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Chilling new blast details: Death penalty possible after Boston bomber hit with WMD rap
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged yesterday with using a weapon of mass destruction, as dramatic new details painted a chilling picture of how he and his older...
Smith indicted
Embattled state Sen. Malcolm Smith was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for allegedly plotting to bribe his way onto this year’s mayoral ballot. The indictment, which also charges...
‘Nuke’ devastation
A massive fertilizer-plant explosion that rocked a small Texas town like a “nuclear bomb” may have been set off when a rail car loaded with highly combustible ammonium nitrate caught...
‘Bag’ pair in feds’ e-mails cleared
REVERE, Mass. — Investigators have cleared two men whose images were e-mailed among law-enforcement officials as part of the probe into the Boston Marathon bombings and published in The Post...
Two men probed in Boston Marathon bombings cleared by investigators
Investigators have now cleared the two men whose pictures were circulated last night in an email among law enforcement officials, sources told The Post today. Authorities determined neither had any...
Officials probe ammonium nitrate-filled rail car near Texas plant; force of deadly blast shocks community
When the fertilizer plant exploded in West, Texas last night "it was like a small nuke," said a senior Obama administration about the force of the explosion and the damage...
Recipe for disaster: Pressure cookers a savage’s favorite
The pressure-cooker bombs that exploded in the viewing area of the Boston Marathon have long been favored by terrorists across the globe. The two used in Monday’s attack are similar...
Feds raid midtown art gallery in bust of Russian mob ran poker games for celebs
A heavyweight art baron and a famed Russian gangster were among those arrested today as federal agents smashed a massive illegal gambling operation that stretched from New York City to...
After Boston bombings, 1,000 cops deployed to landmarks and transit sites
NYPD cops yesterday flooded city streets, landmarks and transit hubs — while scrutinizing live video feeds at key spots for suspicious activity — in the wake of the Boston Marathon...
Stuy HS librarian shocker
A former Stuyvesant HS librarian and a hospital-security honcho plotted to torture, rape and kill women and children with a cohort of NYPD “cannibal cop” Gilberto Valle, authorities said yesterday.Christopher...
2 busted in sick plot to allegedly rape, torture women and children - share connection with convicted 'cannibal cop'
Feds busted a former Stuyvesant HS librarian and Massachusetts police chief today in connection to the NYPD’s infamous “cannibal cop,” and charged them in a sick plot to rape and...
Rival campaigns’ plan of attack for Anthony Weiner: Hit him where it hurts
The city’s mayoral hopefuls are sharpening their knives — and Anthony Weiner better be ready to answer the hard questions about his sexting scandal. Sources in the camps of several...
Kin ordered Tick Tock Diner ‘hit’
The manager of New Jersey’s landmark Tick Tock Diner hired a hit man to rub out his uncle in order to take control of the lucrative family business — which...
Weiner eye on mayor bid: sources
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner is laying the groundwork for a political comeback, possibly as a startling addition to this year’s mayoral race, sources said yesterday. Political insiders were abuzz at...
Shoulda known he was trouble
They should have just Googled the guy. A simple Web search would have shown state Sen. Malcolm Smith and City Councilman Dan Halloran that they were getting into bed with...
Witness at center of Smith 'bribe' scandal revealed as lowlife real estate developer who owes $126M
The cooperating witness at the center of the Malcolm Smith corruption scandal is a scummy developer who owes $126 million in a real estate deal gone bad, sources said. Moses...
‘Grea$e’ is the word for pols
Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith and GOP City Councilman Dan Halloran were caught on damning FBI wiretaps bribing GOP bosses in order to “grease the wheels” for Smith’s mayoral run...
How the plot hatched: Alleged corruption scheme hatched in Rockland County town of Spring Valley
The case that upended New York City politics and could spell doom for state Sen. Malcolm Smith began in a Rockland County village with one-tenth the population of Smith’s legislative...
State Sen. Malcolm Smith, city Councilman Halloran arrested in 'bribery plot' to rig mayor race
State Sen. Malcolm Smith and city Councilman Dan Halloran were arrested this morning on charges they were plotting to rig this year’s mayoral election through fraud and bribes. The pols...
Full list of weapons, ammo found in Newtown gunman Adam Lanza's home
Item #6 - One small caliber bullet (live round) labeled "C". Item #9 -(5) Winchester 12ga. shotgun shells, cut open, with buckshot. Item #13 - Contents of brown gun safe...