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Obama defends FBI handling of Boston investigation

Obama defends FBI handling of Boston investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is defending the FBI's handling of the Boston Marathon bombing investigation as Republicans ready for oversight hearings on the attack. Obama tells the Spanish-language television network Univision he doesn't think it's fair to say law

South Carolina center stage in early 2016 talk

South Carolina center stage in early 2016 talk
By KEN THOMAS and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's "first in the South" primary - still three years away

Obama wraps up Latin trip with an eye back home

Obama wraps up Latin trip with an eye back home
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - President Barack Obama, concluding a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, is cheering Mexican economic advances and pressing other Central American leaders to deal with poverty and security while reaching out to a politically powerful

Obama wraps up Latin trip with an eye back home

Obama wraps up Latin trip with an eye back home
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - President Barack Obama, concluding a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, is cheering Mexican economic advances and pressing other Central American leaders to deal with poverty and security while reaching out to a politically powerful

Boston bomb suspect died of gunshots, blunt trauma

Boston bomb suspect died of gunshots, blunt trauma
By STEVE LeBLANC and BOB SALSBERGAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday. Worcester funeral home owner Peter Stefan has 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body and read

South Carolina center stage in early 2016 talk

South Carolina center stage in early 2016 talk
By KEN THOMAS and JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's "first in the South" primary - still three years away

Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school

Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school
By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Newtown officials struggled Friday night to move toward a decision on what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, after teachers expressed grief and frustration during a closed-

Boston Marathon suspect's remains claimed

Boston Marathon suspect's remains claimed
By BRIDGET MURPHYAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) - A mortuary familiar with Muslim services will handle funeral arrangements for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who died in a gunbattle with police after an intense manhunt, a funeral director said Friday. Peter Stefan, owner of

NEW DETAILS: Boston Suspects Had Plotted July 4th Attack, Investigators Say

NEW DETAILS: Boston Suspects Had Plotted July 4th Attack, Investigators Say
NBCNEWS.COM - The brothers accused in the Boston Marathon bombings originally planned to set off explosives on July 4 — but changed their minds and decided on Patriot's Day, officials with knowledge of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's interrogation told NBC News. Investigators also now

Crime Tracker: A Sneak Peak At Life Inside A Gang; KHQ's Kalae Chock Reports

Crime Tracker: A Sneak Peak At Life Inside A Gang; KHQ's Kalae Chock Reports
SPOKANE, Wash. - The destruction caused by gangs in Spokane is evident. Law enforcement says much of the drugs, violence and crime taking place in the area is often connected in someway to gangs.  Society sees the effects of their actions, but understanding why a person would