BOSTON — Rosie Ruiz, the Boston Marathon course-cutter who was stripped of her victory in the 1980 race and went on to become an enduring symbol of cheating in sports, has died. She was 66.
Just weeks after LGBTQ Pride Month ended, a California group announced it would host a “Straight Pride Parade” in the city of Modesto. The announcement comes less than two months after a Boston group announced that it, too, would hold an event celebrating heterosexuality.
A Massachusetts prosecutor Wednesday asked for charges to be dropped against actor Kevin Spacey, who had been accused of groping the son of a former Boston television news anchor at a Nantucket bar three years ago.
Ethiopians swept the Kenyans off the podium at the 120th Boston Marathon, winning both the men's and women's races for the first time in history. (See more here)
One year after bombings struck the Boston Marathon, Bostonians are bouncing back.
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The bells of Boston's Old South Church tolled as a flag was hoisted up a small flagpole Tuesday at the spot of the Boston Marathon finish line, one year to the minute after tragedy struck there.
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All of Boston seemed to pause on Wednesday, to honor a fallen hero, Lt. Edward Walsh, 43, one of the firefighters who died last week in a 9-alarm inferno in the city’s historic Back Bay neighborhood.
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Authorities laid out a broad security plan Monday for the Boston Marathon — cameras along the route, checkpoints for spectators, National Guard troops and more than 3,500 police officers — and told fans to leave their backpacks at home.
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Six months after twin bombings shattered the city, Boston culminated its comeback Wednesday night, clinching its first World Series title at Fenway Park in 95 years.
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A young couple still battling to recover from serious injuries they suffered in the Boston Marathon bombings is taking their relationship to another level: they’re getting married.
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Honesty really paid off for a homeless man in Boston who turned in a backpack containing nearly $42,000 this week.
Since his good deed, an online fundraiser had raised more than $73,000 for Glen James by Wednesday afternoon and brought in offers from strangers of other types of assistance.
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Anyone who’s owned a car in a city knows how frustrating it can be to find a parking space on the street. After a few loops around the neighborhood, you start wondering, “What I would give for a parking spot!”
Apparently, some are willing to give more than others — a lot more.
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People injured in the Boston Marathon attack face a Saturday deadline to apply for payments from a $47 million fund, two months after the twin bombs went off near the finish line.
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A Boston Marathon victim and his rescuer threw out first pitches at Fenway on Tuesday.
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33,000 American flags planted in Boston Common in memory of every fallen service member from Massachusetts between the Civil War and present day.
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They've been taking their first steps, pushing through tough rehabilitation and venturing into crowds again. One month after the Boston Marathon bombing, victims are working to heal their physical and mental wounds.
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