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Mom Strong: Detective recalls her role during capture of Boston bombing suspect

Published May 12, 2013

There’s Boston Strong. And there’s Mom Strong, too, as embodied in the actions of Detective Kathleen Donohue during the investigation following the Boston Marathon bombings.
No way defeat turned boxer into bomber, coach says

Published April 28, 2013

The Boston Marathon bomber’s former boxing coach says his one-time pupil may have been dispirited by boxing setbacks, but that’s no reason for the attacks that killed three people and injured more than 200.
Michigan boys unearth 13,000-year-old mastodon bone in backyard dig

Published December 20, 2012

Eric Stamatin's expeditions into his family's wooded suburban Detroit backyard have yielded plenty of interesting finds, but none to rival the 13,000-year-old artifact he found last summer.
Stop school shootings by letting teachers fire back, say Texas officials

Published December 18, 2012

Lawmakers and educators in Texas say the way to guard against school shootings like last Friday's at a Connecticut elementary school is to make sure teachers can shoot back.
Iraq war vet fights for license plates deemed offensive to Arabs

Published May 21, 2012

The letters on the sergeant's license plate can be read as a derogatory phrase U.S. service members have been known to use in warzones abroad to describe Arab insurgents.