Boston Conflict & Tragedy News

A n umbrella-wielding valet and out-of-work landscaper didn’t hesitate, jumping into the fray to chase down an alleged armed carjacker after an attack on a 61-year-old woman late Monday outside a downtown luxury condo complex.

R ] flight attendant found a bomb threat left on a note in the bathroom of a Miami-bound jet this afternoon during a preflight inspection. The note reportedly stated: “Bomb on board, Boston-Miami.” Massport spokesman Phil Orlandella said everyone aboard...

U.S. federal prosecutors have charged two men with providing material support to terrorists and other crimes, including conspiracy to kill in a foreign country and lying to law enforcement officers. Additional charges were made against Tarek Mehanna, 27, of Sudbury,...

J oseph Cousin, a reputed city gang member, was found guilty this afternoon of the second-degree murder of a 10-year-old girl cut down in the crossfire. The June 29, 2002, murder of Trina Persad was the brutal byproduct of a...

S ix months after being raped by an acquaintance, Katrina received a call from a friend seeking support after a sexual assault. It brought tears to my eyes and I held her hand during the exam...It comes down to training,...

A 14-year-old Quincy boy is under investigation for allegedly possessing bomb-making materials after the Boston Police Department Bomb Squad was called to dismantle a device inside the boy’s room. The boy has not been charged, but Quincy police said they...

The lawyer for a Massachusetts man accused of conspiring in an alleged terror plot says his client should be allowed home confinement without Internet access until his trial. But a federal prosecutor argued at a detention hearing Thursday in Boston...