Injuries, Deaths After Blasts at Boston Marathon

NEWS UPDATE - April 15, 2013
Injuries, Deaths After 2 Blasts at Boston Marathon | 5 Ways Taxes Benefit Rich | Georgia Gov Derides Effort to End Whites Only Prom

WATCH LIVE COVERAGE: 2 Large Explosions Reported at Boston Marathon, at Least 2 Dead, 23 Wounded

Agence France Presse

TV footage showed an explosion sending up a white plume of smoke along the sidelines of the race. READ MORE»

"I Do Not Want to Die Here": Gitmo Detainee Describes Horrific Hunger Strike, Violent Force Feedings

Alex Kane, AlterNet

Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel's harrowing story was published today in the New York Times. READ MORE»

5 Ways Our Tax Code Benefits the Rich and Screws Everyone Else

Travis Waldron, Think Progress

Happy tax day! READ MORE»

Georgia Governor Derides Effort to End Whites-Only Prom

By Alex Kane, AlterNet

The governor's spokesman called the effort to promote an integrated prom in Wilcox County a 'silly publicity stunt.' READ MORE»

Young Boy Who's an American Citizen Locked Up in Israeli Jail--And the U.S. 'Doesn't Even Care'

By Alex Kane, Mondoweiss

New Orleans-born Mohammed Khalek was taken from his home by eight rifle-toting Israeli soldiers. READ MORE»

Priest Sexually Assaults Woman, Tells Detectives He Can't Talk About It Because It Happened at Confession

By Kevin Koeninger, Courthouse News

A woman alleges in court that a priest digitally raped her and smeared menstrual blood on her face. She also claims that detectives dropped the case when he refused to speak to them. READ MORE»

Fewer Students Coming to America Because They Fear Guns, Says John Kerry

By Steven Hsieh, AlterNet

The SoS said students prefer countries "where people are not running around with guns." READ MORE»

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