Boston Marathon Bombing

Deval Patrick looked back at his legacy and ahead to his last year in office as he delivered his final State of the State address.       Patrick pledged to continue to make government more effective, calling for an overhaul of Massachusetts' unemployment insurance system and vowing to pass legislation making it easier to register to vote...

Two Boston Marathon bombing victims will attend President Obama's State of the Union address tonight. Jeff Bauman and Carolos Arrendondo have been invited by First Lady Michelle Obama. Bauman lost both legs in the attack and Arrendondo made a tourniquet and wheeled the man to safety...

Federal prosecutors have eased limitations on visits to Boston Marathon Bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by his defense team.  In court documents filed Tuesday, prosecutors said the restrictions have been modified to allow several people to disseminate Tsarnaev's communications to third parties for the purpose of preparing his defense. Tho...

A court hearing tomorrow will weigh whether Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is being treated properly behind bars.  The 20-year-old suspected terrorist remains jailed, accused of taking part in detonating a pair of homemade bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon back in April...

A federal judge has rejected a request by lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to order prosecutors to give the defense more time to prepare arguments against the death penalty.  Prosecutors have said they plan to make a recommendation to U...

Attorney General Martha Coakley says she wants to make sure donations raised after the Boston Marathon bombing are being spent appropriately.       Coakley said Thursday that her office is distributing surveys to charities and fundraisers that collected money after the attack...

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is holding a special ceremony to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.   The Saturday ceremony coincides with International Peace Day and a cross country meet at the school.   University officials, students and others are planting a peace tree to honor not only those killed and injured in the April 15 explosions at the marathon's finish line,

A task force formed by the college where Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lived says there's no indication students were in danger before or after the bombing. The report released Thursday also said there's evidence the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth could not have foreseen Tsarnaev's alleged actions...

A New Jersey woman has been charged with trying to defraud a charity that aids the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Authorities say 44-year-old Iris Gamble of Linden of New Jersey submitted a claim with the One Fund Boston, saying she was injured during the April 15 blasts and wanted money from the fund...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will make his first public court appearance Wednesday to be arraigned on charges connected to the Boston Marathon bombing in April.