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Man describes finding marathon suspect in boat

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:05
A Massachusetts man who found the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect hiding in his boat says he's glad he was able to help and feels lucky to be alive.

For those still wondering why Mariners were worried about a two-strike approach...

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:04
Won’t be wasting a whole lot of time on this, but I do like to clarify things when fans/bloggers misunderstand the basic premise of things. Today, I was taken to task by U.S. S. Mariner, for among other things, ripping the Mariners for their two-strike approach of late. The blog site’s m

Mexico house OKs loosening foreign land ownership

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:04
The lower house of Mexico's congress voted Tuesday to loosen longstanding restrictions on foreigners buying property along the coast and the nation's borders, a proposal that drew stiff criticism from some quarters.

Mexico house OKs loosening foreign land ownership

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:04
The lower house of Mexico's congress voted Tuesday to loosen longstanding restrictions on foreigners buying property along the coast and the nation's borders, a proposal that drew stiff criticism from some quarters.

New civil trial ordered in Army training death

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:04
A federal appeals court has ordered a new trial in a lawsuit filed by the family of a Texas soldier who was killed and others who were injured during a live-fire training exercise in Hawaii.

Suspect in Canada terror plot denies charges

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:03
A man accused of plotting with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada rejected the charges and said Tuesday that authorities were basing their conclusions on appearances. Law enforcement officials in the U.S. said the target was a train that runs between New York City and Canada.

Calif. woman gets 1 1/2-year term in funeral scam

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:02
A 70-year-old woman was sentenced Tuesday to 1 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $315,000 in restitution for defrauding insurers by faking deaths and staging sham funerals while she worked at a Los Angeles mortuary.

Calif. woman gets 1 1/2-year term in funeral scam

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:02
A 70-year-old woman was sentenced Tuesday to 1 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay more than $315,000 in restitution for defrauding insurers by faking deaths and staging sham funerals while she worked at a Los Angeles mortuary.

Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox washed out

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
Rain postponed Tuesday night's game between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.

Charges dismissed in Walla Walla gang shooting

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
Charges against a man accused in a Walla Walla gang shooting have been dismissed because a victim has stopped cooperating with the prosecutor.

RIM expects keyboard BlackBerry in US in late May

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
The maker of the BlackBerry expects a new version of the phone with a physical keyboard will be available in the U.S. by the end of May.

RIM expects keyboard BlackBerry in US in late May

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
The maker of the BlackBerry expects a new version of the phone with a physical keyboard will be available in the U.S. by the end of May.

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
App Store Official Charts for the week ending April 22, 2013:

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
App Store Official Charts for the week ending April 22, 2013:

The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
App Store Official Charts for the week ending April 22, 2013:

Iraq on edge after deadly raid on protest camp

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 06:01
Security forces stormed a Sunni protest camp in northern Iraq on Tuesday, sparking deadly clashes in several towns and sharply intensifying rage at the Shiite-led government. The unrest and a spate of other attacks, mostly targeting Sunni mosques, killed at least 56 people.

Law enforcers: NYC-Canada train was target of plot

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 05:10
Two law enforcement officials say the target of a potential cross-border terror attack was a train that runs between New York City and Canada.

Boy, 15, fatally shot near Obama's Chicago home

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 05:10
A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed in a backyard about four blocks from President Barack Obama's Chicago home, police said Tuesday.

Minn. school district gets bulletproof whiteboards

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 05:08
A Minnesota school district where two students were killed in a 2003 shooting unveiled a new device Tuesday aimed at adding a last-ditch layer of safety for teachers and students: bulletproof whiteboards.

Sisters of Boston bombing suspects express sorrow

Seattle Times Headlines - Wed, 04/24/2013 - 05:06
The sisters of the two Boston Marathon bombing suspects say it saddens them "to see so many innocent people hurt after such a callous act."