- Boston's police commissioner said Boston residents should stay in their homes as manhunt for second Boston Marathon bombing suspect continues.
- Twelve bodies have been recovered following an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, Wednesday night, according to Texas law enforcement.
- Residents of northeastern Oklahoma are cleaning up after a powerful storm damaged more than two dozen homes Thursday.
- A Florida bill banning the use of electronic state benefit cards in liquor stores, gambling establishments and strip clubs is on the way to the Senate.