• 10th anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing marked with somber ceremony

    10th anniversary of Boston Marathon bombing marked with somber ceremony

    Apr 15, 2023 04:45 PM EDT

    ... s resiliency, our desire together to continue even better and to enhance the Boston Marathon,” Boston Athletic Association President and CEO Jack Fleming said. "The bombing in 2013 resulted in a new appreciation or a different appreciation for what Boston, what the Boston Marathon, has always stood for, which is ...

  • What the Boston Marathon bombing taught me about helping students with trauma

    What the Boston Marathon bombing taught me about helping students with trauma

    Apr 07, 2015 05:52 PM EDT

    Editor's Note: As jurors deliberate a verdict for Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Boston and its surrounding towns continue to feel the aftereffects of the bombing. Dr. Barbara Gortych of Watertown, which was the epicenter of a manhunt for Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan, talks about how her ...

  • News Wrap: Defense rests in Boston Marathon bombing case

    News Wrap: Defense rests in Boston Marathon bombing case

    Mar 31, 2015 11:16 PM EDT

    ... efficiency standards and from limits on power plants. Some of those steps face challenges in Congress and the courts. The defense has rested in the Boston Marathon bombing trial, without calling the accused bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, to testify. His lawyers admit that he took part in the 2013 attack, but ...

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    Boston marathon bombing caused rise in religious hostilities, study says

    Mar 04, 2015 08:54 PM EDT

    As the trial begins this week for Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a Pew Research Center study shows that the bombing contributed to a rise in religious hostilities in the U.S. between 2012 and 2013. FBI’s Hate Crime Statistics also showed a rise in the percentage of ...

  • Jury selection begins in Boston Marathon bombing trial - Part 1

    Jury selection begins in Boston Marathon bombing trial - Part 1

    Jan 06, 2015 01:40 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Jury selection got under way in Boston today in the trial of the man accused of bombing the 2013 Boston Marathon. The surviving suspect, 21 year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was on hand, but didn't speak, as lawyers from both sides began screening 1,200 juror candidates ...

  • Brothers wounded by Boston Marathon bombing share struggles and strength

    Brothers wounded by Boston Marathon bombing share struggles and strength

    Apr 15, 2014 09:11 PM EDT

    ... GWEN IFILL: Finally tonight, as we mark the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, a personal tale of recovery and struggle. At least 16 people lost limbs in the attacks. That includes a pair of brothers, Paul and J.P. Norden, from Stoneham, Massachusetts, who each lost a leg ...

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    Biden honors Boston Marathon bombings victims at memorial service

    Apr 15, 2014 03:46 PM EDT

    ... ceremony and a moment of silence at the finish line at 2:30 p.m. EDT. Related Content: What investigators look for as they comb evidence in Boston Bombing A full interview: Boston Marathon Bombing Victim on Moving Forward Boston Marathon Bombings Stir Up Questions, Lessons for Public Safety Protocol

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    Full Interview: Boston Marathon Bombing Victim on Moving Forward

    May 10, 2013 09:42 PM EDT

    EmbedVideo(6429, 482, 304); Boston Marathon bombing victim Roseann Sdoia talked to WGBH Greater Boston host Emily Rooney about the day of the bombings, her recovery and her plans to move forward. Roseann Sdoia was waiting for a friend at the Boston Marathon finish line when the second blast knocked ...

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    In Hindsight of Boston Marathon Bombing, Trying to Figure Out What Went Wrong

    Apr 30, 2013 10:26 PM EDT

    Two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings, investigators are pursuing several inquiries, both stateside and abroad, into what motivated the Tsarnaev brothers and whether they acted alone. Ray Suarez discusses the latest developments in the investigation with Evan Perez, who is covering the case for The Wall Street Journal.

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    Second Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Custody

    Apr 19, 2013 11:20 PM EDT

    ... an MIT campus police officer who was responding to a disturbance is found shot multiple times in his vehicle, apparently in a confrontation with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. He is later pronounced dead. Shortly afterward, two armed men reportedly carjack a Mercedes SUV in Cambridge. A man who was ...