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Gay married couples suing the government over a federal law that doesn't recognize same-sex unions say there is "no legitimate or plausible" reason for having a federal definition of marriage that excludes gay couples.
An independent investigation of the death of a Boston Celtics fan who stopped breathing while in police custody found that officers acted reasonably and did not contribute to the man's death, but also concluded that police made some mistakes during the arrest.
A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to kill Americans was portrayed by federal prosecutors Thursday as a jihadist who is too dangerous to be released on bail, but the man's lawyer said he was charged only after he refused to become an FBI informant against Muslims.
Tarek Mehanna grew up in Boston's upscale suburbs, earned a doctorate in pharmacology, taught religion and math at a Muslim middle school and was considered a typical American kid by those who knew him. Yet Mehanna, who had Egyptian and U.S. citizenship, told a friend he felt out of place in America, according to documents filed in court. And prosecutors say he used his hostility toward this country in a plot to kill U.S. troops in Iraq, assassinate top politicians and shoot down shoppers in U.S. malls.
A woman accused with her husband of giving their 4-year-old daughter a fatal overdose of prescription drugs is asking a judge to bar testimony about her alleged history of getting more pills than prescribed for the girl.
As the economy struggles on earth, some companies are setting their sights on more out-of-this-world opportunities.
The man who was appointed to serve as the interim replacement for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy has also been named executor of his will, it was revealed Thursday.
The Department of Justice on Friday asked a federal judge in Boston to dismiss a lawsuit that claims a federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman is unconstitutional because it denies gay couples access to federal benefits given to other married couples.
A computer hacker who was once a federal informant and was a driving force behind one of the largest cases of identity theft in U.S. history pleaded guilty Friday in a deal with prosecutors that will send him to prison for up to 25 years.
Defrocked priest Paul Shanley, one of the central figures in the clergy sex abuse scandal, was convicted after a 27-year-old man tearfully described how the popular priest used to pull him out of catechism classes and rape him, beginning when he was just 6 years old.
For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage.
Massachusetts' highest court ruled in favor Tuesday of a group of American Airlines skycaps who won more than $325,000 in a lawsuit over tips they claimed they lost after the airline began charging passengers a $2 curbside baggage fee.
Black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Sunday joked about his arrest by a white police officer, but also described receiving death threats and dreaming about being arrested at the White House.
A black police officer who was at Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s home when the black Harvard scholar was arrested says he fully supports how his white fellow officer handled the situation.
The second Cambridge, Mass., police officer who was inside the home of renowned black scholar Henry Louise Gates Jr. during his arrest says he and the arresting officer "followed protocols."
Supporters say the white policeman who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his home is a principled police officer and family man who is being unfairly described as racist.
The second Cambridge, Mass., police officer who was inside the home of renowned black scholar Henry Louise Gates Jr. during his arrest says he and the arresting officer "followed protocols."
A former medical student charged with killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist has lost his request for an investigation into media leaks he claimed may have tainted the grand jury that indicted him.
A lay Catholic group founded in the worst days of the church's clergy sex abuse scandal said Monday it may be forced to cease operations because of a downturn in donations.
New England mobster Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi on Friday described watching a cohort strangle his girlfriend as a "very traumatic moment" — but then admitted he pulled out her teeth afterward so her body would be difficult to identify.
Two former managers of a Big Dig contractor pleaded guilty Wednesday to being part of a conspiracy to deliver substandard concrete to the massive highway project.
Massachusetts has challenged the federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, calling it "discriminatory and overreaching," and supporters say other states could follow suit.
Lawyers for the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller asked a judge to throw out his kidnapping and assault convictions, arguing that the state's mental health expert was unqualified and that a prosecutor made an improper closing argument.
Gay couples traveling overseas can now show passports that feature their married names, letting them take advantage of a little-noticed revision to State Department regulations that critics had feared would undermine the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Lawyers for a German man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller say they'll appeal his kidnapping conviction, calling it "the first chapter" in the case.
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