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Hagan, Burr offer no new statements on why they voted as they did on gun legislation

Many U.S. senators are known for talking a lot whenever the opportunity arises, but North Carolina Sens. Kay Hagan and Richard Burr seemed to use the fewest possible words to explain why they voted as they did this week on a handful of gun control proposals. | 04/18/13 19:36:00 By - By Renee Schoof

FBI eyes two suspects in photos for Boston bombings, asks public for help

Federal officials on Thursday unveiled photographs of two people they consider suspects in connection with Monday’s bombing at the Boston Marathon and asked the public for help identifying them. | 04/18/13 19:16:23 By - By Lesley Clark and Chris Adams

Kansas library to display George Washington’s copy of Constitution, Acts of Congress

George Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution, Bill of Rights and the first laws passed by Congress will be on display starting next week at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas. | 04/18/13 15:03:40 By - Dion Lefler

Video in Boston bombing probe yields clues

Investigators plugged away Wednesday in the search for the Boston Marathon bomber, or bombers, as they picked through videotape and explosive fragments with an expertise honed on foreign wars and terror attacks. | 04/17/13 20:04:41 By - By Lesley Clark, Michael Doyle and Matthew Schofield

In Boston, people flock to a new, and tragic, landmark

A new memorial began to emerge Wednesday in a city already steeped in history – a tribute to the victims the Boston Marathon bombings. | 04/17/13 20:39:41 By - By Lesley Clark

Coastal cities ponder how to prepare for rising sea levels

Americans in coastal areas, particularly on the East and Gulf coasts, will confront challenging questions in the coming years as they determine how to protect millions of people in the face of rising sea levels and more intense storms. | 04/17/13 16:35:46 By - By Erika Bolstad

Sequestration cuts Georgia base's budget by 20 percent

The budget at Keesler Air Force Base has been cut 20 percent by sequestration, grounding planes and reducing training, Brig. Gen. Brad Spacy said Tuesday. | 04/17/13 12:10:59 By - Mary Perez

Bombs frequent in U.S.; 172 ‘IED’ incidents in last 6 months, by 1 count

The two explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 170 Monday in Boston were dramatic, the deadliest bombing in the United States since April 19, 1995, when a truck loaded with fertilizer blew up outside the federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168. But the method of attack wasn’t particularly surprising to anti-terrorism experts: a homemade bomb that officials refer to as an IED, or improvised explosive device. | 04/16/13 19:26:23 By - By Matthew Schofield and Erika Bolstad

Sunshine, cuddly dogs and tireless surgeons as Boston tries to recover

Mickey Pescatore says she should’ve been working Tuesday. But some things were more important. | 04/16/13 19:20:14 By - By Lesley Clark

In wake of Boston bombings, experts say security can never be perfect

Americans who’ve grown accustomed to rigorous security procedures since the 9/11 attacks may have to endure new measures following the Boston Marathon bombings, but experts on Tuesday warned that no amount of extra precautions can guarantee absolute safety from a determined terrorist. | 04/16/13 19:20:17 By - By Jonathan S. Landay, Marisa Taylor and Greg Gordon

Boston bombing probe involves ‘voluminous tips,’ painstaking detail

The bomb investigators swarming Boston are combining high-tech tools with old-fashioned shoe leather as they piece together what blew up and why. | 04/16/13 18:10:05 By - By Michael Doyle and Greg Gordon

Alaska voters on track to decide in 2014 whether to legalize pot

Alaska voters likely will get a chance next year to make their state the third in the country to approve the recreational use of marijuana by adults 21 and older. | 04/16/13 16:49:09 By - By Rob Hotakainen

Homeland Security report criticized how Mass. spent federal money on threat assessments

A February report by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General is sure to raise questions in the weeks ahead about how Massachusetts spent federal grant money to protect the state and better evaluate terror threats. | 04/16/13 15:41:18 By - Kevin G. Hall

An interactive timeline of April attacks

The Patriots Day attack is not the first in April; it is the latest in a string of incidents. | 04/16/13 13:32:20 By -

Obama calls Boston Marathon bombing “act of terrorism” as FBI sets up hotline

Authorities are investigating the bombings at the Boston Marathon as an “act of terrorism,” said President Barack Obama on Tuesday. | 04/16/13 15:05:39 By - By Lindsay Wise, Lesley Clark and Jonathan Landay

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