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Santos Laboy, 45, of Somerville was fatally shot on the Silber footbridge after he refused to drop a knife, police said.
The shooting of an armed man on a footbridge over Storrow Drive was the sixth officer-involved fatal shooting this year in Massachusetts.
This is a moment that is making Charleston, a city whose history still bares the brands of slavery, confront the past.
Relatives of the nine people shot down in a Charleston church confronted the 21-year-old suspect.
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Some of the biggest changes to sick-time regulations will apply to seasonal workers.
NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
The way he bounced back for the Red Sox on Friday night told us a lot about the young lefthander.
Boston gang used online videos for threats, FBI saysIn videos, alleged members of the Columbia Point Dawgs street gang tried to incite attacks on a rival gang by displaying Boston police reports.
Boston 2024
The bid committee now expects spectators will walk from commuter rail stations and subway stations to venues.
Its creators see the Yurt as a key site for exploration of not just school subjects, but also the potential of the medium itself.
Thomas Farragher
Whenever our kids asked if I wanted to do something with them, I would always be ready with this nonnegotiable reply: ?I sure do.??
An invitation to an event for state Rep. Brian Dempsey was emblazoned with an emblem that cannot be used to raise campaign funds.
Dr. Ernesto Gonzalez, a pioneering dermatologist at Mass General, has been quietly volunteering his time to homeless patients for nearly two decades.
Keyon Taylor was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for the robbing, beating, and shooting of a US Postal carrier.
Michael Gomez, 26, was charged with negligent homicide after Lowell and Salem police arrested him as a fugitive from justice.
Patriots sign top draft pick Malcom Brown, cut Fred DavisAll of New England?s 11 draft picks have now agreed to terms.
The medical device industry is mounting a renewed push to repeal a 2.3 percent excise tax on US sales.
Yvonne Abraham
Every Wednesday morning, Sheldon Kriegel strengthens a family with the power of his hands.
Tracking the endorsements of N.H. GOP activists In the aggregate, endorsements can signal who has the best ground game in the Granite State.
Editorial
Baker?s damaging remarks on Confederate flagGovernor Baker?s initial failure to condemn the Confederate flag after the Charleston shootings qualifies as a stunning lapse of judgment.
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Dylann Storm Roof, 21, allegedly killed nine people at a prayer meeting inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.
Staked to an early cushion, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched into the seventh and allowed just one run.
The young woman claimed she was accepted to dual study at Harvard and Stanford. No such program exists.
Bernie Sanders is from Vermont, a state where support of guns and hunting is part of the political culture.
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The ?Car Doctor? shares his favorite cars to drive manually.
Prosecutors concluded their argument that James Holmes methodically planned and executed the 2012 massacre in a cinema.
Boston?s Museum of Science will complete its largest fundraising campaign in its 185-year history, earning $34 million more than its $250 million goal.
Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson anchors ?Ballers,? HBO?s entertaining new comedy set in the world of pro football.
Research confirms that vacations are great at relieving stress, bringing us back to ourselves, and even making us better employees.
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