The agent, who last year fatally shot a friend of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, had earlier retired from the Oakland police department.
In a court filing, prosecutors described the materials the Tsarnaev brothers allegedly used in making the Marathon bombs.
The secretary of state says the US isn’t doing all it should to assist the conflict-rife country.
The US Coast Guard said early Thursday that it hadn’t verified whether the items belong to the Cheeki Rafiki.
Christopher L. Gasper
Just like an iPod, lots of things are spinning through our columnist’s head.
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Tribe, a maker of hummus in Taunton, did not follow a standard safety practice, even after a federal fine and a consultant’s recommendation, officials say.
YVONNE ABRAHAM
Every day, Massachusetts tells public defenders their hard work and dedication are practically worthless.
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Town outcry over slur gets official to quitRobert Copeland stepped down after a cross section of natives and transplants, Democrats and Republicans, elderly and young, came together to express outrage.
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Your online story, told your wayTake control of your Internet identity, and you can push the good stuff about yourself onto the first page of a Google search.
The Bellflower Street Conflagaration damaged or destroyed 35 homes and left 300 people homeless.
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The tragedy trade The 9/11 museum store is one of many gift shops at museums dedicated to remembering tragedies.
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Cambridge firm raises $57m for easy home security deviceThe funding for SimpliSafe rates as one of the largest for a Boston-area tech company so far in 2014.
Clay Buchholz failed to complete five innings for the fourth time this season as the Red Sox remained winless on their current homestand.
Violent crime overall has dropped 13 percent compared with the same period in 2013.
Jack Hart, a former high-ranking lawmaker, was asked if he had “memory problems” by a prosecutor.
Behind the sights and sounds of the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum lies a quiet effort to help visitors handle its potentially traumatic impact.
David K. Drumm answered charges he hid personal assets to avoid repaying millions of dollars in loans.
The new police drama “Gang Related” about a cop leading a double life aims for gritty but lands somewhere less interesting.
There are things you need when you want to take a stylish ride, and these bike accessories effortlessly combine form with function.
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Bosnia’s segregated schoolsTwo decades after the war, can a nation that learns separately ever be united?
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