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Boston Marathon bombings

Dave Fortier survived the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing but still suffers from tinnitus, a ringing sound that doctors once told him would go away within a few days.

Boston Marathon bombing survivors deal with a lingering, invisible injury — tinnitus

Health

The bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon caused hundreds of traumatic injuries. But among the most common is an invisible one: tinnitus, a persistent ringing in the ears that for some people still hasn’t stopped.

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (C) joins the family of Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard at the finish line for a wreath-laying ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2014. Richard's family members include sister Jane (3rd R), mothe

The Massachusetts governor says the Boston Marathon attacks pulled the community together

Conflict & Justice
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick (C) joins the family of Boston Marathon bombing victim Martin Richard at the finish line for a wreath-laying ceremony in Boston, Massachusetts April 15, 2014. Richard's family members include sister Jane (3rd R), mothe

The Massachusetts governor says the Boston Marathon attacks pulled the community together

Conflict & Justice
Marathon runner and surgeon David King.

For a Boston surgeon and marathoner, this year’s race is a chance to move on

Conflict & Justice
A man looks on at the Dear Boston exhibit at the Boston Public Library.

Whether you run for fun, solidarity, or necessity depends on where you are

Lifestyle & Belief
A man looks on at the Dear Boston exhibit at the Boston Public Library.

Whether you run for fun, solidarity, or necessity depends on where you are

Lifestyle & Belief

Last year, two bombs made an average city street suddenly exceptional. A year later, what is exceptional is that the city street has returned to normal. And for much of the world, that must seem like great fortune.

Lukman Faily isn't planning to break any records at the Boston Marathon this year. The 48 year-old Iraqi diplomat says he brings a message of solidarity for the victims of terrorism everywhere.

This is why Iraq’s ambassador is running in the 2014 Boston Marathon

Conflict & Justice

Iraq knows all too well the pain of terrorist acts. So when Iraqi diplomat Lukman Faily heard about the Marathon bombing last year, he knew he wanted to run in this year’s marathon.

Boston Marathon memorial of runners shoes

As we remember the Boston Marathon tragedy, should we try to forget the alleged bombers?

Conflict & Justice

This weekend, a dancer and runner who lost her foot in the Boston Marathon bombing refused to go on a national television show about the tragedy without a guarantee — she didn’t want the names of the alleged bombers mentioned. PRI’s The World senior producer Jeb Sharp looks at why some people need to move on, while others still want to understand what happened.

Boston Marathon memorial of runners shoes

As we remember the Boston Marathon tragedy, should we try to forget the alleged bombers?

Conflict & Justice

This weekend, a dancer and runner who lost her foot in the Boston Marathon bombing refused to go on a national television show about the tragedy without a guarantee — she didn’t want the names of the alleged bombers mentioned. PRI’s The World senior producer Jeb Sharp looks at why some people need to move on, while others still want to understand what happened.

Aftermath of the Boston marathon bombing

Solving a triple murder case might have prevented the Boston Marathon bombings

Conflict & Justice

New evidence implicates alleged Boston marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a triple homicide in 2011. A reporter investigating the murders thinks the marathon bombings might have been avoided if police had pursued the murder investigation thoroughly.
New evidence implicates alleged Boston marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a triple homicide in 2011. A reporter investigating the murders thinks the marathon bombings might have been avoided if police had pursued the murder investigation thoroughly.