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.
April 16, 2013 Several Tri-City area residents running in yesterdays Boston Marathon were uninjured according to a story in this mornings Tri-City Herald. Some of the runners were within .8 of a mile of the finish line when the explosions occurred.
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:
9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.
CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.
The 2013 MTV Movie Awards took place tonight (April 14), with plenty of pop stars on hand to party and bro down with the actors and actresses who were celebrated at the event. Selena Gomez was golden and utterly gorgeous in a mini dress, tossing her hair into a sexy, messy fishtail braid, while the always unpredictable Kesha channeled her inner goth hippie. Check out the red carpet fashions, which were much more dialed down than your typical awards show, like the VMAs or the Grammys, since this was a casual, cool and fun night, and not nearly as formal.
Bruno Mars is No. 1 again! It's getting to be old-hat, or old-fedora, in his case. The crooner notched his fifth No. 1 hit with the heartfelt ballad 'When I Was Your Man' -- you know, the one that he got all emotional performing on 'Ellen.'
Brian Williams isn't the only Williams family member on television -- his daughter Allison stars on the HBO sitcom 'Girls' as Marnie, a name which seems to be hot on the baby name charts.
We'd like to see Jon Stewart use that to his advantage somehow.
In "so adorable we feel the need to hug a basket full of puppies" news, Blake Shelton will officiate and sing at Kelly Clarkson's upcoming wedding. (We didn't know you could hire him for these sorts of things.)
Actress, singer and former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello has passed away at the age of 70 from complications stemming from her battle with multiple sclerosis.
The 2013 ACM Awards took over Las Vegas last night (April 7), and we hope some of the outfits worn by country music's elite and beyond adhere to that famed Sin City adage and stay in Vegas.
Examples? Carrie Underwood's flower frock and Shania Twain's slutty boots -- and that's just a start.
