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Mohammad Sayed

This teen is creating the first Afghan, wheelchair-bound superhero

Books

A young man who learned to survive in the harshest conditions now dreams of helping disabled kids the world over.

Watertown shootout

What San Bernardino police learned from the Boston Marathon bombings manhunt

Conflict
A blood-stained message prosecutors say Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote on the inside of a boat. The undated photo was presented as evidence to jurors at Tsarnaev's trial in Boston.

The man who escaped the Tsarnaev brothers takes the stand in Boston

Justice
Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich from Ba Le restaurant in Dorchester, MA.

Come along on a tasting tour of some of Boston’s best international cuisine

Food

Why the Boston Marathon bombing made me watch mixed martial arts

Sports
A woman is comforted by a man near a triage tent set up for the Boston Marathon after the April 2013 bombings

Here’s a quick guide to handling the emotions that may come up with the Boston Marathon anniversary

Conflict & Justice

The Boston marathon bombings last year touched many people. And the anniversary will certainly bring back feelings, fears and memories. A Boston-area counselor who helped in the aftermath of the bombings offers her advice for dealing with the anniversary.

A woman is comforted by a man near a triage tent set up for the Boston Marathon after the April 2013 bombings

Here’s a quick guide to handling the emotions that may come up with the Boston Marathon anniversary

Conflict & Justice

The Boston marathon bombings last year touched many people. And the anniversary will certainly bring back feelings, fears and memories. A Boston-area counselor who helped in the aftermath of the bombings offers her advice for dealing with the anniversary.

One Boston Marathon suspect believed dead, another subject of massive manhunt

Global Politics

At least one police officer was killed, another is in serious condition as law enforcement found the two men believed to be behind the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks. The first man, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, is believed to be dead, but Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is at large and the subject of a massive manhunt.

The World

Boston Bombing Facebook Post About Drones Goes Viral in Pakistan

Global Politics

A guy in San Francisco watching events unfold in Watertown, MA a week ago posted an intriguing scenario on Facebook: “What if the manhunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had ended with a drone strike?” The post then went viral…in Pakistan.

A City in Lockdown

Boston has been on lockdown all day Friday, as police and investigators hunt for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings. His brother Tamerlan Tsnarnaev, known as “the black hat suspect,” was killed overnight in Watertown. Late yesterday, the two brothers killed an MIT university police officer named Sean Collier before carjacking […]