Former mobster: In 'Whitey' Bulger's gang, death was way of life
June 19, 2013 -- Updated 0129 GMT (0929 HKT) James "Whitey" Bulger rose to the top of the notorious Winter Hill gang, prosecutors say, before he went into hiding for more than 16 years after a crooked...
View ArticleProsecutor: Whitey Bulger 'deserves no mercy,' should get life sentence
November 7, 2013 -- Updated 1920 GMT (0320 HKT) James "Whitey" Bulger is "one of the most violent and despicable criminals in Boston history," a federal prosecutor said. (CNN) -- Calling him "one of...
View ArticleSinger Bobby 'Blue' Bland dead at 83
June 24, 2013 -- Updated 1531 GMT (2331 HKT) Bobby 'Blue' Bland performs during the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (CNN) -- Singer Bobby "Blue" Bland...
View ArticleIsrael pushes ahead with settlement expansion
June 13, 2013 -- Updated 0922 GMT (1722 HKT) Jerusalem (CNN) -- The expansion of Jewish settlements on the West Bank has been a lasting thorn in the side of Palestinians. That spine grew longer...
View ArticleMorning Media Newsfeed: Michael Hastings Dies | Holley Out at Lucky | NYT...
Click here to receive Mediabistro’s Morning Media Newsfeed via email. Michael Hastings, Rolling Stone Contributor, Dead at 33 (Rolling Stone) Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting...
View ArticleAward-winning war correspondent Michael Hastings dies in Los Angeles car crash
The award-winning American war correspondent Michael Hastings, 33, died in a car crash in Los Angeles. Described as a "fearless journalist", the news of his death was announced by his employer...
View ArticleJudge rejects jury sequestration in Bulger trial
July 30, 2013 -- Updated 1407 GMT (2207 HKT) Boston (CNN) -- A judge on Tuesday denied a defense request to sequester the jury in the trial of reputed mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger, who is accused of...
View ArticleYour first look at 'The Michael J. Fox Show'
August 13, 2013 -- Updated 0025 GMT (0825 HKT) Michael J. Fox attends 2013 NBC Upfront Presentation Red Carpet Event at Radio City Music Hall on May 13, 2013 in New York City. (CNN) -- Michael J. Fox...
View ArticleMichael Hastings Dead: BuzzFeed Politics Journalist Was 33 [Video]
Journalist Michael Hastings, best known for his political writing for both Rolling Stone and BuzzFeed, has died at the age of 33. His employers at both publications announced Tuesday that Hastings had...
View ArticleJury selection starts in Bulger trial
June 4, 2013 -- Updated 1804 GMT (0204 HKT) (CNN) -- Jury selection began Tuesday in the trial of reputed Boston mob boss and longtime fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger on murder and racketeering...
View ArticleJournalist Michael Hastings killed in car accident
Michael Hastings 1980-2013 Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings, whose unflinching reporting ended the career of top US Army general Stanley McChrystal, died in a car...
View ArticleMichael Hastings was working in L.A. when he died in car crash
Journalist Michael Hastings was living in Los Angeles and reporting on national security issues and the entertainment industry when he in the city, according to his employer. Hastings, a hard-charging...
View ArticleJudge strikes down key part of defense in Whitey Bulger trial
March 4, 2013 -- Updated 2151 GMT (0551 HKT) Former mob boss and fugitive James "Whitey" Bulger. (CNN) -- Reputed former mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger did not have the right to commit more murders...
View ArticleMan arrested in connection to death of alleged Bulger extortion victim
August 2, 2013 -- Updated 1955 GMT (0355 HKT) The body of alleged James "Whitey" Bulger extortion victim Stephen Rakes was found July 17 in a wooded area in Lincoln, Massachusetts. (CNN) -- A...
View ArticleMan arraigned in Rhode Island kidnap-murder case
August 12, 2013 -- Updated 1719 GMT (0119 HKT) (CNN) -- One of the men taken into custody in connection with the suspected kidnapping of a 2-year-old boy and a double homicide in Rhode Island was...
View ArticleMichael Hastings – journalists pay tribute to 'fearless' war correspondent
Reporter who was killed in a car accident on Tuesday had little time for 'spinmeisters' and an incredible instinct, say colleagues Michael Hastings, who was killed in a car crash on Tuesday, has been...
View ArticleJournalist Michael Hastings dies in L.A. car crash
Journalist Michael Hastings, best known for a Rolling Stone feature that led to the resignation of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, died early Tuesday in a car crash in Los Angeles, his employer said. Neither...
View ArticleMichael Hastings, Reporter Who Took Down Stanley McChrystal, Dies at 33
The BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone journalist is remembered for his bold reporting Comment () Tweet Journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in a car accident in...
View ArticleJournalist Mike Hastings dies in fiery car crash
Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned. He was 33....
View ArticleJournalist, war correspondent Michael Hastings dies in Los Angeles car crash
Michael Hastings, a native Vermonter and a journalist widely known for his profile in Rolling Stone magazine of a general who commanded U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was killed Tuesday in a car crash in...
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