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Jurors deadlock on corruption charges against Cahill

Former state treasurer Timothy P. Cahill called the outcome a “total vindication,” although charges are still pending.

A two-year quest by Attorney General Martha Coakley to prove former state treasurer Timothy P. Cahill used public funds to boost his run for governor ended in a mistrial.

Effect of outcome on Coakley’s future a matter of debate

The amount of the damage from the Cahill mistrial on Attorney General Martha Coakley’s political career sparked a debate among political and legal analysts.

Four to leave Patrick’s cabinet

Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral will join the Patrick administration as the state’s public safety secretary.

Tech Lab

In time for the holidays, the year’s best gadgets

Of the dozens of consumer tech products Hiawatha Bray has tested in the past 12 months, here are the ones he’d consider buying as gifts.

Prosecutors trace grim trail of child sex abuse

Convicted sex offender John Burbine pleaded not guilty Wednesday to 100 criminal counts related to the rape and sexual abuse of children in his wife’s day care business.

Brent Anderson is operations manager at a Wanxiang solar facility in Illinois.

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A123 buyer has quietly built a presence in US

The Chinese company slated to buy Waltham battery maker A123 Systems has been a fixture in the US for two decades, building a Midwest base and saving thousands of old-line factory jobs.

Yvonne Abraham

Justice, but no end

Justice has been served. The man who abused an autistic 15-year-old just went to prison. Now what?

Western Mass. viewed as territory for fracking

The possibility that Massachusetts may hold limited deposits of shale gas is catapulting the contentious issue of hydraulic fracturing into the state.

Bill has penalty for nations that bar deportation

Lawmakers are calling for federal legislation to compel the State Department to deny diplomatic visas to nations that block the deportation of foreign criminals.