Boston bombing case may take years to unfold

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faces the prospect of a long and tortuous legal road. | 04/26/13 18:13:58 By - By Michael Doyle

Todd Akin: 'I still regret my rape comments'

Former Missouri Congressman Todd Akin broke his post-election silence Thursday, telling a St. Louis TV station that he regrets his “legitimate rape” remarks that boosted the candidacy of Democrat Claire McCaskill. | 04/26/13 14:53:12 By - Steve Kraske

Boston blast victim focused on recovery, not malice for suspects

A Boston Marathon bomb mangled Heather Abbott’s left foot so badly that she chose to have it amputated. Yet even as she starts her long path toward recuperation, she says she feels no malice and is giving little thought to the two men accused of the crime. | 04/25/13 19:25:34 By - By Lesley Clark and Michael Doyle

Radical magazine ‘Inspire’ may have motivated other terror aspirants

The al Qaida Internet magazine Inspire, which federal investigators say provided a guide that the Boston Marathon suspects used to build pressure-cooker bombs, has become increasingly popular in radical circles. | 04/24/13 20:13:55 By - By Franco Ordonez and Greg Gordon

Biden calls Boston bomb suspects ‘knockoff jihadists’

Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced the Chechen brothers accused of planting the Boston Marathon bombs as “two twisted, perverted, cowardly knockoff jihadists,” even as investigators scrambled to find out more about the suspects, one living and one dead. | 04/24/13 19:47:22 By - By Lesley Clark and Michael Doyle

Sacramento airline passengers may face delays this summer due to sequester

The old adage "pack your patience" may be more true than ever this summer at Sacramento International Airport and other airports nationally - the result of federal budget cutbacks that went into effect this week. | 04/24/13 12:55:43 By - Tony Bizjak

Twinkies are back: Hostess plant in Columbus, Ga., will reopen in July

Standing in front of a big “Welcome Back” banner, an executive for Hostess Brands said Tuesday the new company will hire up to 300 employees and reopen its Columbus, Georgia, plant to make Twinkies and other sweet treats. | 04/24/13 12:37:47 By - Ben Wright and Tony Adams

Fireworks salesman says Boston bombing suspect wanted 'biggest, loudest' explosive

New details emerged Tuesday about the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as the surviving brother’s medical condition marginally improved and two of his alleged victims were buried, including an 8-year-old boy. | 04/23/13 20:38:38 By - By Michael Doyle, Lesley Clark, William Douglas and Curtis Tate

Federal furloughs could lead to Alaska flight delays

Furloughs for air traffic controllers set to start Sunday are expected to cause flight delays at airports across the United States, including in Alaska. | 04/22/13 12:35:46 By - Casey Grove

Sacramento library adds 3-D copier to its bag of tricks

A whirring, mechanical sound fills the air inside a basement office of the Sacramento Public Library's main branch. It's the steely and determined sound of the MakerBot Replicator II – a 3-D copier – in the process of making a chain link bracelet. | 04/21/13 18:24:41 By - Edward Ortiz

Feds want to study border-crossing fee

In an effort to raise more money for border protection and inspection, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants Congress to authorize the study of a fee that could be collected from everyone who enters this country at land crossings. | 04/21/13 08:17:02 By - John Stark

Analysts support media’s focus on Boston over Texas explosion

The Boston Marathon bombing story became inescapable, a real-life TV drama unfolding hourly with nonstop coverage on radio, cable television, social media and, in a sign of its power, even on network TV, which pre-empted hours of afternoon programming. Every hour, the story line became more dramatic: a shootout caught on video, a city shut down, a possible terrorist connection to Chechnya, a seemingly failed police search and a dramatic arrest. | 04/19/13 21:30:13 By - By Maria Recio

‘This is nothing we would ever expect,’ friends say of Dzhokhar, Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Friends say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a funny kid, an enthusiastic wrestler and a popular graduate of Cambridge’s prestigious Cambridge Rindge & Latin School. His elder brother, Tamerlan, took a break from classes at a community college to pursue the sport of boxing – and said he’d represent the U.S. over Russia in the Olympics if his native Chechnya didn’t yet have its independence. | 04/19/13 21:36:57 By - By Lesley Clark

As Colorado celebrates pot holiday, marijuana tourism divides state

As marijuana users prepared for their unofficial national holiday on Saturday, Denver got a head start, with local promoters trying to showcase Colorado as a state that welcomes pot-smoking tourists after voters legalized the drug in November. | 04/19/13 17:38:53 By - By Rob Hotakainen