Life or death for Tsarnaev? Penalty phase to begin in Boston Marathon bombing...
BOSTON — Jurors in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are getting ready to hear evidence on what his punishment should be — life in prison or the death penalty — as survivors and...
View ArticleJurors see photo of defiant Tsarnaev as prosecutors argue for death
BOSTON — As jurors looked at a photograph of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev giving the finger to a security camera in his jail cell, a federal prosecutor described it as a defiant act by an...
View ArticleTestimony continues in penalty phase of Boston Marathon bomber trial
BOSTON — The long-lasting impact of the Boston Marathon bombing was brought home to jurors as the loved ones of two of the people killed in the attack described their profound loss. The testimony came...
View ArticleDefense team calling witnesses in effort to spare Boston Marathon bomber’s life
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s life is on the line as his lawyers return to federal court to make their case that he should be spared the death penalty. Tsarnaev’s defense team is...
View ArticleDefense attorneys plead for Boston Marathon bomber’s life
BOSTON — Defense lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began making their case to spare his life by contrasting him with his older brother, a man they said was “consumed by jihad” and...
View ArticleLawyers making last pitch for Boston Marathon bomber’s punishment
BOSTON — It’s the last chance for prosecutors and lawyers to make a case for life in prison or the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev when they present their closing arguments...
View ArticleBoston Marathon bomber’s fate in hands of jurors
BOSTON — Just before a jury began deliberating the fate of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, prosecutors reminded jurors of the pain and suffering caused by the bombing and said Tsarnaev...
View ArticleDeath sentence for Tsarnaev in marathon bombing
BOSTON — A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a “kid” who fell under the influence of his fanatical older brother....
View ArticleBoston man shot to death by investigators had planned beheading, other killings
BOSTON — A knife-wielding man killed by terror investigators had planned to behead an unidentified victim, then changed his mind and said he wanted to kill police officers, the FBI said. Usaama Rahim...
View ArticleFriends of Boston Marathon bomber to learn fate this afternoon
BOSTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis has written a letter of support for a friend of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as a judge prepares to sentence him for lying to the FBI days...
View ArticleBoston Olympic plan scuttled; will L.A. make U.S. bid?
BOSTON — On Boston’s last day as a potential Olympic host, Chris Dempsey ate lunch at an Irish pub across from City Hall and waited for the bid for the 2024 Summer Games to crumble. A waitress...
View ArticleOnce dead and buried as 2024 Olympic host candidate, L.A. is back
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles is the official U.S. nominee for the 2024 Olympic games — a dramatic turnaround for a city that just two months ago was considered out of the running. But with a late surge of...
View ArticleCommunity activists want permanent memorials to replace makeshift ones
MILWAUKEE — On what would have been his friend’s 18th birthday, a solemn teenager stared at a slumping display of helium balloons and a giant stuffed doll tied to a tree. The decorations had been up...
View ArticleU.S. Olympians visit Boston, where 2024 bid crumbled
BOSTON — More than two months after Boston’s bid for the 2024 Olympics collapsed under the weight of fierce public opposition, the United States Olympic Committee is returning to the city with a much...
View ArticleNew Englanders fret over warm weather, fearing lots of snow
BOSTON — A warm start to winter has New Englanders feeling wary as Tuesday’s winter solstice approaches. And who can blame them? Last winter began much the same way, only to dump a record 9 feet of...
View ArticleBlizzard of potentially historic proportions bearing down on Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON — The forecast for a historic blizzard has been there for days, looming over the nation’s capital like the UFO from “Independence Day.” Projected snowfall totals have ticked steadily upward,...
View ArticleCase seeking cancer screenings for smokers finally heads to trial
BOSTON — A decade after a group of smokers from Massachusetts sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung cancer screenings, the case will finally be heard by a jury....
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The Morning Hit–2/26/16
Welcome back to The Morning Hit, where we talk about what people are talking about online. The web has become the digital equivalent of the office water cooler, and it’s becoming more necessary by the...
View ArticleWhat’s old is new again: Boston doctors turning to exercise, not...
BOSTON Boston, Boston— When Dr. Michelle Johnson scribbles out prescriptions, the next stop for many of her patients is the gym, not the pharmacy. Doctors treating chronic health problems increasingly...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s parade ends era of exclusion for gay groups
NEW YORK — For 20 years, Irish-American Emmaia Gelman has been on the sidelines of New York’s storied St. Patrick’s Day Parade every March, protesting instead of participating. But on Thursday, Gelman...
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