A massive manhunt that spanned several Boston communities has come to an end with Boston police announcing that 19-year-old Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, has been captured.
April 19, 2013 This is just a great uplifting, inspiring video!
April 19, 2013 I don't know about you, but when I was a child, my father pretty much told me that if I got in trouble with the law, I shouldn't call him. He felt the law would probably treat me nicer than he would, if he got his hands on me. I was reminded of this today when I saw this press conference with the uncle of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects. He did not have kind words to say.
6:55 AM ET: The AP is reporting that the suspects are from Chechnya, and have lived in the US for at least one year. The surviving Boston bomb suspect has been identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Ma. NBC News is reporting that both suspects are brothers. Sources say that the men may have military experience, according to law enforcement officials.
6:30 AM ET: CNN is reporting that officials are worried that the suspect who remains at large could have explosives on his body. An official tells the network that the suspect killed overnight had explosives on his body. As a result, city officials have suspended all public transportation for the time being. Those in Watertown and the surrounding neighborhoods are being urged to shelter in place until further notice. Many colleges have cancelled classes for the day. Businesses are being told not to open.
April 18, 2013 In the wake of all the shoddy coverage of the Boston Bombing, we'd like to know how you feel about 24 hour news.
Does it help or hurt?
April 18, 2013 Rene Rancourt has been singing the National Anthem at Boston Bruins hockey games for the last 37 years, and last night . . . before the Bruins' game, he sang the first few lines by himself but the crowd overpowered him, and he let THEM sing it. Watch this!
Our heartfelt payers and best wishes of recovery go out to the family and friends of those who lost their lives and continue to fight for their lives in the Boston Marathon bombing. As the highest authorities in the land investigate this cowardly attack on innocent people
April 17, 2013 After reviewing a particular piece of video evidence, investigators may have identified a suspect in the bombings at Monday’s Boston Marathon.
April 16, 2013 A part of Bill Richard's life is missing, it's his eight year old son Martin. Martin was one of the three victims of yesterday's Boston Bombing. In his grief Bill has issued a statement to the press.
April 16, 2013 Here's the thing. No matter what happens. No matter what our critics and enemies may say. Americans will always rise to the occasion. Yeah, I know it's not "just Americans" and I know that not everyone at the scene yesterday was American. But, whether it was from an "outside" source or a "homegrown nut case", it was on American soil.
Believe it or not there are already "conspiracy" folks out there. One group wants to say that the government staged these bombings so that they could revoke more of our civil liberties.I wish these people would get lives and take their meds.
It was a tragedy. Wringing our hands and wailing "Don't feed the bulldog."
Sure, we need to be respectful and mindful. At the same time, we need to not wring our hands and say, "Poor us." Let's concentrate on what we can do, not what happened to us!
This is how people react to trouble:
April 16, 2013 24 hour news is a wonderful thing but having to keep the public entertained (notice I didn't say "informed") 24 hours a day leads to a lot of guessing and speculation.
Here is what is truly know about the Boston tragedy so far.
9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.
CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.
