In the Nation
MASSACHUSETTS
Friend testifies Tsarnaev would not return gun
A close friend of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev testified Tuesday that Tsarnaev borrowed a gun from him two months before the 2013 attack and "kept coming up with excuses" for not returning it.
Prosecutors have identified the Ruger handgun as the gun used by Tsarnaev and his brother to kill a Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer as they tried to flee the area three days after the bombings.
Stephen Silva testified that several weeks after he first showed Tsarnaev the gun, Tsarnaev asked if could "potentially borrow" it.
"He said he wanted to rip [rob] some kids from URI," Silva said, a reference to the University of Rhode Island.
Silva said that after a few weeks, he asked Tsarnaev for the gun back, but Tsarnaev repeatedly made up excuses for why he didn't return the gun.
Tsarnaev, 21, faces the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.
Silva, who was charged last year with gun possession and drug charges, said Tuesday he was testifying as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. - AP
NEW YORK
Kraft recalls Mac & Cheese
Kraft Foods is recalling about 6.5 million boxes of original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some boxes contain bits of metal. The boxes have "best when used by" dates ranging from Sept. 18 through Oct. 11, 2015, and are marked with the code "C2." They were sold throughout the U.S. Kraft said consumers should return the macaroni to where it was bought for a full refund. - AP
MARYLAND
3 college players stabbed
A fight Tuesday on Baltimore's Morgan State campus ended with three football players stabbed, officials said. It was the third instance of campus violence in less than a week. The injuries were not life-threatening, and a suspect was in custody. - AP
WASHINGTON
Letter tested for cyanide
The Secret Service says an envelope addressed to the White House has tentatively tested positive for cyanide. The letter was received at an off-site mail screening facility Monday. - AP