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The US National Guard is on hand to support Ferguson police in case of violence after a grand jury decides whether to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen.
DARREN WILSON

State of emergency declared ahead of ruling on Ferguson shooting

Ferguson has been quiet while a jury decides if Darren Wilson will be charged for the killing of Michael Brown, but Missouri is taking no chances.

  • Scott Malone
3 min read
Boston Police and Massachusetts State Police stand guard outside of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is currently being held. (AFP)
BOSTON BOMBINGS

Boston bombing suspect served charges in hospital bed

Federal prosecutors have charged badly-wounded Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in his hospital bed.

  • Scott Malone
4 min read
With the storm nearly stalled
HURRICANE KATRINA
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Hurricane Isaac drenches US Gulf Coast, test for New Orleans

Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee in New Orleans but the barriers built to protect the city after the Katrina disaster were not breached.

  • Scott Malone
6 min read
Cheruiyot smashes Boston Marathon record
BOSTON

Cheruiyot smashes Boston Marathon record

Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot smashed the course record to win the Boston Marathon men’s race on Monday, while Teyba Erkesso captured the women’s title.

  • Scott Malone
2 min read