Angela Nelson

Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

boston.com — TORONTO (AP) - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict, breaking a week of silence over reports of a video purportedly showing him using the drug. Critics were not appeased, with one city councilor questioning whether the mayor told

Patients approved to use medical marijuana in Mass would pay annual $50 fee

boston.com — Patients approved to use medical marijuana in Mass would pay annual $50 fee Dispensaries granted a license to sell marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts will be required to pay an $50,000 annual fee under proposed regulations unveiled Friday by the state Department of Public Health.

Boston area traffic report

boston.com — Get up to the minute traffic conditions for greater Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, including commuter information for Routes 93, 128, Mass Turnpike, 495, Cape Cod plus MBTA rail information.

Where to have your graduation dinner

boston.com — It's time for that one last meal with the family in the Boston area. Are you given the responsibility of finding the restaurant for graduation dinner, which means find a reservation, accommodating large groups, and above all, hoping everyone will be pleased? Here are some ideas for celebrating the big occasion.

Father of man killed by FBI agents in Orlando, Fla. says his son was not capable of attacking police

boston.com — Just days before he was shot and killed by an FBI agent during an interrogation in Orlando, Fla., Ibragim Todashev telephoned his father in Russia to say he was coming home - after he met with law enforcement investigators to discuss the Boston Marathon bombings.

UK official: Suspects part of previous probes

boston.com — Police and forensic officers near the scene of an attack which has left one man confirmed dead and two people wounded near Woolwich barracks in London Wednesday, May, 22, 2013. Scotland Yard said officers responded to reports of an assault Wednesday afternoon in the London neighbourhood of Woolwich.

Mass. Senate bill would protect first responders

boston.com — BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill to ensure that off-duty first responders who provide emergency care are not subject to lawsuits.