A manhunt that paralyzed Boston and gripped the nation ended Friday night when police apprehended Dzhokhar Tsarnaev after a shootout in Watertown, Mass.
Was Boston Actually on Lockdown?
What “shelter in place” really means
Manhunt Paralyzes Boston Colleges
As the manhunt for the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect paralyzed the city Friday, life at the metro region’s more than 50 colleges and universities ground to a halt.
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Watch: Boston Bombing Suspects’ Family Members Speak Out
As the search continued for Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspects’ family members spoke to the press about him and his brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed in a shootout with police late Thursday night.
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Kim Family Mural Destroyed in North Korea
While Pyongyang’s Kim regime hasn’t yet collapsed, a mosaic wall erected to honor the dynasty did, on the eve of the April 15 Day of the Sun festivities meant to celebrate the birthday of North Korean founder Kim Il …
How Boston’s School Websites are Reacting to the Manhunt
Boston is considered one of America’s top college towns, with some 400,000 students attending dozens of schools in the metropolitan region. The Boston Marathon bombings and ensuing manhunt were big news on campuses, especially at …
Boston’s Night on Twitter
The hunt for the Boston Marathon bombers started in earnest on Thursday after the FBI released photos and videos of two suspects. From college campuses to the Boston police, social media was a major for vehicle for news updates, warnings and alerts.
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The Unfolding Boston Marathon Manhunt
A Town Under Siege: Watertown Residents Describe Life Under Lockdown
The sleepy Boston suburb of Watertown woke up in a state of panic in the wee hours of Friday morning, after the two alleged Boston Marathon bombers, now determined to be brothers, drove a stolen Mercedes into the town of 30,000 …
“Defense Department scientists and researchers will adjust to fiscal uncertainty by scrapping duplicative research…”
— The lead on a Friday Pentagon news story, here, on how the Defense Department plans to deal with its budget crunch.
Stop the Presses: SecDef Heads to Israel Yet U.S.-Israeli Alliance Remains Intact
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s visit to Israel this weekend shows that the military cooperation between the two allies continues to deepen despite the dire warnings of conservatives who went to the mats in January in an …
“Exposure to resilience training increased various aspects of Soldier resilience [and] psychological health, which, in turn, appeared to be associated with a reduced likelihood of receiving a diagnosis for a mental health problem (i.e., anxiety, depression, or posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD])… the findings provided evidence that Soldiers exposed to the training were diagnosed with substance abuse problems at a significantly lower rate than Soldiers who were not exposed to the training.”
— Key finding in a new Army-funded study, here, conducted by Army researchers into the impact the Army’s resiliency-training programs are having on Army soldiers’ mental health.
H7N9 Bird Flu: Could Animals Other than Birds Harbor the Virus?
Researchers have more questions than answers about the latest bird flu circulating in China, including whether birds are the …