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Boston Fund Director Worries Donations Won't Be Enough

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 05.17.2013 | Impact

Double amputees and families of victims killed during the Boston Marathon attacks will get the most money from the One Fund Boston. Kenneth Feinber...

Report: Bombing Suspect's Note Reveals Motive Behind Attacks

CBS News | Posted 05.16.2013 | Crime

(CBS News) Boston bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev left a note claiming responsibility for the attack, reports CBS News correspondent John Miller. ...

Police To Screen Bags At Bolder Boulder In Wake Of Boston Bombings

The Boulder Daily Camera | MITCHELL BYARS | Posted 05.15.2013 | Denver

In light of the fatal bombings at the Boston Marathon in April, Bolder Boulder race organizers and local police today announced there will be extra se...

'Why Did We Choose Boston?'

Jess Coleman | Posted 05.13.2013 | Teen
Jess Coleman

I don't know. I'm outraged too. I'm upset too. But when our media chooses random deaths to focus on for weeks; when our president chooses random cities to console -- that brings our perspective into question.

Witnesses Suggest Friendly Fire Hit Officer In Watertown Shootout

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.09.2013 | Crime

The Boston transit officer wounded during a shootout with the Boston bombing suspects may have been injured by friendly fire. Richard Donohue, an M...

Do Like Don and Seek Comfort In Film

David Cleary | Posted 05.07.2013 | TV
David Cleary

Especially in times of tragedy, films have always provided me the same type of comfort. From the time I can remember, I've always been attracted to narrative depiction.

Boston Strong: The Athens of America

Alex Pattakos | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics
Alex Pattakos

Once again, the people of Boston demonstrated, individually and collectively, that they are a true beacon of hope and inspiration for the nation and the world.

LOOK: The Astounding Surge In Interest In Running The 2014 Boston Marathon

Posted 05.07.2013 | Healthy Living

After the tragic events at this year's Boston Marathon, many runners, walkers, spectators and compassionate supporters around the country -- and the w...

Obama Poll Watch -- April 2013

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

In April, Obama's numbers returned to a normal level, after experiencing a very short post-election "honeymoon period" with the public which bounced his numbers up to a peak, and then bounced them right back down again.

Reflections on Boston

Ron Brounes | Posted 05.06.2013 | Parents
Ron Brounes

To my daughters, a bad day simply means "time out" and a meal without dessert. Bad guys look like Darth Vader and the Joker and they don't know about Adam Lanza or Timothy McVeigh. I fear those conversations are coming one day soon.

Bombing, Sovereignty & Globalization

Edward Goldberg | Posted 05.06.2013 | World
Edward Goldberg

Congress has just spent an agonizing several weeks debating background checks for gun purchasers and whether such checks would violate the second amendment. Yet at the moment there is no law to stop foreigners from electronically sending bomb-making instructions into the United States.

Experts Warn About Boston Marathon Charity Scams

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 05.06.2013 | Impact

BOSTON -- At least two online campaigns aimed to help David Henneberry buy a new boat after his was shot up while a Boston Marathon bombing suspect hi...

BOTH SIDES NOW: 'Stubborn' or 'Stupid' Facts on Boston, Syria, Rogoff?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgWhile both sides can lapse into "content bias," should the following facts alter pre-conceived views: the Boston bombers were young Muslim men; some sarin gas was detected in Syria; the Reinhart-Rogoff study is flawed? Erick Erickson and Ron Reagan debate.

Man Accused Of Lying After Boston Bombings Seeks Release

AP | Posted 05.05.2013 | Crime

BOSTON -- Lawyers for a man charged with lying to investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings are asking a federal judge to release him from jail...

Obama Defends FBI Handling Of Bombing Investigation

AP | Posted 05.04.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is defending the FBI's handling of the Boston Marathon bombing investigation as Republicans ready for oversight h...

Big Names Set To Perform For Boston

AP | Posted 05.04.2013 | Entertainment

BOSTON — Aerosmith, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett are among the scheduled performers for a Boston Marathon benefit concert on May 30. The show...

Boston Victims' Families Could Get More Than $1 Million

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 05.03.2013 | Impact

BOSTON — The administrator of a fund created to help people injured in the Boston Marathon bombings and the families of those who died in the at...

Why Did the Boston Marathon Bombers Seem So Normal? They Smoked Pot!

Eric E. Sterling | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics
Eric E. Sterling

It seems everyone who knew them characterized their embrace of pot smoking as evidence of their integration into the norms of American student life in high school, college and young adult communities -- even if they sometimes were obnoxious neighbors throwing loud, drunken parties.

How Boston Won My Heart

Caryl Rivers | Posted 05.02.2013 | Impact
Caryl Rivers

It took the Marathon bombing and its aftermath to seal the deal. I now know in my gut I am a Bostonian. I got really angry and my first thought was, "How can they do this to MY town!"

Was This Coverage Of The Boston Marathon Bombings Inappropriate?

The Huffington Post | Oliver Noble | Posted 05.01.2013 | Media

Completing a marathon is a great accomplishment for which any runner deserves to be proud. In the 24 hours following the Boston Marathon bombings, som...

The National Surveillance State 2.0

Josh Blackman | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Josh Blackman

With the democratization and twitterization of the Boston Marathon investigation, the future of the national security state is here -- for better, and worse.

Disasters Motivate Donors, But How Can Everyday Problems Compete?

Claudia Jacobs | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Claudia Jacobs

While I am in awe of the power of a disaster to raise enormous amounts of funds in a short time for victims, I am also struck by a corollary -- how difficult it is for community agencies to raise funds to do similar kinds of work on a day-to-day basis.

EBay Weighs In On Boston Marathon Controversy

AP | RACHEL COHEN | Posted 05.01.2013 | Business

EBay says it is monitoring listings to ensure nobody uses the auction website to profit from the Boston Marathon bombings. "Out of respect for victim...

How Viral Generosity Is Helping My Family Move on From the Boston Tragedy

Alyssa Carter | Posted 05.01.2013 | Good News
Alyssa Carter

We never saw it coming, but the fabric of my family would be tested by tragedy after two bombs were detonated at this year's Boston Marathon.

After the Marathon Bombings: A Firsthand Account

Tara Skurtu | Posted 05.01.2013 | Crime
Tara Skurtu

The thing that struck me was the number of spectators who returned to the scene, and I keep hearing about more. That man in the cowboy hat, pinching off someone's exposed artery with his bare hands. The woman who ran back to the site to cradle a child.