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Menino endorses Markey in Mass. Senate race

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:36:36 -0400

BOSTON - Democrat Edward Markey made public eight years of tax returns on Friday just hours after winning both the endorsement and the considerable political clout of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino as he faces off against Republican Gabriel Gomez in Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election.

Indians activate Swisher from paternity list

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:20:36 -0400

BOSTON - Cleveland Indians first baseman Nick Swisher is back from the paternity list after his wife, JoAnna, had the couple's first child, a girl.

Red Sox put OF Victorino, 3B Middlebrooks on DL

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:06:06 -0400

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox have placed outfielder Shane Victorino and third baseman Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander Alfredo Aceves and infielder Jose Iglesias.

Refocused Rask ready for Rangers, Game 5

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:43:27 -0400

BOSTON - Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask saw the replay of his Game 4 gaffe over and over on television.

Police in NH ask for reimbursement in bombing help

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:22 -0400

NASHUA, New Hampshire - The police department in Nashua, New Hampshire, has asked to be reimbursed for $15,000 spent in overtime while helping in the search for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev last month.

Boston bombing suspect's hearing rescheduled again

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:04 -0400

BOSTON - A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).

Napolitano scheduled to visit Boston

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:33 -0400

BOSTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Boston to meet with government officials and visit the marathon bombings memorial.

Maine hospital, Boston hospital collaborate

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:55:30 -0400

LEWISTON, Maine - A Maine hospital group and one of Boston's most prestigious hospitals have announced a collaboration aimed at streamlining services for local cancer patients who need care in Boston.

Sen. Cowan to address BC Law School commencement

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:07:08 -0400

BOSTON - Massachusetts U.S. Sen. William "Mo" Cowan will be delivering the commencement address at Boston College Law School.

Dempster still struggles; Sox lose to Indians 12-3

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:51:39 -0400

BOSTON - Ryan Dempster needed just three innings to walk four batters.

Francona manages at Fenway for 1st time since 2011

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:20:46 -0400

BOSTON - Terry Francona felt right at home in the visiting dugout.

Stubbs, Reynolds lead Indians to 12-3 win over Sox

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:10:17 -0400

BOSTON - Terry Francona returned to Fenway Park and found some more pleasant memories.

Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:39 -0400

WALTHAM, Massachusetts - A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their bodies.

Girl injured in Boston bombings begins rehab

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:35 -0400

BOSTON - The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been released from the hospital to begin rehabilitation at another one.

Mass. Senate candidate Markey to release returns

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:21:25 -0400

BOSTON - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey agreed Thursday to release his tax returns dating back to 2005, one more year than was previously released by his opponent Gabriel Gomez, in a day of campaigning in which money from outside groups was at issue as well.

Markey, Gomez agree to 2nd Mass. US Senate debate

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:16:24 -0400

BOSTON - Democrat Edward Markey and Republican Gabriel Gomez have agreed to another televised debate in their race for the state's special U.S. Senate election.

Editorial: On Memorial Day, it's remembrance that...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:34 -0400

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters - Cutbacks in the military budget and the still-recovering economy mean this Memorial Day weekend will go down as a relatively subdued affair -- relative, that is, to our usual end-of-school, official-start-of-summer blowout.

Family Glance: 'Fast & Furious 6,' 'Star Trek Into...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:15 -0400

A guide to movies from a family perspective: - "Fast & Furious 6"

Girl injured in Marathon bombing leaves hospital

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:01 -0400

BOSTON - The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been released from the hospital.

Middlesex Sheriff eyeing Markey's US House seat

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:57:09 -0400

BOSTON - Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian has opened a congressional campaign committee account as he eyes a run for the U.S. House if Congressman Edward Markey wins the state's special U.S. Senate election.

Boston Archdiocese reinstates suspended priest

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:34:04 -0400

BRAINTREE, Massachusetts - A Roman Catholic priest suspended a year ago after he was accused of child sexual abuse has been reinstated after the allegation was found to be unsubstantiated.

Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:06:35 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.

Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:15 -0400

GROZNY, Russia - The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States.

Ex-Mass. lawmaker facing meth trafficking charges

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:44:42 -0400

BOSTON - A former Massachusetts lawmaker who more recently worked as a tutor at a Boston charter school has been held on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty to drug charges.

Mass. Senate bill would protect first responders

Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:53 -0400

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill to ensure that off-duty first responders who provide emergency care are not subject to lawsuits.