After the Boston Marathon Bombings, Americans across the country are a bit shaken up and questions regarding marathon security are arising. Every major event since the bombings have had extra security.
Boston (AP) — Federal authorities say the person or persons responsible for yesterday's attack on the Boston Marathon likely used ordinary pressure cookers packed with shrapnel such as nails, metal shards or ball bearings. And the devices were left on the ground in bags or backpacks made of nylon.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. Bobby Jindal has ordered that state flags at government buildings in Louisiana be flown at half-staff until sunset Saturday.
A heart-wrenching photo of 8-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday, shows the boy holding a hand-drawn sign that says, "No more hurting people. Peace."
Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Rescue organizations have gathered to help and at the the tragic scene, but how can you help?
The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways:
Several locals who ran the 2013 Boston Marathon are reported to be unharmed. Of the 10 Shreveport and Bossier City natives who actually started (12 were registered), we've heard that many, including Wallace Robertson and Jeff Thomas, finished the race prior to the explosions and were not injured. Four of the Shreveport runners, however, currently only have halfway times listed by the Boston Athle
A 7-second video uploaded to YouTube appears to show footage of one of the blasts that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday afternoon. The video was filmed from the sidewalk near a street marathon runners and catches a huge explosive sound and smoke plume that shocks the crowd.
CNN is reporting that one of three killed by the dual blasts was an 8-year-old boy and that eight children are among the 100+ currently hospitalized from injuries they sustained.