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

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  A Fayetteville man was indicted by an Onondaga County grand jury on charges of unlawful imprisonment and assault related to an incident that happened in October.

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.

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.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado touched down in southern Chenango County when a strong cold front swept across the region Friday night.