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December 28, 2018

Boston Marathon bomber’s lawyers want death sentence tossed, argue it’s impossible for him to get fair trial in city

Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's convictions or death sentence should be tossed because it was impossible for him to get a fair trial in the same city where the shrapnel-packed, pressure cooker bombs exploded, his lawyers told a federal appeals court on Thursday.

December 27, 2018

First Responder Bowl's cancellation over lightning zaps enthusiasm of Boise State, Boston College players, fans

Fans and players who traveled to Dallas from halfway across the country were left wondering Wednesday why no contingency plans were in place after the scheduled ServPro First Responder Bowl -- pitting No. 25 Boise State against Boston College -- was abruptly canceled due to lightning.

December 27, 2018

Boston gunfire leaves 1 dead, 2 wounded, police say

One person was killed and two others were wounded after being shot on early Thursday in Boston, officials said.

December 18, 2018

Massachusetts police hunt whale jaw bone thief

A whale jaw bone was stolen from the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Massachusetts and police on Monday were asking the public for help recovering it.

December 18, 2018

Massachusetts man accused of brutal killing involving fireplace poker: report

A Massachusetts man has been accused of fatally stabbing another man last week with a "long fireplace poker" after a struggle that was heard by witnesses that ended with the words, "You stabbed me," a report said.

December 13, 2018

Ranked Choice Voting litmus test in Maine could pave way for other states

Ranked Choice Voting, or "instant runoff" elections are put to the test in Maine, and could spread across the country.

December 8, 2018

Massachusetts man who confessed to murder granted new trial after 33 years

A man who Massachusetts prosecutors said confessed to killing a young mother 33 years ago has won a new trial under the state’s post-conviction DNA testing law.

December 7, 2018

Warren may be regretting DNA analysis on Native American heritage, report says

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is reportedly starting to express concerns about releasing the results of a DNA test from October examining her possible Native American ancestry.

December 7, 2018

No jail time for Mass. man who married, divorced African women in green-card scheme: report

A Massachusetts man who admitted to entering six sham marriages as part of an immigration scheme was spared a prison sentence this week, authorities said.

December 6, 2018

Boston Globe Editorial Board: Elizabeth Warren should think carefully about run against Trump

The Boston Globe’s editorial board -- which had called on Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president in 2016 – wrote in a piece Thursday suggesting she's now become too "divisive," and would be better off staying in the Senate instead of running against President Trump in 2020.