November 10, 2009 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Filed under Crime and Justice, National News
John Allen Muhammad, the sniper who led a wave of terror in the Washington D.C. area for three weeks in October 2002, was executed Tuesday night in a Virginia prison, the Associated Press reported.
Muhammad and his teenage accomplice shot people, leaving a trail of 10 dead, as they purchased gasoline, went shopping, and mowed their [...]
September 24, 2009 by Sachin Seth
Filed under National News, The News
A 24-year-old Colorado resident was indicted in a New York federal court Thursday on charges of conspiracy to use explosive bombs in the United States.
September 11, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under National News, The News
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September 11, 2009 by John Guilfoil Jr.
Filed under Features, National News, The News
John Guilfoil’s father urges you to remember.
August 30, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Computers, Sci/Tech News, Science and Technology
Homeland Security can take your laptop (or iPod) at the border and copy all your files
July 18, 2009 by Sachin Seth
Filed under Terra, The Blogs, The News, World News
Imagine being detained by government authorities without charge, without access to a lawyer, your whereabouts hidden from all of society. Imagine now that so much is going on in the world that mainstream media don’t have the time to tell your story, or the story of your four companions, all of which are going through the exact same thing.
June 11, 2009 by Carly Erin O'Neil
Filed under Life, The Issue, The Magazine, The Page One Story, Travel
NEW YORK — A whole nation, if not the world, anxiously anticipates the day when they can visit the once melancholy location of the greatest terrorist attack in American history, and instead of reeling with the pain of loss and fear, look instead upon a place of hope and energy.
Santiago Calatrava intends to give us [...]
June 10, 2009 by Kristen V. Brown
Filed under The News, World News
NEW DELHI, India — Suicide bombers attacked a five-star hotel in Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, in the most direct attack of a Western target since the Islamabad Marriott bombing last September.
Bombers rammed a small truck laden with explosives through the gates of the upscale Pearl Continental Hotel at around 10 p.m., killing at least 16 [...]
April 30, 2009 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Crime and Justice, Local News, The News
No, Boston is not in the grips of a mad scientist with anthrax. Nor is it under siege from a series of terrorist briefcase bombs.
It was pot, marijuana, Mary Jane, grass, weed and a whole lot of it that tied up half the emergency services in the city Thursday afternoon.
Mailroom workers at One Financial Center [...]
January 6, 2009 by Kristen V. Brown
Filed under The News, World News
MUMBAI, India — In a newly crafted display window, tucked in the back corner of the lobby of the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel, was a piece of art, aptly named the “Tree of Life.” The work, beside a plaque listing the names of those who had perished in the Taj, was all that [...]
November 28, 2008 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Filed under The News, World News
Top Indian news agencies, quoting police sources, are reporting that the standoff with attackers at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai has ended.
Since Wednesday, 150 people have been killed in the violence that began with well-coordinated attacks at 10 sites across India’s financial capital.
Fifteen non-Indians have also been killed, including two New York-area Rabbis.
Stick with [...]
November 26, 2008 by Bessie King
Filed under The News, World News
As part of the breaking news coverage of the sudden attacks that took place today in Mumbai, India, Blast has received webcasts from the South Asian Journalists Association who covered these events via live blog talk radio.
Suketu Mehta, author of “Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found,” Madhu Bhatia Jha, US correspondent for the Indian network [...]
November 26, 2008 by Blast Magazine Newsroom
Filed under The News, World News
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At least 80 people have been killed, 250 injured and more held hostage in Mumbai, India, in coordinated terror attacks, according to news agencies.
The attackers, armed with machine guns, bombs and grenades struck at least seven sites throughout Mumbai Wednesday and were holding Western hostages at two hotels, according to NBC news.
“We have reports of [...]
October 24, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Crime and Justice, National News, The News
Starting Monday, more than 50 threatening letters started to arrive at Chase Bank, the FDIC, and government offices.
The letters, originating from Amarillo, Texas, contained a white powdery substance that was found to be harmless, and the FBI is investigating.
“Sending a hoax letter is a serious crime, and a drain on law enforcement resources,” said FBI Section Chief Doug [...]
August 23, 2008 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Life, Politics, The Magazine
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the United States Secret Service responded quickly Saturday morning to an Associated Press report that stated terrorists might clone police and emergecy vehicles to conduct attacks against the Republican Convention in St. Paul, Minn., and the Democratic Convention in Denver.
“Unfortunately the article suggests a connection to the Democratic and [...]
September 15, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Features, Photo Stories
Certainly I have some personal stake in the health and safety of the 9/11 emergency responders.
But so does everyone else. 9/11 was a day where we saw the worst of people and the best of people. In the backs of the minds of cops and firemen, they knew the stuff they were breathing in was [...]
September 15, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Features, Photo Stories
The final day of a photo essay explaining the health perils of the 9/11 rescuers.
September 13, 2007 by John M. Guilfoil
Filed under Features, Photo Stories, Quickies
Day three of a five day photo essay explaining the health perils of the 9/11 rescuers.


