Draft Proposal Unveiled For Bombing Aid Fund

May 07, 2013
Audience members listened as One Fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg outlined how initial funds would be distributed at a town hall meeting at the Boston Public Library Monday. ( Yoon S. Byun/The Boston Globe/Pool/AP)

BOSTON — The highest compensation would go to those who had a family member killed, or those who lost two limbs or who suffered permanent brain damage.

‘Boston Strong’ Concert Sells Out In 5 Minutes

May 06, 2013
(Photo via aconcertforboston.org)

BOSTON — At 10 a.m. Monday, tickets for a concert to benefit The One Fund went on sale. Five minutes later, the 19,600-seat event was completely sold out.

Bombing Suspect’s Friend Released To House Arrest Ahead Of Trial

May 06, 2013
This courtroom sketch shows defendant Robel Phillipos appearing at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston May 1. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

Robel Phillipos awaits trial for allegedly lying to federal investigators probing the April 15 bombings.

Funeral Home Director: Mother Wants Bomb Suspect’s Body Back In Russia

May 06, 2013
Ruslan Tsarni, right, uncle of killed Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in front of the Graham, Putnam, and Mahoney Funeral Parlor in Worcester on Sunday. (Steven Senne/AP)

WORCESTER, Mass. — But Peter Stefan says he doesn’t think Russia will take the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev and is working on other arrangements.

Town Halls Will Help Determine Use Of Marathon Victims’ Fund

May 05, 2013

BOSTON — Monday’s town hall starts at 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday’s at 10 a.m. Both meetings will take place at the Boston Public Library.

Uncle Arranging Bombing Suspect’s Burial Rites

May 05, 2013
Ruslan Tsarni, right, uncle of killed bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, speaks with reporters in front of the Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlor in Worcester Sunday, as funeral director and owner Peter Stefan, left, stands nearby. (Steven Senne/AP)

WORCESTER, Mass. — Ruslan Tsarni and three of his friends met with Worcester funeral home director Peter Stefan and prepared to wash and shroud Tsarnaev’s body according to Muslim tradition. Stefan plans to ask the city of Cambridge for a burial plot.

Obama Defends FBI Handling Of Boston Marathon Investigation

May 05, 2013

WASHINGTON — As Republicans ready for oversight hearings on the attack, the president he says doesn’t think it’s fair to say law enforcement “dropped the ball.”

Bombing Suspect’s Friend Accused Of Lying Seeks Release

May 05, 2013

BOSTON — Lawyers for a man charged with lying to investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings are asking a federal judge to release him from jail.

Despite Protests, Worcester Funeral Home Intent On Burying Bombing Suspect

May 04, 2013
A protester holds a sign with "Bury the garbage in the landfill," referring to the body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev. (Deborah Becker/WBUR)

WORCESTER, Mass. — The owner of the Worcester funeral home holding the body of accused marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev expects to find a cemetery to bury Tsarnaev by Monday.

Experts: Feds Pressure Widow, Pals In Marathon Bombing Case

May 04, 2013

BOSTON — Legal experts say it’s part of their quest not just to determine whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s friends are culpable but also to push for as much information as possible.

37 Boston Marathon Runners To Run In Pittsburgh Marathon

May 04, 2013

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — About three dozen participants in this weekend’s Pittsburgh Marathon will be runners who weren’t able to finish last month’s Boston Marathon due to the bombings.

Worcester Funeral Home Known For Taking Unwanted Bodies Has Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s

May 03, 2013
Worcester funeral director Peter Stefan poses next to boxes of unclaimed ashes for an unrelated 2008 news story. (Lisa Poole/AP)

BOSTON — But funeral director Peter Stefan said he cannot find a cemetery to accept the body.

Public Invited To Add Their Voices To Marathon Song

May 03, 2013

BOSTON — Stephen Randall’s song for the bombing victims is designed to keep adding additional voices as people anywhere record themselves.

Marathon Benefit Concert Lineup: James Taylor, Aerosmith, New Kids, More

May 03, 2013

BOSTON — The famous musicians are among the scheduled performers for a Boston Marathon benefit concert on May 30.

Marathon Victims’ Families Could Get $1M Each

May 03, 2013

BOSTON — Kenneth Feinberg, the Mass. native who oversaw the 9/11 compensation fund, tells The Boston Globe that victims who lost one or more limbs would receive money.

Funeral Home: No One Wants To Bury Marathon Bombing Suspect

May 02, 2013
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2010 (Julia Malakie/Lowell Sun/AP)

BOSTON — A Worcester mortuary familiar with Muslim services will handle funeral arrangements for Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

Marathon Bombing Case May Prompt Student Visa Reform

May 02, 2013
This undated photo added on April 18, 2013, to the VK page of Dias Kadyrbayev shows, from left, Azamat Tazhayakov and Kadyrbayev, from Kazakhstan, with Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Times Square in New York. (VK/AP)

BOSTON — Federal Homeland Security officials are promising reform of the student visa system, after the two friends of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect overstayed their visas.

A Closer Look At Charges Against 3 Arrested In Connection With Bombings

May 02, 2013

BOSTON — We speak with David Frank, managing editor of Mass Lawyers Weekly, to explain the new arrests connected to the Boston Marathon bombings.

Three Arrested For Interfering With Bombing Investigation

May 02, 2013

BOSTON — Three 19-year-old men are all being held without bail on charges of interfering with the investigation into the Boston Marathon bombings. They are all friends of surviving bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Rep. Keating On Bombings: ‘This Will All Go Under A Microscope’

May 02, 2013

BOSTON — Massachusetts U.S. Rep. William Keating says lawmakers have long been concerned about the threat of so-called “homegrown” terrorists.

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