Apr 23 Boston Bombings Rouse Debate in Senate Immigration Hearing Thousands of people rally for immigration reform in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images. There was little doubt last week's Boston Marathon bombings would be raised during Monday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the… Continue reading
Apr 22 The Importance of Reflecting on Death, Especially After Boston Top photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images. Last Monday afternoon, author Erica Brown had some time on her hands in Boston. She was there to address a cultural arts gathering, and, with a few hours before… Continue reading
Apr 19 Second Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Custody By News Desk PBS NewsHour will livestream updates, including news briefings, from Boston as they happen in the player above. "We've closed an important chapter in this tragedy."-President Obama to.pbs.org/ZxeNm9 — NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 20, 2013 Updated 10:07 p.m. Continue reading
Apr 19 One Year Later: What Happened to #stopKony? EmbedVideo(6239, 482, 304); The Daily Download's Lauren Ashburn and Howard Kurtz discuss the #stopKony movement's effectiveness with PBS NewsHour's Christina Bellantoni. The Kony 2012 video skyrocketed to almost 100 million views on YouTube in the course of one… Continue reading
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