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Suspect could provide key terror intel
Public defender to represent Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Texas residents returning to homes near blast site
Tight security, black ribbons for Boston at London Marathon
Boston and West, two towns united in tragedy
Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout
On Columbine anniversary, survivor says gun bill fight isn’t over yet
The Finish Line: What the bombing was like
Texas plant blast evokes memories of Waco
Suspect alarmed relatives with extremist views
Another bird flu death in China as number of infected grows to 95
'What's going on?": America hit by wave of tragedies
‘Bending Steel' explores the obscure art form

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT

'Lone wolf' or small cells are difficult to detect by law enforcement.

Public defender to represent Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 02:07 PM PDT

The Federal Public Defender Office said Saturday it will represent Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, once charges are filed.

Texas residents returning to homes near blast site

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 12:41 PM PDT

Leaking gas tanks damaged by Wednesday's explosion are fueling small fires.

Tight security, black ribbons for Boston at London Marathon

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 02:56 PM PDT

Runners at Sunday's race will observe a 30-second silence to honor the Boston victims.

Boston and West, two towns united in tragedy

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 01:12 PM PDT

Lauretta Cvikel has her own problems. On Wednesday, she was knocked over by the explosion at West Fertilizer Plant, noting, "I never thought I'd be able see air move!" For another 20 minutes "that felt like forever" she didn't know the whereabouts of her pre-teen son, Allen, who was eventually found safe.

Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 01:20 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq carried out its first election since the U.S. military withdrawal without major bloodshed Saturday in a major test for Iraqi security forces as they face a reviving al-Qaida insurgency. But delayed elections in two provinces wracked by anti-government protests and complaints about missing names on voter rolls overshadowed the vote.

On Columbine anniversary, survivor says gun bill fight isn’t over yet

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 08:14 AM PDT

Katie Lyles was a sophomore in high school when her class was interrupted by gunfire.

The Finish Line: What the bombing was like

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 11:31 AM PDT

The woman wearing bib No. 19,255 was a flute instructor from Utah, listening to her son singing through her headphones as if the sound of his voice could somehow will her body the last few yards to the finish line.

Texas plant blast evokes memories of Waco

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 09:12 AM PDT

Twenty years ago, a raid on a cult compound ended with a massive explosion.

Suspect alarmed relatives with extremist views

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 09:36 AM PDT

Tamerlan Tsarnaev was kicked out of a family member's home during a visit.

Another bird flu death in China as number of infected grows to 95

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 05:19 AM PDT

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China reported another death and four new infections from a new strain of bird flu on Saturday, raising the death toll to 18, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The H7N9 virus has been found in 95 people, mostly in eastern China. The latest victim is a 69-year old man surnamed Xu from Zhejiang province who passed away Friday night after emergency treatment failed, Xinhua said. Zhejiang province reported three new infection cases with all three patients in critical condition. The eastern costal province of Jiangsu also reported another bird flu infection. ...

'What's going on?": America hit by wave of tragedies

Posted: 20 Apr 2013 10:40 AM PDT

Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. A violent manhunt that paralyzed a major city, emptying streets of people and filling them with heavily armed police and piercing sirens.