A 14-year-old boy has been charged in the fatal shooting of his 9-year-old brother inside the family’s home in Mattapan.
“Who is going to be accountable?” asked one man who lives in the neighborhood near the shooting.
Rodriguez ended his legal efforts to fight his season-long suspension over his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Judge denies request for jail calls in Hernandez caseA judge said that prosecutors are welcome to refile the request for jailhouse recordings of Aaron Hernandez with a proper affidavit.
2014 Winter Olympics
The ceremony presented Vladimir Putin’s version of today’s Russia: a country with a rich history emerging confidently from a rocky two decades.
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Former hockey player Vladislav Tretiak and former figure skater Irina Rodnina lit the Olympic Cauldron.
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Flames shot up the cauldron as it was lit.
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Fireworks went off after the Olympic Cauldron was lit during the Opening Ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Putin toasted guests in the presidential lounge after the ceremony.
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Slovakian flag-bearer and Boston Bruin Zdeno Chara led his country's contingent at the Opening Ceremony.
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Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova carried the torch during the ceremony.
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Russian hockey great Vladislav Tretiak carried the torch during the ceremony.
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Performers at the ceremony.
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The mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi were displayed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin clapped during the Opening Ceremony.
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Russian athletes entered the stadium during the Opening Ceremony Friday in Sochi.
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Flag-bearer Todd Lodwick led the US delegation during the Opening Ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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Artists performed during the ceremony.
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Music, dance, and plenty of Russian bravado were part the ceremony.
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Artists performed during the ceremony.
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The ceremony was Russia’s chance to tell its story of post-Soviet resurrection to the world.
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Liza Temnikova performed during the Opening Ceremony.
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One of the Olympic rings failed to open during the ceremony.
One member of Russia’s gay community has a request for well-meaning foreigners who intend to protest Russia’s anti-gay laws: Please don’t bother.
Passenger tried to hijack plane to Sochi, official saysAfter the plane landed safely in Turkey, authorities snuck onto the aircraft and subdued the suspected hijacker while passengers were being evacuated.
opinion | roland merullo
Russia’s big showPush aside all the dire predictions; the Sochi games still might go well.
There are nights when Green’s talent, speed, size, skill, and athleticism are on full display.
Henriquez, a two-term lawmaker who was convicted on two misdemeanor assault charges, is the first lawmaker tossed from the chamber in nearly a century.
A former police officer has been accused of killing a man inside a movie theater over texting.
While the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level since October 2008, the report may renew concerns that the US economy is slowing.
An Institute of Contemporary Art show pairs costume artist and sculptor Nick Cave with the animator, sculptor, and set designer William Kentridge.
Shot with a mixture of CGI and stop-motion animation, “The LEGO Movie” is a series of irresistible comic riffs on creativity.
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Design New England The January/February issue is full of inspiration for your next kitchen or bath project.
Boston’s black-market cigarette problemA new report suggests smuggling is rampant — and we may have well-intentioned policies to blame.
