BOSTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana is a dangerous idea, say Massachusetts prosecutors who admit to trying pot themselves.

BOSTON, July 17 (UPI) -- A Boston doctor has been indicted for manslaughter in the Cape Cod, Mass., death last year of a 22-year-old woman during an abortion procedure.

BOSTON, June 20 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts lawsuit seeks destruction of a DNA sample voluntarily provided by a man connected to a writer who was raped and killed on Cape Cod.

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Today is Monday, April 24, the 114th day of 2006 with 251 to follow.

VENICE, Calif., March 31 (UPI) -- Actor, director, playwright and acting teacher Bob Delegall has died in Venice, Calif., at age 60, it was reported Friday.

Today is Sunday, April 24, the 114th day of 2005 with 251 to follow.

BOSTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- The American Civil Liberties Union is seeking an end to a voluntary "DNA dragnet" by police trying to track down a killer in a Cape Cod town.