Fundraising for Boston victims tops $26 million
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Fundraising campaigns for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings have raised more than $26 million and the donations continue to grow.More than 50,000 people and roughly 60 corporate donors have pledged more than $23.8 million to The One Fund Boston, which was set up by Massachusetts Gov.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Fundraising campaigns for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings have raised more than $26 million and the donations continue to grow.More than 50,000 people and roughly 60 corporate donors have pledged more than $23.8 million to The One Fund Boston, which was set up by Massachusetts Gov.
How could the Boston suspect's wife not know?
(CNN) -- What's clear: Katherine Russell claims she was completely in the dark about her husband's alleged plan to bomb the Boston Marathon on April 15.What's unclear: How could she not know?Russell and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were married on June 21, 2010.
(CNN) -- What's clear: Katherine Russell claims she was completely in the dark about her husband's alleged plan to bomb the Boston Marathon on April 15.What's unclear: How could she not know?Russell and Tamerlan Tsarnaev were married on June 21, 2010.
Suspects' mother shares doubts about Boston bombing
(CNN) -- The past week has been a devastating one for many families.
(CNN) -- The past week has been a devastating one for many families.
Father of Boston bomb suspects to fly from Russia to U.S.
(CNN) -- His older son's body remains unclaimed.
(CNN) -- His older son's body remains unclaimed.
Diamond to donate 'Sweet Caroline' royalties to Boston
(CNN) -- Neil Diamond will donate royalties from his song "Sweet Caroline," which has been played at every Boston Red Sox home game for more than a decade, to the One Fund Boston, the singer said on Twitter on Wednesday.The song was downloaded more than 19,000 times this week, with sales up 597%, Neilsen SoundScan said.Diamond told Rolling Stone earlier this week that he will write a song about the bombings and other tragedies."I'm writing now and obviously affected by this situation in Boston, so I'm writing about it just to express myself," he told the magazine.Diamond was at Fenway Park on Saturday to lead the crowd in what has become a stadium tradition of singing the tune during the break in the eighth inning before the Sox come to bat."What an honor it is for me to be here today.
(CNN) -- Neil Diamond will donate royalties from his song "Sweet Caroline," which has been played at every Boston Red Sox home game for more than a decade, to the One Fund Boston, the singer said on Twitter on Wednesday.The song was downloaded more than 19,000 times this week, with sales up 597%, Neilsen SoundScan said.Diamond told Rolling Stone earlier this week that he will write a song about the bombings and other tragedies."I'm writing now and obviously affected by this situation in Boston, so I'm writing about it just to express myself," he told the magazine.Diamond was at Fenway Park on Saturday to lead the crowd in what has become a stadium tradition of singing the tune during the break in the eighth inning before the Sox come to bat."What an honor it is for me to be here today.
Zooey Deschanel gets an apology for caption mistake
(CNN) -- In the middle of the Boston Marathon bombing coverage last Friday, a closed captioning mistake added "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel to the conversation.Those who were watching Dallas-Fort Worth's Fox affiliate KDFW might've caught the closed captioning mishap.
(CNN) -- In the middle of the Boston Marathon bombing coverage last Friday, a closed captioning mistake added "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel to the conversation.Those who were watching Dallas-Fort Worth's Fox affiliate KDFW might've caught the closed captioning mishap.
Boston Marathon bombings investigation moves forward
(CNN) -- Here's the latest on what we know about the Boston bombings:-- The parents of Boston bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will fly to the United States on Thursday, Anzor Tsarnaev told Russian state news agency Ria Novosti on Wednesday.
(CNN) -- Here's the latest on what we know about the Boston bombings:-- The parents of Boston bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will fly to the United States on Thursday, Anzor Tsarnaev told Russian state news agency Ria Novosti on Wednesday.
Boston bombings case raises questions about post 9/11 intelligence
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Share and share alike was supposed to have been a lesson learned by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies from the 9/11 attacks almost 12 years ago.A new hierarchy was created to draw together all the work done by more than a dozen government organizations including the FBI, CIA and others.Now, the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has caused some members of Congress, almost all of them Republicans, to suggest continuing problems with what they refer to as stovepiping -- in essence, the failure of different agencies to share what they know."I think there's been some stovepipes reconstructed that were probably unintentional," GOP Sen.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Share and share alike was supposed to have been a lesson learned by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies from the 9/11 attacks almost 12 years ago.A new hierarchy was created to draw together all the work done by more than a dozen government organizations including the FBI, CIA and others.Now, the case of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has caused some members of Congress, almost all of them Republicans, to suggest continuing problems with what they refer to as stovepiping -- in essence, the failure of different agencies to share what they know."I think there's been some stovepipes reconstructed that were probably unintentional," GOP Sen.
Police: Boston bombing suspects may have planned NYC 'party'
(CNN) -- Dzkohkhar Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, allegedly had inflicted pain and carnage by detonating two bombs at the Boston Marathon's finish line.
(CNN) -- Dzkohkhar Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, allegedly had inflicted pain and carnage by detonating two bombs at the Boston Marathon's finish line.
Boston blasts site reopens as officials try to question suspects' parents
(CNN) -- Nine days after terrorists turned Boylston Street into a gruesome scene of carnage, the city of Boston is taking it back.Workers replaced missing bricks and patched up concrete just before opening the area to pedestrian traffic Wednesday morning.
(CNN) -- Nine days after terrorists turned Boylston Street into a gruesome scene of carnage, the city of Boston is taking it back.Workers replaced missing bricks and patched up concrete just before opening the area to pedestrian traffic Wednesday morning.
Suspect's uncle: Friend in Cambridge 'brainwashed him'
(CNN) -- The evolution of Tamerlan Tsarnaev from aspiring Olympic boxer to apparent radical jihadist may have been influenced by a friend in Cambridge, Massachusetts."This person just took his brain.
(CNN) -- The evolution of Tamerlan Tsarnaev from aspiring Olympic boxer to apparent radical jihadist may have been influenced by a friend in Cambridge, Massachusetts."This person just took his brain.
Biden eulogizes slain MIT cop, says "terrorism as a weapon is losing"
(CNN) -- Terrorism is losing, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday in his eulogy for Sean Collier, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus cop who authorities say was killed by the suspected Boston Marathon bombers last week."We have suffered.
(CNN) -- Terrorism is losing, Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday in his eulogy for Sean Collier, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus cop who authorities say was killed by the suspected Boston Marathon bombers last week."We have suffered.
Russia apparently asked repeatedly about Tamerlan Tsarnaev
(CNN) -- Russia apparently contacted the FBI more than once about dead about Boston Marathon attack suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a Virginia lawmaker told CNN Wednesday.U.S. Rep.
(CNN) -- Russia apparently contacted the FBI more than once about dead about Boston Marathon attack suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a Virginia lawmaker told CNN Wednesday.U.S. Rep.
MPD demonstrates technology used to capture Boston suspect
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Special infrared cameras helped Boston police confirm the Boston Marathon bombings suspect was hiding in a boat in Watertown, Massachusetts -- covered with a tarp.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Special infrared cameras helped Boston police confirm the Boston Marathon bombings suspect was hiding in a boat in Watertown, Massachusetts -- covered with a tarp.
Official: Suspect says Iraq, Afghanistan drove Boston bombings
(CNN) -- The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has cited the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as motivating factors behind last week's attack, a U.S. government official said Tuesday.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been able to communicate with investigators in a limited fashion from his hospital bed and told them that neither he nor his brother Tamerlan, now dead, had any contact with terrorist groups overseas.
(CNN) -- The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has cited the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as motivating factors behind last week's attack, a U.S. government official said Tuesday.Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been able to communicate with investigators in a limited fashion from his hospital bed and told them that neither he nor his brother Tamerlan, now dead, had any contact with terrorist groups overseas.
Brown Deer High School students return from Boston
BROWN DEER (WITI) -- A group of students from Brown Deer High School were in Boston as two explosions rang out last Monday afternoon, April 15th during the Boston Marathon.
BROWN DEER (WITI) -- A group of students from Brown Deer High School were in Boston as two explosions rang out last Monday afternoon, April 15th during the Boston Marathon.
Boston bomb scene reopens to residents, business owners
(CNN) -- Eight days after twin bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon killed three, injured more than 260 and disrupted the normal routines of countless others, authorities slowly began allowing residents and business owners back into the area Tuesday.Those who live in the area and own businesses there were being allowed to stay, but there was no word on when the street where the bombings occurred will be once again fully open to the public.
(CNN) -- Eight days after twin bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon killed three, injured more than 260 and disrupted the normal routines of countless others, authorities slowly began allowing residents and business owners back into the area Tuesday.Those who live in the area and own businesses there were being allowed to stay, but there was no word on when the street where the bombings occurred will be once again fully open to the public.
Boston bombings destroy dancer's foot, but not her spirit
BOSTON (CNN) -- Five feet from where Adrianne Haslet-Davis stood with her husband, a bomb packed with nails and ball bearings was primed to go off.The couple had joined thousands of spectators in downtown Boston April 15 to watch the city's annual marathon when the first blast erupted nearby."There was this silence that came over the crowd," she said as a plume of dust and debris enveloped Boylston Street. "And I thought, 'Oh no, there can never just be one.'"She was right.
BOSTON (CNN) -- Five feet from where Adrianne Haslet-Davis stood with her husband, a bomb packed with nails and ball bearings was primed to go off.The couple had joined thousands of spectators in downtown Boston April 15 to watch the city's annual marathon when the first blast erupted nearby."There was this silence that came over the crowd," she said as a plume of dust and debris enveloped Boylston Street. "And I thought, 'Oh no, there can never just be one.'"She was right.
Source: 2011 slayings of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's friend revisited
(CNN) -- The slaying of one of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's best friends in September 2011 is now being reviewed by a "wider group of eyes,"a source close to the Boston bombing investigation tells CNN.The killings of Brendan Mess and two others -- all of whom had their throats slit -- in Waltham, Massachusetts, remain unsolved.
(CNN) -- The slaying of one of Tamerlan Tsarnaev's best friends in September 2011 is now being reviewed by a "wider group of eyes,"a source close to the Boston bombing investigation tells CNN.The killings of Brendan Mess and two others -- all of whom had their throats slit -- in Waltham, Massachusetts, remain unsolved.
Five key questions in Boston Marathon bombing probe
(CNN) -- The capture of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect last Friday ended the city's nightmare.
(CNN) -- The capture of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect last Friday ended the city's nightmare.