Apr 19 Boston Streets Eerily Quiet; Bruins, Sox Postpone Games By Jason Kane Police on School and Arsenel streets on Friday in Watertown, Mass. Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images. Updated 6:04 p.m. In a news conference in Watertown, Mass., Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick told Boston area residents that they may leave their homes,… Continue reading
Apr 19 Boxing Coach Calls Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev 'Very Good Athlete' By News Desk // Bob Russo coached Tamerlan Tsarnaev when he was a competitor at the Golden Gloves amateur nationals in 2009. Tsarnaev, one of the suspects of the Boston Marathon bombings, was killed Friday while in pursuit from police. Photo by Julia… Continue reading
Apr 19 Boston Bombing Suspects' Uncle: 'Turn Yourself In' EmbedVideo(6256, 482, 304); Ruslan Tsarni, uncle of the two Boston Marathon bombings suspects, attributes their alleged actions to "being losers." He pleaded with the younger suspect, who is still at large, to turn himself in and ask for forgiveness. Continue reading
Apr 19 Teen Suspect in Boston Bombings a 'Regular American Kid' By Larisa Epatko By many accounts, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, who is wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings, was an athletic student who liked rap music and sports. As police continued to pursue the suspect in Watertown, Mass., Friday morning questions arose about possible… Continue reading
Apr 19 With Manhunt Underway in Boston, Politics Pushed Aside By Christina Bellantoni Police in Watertown, Mass., search for one of the suspects in Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon. Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images. With a massive manhunt in Boston underway, any semblance of politics is likely to go by the wayside… Continue reading
Apr 19 Journalism 101: When Getting it First Trumps Getting it Right It had already been a hectic, headlong week when a reporter I like, respect and admire made a big mistake. In the rush to get the news fast and first, he got it wrong. I'm not interested in beating up… Continue reading
Apr 18 FBI Releases Photos and Video Of Suspected Boston Marathon Bombers By Travis Daub Update: (8:40 a.m. EDT, April 19th) the FBI has released this image of suspect 2, who is believed to still be at large in the Boston area. The AP has identified this suspect as Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge. Continue reading
Apr 18 Obama Honors Victims of Boston Bombing in Interfaith Service // President Barack Obama honored victims of Monday's marathon bombings at an interfaith service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on Thursday. BOSTON -- President Barack Obama sought to inspire a stricken city and comfort an unnerved… Continue reading
Apr 18 How Are Drones Used in the U.S.? By Larisa Epatko The drone debate usually centers around U.S. use of the unmanned aircraft in other countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, to target terrorists. But how are drones used in the United States and how far are we from miniature… Continue reading
Apr 18 Texas Plant Blast Kills Up to 15, Injures Hundreds EmbedVideo(6243, 482, 304); Local roofer Tony LeNoir explains how he's helping the small Texas town of West recover after a fertilizer plant exploded Wednesday evening. A massive explosion tore through the West Fertilizer Co. plant in the town… Continue reading