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Boston suspect first court appearance July 10
The first time the public will catch a glimpse of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be July 10 — nearly three months after the Cambridge teen and his late brother are accused of setting off two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker bombs in Copley Square, killing three spectators and injuring more than 260 others. ... Full story
Donald Trump prevails over grandmother, 87, in condo case
CHICAGO — Donald Trump boldly proclaimed last week to a federal jury that he had the right to do whatever he wanted at his luxury Chicago high-rise hotel — in spite of a federal lawsuit he faced from an elderly Evanston, Ill., woman. ... Full story
Missing fourth-grader found in Minnesota rockslide
MINNEAPOLIS — St. Paul firefighters and other rescuers located a fourth-grader missing after a mudslide during a school trip at a St. Paul park. Thursday morning rescuers resumed the search and found the deceased boy. ... Full story
Slain Todashev 'intimidated' former neighbors: Boston Suspect's Pal
Former Cambridge neighbors of a Russian mixed martial arts brawler shot dead by an FBI agent early yesterday in Florida — after being questioned about his ties to the marathon bombing and a Waltham triple murder — said he was nasty. ... Full story
Trayvon Martin texted about being a fighter, smoking marijuana
ORLANDO, Fla. — Defense attorneys in the George Zimmerman case Thursday released evidence they discovered on Trayvon Martin’s cell phone, including text messages in which he wrote about taking part in an organized fight, smoking marijuana and being suspended from school. ... Full story
Foreign Service Officer Made Millions in Visa-for-Money Scam
WASHINGTON — A State Department official “received several million dollars in bribes” from Vietnamese residents seeking visas, according to newly public court documents. ... Full story
Whopper of a refusal ends with customer shattering Burger King's window
NEWARK - Police say a mouthy and disgruntled drive-through customer shattered the front window of a busy Burger King after he couldn't get it his way: a Whopper Jr. without cheese for breakfast. ... Full story
Trayvon Martin text messages reveal a troubling side
MIAMI - In the months and days before his shooting death, Trayvon Martin was getting in fights, getting high on marijuana, getting suspended from school and talking with friends about getting a gun, according to cell-phone text messages defense lawyers for shooter George Zimmerman released Thursday. ... Full story
Ohio abduction suspect's 1991 victim speaks out
Lori Rattay said she was “devastated” when she heard who the suspect was in the kidnapping of 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard and another 12-year-old girl Monday. ... Full story
Did the Pentagon cry wolf over sequestration?
WASHINGTON — A funny thing happened on the way to a predicted disaster: The Pentagon is learning to live with the automatic budget cuts its leaders had warned would threaten national security if they took effect. ... Full story
Donald Trump prevails over grandmother, 87, in condo case
CHICAGO — Donald Trump boldly proclaimed last week to a federal jury that he had the right to do whatever he wanted at his luxury Chicago high-rise hotel — in spite of a federal lawsuit he faced from an elderly Evanston, Ill., woman. ... Full story
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