RFK assassination files released by Trump admin. Here's what they say.

A tranche of records on Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 killing are being unsealed at the urging of the senator's son, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

• Apr 18, 2025

Trump administration vows release of RFK assassination files within days

The Trump administration could release files on the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy — the U.S. health secretary's father — within days, after decades of public fascination about the killing.

• Apr 12, 2025

Ethel Kennedy dies after complications from stroke

Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy and a fierce human rights advocate, died at 96 years old.

• Oct 10, 2024

Keller @ Large: RFK Jr.'s COVID, vaccine claims earn "Lie of the Year" award

WBZ-TV's Jon Keller reports.

• Dec 26, 2023

Joe Kennedy II Says Parole Board Made 'Grievous Error' Recommending Sirhan Sirhan Release

Former Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy II says a parole board in California "made a grievous error" last week when it recommended the release of Sirhan Sirhan, the man who killed his father.

• Aug 30, 2021

RFK Assassin Sirhan Wins Parole With Support Of 2 Kennedys

Some Kennedy family members, Los Angeles law enforcement officers and the public submitted letters opposing Sirhan's release.

• Aug 27, 2021

Body Of Robert F. Kennedy's Great-Grandson Found In Chesapeake Bay After Canoeing Accident

Authorities recovered the body of a grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend on Wednesday, two days after the body of the boy's mother was found.

• Apr 8, 2020

Mary Kennedy's Son Likely To Oversee Estate

A judge says he'll likely approve a request from the 18-year-old son of Mary and Robert Kennedy Jr. to be named administrator of his mother's estate.

• Jul 25, 2012

AP Source: Sleeping Drug Was In Kerry Kennedy's System Before Crash

• Jul 25, 2012

Kerry Kennedy: NY Auto Accident Caused By Seizure

Kerry Kennedy said doctors believe her recent auto accident on a highway was caused not by illegal drugs or a sleeping pill, but by a seizure stemming from an old brain injury.

• Jul 18, 2012

Kerry Kennedy Plans Not Guilty Plea To Drug-Impaired Driving Charge In NY

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ex-wife, Kerry Kennedy, plans to plead not guilty at her arraignment on a drug-impaired driving charge.

• Jul 17, 2012

Report: Mary Kennedy's Body Moved At Cape Cemetery At RFK Jr.'s Request

The body of Mary Richardson Kennedy was reportedly exhumed and moved 700 feet to a new plot at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in Centerville last week.

• Jul 12, 2012

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Estranged Wife Mary Found Dead

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife Mary was found dead in her home on Wednesday morning.

• May 16, 2012

Marshall Recounts Trip With RFK To South Africa

A new film about Robert F. Kennedy's visit to South Africa will air this week. Former Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Margaret Marshall was on that trip.

• Aug 20, 2011

Joe Kennedy Reportedly Threatens To Remove RFK Files From JFK Library

RFK's son, former Congressman Joe Kennedy says his family is considering moving his father's papers out of the JFK Library and Museum in Dorchester.

• Jul 12, 2011