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UPDATE: Suspects Told Carjack Victim They Were Marathon Bombers

UPDATE: Suspects Told Carjack Victim They Were Marathon Bombers
NBC.COM - Boston and its suburbs, universities and transit system were on total lockdown Friday as police hunted door to door for marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev - on the loose after his accomplice brother was killed in a stunning chain of events that left one cop dead and another

Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying

Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Mass transportation to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down Friday while police engaged in massive manhunt before capturing a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. The message from Boston transit authorities - shared early

Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying

Boston travel: Trains, buses halted, planes flying
By SCOTT MAYEROWITZAP Airlines Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Mass transportation to and from the Boston area was virtually shut down Friday while police engaged in massive manhunt before capturing a suspect in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing. The message from Boston transit authorities - shared early

Boston bombing suspect captured, brother killed

Boston bombing suspect captured, brother killed
By JAY LINDSAY and EILEEN SULLIVANAssociated Press WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) - Lifting days of anxiety for a city and a nation on edge, police captured the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect, found bloodied in a backyard boat Friday night less than 24 hours after a wild car chase and gun battle

Amtrak derails near Oakland, delay but no injuries

Amtrak derails near Oakland, delay but no injuries
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Amtrak says a passenger train carrying nearly 200 people has derailed near Oakland, but there were no injuries. Spokeswoman Christina Leeds says the train was en route from Los Angeles to Vancouver, Canada, when the front wheels of an engine went off the track about 9 p.m.

Amtrak train derails in Wash. state, no injuries

Amtrak train derails in Wash. state, no injuries
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIPAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Mud, trees and rocks hit an Amtrak passenger train traveling through Washington state Sunday morning, causing several cars to derail, according to a railway spokesman. There were no injuries reported in the mudslide that knocked off the

Stormy issue of Sandy aid settles down in House

Stormy issue of Sandy aid settles down in House
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The political tempest stirred up by Superstorm Sandy appears to have moved on after wreaking havoc among congressional Republicans divided over how much aid to allocate to the victims. In a 241-180 vote Tuesday night, the House approved $50.5 billion

Stormy issue of Sandy aid settles down in House

Stormy issue of Sandy aid settles down in House
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The political tempest stirred up by Superstorm Sandy appears to have moved on after wreaking havoc among congressional Republicans divided over how much aid to allocate to the victims. In a 241-180 vote Tuesday night, the House approved $50.5 billion

Stormy issue of Sandy aid settles down in House

Stormy issue of Sandy aid settles down in House
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The political tempest stirred up by Superstorm Sandy appears to have moved on after wreaking havoc among congressional Republicans divided over how much aid to allocate to the victims. In a 241-180 vote Tuesday night, the House approved $50.5 billion

Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projects

Critics complain Sandy aid tied to other projects
By ANDREW MIGAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their complaint is that lots of