Boston Marathon Bombing

Democratic U.S. Rep. William Keating has won his re-election bid, defeating Republican challenger John Chapman in Massachusetts' 9th Congressional District. After last year's Boston Marathon bombing, Keating pushed for an amendment to encourage stronger intelligence sharing among federal, state and local law enforcement agencies...

A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been convicted of lying during the investigation into the 2013 attack. Robel Phillipos, of Cambridge, was convicted of both counts Tuesday. Prosecutors say he lied about being in Tsarnaev's dorm room while two other friends removed potential evidence three days after the bombing while an intense manhunt was underway to find the susp

Jurors in the federal trial of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev  have ended a fifth day of deliberations without reaching a verdict. Robel Phillipos is accused of lying about being in Tsarnaev's UMass Dartmouth dorm room three days after the deadly bombing, when two other friends removed a backpack containing fireworks and other potential evidence...

Jurors have begun deliberating in the federal trial of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Robel Phillipos is charged with lying about being in Tsarnaev's dorm room at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth when two other friends removed a backpack and other potential evidence several days after the April 15, 2013, attack...

A lawyer for a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has told a jury that he did not lie when questioned by the FBI, but instead was suffering from a cloudy memory caused by heavy marijuana use. Robel Phillipos is accused of lying about being in Tsarnaev's UMass-Dartmouth dorm room when two friends removed Tsarnaev's backpack and other potential evidence the night of April 18

A settlement has been reached in a defamation lawsuit against the New York Post for its "Bag Men" cover three days after the Boston Marathon bombing. Neither side would disclose terms of the settlement. The Post's front page on April 18, 2013, had a photo of Salaheddin Barhoum and Yassine Zaimi standing near the finish line with the headline "Bag Men...

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to reject a bid by Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to dismiss charges against him over concerns about an under representation of African-Americans and people over 70 on federal juries in Massachusetts...

A friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to charges of trafficking heroin and possessing an illegal handgun. Stephen Silva of Cambridge, Massachusetts, appeared in federal court in Boston on Wednesday...

The story of Jeff Bauman, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombings who lost both his legs in the attack, is being developed into a film.

A federal judge has granted a request from Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for jury records for Massachusetts federal courts over the last three years. Tsarnaev's lawyers asked for the records to determine if a jury plan adopted in 2009 has corrected racial imbalances...