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The MIT Police officer killed in last night's on campus shootout with the alleged bombing suspect has a connection to NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports team and Jimmy Johnson.  Johnson revealed the news at a press conference earlier today (4/19/13).  Click for details and video from the press conference.

Boston is currently on lockdown as police continue the manhunt for Dzhokar A. Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. No people out and about makes for a pretty eerie scene in the town. Here are 15 pictures taken by people and uploaded to Twitter and Instagram to give you an idea of how Boston looks right now. It's pretty bananas. Have a look.

A sometimes irate Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of the Boston bombing suspects, is urging his nephew to turn himself in.

As the manhunt in Watertown Massachusetts continues for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the suspects in the Marathon bombing, his Twitter account has been revealed by a fellow classmate.

One of the Boston Marathon Bombing suspects has been killed, along with a MIT campus police officer, and the shootout was caught on tape.

09:01pm A round of applause to the Boston PD and law enforcement who took down the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.

NOTE: This is a preliminary report.  Moments ago "The "Boston Globe"  reported that a suspect has been apprehended in the Boston Marathon bombings.  "Another remains on the loose," according to the paper.

The FBI released photos of two men, seen carrying back packs at the Boston Marathon, who are suspects in the bombings that killed 3 people and injured over 100.

The Boston Bruins may have lost their first game since the marathon bombings, but the city won the hearts of America after taking over the National Anthem before the game.

Boston Police tweeted just after 7:30pm that they are now cancelling this evening's press conference, originally scheduled for 5:00pm.

5:05 p.m. - The press conference scheduled for 5 p.m. has been postponed. Originally, it was supposed to be held this afternoon at one, but was pushed back. Earlier today, there were also reports of a bomb threat at Boston's federal courthouse...

The Westboro Baptist Church is once again in the spotlight for their actions. After the horrific bombing at the Boston Marathon, the Westboro Baptist Church stated that '...God allowed the city of Boston to be attacked because Massachusetts was the first state in the US to legalize same-sex marriage...