As a parent, the hardest part of coping with any tragedy—be it a national or personal one—is finding the words to explain the unexplainable to your children, society's most innocent members.
Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Rescue organizations have gathered to help and at the the tragic scene, but how can you help?
The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways:
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.
In probably the least suspenseful competition of all, Grumpy Cat (aka Tardar Sauce) has dominated our March Madness Internet Animal bracket just like she’s come to dominate the rest of the Internet. She doesn’t understand all the hoopla but is wondering if her new title gives her the authority to cause pain to all involved.
Justin Bieber ruffled a lot of feathers for a dumb, insensitive and inconsiderate comment he wrote in the guestbook after visiting the Anne Frank Museum in Holland over the weekend. However, the officials and reps at the museum are defending Bieber and his guestbook gaffe.
For over a decade, Kelly Ripa co-hosted 'Live!' with Regis Philbin (after filling the impressive but wobbly shoes of Kathie Lee Gifford). But these days, Kelly and Reeg aren't the closest of friends.
And you thought the Twitter battle between Drake Bell and Justin Bieber's Beliebers was just tweet heat. We said those Beliebers are no joke and they aren't. Turns out some of them met Bell at the airport and put the screws to him after he engaged them in a Twitter battle, insulting their hero and suggesting they meet him when he touched down. Cruisin' for a Belieber bruisin' there, aren't ya Drake?
Late last year, there were rumors that Ed Sheeran, who has penned tracks for One Direction, was working with Justin Bieber on his January-released acoustic album. Apparently, the talented singers are remaining in contact and sharing musical material, as a tweet between the two indicates that Sheeran has heard some new Bieber songs and liked what hit his ears.
Nick Carter broke a lot of veteran boy band fan hearts when he announced his engagement to Lauren Kitt, but he's ready to warm those same hearts back up. The Backstreet Boys singer revealed that he and Kitt may televise their nuptials ... once the new BSB record is done.
While Beyonce took some heat over her lip-synced national anthem at the second Obama inauguration in January, we all know she can sing her face off. One Direction's Zayn Malik understands the power of Bey and even belts out her songs in the shower since that's the only place he can attempt to go that high. Ladies and gents, may we present you with Zayonce?
The Brits may not have a reputation as romantic as that of the French or Italians in Europe, and their choice of lovemaking music may have something to do with that. A recent survey showed that Adele nabbed the top spot for songs most British couples get busy to -- and it wasn't a romantic tune, either.
