Tag Archives: bombing

Bombs in the Streets, Civics Lesson

Sunday, September 18, 2016

Bombs: A powerful explosion injured 29 people last night in the Chelsea neighborhood of lower Manhattan, while in Seaside, NJ a bomb in a trash can went off without harm along the route of a 5K run. There’s no immediate …

Bombing Could Last Months, War of Words

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Iraq Crisis: As American jets and drones continued to strike targets in Iraq yesterday, President Obama said the bombing could continue for months. Shortly before he took off for a family vacation in Martha’s Vineyard the president told reporters, “I don’t …

US Bombs in Iraq, Origami Robot

Friday, August 8, 2014

Iraq Crisis: TheUS has dropped 500-pound bombs on Sunni militant positions outside Erbil to stop ISIS forces from threatening American diplomats and military advisers and to protect a population of Christians that could be the target of genocide.   Navy jets …

Taliban Attack in Kabul, Obama Curbs NSA

Saturday, January 18, 2014

World: Two Americans and United Nations staffers were among 21 people killed when a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up outside a popular Lebanese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul. Gunmen sprayed the restaurant after the explosion. The Taliban said the …

Muslim Brotherhood Banned, Snowden Speaks

Thursday, December 26, 2013

World: Egypt’s military-backed government yesterday declared the Muslim Brotherhood to be a terrorist organization. It’s been banned twice before in its history. The police claim that a car bombing that killed 15 people Tuesday was carried out by the Brotherhood. …

Merkel Bugged, Red Sox Curse

Sunday, October 27, 2013

Bugged: The US has been eavesdropping on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s personal cell phone since 2002, according to an article in Der Spiegel. The publication says Merkel’s phone has been on an NSA bug list since before she became chancellor …

Cause of Death, Rising Toll, Run for History

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Bombers: Autopsy results show that Tamarlan Tsarnaev died of gunshot wounds and blunt force trauma to his head and torso the night of a shootout with police in Watertown, Mass. Tsarnaev was hit by police gunfire and run over by …

Teenage Wasteland, Teacher Man, Sunken City

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Boston: The three young men arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings are accused of obstructing justice and destroying evidence. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19, are citizens of Kazakhstan who came to the US as students. Robel …

Three Dead, 176 Injured at Marathon

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

 Marathon Bombing: This morning the toll is three dead and at least 176 injured in the double bombing at the finish of the Boston Marathon. Among the dead is an eight-year-old boy whose mother and sister also were injured. The …

Breaking: Marathon Bombing

Monday, April 15, 2013

Two bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon at Boylston Street. CBS News is showing a still photo of the flash as one of the explosions occurred. Windows were blown out and there is debris in …