In house of squalor, an apparent secret life unravels

Erika Murray, who lived in the house where three dead babies were found, would tell people she was babysitting another woman?s children when they were actually hers.

Yvonne Abraham

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That Erika Murray got away with living a double life, allegedly presiding over her house of horrors for years, beggars belief.

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Erika Murray, 31, is accused of concealing three infant deaths and is believed to be the mother of four children now in state custody.

Boston Police Department Commissioner Joseph Finn.

Firefighters given new schedules to curb sick-day abuse

The commissioner launched the initiative to cut down on firefighters gaming the system to collect overtime.

Allen Webster, who had allowed 15 earned runs in his previous 13?
 innings, pitched six innings of two-run ball to defeat the Royals. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Red Sox 4, Royals 2

Red Sox stifle Royals

Allen Webster and four relievers retired the final 16 Kansas City batters in a row as the Red Sox beat the Royals, 4-2, Friday night.

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was deactivated for Sunday?s game against the Patriots.

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Adrian Peterson charged with injuring child

The running back was charged with ?reckless or negligent injury to a child,? and was deactivated for Sunday?s game.

Actress Ann Dowd in the family home at Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire.

From TV to the big screen, Ann Dowd is everywhere

Critics have hailed the 58-year-old Holyoke native, who appears on Showtime?s ?Masters of Sex? and HBO?s ?The Leftovers.?

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, now 21, faces multiple charges that carry the possibility of the death penalty for allegedly setting off the bombs on April 15, 2013, that killed three people and injured more than 260 others.

Russian authorities say Tsarnaev defense team claimed to be FBI

Prosecutors said three members of Tsarnaev?s legal team falsely identified themselves during their investigation.