Police name officer who shot teen

The officer who shot Michael Brown, an 18-year-old who was unarmed in a suburb of St. Louis, was revealed to be six-year veteran Darren Wilson.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson identified the officer involved in the shooting of Michael Brown.

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Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson identified the officer involved in the shooting of Michael Brown.

Police released images from a robbery on the day Michael Brown was shot and said Brown was a suspect.

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Police released images from a robbery on the day Michael Brown was shot and said Brown was a suspect.

People reacted after officer Darren Wilson's name was released in Ferguson, Mo.

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People reacted after officer Darren Wilson's name was released in Ferguson, Mo.

Several items mark the location where Michael Brown was killed.

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Several items mark the location where Michael Brown was killed.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson was on hand during peaceful protests Thursday night in Ferguson.

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Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson was on hand during peaceful protests Thursday night in Ferguson.

There was a shift in tone at the protests Thursday night, as previous protests involved clashes with police.

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There was a shift in tone at the protests Thursday night, as previous protests involved clashes with police.

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Police say Michael Brown and his friend, Dorian Johnson, took a box of cigars from a store in Ferguson the morning Brown was shot.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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?I know what I did in my career and how I did it,? the new Red Sox Hall of Famer said of his Cooperstown chances. ?And I did it right.?

CARLO ROTELLA

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A brief stretch of information underload in a beach town is an antidote to the relentless stimulation by screens.

Girl, 10, to be honored for saving boy?s life on Plum Island

Colette Crooks of Rowley found a 4-year-old boy floating lifelessly last week and pulled him to shore.

New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan

N.H. governor declares emergency after synthetic pot overdoses

Authorities say at least 41 have had serious medical reactions to synthetic cannabinoids known as ?spice.?

Market Basket meetings the stage for family strife

Transcripts lay bare the enduring ill will among the feuding Demoulas clans.

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Inside the board meetings

Take a look at partial transcripts of board meetings that reveal the rift.

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The documentary reveals the truth is much stranger than the fiction.

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh were seen following a meeting with President Obama and other newly-elected mayors.

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Two new mayors, two different paths

Mayors Bill De Blasio in New York and Marty Walsh in Boston both campaigned on a message of economic populism.

Mayor Marty Walsh and casino mogul Steve Wynn are in a risky faceoff.

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Steve Wynn, Marty Walsh, and their Everett gamble

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and casino mogul Steve Wynn are playing high-stakes poker ? and both have a lot to lose.