National Obituaries
Fire chief says search almost complete in Oklahoma
The search for survivors and the dead is nearly complete in the Oklahoma City suburb that was smashed by a mammoth tornado, the fire chief said Tuesday. Gary Bird said he's "98 percent sure" there are no more survivors or bodies to recover under the rubble in Moore, a community ...
Special effects master Ray Harryhausen dies at 92
When Ray Harryhausen was 13, he was so overwhelmed by "King Kong" that he vowed he would create otherworldly creatures on film. He fulfilled his desire as an adult, thrilling audiences with skeletons in a sword fight, a gigantic octopus destroying the Golden Gate Bridge, and a six-armed dancing goddess. ...
Boston Marathon victim returns home to Martinez for birthday
The 11 year old east bay boy injured in the Boston Marathon bombings was back at home Tuesday night, preparing for his birthday the next day. After what was likely the longest two weeks of their lives, Aaron Hern and his family arrived home Tuesday afternoon. “We still were able ...
West memorial, 04.25.13
A memorial was held Thursday, April 25, 2013, in Waco for victims of the West fertilizer plant explosion.
Newtown families: We'll keep fighting for gun law
Disappointment. Disgust. Grossly unfair. That's how some families who lost loved ones in December's massacre at a Connecticut elementary school view the Senate's defeat this past week of the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades, as they pledged to keep fighting for measures to prevent gun violence. Neil ...
Boston faithful come together for prayer, worship
Four glowing white pillar candles illuminated photographs of the people killed in bombing-connected violence in the Boston area last week as the city sought comfort in religious services on the first Sunday after the blasts plunged the community into days of chaos. The photographs showing the faces of 8-year-old Martin ...
Five days of fear: What happened in Boston
In the tight rows of chairs stretched across the Commonwealth Ballroom, the nervousness — already dialed high by two bombs, three deaths and more than 72 hours without answers — ratcheted even higher. The minutes ticked by as investigators stepped out to delay the news conference once, then again. Finally, ...
Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks
Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades on Wednesday, refusing to tighten background checks on firearms buyers or ban assault weapons as they spurned the personal pleas of families of the victims of last winter's elementary school ...
BU grad student, 8-year-old among Boston bombing victims
Third-grader Martin Richard had just gotten ice cream and was near the Boston Marathon finish line, eagerly watching for friends to run by. Krystle Campbell was enjoying the race with her best friend, hoping to get a photo of the other woman's boyfriend after he conquered the last mile. Then ...
'Iron Lady' laid to rest in England
Dignitaries from around the world gathered for the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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