2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing.
2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arrests have been made.
1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.
12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.
The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.
Maine State Police say a missing elderly man from Maryland may be headed to Maine where he used to live.
Police say 69-year-old Timothy John Fowler, who has Alzheimer’s disease, walked away from an adult day care center in Largo, Md., on April 8.
Over two-hundred Mainer's continue to come to terms with their very personal experience with terrorism in the wake of the Boston Marathon attack. The nation unites to mourn not only the loss of life, but once again, the loss of innocence and tranquility.
A loss of life and tranquility is precisely what a Maine legislator is trying to prevent in Maine in the face of the extreme threats to our electrical infrastructure.
Volunteer fire and EMS departments throughout the country are struggling to attract volunteers. A problem brought to our attention by Carmel's Fire Chief, Michael Azevedo.
A heart-wrenching photo of 8-year-old Martin Richard, who was killed in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday, shows the boy holding a hand-drawn sign that says, "No more hurting people. Peace."
As a parent, the hardest part of coping with any tragedy—be it a national or personal one—is finding the words to explain the unexplainable to your children, society's most innocent members.
As the world's attention is riveted on one of my favorite cities, I thought of all the years I saw Kenny Chesney do this song at Gillette Stadium. It seemed fitting to pay tribute to Boston with a live recording of Kenny singing the song there.
An early morning argument turned violent at the Country Thunder Festival in Arizona over the weekend. Twenty-year-old Austin Hansen was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 36-year-old man around 5:30AM on Saturday morning, April 13. The victim was hospitalized and is in critical condition with wounds to his upper back and ribcage.
Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Rescue organizations have gathered to help and at the the tragic scene, but how can you help?
The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways:
