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Police: Bombing suspects planned more attacks
Published April 22, 2013 7:36am

As churches paused to mourn the dead and console the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing Sunday, the city's police commissioner said the two suspects had such a large cache of weapons that they were probably planning other attacks.

Boston marks week from Marathon bombs with silence
Published April 22, 2013 7:34am

Seven days after the Boston Marathon bombings, the city planned to mark the traumatic week with mournful silence and a return to its bustling commute.

A week after Boston bombings, suspect hospitalized
Published April 22, 2013 7:33am

Boston Marathon bombings supect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remained hospitalized and unable to speak Monday with a gunshot wound to the throat, and the 19--year old was expected to be charged by federal authorities and face state charges in connection with the fat

Manhunt in Boston after 1 bombing suspect is killed
Published April 19, 2013 3:17pm

With Boston virtually paralyzed, thousands of officers with rifles and armored vehicles swarmed the streets in and around the city on Friday, hunting for a 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombing

Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasing
Published April 19, 2013 8:03am

For the third year in a row, the nation's economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows

Man charged in letters case described as troubled
Published April 19, 2013 8:01am

A Mississippi man charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and other officials was described Thursday as a good father, a quiet neighbor and an entertainer who impersonated Elvis at parties.

Judiciary Committee takes up immigration bill
Published April 19, 2013 7:58am

A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to face off with its authors.

1 of 2 Mass. bomb suspects dead; suburbs shut down
Published April 19, 2013 7:52am

The two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing killed an MIT police officer and hurled explosives at police in a car chase and gun battle overnight that left one of them dead and his brother on the loose

Image leads to hunt for Boston bombing suspect
Published April 18, 2013 7:33am

The painstaking work to identify a bombing suspect from reams of Boston Marathon footage yielded a possible breakthrough as investigators focused on a man seen dropping off a bag, and then walking away from the site of the second of two deadly explosions.

Senate plans background check vote Wednesday
Published April 17, 2013 8:35am

The Senate set a long-awaited vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more firearms buyers, with supporters facing a steeply uphill path to victory.