Thousands rallied at the Boston Common Monday in support of President Barack Obama's health care reform.

Incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino gave up on trying to rebut challenger Kevin McCrea's claims that Menino was corrupt during his long tenure as mayor at the MassVote forum Thursday night.

Urban adventurers explored Boston in a healthy manner Saturday at the Go Urban Adventure Race, where both their physical and mental abilities brought them to the Faneuil Hall finish line.

Incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino gave up on trying to rebut challenger Kevin McCrea's claims that Menino was corrupt during his long tenure as mayor at the MassVote forum Thursday night.

Incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino defended his politics and long tenure against his three challengers at the first official debate of the 2009 Boston mayoral election Wednesday night at the WBZ-TV studios in Allston.

A trolley derailed on the Green Line in the Government Center T station at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.

Pretrial procedures in the case of alleged 'Craigslist killer' and former Boston University School of Medicine student Philip Markoff are in still in progress, the prosecution said.

Former Boston University Medical Campus Director of External Affairs Egobudike Ezedi, who originally defended BU's plans for a Biosafety Level-4 laboratory in the South End, has now taken a stance against the BSL-4 lab in his campaign for Boston City Councilor-At-Large.

A trolley derailed on the Green Line in the Government Center T station at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokesman Joe Pesaturo said.

The defense attorney for alleged 'Craigslist killer' Philip Markoff accused the district attorney's office in Suffolk County Superior Court Tuesday of inappropriately leaking information to the media, suggesting their actions 'tainted' the grand jury process.

Boston University School of Medicine second-year student Philip Markoff, charged with killing a 25-year-old New York masseuse he allegedly met on Craigslist, pleaded not guilty in a strong voice Monday in Suffolk Superior Court to first-degree murder, armed robbery and kidnapping charges.

Boston University School of Medicine second-year student and alleged 'Craigslist killer' Philip Markoff waived his right to appear in a pretrial hearing Thursday morning.