UA alum, her husband, both lose lower left legs in Boston bombing

This undated photo shows Jessica and Patrick Downes together in Cambridge, Mass. Both were injured in one of the bomb blasts.

UA alum, her husband, both lose lower left legs in Boston bombing

Only the most seriously injured of the 188 marathon bombing patients remain hospitalized. UA graduate Jessica Kensky Downes and her husband, Patrick Downes, are among them.

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Iraqi indicted in explosion at Casa Grande building

Blast hits Social Security office in Casa Grande; no one injured

CASA GRANDE - Authorities are investigating a small explosion at the back entrance of a Social Security Administration office in downtown Casa Grande.

Blast hits Social Security office in Casa Grande; no one injured

The blast, at about 8:30 a.m. Friday, charred the exterior of the Social Security office in Casa Grande. The FBI was handling the investigation.

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A U.S. Marine sits on the bumper of a car that was destroyed when a huge bomb explosion wrecked the American Embassy in West Beirut, April 19, 1983, where he is on guard duty across the street from the Embassy. Rescue workers continued to search the rubble for those missing in Monday's explo…

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

Rescue workers carry the body of one of the victims from the bomb blast at the American Embassy in Beirut, April 19, 1983. The blast caused extensive damage to the Embassy and killed 47 people while wounding 130. (AP Photo/Paola Crociani)

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A U.S. Marine stands guard as rescue workers search the rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut for bodies. Rescue workers search the collapsed front of the building after the terrorist bombing on April 18, 1983. (AP Photo/Bill Foley)

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A gaping hole caused by an explosion in an underground garage at New York's World Trade Center reveals various levels of parking beneath the twin towers complex, March 8, 1993. New steel beams were added over the weekend to help shore up the center's shaken foundation. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A Red Cross worker comforts Mrs. Seta Nahas as she sits in a Red Cross tent across the street from the rubble of the American Embassy, April 19, 1983. Mrs. Nahas has been waiting for word about the fate of her husband, Kamal Nahas, 35, a Lebanese who worked in the Consular section of the Emb…

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A U.S. Marine wears a gas mask after rescue workers using a backhoe broke open a stock of tear gas that had been stored in the Embassy, April 19, 1983. Tear gas drifted up through the rubble, causing rescue workers and Marines to cough and sneeze. The Embassy, seen in the background, was sev…

Murky 'Soldiers of God' raising a violent profile in Iran

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Seven years ago, a little-known group called Jundallah emerged in Iran with claims to fight for the rights of minority Sunnis in the unruly tribal areas near the border with Pakistan.

Murky 'Soldiers of God' raising a violent profile in Iran

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Day of destruction in 2 nations

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Militants in Pakistan and Afghanistan punctuated U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's arrival with deadly attacks on Wednesday, underscoring their ability to cause chaos even in the face of offensives on both sides of the border.

Day of destruction in 2 nations

EBay blocks auction to benefit suspect in doctor's slaying

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Online retailer eBay said Tuesday it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller.