Boston Marathon Bombing

Kevan Fagan is co-authoring a book called Juror 83 - The Tsarnaev Trial: 34 Days That Changed Me

He was just a year older than the Boston Marathon bomber when he sentenced him to death

'Juror 83' saw the Boston marathon bomber as 'a kid who was existentially lost'

He was just a year older than the Boston Marathon bomber when he sentenced him to death
Survivor Rebekah Gregory arrives before the formal sentencing of convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts June 24, 2015.

Boston Marathon bomber apologizes at sentencing hearing

Boston Marathon bomber apologizes at sentencing hearing
Suspected shooter Dylann Roof sits in a police vehicle in Shelby, North Carolina, June 18, 2015. Roof, a 21-year-old with a criminal record, is accused of killing nine people at a Bible-study meeting in a historic African-American church in Charleston, So

Should we call Dylann Roof a terrorist?

Should we call Dylann Roof a terrorist?
The Tripathi family

New documentary explores how social media delayed the search for and slandered Sunil Tripathi

New documentary explores how social media delayed the search for and slandered Sunil Tripathi
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A journalist tracks what led up to the Boston bombing and reflects on her own immigrant life

A journalist tracks what led up to the Boston bombing and reflects on her own immigrant life
 Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Daniel Norris throws against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning at the Rogers Centre.

Canadian sports join in the post-Boston Marathon security buildup

It's hard to be a Toronto Blue Jays fan, and now it's even harder just to get in the stadium to watch a game. In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Major League Baseball is directing all of its teams, including Toronto, to tighten security at entrances.

Canadian sports join in the post-Boston Marathon security buildup
Patimat Suleimanova, aunt of Boston bombing suspects Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, holds a photo from the family archive at her house in Makhachkala.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s worldview was shaped by a jarring, unsettled childhood

In her new book The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy, Masha Gessen says no single event explains the brothers' transition. But she looks for clues in Tamerlan's unstable early years.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s worldview was shaped by a jarring, unsettled childhood
A blood-stained message prosecutors say Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote on the inside of a boat. The undated photo was presented as evidence to jurors at Tsarnaev's trial in Boston.

The man who escaped the Tsarnaev brothers takes the stand in Boston

Jurors in the Boston Marathon bombing trial heard testimony on Friday from Dun Meng, who made a dramatic escape after his car was hijacked by bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

The man who escaped the Tsarnaev brothers takes the stand in Boston
Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is shown in a courtroom sketch on the first day of jury selection at the federal courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 5, 2015.

Massachusetts isn't OK with the death penalty, but Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's jurors had to be

The state of Massachusetts doesn't allow the death penalty, and most of the state's residents are against it. But for the trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the jurors who decided his fate in a federal trial had to allow for that possibility.

Massachusetts isn't OK with the death penalty, but Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's jurors had to be