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Investigators search apartment after Boston attack
Authorities including bomb experts searched an apartment in Revere, Massachusetts, and removed items, after two deadly bombs struck the Boston Marathon. But investigators remained mum about just how the search may be linked to the bombing investigation. The search late Monday involved a "person of interest," the Revere Fire Department said on its Facebook page. [...]
Tuesday's live events
Watch CNN.com Live for continuing coverage of the investigation and fallout from Monday's fatal bombings at the Boston Marathon. Today's programming highlights... 9:30 am ET - FBI briefing on Boston bombings - FBI officials are expected to discuss their investigation into Monday's fatal bombings at the Boston Marathon. 9:30 am ET - Virginia Tech shootings [...]
Terror at Boston Marathon: 3 dead, 144 hurt
It was a gruesome end to what should have been a celebration of triumph. One man's legs were instantly blown off, yet he kept trying to stand up. Exhausted marathoners had to muscle the energy to flee the bloody scene. And more than 140 people were hospitalized, some in critical condition. As authorities try to [...]
Immigration bill: Must secure border
The border with Mexico must be secure. This requirement is the cornerstone of an immigration reform bill a bipartisan group of senators are to file on Capitol Hill Tuesday. There will be no path to legal residency for migrants without it. Undocumented immigrants may also not reach the status of fully legal residents under the [...]
Police review London Marathon security plans
The security plan in place for the London Marathon this weekend will be reviewed following the deadly bomb blasts in Boston, London's Metropolitan Police said Tuesday. "We will be reviewing our security arrangements in partnership with London Marathon," said event commander Chief Supt. Julia Pendry. Police and race organizers said they are working closely together [...]
Nurses' trauma experience helped wounded
Of all the Boston Marathons he's worked - and he's done a half-dozen of them - Stephen Segatore figured this one would be pretty easy. The weather was cool, so the runners probably wouldn't be at much risk for heat stroke or dehydration. Maybe he'd help people with muscle cramps or twisted ankles, but not [...]
3 killed, more than 140 hurt in Boston Marathon bombing
Three killed – including 8-year-old boy – in bomb blasts near finish line of Boston Marathon, officials say. Area hospitals say at least 144 are injured, including eight children. Two explosions happened at about 2:50 p.m., more than two hours after the first of the race's nearly 27,000 runners had crossed the finish line. Boston.com [...]
Explosions near finish of Boston Marathon
A pair of explosions rocked the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon, injuring at least a half-dozen people, a CNN producer at the scene said. The blasts occurred a few seconds apart, shrouding downtown Boston's Copley Square in smoke. Paramedics were treating several victims at the scene, and police ordered onlookers to [...]
Reward offered year after soldier's disappearance
It's been one year since Fort Bragg soldier Kelli Bordeaux went missing, and there's now a reward being offered for information that could help authorities solve the mystery, according to police in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The military is offering $25,000 for information that could help explain what happened to Pfc. Bordeaux, Detective Jeff Locklear told [...]
Ethiopia's Desisa, Kenya's Jeptoo win Boston Marathon
A strong kick won the Boston Marathon for Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa. Bunched up with two competitors with a mile left, Desisa pulled away in the last few blocks, winning the men's division Monday with a time of 2:10:22. Kenya's Micah Kogo (2:10:27) and Ethiopia's Gebregziabher Gebremariam (2:10:28) finished second and third. American Jason Hartmann, of [...]
Mubarak to remain detained despite appeal win
Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will remain in detention even though he won an appeal in which he asked for his release while awaiting trial, Egyptian state TV said Monday. An appeals court granted his petition Monday, technically freeing him in the case involving the killing of nonviolent protesters during the 2011 uprising that brought [...]
Interpol issues notice for escaped gangster
Interpol on Monday issued an international wanted notice for a French gangster who authorities say used explosives as part of a brazen escape from a prison in Lille over the weekend. Redoine Faid held five people, including four guards, at gunpoint at the detention center in the city in northern France on Saturday, officials said. [...]
Man missing in Washington state avalanche
The search for a missing man who was caught in an avalanche in Washington state over the weekend could resume at first light on Monday, a spokeswoman for the King County Sheriff's Office said. The effort to find Mitch Hungate was suspended indefinitely due to poor weather conditions, according to Sgt. Katie Larson. Heavy snow [...]
Kerry stands firm on North Korea
As North Koreans celebrated the birthday on Monday of their country's late founder, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged the regime in Pyongyang to ditch its nuclear program and put a lid on its fiery threats if it wants to hold talks. "The United States has made clear many times what the conditions are [...]
Kerry to visit family of slain U.S. diplomat
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will stop in Chicago on Monday on his way back from a tour of Asia to meet with the parents of a foreign service officer killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan. Anne Smedinghoff, 25, was one of six Americans killed on April 6. The American diplomat, a civilian [...]
Chavez's political heir declared winner
The man Hugo Chavez handpicked to be his successor won Venezuela's presidential vote, election authorities said, but the opposition candidate denounced irregularities and called for a recount. Nicolas Maduro secured 50.66% of votes in Sunday's presidential election, while opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski won 49.07%, officials said. Show More Summary
Study: Young drivers use gadgets when alone
Young drivers are getting the message that distracted driving can be deadly, but a new study released Monday reports drivers ages 16 to 21 put themselves at far higher risk...
Police: Student shot 2 inside Virginia college
An 18-year-old student drove to a community college campus located inside a western Virginia mall on Friday, walked in, then opened fire - wounding two women - before being subdued by an off-duty security guard and two police officers, authorities said. Christiansburg, Virginia, police Chief Mark Sisson identified the suspect Friday night as Neil Allen [...]
Police chief left gun out, teen killed self with it
A New Hampshire police chief was cited Friday for improperly storing his service firearm after a teenager used the weapon to commit suicide in the chief's home in March, according to the local prosecutor. Danville Police Chief Wade Parsons allegedly left his firearm, a.40-caliber Glock 22 pistol, on top of a safe in his [...]
Probe reopened in case of teen's alleged rape
Police in eastern Canada announced Friday they "are reopening the investigation involving Rehtaeh Parsons," the 17-year-old who tried to kill herself after she was allegedly gang-raped and bullied. Rehtaeh, a high school student from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was taken off life support Sunday, three days after she attempted to hang herself. The HRM Partners in [...]