Boston Bombings: WNYC's Full Coverage
Residents of Newtown, Connecticut were running in Monday’s Boston Marathon, in honor of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.Thomas Abrams was among them. He was running the...
View ArticleUpdate from Boston
Los Angeles Times reporter Andrew Tangel joins us from Boston, where he’s covering the aftermath of the explosions at the Boston Marathon yesterday.
View ArticleBoston Bombings, Hunger Strikes at Gitmo, George W. Bush Library
Boston Marathon Bombing: Many Unanswered Questions | Hunger Strikes: The Latest from Gitmo and the History | New Report Confirms Torture at Guantanamo Bay | Could Texas Go Blue? | A Sneak Peak of the...
View ArticleAs Brits Mourn Thatcher, Americans Reflect on Boston Bombings
In the wake of the bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, which is now being investigated as an "act of terrorism," Americans must once decide how to balance the need for security with the need to...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Bombing: Many Unanswered Questions
The explosions at the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon left three dead and many more injured. Even as the area around the explosions begins to gradually reopen, fundamental questions remain unanswered:...
View ArticleBackground Check Bill Fails, Why Houston is Number One, The First...
How Security Video Helped Authorities Identify Possible Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect | From Spectator to Witness | Why the Background Check Bill Failed | 100,000 Volunteer Proofreaders and a Whole...
View ArticleGun Bill Defeat; Alan Alda on Dyslexia; Recycling
The Senate rejected a measure to expand background checks, a vote President Obama called "shameful." Glenn Thrush of Politico discusses the vote, and what comes next. Plus: Actor Alan Alda reflects on...
View ArticleWatch: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma Performs at Boston Memorial Service
The cellist Yo-Yo Ma arrived at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston Thursday morning to perform in a memorial service for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.Ma's performance featured the...
View ArticleCoping with Fear and Anxiety
Dr. Drew Ramsey, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, talks about how people react to events like this week’s bombings in Boston. He’ll...
View ArticleHow Security Video Helped Authorities Identify Possible Boston Marathon...
When the bombs went off at the Boston Marathon, social media networks lit up with cell phone pictures and videos. Investigators requested that anyone with footage of the attacks share them with...
View ArticleBoston Bombing: WNYC's Full Coverage
The 19-year-old college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombings was taken into custody Friday evening after a manhunt that left the city virtually paralyzed and his older brother and alleged...
View ArticleWatch: Boston Symphony Musicians Pay Tribute to Marathon Bombing Victims
With security in Symphony Hall increased in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, the Boston Symphony Orchestra paid tribute to the victims of the attacks and their families during its concert...
View ArticleImmigration Bill Details
Jordan Fabian, politics editor for Fusion, a Univision-ABC joint venture, talks about the Senate proposal on immigration reform and how the Boston marathon bombing might change the political calculus...
View ArticleBoston Manhunt Updates
Boston is on lock-down this morning as police continue to hunt for the 2nd suspect in the Boston marathon bombings. Overnight, the two suspects killed an MIT police officer, injured a transit officer...
View ArticleUpdate on the Boston Manhunt
Joining us for an update on the latest on the manhunt in the Boston area is Ibby Caputo, reporter at WGBH. She’s been on the ground both in Watertown and Cambridge since very early this morning.
View ArticleHere's What Boston's Transportation Lockdown Looks Like
With a massive manhunt underway for the suspect in Monday's Boston marathon bombing, Boston's metropolitan area is experiencing near total transportation shutdown. And it's shocking in its scope. All...
View ArticleManhunt Underway for Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect
Four days after the bombings at the Boston Marathon… we are still getting details about the nature of the attacks. While much is yet to be know… the effects—especially the psychological toll-- of the...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Breathe Easier, Wonder if a Lock-Down Here Would Work
The New York Police Department's heightened security plans will remain in effect through the weekend, with a focus on mass transit, hotels and iconic locations.Even though the second suspect in the...
View ArticleBoston Bombing Aftermath, Israel and Terrorism, and US Aid to Syria
David Sanger, Chief Washington correspondent for the New York Times reports from Tel Aviv and talks with Kerry Nolan about the decision to send non-lethal aid to Syrian rebels; the aftermath of last...
View ArticleMarathon Bombing Aftermath from Boston to DC
After the late-night arrest of Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a host of legal and political questions has emerged. Anna Palmer, Senior Washington Correspondent for POLITICO,...
View ArticleCommunity Reaction to Bombing Suspects
Tricia Rose, professor of Africana Studies and director of the Center for Race and Ethnicity at Brown University, and author of The Hip Hop Wars: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop-And Why...
View ArticleAfter Marathon Bombings, Music to Stir the Heroic Spirit
Last week was a tough one. Amidst the horrifying scenes following the bombings of the Boston Marathon, also came images of truly heroic acts, from bystanders to paramedics and law enforcement officers...
View ArticleExamining Peter King's Calls for Muslim Surveillance
In the wake of the Boston bombings, Rep. Peter King has called for increased surveillance of the Muslim American community. He argued that monitoring of certain communities is nothing new."When the FBI...
View ArticleNeighbor Day, Hunger Strike at GITMO, Flooding in the Midwest
Hunger Strike Grows at Guantanamo | Midwestern Farmer on this Year's Record Floods | Should Corporations be Required to Disclose Political Spending to Shareholders? | Knowing Your Neighbors: Boston...
View ArticleBoston Bombing: Was There an Intelligence System Failure?
Many questions remain unanswered about how the FBI and CIA handled the information given to them about Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Russia first identified Tsarnaev as a possible extremist...
View ArticleCongress Questions Actions of FBI and CIA on Handling of Tsarnaev Case
We are now getting details about what exactly the FBI and CIA did and did not know about the Tsarnaev brothers prior to the Boston bombings. Congress now wants to know why the FBI did not pursue...
View ArticleFraming the Boston Bombing
The Boston bombing has become a Rorschach blot for the media, who have tied it to everything from immigration to welfare to national security. Bob talks to The Daily Beast's Peter Beinart about the...
View ArticleBoston: The Russian Connection
Scott Shane, New York Timesintelligence reporter based in Washington, discusses ongoing questions about the investigation of the Boston bombings, and the effectiveness of the intelligence community in...
View ArticleFBI Investigation of Man with Ties to Boston Bombing Suspect Ends in Shooting
A mystifying development in the investigation of the alleged Boston Marathon bombing suspects occurred early Wednesday morning when An F.B.I. agent shot and killed a Chechen man named Ibragim Todashev...
View ArticleHow Vulnerable is Times Square to Attack?
R.P. Eddy is considered to be among the most authoritative voices on national security in the country. He previously served as the director of Counterterrorism at the National Security Council during...
View ArticleDona Nobis Pacem
This week’s program is called "Dona Nobis Pacem" — "Give Us Peace" — and features music of remembrance, reflection and hope, that brings people together in the face of tragic events. Program details:...
View ArticleVOTE: Should The Boston Bombing Suspect Face the Death Penalty?
Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is awaiting trial and has been charged with 30 counts, including killing three people and using...
View ArticleInside Death Penalty Decisions: From Timothy McVeigh to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
When it comes to the death penalty, Attorney General Eric Holder's views have long been clear: He personally opposes the death penalty, but at times sees the need to use it as a way to enforce the full...
View ArticleLooking Back at the Boston Marathon Bombings
Boston Globe reporters Scott Helman and Jenna Russell look back at the Boston Marathon Bombing last April, from the preparations of the bombers to the emergency response to the massive deployment of...
View ArticleTufts Marathon Team Returns To Finish What It Started
Emotions are running high for many athletes who are preparing physically and mentally to compete in the Boston Marathon. The Boston Athletic Association has invited back more than 5,000 runners who did...
View ArticleWhat Does It Take to Become Resilient?
As we approach the one year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, we want to consider what it takes to be resilient.A recent report by Harvard University about the emergency response to the...
View ArticleMassachusetts Hospital Team Prepares to Run Boston Marathon
A year ago today, two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon finish line, killing three people and wounding more than 260 others. Thirty-nine victims of the bombing were treated at Massachusetts General...
View ArticleFirst Responders Mark Anniversary of Boston Marathon Bombings
Vice President Joe Biden is among 3,000 people who are expected to attend a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings today. The victims, their families, and the survivors...
View ArticleJudgement Day Looms Near for Boston Marathon Bomber
The prosecution in the trial of the admitted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is winding down.Tsarnaev is accused of causing the deaths of three people and the injuries of more than 260...
View ArticleBlood Brothers: Sibling Influence in Crime
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty for his role in the Boston bombing, despite his lawyer's argument that he was influenced by his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Jonathan Caspi, a professor of family...
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