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Friday, June 07, 2013  The FBI says a Texas woman admitted sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, but only after trying to pin it on her husband.

Friday, June 07, 2013  A Texas woman who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to the president and New York City's mayor has been arrested.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Rock groups such as Boston and the J. Geils Band and comedians including Steven Wright are helping to raise money for victims of the deadly Boston Marathon bombing at a benefit concert.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Police in Worcester, Mass., say the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried outside of the city.

Friday, May 03, 2013  A death certificate says a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Sunday's Mountain Goat Run will have added security after the Boston Marathon bombings, and is also drawing more business to the Syracuse area.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Customs officials are being ordered "effective immediately" to verify that every foreign student arriving in the U.S. has a valid student visa.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Two U.S. officials say the surviving suspected Boston bomber told interrogators that he and his brother considered setting off their bombs on July Fourth, but they decided to carry out their attack sooner and chose the date of the Boston marathon.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Three men who attended college with the Boston Marathon suspect have been charged in connection with the case. Boston Police say there was no threat to public safety.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Colgate University will host a special mixed-doubles tennis tournament on the J.W. Abrahamson Memorial Courts on Thursday, May 2 at 4pm in honor of Martin Richard, the 8–year-old boy that died in the Boston Marathon bombing.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Lawyers for two men friendly with the Boston Marathon bombing suspect say their clients have been extensively interviewed by federal investigators.

Monday, April 29, 2013  U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is questioning why the FBI didn't re-interview the older brother suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing when he returned from Russia and posted "inflammatory" comments on the Internet.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Irish Dancers at this year's Bob Gabor CNY Feis Irish Dance Festival will have a chance to help the family of one of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  New York City officials say the Boston Marathon bombing suspects intended to blow up their remaining explosives in Times Square.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Sales for Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" are up by 597 percent a week after the tune became a source of comfort following the explosions at the Boston Marathon.