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Biden pardons thousands for ‘simple possession’ of marijuana
He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses. -
‘I thought my kids were dead’: Students’ families call for change after shooting at Dorchester high school
An 18-year-old student was shot outside Jeremiah E. Burke High School Tuesday morning, following a stabbing last month at the Dorchester school. -
She faked her kidnapping to go back to her ex. Now she'll get 18 months in prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for faking her own kidnapping so she could go back to… -
The official jailed in the Las Vegas journalist killing due in court
LAS VEGAS — A local elected official is due to face a judge on a murder charge Tuesday in the stabbing death of a Las Vegas investigative journalist who… -
Where do the Jan. 6 cases stand in Massachusetts?
A former Natick Town Meeting member pleaded guilty Wednesday. Seven others have also been charged. -
New docuseries 'The Murders Before the Marathon' asks: Could the Boston Marathon bombing have been prevented?
A local journalist set out to find the truth behind a triple homicide in Waltham and its domino effects. -
Police arrest Vegas-area official in reporter's murder
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-area elected public official was arrested Wednesday as the suspect in the fatal stabbing of a veteran newspaper reporter… -
Genealogy DNA is used to identify a murder victim from 1988 — and her killer
Federal and state law enforcement officials in Georgia used genealogy DNA to identify both a murder victim and her killer in a 1988 homicide that went… -
New lawsuits say Lyft failed to protect its users from physical and sexual assault
The San Francisco-based ridesharing company Lyft is facing 17 new lawsuits brought by users of its service from around the country, who claim the company… -
3 charged with killing Boston gangster Whitey Bulger in 2018
Bulger’s killing came hours after he was transferred to a West Virginia prison from Florida facility.