Boston bombers slain affiliate not an Islamist says widow

Ibragim Todashev, an affiliate of slain Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was himself killed by US security personnel, was an aspiring athlete who took no interests in politics or radical Islam, his widow said. "We avoided talking about politics because we had nothing to do with it," Rene Manukyan, who was married to Ibragim Todashev, told Voice of Russia radio. Todashev, a 27-year-old ...

Facial recognition technology quickly identifies Boston Marathon bombing suspect

Researchers at Michigan State University including an Indian professor were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, using the latest in automatic facial recognition technology. In the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing laboratory, Anil Jain, MSU Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, and Josh Klontz, a research ...

Boston tragedy warning shot for Indy 500

Indy 500's elite club may welcome new member Security at tomorrow's Indianapolis 500 will be ramped up, as race officials of one of the year's biggest one-day sporting events respond to last month's deadly Boston Marathon bombings. Officials of the race, which routinely attracts crowds of about 300,000 to the sprawling 4km oval, said the added security steps include closing ...

Boston Calling Day 1

boston calling day 1What's a little rain among friends?All the best music festivals have to deal with inclement weather. Woodstock partiers wallowed in the mud. It's poured buckets on folks at Glastonbury, Bonnaroo and Newport.That's how it was Saturday at the inaugural Boston Calling music fest at City Hall Plaza. On day one, a capacity crowd of 19,500 packed the pavilion and ...

Boston Marathon runners finish race interrupted by bombs

Boston Marathon last month was interrupted by two deadly bombs completed the final mile Saturday. Cheered on by supporters, the runners jogged from Kenmore Square to the finish line, The Boston Globe reported. "It's a great way to show the strength of Boston and the camaraderie in our city," runner Liza Marie Felici, 28, of Dover said. "There's a sense of closure . ...