Boston Marathon

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3rd Victim: 'Senseless Loss of Young Scientist'

Boston University identifies her as Lingzi Lu of China

(Newser) - Boston University has identified the third fatality in the marathon bombings as grad student Lingzi Lu of China, reports the Washington Post . Lu was pursuing her advanced degree in math and statistics after graduating from the Beijing Institute of Technology. "She was well on her way," says the...

Bomb Threat Clears Boston Courthouse
 Bomb Threat Clears 
 Boston Courthouse 
UPDATED
Apr 17, 2013 4:14 PM CDT

Bomb Threat Clears Boston Courthouse

Police declare it safe after about an hour

(Newser) - More confusion and stress in Boston: The federal courthouse had to be evacuated briefly today over a bomb threat, reports ABC News . Police conducted an hourlong sweep and gave the all-clear to return late this afternoon. The courthouse was especially packed after reports surfaced that a suspect in the marathon...

Video May Show Suspect in Boston

FBI says no arrests have been made

(Newser) - Authorities have spotted a possible suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, sources tell CNN . The breakthrough comes based on analysis of security camera footage from a Lord & Taylor store near the site of the second explosion. Other outlets echoed the news, and some, including AP , initially reported that a...

100 Boston Patients Are Out of Hospital

Decade of war meant doctors 'were without question ready'

(Newser) - As of this morning, 100 of the 183 people hospitalized in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing have been released, CNN reports, in a testament to how well area doctors have handled the crisis. Boston boasts nearly 80 hospitals, and they're regarded as some of the world's...

Experts: Boston Bombs Probably Cost $100

New photos, details of devices emerge

(Newser) - The FBI has released images of the remains of a "pressure cooker" bomb used in the Boston marathon attack and the backpack it was hidden inside, ABC reports. The second bomb was also hidden in a backpack, but it's not clear whether it was also made from a...

Dad Learned of Son's Fate Via Iconic Boston Photo

Jeff Bauman is victim in photo also featuring Carlos Arredondo

(Newser) - Jeff Bauman was frantically trying to reach his son, also named Jeff Bauman, who was at the Boston Marathon to cheer on his girlfriend, when his stepdaughter called and told him about a photo he needed to look at. The elder Bauman immediately recognized his son in the graphic picture,...

FBI Sifts Through Thousands of Boston Tips

Picture of bomb suspect—or suspects— slowly emerging

(Newser) - The FBI has urged the public to help as its hunt for the perpetrator of the Boston Marathon bombing enters a third day. An appeal for information has already yielded more than 2,000 tips and the FBI—which has released photos and details of the bombs that killed three...

Hundreds Join Boston Vigils
 Hundreds Join Boston Vigils 
Apr 17, 2013 3:13 AM CDT

Hundreds Join Boston Vigils

Tearful crowds pay tribute to victims

(Newser) - Hundreds of people, many of them holding flowers and candles, joined a pair of vigils in Boston last night to honor victims of the marathon bombing. In Boston Common, dozens of National Guard troops stood watch over a vigil where the crowd joined in as a choir sung "Amazing...

3rd Boston Victim Is Chinese Grad Student

Her name hasn't been released yet

(Newser) - The third person killed in the Boston Marathon attack was a grad student from China studying at Boston University, the school says at BU Today . The university isn't releasing her name until it gets her family's permission. (China's consulate confirms that one of its citizens was killed,...

Obama in Boston Thursday
 Obama in Boston Thursday 
Apr 16, 2013 5:44 PM CDT

Obama in Boston Thursday

He will participate in service for the victims

(Newser) - President Obama will travel to Boston Thursday for a morning service to honor the victims in Boston, reports the Washington Post . The interfaith service is set to take place at 11am at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the city. Earlier today, the president called the attack an "...

Boston College Students to Walk Final Marathon Miles

'We decide when our marathon ends'

(Newser) - More than 12,000 people have signed up to walk the last five miles of the Boston Marathon route on Friday in a show of support for those who had their marathon cut short. The march is being organized by Boston College students, Mashable reports. "For anyone who did...

Mother of 2nd Victim: 'She Was Always Smiling'

Identified as Krystle Campbell; 3rd victim was BU grad student

(Newser) - Another fatality in the Boston bombings has been identified: The family of 29-year-old Krystle Campbell says she was killed as she and a friend were cheering on another friend who was racing, reports WCVB . "This is just a waste," says her mother. “Everyone that knew her loved...

How to Respond to Boston Attack: Do Nothing

Alex Pareene: A return to normalcy is the best answer to the bombings

(Newser) - The Boston Celtics play the New York Knicks in the playoffs this weekend, and fans from these two cities hit by terrorism will surely unite in a stirring display of patriotism. But at Salon , Alex Pareene is also hoping for a "healthy amount of booing, vulgar heckling," and...

Bombs Made From Pressure Cookers: Reports

Were hidden in duffel bags, set off by timers

(Newser) - The bombs at yesterday's Boston Marathon were made from pressure cookers packed with metal shards, nails, and ball bearings, then placed in duffel bags and left on the ground, a person who has been briefed on the investigation tells the AP . NBC News has basically the same information, citing...

Marathons Should Still Inspire
 Marathons Should Still Inspire 
OPINION
Apr 16, 2013 11:47 AM CDT

Marathons Should Still Inspire

Boston horror shouldn't cause loss of faith in human nature: Ezra Klein

(Newser) - The Boston Marathon bombing has shaken America, but it shouldn't shake people's faith in human solidarity, which is at its best at marathons, writes Ezra Klein in the Washington Post . He points to the story of 1967 Boston Marathon runner, Kathrine Switzer, as recounted in The Nation . Women...

Obama Decries &#39;Act of Terror&#39;
 Obama Decries 
 'Act of Terror' 
Apr 16, 2013 11:00 AM CDT

Obama Decries 'Act of Terror'

'Clearly we are at the beginning of our investigation'

(Newser) - President Obama used the "T" word today, calling the Boston Marathon bombing an "act of terror," USA Today reports. Obama hadn't uttered that word during his initial remarks last night , raising some eyebrows given the kerfuffle that surrounded the word in the wake of the Benghazi...

Investigators Have 'Active Leads' in Bomber Hunt

An in-depth look at the Boston investigation

(Newser) - Within minutes of the explosions at the Boston Marathon yesterday, authorities were already mobilizing their investigation. Evidence teams with Boston's Joint Terrorism Task Force moved to secure the bomb site, looking for timing mechanism springs, chemical residues, and other potential evidence, Time reports. FBI and CIA specialists, meanwhile, began...

Hero's Tragic Life Led Him to Iconic Marathon Photo

Carlos Arredondo's son was killed in Iraq, other son committed suicide

(Newser) - Carlos Arredondo was waiting at the Boston Marathon finish line for runners who were racing on behalf of fallen soldiers—one of those fallen soldiers being Arredondo's son—and handing out American flags when the blast went off across the street. He ran to help injured spectators, including one...

One Guy Could Have Pulled Off Boston Bombing: Expert

FBI takes lead on investigation

(Newser) - As investigators follow up on leads in the Boston Marathon bombing , the Boston Herald talks to security experts who say the attack may have been nearly impossible to prevent. That's because the use of an IED is "hard to stop ... in a free and open society," one...

Boy, 8, Killed Waiting for Dad to Finish Marathon

Hospitals put the number of injured at 144

(Newser) - The death toll in yesterday's Boston Marathon bombing stands at three, and officials are confirming that one of those killed was an 8-year-old boy, CNN reports. The Boston Globe reports that residents of Dorchester came together last night to honor young Martin Richard. His mother suffered a serious brain...

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