Two explosions rocked the end of the Boston Marathon sending competitors and race volunteers running from the site. Authorities out on the course were seen carrying away the injured while stragglers in the race were rerouted.
Will typing follow cursive out of the classroom?
The time-honored skill of typing is still helpful, but it’s becoming less necessary. And that raises the question: Does typing have a future?
Campus reacts to spring snowstorm
Thousands of people remain without power in the Worthington area of southwestern Minnesota the day after an ice storm coated trees and power lines.
Southwest Minnesota schools close as storm moves in
Schools are closing in southwestern Minnesota as a spring storm moves into the region.
Knox saga still not over for Italian courts
Italy’s top criminal court dealt a stunning setback Tuesday to the 25-year-old college student, overturning her acquittal in the grisly murder of her British roommate and ordering her to stand trial again.
Court might sidestep major ruling on gay marriage
The Supreme Court dove into a historic debate on gay rights Tuesday that could soon lead to resumption of same-sex marriage in California, but the justices signaled they may not be ready for a major national ruling on whether America’s gays and lesbians have a right to marry.
Minnesota House, Senate panels pass gay marriage bills
The Senate Judiciary Committee and House Civil Law Committees endorsed the bills Tuesday on party line votes, with all Democrats in favor and all Republicans opposed.
More black smoke: Cardinals don’t agree on pope
In the second day of the conclave, thick black smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, prompting sighs of disappointment from the thousands of people gathered in a rain-soaked and chilly St. Peter’s Square.
Black smoke from chapel chimney: No pope yet
Black smoke has poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling that cardinals have failed to elect a pope on their first try.
Papal names are rich with meaning
Every time a new pontiff is chosen in a conclave, a senior cardinal goes up to him and asks: “And by what name do want to be called?”
Conclave to elect new pope begins
The heavy wooden door to the Sistine Chapel has been closed and locked, signaling the start of the conclave to elect a new pope to succeed Benedict XVI following his stunning resignation.
Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Chavez, who died Tuesday at age 58, was seen as a hero by some for his socialist programs, his anti-U.S. rhetoric and gifts of cut-rate oil. Others considered him a bully who repressed his opponents.
Injured survivors recount hellish chaos in theater
Survivors share their stories about what happened at the Colorado shooting.
Movie massacre suspect mum; Batman mask found
Authorities have put James Holmes in solitary confinement, and law enforcement officials say he’s not talking.
12 killed, 59 wounded in Colo. theater shooting
A masked gunman open fired in Colorado open fired at a Batman showing. This is the nation’s worst mass shooting since 2009.