• Why a bartender cleared snow from Boston Marathon's finish line

    Why a bartender cleared snow from Boston Marathon's finish line

    Jan 29, 2015 05:50 PM EDT

    ... couple more inches are expected on Friday), the city is also following the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 21-year-old accused of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that killed three spectators and injured 264 others. The trial began Jan. 5, 2015 but opening statements were postponed by a lengthy ...

  • News Wrap: Burkina Faso declares state of emergency

    News Wrap: Burkina Faso declares state of emergency

    Oct 31, 2014 01:00 AM EDT

    ... 8 percent of total earnings. The effort targets career schools that soak up tuition, but provide little useful training. JUDY WOODRUFF: The mayor who led Boston through the Boston Marathon bombings, Thomas Menino, died today after battling cancer. Menino was hailed for uniting the city after the bomb attack killed ...

  • Counterterrorism adviser on understanding and responding to homegrown extremism

    Counterterrorism adviser on understanding and responding to homegrown extremism

    Apr 18, 2014 01:20 AM EDT

    ... the solutions are. But also I think what we call it matters too, right? You used the term attack on the homeland to describe the Boston Marathon bombings. You're a Boston native. Obviously, it hit close. That is particularly vivid language, but still not the T-word. LISA MONACO ...

  • Obama looks to move beyond tough year with State of the Union message

    Obama looks to move beyond tough year with State of the Union message

    Jan 27, 2014 02:10 PM EDT

    ... guests who have been invited as guests of First Lady Michelle Obama. They include Jeff Bauman and Carlos Arredondo, two survivors of last April's Boston Marathon bombings; Gary Bird, the fire chief of Moore, Okla., which was devastated by a tornado last May; Joey Hudy, a 16-year-old ...

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    A better year in 2014? Americans are hopeful

    Dec 26, 2013 05:19 PM EDT

    ... agreement. About two-thirds in each major party, 65 percent of Republicans and 63 percent of Democrats, rated it highly important. A majority said the Boston Marathon bombings were extremely or very important, and 47 percent considered the national debate over gun laws that important. Pop culture: Mostly forgettable moments ...

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    News Wrap: Lady Liberty Reopens for Independence Day After Sandy Devastation

    Jul 04, 2013 04:00 AM EDT

    ... forced to cancel or scale back celebrations because of the automatic budget cuts known as the sequester.  One place the celebrations didn't stop was Boston, where security was tight as large crowds gathered for the first time since the Boston Marathon bombings in April. Crews at the scene of ...

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    Obama Attempts Damage Control on IRS, Benghazi, AP Scandals

    May 16, 2013 01:19 PM EDT

    ... Michels uses this weekend's Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco to explore how cities are using surveillance cameras in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Gwen Ifill gets more information on the medical implications of Angelina Jolie's mastectomy. TOP TWEETS You know, Mr. Prez, some of ...

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    LIVE: Attorney General Holder Faces Republicans' Questions at Hearing

    May 15, 2013 03:13 PM EDT

    ... Bob Goodlatte, R-Va. The committee said in a statement it also will ask about the politicization of the Justice Department, wasteful spending and the Boston marathon bombings. Read more in Wednesday's Morning Line. Follow the politics team on Twitter: Follow @cbellantoni !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs ...

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    NRA, Biden Push Guns Back Into Political Spotlight

    May 06, 2013 01:39 PM EDT

    ... the even more critical battles that loom before us," he added. LaPierre also sought to link the issue of gun rights to last month's Boston Marathon bombings. "How many Bostonians wish they had a gun two weeks ago?" LaPierre asked the several thousand in attendance. "How many other Americans ...

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    Live Chat: Is 'Top Secret America' Making Us Safer?

    May 01, 2013 04:43 PM EDT

    Watch Top Secret America - 9/11 to the Boston Bombings on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE. In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Americans are asking why the country's intelligence agencies failed to prevent the devastating attack. On Tuesday, FRONTLINE aired "Top Secret America: 9/11 to the Boston Bombings," a documentary that looks at...