• After getting roughed up in last start Lester looks to bounce back

  Terry Francona's return to Fenway Park has been nothing if not entertaining. The former Red Sox manager and current skipper of the Indians watched his team come out swinging Thursday, lighting up the scoreboard in a 12-3 win. On Friday, John Farrell's squad reversed the fate, sending the Indians back to their hotel with an 8-1 defeat on a rain-soaked night. The third round of this ...

• Indians struggle against Lackey 8-1 loss at Boston

  Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona, center, gives pitcher Justin Masterson a pat on the back as he takes him out during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, May 24, 2013. The Red Sox won 8-1. Indians catcher Carlos Santana, left, looks on. (AP Photo/Charles ...

• Oklahoma principals recall day tornado hit

  It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ...

• Henri Dutilleux 97 French composer of expressive orchestral music

  Henri Dutilleux took a solo bow in this undated photo as Seiji Ozawa, children’s chorus coach Johanna Hill Simpson, and the child vocalists ...

• No Kryptonite required for cops to nab ‘Man of Steel’

  Police said Berry was yelling on the westbound platform at about 6:30 a.m. when an MBTA employee asked him to quiet down. That’s when Berry allegedly turned villain - shoving the employee, drawing an expandable baton and screaming obscenities, according to police reports.Transit cops called to the scene later said they cuffed Berry after a brief struggle and found the baton in his jacket ...

• AlterG Bionic Leg How it works

  The AlterG Bionic Leg is built for speed … at least walking speed.Here are a few of its features:• The battery-powered device sells for $40,000 - but is rented out for $700 to $1,000 per month based on hours of use.• The smart-leg is designed to be used for short periods of time and helps teach patients to walk on their own again.• Sensors in the shoes respond to the ...

• Bionic leg aids Bob Lobel’s quest 
to walk freely

  Beloved Boston sportscaster Bob Lobel is going bionic to fulfill his dream of walking easily again.Pool workouts, weight training and hobbling around on crutches just wasn’t cutting it. So the 69-year-old sports maestro and his therapists turned to the magic packed into the $40,000 AlterG Bionic Leg.The battery-operated robotic smart-leg - that wraps around an injured limb (think ...

• Hundreds honor fallen soldier in Dalton

  Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Dalton yesterday to pay their respects and honor Army Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, who was killed in action in Afghanistan on May 14.Daehling, 24, was remembered as a dedicated soldier, son, husband and friend in a funeral Mass at St. Agnes Church, where his wife, Samantha, whom he married last June 14, eulogized him."I married a hero," she said ...

• Leadership questioned as William Lantigua goes AWOL

  Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua - out of the country for two weeks and counting - is set to return just in time for his cash-strapped city’s yearly budget battle, city officials said, as critics pounced on him for failing to announce or explain his absence."That is not leadership," City Councilor Mark LaPlante told the Herald. "He is supposed to present the budget at the ...

• State proposes to make big $ off pot shops

  Pot proprietors seeking to open a medical marijuana shop will have to pony up at least $83,000 in fees, according to new rules proposed by state health officials.The Department of Public Health expects to collect more than $3.9 million from pot shops and patients in the first year and is looking to create a Medical Marijuana Trust Fund to keep the revenue, acting Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett ...

• William Dorcena out of race for mayor

  The pool of mayoral hopefuls is now down to 15 after city election officials yesterday disqualified a potential candidate because he failed to collect the minimum 3,000 signatures to earn a spot on September’s ballot.William J. Dorcena, 40, a mortgage loan officer from Hyde Park, said trying to care for a 14-month-old son with health issues and build a political organization proved too ...

• Peabody driver charged in death of passenger

  A 31-year-old Peabody man was killed after being nearly decapitated in a crash early yesterday morning when the car he was riding in plowed into a parked flatbed tow truck, police said.The driver of the car, Michael J. Fowler, 38, of Peabody, was charged with motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and negligent operation, second offense OUI, and leaving the scene of a ...

• Bishop Shaw’s tumor is cancerous and he will undergo treatment Episcopal diocese says

  Bishop M. Thomas Shaw has learned that a tumor removed from his brain last week is malignant and he will need cancer treatments, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. Shaw underwent brain surgery on May 17 after tests revealed the mass on the previous day, the diocese said in a post on its website Friday. The bishop met with his doctors at the Dana Farber Brigham and ...

• Friend of triple murder victim says police knew of ties to Marathon bombing suspect

  The girlfriend of one of three men brutally murdered in a Waltham apartment in 2011 said Friday she told police soon after the slayings that Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev had been a frequent visitor to the apartment. She is the first to assert that police investigating the murders were aware that Tsarnaev, who previously had been questioned by the FBI about possible terrorist ...

• Massachusetts judges win $30000 raise from legislators

  Salaries for the state’s judges would climb by $30,000 during the next three years under a measure that won legislative approval this week with little ...

• R.I. health insurers seek double-digit premium hikes

  PROVIDENCE - Health insurers in Rhode Island are seeking double-digit increases in the premiums that individuals and small businesses will pay for coverage next year, the largest increases in years, as the federal health care law takes full ...

• Senator Cowan urges BC Law grads to find balance between net worth self-worth

  Marathon bombing victim Brittany Loring accepted her law degree from dean Vincent D. Rougeau at the Boston College Law School commencement, where interim Senator William ';Mo'; Cowan offered his insight on net worth and ...

• Sapling from Anne Frank tree to be planted in Boston Common

  Thanks to a Brookline teenager, a sapling from the horse chestnut tree that stood near the secret annex in Amsterdam where Anne Frank and her family hid during World War II will soon be planted in Boston ...

• Someone chokes in the HEAT of the moment.... MAY 25

  Fans from Cleveland remember those days, you know, "THE CHOKING CHRONICLES" NOT MUCH TO SAY MY -HEAT FAN- FRIENDS, YOU ARE IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE GOING BACK TO INDIANA EVEN UP.This series should be 2-0 if it were not for a stupid mistake. Indiana gave game one away, that should tell all of us that Miami is overrated.Enough ...

• CapeFlyer Passengers Enjoy Inaugural Ride From Boston To Hyannis

  HYANNIS (CBS) – For the first time since the 1980's a passenger train rolled into Hyannis from Boston. The CapeFlyer is now up and running for the summer season. The inaugural run experienced delays, leaving South Station at 5:15 and arriving in Cape Cod at 8:20pm, about a half hour behind ...

• With surgical precision Lackey soaks Tribe

  CLE@BOS: Lackey dominates Indians for third win BOSTON -- Though it is still early, the Red Sox appear to be getting the best-case scenario when it comes to John Lackey's return from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander hasn't just come back to take a spot in the rotation. He looks poised to put together the type of success that marked his years with the Angels. Friday marked the ...

• Prosecutors may regret screening Bulger jurors

  The decision by a federal judge yesterday to green light criminal background checks on jurors in the looming James "Whitey" Bulger trial could backfire on the prosecution, experts say."I think that’s where the government can get in trouble sometimes, when it tries to take a case out of the ordinary course of justice," said Timothy Bradl, a defense attorney and former ...

• Red Sox top Indians behind Lackeys pitching

  John Lackey allowed two hits in seven innings, Mike Carp hit a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on a rainy Friday ...

• Official 2 dead after Angel Flight crashes in NY

  Forty years have passed since Eastern Flight 401 slammed down in the Florida Everglades, yet no memorial has been raised to remember the 101 people who perished that ...

• Red Sox 8 Indians 1

  E_Saltalamacchia (4). DP_Cleveland 1, Boston 1. LOB_Cleveland 5, Boston 3. 2B_Brantley (7), Saltalamacchia (11). HR_Carp (3). SB_Kipnis (10), Mar.Reynolds (2), Brantley (3), Ellsbury (14). IP H R ER BB SO Masterson L,7-3 6 6 5 5 5 R.Hill -3 Albers -3 Pestano Lackey W,3-4 7 8 Uehara ...

• Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million

  The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ...

• Small plane out of Massachusetts crashes in N.Y.

  A small passenger plane that took off from Hanscom Air Force Base crashed in New York tonight.The Piper PA 34 aircraft with three people on board crashed in Garoga, N.Y., near Highway 29 at about 5:10 p.m., said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.The identities and conditions of the people on the plane were not immediately known.Bergen said the plane had been headed to ...

• Gov. promises to make neighbor land deal right

  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - Gov. Peter Shumlin is defending a property deal he made with a neighbor whose family now says the man is mentally unfit to make the sale ...

• Small plane from Hanscom Field crashes in New York

  A small plane that departed from Hanscom Field in Bedford with three people on board has crashed in New York, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Piper PA 34 aircraft was 60 miles from its Rome, N.Y., destination when it went down near Garoga, N.Y., at 5:10 p.m., said FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said. The conditions of the passengers were not immediately available. The ...

• Man describes crushing loss of wife in Afghanistan

  Chris Cullen was working as a private military contractor in Afghanistan so he could be close to his wife, an Army helicopter pilot, when his world was shattered, our news partners at ...

• Surgeon Skill luck helped save marathon bombing victims lives

  A trauma surgeon who ran in this year's Boston Marathon and then helped treat victims of the bombing at Massachusetts General Hospital was in New Hampshire on Friday telling his ...

• Bruins Tuukka Rask Loses Balance But Keeps Sense of Humor

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• Monday May 27 Art for the People

  The ducklings in the Public Garden; the sculptures celebrating historic figures throughout Boston; the unexpected mural that brightens a blighted building - it's all public art, and it all makes our environment livelier and more interesting. Tonight, we discover the people and the stories behind some of the city's best known landmarks, as we explore the work of sculptors Nancy Schon ...

• Small plane that departed Mass. crashes in NY

  A small plane that had departed from Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Mass., crashed near Garoga, N.Y., Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration ...

• Bridge collapse puts spotlight on local deficient bridges

  Rescuers circled the mangled bridge Thursday, looking for survivors who plunged into the river below. At least three people were trapped in their ...

• Dealing with sore hamstring Victorino placed on DL

  Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox couldn't afford to play the waiting game with Shane Victorino this time around. Victorino's sore left hamstring and ailing back forced him to the 15-day disabled list on Friday, retroactive to Tuesday. "Our goal was to be back the next couple days, but situations come up," said Victorino, who expects to miss the minimum amount of time. With Will ...

• Concussion symptoms gone Ross activated

  Email BOSTON -- The Red Sox activated David Ross from the seven-day concussion disabled list Friday after doctors cleared him to resume playing. The catcher, who has been on the disabled list since May 12, completed a one-game rehab assignment at Double-A Portland on Thursday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI double. In order to make room for Ross on the roster, Boston sent catcher Ryan Lavarnway to ...

• Bulger judge allows juror background checks

  BOSTON (AP) -- The judge presiding over the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is allowing prosecutors to conduct criminal background on potential ...

• No change of heart on Maine hospital debt

  AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Gov. Paul LePage and Democratic lawmakers had no change of heart Friday on a bill to repay a $484 million debt to Maine hospitals and expand ...

• Vt. Route 128 in Westford reopens after flooding

  WESTFORD, Vt. (AP) - The Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security says Route 128 between Essex and Westford has reopened after the water subsided from the flash ...

• Malloy defends effort to restrict Newtown records

  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending efforts to restrict the release of certain public records related to the Newtown school shooting, saying he wants to protect the victims’ ...

• Nerlens Noel may not be best option for Cleveland Cavaliers MAY 24

  Cavaliers when they go on the clock this year. Unlike years past, there isn???t a clear cut prospect that stands out above the rest of the field, as Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving did the past two seasons. Right now most of the talk is centering on Kentucky center Nerlens Noel but ...

• Refocused and ready Bruins goalie Rask puts his Game 4 gaffe behind him

  New York Rangers' Carl Hagelin, center, watches as his shot scores past Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask, left, while Boston Bruins' Johnny Boychuk, right, looks on during the second period in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL Stanley Cup playoff, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in New York. (Seth ...

• How safe is that bridge youre driving over

  Like millions of other Americans, Dan and Sally Sligh packed up their vehicle and headed out for a Memorial Day weekend trip. As they crossed the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River outside Seattle, Washington, the bridge gave way and their pickup truck plunged into the frigid ...

• Indians activate Swisher from paternity list

  BOSTON (AP) - Cleveland Indians first baseman Nick Swisher is back from the paternity list after his wife, JoAnna, had the couple’s first child, a ...

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