Watson has spent more than 25 years behind bars for the murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope, but has always maintained his innocence.

Double murderer Scott Watson will remain in prison after the Parole Board abandoned a hearing because it ran out of time. Watson was convicted of murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough ...

Watson was convicted of murdering Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds in 1998 and was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years. He has always ...

Probationary workers fired as part of President Trump's downsizing talked about their jobs and their ongoing employment limbo ...

The employees spoke as legislation was being introduced in Congress to ensure that if they are reinstated, they would not need to restart their probationary period for the same job they previously ...

A federal judge Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from terminating thousands of probationary employees, but he declined to extend his order nationwide. U.S. District Judge James ...

After employees have completed their probation period, they gain more rights to appeal a termination to the Merit Systems Protection Board. Under those rules for due process, the agency must show ...

By Eileen Sullivan Reported from Washington. A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to stop firing probationary employees who live or work in 19 states and the ...

Johnston said he has many unanswered questions, including what it means for workers who were close to the conclusion of their probationary period when they were fired. “The timing is everything ...

The Defense Department is complying with a judge’s order to reinstate probationary employees sent packing after the Office of Personnel Management directed agencies to fire them en masse ...

The CIA has begun terminating certain probationary employees — those with one to two years of experience who have fewer civil service protections — the intelligence agency confirmed Thursday.