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Police from Miami, Oklahoma, briefly testify in trial of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:26 PM PDT

A retired Miami police sergeant testified in federal court today that he found the wallet and license of businessman and murder victim John B. Callahan in a Cuban neighborhood of Miami, corroborating testimony that James "Whitey" Bulger wanted to make it look like Callahan was killed by Cubans in a deal that had gone bad.
    

Doc Rivers welcomes fresh start with LA Clippers

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:25 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even Doc Rivers got weary of the two-week saga of his departure from the Boston Celtics to the Los Angeles Clippers.
    

Maine lawmakers override Gov. LePage budget veto

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:23 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine lawmakers voted Wednesday to override Gov. Paul LePage's veto of the state budget, temporarily raising Maine's sales and meals and lodging taxes and putting an end to a possibility of looming state shutdown
    

Salem police say thief returned to get stolen TV’s remote

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:22 PM PDT

Police say a Salem man has been arrested after he came looking for the remote control for a neighbor's stolen television.
    

Former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez charged with ‘execution’ of acquaintance; held without bail

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:21 PM PDT

Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez executed his acquaintance Odin L. Lloyd because Hernandez was upset that Lloyd had spoken at a Boston nightclub on June 14 with people Hernandez "had troubles with," a prosecutor alleged today. In a dramatic hearing in Attleboro District Court, a Bristol County prosecutor said surveillance videos in Boston, in North Attlebrough, and even in Hernandez's own home linked him to the slaying several days later of Lloyd.
    

Senator William “Mo” Cowan’s farewell: Congress is working

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:20 PM PDT

Senator William "Mo" Cowan on Wednesday thanked his staff and the people of Massachusetts for entrusting him to represent them for five months, and said it was honor to serve in the upper chamber of as one of only eight African-Americans in the nation's history.
    

Memorial, Care New England affiliation gets OK

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:18 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The state Department of Health has approved an affiliation between Pawtucket's Memorial Hospital and the Providence-based Care New England hospital group.
    

Larry Bird returning to Pacers front office

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:17 PM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Larry Bird will be re-introduced to the media Thursday morning as the Pacers' president of basketball operations.
    

Texas gov. calls 2nd special session on abortion

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:17 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Rick Perry is calling for the Texas Legislature to meet in a second special session to pass restrictions on abortion.
    

Mass. lawmakers back transportation compromise

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:10 PM PDT

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House has approved a compromise transportation funding bill that calls for about $500 million in new taxes to pay for upgrades to the state's aging infrastructure.
    

Gov. Perry calls 2nd special session of the Texas Legislature to address abortion restrictions

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:10 PM PDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Perry calls 2nd special session of the Texas Legislature to address abortion restrictions.
    

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Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:08 PM PDT

    

Convicted murderer dies after Maine prison attack

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:06 PM PDT

A Maine State Prison inmate serving a life sentence for murder has died after being attacked by another inmate who is in prison for murder.
    

Former US commander in Libya disputes diplomat

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The former commander of a four-member Army special forces unit in Tripoli, Libya, says he was never told to stand down during last year's deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi.
    

Man charged in officer shooting appears in court

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:04 PM PDT

DANIELSON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge has ordered a mental health evaluation for a man charged with shooting a Willimantic police officer, while authorities continue investigating the death of another man found in the suspect's home.
    

RI House OKs tougher penalties for gun crimes

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:03 PM PDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island House has voted to increase penalties for certain gun crimes.
    

Divers remove wood beam from possible Griffin site

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:01 PM PDT

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Scientists and divers who combed the bottom of Lake Michigan last week for a 17th-century shipwreck have retrieved a wooden beam that could belong to the long-lost Griffin.
    

Vt. gay rights activists cheer high court ruling

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:00 PM PDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gay rights advocates in Vermont — the first state to pass civil unions for gay couples and the first to pass gay marriage without a court's prodding — were elated the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal law denying key benefits to married same-sex couples.
    

More rain in Vt. as road, utility repairs continue

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 01:57 PM PDT

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Heavy rains fell Wednesday on much of Vermont, where a series of storms have left the ground soaked and vulnerable to flooding. Still more rain is expected.
    

Tropical Storm Cosme weakening in the Pacific

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 01:53 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — Cosme (KAHS'-may) has weakened to a tropical storm in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean well off the coast of Mexico.