Roughly 100 set out to retrace Selma to Montgomery march
About 100 people began a 54 mile journey from Selma to Montgomery to honor the 1965 voting rights march. Veterans like John Rankin and Bernard Lafayette spoke of ongoing poverty and job scarcity as they retraced the route past burned homes near Craig Air Force Base.
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Woman testifies at bombing trial in Boston Marathon case
Jessica Kensky told jurors from a wheelchair how she and her husband lost a left leg each and how she became a double amputee after the 2013 finish line bombing. She recalled shielding her husband from his mangled leg, being knocked down by a bystander, and the blade of fire as a man tried to extinguish the flames.
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