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Bail request in Danish cartoons terrorism case on hold until judge certain to stay in charge. A Chicago businessman accused of taking part in an alleged terrorist plot to attack a Danish newspaper over cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad isn't likely to win his release on bond anytime soon.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forty percent of New Yorkers believe the trial of accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed makes an attack on the city more likely, according to a new poll, while security experts say it is already the top target in America.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Frank DiPascali, swindler Bernard Madoff's right-hand man who admitted helping his boss run a decades-long multibillion dollar fraud, was moved from a New York jail to another north of the city five days ago, officials said on Tuesday.

Plan to try 9/11 mastermind in NYC is fraught with legal, political and security challenges. The move to put the self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind on trial just blocks from ground zero raises a host of legal, political and security questions, chief among them: Can a fair-minded jury be found in a city still nursing deep wounds from the attack on the World Trade Center?

Feds: Chicago men charged in Danish terrorism case discussed attack on Indian military college. A Chicago man charged with scheming to launch a terrorist attack on a Danish newspaper also discussed a possible attack against a military college in India and advised a member of a Pakistan-based terrorist group on how to slip people into the U.S., prosecutors said Tuesday.

Madoff says 'too much credibility' helped provide cover for Ponzi scheme, document shows. As Bernard Madoff sat in jail a few months after pleading guilty to fraud, he sounded faintly boastful.

Attorney says evidence shows Chicago man accused in terror plot could have been duped. Prosecutors urged a federal judge Wednesday to deny bond to one of two Chicago men charged with plotting a terrorist attack against a Danish newspaper, while the man's lawyer argued that his client could have been the innocent dupe of an alleged coconspirator.

Prominent Democratic fundraiser leaves jail for house arrest in his $20M NYC apartment. A prominent fundraiser for President Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and other top Democrats left jail Wednesday for his $20 million Manhattan apartment, where he will remain under house arrest.

US actor Michael Douglas said his family was "devastated" by the arrest of his son, Cameron, accused by authorities of selling large amounts of methamphetamine.

US actor Michael Douglas said his family was "devastated" by the arrest of his son, Cameron, accused by authorities of selling large amounts of methamphetamine.

Lawyer says blogger accused of threatening to kill Chicago-based judges was FBI informant. A New Jersey blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges has been an FBI informant and even told authorities about a potential plot to assassinate President Barack Obama, his lawyer said Tuesday.

Prosecutors: 85-year-old Chicago mobster still dangerous, speaks of watching body in grinder. Even at age 85, reputed mobster Sam Volpendesto clearly has a soft spot for the days when Al Capone was boss in Chicago's ruthless mob scene. In wiretap recordings released by federal prosecutors Monday, he seems to delight in telling how he lived among "very dangerous people" and watched one mobster put a human body through a meat grinder.

Federal judge in NY says complexity of fraud in Madoff case will delay restitution order. Financier Bernard Madoff will not be ordered to pay restitution at his sentencing next week, a judge said Wednesday, citing the complexity of the multibillion-dollar fraud.

Federal judge in NY says complexity of fraud in Madoff case will delay restitution order. Financier Bernard Madoff will not be ordered to pay restitution at his sentencing next week, a judge said Wednesday, citing the complexity of the multibillion-dollar fraud.

The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil arrived in New York early Tuesday to face terrorism charges, the US Justice Department said.

The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil arrived early Tuesday in New York to face terrorism charges, the Justice Department said.

The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil arrived early Tuesday in New York to face terrorism charges, the Justice Department said.

The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be transferred to US soil arrived early Tuesday in New York to face terrorism charges, the Justice Department said.