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Old Lady Goes To Ballgame, Catches Foul Ball While Ignoring Ballgame
This is great. This little old lady is not even paying attention to the game, the crowd or the person sitting next to her and manages to come away with a foul ball. ...
Scenes From The Final Hours Of The Watertown Manhunt
The manhunt in Watertown for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev concluded with Tsarnaev's capture around 8:45 p.m. Friday night. It capped off a surreal day that paralyzed the city of Boston and ensnared the Watertown community in a harrowing 24-hour period. ...
Baseball Fans React To The Capture Of The Second Bombing Suspect
With the Red Sox and Royals game postponed and Fenway Park empty as the manhunt for the suspected second Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev continued, the rest of Major League Baseball played its regular April 19 schedule. ...
Here's How Every Network Announced Dzhokar Tsarnaev's Capture On-Air
Most of us learned that the manhunt for Dzhokar Tsarnaev was over via Twitter or by listening to online feeds of law enforcement radio. But for those watching at home, the suspenseful moment of his capture—and learning that he was alive—would be a memorable if complicated moment: somber in light of...
Czech Republic Denies That It's Chechnya
A very important statement from the Czech Republic's ambassador to the U.S.:...
Are Men More Likely To Stand On The Subway Than Women?
Welcome to Dataspin, a weekly data visualization of whatever the fuck....
Here's A Video Of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Wrestling With His Friends
This was just put on YouTube by one of Dzhokhar's former wrestling teammates. The description reads, "Rindge and Latin wrestling team, taking it easy over the summer. I remember Jahar, he was my friend and my teammate."...
Félix Pié Was "Covered In Beer" After Near-Fight With Fans
With all the other news going on this week, we missed the fallout from the Pirates' minor league dustup on Tuesday, the one that found outfielder Félix Pié—and possibly other players—trying to climb into the stands to fight fans in Toledo. A reader who was there has contacted us with more specifics....
Darkness Visible
The cover of next week's New Yorker. By Eric Drooker. ...
Bombing Suspects' Father Speaks, Claims His Sons Are Innocent
BBC News caught up with Anzor Tsanarev, father of marathon bombing suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and conducted a brief interview with him. Speaking through an interpreter, Anzor vehemently defended his sons, expressing confidence in their innocence. "I have 100 percent, million percent c...
Meanwhile, On Fox News, Megyn Kelly Is Reading Rap Lyrics
Quality manhunt coverage right here. ...
Todd Frazier Homered At The Request Of A Batboy With Down Syndrome
Heartwarming news has certainly been in short supply this week, but a baseball game in Cincinnati last night provided us with some—and in a way that only adds to the growing legend of Reds third baseman Todd Frazier....
This Is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Twitter Account
Our friends at Gawker have found the real Twitter account used by Dzhokhar Tsaranev. His handle is @J_tsar, and it is listed under a simplified version of his name, "Jahar." The account has been active since the day of the marathon bombing, but as far as we can tell, his feed offers little insight o...
Ryan Lochte's Stupidity Made A News Anchor Cry With Laughter
No, the Olympic swimmer and reality show participant did not swoon Fox Philly's Sheinelle Jones into tears or tell a moving story about his new clothing line. He was simply himself, and that was all it took....
Here's How Tamerlan Tsarnaev Was Killed After A Shootout With Police
A chaotic firefight early this morning on a residential street in Watertown, Mass., resulted in the shooting death of one of the Boston bombing suspects, who reportedly was also run over by a vehicle....
Everything We Know About Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, The Still-At-Large Suspect
Police are still looking for 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who remains at large after his older brother and alleged accomplice Tamerlan was killed in a shootout last night. This is everything we know so far about Dzhokhar....
Transit Cop Injured In Gun Battle Has Been Identified
Authorities have released the name of the MBTA transit police officer who was shot and injured by the Boston bombing suspects. He is Richard H. Donohue Jr., 33, and he has been a transit cop for three years. He is reportedly in critical condition at Mount Auburn Hospital....
Everything We Know About Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Dead Bombing Suspect
Authorities are now confirming the two suspects sought in Monday's Boston Marathon bombing are two Russian-born (as reported by the AP) Chechen brothers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. Tamerlan, the older brother, is dead. Here's what we know about him....
Here's A Custom Map Of Everything That Has Happened Today So Far
There's way too much happening to attempt to cover what's still a developing situation, but here's a crowdsourced attempt to tell the story of what happened last night at MIT and this morning in Watertown. For your in-the-moment updates, browse over to Gawker....