Apr 17 Conflicting Reports on Alleged Boston Suspect Flood Social Media By Colleen Shalby In the span of an hour, reports clashed regarding whether an arrest had been made in the Boston Marathon bombing. View a Storified timeline of the conflicting reports. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch Pomp, Circumstance and Protest: Thousands Bid Farewell to Britain's 'Iron Lady' Pomp, Circumstance and Protest: Thousands Bid Farewell to Britain's 'Iron Lady'… Continue watching
Apr 17 Boston Marathon Bombings: Feds Deny Reports of Suspect in Custody By News Desk 3:07 p.m. ET | Police and reporters have gathered at the Boston courthouse, amid reports that a suspect has been taken custody, the Associated Press reports. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told the Associated Press on Wednesday… Continue reading
Apr 17 FBI: Early Test Shows Ricin in Obama Letter WASHINGTON -- Letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin are related and both are postmarked Memphis, Tenn., the FBI said Wednesday. A senator said police have a suspect in mind. Several… Continue reading
Apr 17 How Boston Is Managing Pain After the Blasts By Jason Kane First responders tend to the wounded, including a young boy in a wheelchair, where two explosions occurred along the final stretch of the Boston Marathon on Monday. Dr. David Mooney sees bleeding children all the time. As director of the… Continue reading
Apr 17 'Stars Have Definitely Lined Up' On Immigration Reform, Says Christian Leader By Elizabeth Summers, Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan talks with Rev. Samuel Rodriguez about the changing debate over immigration. The last time the nation heard the terms "amnesty" and "pathway to citizenship" batted around with such frequency was seven years ago, in the year leading up… Continue reading
Apr 16 Letter to Miss. Senator Tests for Ricin An envelope addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi twice tested positive Tuesday for ricin, a potentially fatal poison, congressional officials said, heightening concerns about terrorism a day after a bombing at the Boston Marathon. Continue reading
Apr 16 What Investigators Look for as They Comb Evidence in Boston Bombing By Jenny Marder Investigators study the scene on Boylston Street at the site of the second bomb explosion. Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. A day after two blasts rocked the Boston Marathon finish line, investigators are scrambling to unearth… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch In Face of Disaster, Social Media Helped Spread News and Connect Bostonians In Face of Disaster, Social Media Helps People Connect… Continue watching
Apr 16 The Boston Marathon: From Triumph to Tragedy By Ellen Rolfes The 2013 Boston Marathon was marked by blood and chaos when two explosions went off near the finish line. Continue reading