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The Richard family, from their Tumblr page, victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

7-year-old bombing victim undergoes 11th surgery

BOSTON (AP) — The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has undergone what her family calls a “milestone” 11th operation on her left leg, which she lost below the […]

2013/05/09

Worcester police: Get suspect’s body out of city

BOSTON (AP) — The dispute over where to bury suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev escalated Wednesday as a Massachusetts police chief urged someone to step forward with a cemetery plot, saying: “We are not […]

2013/05/08

The FBI identified Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev as suspect number 2 in 2013 Boston Marathon bombings (AP photo).

Officials: Suspect described plot before Miranda

BOSTON (AP) — The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings acknowledged to the FBI his role in the attacks but did so before he was advised of his constitutional rights to keep quiet and seek a lawyer, officials said Wednesday.

2013/04/24

Sean Collier, MIT officer killed in the line of duty during altercation with suspects of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo)

Boston area honors slain MIT officer

BOSTON (AP) — As bagpipes wailed, more than 4,000 mourners paid their respects Wednesday to an MIT police officer who authorities say was ambushed in his cruiser by the Boston Marathon bombers, while U.S. investigators looked for answers in Russia.

2013/04/24

Martin Richard, child killed in explosion near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon (AP Photo)

Funeral held for boy, 8, killed by marathon bomb

BOSTON (AP) — The youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing, 8-year-old Martin Richard, was buried Tuesday and is now at peace, his family said. A private funeral Mass was held in the morning for Martin, followed by his burial, a statement said.

2013/04/23

These FBI photos show Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (l-r), brothers identified by the FBI as suspects number 1 and 2 in 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo)

Officials: Boston bomb suspect read jihadist sites

(AP) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was an ardent reader of jihadist websites and extremist propaganda, adding another piece to the body of evidence that suggests the brothers were motivated by an anti-American, radical version of Islam.

2013/04/23

Doctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live

BOSTON (AP) — In a rebuttal to the terrorists and a tribute to stellar medical care, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts one week ago who made it […]

2013/04/22

A woman holds a candle and a flower at Boston Common during a vigil for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. (AP Photo)

Boston faithful come together for prayer, worship

BOSTON (AP) — Four glowing white pillar candles illuminated photographs of the people killed in bombing-connected violence in the Boston area last week as the city sought comfort in religious services on the first Sunday […]

2013/04/21

Richard Donohue, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer critically wounded during shootout with suspects in 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. (Photo credit: MBTA/AP)

Transit officer still critical after shootout

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Doctors say the Boston transit police officer wounded in a shootout with the marathon bombing suspects had lost nearly all his blood and his heart had stopped from a single gunshot […]

2013/04/21

Final shootout, then Boston bombing suspect caught

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — For just a few minutes, it seemed as if the dragnet that had shut down a metropolitan area of millions while legions of police went house to house looking for the suspected Boston Marathon bomber had failed.

2013/04/20

A photo shows what the FBI is calling the suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev (l-r) together, walking through the crowd in Boston, Boston Marathon (AP Photo)

Photos force suspects’ move, breaking bombing case

BOSTON (AP) — Moments after investigators went before television cameras to broadcast photos of the two men in ball caps wanted for the Boston Marathon bombing, queries from viewers started cascading in — 300,000 hits a minute.

2013/04/19

This FBI photo of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, identified by the FBI as suspect number 1 in 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, was killed during shootout with police in Watertown, Massachusetts. (AP Photo)

Mass. bomb suspect’s mom-in-law sickened by attack

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The mother-in-law of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect killed during a gunbattle with police said Friday her family is sickened by the horror inflicted by the deadly attack.

2013/04/19