Sean Ellis, who was convicted of murdering Boston police Detective John Mulligan in 1993, has been granted a new trial, his lawyer said.
Man arrested after parents found dead in Virgin IslandsA Sudbury man has been arrested after his parents were found dead in a vacation home on the island of St. Thomas.
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Collins is emerging as a catalyst for compromise in a US Senate that is beset by intractable ideologies.
In Needham, still few details about principal?s departureThe School Committee provided little information Tuesday night about why Jonathan Pizzi resigned as principal of Needham High.
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.
Defense team cites influence of family culture in Tsarnaev trialDzhokhar 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.
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The 30-day test will use motion sensor technology on Platform 5 at South Station to better measure fare evasion.
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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Red Sox 2, Rays 0
Rick Porcello pitched seven shutout innings in Boston?s win at Fenway Park.
In condo plan, a high style at street levelA developer in the South End is putting in units that are meant to combine the convenience of street-level living with a luxury condo setting.
opinion | Alan M. Dershowitz
Mollifying demonstrators is not a proper component of prosecutorial discretion and is inconsistent with due process.
The games 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.
From 2003 to 2012, there were 30 deaths associated with treadmills, an average of three a year, according to federal data.
The Wahlberg clan will open the newest location of its namesake burger chain in Terminal C.
At 161 years old, Beacon Press looks toward its future After an anxious decade in publishing, the nonprofit book publisher will add two acquisitions editors.
Even if you can?t wait another 46 years for a glimpse of Halley, you can still enjoy its annual gift.
DINING OUT
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Fresh fusion at The Elephant Walk in the South EndThe Elephant Walk continues to fuse the flavors of Cambodia and France.
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.
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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.
Manager John Farrell said before Tuesday?s game that the outfielder had an improved range of motion in his injured shoulder.
Aisling Brady McCarthy was placed under home confinement with GPS monitoring.
The former Arkansas governor announced that he will again seek the Republican nomination.
No group claimed responsibility for shooting Gerard ?Jock? Davison at short range near his home in Belfast.
Several developers have incorporated or proposed multi-story, glass-enclosed spaces designed to provide lush, sunny parks all year round.
Actress Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth on ?Game of Thrones,? was photographed as Captain Phasma by Annie Leibovitz.
brainiac
Improving bicycle crash-scene reports improves safetyA Harvard public health researcher argues that better reports are key.
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