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 ...

Senate approves $34B Mass spending plan

BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate has given final approval to its version of the state budget, setting the stage for negotiations with the House over the $34 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July ...

Northampton removes some downtown benches

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- The city of Northampton has removed six of the 16 benches in its busy downtown shopping district -- because it seems people were actually sitting on them.Mayor David Narkewicz says the city received numerous complaints, particularly from businesses, about people loitering for hours on benches he says were meant for short-term use.Daniel Yacuzzo, director of the Business ...

Malloy Larson announce manufacturing initiative

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Congressman John Larson are announcing a new manufacturing jobs initiative that will bring together state government, businesses and ...

Chilly weather pressures Destination XL in 1Q

CANTON, Mass. (AP) - Destination XL Group Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter net income dropped 57 percent as the men’s clothing and accessories company contended with a chilly spring and higher ...