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Gary Washburn tells why he didn't cast MVP vote for LeBron James

2013-05-06 08:11:00

Move over Fred Hickman, you finally have some company. LeBron James fell one vote shy of becoming the first unanimous MVP winner in NBA history on Sunday. The person not to vote for him: the Boston Globe's Gary Washburn, who voted for New York's Carmelo...

Respect Boston's pain, bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev somewhere else

2013-05-06 12:29:00

What kind of power do the living have over the dead? It’s a question that a Massachusetts town answered Sunday, when Cambridge City Manager Robert W. Healy said he would not allow Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged mastermind of the Boston Marathon...

Massachusetts Senate race pits Democrat Markey vs. Republican Gomez

2013-04-30 17:52:00

WASHINGTON – The race to replace John F. Kerry in the U.S. Senate will offer Massachusetts voters a familiar choice: a longtime Democratic officeholder against a fresh-faced Republican. Democratic Rep. Edward J. Markey and Republican businessman...

Massachusetts voters head to the polls for Senate primary

2013-04-30 11:21:00

SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Stephen Lynch was in a hurry on Friday morning, first to a pair of diners along Broadway, then down the street to a firehouse. By day’s end, he’d hit 18 stops in six cities and towns in the Boston area, as he worked...

Tamerlan Tsarnaev buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia

2013-05-10 12:33:00

Tamerlan Tsarnaev was buried in a Muslim cemetery in Virginia, Boston officials said on Friday as they released the official death certificate for a suspect in the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Officials said earlier this week that Tsarnaev’s...

'Iron Man 3': Solid, with some cracks in the armor, reviews say

2013-05-03 12:25:00

After headlining two of his own movies and teaming up to save the world in "The Avengers," the billionaire-playboy-turned-superhero Iron Man is a known quantity. Anytime he shows up, audiences can rest assured that high-tech battle suits, scheming...

'Pain & Gain' is all brawn, no brains, reviews say

2013-04-26 11:15:00

Leave it to Michael Bay to spend $26 million making a low-budget comedy. If that sounds like a robust price tag for "Pain & Gain," his new true-crime-inspired tale about three Miami gym rats who kidnap and extort a wealthy sandwich shop owner, consider...

Boston Marathon medals for sale on eBay as survivors regroup

2013-04-18 05:30:00

Those who ran in this year's Boston Marathon will never forget it. And those who didn't can buy a piece of the tragic run for about $200 to $300. At least five Boston Marathon finisher's medals -- traditionally given out exclusively to those who...

NFL beat writers make picks for 2013 mock draft

2013-04-20 14:05:00

Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...

In immigrant-rich Cambridge, arrest baffles locals

2013-04-21 00:28:00

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The brothers' American experience was rooted here, a city of Ivy Leaguers and immigrants across the Charles River from Boston. In almost every way, it was unremarkable. They lived in a weathered neighborhood of Brazilians and...

Al Neuharth dies at 89; newspaper mogul created USA Today

2013-04-20 00:00:00

Al Neuharth, the newspaper mogul who in 1982 made a $1-billion gamble called USA Today that earned derision for its emphasis on brevity, flashy graphics and upbeat stories but endured to become the nation's largest-circulation newspaper, died Friday in...

Officer slain at MIT loved his role

2013-04-19 19:27:00

For Sean Collier, police work was a calling, an academic pursuit and a dream. On Thursday night, he died on duty — in what police believe was the fourth death in a violent rampage wrought by the Boston bombing suspects. The MIT campus police...

Police officers with their guns drawn hear the second explosion down the street. The first explosion knocked down Bill Iffrig just short of the finish line. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

2013-04-25 14:35:51

Emergency personnel respond to the scene after two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. (David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe)

2013-04-15 13:47:00

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2013-04-15 00:00:00