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An FBI investigator enters the apartment where a man was shot by an FBI agent, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Orlando, Fla. The FBI says the man, being questioned by authorities in the Boston bombing probe, was fatally shot when he initiated a violent confrontation. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Authorities say Chechen immigrant fatally shot in Florida had implicated himself in Boston-area triple slaying

Thursday, May 23, 2013

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said. Ibragim Todashev’s Chechen roots and mixed martial arts background mirror that of Tsarnaev, the 26-year-old Boston bombing suspect killed in a shootout with police days after the April 15 terrorist attack. The two also had lived in the Boston area. Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, was fatally shot early Wednesday at his Orlando home during a meeting with the agent and two Massachusetts … 0

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2013 file photo, Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray speaks at an event in Winchendon, Mass. Several people familiar with Murray's decision said Wednesday, May 22, 2013, that he is expected to step down as Lieutenant Governor to become head of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray to quit, head Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

BOSTON — Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray was named Wednesday to lead the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and will resign from his elected position, which he has held for more than seven years. Murray, who was expected to begin his new job with the business group next month, said in an interview with … 0

Massachusetts House OKs bill to try 17-year-olds as juveniles

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

BOSTON — Seventeen-year-olds would no longer automatically enter the adult court system in Massachusetts under a bill that won unanimous approval Wednesday in the House of Representatives. The change, if adopted by the Senate and signed by Gov. Deval Patrick, would mean that 17-year-olds would be tried in juvenile court and serve sentences in juvenile detention facilities rather than in state prisons. It … 0

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Senate Ways and Means Committee releases nearly $34 billion state budget proposal

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON — The Senate Ways and Means Committee released a nearly $34 billion state budget proposal Wednesday for the fiscal year starting July 1 — a spending plan significantly less than the plan Gov. Deval Patrick unveiled earlier this year. The Senate plan includes a spending increase of … 0

Massachusetts legislative committee advances five-year, $1.4 billion housing bond bill

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — A bill designed to expand and preserve affordable housing in Massachusetts is making its way through the Statehouse. The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing has advanced a five-year, $1.4 billion housing bond bill. The legislation would provide additional authorization for housing programs for low-income and … 0

Lower natural gas prices help drive down New England electricity costs

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON (AP) — Falling natural gas prices helped drive down New England’s electricity prices by nearly a quarter last year, according to a report released Wednesday by the region’s power grid operator. The 2012 Annual Markets Report by the ISO New England said natural gas-fired power plants generated … 0

Slain teen’s parents call for violence prevention

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON — The parents of a teenager whose former high school boyfriend was convicted of her murder urged state lawmakers Tuesday to require that dating violence prevention be included as part of health and sex education programs in public schools. Police said Lauren Dunne Astley, 18, was stabbed … 0

British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick visit the makeshift memorial to the Boston Marathon bombing victims in Copley Square in Boston, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Cameron is in Boston to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the deadly bombings. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Boston Marathon memorial

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON — British Prime Minister David Cameron visited an impromptu memorial that sprang up near the site of the Boston Marathon bombings, striking a combative tone Tuesday in saying that democratic and multiracial countries like the United States … 0

Judge rules that Massachusetts Institute of Technology may black out names of university officials in Aaron Swartz case 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON (ap) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology can black out the names of university officials when releasing documents related to the investigation into free-information activist Aaron Swartz, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton wrote in the decision Monday that disclosure could expose MIT … 0

Northeast Power Coordinating Council forecasts lower demand

Thursday, May 16, 2013

HARTFORD, Conn. — Improved energy efficiency and conservation are expected to help reduce demand this summer in the northeastern United States and several Canadian provinces even if the season is oppressively hot and humid, a group that promotes power reliability said in an annual assessment released Tuesday. The … 0

Boston Marathon bombing victim James Costello speaks about his injuries at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston's Charlestown section, Friday, May 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Bombing survivor wants other victims remembered

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON — The image showed James “Bim” Costello staggering away from the Boston Marathon bombing, his jeans shredded and blackened, his body so burned that he was left needing pig skin grafts on most of his right arm … 0

British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, walks with Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick into the Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston, Monday, May 13, 2013. Cameron met with Patrick to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the Boston Marathon attacks. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

British Prime Minister David Cameron meets with Gov. Deval Patrick to discuss lessons from Boston Marathon bombing

Thursday, May 16, 2013

BOSTON — British Prime Minister David Cameron met with Gov. Deval Patrick on Monday to offer his condolences and discuss lessons that can be learned from the deadly Boston Marathon bombing. The meeting followed a White House visit … 0

ACLU sues Worcester over anti-panhandling laws

Thursday, May 16, 2013

WORCESTER (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming that two new anti-panhandling ordinances violate the constitutional right to free speech. The city passed the local laws in January to outlaw certain types of aggressive panhandling, including soliciting money … 0

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