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Associated Press - The jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial is getting a first-hand look at fragments from one of the pressure cooker bombs that exploded near the race's finish line in 2013. Prosecutors also displayed shredded pieces of a backpack today they say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev used to carry the homemade bombs just prior to the blasts that killed three people and injured more than 260 other

BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are asking for a third time for a judge to hold a hearing on media leaks they say are jeopardizing Tsarnaev's right to a fair trial. In a court filing Friday, Tsarnaev's lawyers cite a recent piece in Newsweek magazine containing statements from unnamed law enforcement sources...

Students, faculty members and administrators gathered at UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday to honor those killed and survivors at last year's Boston Marathon. During a vigil which included music and prayers, Chancellor Divina Grossman urged the gathering make a strong committment to make the world a better place...

A judge has set a November trial date for Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Judge George O'Toole Jr. said in U.S. District Court Wednesday that he has set the trial for Nov. 3, 2014. Earlier this week, Tsarnaev's lawyers had filed a report requesting that the trial start no earlier than September 2015...

Prosecutors say the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzkokhar Tsarnaev is expected to last three months, plus another six weeks if he is convicted and a jury then has to decide whether he should get the death penalty. The trial estimate was included in a joint status report filed in court Monday by federal prosecutors and Tsarnaev's lawyers ahead of a court hearing scheduled Wednesday... R