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December 20, 2015

Boy dies in fire at site where 9 died in blaze 6 decades ago

Authorities say a 4-year-old boy has died in a blaze at a Massachusetts home that was the site of a fire that killed nine people more than 60 years ago.

December 20, 2015

Man who loaned gun to Boston Marathon bomber faces sentencing; gun used to kill MIT officer

A man who loaned a gun used by the Boston Marathon bombers to kill a police officer is set to be sentenced on drug and gun charges.

December 20, 2015

Massachusetts court to decide when profane political criticism becomes criminal harassment

Massachusetts' highest court will hear a challenge to the state's criminal harassment law from a man convicted of sending profanity-laced letters to a local elected official.

December 17, 2015

Boston hikes age for buying cigarettes, tobacco products to 21, joining dozens of communities

Boston health officials have voted to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 to 21.

December 16, 2015

Boston-area transit agency fires operator of driverless train stopped after power cut to rails

The operator of a driverless train that rumbled through several stations before transit workers stopped it by cutting power to the rails has been fired.

December 15, 2015

Lawyer: Driverless Boston train operator did not tie open throttle

A lawyer for the operator of a runaway train in Massachusetts says he denies tying a rope or cord around the train's throttle.

December 15, 2015

Lawyer: Operator tied to Boston runaway train missed hearing on doctor's orders due to stress

The lawyer for the Massachusetts transit operator at the center of a runaway train incident says his client was forced to miss a disciplinary hearing because of stress-related illness.

December 9, 2015

Good Samaritan hangs winter clothes on trees in Boston for needy

A Good Samaritan has been hanging coats and scarves for the needy on trees in Boston Common — a gesture that's warming the hearts of passersby.

December 4, 2015

Massachusetts man who wrote book on kindness killed in Jerusalem

An American educator who marched for civil rights in the 1960s died Tuesday after succumbing to wounds sustained in a Palestinian attack on a bus in Jerusalem.

November 29, 2015

Federal judge to hear Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's request for new trial

A judge is set to hear arguments on Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv's) request for a new trial this week.