http://topicfire.com/Boston 2013-05-23T11:06:35+00:00 text/html 2013-05-23T17:17:04+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/marathon_bomb_suspect_tsarnaev_s_first_court_appearance_set_july The first time the public will catch a glimpse of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be July 10 — nearly three months after the Cambridge teen and his late brother are accused of setting off two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs in Copley Square, killing three spectators and injuring more... text/html 2013-05-23T16:52:10+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/boston_common_observance_honors_states_war_dead BOSTON — A special service on Boston Common is honoring people who died in service to the nation since the Sept. 11 terror attacks.On Thursday morning, their 170 names will be read as flags are placed in their honor at a ceremony attended by Gov. Deval Patrick and other officials... text/html 2013-05-23T16:48:31+00:00 http://www.boston.com/ http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/2013/05/23/democrats-say-maine-gov-moving-out-capitol/1u8I6SYJ0HRzilBSm1w8AJ/story.html AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine Democratic legislative leaders say Gov. Paul LePage announced he'll move his office space out of the State House by July 1.���� text/html 2013-05-23T15:26:07+00:00 http://www.boston.com/ http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/2013/05/23/umass-memorial-nurses-reach-contract-deal/12yNyVZtyIPmDV0It8q1LI/story.html WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — UMass Memorial Medical Center and the union representing 1,100 nurses have reached a tentative contract agreement that staves off a scheduled strike.���� text/html 2013-05-23T13:21:57+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/bad_weather_on_the_way_today The National Weather Service in Boston has posted a hazardous weather outlook for Massachusetts and much of southern New England, warning of the potential for severe thunderstorms later this afternoon and into tonight that will bring strong wind gusts and heavy downpours to the region.Commuters and weekend holiday travelers are... text/html 2013-05-23T12:06:02+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/survivor_recounts_brockton_rampage White supremacist Keith Luke laughed out loud and sneered in court yesterday as a woman who survived a murderous rampage testified in horrific detail about the day the Brockton man forced his way into her home at gunpoint, raped her and shot her sister dead.“It was the fat guy who... text/html 2013-05-23T12:06:01+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/pressure_s_on_irs_now An Internal Revenue Service official who headed the unit accused of targeting conservative groups for undue scrutiny took the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination in front of a congressional committee yesterday, while U.S. Rep. 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Lynch predicted the growing IRS scandal will force the appointment of an independent prosecutor if... text/html 2013-05-23T12:06:00+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/fund_czar_expects_surge_in_bombing_victim_claims <a href="http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/fund_czar_expects_surge_in_bombing_victim_claims"><img src="http://bostonherald.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/picture-92-1356979551.jpg" /></a><br />The city is rallying behind Kenneth Feinberg’s call to alert Boston Marathon bombing victims to apply on time for their share of $31 million in tax-free charity from The One Fund Boston.Volunteers stepped forward yesterday to offer legal help and services to those wounded in the heartless attacks. text/html 2013-05-23T12:05:58+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/ex_state_rep_s_drug_case_recalls_tv_s_breaking_bad It seemed ripped from the script of a “Breaking Bad” episode, but the case of Stephen W. Doran — a math and English tutor diagnosed with stage 3 cancer who now stands accused of trafficking crystal meth — is all too real.“This isn’t a television show. This is serious business,”... text/html 2013-05-23T12:05:57+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/annie_dookhan_sprung_drug_defendant_caught_in_bust A convicted Dookhan-defendant coke pusher — sprung in the state drug-lab scandal last October and relieved of his GPS monitoring bracelet a month later — made a tearful but futile plea for another break yesterday after he was indicted in Tuesday’s “H-block” drug bust.“I’m in barber school,” said a sobbing... text/html 2013-05-23T11:24:29+00:00 http://www.boston.com/ http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2013/05/23/decade-long-cancer-study-pratt-whitney-ends/54yN6HKNRrLiETnUYJjwKN/story.html HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A massive, 11-year study of brain cancer at jet engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney is coming to an end with what could be definitive information about fatal occupational illnesses at Connecticut plants.���� text/html 2013-05-23T11:17:21+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/man_shot_by_fbi_had_ties_to_boston_bombing_suspect ORLANDO, Fla. — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.Ibragim Todashev's Chechen roots and mixed martial arts background mirror that... text/html 2013-05-23T08:05:39+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/former_t_supervisor_had_no_license_for_5_years A former T bus supervisor drove T vehicles for five years with a suspended driver’s license — a clear violation of the authority’s rules — the Herald has learned.Kevin Graney, 60, was allowed to retire in March from his $86,000-a-year job, one month after the MBTA suspended the 20-year veteran... text/html 2013-05-23T07:32:40+00:00 http://www.boston.com/ http://www.boston.com/news/education/2013/05/22/complaints-filed-against-colleges-over-rapes/3VnerI1mt4tpSbXDVgZomM/story.html NEW YORK (AP) — Women's-rights attorney Gloria Allred says federal complaints have been filed against four U.S. colleges over how the colleges handle rape allegations.���� text/html 2013-05-23T06:01:23+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/signs_along_the_route_to_resignation Lt. Gov. Tim Murray’s rough road while in office was paved with:•  Questions about the 108 mph early-morning crash of a state police-owned cruiser.•    Alarming news when political buddy Michael McLaughlin, former head of the Chelsea Housing Authority, pleaded guilty to four federal charges of concealing his inflated salary from federal... text/html 2013-05-23T05:16:34+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/slain_russian_intimidated_neighbors Former Cambridge neighbors of a Russian mixed martial arts 
brawler shot dead by an FBI agent early yesterday in Florida — after 
being questioned about his ties to 
the marathon bombing and a Waltham triple murder — said he was nasty.Ibragim Todashev, 27, also hung around with slain marathon bombing... text/html 2013-05-23T05:16:34+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/sudden_exit_as_tim_murray_hits_the_road Lt. Gov. Tim Murray — though mocked as powerless and scandal-plagued while in office — could emerge as a power broker in the 2014 gubernatorial contest sought after by hopefuls for his central Massachusetts connections.One potential candidate for governor, Attorney General Martha Coakley, wasted no time in heaping praise on... text/html 2013-05-23T05:16:32+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/gov_deval_patrick_tim_murray_leaving_very_big_hole Gov. Deval Patrick said yesterday that Tim Murray’s resignation as lieutenant governor “leaves a very big hole” in his lame-duck administration — but it’s a hole, experts say, that’s easily filled. text/html 2013-05-23T03:46:02+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/herald_bulldog/2013/05/slain_mans_boss_recalls_quiet_kid_who_did_his_job Ibragim Todashev, shot dead by the FBI early today in Orlando, once worked in the Bay State as a mild-mannered driver, his old boss said.For approximately one year between 2009 and 2010, Todashev drove a van for Lexington-based Coco Transportation, Inc., and ferried around senior citizens to errands and medical... text/html 2013-05-23T01:16:24+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/bulger_attorney_says_informant_should_be_exposed BOSTON — An attorney for James "Whitey" Bulger argued Wednesday that the government should expose the identity of a confidential informant he believes could undermine two star witnesses against the reputed gangster.During a pretrial hearing Wednesday, attorney Hank Brennan said providing the informant's name is critical to determining the... text/html 2013-05-22T21:54:31+00:00 http://www.boston.com/ http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2013/05/22/suspect-slain-fla-marathon-bombing-probe-was-mixed-martial-arts-fighter-got-into-fight-over-parking-space-orlando-mall/ButkFn5jlxN3NJlcrRAXqJ/story.html Ibragim Todashev would not be pushed around, at least not on May 4 when he got into an argument over a parking space at an Orlando shopping mall, an argument that ended with another man lying in a pool of blood. The 27-year-old Todashev was at the Premium Outlet Mall... text/html 2013-05-22T20:28:04+00:00 http://www.boston.com/ http://www.boston.com/politicalintelligence/2013/05/22/gov-timothy-murray-resign/1y4tYxJhXNTqvbmGdq5ZrJ/story.html Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray will resign from the administration next month to run the Worcester Chamber of Commerce, positioning himself as a hometown cheerleader far from Beacon Hill where he saw his reputation tarnished the last few years.���� text/html 2013-05-22T20:17:19+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/boston_given_60_percent_boost_in_homeland_security_funding <a href="http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/boston_given_60_percent_boost_in_homeland_security_funding"><img src="http://bostonherald.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/picture-92-1356979551.jpg" /></a><br />The Obama administration has given Boston a 60 percent boost in Homeland Security money to beef up law enforcement efforts in the wake of the deadly marathon attack. text/html 2013-05-22T20:00:54+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/woman_who_survived_recalls_white_supremacist_s_attack The Cape Verdean immigrant who white supremacist Keith Luke is accused of raping and shooting during his 2009 rampage through the streets of Brockton locked eyes with her sneering attacker only once during her hour-long account of the gruesome assault that resulted in her younger sister’s murder. text/html 2013-05-22T19:52:50+00:00 http://bostonherald.com/ http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/05/springfield_police_investigate_fatal_shooting SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Springfield police are investigating the city's seventh homicide of the year.Officers responded to the city's Forest Park neighborhood at about 8 p.m. Tuesday after being alerted by the department's automated gunshot detection system.There they found a man roughly 30 years old suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.He...