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Boston to be US nominee for 2024 OlympicsBoston beat San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington on Thursday to be the USOC's choice for the American bid.
First-ever weekend closure planned for Golden Gate Bridge for safety upgradesTransit buses, emergency vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to cross the bridge while the barrier is being installed.
Murder trial for former NFL star Hernandez begins Friday with jury selectionAaron Hernandez is accused of killing Odin Lloyd, a semiprofessional football player from Boston who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancée.
US court to hear arguments on gay marriage bans in three southern statesProponents of the bans in Texas, Louisiana and Alabama have argued that states have the right to decide who can marry and that it is in the states' interests to promote marriage between a man and a woman.
Obama and Gabby Giffords converge on 4th anniv. of shootingFour years after the shooting that claimed six lives and left Giffords wounded, she and the president reflect on the lessons learned from that fateful day.
NAACP bombing motive still in questionColorado Springs is still searching for answers two days after the attack.
Former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick takes 'Lone Walk' back to private citizenshipAfter two terms, Patrick is looking forward to being out from under the spotlight.
- NFL should have investigated Rice case further, former FBI director says
Robert Mueller said he can find no evidence the league received the video showing Rice striking his fiancee in a casino elevator before it was published online in September.
- United Airlines attendants fired for refusing to fly in plane with 'BYE BYE' scrawled on tail
The flight attendants filed the whistleblower complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor, saying the drawings included images that could be construed as 'menacing' or 'devilish.'
Two dead following multi-vehicle crash on Penn. interstateNine trucks, several of them tractor-trailers, and nine cars were involved in the crash in the highway's westbound lanes, state police said.
- Frigid temperatures cancel or delay schools from Georgia to Massachusetts
Snow was blamed for an 18-car pile up. Cold weather caused school closings and delays across the US. But temperatures in Arizona hit a new record high.
Foie gras-friendly Californians triumph as judge strikes down banOn Wednesday, a federal judge struck down California's long-fought ban on foie gras, which passed in 2004 and when into effect in 2012. The judge ruled the ban was at odds with federal laws overseeing the sale and distribution of poultry products.
Community searches for answers in fatal shooting of Florida teen by sistersPolice in Florida are searching for a motive in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy by his two younger sisters. Police say a 15-year-old girl got a gun from a locked room and with the help of her 11-year-old sister shot the boy.
Series of earthquakes rattles Texans Tuesday and WednesdayNo major damage or injuries were reported in 11 earthquakes recorded since Tuesday, with magnitudes from 1.6 to 3.6.
Mario Cuomo funeral brings progressives togetherCuomo's son, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, and others gather to mourn the loss of a liberal icon.
Shooter reported at El Paso hospitalPolice are investigating a shooting at a VA hospital in El Paso, Texas.
Twitter mocks councilman who threatened to sue local paper#kirbydelauter trends on Twitter after the city councilman threatens to file suit against his local paper for using his name.
Former Va. Gov. McDonnell sentenced to 2 years for corruptionThe punishment was far below the 10 years prosecutors initially wanted, but still more than the community service the former governor's defense argued for.
Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez among four elected to Baseball Hall of FameJohn Smoltz and Craig Biggio will join Johnson and Martinez when they are all inducted next summer in the hall at Cooperstown, N.Y.
Jurors will see ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez's trophies, judge saysA judge has ruled that Aaron Hernandez's house should remain as it looked at the time of Odin Lloyd's murder, despite prosecutors' request.
