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Car bomb, other attacks kill 5 in Iraqi city

Sun, 26 May 2013 05:41:03 -0400

BAGHDAD - Officials say a car bomb has hit a patrol in Mosul, one of three attacks in the northern Iraqi city that left five dead.

Roadside bomb kills 2 Yemeni soldiers

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:19:31 -0400

SANAA, Yemen - Security officials say two Yemeni soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in a restive province where high-level intelligence officers have been assassinated in the past.

Female suicide bomber injures 18 in Russian region

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:09:23 -0400

MAKHACHKALA, Russia - A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, authorities said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces.

Hundreds running Boston Marathon's final mile

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:39:04 -0400

BOSTON - Hundreds of runners are joining victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line after explosives went off while many athletes were still running.

Hundreds running Boston Marathon's final mile

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:05:18 -0400

Suicide bomber dies in blast in Afghan capital

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:50:11 -0400

KABUL, Afghanistan - A would-be suicide bomber died when his explosives-rigged vest went off prematurely in Afghanistan's capital on Saturday morning, police said. The apparent failed attack came a day after a major Taliban assault on an international compound in Kabul left 10 people dead including the six attackers.

Obama OKs honor for Birmingham bombing victims

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:19:34 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday to award Congress' highest civilian honor to four girls killed in an Alabama church bombing during the civil rights movement. He called it a tragic loss that "helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair America."

Police in NH ask for reimbursement in bombing help

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:53:22 -0400

NASHUA, New Hampshire - The police department in Nashua, New Hampshire, has asked to be reimbursed for $15,000 spent in overtime while helping in the search for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev last month.

Gilbert turns out to honor veteran

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:40:00 -0400

PHOENIX - Tossed like a rag doll by an exploding 500-pound bomb, U.S. Army Ranger Cory Remsburg landed face down in a canal. He lay motionless as his buddies scrambled to find him.

Boston bombing suspect's hearing rescheduled again

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:46:04 -0400

BOSTON - A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv).

Boston suspect under scrutiny in unsolved killings

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:39 -0400

WALTHAM, Massachusetts - A year and a half before the Boston Marathon bombing, the man Tamerlan Tsarnaev called his best friend died in a grisly crime: He was one of three men found nearly decapitated in an apartment, their throats slashed ear to ear, marijuana sprinkled over their bodies.

Girl injured in Boston bombings begins rehab

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:35 -0400

BOSTON - The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been released from the hospital to begin rehabilitation at another one.

Girl injured in Marathon bombing leaves hospital

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:01 -0400

BOSTON - The younger sister of the 8-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings has been released from the hospital.

Man shot by FBI had ties to Boston bombing suspect

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:06:35 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - A Chechen immigrant shot to death in Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent implicated himself in a triple slaying that officials believe may have been connected to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said.

Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:15 -0400

GROZNY, Russia - The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States.

Obama to sign bill for Birmingham bombing victims

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:34:36 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - President Barrack Obama plans to sign a bill Friday that awards the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to the four girls killed in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church.

Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:06:54 -0400

DUBLIN - British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London tourist attraction that left four soldiers and seven horses dead.

Marathon bombing victims urged to apply for funds

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:02 -0400

BOSTON - The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund said just five people have filed applications as of Tuesday, and is urging those affected by the blasts to fill out the paperwork before time runs out.

Mental health exam ordered for ex-paramedic

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:21:02 -0400

WEST, Texas - A judge in West Texas has ordered that a mental health evaluation be done for a former paramedic who's accused of possessing bomb-making material.

Judge allows foreign travel for NC theft suspect

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:11:13 -0400

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - A federal judge is allowing a former manager at a Navy bombing range in North Carolina to take a Bahamas cruise, overruling prosecutors who warned he may never return to face charges of stealing more than $6 million worth of scrap metal.

Death toll rises to 23 in China factory blast

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:21 -0400

BEIJING - The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing.

Man who won't testify in NYC bombing is jailed

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:34:13 -0400

NEW YORK - A Brooklyn man has been jailed after he refused to testify before a grand jury apparently looking into a bomb that exploded in Times Square in 2008.

Judge: NJ terror case not influenced by Boston

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:11:04 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - A federal judge has rejected an argument by two New Jersey men who pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges that their sentences were improperly influenced by news of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Marathon bomb victims eligible for state fund

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:03:15 -0400

BOSTON - Those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings have an alternative to the widely-publicized One Fund when seeking compensation, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said.

Boston bombing victims receive BC degrees

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:10:14 -0400

NEWTON, Massachusetts - The bandage around Liza Cherney's left ankle was the only visible sign of injuries from a bomb at the Boston Marathon that sprayed shrapnel into her leg. Nearby, her friend Brittany Loring shed a crutch and showed no sign of a limp as she walked past applauding classmates at Boston College on Monday.