Tuesday, April 16, 2013

THE WORLD MOURNS WITH BOSTON

8-year-old boy from Ashmont killed in blast

Martin Richard was one of three deaths on Monday, and his mother and sister were among the more than 130 wounded.

Like a battle zone

A city with world renowned hospitals and physicians faces a new challenge treating injuries more commonly found in war.

Trying to make sense

Bewildered runners, redirected without explanation, have been met with kindness from locals.

Place of triumph turns to place of horror

A race that had withstood all that nature could bring — snow and rain and heat and cold — was halted abruptly by the twisted hand of man.
WATCH: FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF THE MARATHON TRAGEDY

'It was just chaos ... a difficult scene'

Globe photographer John Tlumacki, who was on the scene Monday, described what he saw at the finish line in the Back Bay.

Scenes from the explosions' aftermath

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An injured woman was treated at the corners of Exeter and Newbury streets. Bill Greene/Globe Staff

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Send wishes, prayers, and thoughts to victims and the city of Boston.
"I am praying for all in Boston... to have strength and courage in the days ahead." 
— Jennifer K., Norfolk, VA
TODAY

Security the rule for Tuesday

Much will be different as a wounded city awakens to higher security and heightened vigilance.
THE BIG PICTURE

Terror at the Boston Marathon

Terror at the Boston Marathon(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)

'I saw blood everywhere'

Explosions at the Boston Marathon

Boston.com sports producer Steve Silva was near the finish line when the explosives detonated.

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Boston NewsWire

Updates from Boston.com and The Boston Globe
METRO DESK

Three killed, including 8-year-old boy, in explosions at Boston Marathon finish line; President Obama vows to bring perpetrators to justice6 hours ago

Three people were killed and 144 others were injured this afternoon as two powerful explosions detonated in quick succession near the Boston Marathon …
METRO DESK

Security will be the rule in Boston Tuesday6 hours ago

Heavily armed police will be out in force. Bags will be searched on the ­MBTA. And the area around Copley Square will remain a crime scene, closed to …
YOUR TOWN

Governor Patrick expects 'heightened vigilence' Tuesday as Copley Station to be closed12 hours ago

Governor Deval Patrick said Boston can expect "heightened vigilence'' on Tuesday, with random security checks on the MBTA and a full law enforcement…
METRO DESK

Preliminary investigation at JFK Library plays down possibility of explosion12 hours ago

The JFK Presidential Library and Museum was evacuated this afternoon after a fire broke out in the mechanical room, and authorities were searching…
YOUR TOWN

Students plan to wear red in show of support after Marathon explosions12 hours ago

Students at the Rivers School will wear an article of red clothing Tuesday, as the area begins to respond to the explosion at the Boston Marathon.…
YOUR TOWN

Photos: High emotions, tight security at Boston Medical Center12 hours ago

Globe correspondent Patrick D. Rosso captured the scene at Boston Medical Center this afternoon after the blasts at the finish line of the Boston…
YOUR TOWN

Scenes for Boston Medical Center following Boston Marathon explosion12 hours ago

Town correspondent Patrick D. Rosso was at Boston Medical Center when the victims of the Boston Marathon explosion were arriving for treatment.…
THE NAMES BLOG

12 hours ago

The Boston Marathon bombings weighed heavily on the hearts of celebrities, especially those with a direct connection to the city. Like other Hub…
117TH BOSTON MARATHON

Desisa, Jeptoo are marathon winners

Desisa, Jeptoo are marathon winners
Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa, 23 (right), won the men's race and Kenyan Rita Jeptoo, the 2006 champion from Kenya, won the women's race.

N.H. House panel holds casino hearing

A joint House panel will hear from the public Tuesday as it considers whether to support allowing up to 5,000 video slot machines in New Hampshire.

Police probe apparent homicide in Milton

Jordan Baskin, 22, may have been stabbed not far from his residence, the Norfolk district attorney’s office said.
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LOCAL

Probe continues into Boston Marathon explosions

BOSTON (AP) -- The scene of two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured more than 140 remains closed as city, state and federal law enforcement agencies investigate. (   04/16/2013 5:50 AM )

SPECIAL REPORTS

NATION

Alaska-based soldier gets 16 years in spy case

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) -- An Alaska-based military policeman will serve 16 years in prison and will be dishonorably discharged for selling secrets to an FBI undercover agent who he believed was a Russian spy, a panel of eight military members decided Monday. (   04/16/2013 3:15 AM )

WORLD

Chavez heir begins 6-year term with weak mandate

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Nearly half Venezuela's voters don't want Nicolas Maduro in the presidential chair. He's inherited a dysfunctional economy, a deteriorating power grid and one of the world's highest homicide rates. And a glimmer of discontent already has surfaced in the movement of Hugo Chavez, who picked him to carry on the socialist revolution. (   04/16/2013 3:07 AM )

EDUCATION

Police, students clash in Bahrain after raid

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) -- Police in Bahrain's capital have raided a boys' high school and fired tear gas in clashes with students angry over a fellow student's arrest the day before. (   04/16/2013 4:09 AM )

SCIENCE

Greenhouse gases make high temps hotter in China

WASHINGTON (AP) -- China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first study to link the burning of fossil fuels to one country's rise in its daily temperature spikes. (   04/12/2013 10:48 AM )
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