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Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev is asking for a new trial. Tsarnaev's lawyers filed an appeal on Monday, saying he didn't get a fair trial because of the trial's publicity. Among the points his legal team argues is that the jurors were using social media during the trial and wouldn't have been able to avoid news about it...

(Associated Press) - Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is now detained in the highest-security prison in the country. After he was sentenced to death last month, Tsarnaev was taken from Massachusetts to the U.S. Penitentiary in Florence, Colorado...

(Associated Press) - Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says that he's sorry for the irreparable harm he's caused and that he prays for the victims. Tsarnaev addressed the court for the first time Wednesday at his sentencing hearing...

A Boston jury says Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should die for his crimes. The jury in his trial made their decision after weighing the facts of the case. They had deliberated for 15 hours. Tsarnaev's official sentencing will happen later...

The U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts says the jury has spoken and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev "will pay with his life" for carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing. Carmen Ortiz called the verdict reached Friday, "fair and just." She noted that it came after weeks of grueling and heart wrenching testimony during the long trial...

A Boston jury has sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev  to the death penalty for his crimes. In a federal courtroom today, the judge read through the various factors weighed by the jury to reach their decision. They found that he lacked remorse and played a major role to plan and carry out the deadly attacks...

Defense lawyers are trying to convince jurors the convicted Boston Marathon bomber came from a dysfunctional family. As the penalty phase of the trial continued Tuesday, a psychiatrist who treated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's father testified that Anzor Tsarnaev suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder...

The jury that found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty of the Boston Marathon bombing will begin the penalty phase of the trial on April 21st. A federal judge set the date today, noting that Tsarnaev's defense team had asked for additional time to resolve "logistical issues" with potential witnesses...

Jurors in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been given a glimpse of his computer contents, which included extremist materials such as Inspire magazine. An FBI computer forensics expert began testifying Thursday about materials collected from Tsarnaev's computer...

A man carjacked by the accused Boston Marathon bombers is among those testifying today at the trial of the surviving Tsarnaev brother. Dun Meng recounted the terrifying moment on April 18th, 2013 when Tamerlan Tsarnaev tapped on the window of his Mercedes and pulled out a gun...