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Sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy talks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about Monday's events at the Boston Marathon, the place the marathon holds in the life of the city, its importance in the international world of running, and the history of attacks at sporting events.

The Senate's Gang of Eight will roll out comprehensive immigration reform legislation Wednesday. The law is expected to create a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million individuals living in the U.S. illegally, beef up border security and enhance the country's legal immigration system.

Krystle Campbell, 29, worked hard at everything she did, her father told the AP. She was at the finish line cheering on a friend's boyfriend.

Some gun rights supporters point out that only a tiny fraction of people caught trying to buy a gun illegally are ever prosecuted. They say the government should focus on enforcing current law, not expanding background checks. But gun control supporters say that argument misses the point.

The singer and composer plays more than eight different instruments on her haunting solo debut, The Deserters, which includes a cover of My Bloody Valentine's "To Here Knows When."

Going to the movies is a part of most of our lives. But for many families with special needs, heading out to see the latest blockbuster is not an option.…

With no fanfare, Congress moved to undo large parts of the popular law known as the STOCK Act, and President Obama has signed the watered-down measure into law. Insider trading is still illegal, but disclosures of large stock trades by staffers will be harder to get than under the original law.

Sen. Harry Reid said the envelope was sent to the office of Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican from Mississippi. The envelope was found at a processing plant away from the Capitol.

There's more buzz than usual this year around baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who made his major league debut on April 15, 1947. But commentator Frank Deford says there isn't enough buzz in college athletics to help shape the Robinsons of the future.

Oakland, Calif., was a hub of African-American life on the West Coast. Today, it's one of the most diverse cities in the country. How has that shift affected its culture?