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  • Man in Boston bombing probe fatally shot in Fla.

    ORLANDO, Fla. -- The FBI is leaving open the question of who fired the fatal shot that killed a man being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing ...

  • Man With Ties to Boston Bombing Suspect Killed in Orlando

    BOSTON | A man with ties to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect, was shot and killed by a law enforcement official in Orlando as the FBI tried to interview him early today, according to a law enforcement ...

  • FBI shoots dead Florida man questioned in Boston bombing probe

    Debris is seen along Boylston Street after explosions went off at the 117th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2013. Two explosions hit the Boston Marathon as runners crossed the finish line on Monday. (JESSICA ...

  • FBI Boston Division’s Response to Shooting Incident in Orlando Florida

    The FBI is currently reviewing a shooting incident involving an FBI special agent. Based on preliminary information, the incident occurred in Orlando, Florida during the early morning hours of May 22, 2013. The agent, two Massachusetts State Police troopers, and other law enforcement personnel were interviewing an individual in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing investigation when a ...

  • FBI agent kills man reportedly linked to Boston bomber

    United States An FBI agent has reportedly shot dead a Florida man who allegedly had ties to one of the Boston bombing suspects.Ibragim Todashev, 27, was killed in the city of Orlando after turning violent during questioning by the FBI agent, according to US media reports.Todashev was reportedly a friend of deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.The pair reportedly knew each other ...


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Movie Review

Blow [DVD]

Blow [DVD]

Ted Demme's Blow is based on the life story of George Jung (Johnny Depp), a kid from New England who started out selling dime bags of marijuana on the Southern California beach in the late 1960s and was eventually responsible for 85% of all the cocaine imports into the United States in the late 1970s and early '80s. The film is an aspiring epic that is much like George Jung himself, who a ... ...

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  • Airport suit over damage caused by Obama visit sent to mediation

    In the midst of Obamagate, a public airport suing the U.S. Secret Service for what it claims was close to $700,000 in property damage caused by an April Fool’s Day 2010 visit by the president has agreed to try and work things out with the government in order to avoid a trial.At the request of attorneys for both sides, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman has sent the case to ...

  • Mayoral hopefuls drop down to 16

    When the race for mayor kicked off last month, there were more candidates than players on a football field. But the original pack of 24 contenders got whittled down to 16 as eight mayoral wannabes failed to meet yesterday’s deadline to turn in 3,000 signatures or set their sights on other offices.For some, the rush to collect signatures was like a dress rehearsal for the hard work that ...

  • Maine lawmakers refuse to repeal health care law

    The Senate on Tuesday agreed with the House and voted to kill a bill that labeled the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 a violation of the United States Constitution, and null and void in ...

  • Schilling lawyer argues for tossing lawsuit

    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A lawyer for Curt Schilling and executives of his now-bankrupt video game company say a lawsuit against them should be dismissed because they disclosed everything to the state’s economic development agency before being granted a $75 million loan ...

  • NHs Pease to get new line of refueling tankers

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire’s Pease Air National Guard base has won its bid to be first in the nation to receive a new generation of air refueling ...

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