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Judge rejects request to publicly release names of jurors in Boston Marathon bombing trial

BOSTON – A judge has rejected a motion by The Boston Globe to publicly release the names of jurors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Judge George O’Toole Jr.’s ruling Monday came more than three months after a federal jury convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv) in the deadly 2013 attack …

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Lawyers for Massachusetts teen charged with teacher's slaying to appeal ruling on psych tests

SALEM, Mass. – A lawyer for a Massachusetts teen charged with killing his high school math teacher is refusing to comply with a judge’s order to turn over to the prosecution raw data of psychological testing performed on the suspect. Sixteen-year-old Philip Chism is charged with murder as an adult …

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Bush returns to New Orleans, a low point in his presidency, for 10th anniversary of Katrina

NEW ORLEANS – Former President Bush is returning to New Orleans — the scene of one of his presidency’s lowest points — to remember the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. He’s also coming to tout the region’s recovery from the costliest natural disaster in the nation. He’s delivering remarks Friday …

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