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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 ...

  • Dead Boston bomber involved in 2011 slayings Report

    Deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev participated in a 2011 gruesome triple murder outside Boston along with a Chechen killed during a confrontation with law enforcement officers, according to media reports. Ibragim Todashev was fatally shot early Wednesday during an interview with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, CNN reported citing a federal ...

  • Markey Gomez agree to Massachusetts U.S. Senate debate

    Massachusetts U.S. Senate hopefuls Ed Markey and Gabriel Gomez have agreed to a debate to be hosted one week before the special election to fill the seat vacated by John ...

  • Jane Richard Released From Boston Children’s Hospital After 39 Days

    We are pleased to share news that Jane was discharged from Boston Children's Hospital this morning. She was hospitalized in the ICU there for 39 days, during which time she underwent 12 surgeries. Today Jane is in good spirits and looking forward to beginning the next phase of her recovery. We all shared very emotional goodbyes with the doctors, nurses and staff at Children's, who have ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 23

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...


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Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans

Andrew Jareckis Sundance award-winning documentary Capturing the Friedmans is two things at once: a probing look at the social panic surrounding child abuse and a disturbingly close portrait of a family in disintegration. ...

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  • Bulger lawyers’ demand families to limit testimony

    James "Whitey" Bulger’s defense team responded this afternoon to a demand by prosecutors that the judge on their case order their mouths shut by insisting the court restrain family of their client’s alleged 19 murder victims from rambling on the witness stand by limiting their testimony to "the most basic background information about the victim to avoid the risk of ...

  • Middlesex Sheriff eyeing Markeys US House seat

    BOSTON - Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian has opened a congressional campaign committee account as he eyes a run for the U.S. House if Congressman Edward Markey wins the state's special U.S. Senate election.A victory by Markey over his Republican challenger Gabriel Gomez on June 25 would spark another special election for Markey's House seat.Koutoujian, a Democrat, began his ...

  • Shaheen sponsors grant program for robotics teams

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Schools that want to send students to robotics competitions and other contests that promote science, technology, engineering and math would get some help under legislation introduced by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New ...

  • NH woman sentenced to 40 years for child porn

    CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually exploiting her teenage daughter to produce child ...

  • Boston officials announce plan to curb summer youth violence

    Mayor Menino announces plan to curb summer violence among the city's youth by expanding recreational and job programming and making police more visible. (Brian Ballou/Globe Staff) Boston officials today announced a sweeping plan to curb summer violence among the city's youth by expanding recreational and job programming and making police more visible. "I have directed my summer ...

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