Guilty x 30: Boston Marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev was convicted yesterday of all 30 charges against him in the 2013 terrorist bombing. The reading of verdicts took 25 minutes. It was not a surprise. Tsarnaev had admitted his part in …

Cop Charged: A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder after the release of a video showing him shooting an unarmed black man in the back as he ran away. Patrolman Michael Slager fired his pistol eight …

Boston Bomber: The case of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has gone to the jury after a day of impassioned closing arguments by prosecutors and his lawyer. Assistant U.S. Attorney Aloke Chakravarty told the jurors yesterday, “This was a cold, …

The Virginia Report: After the release of a report last night slamming its journalistic practices, Rolling Stone Magazine completely retracted its story published last November about a purported gang rape in a University of Virginia fraternity house. The story gained …

Permawar: Islamic State fighters have over run the sprawling Yarmouk Palestinian refugee district in southern Damascus, Syria, bringing terror to the already embattled camp. The area has been the target of fighting and shelling for two years and yesterday reports …

Extreme: Al-Shabab Muslim extremists are threatening more attacks on Kenya after killing 148 people at Garissa University College this week. A statement attributed to al-Shabab says, “Kenyan cities will run red with blood.” The primary gunmen were killed, but authorities …

Jobs: Economic growth slowed in March with the addition of only 126,000 jobs to the workforce. Analysts blame brutal March weather and the drop in oil prices, which is killing jobs in the petroleum industry. The slowdown might cause the …

Germanwings: Investigators say the co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings airliner had recently been on the Internet researching suicide and the security of cockpit doors. A statement from investigators says, “During this time the user was searching for medical treatments, as …

The Airline Knew: Lufthansa Airlines revealed that it knew about co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s previous bout with deep depression six years ago when he took a hiatus from flight school. Lufthansa owned the Germanwings jet that Lubitz is believed to have …

Indiana, Gary: The noise is growing louder over Indiana’s new “religious freedom” law, which is seen by critics across the country as a screen for discrimination against gays and lesbians. In addition to demonstrators in the streets, nine corporate bosses …