Former NFL star O.J. Simpson was granted parole at a hearing on Thursday for his role in a robbery in Nevada.
?It was the right decision, based on the law,? said Dershowitz, a member of Simpson?s so-called legal Dream Team from the 1990s.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, who sold millions of albums with a unique mix of hard rock, hip-hop and rap, was found dead on Thursday.
6-week-old kitten rescued by state trooper A 6-week-old kitten nearly lost his life to heat exhaustion on the median of Interstate 93 near Canton.
Legislators send pot overhaul to governor The Senate?s top Republican, Senator Bruce Tarr, issued a sharp warning to legislators: One key provision might prompt lawsuits.
The White House says President Donald Trump ?has confidence? in Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Michael A. Cohen
An incoherent President Trump To call his interview with the New York Times incoherent babble is an insult to incoherent babble.
Bank of America?s Finucane reportedly eyed for top spot at Uber Could Bank of America vice chair Anne Finucane, who is based in Boston, end up in the driver?s seat at Uber?
Dartmouth women?s swimming, diving team on probation for hazing The team will not be allowed to participate in several meets, according to a statement.
Baby sitter tied up during home invasion in Randolph Armed men forced themselves into a home and bound the baby sitter and oldest child with duct tape and zip ties while they ransacked the house, according to police.
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People love John McCain. It?s hard not to, even if you live on a different political planet.
Protests greet House Speaker Paul Ryan in Lawrence Ryan delivered a stinging indictment of the current tax code from a New Balance factory, calling it inefficient, unfair and too complicated.
KEVIN CULLEN
A desperate mayor desperately wants help The heroin problem, worsened by fentanyl, is bigger than any struggling city, any state. Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera is desperate enough to think big.
BLUE JAYS 8, RED SOX 6
Red Sox tumble to end homestand Thursday?s defeat left them with a split of the four-game series with the Jays and a 4-4 record during this stretch at Fenway.
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT
The Bruins went to scout two players. They found Bobby Orr instead A trip to Gananoque, Ontario in 1961 to see Doug Higgins and Rick Eaton led to the discovery of Orr at age 13.
Woman hurt in North End chimney collapse has long road to recovery, family says ?It would be a miracle if she can walk again,? the woman?s sister said in an interview.
Donald Trump was sworn into office six months ago. But his young presidency has struggled under the weight of a failed health care overhaul, an obstacle-ridden travel ban, and constant Russia controversies.
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?If he goes, I?m going with him,? said the 10-year-old daughter of Francisco Rodriguez, an MIT janitor who faces deportation.
Widow of slain Pa. police chief says suspected killer?s wife ?did whatever he wanted her to do? Lillian Webb dug a grave in the yard for her fugitive husband at his request and buried him there after he died from his second stroke in 1997.
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Casey Affleck says questions about 2010 lawsuit were ?sobering? The actor calls harassment of any sort ?unacceptable.?
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His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead In Hingham, a welfare check on a disconsolate young man with a gun turned into something utterly unimaginable.
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A fugitive accused of killing a Pennsylvania police chief and recently dug up in Dartmouth instructed his wife to bury him in their yard.
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However, the Supreme Court is leaving in place a weakened travel ban that includes grandparents among relatives who can help visitors.
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The results are even more impressive when you realize that the number of homes watching TV during the summer is generally lower than the rest of the year.
The seller calls Gisele Bundchen a ?money-making machine? and says buying this not-quite-one-of-a-kind mousepad is a ?smart investment move.?
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