Busy weekend for Enda Kenny in United States

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has spent the weekend in Boston, Massachusetts furthering the strength of U.S. -Ireland relations. The head of Ireland's government attended a function on Saturday at the JFK Library to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy's 1963 visit to Ireland At the ceremony Kenny addressed an audience of U.S. lawmakers and representatives of the business ...

Boston police target alleged gang members

A police department spokeswoman says suspects include gang members and authorities are obtaining search warrants for several houses in the ...

Massive Roxbury raid targets dozens of drug violent crime suspects

A huge drug-trafficking sweep this morning in Roxbury has netted "a series of arrests," authorities said."Boston police, armed with warrants out of Roxbury District Court and Suffolk Superior Court, and a small number out of U.S. District Court, undertook a series of arrests based on a long-term investigation intending to target drug offenses and suppress violent crime," said ...

Marathon bomb victims eligible for state fund

BOSTON -- Those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings have an alternative to the widely-publicized One Fund when seeking compensation.The state's Victim Compensation Fund, administered by the attorney general's office, could provide up to $25,000 in aid to qualified applicants. Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is trying to raise awareness of the fund, says it may also help ...

Children rescued after abduction by dad from Braintree foster home

Two children state police said were abducted from a Braintree foster home by their father yesterday afternoon were rescued safe and sound late last night at a Connecticut convenience store, two hours after an Amber Alert was broadcast appealing to the public for help in locating them.It worked.Massachusetts State Police spokesman David Procopio said Jon T. Lockwood was captured at a 7-11 in ...