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from Fox News (& affiliates)
Nicholas Yanni, Victim in Boston Marathon Bombing, Speaks From Tufts Medical Center
‘It Was Like a Cannon Went Off’
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NEW DETAILS: Boston Bombs In Pressure Cookers
from Huffington Post
[Information from this site may be unreliable.]
Margaret Thatcher Funeral Guests And No-Shows
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from KHQ Local News (NBC Spokane)Margaret Thatcher Funeral Guests And No-Shows
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NEW DETAILS: Boston Bombs In Pressure Cookers
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from MarketWatch
A lack of information can cause bad retirement decisions. Even worse is wrong information.
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from The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
Powerful blasts Rock marathon
Boston bombs leave three people dead, at least 140 injured
Boston bombs said to be made from pressure cookers
Second identification made in Boston Marathon fatalities
Restaurant manager, 29, was from Medford, Mass
Marathon bombing victim, 8, recalled as spirited
Man featured in photograph had both legs amputated
Inland Northwest runners were caught up in chaos
Top cop ‘cognizant of the large events to come’
Spokane runners planning memorial for Boston tragedy
Running club is collecting shoes to donate to homeless, youth in need
Straub promises safe raceRunning club is collecting shoes to donate to homeless, youth in need
Top cop ‘cognizant of the large events to come’
U.S., U.K. cities beef up security
FBI takes the lead in criminal investigation
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State crime lab in Cheney mishandled cases
Manager resigns amid investigation
FBI takes the lead in criminal investigation
IRS provides extension for Boston area citizens; Navy Bomb disposal unit sent to Boston; FAA creates no-fly zone and grounds flights; Jordanian Muslim Salafi praises Boston attack; Google, social media aid search for families.
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Ethiopian wins Boston Marathon
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the 117th Boston Marathon on Monday in just his second race at 26.2 miles.
Desisa outsprinted two other East Africans down Boylston Street to win in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds.
Jason Hartmann of the U.S. was fourth for a second straight year.
Rita Jeptoo won the women’s division for the second time. But it was her first win in a major race since taking two years off to have a baby.
Shalane Flanagan of nearby Marblehead was the fourth woman.
The leaders finished roughly two hours before the explosions that caused the race to be halted.
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Ethiopian wins Boston Marathon
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia won the 117th Boston Marathon on Monday in just his second race at 26.2 miles.
Desisa outsprinted two other East Africans down Boylston Street to win in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 23 seconds.
Jason Hartmann of the U.S. was fourth for a second straight year.
Rita Jeptoo won the women’s division for the second time. But it was her first win in a major race since taking two years off to have a baby.
Shalane Flanagan of nearby Marblehead was the fourth woman.
The leaders finished roughly two hours before the explosions that caused the race to be halted.
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Manager resigns amid investigation
Conservative, liberal justices question idea
EPA delays power plant emissions rule
Kerry meets grieving family
Blast in Afghanistan killed diplomat, 25
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In brief: From Wire Reports:
ALBANY, N.Y. – Key measures of New York’s tough new gun law kicked in Monday, with owners of firearms now reclassified as assault weapons required to start registering them and new limits on the number of bullets allowed in magazines.
As the new provisions took effect, New York’s affiliate of the National Rifle Association planned to file a court request for a federal injunction to immediate halt to the magazine limit.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls those and other provisions in the state’s new gun law common sense while dismissing criticisms he says come from “extreme fringe conservatives” who claim the government has no right to regulate guns.
New York’s new gun restrictions, the first in the nation passed following December’s massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, limit state gun owners to no more than seven bullets in magazines, except at competitions or firing ranges.
WASHINGTON – Senators are set to unveil a sweeping immigration bill this week to secure the border, remake legal immigration, boost workplace enforcement and put 11 million people here illegally on a path to citizenship.
A group of eight lawmakers, equally divided between Republicans and Democrats, planned to formally introduce the bill today, although a press event with activists, business leaders and religious groups was delayed until later in the week after the tragedy at the Boston marathon.
Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., planned to meet with President Barack Obama today to discuss the legislation with him, according to a person with knowledge of the plan who spoke on condition of anonymity. Immigration legislation is a top second-term priority for the president.
The legislation would be the culmination of months of closed-door meetings among a so-called Gang of Eight senators, including McCain, Schumer and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
Their legislation aims to strike a balance between enforcement provisions sought by Republicans, and Democratic priorities, including making citizenship widely accessible.
Hagel scraps drone war medal
WASHINGTON – In the face of withering criticism, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has canceled the creation of a new military medal for drone and cyber warriors, instead ordering military leaders to develop a special pin or device that would be attached to already existing medals or ribbons.
Hagel’s predecessor, Leon Panetta, created the Distinguished Warfare Medal to be awarded to troops such as drone operators and cyber warriors who have a major effect on a military operation but never actually set foot in the combat zone. That decision triggered broad complaints from veterans and lawmakers who said it should not be ranked higher than traditional combat medals such as the Purple Heart and Bronze Star.
On Monday, Hagel said the department should recognize the extraordinary achievements of those troops, but the award should not be a stand-alone medal.
When Panetta announced the medal would be created in mid-February, defense officials said it would be considered a bit higher in ranking than the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart, but lower than the Silver Star. But the Veterans of Foreign Wars and other groups sent a letter to President Barack Obama in March, asking him to keep the medal ranked below the Purple Heart, which is awarded for combat injuries. Critics said the ranking was an injustice to those troops who risked their lives in battle.
Last month, under orders from Hagel, the military stopped production of the medal and top defense and military leaders began a new review. Hagel asked Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to report back to him in 30 days.
Hagel – who was twice awarded the Purple Heart for his service in Vietnam – said the review concluded that “misconceptions regarding the precedence of the award were distracting from its original purpose.”
Senior military leaders who conducted the study recommended the creation of a device, similar to the “V” for valor that can be attached to the Bronze Star and other medals to reward an act of heroism. They have 90 days to finalize details and criteria for the award.
Pulitzer awarded to Denver Post
NEW YORK – The Denver Post won a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for its coverage of the movie theater massacre in Aurora, Colo., while the New York Times captured four awards for reporting on a harrowing avalanche, the rise of a new aristocracy in China and the business practices of Apple and Wal-Mart.
The Associated Press received the award in breaking news photography for its coverage of the civil war in Syria.
In awards that reflected the rapidly changing media world, the online publication InsideClimate News won the Pulitzer for national reporting for its reports on problems in the regulation of the nation’s oil pipelines.
The Sun Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., received the public service award for an investigation of off-duty police officers’ reckless driving, and longtime Pulitzer powerhouses the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post were recognized for commentary and criticism, respectively.
The Star-Tribune of Minneapolis captured two awards, for local reporting and editorial cartooning.
Cheers erupted in the Denver Post’s newsroom when word came that the newspaper had won the Pulitzer in the breaking news category for its coverage – via text, social media and video – of the shooting that killed 12 people during a midnight showing of a new Batman movie last summer.
The honor was bittersweet for some, and people teared up and shared hugs.
“We are part of this community. The tragedy touches us, but we have a job to do,” said Kevin Dale, the Post’s news director.
The Pulitzers, journalism’s highest honor, are given out each year by Columbia University on the recommendation of a board of journalists and others. Each award carries a $10,000 prize except for the public service award, which is a gold medal.
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Compromise may not garner needed votes
Iraq blasts kill dozens
More than 30 die in bombings before upcoming elections
North Korea focuses on holiday celebration
Electoral council certifies Maduro
Protests break out in Venezuela
Chad pulling troops from Mali war
Nonprofits plan new homes
Fairchild flight path puts current housing in risk zone
Dish Network makes bid for Sprint
Satellite TV company touts greater synergy
Carmakers putting teamwork into gears
GM, Ford will jointly develop transmissions
All that jitters is gold as value takes tumble
FAA orders faulty Boeing 737 part replaced
Pin that affixes tail is defective
Dow dives amid concerns
Market takes biggest fall of year
Pullman streets’ protection sought
WSU students say brick roads historic
Bloomsday entries due by midnight
Burien saddled with dead whale
Pension fund overseer guilty of wire fraud
Money used in plan to buy Tamarack
Editorial: Inslee needs to avoid quick CRC decision
Honesty key to breaking bad news
Helping hand at home
In-home caregivers help seniors stay out of care facilities; to find the right fit, experts say, specify your needs and do your research
Heel pain may improve on its own
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
New diagnosis for MS advocate
Neurologists offer hope condition will improve
Fish-oil flip-flops prove infuriating
Joe Graedon M.S
Helping hand at home
In-home caregivers help seniors stay out of care facilities; to find the right fit, experts say, specify your needs and do your research
Heel pain may improve on its own
Anthony L. Komaroff Universal Uclick
New diagnosis for MS advocate
Neurologists offer hope condition will improve
Fish-oil flip-flops prove infuriating
Joe Graedon M.S
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