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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday eliminated the Distinguished Warfare Medal, overturning one of Leon Panetta’s last acts in the position.The award — which had come to be known as the Nintendo Medal — recognized drone pilots and cyber operators.Now, instead of a medal, individuals will receive a pin that will be placed on another existing medal — similar to a V that is pinned to a Bronze Sta...
The following are reports from social media after a series of blasts shook the finish line area of the famed Boston Marathon on Monday. Warning: Some of these images are graphic. Related: 2 explosions rock Boston Marathon
Two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday as runners completed the race and thousands of people cheered them on. The blasts were described by race organizers as two bombs, and witnesses told NBC News that there were widespread injuries, some severe.Video from the finish line showed screams and an enormous cloud of white smoke, and about 20 seconds between the bl...
Two explosions were heard near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, witnesses told NBC News.Will Ritter, the spokesman for a Massachusetts Senate candidate, said that he heard what sounded like two explosions and saw smoke rising near the Boston Public Library. He said that he saw three fire engines and police running to the site.Ritter said that people hit the ground.Janet Wu, a repo...
Winter is still going strong in the West.Schools were closed and the Legislature canceled its session Monday after a snowstorm broke records in North Dakota, and Wyoming and Colorado were bracing for another system that could dump as much as a foot and a half.Almost all of Interstate 94 in North Dakota was under a no-travel advisory because of blizzard conditions, according to The Weather Channel....
Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, witnesses told NBC News.Will Ritter, the spokesman for a Massachusetts Senate candidate, said that he heard what sounded like two explosions and saw smoke rising near the Boston Public Library. He said that he saw three fire engines and police running to the site.Ritter said that people hit the ground.Janet Wu, a reporter for ...
In a Supreme Court test of whether a company can be granted a patent on the genes in the human body, a majority of the justices indicated during Monday's oral arguments that the court is likely to rule that a human gene can’t be patented. It would be one thing, several of the justices said during Monday’s oral arguments, for a company to seek a patent on a test for breast cancer that was developed...
Some people can’t stomach the thought of turning hard-earned money over to the federal government. For others, everyday life is just too busy. A handful admit a perverse thrill from waiting until the last minute.And then there is Janet Metsa of Houghton, Mich., who had perhaps the most creative excuse for waiting until the final hours on April 15 to submit her tax return.“We are making maple syrup...
Justice triumphed in the squared circle in downtown Raleigh, N.C., in a masked Mexican luchadoras (female wrestlers) Tax Day rumble that pitted Juicy Buns, wrestling as “The People’s Champion,” against corporate-created and -backed “Champion of the Powerful,” The Scrambler.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey says one of the departments most powerful weapons has gone missing.In a press conference Monday morning, Ramsey said an M16 fully-automatic assault rifle is unaccounted for following an audit. He believes it couldn't have been taken by anyone but a police officer."It could be an inventory issue although we are going through everything we can and we s...
