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After much fanfare, Bechtel Parsons/Brinckerhoff has agreed to settle a lawsuit from the state and will pay $407 million. Smaller companies involved with the Big Dig will pay $51 million. more ›

--In the middle of a card game at an old folks' home in Jamaica Plain, someone let loose pepper spray, and three residents went to the hospital. That must have been a high-stakes game of pokeno! Police questioned one 66-year-old man, Robert Kane, because he had pepper spray in the past, but he denied it. One resident referred to "troublemakers" in the home and suggested that some people in the home were beefing. Aren't they... more ›

Just as national politics is a sport in which our liberal Commonwealth is mostly a spectator, the war on terror seems lately to be something with only weird, oblique connections to our everyday life. Sure, several years ago it was all about Boston - one of the 9/11 planes left from here, and we had the shoe-bomber trial. But these days, it's never so clear-cut: Planes headed to Boston get diverted to other places to... more ›

There was no "The Giants win the pennant!" moment of stunned jubilation last night, as Tom "What Me Worry" Menino cruised to victory in the mayoral race, defeating Maura "For The Love of God, I Mortgaged My House" Hennigan by a 35-percentage-point margin. South Boston, as promised last winter by angry residents who had their illegal parking privileges revoked, did not support the mayor. Unfortunately for Hennigan, parking is not that big a deal in much of the city, so snow removal didn't carry the day. In other not-so-surprising political news, incumbent Michael Sullivan remained mayor of Lawrence, in keeping with the statewide trend of mayors named Michael Sullivan. Texas also approved a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, shocking no one. more ›

While Bostonist loves our fair city (and its accompanying metropolitan area), we must confess that racial segregation and low-level tension among races are a frustrating reality. Lately, that reality has lead to some interesting legal battles, especially in the Federal District Court, where bold steps may be taken to make juries in criminal trials more racially diverse. Or maybe these steps won't be taken. Read on. more ›

Yesterday was a big day in town. Former House Speaker Tom Finneran, hands down one of the most powerful politicians in the Commonwealth for nearly a decade, plead not guilty at a preliminary hearing on federal perjury charges. Now, in case you've been living under a rock for the past couple years, Republican U.S. Attorney and possible gubernatorial hopeful Michael Sullivan has accused Finneran of lying about his involvement in the 2001 Massachusetts legislative redistricting... more ›