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  • Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI Friend of Boston bombers had confessed to 2011 triple murders claims FBI

    NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...

  • Video Friend of killed Tsarnaev brother linked to Boston bombings

    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 ...

  • Tighter security planned for Indy 500 in wake of Boston bombing

    Fans coming to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend's Indy 500 will notice some changes in the traditional routine in response to last month's bombing at the Boston Marathon.Getting into the speedway will be harder as officials tighten up access to the track, closing traffic on one popular route. More uniformed police officers also will be present. But the biggest impact ...

  • Unusual condition seen before Conn. train wreck

    Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after a derailment in Connecticut injured scores of commuters and damaged ...

  • Homeland Security chief Napolitano in Boston today

    Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is in Boston today, meeting with state and city officials to discuss public safety training and government information sharing.Napolitano will meet with state Secretary of Public Safety and Security Andrea Cabral, State Police Superintendent Col. Timothy Alben, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis, along with members ...


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America's Sweethearts

In America's Sweethearts, John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones are the "sweethearts" of the title, Eddie Thomas and Gwen Harrison, two fictional movie stars who have recently broken up after several years of marriage and eight movies together, six of which made more than $100 million at the box office. ...

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  • Boston College working to get students in the seats

    In an effort to boost student attendance at Eagles games on campus, Boston College is introducing a "Gold Pass", which will function as a ticket to all varsity sporting events.The pass, which will cost $175 and be loaded onto the students' BC ID cards, replaces the model of season tickets being sold for each individual sport. Student also will use the card to earn points toward ...

  • New Bedford man receives his late son’s Purple Heart medal replaces one stolen by thieves in break-in

    In an emotional ceremony today that capped off a painful two weeks, Joseph Ford Sr. was given a Purple Heart medal in honor of his late son's service to the country, replacing one that was snatched by thieves from Ford's New Bedford home earlier this month. Ford was originally presented the Purple Heart following the 2006 death of his 19-year-old son, Marine Lance Corporal Michael ...

  • Menino praises Markey but ‘can’t explain’ light schedule

    Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino formally threw his support behind US Representative Edward J. Markey on Friday, but said he could explain neither the Malden Democrat's string of missed votes in Congress nor his decision not to release his tax returns until the Friday of Memorial Day weekend. "I can't explain that," Menino told reporters of Markey's timing around the tax ...

  • Maine law to set grading system for maple syrup

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine is one of the nation’s top maple syrup-producing states, and Gov. Paul LePage has signed a bill to change the way the sweet product is ...

  • LePage signs Maine organ donation checkoff bill

    The governor on Thursday signed the bill that will require the secretary of state to place a $2 donation checkoff on driver’s license application and renewal forms to fund a new Maine Organ and Tissue Donation Fund. The purpose is to promote education about organ donations and increase registration of residents for organ ...

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