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Mass. Senate bill would protect first responders

The so-called "Good Samaritan Bill" will provide legal protections for off-duty firefighters and emergency medical technicians who race to help in the event of a disaster like the Boston Marathon bombings.

McDonough tapped as interim schools chief

The Boston School Committee offered the interim superintendent post to John McDonough, the department's chief financial officer.

After 30 years, sentencing arrives

Gary Alan Irving faces sentencing more than three decades after he fled Mass. to live a secret life in Maine.

Pedestrian struck,
killed in Wareham

Police say a woman was hit by a Jeep while trying to cross Cranberry Highway. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Throw the perfect 'Arrested Development' viewing party

Throw the perfect 'Arrested Development' viewing party

You're going to want to make sure you have plenty of juice on hand for your all-night "Arrested Development" viewing party this weekend.
Kitty co-pilot assists biker

Kitty co-pilot assists biker

Rudi Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his cat Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits online.
Japanese climber, 80, oldest to climb Mount Everest

Japanese climber, 80, oldest to climb Mount Everest

80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura reached the summit at 9:05 a.m. local time Thursday.
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Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time. (   05/23/2013 5:02 AM )

Nation

Obama to push for transparency in face of threats

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Amid lingering concerns about his national security policies, President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects, make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay and warn Americans about dire threats they continue to face -- even from fellow citizens. (   05/23/2013 3:19 AM )

World

Restaurant torched in 4th night of Sweden riots

STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Groups of youth have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. (   05/23/2013 3:09 AM )

Education

More than 50 hurt when Indiana school buses crash

NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (AP) -- A school bus slammed into the back of another one, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving four buses in northern Indiana, leaving about 50 middle and high students with non-serious injuries and one driver seriously injured. (   05/23/2013 4:26 AM )

Science

Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome energy released over that city dwarfed the power of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima. (   05/21/2013 8:58 PM )

The Big Picture
Afghanistan civilians

Afghanistan civilians

Afghanistan is one of the most poor, war-torn nations on earth. Yet its troubled civilians lead lives rich in cultural traditions, rarely seen amid the poverty.

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