The bombings at the Boston Marathon killed three people, including an 8-year-old boy waiting at the finish line to see his dad. Several tribute videos have been put together for the victims of the blast and their families. Beware, some graphic photos are included in these tributes.
9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.
CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.
One of my all-time favorite comedians, Jonathan Winters has died at age 87. When I think of comedy improvisation, Jonathan Winters heads the pack. And here's a local connection, Jonathan Winters was the voice of Schutlz & Dooley and all of the other mug characters in those classic Utica Club TV commercials.
After last week's disappointing March jobs report, the Department of Labor released some rather encouraging news on Thursday.
Job growth appeared to slow drastically during March, as employers added 88,000 new jobs, down from 268,000 in February. The unemployment rate went down a tick, from 7.7 percent to 7.6, but that was due to a reduction in the labor force.