Boston marking 5 years since marathon attack with tributes

The father of Lingzi Lu, Jun Lu, foreground left, and her aunt Helen Zhao, foreground right, carry a wreath ahead of the family of Martin Richard, background from left, Henry, Bill, Denise and Jane, partially hidden, during a ceremony at the site where Martin Richard and Lingzi Lu were killed in the second explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon, Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Boston. , The Associated Press BOSTON - Boston is marking the fifth anniversary of the deadly Boston Marathon bombings with solemn remembrances and charitable acts.

State wants speedup of ruling on voter IDs

Pulaski County Circuit Judge Alice Gray is shown in her courtroom at the Pulaski County Circuit Court in this 2017 file photo. The latest legal test over state Republicans' efforts to enact new identification requirements for voting is pushing up against soon-approaching deadlines for the May 22 elections, prompting Secretary of State Mark Martin's office to ask the courts to hurry up.

Hendrick Motorsports, Kasey Kahne to split after 6 years

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city will keep fighting President Donald Trump's immigration policies with a federal lawsuit alleging it's illegal for the government to withhold public safety grants from... Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city will keep fighting President Donald Trump's immigration policies with a federal lawsuit alleging it's illegal for the government to withhold public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says authorities are searching for a 39-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of a western Missouri police officer during a traffic stop.

Theresa May accuses top European Union officials of trying to frustrate Brexit

The comments came hours after the EU's chief negotiator on Brexit talks, Michel Barnier , unveiled a common bloc strategy agreed to on Saturday at an European Union summit for negotiations that he said would be neither quick nor painless. Juncker was speaking as the European Union prepares for negotiations on the terms for the U.K's withdrawal from the bloc, to commence after the British general election on June 8. "It is better to have an interlocutor who is not constantly looking for votes because they have had the election, in order to work towards a good solution."

the Drive: Trump condemns anti-Semitism; Dale Jr. retiring; Flynn has a major problema

President Donald Trump on Tuesday paid tribute to Holocaust victims and survivors with a resolute speech in which he vowed that his administration would confront anti-Semitism and protect Israel from those seeking the Jewish state's destruction. "Those who deny the Holocaust are accomplices to this horrible evil," Trump said in a 15-minute address before a crowd of several hundred, including some survivors, at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Days of Remembrance event at the U.S. Capitol.

Fox anchor Shepard Smith is not amused with Trump’s media bashing

On Friday, the White House held a media gaggle where they chose to bar several news outlets that Trump has taken issue with in the past. "CNN's reporting was not fake news", Smith added, in reference to the news network's reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigation rejected a White House request to publicly knock down media reports about recent Trump-Russia links during the presidential election.

The Latest: Russia: US must tell Syria rebels to keep truce

9, 2016 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shakes hands at the conclusion of a news conference following their meeting to discuss th... The University of California at Berkeley has suspended a course amid accusations it shared anti-Semitic viewpoints and was designed to indoctrinate students against Israel. The University of California at Berkeley has suspended a course amid accusations it shared anti-Semitic viewpoints and was designed to indoctrinate students against Israel.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Miss Race Due to Concussion-Like Symptoms

The New York Police Department is offering a reward for information regarding the July 3 explosion in Central Park that left a teenager seriously injured.The NYP... -- The suspected truck driver who killed dozens of people by plowing into a crowd in France Thursday night has been identified by officials as Mohamed Lahouai... Most of the corn is at or near tasseling in this part of the state, soybeans are in bloom, wheat is being harvested, and second hay cuttings are in full swing. There's so mu... Its a busy weekend for Legion baseball across the state this weekend.

Tony Stewart wins at Sonoma to snap 84-race drought

Offering his condolences, President Barack Obama approved federal aid for the West Virginia communities devastated by floods that have killed at least 24 people and rendered many more homeless. As West Virginians continued surveying damage in a state so devastated by floods that one said her community "smelled like death," residents braced for the prospect of more rain.