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BOSTON – Jury selection has been postponed in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR’ tsahr-NEYE’-ehv). The U.S. District Court in Boston will be closed on Monday due to a prolonged snowstorm expected to dump up to two feet of new snow on the socked-in region. Jury …

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – A threatening letter that disparages black police officers has been found in mailboxes at a Connecticut police department. Bridgeport officials said Wednesday state police are investigating the letter, which begins and ends with the term “white power.” The letter singles out black officer Clive Higgins, who was …

TUCSON, Ariz. – The parents of the first American killed by Islamic State militants say the U.S. government failed them during their son’s long capture. Diane and John Foley spoke before a large crowd at the University of Arizona on Thursday. The panel included Terry Anderson, the former Associated Press …