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Boston Bombing Suspects Echo Home-Grown Terrorists in Madrid, London Attacks

Mary Mata April 19, 2013

By Sebastian Rotella, Pro Publica As an eighth-grader in a Cambridge public school, suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was quiet, friendly, spoke good English and seemed at home in his […]

Foes of Immigration Reform Pounce on Boston Bombing

Mary Mata

LATEST BOSTON BOMBING TWEETS AND UPDATES

Mary Mata

Photo Book Explores Central America’s Civil War & Gang Violence Legacy

Mary Mata April 17, 2013

PRESS RELEASE AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Press has published “Unsettled/Desasosiego: Children in a World of Gangs/Los niños en un mundo de las pandillas,” a new book by University of Texas […]

Mail Bomb Sent to Arizona Sheriff Arpaio

Mary Mata April 16, 2013

By Associated Press/Boston Globe PHOENIX — Arizona ­authorities say a package to ­Sheriff Joe Arpaio would have exploded if opened, leading to serious injuries or death. Maricopa County Chief Deputy […]

Carlos Arredondo, The Man in the Hat at the Boston Marathon, Didn’t Set Out to be Hero

Mary Mata

By John Newland, NBCLatino It’s an iconic image that captures a moment when one Boston Marathon bystander became much more. With blood-soaked hands and wearing a cowboy hat, Carlos Arredondo helps rush […]

Mexico’s Drug Cartels: Violence Explained in Info-Video

NewsTaco April 12, 2013

By Victor Landa, NewsTaco The violence in Mexico, seen from the U.S. perspective, has an “over there, to ‘those people’” quality that’s hard to break down. This short video, produced […]