Funerals Begin In Tornado-Ravaged Moore, Okla.

Antonia Candelaria, 9, one of seven children killed at their school, is among the first to be remembered. She and her best friend were holding on to each other when they both died.

Boston Marathon Bombings

Triple Murder May Link Tsarnaev And Man Killed In Florida

Ibragim Todashev was being questioned about the 2011 killings of three men in Waltham.

Sick Inmates Dying Behind Bars Despite Release Program

A report finds the compassionate release program is poorly managed and rife with confusion.

Mass. Senate Votes For Bottle Bill Expansion

The bill has been a mainstay of State House debates for years.

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Holder Acknowledges U.S. Citizens Killed In Drone Strikes

The Justice Dept. admits it targeted American-born al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki and that three other citizens have died in drone strikes.

Gomez Claim On Markey’s Effectiveness Doesn’t Hold Up

The Republican says his Democratic opponent hasn't sponsored a bill in 20 years that became law.

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'We Will Never Give In To Terror,' Britain's PM Vows

Witnesses say the two attackers who hacked a British solider to death on a busy street claimed to be acting in revenge for the deaths of Muslims.

Judge: Unredeemed Borders Gift Cards Are Worthless

A Manhattan judge upholds a lower court ruling that $210 million worth of unredeemed gift cards from the defunct book chain are no longer valid.

Think Obama's In Trouble? That Depends On Your Party

Obama's job approval ratings remain steady because Democrats are sticking with him.

'I Have Not Done Anything Wrong,' Key IRS Official Says

The IRS' Lois Lerner invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions from Congress.

Fears Of Killing Immigration Bill Doomed Same-Sex Amendment

The provision would have allowed gay U.S. citizens to sponsor foreign-born spouses for green cards.

Bernanke Hints That The Economy Still Needs Help

The Fed chairman cautioned that if interest rates were to start rising now, the economy could slump.

Why Apple (And Others) Wound Up In Ireland

It goes back to a report written decades ago by U.S. consultants, and funded by the State Department.

Here & Now

Jersey Shore Readies For Summer Post-Storm Sandy

In New Jersey, where Sandy killed dozens of people and caused nearly $30 billion in damage, many are asking: Will the shore be open for business?

Anthony Weiner Jumps Into Race To Be NYC Mayor

The former congressman's career appeared to be over when he resigned in 2011 because of an extramarital sexting scandal and his lies about it.

Cognoscenti

A New Job In Worcester For Tim Murray? How Convenient.

Insisting recent troubles have nothing to do with his decision, Lt. Gov. Tim Murray secures a new job in Worcester and a quiet exit from Beacon Hill.

Sports

Bruins Look To Finish Rangers In Game 4

If the Bruins start firing on all cylinders, the Rangers will have little hope of forcing a Game 5.

Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny

Some environmentalists are frustrated with the president on issues like the Keystone pipeline.

China's Artist Provocateur Explores New Medium

In 2011, police detained Ai Weiwei for 81 days. Now, he's released a song that's turned the experience into a heavy metal protest song.

A Decade In The Making, West Bank Barrier Nearly Complete

Israelis and Palestinians continue to argue over whether it will help or hurt prospects for a Middle East peace agreement.

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Golf Adds Another Rule To Its Repertoire

The USGA has decided to ban anchored putting beginning in 2016. Bill Littlefield thinks the ruling is just one in a long line of confusing, silly golf rules.

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Boston Calling: Inventing A New Music Festival

This weekend's festival will feature 18 acts, two main stages, a beer garden and food trucks.

Mass. Audio Geeks Bring Bumpin’ Speakers To Vegas

Fulcrum Acoustic in Whitinsville creates the ideal audio environments for a variety of venues.

HERE & NOW

Touré: Why Prince Became An Icon

Cultural commentator Touré says Prince played a wise older brother to the latchkey kids of Gen X.

The First Web Page, Amazingly, Is Lost

A team at the lab where the World Wide Web was born is on a hunt for old hard drives and floppy disks that might hold copies of the missing files.

Cognoscenti

A Picture Sparks 1,000 Words, Including These 3: Is It Fake?

Whether "Gaza Burial" is fake or just "enhanced" is a philosophical dilemma.

Book Details WWII Plane Crashes In Greenland

A journalism professor retold the story of three WWII plane crashes, the survivors and the hunt to recover three of the men who died.

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