[U.S.] FBI examines shrapnel from Boston bombs as nation mourns

FBI examines shrapnel from Boston bombs as nation mourns
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/feds-investigate-boston-marathon-bombing/story?id=18969914
BOSTON -- A day after bombs tore through the Boston Marathon, the nation mourned the dead and injured as officials examined shrapnel and debris for clues.

Ricin-tainted letter sent to US Senator Roger Wicker
http://nation.time.com/2013/04/16/officials-letter-with-ricin-sent-to-senator/
WASHINGTON -- A letter addressed to Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss, tested positive for ricin poison, says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.

Boston University student among the dead from Monday's Marathon explosion
http://abcnews.go.com/US/boston-marathon-fatalities-include-boy-woman-bu-grad/story?id=18965706
The Chinese Consulate in New York said this evening that the latest fatality of the Boston Marathon explosion was a Chinese national.

Texas Executes Convicted Killer for 2001...
http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Texas-executes-convicted-killer-for-2001-slaying-4439766.php
Share. 0. A North Texas man was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a teenager during a carjacking outside a nightclub 12 years ago.

In Grisly Image, a Father Sees His Son
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/us/in-grisly-image-a-father-sees-his-son.html
BOSTON - When Jeff Bauman woke up in a hospital bed on Tuesday, an air tube was down his throat, both of his legs had been amputated at the knee, and his father was by his side.

American Airlines grounds flights after computer outage
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57579885/american-airlines-grounds-flights-after-computer-outage/
DALLAS American Airlines says it has fixed an outage in its main reservations system that is disrupting travel for thousands of passengers whose flights have been delayed or canceled.

Lawyers say Arkansas to use untried execution drug
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas plans to put prisoners to death with a drug that experts say has never been used in a U.S. execution.

For Boston, messages of support from around the world
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/boston-marathon-victims-how-to-help-find-information/
As the people of Boston begin to heal following the fatal attack on their city's marathon, people from all over the world (and even outside of it) are showing their support.

Senate plans votes Wednesday on expanding background checks, other gun ...
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/gun-control-senate-to-vote-wednesday-90183.html
WASHINGTON - The Senate has set a vote for Wednesday on a bipartisan plan for expanding background checks to more gun buyers, with supporters facing an uphill path to victory.

Capitol room dedicated to slain Arizona staffer - USA Today
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/gun-control-biden-optimistic-democrats-have-the-votes-90166.html?hp=r2
Speakers at dedication of Capitol Visitor Center room to slain Arizona congressional aide Gabriel Zimmerman credit persistence of staffers in pushing for an exception to rule that no room could be named in honor of individuals.

Doctors, Medical Crews On Scene Describe Trauma Following Boston Marathon ...
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/04/16/doctors-medical-crews-on-scene-describe-trauma-following-boston-marathon-blasts/
A woman is being wheeled on a stretcher after twin bombs go off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15, 2013. (credit: CBS 2).

FLASHBACK: In 2010, al-Qaida magazine recommended pressure cookers as ...
http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/16/flashback-in-2010-al-qaida-magazine-recommended-pressure-cookers-as-homemade-bombs/
Al-Qaida once used its online magazine, “Inspire,” to recommend bomb-makers use “pressurized cookers” to help construct homemade bombs suited for “crowded areas.

Past bombings prepared response in Boston
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/04/16/terror-expert-sporting-events-need-to-ramp-up-security
(CNN) -- When the first bomb went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, emergency personnel knew to expect another. It occurred just 12 seconds later, and the first responders already present for Monday's world-famous race that drew tens of ...

Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/nation_world/20130416_ap_smithsoniantoclosegalleriesduetobudgetcuts.html
WASHINGTON - Budget cuts from Congress will soon reduce the number of free exhibitions on view each day at the Smithsonian Institution and will force unpaid leave for U.S.

Muslims fear Boston bombing backlash - USA Today
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/boston-marathon-explosions-jordanian-extremist-happy-horror-america-article-1.1317611
Muslims in the USA fear an irrational backlash to their community in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Awad. Nihad Awad, executive director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, shown here in March 2011, was quick to issue a statement that ...

What US did to terrorism suspects after 9/11 was torture, report finds
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/04/16/nonpartisan-review-the-u-s-practiced-torture.html
The United States government used torture and other illegal interrogation methods in the war on terrorism, an independent task force concluded in a report released on Tuesday.