Tag: Terrorism

Timothy Roemer, right, and John Lehman were both members of the Sept. 11 Commission, and both have called for the release of the classified 28 pages of material. (AP Photo/Charlie Dharapak, File)

28 pages later

Jeremy Lott · June 8, 2016 4:03 am

James Comey explained the Justice Department's prosecution of Islamic State recruits may be deterring some from joining. (AP Photo)

Comey: Major drop in Americans traveling overseas to join ISIS

Anna Giaritelli · June 8, 2016 1:27 am

Man pleads guilty for threatening to bomb Statue of Liberty

Anna Giaritelli · June 6, 2016 10:31 pm

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., is asking for the California National Guardsmen fix to be added to the to-do list for negotiators trying to iron out a final version of the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill.(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Lawmaker: We need to be checking Facebook for terrorists

Rudy Takala · June 6, 2016 4:01 am

The last time the embassy and consulates were closed in South Africa was in 2009 when U.S. government officials reported a "specific" threat to diplomatic missions. (AP Photo/Waldo Swiegers)

National Security

U.S. warns of ISIS-led attacks against Americans in South Africa

Gabby Morrongiello · June 4, 2016 7:58 pm

Abdurahman Yasin Daud, Mohamed Abdihamid Farah and Guled Ali Omar were found guilty of the terrorism charges Friday. (AP Photos)

National Security

Jury convicts three Minnesotans who tried to join Islamic State

Anna Giaritelli · June 4, 2016 1:59 am

Senate Republicans and a Department of Homeland Security watchdog are aghast that a DHS official believed a terror suspect sought by federal agents could receive "safe harbor" at a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services facility. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Audit: Immigration official gave ‘safe harbor’ to terror suspect

Joel Gehrke · June 3, 2016 6:04 pm

The White House is due to receive key recommendations from Army Gen. John Nicholson Jr. charged with helping to ensure the defeat of the Taliban and eliminating the threat from groups affiliated with al Qaeda and Islamic State in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

National Security

U.S. Afghanistan commander to make key recommendations

Jamie McIntyre · June 1, 2016 7:48 pm

Officially the Pentagon says "the results of the operation" are still being assessed. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor, File)

National Security

U.S. kills al-Shabab commander in Somalia

Jamie McIntyre · June 1, 2016 5:46 pm

San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, right, had taken out $275,000 as an employee of the county. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP, File)

Feds sue for San Bernardino shooter’s life insurance policies

Anna Giaritelli · June 1, 2016 4:11 am

GAO report shows that the TSA has failed to search for potential terrorists working at the airports. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

National Security

Audit: TSA gauges risk at 40 airports every three years

Joel Gehrke · May 31, 2016 10:24 pm

Poll: Terror, illegal immigration drive Trump voters, 88% want wall

Paul Bedard · May 31, 2016 8:45 pm