Monday, April 15, 2013

[U.S.] Explosions at Boston Marathon Kill 2

Explosions at Boston Marathon Kill 2
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/us/explosions-reported-at-site-of-boston-marathon.html
BOSTON - Two bombs exploded near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday, leaving two people dead and dozens more wounded, the Boston Police Department said.

Climbers recover body of boy from Alaska glacier
http://abcnews.go.com/US/alaska-boys-body-recovered-glacier-crevasse-fall/story?id=18958701
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Soldiers from the Army's Alaska Northern Warfare Training Center helped recover the body of a 9-year-old boy whose snowmobile fell an estimated 200 feet into a glacier crevasse.

High court rejects NY gun challenge; no immediate Md. effect
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/apr/15/supreme-court-wont-hear-new-york-gun-law-challenge/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS
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.

Boston Marathon bombing kills 2, injures over 120
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/10010375943045/boston-marathon-bombing-kills-2-injures-over-120/
BOSTON (AP) -- Authorities say bombs that exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon have killed two people and injured more than 120.

Man who died in home blast wrote of 9/11, John Lennon conspiracies
http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/Calif-man-killed-by-explosive-called-eccentric-4435396.php
A Costa Mesa man who police believe blew himself up inside his home wrote extensively about his fear of government. He wrote that the government was behind the killing of Nicole Brown Simpson and John Lennon, the Sept.

Schultz, Baker to lead US delegation at Thatcher funeral
http://www.abc6onyourside.com/template/inews_wire/wires.national/3cee22e2-www.abc6onyourside.com.shtml
WASHINGTON | Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:58pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is sending two high-level Reagan-era officials to head the U.S.

Hagel cancels creation of new drone, cyber medal following widespread criticism
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation/washington/cabinet/20130415_ap_hagelcancelscreationofnewdronecybermedal.html
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday cancelled the production of a new military medal for service members involved in drone attacks and cyber warfare -- following widespread criticism that the award would rank higher than the Bronze Star and Purple ...

Trustee in Madoff Fraud Loses Court Ruling
http://www.wtsp.com/news/national/article/311267/81/NY-judge-OKs-405M-payout-to-some-Madoff-victims
The trustee seeking money for victims of Bernard L. Madoff's multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme was barred on Monday from blocking a $410 million settlement resolving New York State's claims against a hedge fund manager, J. Ezra Merkin, who was accused ...

Alaska Lawmakers Cut Oil Taxes
http://www.wina.com/Alaska-lawmakers-slash-oil-taxes-hope-to-spur-outp/11459008?newsId=205688
Alaska will reduce taxes for oil production under legislation passed by the state's legislature and supported by the governor that aims to boost oil production in the state.

Senator Sees 'All the Hallmarks' of Terrorist Attack
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2013/04/15/gop_congressman_boston_bombing_has_signature_of_a_middle_eastern_terror_attack.html
Members of congressional intelligence and homeland security committees had not yet been officially briefed on the Boston explosions as of 6 p.m.

Off-Duty Officer Killed Boyfriend, Their Year-Old Son and Then Herself, Police Say
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/04/15/cop-shoots-dead-baby-boyfriend.html
Published: April 15, 2013. An off-duty New York police officer was believed to have shot and killed her boyfriend and their 1-year-old son before killing herself at their Brooklyn home on Monday, investigators said.

Hospitals treat carnage after Boston blasts
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/10010375968880/maine-gov-very-sad-patriot-s-day-in-boston/
BOSTON (AP) - Boston hospitals that were prepared Monday to treat injuries from a rigorous road race instead mobilized disaster plans to treat the dozens seriously injured in the explosions that killed two people at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Two More Are Accused of Plotting to Kidnap, Torture and Kill Women
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Kidnap-Torture-Women-Plot-Stuyvesant-High-School-Librarian-203037711.html
Two men, including a former librarian at Stuyvesant High School, were arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on charges that they plotted to kidnap and torture women, federal authorities said on Monday.

Lawyer: Teen who was sexually assaulted in Calif. found drawings, name on ...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Lawyer-Assaulted-teen-had-drawings-name-on-body-4435279.php
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Awakening in a friend's bedroom after drinking too much at a sleepover, 15-year-old Audrie Pott looked down and realized she had been sexually assaulted and her attackers had written and drawn on intimate parts of her body, her ...

Two New Jersey men with al Qaeda links sentenced to prison
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/mohamed-alessa-carlos-almonte-sentenced-in-terror-plot-1.5073816
By David Jones. NEWARK, New Jersey | Mon Apr 15, 2013 7:49pm EDT. NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Two New Jersey men were sentenced in federal court on Monday to spend at least two decades in prison for conspiring to join the al Qaeda-linked ...

Atlanta officials vigilant after marathon bombing
http://www.13wmaz.com/news/georgia/article/228421/52/MARTA-Increasing-Security-after-Boston-Bombings
ATLANTA (AP) - Officials in Atlanta say they're stepping up security in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority spokeswoman Cara Hodgson says while there are no credible threats against the transit system, ...

Jimmy Haslam releases statement after FBI raid
http://www.tallmadgeexpress.com/ap%20financial/2013/04/15/fbi-agents-at-hq-of-browns-owner-s-family-business
Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam released a statement Monday after the FBI and Internal Revenue Service locked down the headquarters of his company Pilot Flying J in West Knoxville, Tenn.

Judge fines himself when smartphone goes off in court
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/9995300/Judge-fines-himself-for-smartphone-use.html
IONIA, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge whose smartphone disrupted a hearing in his own courtroom has held himself in contempt and paid $25 for the infraction.

Kermit Gosnell trial: Will it affect abortion rights?(+video)
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2013/0415/Kermit-Gosnell-trial-Will-it-affect-abortion-rights-video
As the murder trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell enters its fifth week, national media attention is ramping up. And that, in turn, raises the question of whether the sensational trial will affect the debate over abortion rights raging in some states.



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