From the Wire

Obama: Boston Culprits to Feel 'Weight of Justice'A stony-faced President Barack Obama declared that those responsible for the explosions at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice," but he urged a nervous nation not to jump to conclusions.
Bipartisan Bill Would Remake Immigration SystemThe U.S. immigration system would undergo dramatic changes under a bipartisan Senate bill that puts a new focus on prospective immigrants' merit and employment potential.
Role Reversal: GOP Blasts Obama Plan to Sell TVAIn a political role reversal, Republicans are blasting President Barack Obama's plan to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Pivotal N. Korea Question: What is Kim Thinking?Don't worry, one popular argument goes, we've seen this before. Just ignore Pyongyang's unlikely threats of nuclear holocaust as you would, say, a child throwing a tantrum.
Catholic Religious Order Abuse Files May Go PublicLess than three months after the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles released the files of priests accused of sex abuse, attorneys for victims are back in court seeking similar records kept by more than a dozen religious orders.
World Cities on Alert After Boston BlastsOfficials around the world are boosting security efforts in the wake of the fatal bomb blasts that shook Boston's race.
Bryant Vetoes Liquor Transport BillGov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill that would have allowed Mississippians to transport a limited amount of unopened alcohol through dry counties.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi From Shutting Down Only Abortion ClinicA federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Mississippi from revoking the license of the state's only abortion clinic.
UPDATED: Boston Marathon Bombs: Three Dead, More Than 140 InjuredTwo bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday.
Explosions Rock Boston MarathonTwo explosions shattered the euphoria of the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry off the injured while the stragglers in the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton were rerouted away from the smoking site …
Works Had Once Adorned Governor's MansionThe whirr of a band saw and the whiff of sawdust signal action at Fletcher Cox's studio, where the master wood craftsman is at work, for once, reviving rather than creating.
Gun Debate Revives Questions About Self-DefenseIn the weeks since the Connecticut school massacre, some of the most intense debate has swirled around how to keep guns from criminals without infringing on the ability of lawful gun owners.
Promises, Promises: Obama's Mixed Economic Record The U.S. economy is recovering from the Great Recession but at a modest, uneven pace.
Court: Can Human Genes be Patented?DNA may be the building block of life, but can something taken from it also be the building block of a multimillion-dollar medical monopoly?
N. Koreans Mark Key Holiday, Oblivious to TensionsOblivious to international tensions over a possible North Korean missile launch, Pyongyang residents spilled into the streets Monday to celebrate a major national holiday, the birthday of their first leader, Kim Il Sung.