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Mayor Thomas Menino, who is recovering from a broken leg unrelated to the bombing, watches on as President Obama speaks during an interfaith healing service last week following the Boston Marathon blasts.

'Managing Tragedy': A Defining Moment For Civic Leaders

Governors and mayors become the faces of communities coping with events such as natural disasters or mass killings. They have to offer the impression that someone is in charge, despite what may be scant preparation and while dealing with heartbreak themselves.

Daniel (Aden Young) finds a supporter in the devout Tawney (Adelaide Clemens) — if not among all of his other neighbors — when he's exonerated after spending more than 19 years in prison for a crime he did't commit.

'Rectify': An Ex-Con Navigates The World Outside

A new six-episode drama for the Sundance Channel follows a man who, after 19 years in prison, is exonerated by DNA evidence and returns to his family. Critic David Bianculli says it's a unique show, and a memorable one.

Boston's Lockdown A Rare Aspect Of Bombing Investigation

Steve Inskeep talks with Boston Globe columnist Juliette Kayyem about city officials' decision to lock down Boston on Friday as law enforcement searched for a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. Kayyem is a former top homeland security official.

As the Mississippi River has risen in St. Louis, the city's Lewis and Clark statue has — as often happens in the spring — been partially submerged.

Midwest's Floods Aren't Over, But So Far, So Good

Sandbags have held back the cresting Mississippi River north of St. Louis. But from the Dakotas and Minnesota on south, there's growing concern about this spring's floods.

Authorities Capture Younger Boston Bombing Suspect

Boston authorities held a press conference after taking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev into custody.

Mississippi River floodwaters in Vicksburg, Miss., in 2011.

Mississippi River's Many 'Parents' Look To Unify

The Mississippi's stakeholders met recently to discuss the river's pressing needs, any common ground and how to speak with one voice in advocating for the nation's largest river system. Currently, the river has what one stakeholder calls "800 parents" — and that leaves the river an orphan.

Boston On Lockdown: 'Today Is So Much Scarier'

With a manhunt underway for a suspect in Monday's bombings, the area in and around Boston has been virtually shut down. Transit isn't running, and most businesses and schools are closed. Most people are safe at home, but many are unnerved.

'The Hunt Is Over:' Police Apprehend Marathon Bombing Suspect

After a massive Boston-area manhunt for the suspect in the marathon bombings, police closed in on a boat in a Watertown backyard where the 19-year-old was hiding. The dramatic resolution came shortly after police announced they did not believe the suspect was in the area.

Dep Commerce Secretary Talks Manufacturing in Utah

One of the nation’s top commerce officials was in Utah today admiring the state’s economic development strategies and touting the president’s new…

Obama Offers Message Of Resilience After Boston Attacks

President Obama attended an interfaith service in Boston honoring the victims and survivors of the marathon bombing.

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