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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  U.S. officials say the surviving suspect in last week's attack on the Boston Marathon has told investigators he and his brother were angry about U.S. wars in Muslim countries.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings killed in a shootout with police received welfare benefits from the state up until last year, when he became ineligible based on family income.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The woman who was married to the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died is being described as sweet and dedicated to the Islamic religion to which she converted.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Two U.S. officials say preliminary evidence from an interrogation suggests the suspects in the Boston Marathon attack were motivated by religion

Monday, April 22, 2013  The White House says the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will not be tried as an enemy combatant in a military tribunal. The charges against Tsarnaev include using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property resulting in death.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The second brother was hiding under a tarp in a boat parked in a backyard of Watertown, Massachusetts.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Shots fired in the Watertown, Massachusetts area following "stay indoors" order was lifted by police.

Friday, April 19, 2013  People all over the world had varied emotions after seeing Monday's bombings. For Althea Henry, seeing Boston's famous marathon blow up hit much closer to home.

Friday, April 19, 2013  NBC News and the AP have learned more information about the men suspected of carrying out the bombing attack on the Boston Marathon. Police say they are also responsible for a deadly string of incidents outside Boston overnight.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology officer allegedly killed by the bombing suspects have links to the same boxing gym.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Key moments related to the search for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, based on reports from the Middlesex County district attorney, Massachusetts State Police, and Boston police.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Students at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth tell The Associated Press that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was on campus this week after the bombings.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The FBI is at the northern New Jersey home of the sister of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Massachusetts State Police say a pair of brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings spent the night in a Honda CRV and used it to carjack a Mercedes SUV.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The uncle of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect is urging his nephew to turn himself in. He says the family is ashamed.