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One suspect in custody, another remains on the loose — WATERTOWN — One suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombings has been captured, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation. Another remains on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police.
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One Boston Bombing Suspect Is Dead — By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE, RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and JESS BIDGOOD — BOSTON — The Boston region was in the grip of a security emergency as police pursued one of the suspects believed to be responsible for the Monday bombings at the Boston Marathon.
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Boston Bombing Suspect Posted Video on Al Qaeda Prophecy on YouTube — The deceased suspect in the bombing of the Boston marathon, which killed three and injured more than 170, appears to have posted a video extolling an extremist religious prophecy associated with Al Qaeda to his YouTube page.


One Boston Marathon suspect killed; second suspect, his brother, on loose after firefight — The two marathon bombing suspects. The man in the white hat is still believed to be at large. — With a bomb strapped to his chest, one of the Boston Marathon suspects was killed early Friday …


Boston Bomb Suspect's Dad Tells Him to Surrender, Warns ‘ Hell Will Break Loose’ if Son Dies — The father of suspected Boston Marathon bomber called on his son today to give up peacefully, but warned the U.S. that if his son is killed “all hell will break loose.”
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What We Know About Boston Marathon Bomb Suspects Dzhokhar And Tamerlan Tsarnaev — AP and NBC reported that Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev came to the U.S. from or near Chechnya, but both have apparently spent several years in Cambridge, Massachusetts. — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — Via: vk.com
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect: “I Don't Have a Single American Friend” — MYSLATE — Follow all Blog articles. — Follow the Weigel blog. — Follow stories by David Weigel. — MySlate is a new tool that lets you track your favorite parts of Slate.


New, Higher-Resolution Image of Boston Marathon Suspect Emerges — Shortly after finishing the Boston Marathon this week David Green, 49, was walking to meet friends when two bombs exploded in front of him as he faced east on the corner of Fairfield and Boylston Streets.


Boston Bombing Victim in Iconic Photo Helped Identify Attackers — FBI Releases Images of Two Boston Bombing Suspects — Minutes before the bombs blew up in Boston, Jeff Bauman looked into the eyes of the man who tried to kill him. — Just before 3 p.m. on April 15 …
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Everything We Know About Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect — Authorities are now confirming the two suspects sought in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing are two Russian-born (as reported by the AP) Chechen brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. Tamerlan, the older brother, is dead.


Chechen leader on Boston suspects: ‘Seek the roots of evil in America’ — Chechnya's pro-Russian strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov has just posted a statement about the Boston marathon bombing suspects on Instagram, his social media outlet of choice. Here's the Google-translated version:
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Boston suspect's father says he's a ‘true angel’ — You are here — Home » Russia » Boston suspect's father says he's a ‘true angel’ — This photo released Friday, April 19, 2013 by the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows a suspect that officials identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev …
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How Boston is already shaping politics — Details are emerging in the Boston Marathon bombing that suggest the case will not only be remembered as a local tragedy, but also one with broad political and economic implications. — Authorities believe the two suspects may have ties to Chechnya …

Explosions inside home as Boston police hunt second marathon bomb suspect
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Boston on lockdown as details pour in: Suspects told carjack victim they were marathon bombers
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Chechen President Blames American Upbringing For Suspected Boston Bombers
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What You Need To Know About Chechnya And The Boston Bombing Suspects
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College friend shocked by charge he is Boston Marathon bomber
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Bombing Suspects' Uncle: They Do Not Deserve To Live On This Earth
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Former Classmates Shocked By Boston Bombing Suspect's Crimes
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Tamerlan Tsarnaev's YouTube Page Focused On Islam
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Who is Tamerlan Tsarnaev? — The suspect in the Boston Marathon …
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Reports: Chechen Brothers — Not Missing Brown Student — Are Suspects
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LIVE BLOG: Wanted Boston Marathon suspect is Muslim; MIT police officer dead; Boston still …
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The Morning Plum: Foes of immigration reform pounce on Boston bombing
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LIVE UPDATES: Boston on Lockdown as Cops Hunt Suspected Marathon Bomber
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Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Killed, Another On The Loose (VIDEO, PHOTOS, LIVE UPDATES)
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U.S. Boy Scouts set to end ban on gay members : spokesperson — (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America called to end a long-standing ban on openly gay members, a spokesman said on Friday, but the organization's board must still vote in May on whether to ratify the resolution.
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Boy Scouts Proposing to Lift Gay Ban for Youth — Under pressure over its long-standing ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. — The Scouts announced Friday that the proposal would be submitted …
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Republican Senator Says Boston Terror Attack Should Impact Immigration Reform — “It will help shed light on the weaknesses in our system ... [and] how can we beef up security checks on people who would enter the United States,” Iowa's Chuck Grassley says. — Via: Jacquelyn Martin / AP
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MSNBC comes perilously close to Brian Ross-level blunder — Chuck Todd may have saved MSNBC from an enormous blunder this morning when he stopped one of the network's analysts from speculating on “the electronic trails” of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
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