• Pipe bomb suspect was spinning records as FBI closed in

    Pipe bomb suspect was spinning records as FBI closed in

    Oct 28, 2018 07:33 PM EDT

    ... started. “Criminals make mistakes so the more opportunities that law enforcement has to detect them, the greater chance they’re going to be able to act on that, and that appears to be what happened here,” said former Justice Department prosecutor Aloke Chakravarty, who prosecuted the Boston Marathon bombing case.

  • Hospitals are confronting a new opioid crisis: an alarming shortage of pain meds

    Hospitals are confronting a new opioid crisis: an alarming shortage of pain meds

    Mar 17, 2018 06:19 PM EDT

    ... every morning to confront an emerging crisis with the potential to severely undermine care for patients. The challenge was different than it was during the Boston Marathon bombing, another event that triggered the command response. This one wasn’t rushing toward caregivers as fast. But it was similarly daunting and ...

  • Adviser says Trump is confident in FBI director despite attacks

    Adviser says Trump is confident in FBI director despite attacks

    Dec 24, 2017 09:05 PM EDT

    ... fast-rising leader within the FBI. He was the assistant director in charge of the FBI's counterterrorism division at the time of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, later ascending to executive assistant director of the national security branch and moving on to lead the Washington field office, one of ...

  • Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn victims

    Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn victims

    Mar 03, 2017 06:09 PM EDT

    ... relieved the pain,” he said. “I thought it was really interesting that something like this could work.” READ MORE: High-tech bandage wins $100K from Boston Marathon bombing survivor’s family The initial batches of tilapia skin were studied and prepared by a team of researchers at the Federal University ...

  • PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 13, 2017

    PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 13, 2017

    Jan 14, 2017 01:17 AM EDT

    ... Donald Trump's Cabinet picks put distance between his views and their own. Also: How eight years of Obama's foreign policy shaped the Middle East, Mark Shields and David Brooks on the week's news, a new film recounts the horror and courage displayed in the Boston Marathon bombing.

  • NYC bombing case most high-profile since Boston bombing

    NYC bombing case most high-profile since Boston bombing

    Sep 21, 2016 09:50 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON — The federal charges, which portray Ahmad Khan Rahami as a man bent on murderous destruction, set the stage for the most anticipated terror prosecution since the Boston Marathon bombing. As separate cases wind through federal courts in New Jersey and New York, prosecutors are sure to reveal more about ...

  • Survivors of Boston bombing meet with Orlando victims still in hospital

    Survivors of Boston bombing meet with Orlando victims still in hospital

    Jun 26, 2016 05:20 PM EDT

    Survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing on Saturday met with victims of the Orlando shooting who are still hospitalized two weeks after a gunmen killed 49 people inside Pulse nightclub. Ten people who survived the Boston bombing brought service dogs to the Orlando Regional Medical Center, where eight people ...

  • 4 surprising facts from the 2015 Global Terrorism Index

    4 surprising facts from the 2015 Global Terrorism Index

    Nov 23, 2015 07:30 PM EDT

    ... working without the aid of a larger organization -- are responsible for 70 percent of terrorism deaths in the West, and that number is rising. The Boston Marathon bombings are an example of a lone wolf attack, as were the 2011 Norway attacks that killed 77 people. The Norway attacks also ...

  • Obama limits military-style equipment for local police

    Obama limits military-style equipment for local police

    May 18, 2015 01:23 PM EDT

    ... 616 aircraft. At the time, the White House defended the programs as proving to be useful in many cases, such as the response to the Boston Marathon bombing. Instead of repealing the programs, Obama issued an executive order that required federal agencies that run the programs to consult with law ...

  • News Wrap: Justice Department opens case on Baltimore police custody death

    News Wrap: Justice Department opens case on Baltimore police custody death

    Apr 21, 2015 10:19 PM EDT

    ... soundproof cage as the court made its pronouncement. It was the first verdict against Morsi since the military overthrew him in 2013. GWEN IFILL: The Boston Marathon bombing trial took up the question today of whether to impose the death penalty on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He's already been convicted of ...