Boston Bombings

Boston bombing conspiracist resigns from NH Legislature

In a rambling resignation letter, the Alex Jones devotee seems to call for stripping lawyers of citizenship

Alex Seitz-Wald Friday, Jun 21, 2013 2:55 PM UTC 32
Politics New Hampshire, Boston Bombings

Tsarnaev friend shot by FBI was not armed

Few other details have been released about the strange death of Ibragim Todashev

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:00 PM UTC 25
News Boston Bombings

America’s greatest threat: Unsafe work conditions

The Texas fertilizer plant explosion reveals that lax regulations are far more dangerous than any form of terrorism

David Sirota Friday, May 17, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 30
Politics Patriotism, Texas, West

Dzhokhar left note in boat blaming U.S. wars

Scrawled on the bullet-riddled boat innards, a message reportedly explaining the Boston bombings VIDEO

Natasha Lennard Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 15
News Video, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Is there a right time to pull violent TV episodes?

Network execs want it both ways, but either the content of their programming is acceptable for viewing or it isn't

Mike Roorda, Pajiba Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:40 PM UTC
Business Pajiba, hannibal, Boston Marathon

Boston police commissioner: We need more cameras

Edward Davis urges lawmakers to tighten security around celebratory public events

Alicia A. Caldwell and Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Thursday, May 9, 2013 12:28 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Boston

Boston bombing suspect’s friend to be released

Robel Phillipos, 19, awaits trial for allegedly lying to federal investigators probing the bombings

Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Monday, May 6, 2013 8:28 PM UTC
News Associated Press

Bombing suspects originally plotted July 4 attack

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev admitted the plans two days after his capture

Associated Press Friday, May 3, 2013 11:21 AM UTC 11
News Associated Press

Americans to government: Hands off our civil liberties

In a pleasant surprise, voters are more concerned about retaining basic rights in wake of the Boston bombing

Joan Walsh Thursday, May 2, 2013 5:00 PM UTC 15
News Boston Bombings

We live in the Age of Trauma

Every generation has a diagnosis that defines them. Ours is PTSD, and the treatment is far more complex than a pill

Charles Barber Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:30 PM UTC 79
Life Psychiatry, PTSD, Boston Bombings

Can interfaith dialogue cure religious violence?

Four questions worth raising in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings

Lucia Hulsether, Religion Dispatches Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:23 PM UTC 18
Life Religion Dispatches

FBI: 3 removed backpack from bombing suspect’s room

Two college students have been charged with conspiring to obstruct justice, a third with lying to investigators

Denise Lavoie and Bridget Murphy, Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2013 7:32 PM UTC
News Associated Press, FBI

3 more suspects in Boston Marathon bombing

Boston police made the announcement in a tweet Wednesday morning

Associated Press Wednesday, May 1, 2013 4:02 PM UTC
News Associated Press

Majority want death penalty if Boston suspect is convicted

Most Americans also back the decision to give Dzhokhar Tsarnaev a civilian trial

Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:23 PM UTC
Politics Tamerlan Tsarnaev

How conspiracists think

New research helps explain why some see elaborate government plots behind events like 9/11 or the Boston bombings

Sander van der Linden, Scientific American Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 6:34 PM UTC 337
Life Scientific American

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev scrubbed online presence before bombings

According to family friends, the bombing suspect deleted his Instagram account two weeks prior to the attacks

Kris Holt, The Daily Dot Monday, Apr 29, 2013 4:00 PM UTC
Technology the daily dot, Boston Marathon

Adam Lanza vs. the knockoff jihadis

Tsarnaevs seem more like mixed-up killers than big terrorists. So why is far more known about them than Adam Lanza?

Joan Walsh Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 89
News Boston Bombings

Bombing suspects’ mother discussed jihad with elder son

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva also cited conspiracy theories about 9/11 being a plot against Muslims

David Caruso, Michael Kunzelman and Max Seddon, Associated Press Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:16 AM UTC
News Associated Press

King and Ellison spar over surveilling Muslims

"I think it's ineffective law enforcement to go after a particular community" said Ellison, who is Muslim VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 6:38 PM UTC 44
Politics Video, Keith Ellison, Peter King

Sunday show round-up: “Boots on the ground” in Syria

Claire McCaskill says "I don't think you want to ever rule it out"; and more from the Sunday shows VIDEO

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 4:46 PM UTC
Politics Video, Syria, Sunday shows

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