Leo Sorokin

Fugitive mobster James "Whitey" Bulger Friday appeared before a Boston court handcuffed and under tight security two days after he was captured after 16 years on the run.

Fugitive mobster James "Whitey" Bulger Friday appeared before a Boston court handcuffed and under tight security two days after he was captured after 16 years on the run.

'Big Brother 9' winner ordered to Mass. treatment center as he awaits trial on drug charges. The winner of the CBS reality television show "Big Brother 9" was ordered on Tuesday to undergo substance abuse counseling at a Massachusetts treatment center before being released on bail on drug charges.

Lawyer: Mass. terror suspect charged only after he rejected FBI requests to become informant. A Massachusetts man accused of plotting to kill Americans was portrayed by federal prosecutors Thursday as a jihadist who is too dangerous to be released on bail, but the man's lawyer said he was charged only after he refused to become an FBI informant against Muslims.

BOSTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a Massachusetts man with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, alleging he and co-conspirators traveled to the Middle East seeking training, discussed attacking a shopping center, and distributed videos promoting holy war.