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April 19, 2013

Florida runner gets photo of suspect fleeing Marathon

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Seconds after the Boston Marathon bombs exploded, David Green pulled out his smartphone and took…
April 19, 2013

Uncle urges Boston bombing suspect to turn self in

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Maryland (AP) - The uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects urged his nephew to turn himself in…
April 19, 2013

Boston on lockdown during marathon manhunt for white-hat suspect

NBC NEWS - Boston and its suburbs, universities and transit system were on total lockdown Friday as police hunted for…
April 19, 2013

Trayvon Martin's parents pen letter to family of 8-year-old Boston bombing victim

theGRIO REPORT - The parents of Trayvon Martin have written a letter of support to the parents of the 8-year-old…
April 18, 2013

Obama honors bombing victims in Boston: 'You will run again!'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is seeking to refocus a nervous nation's attention on those killed and gravely wounded…
April 17, 2013

Coping with the aftermath of the Boston tragedy

theGRIO REPORT - Musicians and dancers from high school marching bands stretched and rehearsed on the National Mall on Tuesday…
April 17, 2013

'Please don't be Muslim': Fears of racial, ethnic profiling in the wake of Boston bombing

ESSAY - The overwhelming majority of Muslims in America is as law-abiding as any other religious group, and has repeatedly…
April 17, 2013

Ricin found in Obama letter, odd packages shake up Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Secret Service says it has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained…
April 17, 2013

Investigators 'zeroing in on some people' in Boston bombings, officials say

NBC NEWS - Senior officials told NBC News that they were not prepared to characterize those individuals as suspects...
April 17, 2013

Condoleezza Rice: Terrorist acts test presidential leadership

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says terrorist attacks like the one that rocked the Boston Marathon…
April 16, 2013

Boston marathon runner who witnessed bombing: 'It was a horrible, horrible mess'

theGRIO REPORT - The annual Boston marathon came to a halt on Monday after two bombs detonated at the finish…
April 16, 2013

How to talk to your children about traumatic events

NBC Philadelphia - Dr. Sue Cornbluth is a child psychologist, professor at Temple University and a national expert on foster…
April 16, 2013

Obama: Boston explosions 'an act of terror'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the explosions at the Boston Marathon are being investigated as an act of…
April 16, 2013

Gov. Deval Patrick: No unexploded bombs at Boston Marathon

BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick says no unexploded bombs were found at the Boston Marathon. He says the…
April 16, 2013

Feds search apartment, seek clues in Boston Marathon attack

BOSTON (AP) - FBI agents searched a suburban Boston apartment overnight and appealed to the public for amateur video and…
April 15, 2013

President Obama responds to Boston Marathon bomb attacks

theGRIO REPORT- President Barack Obama on Monday held a news conference in response to two deadly bomb blasts that killed…
April 15, 2013

Secret Service expands security at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Secret Service expanded its security perimeter at the White House on Monday following the explosions at…
April 15, 2013

3 killed as 2 bombs explode at Boston Marathon

BOSTON (AP) — Two bombs exploded in the packed streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday,…
April 15, 2013

Obama calls Mass. officials following explosions at Boston Marathon

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama has been notified about the explosions at the finish line…
April 16, 2012

Kenya's Wesley Korir, Sharon Cherop win Boston Marathon

BOSTON (AP) - Trailing the leaders by 200 yards when the Boston Marathon slogged through Heartbreak Hill, Wesley Korir passed…