New England Sun-Times

One of the three men implicated in the 2010 killings of four people on a Mattapan street, including a toddler, has agreed to plead guilty to the charges against him and testify against his codefendants, an agreement that could help him avoid decades in prison. Kimani Washington, 36, of Dorchester, who police said stashed a gun used in one of the city’s worst killings in five years, would spend 16 to 18 years in prison under an agreement struck with Suffolk County prosecutors, according to several people with knowledge of the deal. Washington is expected to testify in Superior Court in February in the murder trials of his cousin Edward Washington, 32, and Dwayne Moore,, 34, the sources said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity around the case.

 Do you have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension? If so, you should be tested for diabetes. That recommendation comes from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts that reviews the evidence for prevention strategies. The task force's recommendations usually become guidelines for primary care doctors and some specialists. High blood pressure and diabetes often travel together. Treating them simultaneously is a win-win approach. For example: Among people with diabetes, controlling blood pressure cuts in half the chances of having a heart attack or stroke or dying of heart disease. Among people with high blood pressure, controlling blood sugar reduces the chances of: losing vision losing feeling in the fingers or feet losing a limb suffering kidney damage. Key points If you have high blood pressure, make sure you are tested for diabetes. Controlling blood pressure and diabetes with lifestyle changes can substantial...

Kobe Bryant has reportedly cheated on his wife Vanessa with 105 women throughout the course of their marriage. The couple have been married for ten and half years but Vanessa filed for divorce last week amid reports that he had cheated on her yet again. According to the National Enquirer, Vanessa hired a private detective to unmask his infidelity and she also calculated how many extra-marital affairs he had each year. "[Vanessa] estimated that he was averaging at least 10 affairs a year with different women over the course of their marriage and puts his number of conquests at 105," a friend close to Vanessa told the magazine . "The lies and deceit hurt, of course, but racking up those kinds of numbers is mind-blowing and left her devastated. And when she discovered he was cheating during the recent NBA lockout , that was the final straw. Her private detective caught him redhanded with incriminating photos," they added. Kobe has been linked to seve...