Good Question: What Makes A Crime An Act Of Terrorism?
Aurora, Newtown, Boston. All are sites of horrible mass killings. But only the Boston bombings have been labeled an act of terrorism. When is an act of violence a crime and when is it terrorism?
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Aurora, Newtown, Boston. All are sites of horrible mass killings. But only the Boston bombings have been labeled an act of terrorism. When is an act of violence a crime and when is it terrorism?
The Wild are middle of a playoff push, but Wild forward Charlie Coyle's thoughts have largely been elsewhere this week.
A 19-year-old Massachusetts college student wanted in the Boston Marathon bombing was captured hiding out in a boat parked in a backyard Friday and his older brother lay dead in a furious 24-hour drama that transfixed the nation and paralyzed the Boston area with fear.
As the hunt for those responsible for Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon intensifies, school counselor Sam Nordby is back at work.
The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings and is asking for the public's help in identifying them.
Three days after the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, an interfaith prayer service was held at the Holy Cross in Boston, just three days after the tragedy occurred.
America was left stunned after at least two bombs went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday afternoon, killing three people and leaving 176 injured, 17 of those critically.
Far-flung family members, co-workers and friends frantically used social media, cellphones and even a "people finder" website Monday to try to learn the fate of participants and spectators at the Boston Marathon, where two people were killed and dozens injured after a pair of bombs exploded near the finish line of one of the world's great races.
A Minnesota lawmaker had trouble getting word out he was OK after finishing the Boston Marathon, site of a deadly explosion.
Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown and Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren are back on the campaign trail as the hotly-contested race heads into the homestretch.
Police say a group of subway commuters jumped onto the tracks in Cambridge to rescue a Minnesota woman who had fallen and appeared to be unconscious.
A Minnesota woman who received multiple injections of the contaminated steroid medicine at the center of a nationwide recall, filed a lawsuit in Minnesota federal court on Thursday seeking damages and the creation of a statewide class of injured people, according to a press release from Sieben, Grose, Von Holtum, and Carey.
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon was recently named by Destinations magazine as one of the World's 10 Best Marathons.
Boston public media station WGBH, the producer of such marquee PBS shows as "Nova" and "Frontline," has acquired Minneapolis-based Public Radio International, the companies said Thursday.
Continuing our journey a little further east, check out part two of our state-to-state guide to America's roadside attractions!
Fireworks displays happen everywhere on July 4th. But some cities and towns put a unique spin on this American holiday.
Clay Buchholz combined with four relievers on a three-hitter and the Boston Red Sox bounced back from a pair of lopsided losses with a 4-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday in a game delayed by rain for over two hours.
The doctor who has been accused of accidentally killing Michael Jackson helped save a life on an airplane en route to Minneapolis.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a tax day rally on Boston Common on Friday that the nation should toss out the federal tax code and start over to reflect the needs of a much smaller central government.
Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be among the speakers at an April 15 tea party rally in Boston.
Red Sox right-hander Josh Beckett has mild concussion symptoms, according to the team, after he was hit in the back of the head on Monday during batting practice before Boston's exhibition game against the Minnesota Twins at City of Palms Park.
David Ortiz hit a three-run homer, and Josh Reddick hit a two-run drive that led the Boston Red Sox over the Minnesota Twins 7-6 Monday in the second of three straight games between the teams.
A few weeks ago, WCCO meteorologist Mike Augustyniak talked with WBZ in Boston to compare snow totals between Minneapolis and the east coast.
You may think, as a Minnesotan, you've got the rest of the country beat when it comes to enduring wintry conditions. But you'd be mistaken, at least this year.
Cal Clutterbuck scored the go-ahead goal on a giveaway from Marc Savard in the Bruins zone, and the Minnesota Wild held on to beat Boston 3-1 on Thursday night.
