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CAMBRIDGE - Three people were shot and killed in a domestic incident in Cambridge yesterday, and the suspect committed suicide hours later, the Middlesex district attorney's office said. Police were called to 161 Grove St. at approximately 6:40 p.m. and discovered three adults, all related, dead of gunshot wounds in the home in what District Attorney Gerald T. Leone Jr. referred to as a domestic violence case. "The unfortunate reality after they [authorities] arrived was that they found three people dead in the house evidencing obvious gunshot wounds," Leone said.

Hundreds of soccer fans stormed the field and clashed with police after the Turkish league championship. The mayhem followed a 0-0 game Saturday that gave Galatasaray the title over rival Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce fans broke plastic chairs, throwing them and flares at police. Police used their shields to protect the players at Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. Police used pepper spray to disperse the fans and evacuated the stadium as players fled to locker rooms. Elsewhere in the country, a 29-year-old man wearing a Galatasaray jersey was stabbed in the abdomen in an attack by...

A woman was shot outside 26 Alabama St. earlier tonight and sustained life-threatening injuries, Boston police officer James Kenneally said. She was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital by ambulance, he said. Rosa Phinn, 59, said she heard two gun shots at about 9 p.m. while she and her husband were watching TV. She left her house on Almont Street and saw two police cars arriving, and witnessed the injured woman being placed in the ambulance. "It's very quiet, very residential.

MOSCOW - A demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president turned into a battle with police Sunday after some protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin. Club-wielding officers wearing helmets seized demonstrators and hauled them to police vehicles, dragging some by the hair, others by the neck. Several protesters were injured. Three leaders of the opposition movement that gained new life over the winter were among those arrested: Sergei Udaltsov, Alexei Navalny, and Boris Nemtsov.

A lawsuit claims General Motors Co. treated the police better than it did average citizens when taking care of a defective part in 2007 and 2008 Chevrolet Impalas. The lawsuit alleges that Impalas from the two model years have defective spindle rods, which connect the suspension to the rear wheels. The defect causes the wheels to misalign, which makes the tires wear out faster. The tires could also wear out unevenly, increasing the risk of a blowout. GM fixed the part on police versions of the Impala three years ago but didn’t correct the same problem in hundreds of thousands of...

Between 80 and 100 protesters calling themselves activists of the Occupy movement chanted as they held signs and marched from Copley Square through downtown last night to Dewey Square, briefly pausing there before proceeding back toward Copley. Marchers said they were protesting in solidarity with the Occupy movement in Oakland, where more than 400 people were arrested Saturday after clashes with police. No arrests were made in Boston last night, said Officer James Kenneally, spokesman for the Police Department.

Police have detained former Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and several other opposition politicians who were protesting against the government outside Parliament. Gyurcsany, two lawmakers from his Democratic Coalition and about a dozen lawmakers from Politics Can Be Different were taken away in police vehicles when security officials broke up an anti-government protest on Friday in which politicians chained themselves to pillars at the legislature's car entrances. Inside Parliament, meanwhile, government lawmakers were in the process of...

Police officers stood guard yesterday at the scene of Boston's first killing of the year: a Dorchester residence where a man in his 20s was found fatally shot Saturday afternoon. Authorities did not release the identity of the man, but said the investigation into his death is active. "We're still asking for the public's help," said Officer Nicole Grant, a police spokeswoman. Police said officers responded to 23 Trull St. after receiving a call for shots fired at about 1:53 p.m. Saturday.

Hundreds of soccer fans stormed the field and clashed with police after the Turkish league championship. The mayhem followed a 0-0 game Saturday that gave Galatasaray the title over rival Fenerbahce. Fenerbahce fans broke plastic chairs, throwing them and flares at police. Police used their shields to protect the players at Fenerbahce's Sukru Saracoglu Stadium. Police used pepper spray to disperse the fans and evacuated the stadium as players fled to locker rooms. Elsewhere in the country, a 29-year-old man wearing a Galatasaray jersey was stabbed in...

A central Florida police officer was shot and another one was injured when a man armed with two assault rifles fired at them during an early morning shooting spree. St. Cloud police spokesman Shayln Gilbert says multiple people called 911 early Monday to report that a man was firing a gun in the neighborhood. Gilbert says the man fired multiple times into one home before he fired at the responding police vehicles. Officer Clinton Wise was shot in the foot as he got out of the car. Officer Spencer Endsley was injured by glass fragments.

A demonstration by at least 20,000 people on the eve of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as president turned into a battle with police Sunday after some protesters tried to split off from the approved venue and march to the Kremlin. Club-wielding officers wearing helmets seized demonstrators and hauled them to police vehicles, dragging some by the hair, others by the neck. Several protesters were injured, including one man with blood dripping from his head down the left side of his face.

Authorities are investigating the killing of a Burlington woman who was found stabbed in her home on Thursday night. Burlington police found Kristen Pulisciano, 38, with multiple stab wounds at a house on Forbes Avenue around 6:45 p.m., said Middlesex District Attorney Gerard T. Leone Jr. A spokeswoman said no one was in custody late Thursday night, and she did not release a description of a suspect. "While the stabbing is not believed to have been at random, the investigation remains active and ongoing," Leone's office said.

BROOKLINE — State police say a Watertown man is under arrest after leading officers on an early morning chase along Route 9 from Natick to Brookline in which two police vehicles were damaged. Police say 39-year-old Ender Durgut was charged with negligent operation, failure to stop, leaving the scene of a crash, and other motor vehicle violations when he was finally apprehended at about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the pursuit began at about 2:30 a.m. when police tried to stop his SUV for motor vehicle violations.

Revelers set a large street fire and battled police and fire crews who tried to intervene after St. Patrick's Day celebrations got out of hand in this Ontario town, authorities said Sunday. Police in London, Ontario, said at least 11 people have been arrested so far, and more arrests were expected as authorities review video of the disturbance and witness statements. At least 17 police vehicles were damaged. No serious injuries were reported. The trouble began Saturday night when a crowd of about 1,000 people, many of whom had been drinking, celebrated in the streets in a...

A woman was convicted Friday of vehicular homicide and other charges in the death of a tow truck driver who was dragged more than a mile by her vehicle. Detra Farries, 33, showed little emotion as she learned the jury convicted her of all 11 counts she was facing, including manslaughter and leaving the scene of a deadly accident. Prosecutors said that Farries drove away as Allen Lew Rose, 35, was preparing to tow her illegally parked SUV on Feb. 23, 2011, in Colorado Springs.

A woman was shot outside 26 Alabama St. earlier tonight and sustained life-threatening injuries, Boston police officer James Kenneally said. She was taken to Brigham and Women's Hospital by ambulance, he said. Rosa Phinn, 59, said she heard two gun shots at about 9 p.m. while she and her husband were watching TV. She left her house on Almont Street and saw two police cars arriving, and witnessed the injured woman being placed in the ambulance. "It's very quiet, very residential.

BROOKLINE — State police say a Watertown man is under arrest after leading officers on an early morning chase along Route 9 from Natick to Brookline in which two police vehicles were damaged. Police say 39-year-old Ender Durgut was charged with negligent operation, failure to stop, leaving the scene of a crash, and other motor vehicle violations when he was finally apprehended at about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Police say the pursuit began at about 2:30 a.m. when police tried to stop his SUV for motor vehicle violations.

Hundreds of villagers in eastern China have been demonstrating against pollution they say is caused by a solar panel factory. Some protesters have stormed the compound and overturned vehicles. The government of Haining city said Sunday that more than 500 villagers in the city in Zhejiang province gathered in front of the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co. Ltd. on Thursday demanding an explanation for the alleged pollution. It says some protesters charged into the factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles and destroyed its offices.

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