Monday, April 15, 2013

[U.S.] Deadly bombs rock Boston marathon

Deadly bombs rock Boston marathon
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2013/04/15/sp-nhl-boston-marathon-bombings-boston-bruins-ottawa-senators-cancelled.html
Updated at 9:43 p.m. ET. BOSTON Two bombs exploded near the crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 125 others in a terrifying scene of broken glass, smoke and severed limbs, authorities said.

Parents of Saratoga suicide sue suspects
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Parents-of-Saratoga-suicide-sue-suspects-4436174.php
(04-15) 18:49 PDT SARATOGA -- The attorneys for the parents of a Saratoga girl who killed herself after photos of her alleged sexual assault were texted to classmates said Monday she was already vulnerable from previous bullying and that the boys who ...

Senator Sees 'All the Hallmarks' of Terrorist Attack
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation/washington/congress/20130415_ap_lawmakerssuggestterrorisminvolvedinboston.html
Members of congressional intelligence and homeland security committees had not yet been officially briefed on the Boston explosions as of 6 p.m.

High court rejects NY gun challenge; no immediate Md. effect
http://www.sfgate.com/news/politics/article/High-court-rejects-challenge-to-NY-gun-law-4434986.php
The Supreme Court left in doubt Monday whether gun owners have a Second-Amendment right to carry a firearm in public, declining to hear a case about concealed-carry laws that is similar to a Maryland suit that still has life in federal courts.

Shultz, Baker Named U.S. Delegates to Thatcher Funeral
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iYNnv0NSzwE8Fw84KjkXikItkL2g?docId=CNG.ca43962f491c15b5760dac3766460db2.271
President Barack Obama named former secretaries of state George Shultz and James A. Baker to lead the U.S. delegation attending the funeral of former British Prime Minister tomorrow.

Major GOP Donor Bob Perry Dies at 80
http://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2013/04/the-100-million-man-bob-perry-spent-about-that-much-on-political-causes-in-21st-century/
Bob Perry was a Republican money man who funded Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group responsible for one of the most notorious attack ads in presidential campaign history.

Liu Aide to Testify at Fraud Trial
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Trial-starts-for-aides-of-NYC-mayoral-hopeful-4434313.php
A key government witness who has worked for City Comptroller John Liu will take the stand during the trial of two people accused of a fundraising scheme connected his campaign.

NY librarian, Mass. official accused of NY plot
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2309522/Former-high-school-librarian-prison-chief-arrested-plot-kidnap-cook-EAT-women-children.html
NEW YORK - A police official at a Massachusetts veterans hospital and a former New York City high school librarian have been arrested on charges they plotted to rape and murder women.

Off-Duty Officer Killed Boyfriend, Their Year-Old Son and Then Herself, Police Say
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dead-apparent-double-murder-suicide-ny-cop-18958104
To those on the outside, the couple seemed content, spending time together on a quiet block in Brooklyn, working at solid city-paid jobs and delighting in their infant son.

Cuomo's '12 Tax Forms Show Income Similar to '11
http://newyork.newsday.com/news/new-york/sandra-lee-gov-andrew-cuomo-s-girlfriend-granted-perks-of-ny-s-first-family-1.5076729
ALBANY - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's tax returns, released on Monday, show that he earned about $230,000 last year from his state salary and investment income.

Rudy Giuliani: Threats are close by
http://espn.go.com/new-york/story/_/id/9176203/rudy-giuliani-says-attacks-boston-stark-reminder-world-live-in
For former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Monday's explosions at the Boston Marathon were a gruesome reminder that terrorism can strike at any time.

Wash. runner knocked down by Boston Marathon blast
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/boston-marathon-explosions-it-was-only-5-feet-away-from-me-90118.html?hp=l1_b1
Wash. runner knocked down by Boston Marathon blast. A 78-year-old Washington state man running his third Boston Marathon was near the finish line when he was knocked down by one of two bomb blasts.

Classmates Remember Maine Hermit as Quiet, Nerdy
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20130415_ap_authoritiesmainehermitattractsmarriageoffer.html
Portland, Maine - Classmates of a man who's known as the North Pond Hermit and who kept hidden in the woods for 27 years remember him as quiet, smart and nerdy.

Judge holds himself in contempt over phone disruption - Ninemsn
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Judge-holds-self-in-contempt-for-his-smartphone-4434742.php
A US judge who accidentally caused his smartphone to go off during a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid a fine over the disruption.



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