Sean Ellis, who was convicted of murdering Boston police Detective John Mulligan in 1993, has been granted a new trial, his lawyer said.
Sudbury man accused of killing parentsInitially, authorities placed the man under arrest for violating probation on an earlier charge of indecent exposure.
Collins is emerging as a catalyst for compromise in a US Senate that is beset by intractable ideologies.
KEVIN CULLEN
Playing out the stringThe penalty phase of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s trial resembles a lopsided baseball game, when the only thing in doubt is the final score.
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s culture emphasizes a reverence for older males in the family, said a historian who testified in the death-penalty trial.
Police in Gloucester said the approach is a ?revolutionary? shift in their battle against opioids and other substances.
The 30-day test will use motion sensor technology on Platform 5 at South Station to better measure fare evasion.
Parishioners have been keeping a vigil at a Scituate church since 2004, when it was closed by Archdiocese of Boston.
Clinton?s favorability rises in pollHillary Clinton?s favorability rating rose in a New York Times/CBS News poll despite news about her e-mail accounts as secretary of state.
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Norwegian Cruise Line has operated the route for more than a decade, but now Holland America is entering the same waters.
Red Sox 2, Rays 0
Rick Porcello pitched seven shutout innings in Boston?s win at Fenway Park.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
It?s time for baseball to either adopt the designated hitter in the National League, or get rid of it all together.
The season may be over for the Celtics, but the work never ends for their second-year mentor.
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Harvard students used the scientific method in search of the perfect brisket.
The death last weekend of an executive who fell off a treadmill has focused new attention on the risks of the high-tech jogging machine.
Shirley Leung
For Steve Belkin, ?Tommy?s Tower? seemed like a sure thing -- until it wasn?t. Now the ultrasuccessful entrepreneur is back at again.
Even if you can?t wait another 46 years for a glimpse of Halley, you can still enjoy its annual gift.
Food & Travel
Star Kay White is one of the country?s largest manufactures of extracts and flavorings used by big-brand ice cream producers.
Episode 26: Tsarnaev?s relatives bring him to tearsThis interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.
SCOT LEHIGH
Brian Joyce?s ethical cloud challenges the SenateThe Milton Democrat has become the Hans Brinker of thin ethical ice.
Georgiy Samsonov (L), Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
The big picture
Decades after the Battle for Berlin, photographer Fabrizio Bensch unearthed pictures by a Red Army photographer that depicted a city at war?s end.
Woods addressed several topics after a practice round at the Players, including his separation from skier Lindsey Vonn.
Aisling Brady McCarthy was placed under home confinement with GPS monitoring.
Huckabee said he?d seek the Republican nomination, despite a crowded field of rivals for his natural base in the party.
No group claimed responsibility for shooting Gerard ?Jock? Davison at short range near his home in Belfast.
Adidas reoriented Canton-based Reebok as a fitness brand and sales have grown for eight straight quarters.
There were only four ingredients: strawberries, rhubarb, sugar, and double cream, and that was it. Perfect.
brainiac
Improving bicycle crash-scene reports improves safetyA Harvard public health researcher argues that better reports are key.
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