

World Dec 17

Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was interviewed by the FBI in 2011, two years before carrying out the attack. It made us wonder. What does tracking terrorists entail? And how is it that someone on a government watch list wasn’t…
By P. J. Tobia
Nation Jun 24

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of two men responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three people, was formally sentenced to death today. In the courtroom, Tsarnaev apologized to the victims’ families, and said he was sorry for all the suffering…
By PBS NewsHour
Nation Jun 24

A lawyer for the convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says he will speak at his sentencing hearing today. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. EDT today. We will follow along on Twitter with reporters who are…
By News Desk
Nation May 15

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death for the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings that killed three. The federal jury chose to sentence the 21-year-old to death by lethal injection over life in prison without possibility of release. Judy Woodruff talks…
By PBS NewsHour
May 15

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including a death sentence for Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an Amtrak funding and safety debate after the deadly derailment, the Senate…
Apr 27

By PBS NewsHour
In our news wrap Monday, the death toll in Nepal’s earthquake zone topped 4,000, with more than 6,500 injured after Saturday’s earthquake. The situation for survivors grew dire and thousands fled the ravaged capital as food and water ran out.
Apr 08

The jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Boston Marathon bombing bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Apr 07

By Dr. Barbara Gortych
Trauma is a slippery thing and not so easily pushed away, even in a resilient town like Watertown.
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