Story About Boehner Gets Editor Fired

A boston.com associate editor has been fired for a story disparaging threats against Republican U.S. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio. Victor Alvarez was fired Thursday. A former country club bartender in Ohio is charged with threatening to kill Boehner by poisoning his drink. Alvarez's story suggested Boehner had a drinking problem and questioned whether Boehner's liver could have filtered out the toxins. The website has issued an apology.