?Now you have the police power of government intimidating and threatening people, being used to intimidate and threaten people based on their free speech rights and their religious views,? Pawlenty said. ?I mean it's chilling. I mean it's stunning, it is jaw-dropping. And so I think strong people who see this need to stand up and say no we don't do that in the United States.? Pawlenty was referring to Mayors Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, Thomas Menino of Boston and Ed Lee of San Francisco, who chided Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy f

Antoine Dodson has rejected calls by gay activists and allies to dump Chick-Fil-A over its anti-gay views. ?Antoine Dodson has rejected calls by gay activists and allies to dump Chick-Fil-A over its anti-gay views and support of groups opposed to gay marriage. Dodson, the oldest of six children, became a YouTube celebrity in 2010 when an interview he gave to a local television station on an attempted rape of his sister, Kelly Dodson, was ?songified? by The Gregory Brothers. Sales from the single Bed Intruder on iTunes reportedly earned Dodson enough money to move his family out of public housing in Huntsville, Alabama. ?Just let me tell you this: I have uncles and aunties as well that does not approve of gay marriages and stuff like that, but they respect me,? said Dodson, who is openly gay, in a 90-second video posted on YouTube. ?I don't care about one person's opinion and that's the way they feel, and that's fine.? ?Chick-Fil-A makes good meals. ? So no one is gonna stop me from eat

Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Ed Lee disagree on whether Chick-Fil-A should be banned over its opposition to gay marriage. ?Mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York City and Ed Lee of San Francisco disagree on whether Chick-Fil-A should be banned from cities over its opposition to gay marriage. After Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy conceded that his company is opposed to gay marriage and supports groups opposed to the institution (donating $5 million between 2003 and 2010), Boston Mayor Thomas Menino wrote a scathing letter to Cathy in which he said that his fast-food chain was not welcome in Boston. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel agreed, saying, ?Chick-Fil-A's values are not Chicago values.? (Related: Rick Santorum defends Chick-Fil-A from Thomas Menino, Rahm Emanuel attacks.) But Bloomberg, a strong marriage equality advocate, said he ?really strongly? disagrees with banning a business based on the personal beliefs of its CEO. ?You can't have a test for what the owners' personal views are bef

Chick-fil-A is a growing American fast-food chain that's as famous for its Bible Belt principles -- it never opens on Sundays -- as it is for its chicken burgers and nuggets.

Growing US fast-food chain Chick-fil-A, as famous for its Bible Belt principles, it never opens on Sundays, as it's food, is at the center of a fight over gay marriage.

NHL's Tim Thomas has come out in support of Chick-Fil-A, saying he doesn't believe the company to be anti-gay. ?Former Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas has come out in support of Chick-Fil-A, saying he doesn't believe the company president's recent comments to be anti-gay. Thomas made his remarks in a Facebook post. ?I stand with Chick-fil-A,? the MVP of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals wrote. ?Chick-Fil-A is privately owned by the Cathy family. The company president, Dan Cathy, drew the wrath of gay rights advocates and supporters when he made recent statements that some have alleged are anti-gay,? Thomas added. Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy unleashed a firestorm of controversy when he said gay marriage is ?inviting God's judgment on our nation.? He pivoted in a subsequent interview, insisting ?we don't have an anti-gay or anti-anything policy or attitude toward anybody that's out there.? Between 2003 and 2010, Chick-Fil-A gave nearly $5 million to groups opposed to gay rights, accord

Rick Santorum denounces Mayors Thomas Menino and Rahm Emanuel for criticizing Chick-Fil-A's anti-gay views. Rick Santorum has come to the aide of Chick-Fil-A, defending the chicken restaurant from criticism expressed by Mayors Thomas Menino of Boston and Rahm Emanuel of Chicago. After Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy conceded that his company is opposed to gay marriage and supports groups opposed to the institution (donating $5 million between 2003 and 2010), Menino wrote a scathing letter to Cathy in which he said that his fast-food chain was not welcome in Boston. ?I was angry to learn on the heels of your prejudiced statements about your search for a site to locate in Boston. There is no place for discrimination on Boston's Freedom Trail and no place for your company alongside it. When Massachusetts became the first state in the country to recognize equal marriage rights, I personally stood on City Hall Plaza to greet same sex couples coming here to be married. It would be an insult

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has encouraged Chick-Fil-A to opt-out of opening a restaurant location in Boston. ?Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has encouraged Chick-Fil-A to opt-out of opening a restaurant location in Boston. In a letter dated July 20th but which was only made public on Wednesday, Menino chided Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy for his recent comments opposing gay marriage. Here is Menino's letter in its entirety: ?In recent days you said Chick-Fil-A opposes sames-sex marriage and said the generation that supports it has an 'arrogant attitude.'? ?Now ? incredibly ? your company says you are backing out of the same-sex marriage debate. I urge you to back out of your plans to locate in Boston.? ?You called supporters of gay marriage 'prideful.' Here in Boston, to borrow your own words, we are 'guilty as charged.' We are indeed full of pride for our support of same sex marriage and our work to expand freedom to all people. We are proud that our state and our city have led the way

Grant Gustin, who plays openly gay student Sebastian Smythe on the Fox musical-comedy 'Glee,' has quit Chick-Fil-A. Grant Gustin, who plays Sebastian Smythe, an openly gay member of the Dalton Academy Warblers on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, has quit Chick-Fil-A. The 22-year-old Gustin on Tuesday responded to the firestorm of controversy created by Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy's recent comments opposing gay marriage. Cathy unleashed a firestorm of controversy when he said gay marriage is ?inviting God's judgment on our nation.? In a subsequent interview, Cathy insisted the company doesn't harbor an ?anti-gay or anti-anything policy or attitude toward anybody that's out there.? Between 2003 and 2010, Chick-Fil-A gave nearly $5 million to groups opposed to gay rights, according to Equality Matters. ?I'm officially done with Chick-Fil-A,? Gustin messaged to his more than 172,000 Twitter followers. ?Your food is not good enough to take from a bunch of ass holes. @glaad.? GLAAD responded

The Jim Henson Company on Friday announced it was ending its business relationship with chicken chain Chick-Fil-A. The Jim Henson Company, which is best known for creating the Muppets, on Friday announced it was ending its business relationship with chicken chain Chick-Fil-A over its president's recent comments in opposition to gay marriage. Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy unleashed a firestorm of controversy when he said gay marriage is ?inviting God's judgment on our nation.? Cathy pivoted in a subsequent interview with San Antonio Fox affiliate Fox 29, saying ?we appreciate everybody? and insisting ?we don't have anti-gay or anti-anything policy or attitude toward anybody that's out there.? Between 2003 and 2010, Chick-Fil-A gave nearly $5 million to groups opposed to gay rights, according to Equality Matters. Chick-Fil-A is currently offering Jim Henson's Creature Shop toys in their Kid's Meals through August 18. The five toys allow kids to create their own puppet. The company anno

Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has said he is prepared to ban Chick-Fil-A restaurants in his city. ?Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has said he is prepared to ban Chick-Fil-A restaurants in his city. The chicken chain is reportedly scouting locations for its first Boston outlet. One possible location is just steps from the Freedom Trail, a series of historic American Revolution sites. Menino on Thursday pledged to block Chick-Fil-A's plans over its president's recent comments in opposition to gay marriage. ?Chick-Fil-A doesn't belong in Boston,? Menino told The Boston Herald. ?You can't have a business in the city of Boston that discriminates against a population. We're an open city, we're a city that's at the forefront of inclusion.? ?That's the Freedom Trail. That's where it all started right here. And we're not going to have a company, Chick-Fil-A, or whatever the hell the name is, on our Freedom Trail.? Menino said he was preparing a letter to the company's Atlanta headquarters ?telling the