Obama Offers Message Of Resilience After Boston Attacks
President Obama attended an interfaith service in Boston honoring the victims and survivors of the marathon bombing.
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Boston In Collective Mourning After Marathon Attack
Bostonians mourned the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings on Thursday.
Two Young Men Suspected In Boston Bombing Attack
The FBI held a press conference on Thursday about the latest news in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. Robert Siegel talks to Tom Gjelten for more.
FBI Turns To Public In Identifying Boston Bombing Suspects
Robert Siegel talks to Robert McFadden, senior vice president of The Soufan Group and a 30-year veteran of federal law enforcement, about the latest news in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.
Boston: The Conversation In Arab-American And Muslim Communities
After the bombings in Boston, law professor Khaled Beydoun was gripped by the fear that the culprit would be found to be an Arab or Muslim American. Since Sept. 11, 2001, he says this anxiety has become quite familiar in Arab and Muslim communities, and that has transformed the grieving process.
Investigating Explosions And Chemical Threats
Explosions at the Boston Marathon, potentially ricin-laced letters intercepted en route to the White House and Sen. Roger Wicker, and an explosion at a fertilizer plant in Texas have each prompted investigations. In each case, authorities sift through evidence to construct a timeline of events.
Cleveland Celebrates Superman, Its Hometown Hero
Most people think of Superman as a native of Krypton, or perhaps the rural Kansas village of Smallville. Not so fast, say Clevelanders. The creators of the Man of Steel grew up in the city that steel built, and this year, Cleveland is pulling out all the stops for the superhero's 75th birthday.
Obama's Pressure Fails To Get Gun Measure Passed
President Obama delivered a scathing speech from the Rose Garden late Wednesday, in which he excoriated the Senate for failing to pass gun control legislation that would have required more thorough background checks for buyers of certain firearms.
Seeking Oakland's Soul In The 'New Oakland'
Oakland, Calif., was a hub of African-American life on the West Coast. Today, it's one of the most diverse cities in the country. How has that shift affected its culture?
'The Hell Of American Day Care': Expensive And 'Mediocre'
In a cover story for The New Republic, journalist Jonathan Cohn examines the conundrum of day care in the United States. "On the one hand," he says, "improving the quality of child care ... is going to take more money. On the other hand, it already costs more than many families can pay."