The explosives used in the Boston Marathon bombing were crude devices often called "pressure cooker" bombs, according to a person briefed on the investigation.
The person spoke condition... READ MORE »
BOSTON (AP) -- The boy who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombings was remembered by neighbors Tuesday as a vivacious 8-year-old who loved to run and climb.
Martin Richard was among the... READ MORE »
BOSTON (AP) -- Bruce Mendelsohn was attending a post-race party in an office building just above the Boston Marathon finish line when an explosion knocked him to the floor.
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BOSTON (AP) -- Boston hospitals quickly mobilized to treat the dozens of injured from the explosions at the Boston Marathon finish line.
Dr. Alisdair Conn, chief of emergency services at... READ MORE »
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With little official information to guide them, members of Congress strongly suggested on Monday that the deadly Boston Marathon explosions were acts of terrorism and... READ MORE »
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama, responding to the explosions at the Boston Marathon, says the United States does not know "who did this or why" but vowed that whoever is... READ MORE »
BOSTON (AP) -- Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 22 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race... READ MORE »
IONIA, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.
Judge Raymond Voet has a... READ MORE »
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania mall has been evacuated after police said a bomb threat was found in a department store dressing room.
Allegheny County emergency... READ MORE »