• News Wrap: Hundreds missing after South Korea ferry disaster

    News Wrap: Hundreds missing after South Korea ferry disaster

    Apr 17, 2014 12:53 AM EDT

    ... the tiny community of Oso, about 55 miles northeast of Seattle. Teams are still probing the debris. Lawyers for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing were in federal court today, trying to lift prison restrictions on their client. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been charged in the explosions at the marathon ...

  • News Wrap: Deadly bomb explodes at bus station in Nigerian capital’s worst terror attack

    News Wrap: Deadly bomb explodes at bus station in Nigerian capital’s worst terror attack

    Apr 15, 2014 12:42 AM EDT

    ... Post and The Guardian in the public service category. Their stories were based on leaks by Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency worker. The Boston Globe won for breaking news coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. New York Times images of the Boston victim's recovery took the feature ...

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    2014 Pulitzer Prize winners announced

    Apr 14, 2014 08:35 PM EDT

    ... for helping to "spark a debate about the relationship between the government and the public over issues of security and privacy." Coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings earned the Boston Globe staff a Breaking News Reporting Pulitzer for its "exhaustive and empathetic" coverage of the aftermath and manhunt. No ...

  • One year later, two brothers reflect on the marathon bombs that took their right legs

    One year later, two brothers reflect on the marathon bombs that took their right legs

    Apr 14, 2014 07:27 PM EDT

    [youtube=http://youtu.be/tbrdlQzwT4g] For most of us, life was back to normal within days or weeks of the Boston Marathon bombings. But for hundreds of victims and their families, that will never be true. Among them are Paul and J.P. Norden, brothers from Stoneham, Mass. who ...

  • Background Briefing: Why is Russia’s North Caucasus region unstable?

    Background Briefing: Why is Russia’s North Caucasus region unstable?

    Feb 07, 2014 09:31 PM EDT

    ... often hail from the diaspora. The insurgency in the North Caucasus does not target foreign interests, analysts say. In the wake of the April 2013 Boston marathon bombing, in which two ethnic Chechens were responsible for a bombing that killed three people and wounded hundreds, the Caucasus Emirate's Dagestani ...

  • U.S. to seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomb suspect

    U.S. to seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomb suspect

    Jan 30, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

    Federal prosecutors announced Thursday that they will seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should a jury convict him on charges related to the April attack. Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in the subsequent manhunt following the bombing, are accused of using ...

  • Congress invites State of the Union guests who embody 2014's politics

    Congress invites State of the Union guests who embody 2014's politics

    Jan 28, 2014 05:07 PM EDT

    ... Tuesday to address the state of our nation, he will likely highlight the guests sitting alongside the first lady, who will include survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing, the CEO of General Motors, and the first professional male athlete to come out as openly gay. Members of Congress are also ...

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    Red Sox players shave for Gillette charity event for bombing victims

    Nov 04, 2013 05:56 PM EDT

    ... width: 100%; height: 100%; } Red Sox World Series MVP David Ortiz, and outfielder Shane Victorino shaved their beards on Monday at an event sponsored by Boston-based Gillette. The company is donating $100,000 to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. Victorino said he hopes to regrow his beard by ...

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    NYC Marathon a moment for reflection and precaution this year

    Nov 02, 2013 07:26 PM EDT

    ... racing after losing their homes to Hurricane Sandy, or running in memory of a loved one killed in the Newton, Conn. shooting. For others, the Boston Marathon bombing will be on their minds, especially for the New York City Police Department. Authorities have been preparing for the race since April ...

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    Most Americans think future includes terrorism

    Sep 09, 2013 04:00 PM EDT

    A full 75 percent of Americans think that occasional acts of terrorism will be part of U.S. life in the future. That's what Pew uncovered in an April survey, right on the heels of the Boston Marathon bombing. However, Americans' worries don't appear to include the near ...