* With Tamerlan driving now, Danny in the passenger seat, and Dzhokhar behind Danny, they stopped in Watertown Center. * The origins of the #FreeJahar movement—when teen fandom turns conspiracy theorist. * Though Reddit's Boston bombing "investigation" was an unmitigated disaster, the internet can be surprisingly effective at
* Syria denies use of chemical weapons; UK and Turkey back U.S. concern; Israel urges military intervention. * Some members of Congress were told last week that the U.S. had evidence of Syrians killed by the chemical sarin. * Three important caveats on the Syria chemical weapons report and Obama'
* Round-up of senators who sided with the NRA's lobbying against gun-control legislation approved by the vast majority of Americans. * Czech Republic reaches out to support citizens of West, Texas—in particular those who require a new gym—following plant explosion. * Analysis of how Phoenix became the
As anyone who’s struggled to start a band, get shows, record music, and become a certified rock star knows, coming up with a name is half the challenge. A linguistic take on how we name bands today.
* Congressional lawmakers and aides from both parties have been working quietly for months to exempt themselves from new health care exchanges. * UK avoids triple-dip recession with better than expected GDP growth. * Spain's economic crisis evident in the declining quality of its ham sandwiches. * American overseas food aid
New paintings that question how much we truly influence our fate, and whether or not life is just a string of accidents.
* For $250,000, guests at Las Vegas's Bellagio can press a button that sets fountain water to a tune of their choice. * In America, people on the terror watch list are still allowed to buy guns. * British man made millions selling fake bomb detectors to Iraq, with a
* Hundreds remain trapped after an eight-story building collapses in Bangladesh, killing at least 76. * In the case of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, "it may be impossible to disentangle the psychological demons from political motives." * List of "mystifying things" performed by the Tsarnaev brothers while killing three people
* Obama given poor marks for lacking Lyndon Johnson's toughness during the gun-control fight; supporters say DC has changed since Johnson's era. * Related: "The Ghost of Gun Control." * K-Pop's "neon bubble" distances South Koreans from pre-separation history and
* Law-enforcement officials say the FBI shouldn't have made much of Russia's 2011 tip-off about Tsarnaev. * Stories collected from runners and spectators found in an iconic Boston Marathon bombing picture. * Pictures of the Boston shootout taken by an eye witness who lived nearby. * Few Chechens
