| |  | | Brought to you by USATODAY.com | | Runnin' down a dream | | Mondays are hard, so congrats if you accomplished a goal — especially if that goal was completing a road race like no other: the Boston Marathon. With an unofficial time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, 37 seconds Kenya's Geoffrey Kirui won the 121st Boston Marathon. About 12 minutes later, his compatriot Edna Kiplagat, a police woman from Iten, Kenya, won her first Boston Marathon. Among the thousands of other participants were Kathrine Switzer , the first woman to ever officially run the Boston Marathon 50 years ago; a man who's run every year since Switzer took those historic steps; a man who wasn't born then but sees God in his running; and women making history as the first all-female duo team . Earlier Monday, Boston officials announced plans for memorials to mark the sites where the two bombs exploded in 2013. A reminder from someone there that day: Hold your loved ones close. | | Notorious DMZ | | As Vice President Pence toured the Demilitarized Zone on Monday, he made it clear that all options are on the table when it comes to North Korea. After the dictatorship's failed missile test Sunday (it " blew up almost immediately"), Pence warned North Korea "not to test (President Trump's) resolve." China, which has publicly warned against a war, has given "positive signals" that it will increase pressure on North Korea , the State Department said Monday. When asked if Trump has a "red line" when it comes to North Korea, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said: "He holds his cards close to the vest and ... you're not going to see him telegraphing how he's going to respond to any military or other situation." Trump tweeted that former president Barack Obama's foreign policy was a "failure," before attending the White House Easter Egg Roll. While greeting the crowd, Trump answered a question about North Korea, saying they "have to behave." (Likely a phrase some egg- rollers' parents shouted out, too.) | | United is really testing that 'no such thing as bad publicity' adage | | United Airlines is catching flak again, this time for booting a bride and groom from the flight to their wedding in Costa Rica over the weekend. The couple said a man was stretched out in their assigned seats on the not-full flight, so they moved to an empty row. United said that row was "economy plus" and the newlyweds-to-be refused to follow crew instructions. This is the last thing United needs after the video of a man being forcefully removed from a flight went viral last week. United plans to pay everyone who was on that flight and said it changed its policy of booking its own crews so that passengers are given more notice before a flight. But Delta changed a policy, too, raising the cap for compensation for giving up a seat to nearly $10,000. If you're flying, know your rights. (Or go cruise crazy instead.) | | Charles Barkley makes another 'uncomfortable' statement | | TNT's NBA analyst Charles Barkley has never been afraid to voice his opinion, but this time he might've crossed the line. Barkley said he felt "uncomfortable" seeing Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas crying on the sidelines a day after his sister was killed in a car crash. Toxic masculinity, anyone? TNT's Inside the NBA aired footage of Thomas crying during shoot-around and being consoled by teammate Avery Bradley. The All-Star guard contemplated sitting out, but ended up scoring 33 points. The takeaway: Let it out, dudes. Don't believe us? Just ask Prince Harry, who says he waited two decades to deal with Princess Diana's death. | | This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY. | |
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