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Police in murder probe study items seized from NFL player’s home
BOSTON (Reuters) - Police sorted through bags of items retrieved from the home of New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez on Sunday amid a deepening investigation into last week's...

Bulger trial witness recalls brush with death
(Warning: This story contains graphic material) BOSTON (Reuters) - A former professional gambler told jurors on Friday how he survived a gunfire attack that decapitated a passenger in his car,...

Man sues NFL player for shooting him in the eye
BOSTON (Reuters) - A Connecticut man has sued New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez for allegedly shooting him in the face after the two left a strip club in...

Boston police probe death on Red Sox owner’s yacht
BOSTON (Reuters) - Police are investigating the apparent suicide of a crew member on the luxury yacht of Boston Red Sox baseball team owner John Henry, the police and a...

Boston fire chief resigns under fire over bomb response
BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston Fire Chief Steve Abraira resigned on Monday, citing public criticism from his deputies over his response to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings. Abraira's deputies complained in...

Honeybee food may contribute to U.S. colony collapse – study
BOSTON (Reuters) - Bee keepers' use of corn syrup and other honey substitutes as bee feed may be contributing to colony collapse by depriving the insects of compounds that strengthen...

Boston rockers play fundraiser for bomb victims
BOSTON (Reuters) - A succession of all-star bands from Aerosmith to Jimmy Buffett rocked a packed house at Boston's TD Garden on Thursday night in a mostly raucous fund-raiser for...

Bail denied to Massachusetts teen accused of Facebook terror post
BOSTON (Reuters) - A judge denied bail on Friday to a Massachusetts teenager who was arrested on terrorism charges after posting lyrics on his Facebook page suggesting he could do...

U.S. accuses Bissau military chief in Colombia drugs, weapons plot
DAKAR (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Guinea-Bissau's top military official of plotting to traffic cocaine to the United States and sell weapons to Colombian rebels, according...

U.S. accuses Bissau army head in Colombia drugs, weapons plot
DAKAR (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Guinea-Bissau's top military official of plotting to traffic cocaine to the United States and sell weapons to Colombian rebels, according...
