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Officials shift through fragments for clues

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 02:52 PM PDT

FBI agents gather near the finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston Tuesday, April 16, 2013. The bombs that ripped through the crowd at the Boston Marathon, killing at least three people and wounding more than 170, were fashioned out of pressure cookers and packed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings to inflict maximum carnage, a person briefed on the investigation said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)A third victim is a Chinese national and Boston University student.

Letter containing ricin sent to Mississippi senator

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 04:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2009, file photo Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Senate Majority Leader Reid said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that letter with ricin or another poison was sent to Wicker. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)A letter was mailed to Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker's office containing the toxic substance ricin, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid confirmed to reporters on Tuesday. The letter was intercepted at an off-site location Tuesday morning and was later tested positive for ricin, a highly poisonous chemical that can be fatal to humans if inhaled. [...]

Biden says gun bill is two votes short: 'We will win'

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 01:59 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, during a dedication ceremony for Gabriel Zimmerman. Zimmerman was outreach director for former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords until he was killed in the January 2011 shooting rampage in Tucson where Giffords was wounded. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Vice President Joe Biden said the senate is just short of reaching the 60-vote threshold needed to pass a gun reform bill through the chamber.

Veteran broadcaster Pat Summerall dies at 82

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 02:59 PM PDT

SummerallHe didn't have to be the loudest or most verbose guy in booth. But he was the best.

Storm brings much needed snow to Colo., Wyo.

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 04:34 PM PDT

Colorado Rockies' Eric Young Jr. jumps over a pile of snow before the start of a baseball doubleheader between the New York Mets and the Rockies on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)Winds from the slow-moving are raising the wildfire danger to the south.

Court blocks Penney from selling Martha Stewart goods

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 04:41 PM PDT

A man with a Macy's bag walks past the J.C. Penney's store in New YorkA judge is expected to decide whether to extend the it while an appeal from Macy's is pending.

What to do if American Airlines stranded you

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 03:04 PM PDT

An American Airlines ticket agent assists a passenger checking in at Hartsfield-Jackson airport, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in Atlanta. American Airlines flights across the country are grounded because of computer problems. American Airlines spokesman Kent Powell said Tuesday that the airline is trying to resolve the issues as quickly as it can. (AP Photo/David Goldman)The carrier grounded flights for most of Tuesday because of a computer outage.

Calif. Democrats push wide-ranging gun control bills

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 04:32 PM PDT

Lawmakers took their first step toward moving a gun control legislative package.

N. Korea vows 'sledge-hammer blows' on S. Korea

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:49 AM PDT

A North Korean soldier looks out of the window of a guard tower, on the banks of Yalu River, about 100 km from SinuijuThe nation says it won't be humiliated and forced to the negotiating table by Washington.

Maduro blames U.S. for violence over Venezuela vote

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 01:27 PM PDT

Opposition supporters and students cross a barricade during clashes with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)The U.S. Embassy is "financing and leading all the violent acts," the president-elect says.

McCain calls Obama's reaction ‘certainly adequate’

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 02:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, April 7, 2013 file photo provided by CBS News, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., appears on CBS' "Face the Nation" in Washington. Bipartisanship broke out on Capitol Hill on Thursday, a newsy development after years of polarization that infuriated the public, brought Congress to a near-halt and the country to the brink of economic disaster. At the center of all of the civility was McCain, the president's vanquished GOP opponent from the 2008 presidential election. (AP Photo/CBS News, Chris Usher)Republican Sen. John McCain, who has repeatedly denounced President Barack Obama's handling of the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, said Tuesday that the White House response to the Boston bombings has been "certainly adequate." "The response—both state, and federal, and local, as well as our FBI involvement—is certainly adequate," the Arizona lawmaker [...]

Report: U.S. condoned torture after Sept. 11 attacks

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 01:49 PM PDT

The interior of a communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo BayAn independent panel issues a damning review of Bush-era practices.

Thatcher's body lies in chapel as funeral debate rages

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 12:07 PM PDT

The coffin of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher rests in the Crypt Chapel of St Mary Undercroft, at the Palace of Westminster in London

Official: Pakistani quake death toll rises

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:40 AM PDT

People evacuate buildings and gather on road after a tremor of an earthquake was felt in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 16, 2013. A major earthquake described as the strongest to hit Iran in more than half a century flatted homes and offices Tuesday near Iran's border with Pakistan, killing at least tens of people in the sparsely populated region and swaying buildings as far away as New Delhi and the skyscrapers in Dubai and Bahrain. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Dozens are dead after a major earthquake flattens buildings near the Iran border.

Death toll at 14, experts rush to China to investigate bird flu

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:38 AM PDT

Workers vaccinate chickens with H9 bird flu vaccine at a farm in Changfeng countyThe new strain of virus has killed 14 people among 71 confirmed cases.

Bipartisan immigration bill delayed after Boston bombings

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rubio says a proposed immigration bill expected to be introduced this week won't offer amnesty to those who entered the U.S. illegally. Speaking on the news shows, Sunday, April 14, 2013, Rubio said, quote "there will be consequences for having violated the laws." The bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a 13-year path to U.S. citizenship that would cost each $2,000 in fines plus additional fees, and would begin only after steps have been taken to secure the border, according to an outline of the measure. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)The bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a path to citizenship.

Wisconsin college lockdown lifted after arrest

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:43 AM PDT

By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Police have arrested a suspect who was seen carrying what turned out to be a fake gun at Wisconsin's Carroll University earlier on Tuesday, and a lockdown at the college has been lifted, it said. Waukesha, Wisconsin, police have the suspect in custody, according to a press release from Carroll University. The suspect was not identified. Police said the suspect was carrying an airsoft gun, a nonlethal replica firearm used in games. ...

Israelis celebrate 65 years of independence

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:08 AM PDT

Israeli children play with foam spray during celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 65th anniversary of the creation of the state in Tel AvivPresident Shimon Peres said Israel would defend itself as it had in the past.

France finds most horsemeat in EU

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 08:48 AM PDT

An employee displays a case of frozen beef lasagne dinners which were removed from stores and are prepared for destruction in a central purchasing warehouse under a sign on a door which reads "Products for Destruction" in VilleneuveTest shows 1 in every 8 sample had suspect meat, according to sources.

10 senators that will make or break gun background checks

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 06:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2013 file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., right, accompanied by Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers,, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The number of Republican senators who might back expanded background checks is now dwindling, threatening a bipartisan effort to subject more gun buyers to the checks. A vote on the compromise, the heart of Congress' gun control effort, is expected this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)The Senate might start the debate on firearm laws on Tuesday.

Boston blast debris may reveal investigation clues

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 11:48 AM PDT

One of the blast sites on Boylston Street near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon is seen in Boston, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, one day after bomb blasts killed three and injured over 140 people. FBI agents searched a suburban Boston apartment overnight and appealed to the public for amateur video and photos that might yield clues to who carried out the Boston Marathon bombing. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

‘Evil’ Boston bombings were act of terror

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 09:02 AM PDT

Obama makes a statement on the Boston bombing from the White House in WashingtonAmericans respond with heroism and kindness, Obama says.

'Most lovable girl' ID'd as a Boston victim

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 10:44 AM PDT

Krystle Campbell (Facebook)Krystle Campbell, 29, was at the marathon finish cheering for a friend.

No evidence Boston bombs part of broader plot, Napolitano says

Posted: 16 Apr 2013 01:02 PM PDT

A law enforcement officer stands post at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, April 15, 2013 in Washington. Authorities say the blasts during the Boston Marathon killed two people and injured at least 73,(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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