Topic: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

A federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people.

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by four inmates, clearing the way for the first federal executions in about 17 years.

Attorneys for convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a federal appeals court to order a new trial, arguing jurors that delivered the 2015 conviction were biased.

A decision by the Trump administration to end a 16-year moratorium on federal-level executions has drawn criticism from advocacy groups and the international community.

Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev want his death sentence overturned, saying the judge should not have allowed the trial in the city.

Former congressman Anthony Weiner began his 21-month prison sentence Monday in Massachusetts, for sending lewd material to a minor.

On April 22, 1914, U.S. forces took control of the Mexican port city of Veracruz during the fighting of the Mexican Revolution.

Adidas issued an apology after it sent an email congratulating those who "survived" Monday's Boston Marathon.

Matt Damon has signed on to narrate "Boston," a documentary about the history of the city's famed marathon.

One of the top U.S. national security officials will step down from his post next month and go into the private sector, the Justice Department said Tuesday.