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Santos Laboy was shot on a BU bridge Friday afternoon after running into Storrow Drive traffic and wielding a knife during a police confrontation, said officials.
The shooting of an armed man on a footbridge over Storrow Drive was the sixth officer-involved fatal shooting this year in Massachusetts.
The bid committee now expects spectators will walk from commuter rail stations and subway stations to venues.
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Some of the biggest changes to sick-time regulations will apply to seasonal workers.
NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL
The way he bounced back for the Red Sox on Friday night told us a lot about the young lefthander.
Boston gang used online videos for threats, FBI saysIn videos, alleged members of the Columbia Point Dawgs street gang tried to incite attacks on a rival gang by displaying Boston police reports.
An invitation to an event for state Rep. Brian Dempsey was emblazoned with an emblem that cannot be used to raise campaign funds.
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?How do you address, basically, what was in this awful person?s heart? ... I think for our country, a continued dialogue about race,? said the city?s mayor.
Relatives of the nine people shot down in a Charleston church confronted the 21-year-old suspect.
Thomas Farragher
Whenever our kids asked if I wanted to do something with them, I would always be ready with this nonnegotiable reply: ?I sure do.??
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For a third year, the Charles River Conservancy is inviting people to take a dip in the infamous river that for 50 years hadn?t held a public swim.
House calls to the homelessDr. Ernesto Gonzalez, a pioneering dermatologist at Mass General, has been quietly volunteering his time to homeless patients for nearly two decades.
Keyon Taylor was sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for the robbing, beating, and shooting of a US Postal carrier.
Michael Gomez, 26, was charged with negligent homicide after Lowell and Salem police arrested him as a fugitive from justice.
Patriots sign top draft pick Malcom Brown, cut Fred DavisAll of New England?s 11 draft picks have now agreed to terms.
Yvonne Abraham
For Sheldon Kriegel, 90, making challah every week is a father?s gift to his children, and to himself as well.
Tracking the endorsements of N.H. GOP activists In the aggregate, endorsements can signal who has the best ground game in the Granite State.
Editorial
Baker?s damaging remarks on Confederate flagGovernor Baker?s initial failure to condemn the Confederate flag after the Charleston shootings qualifies as a stunning lapse of judgment.
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Dylann Storm Roof, 21, allegedly killed nine people at a prayer meeting inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C.
Staked to an early cushion, Eduardo Rodriguez pitched into the seventh and allowed just one run.
The young woman claimed she was accepted to dual study at Harvard and Stanford. No such program exists.
Bernie Sanders is from Vermont, a state where support of guns and hunting is part of the political culture.
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The ?Car Doctor? shares his favorite cars to drive manually.
Prosecutors concluded their argument that James Holmes methodically planned and executed the 2012 massacre in a cinema.
Boston?s Museum of Science will complete its largest fundraising campaign in its 185-year history, earning $34 million more than its $250 million goal.
Dwayne ?The Rock? Johnson anchors ?Ballers,? HBO?s entertaining new comedy set in the world of pro football.
Research confirms that vacations are great at relieving stress, bringing us back to ourselves, and even making us better employees.
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