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'Cancer of lies': Was it deadly romance or police corruption that led to US cop death?
The fate of Karen Read was handed to jurors today.
Boston Celtics' Kiwi coach: 'We're not going to apologise for winning'
The Boston Celtics dropped only two play-off games on their way to the NBA finals.
Martin Luther King statue causes outrage
The abstract artwork has drawn ire over its depiction of the civil rights leader.
'Literally thrown away': US parents sue after hospital loses baby's body
Police determined Everleigh was likely thrown away with soiled linens from the morgue.
After 9/11, Boston found a focus for its anger. She has never quite recovered
New York Times: Terrorists boarded planes in Boston. An airport official was singled out.
Covid-19: Coronavirus vaccine to cost $50-$60
Boston company's vaccines first to go into clinical trials.
George Floyd death: Monuments defaced
Buildings and landmarks vandalised as National Guard suppresses riot in Minnesota.
Heart-warming message from fighting father
Kurt Brunton will be posting regular video diaries to the Herald to share his journey.
Boston Freedom Trail
Our sixty-second guide to walking Boston Freedom Trail, along Massachusetts' redbrick line
Killer's mystery link to slain doctors
Murder of two doctors inside a luxury pad in Boston sparks rumours about killer's motive.
Doctors bound, slain in luxury penthouse
Killer left cut-up photos of the couple, and a message of retribution.
Wellington best place to live in the world
NZ's capital ranked the best place to live in the world in a new global study.
Who killed two-year-old Bella Bond?
After three months, the washed up toddler found dead on a Boston Harbor beach and known simply as Baby Doe has been identified as Bella Bond.
Boston bomber: Implications of sentence
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now faces execution for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings, but what implications does this sentence have?
Bloody video closes Boston bomber case
Jurors were shown video of the moment a pressure cooker bomb ripped through the crowds at the marathon finish line.
Boston bomber 'jealous' of his brother
'God has a plan for each person. Mine was to hide in this boat and shed some light on our actions.'
Boston bombing: Victim didn't know she was on fire
A woman who rushed to her husband's help in the aftermath of the Boston marathon blasts had no idea that the homemade bombs had set her back on fire.
Boston trial: Dad had to leave dying son
The father of an eight-year-old boy killed in the Boston bombing tells how he had to leave his dying son's side to tend to his grievously injured daughter.
Boston bomb accused’s lawyer: He did it
A lawyer for accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told a jury that her client and his brother carried out the deadly attack almost two years ago.
Trial starts for Boston Marathon bomber
The jury in the trial of one of the Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev heard gruesome details of the injuries sustained by the victims on day one.
Will robots make high-tech workers worse off?
Robots can leave all future high-tech workers and, potentially, all future low-tech workers worse off.
Condo towers rise from Boston to LA in US rebound
For the first time since the US housing crash, new condos are sprouting in Boston, Seattle and LA as developers bet on the return of the riskiest type of residential real estate.
Boston Marathon: Courage amid tears on Boston's road to redemption
Nearly 36,000 runners set out from the Boston Marathon starting line with security tight along the 42km course yesterday.
Peace activist who lost son to war quick to help another young man
One of the most graphic images to emerge from the Boston Marathon bombings was of a young man who appeared to have lost both his legs.
Australia beefs up its anti-terrorist efforts
The Boston bombings have reaffirmed Australia's commitment to its burgeoning counter-intelligence agency, which is preparing to move.
Blasts put heat on London Marathon
British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the Boston bombings.