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Friends of bombing suspect in immigration court
Lawyers for two men friendly with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect say their clients have been extensively interviewed by federal investigators.
Uncle: Family to claim Boston bomb suspect's body
Relatives of the dead suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will claim his body now that his wife has agreed to release it, an uncle said as ...
Dems have edge in sprint to Mass. special election
National Republicans cheered former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez's Massachusetts primary victory, but Democratic Congressman Ed Markey enjoys tremendous ...
Markey, Gomez win Mass. US Senate primaries
Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Republican former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez won their party primaries on Tuesday, setting up a race between a ...
Celtics players happy for former teammate Collins
Celtics coach Doc Rivers wishes Jason Collins had gotten more rebounds. Jeff Green liked the screens his former teammate set. Jason Terry would love ...
'I'm gay': NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston's gay pride parade
Boston suspect's defense team gets major boost
The defense team representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect got a major boost Monday with the addition of Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer who ...
NBA veteran center Jason Collins comes out as gay
With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence to become the first active player in one of four major ...
Celtics hoping revived offense has life in Game 5
It started with a 3-pointer by Avery Bradley 16 seconds into the game. It ended with a layup by Jason Terry with 6.5 seconds left. Yes, the Boston ...
Mother of bomb suspects insists sons are innocent
The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she's no terrorist. But Zubeidat ...
Celts top Knicks 97-90 in OT, avoid playoff sweep
The reeling Boston Celtics needed a spark of optimism and a surge of offense to keep their season going. Jason Terry provided both. The energetic ...
Senators beat Bruins 4-2 to grab No. 7 seed
Ottawa Senators forward Daniel Alfredsson said he's always wanted to face the Montreal Canadiens in the playoffs. Or was he just trying to avoid the ...
Mother of bomb suspects found deeper spirituality
In photos of her as a younger woman, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva wears a low-cut blouse and has her hair teased like a 1980s rock star. After she arrived in ...
Bombing shifts Mass. Senate race before primaries
Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen.
Boston bomb suspect in small cell with steel door
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect is being held in a small cell with a steel door at a federal medical detention center about 40 miles outside the ...
Down 3-0, Celtics try avoid sweep Sunday vs Knicks
Hanging on a wall of the Celtics' practice facility, opposite the faded banners that hung in the old Boston Garden a half-century ago, is a spotless ...
J.R. Smith suspended for Game 4 for elbowing Terry
The NBA suspended Knicks guard J.R. Smith on Saturday night for Game 4 of New York's playoff series against Boston for elbowing the Celtics' Jason ...
New England keeps its stride after 2 tragedies
They are six small states, settled before the nation's birth, wedged between New York, Canada and the Atlantic Ocean: New England. The region is ...
Investigators push ahead in Boston bombing probe
With the Boston marathon bombing suspect in a prison hospital, investigators are pushing forward in the U.S. and abroad to piece together the myriad ...
Overseer of US victim funds says work wrenching
His work has immersed him in events that read like a roster of recent catastrophes, from 9/11 to the Gulf oil spill. Now, Kenneth Feinberg is adding ...
Knicks roll to 3-0 lead over Celtics
When the New York Knicks finally returned to the playoffs two years ago, the Boston Celtics let them hang around for only four games. Now Carmelo ...
Boston bombing suspects' mom in terror database
U.S. intelligence agencies added the mother of the Boston bombing suspects to a government terrorism database 18 months before the bombings, two ...
Boston Marathon bombing suspect out of hospital
The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in ...
Boston victims face huge bills; donations pour in
Cost of amputating a leg? At least $20,000. Cost of an artificial leg? More than $50,000 for the most high-tech models. Cost of an amputee's rehab? ...