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US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa
Jul 10, 2010 13:45 EDT
US troops who have died while serving in Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. Army Spc. Christian M. Adams
Al-Qaida launches English propaganda magazine
Jun 30, 2010 23:26 EDT
Al-Qaida launches English-language propaganda magazine as it broadens reach in US, Europe. Al-Qaida launched its first online propaganda magazine in English on Tuesday, a move that could help the terror group recruit inside the U.S. and Europe.
US Senate approves FBI veteran as new TSA chief
Jun 25, 2010 19:01 EDT
The US Senate Friday confirmed FBI veteran John Pistole as the new chief of the Transportation Security Administration, more than a year after the nomination process began and two other candidates withdrew under fire.
Ask AP: Oil spill gas prices, Fort Hood shooting
Jun 25, 2010 06:09 EDT
Gas prices during the oil spill, an update on the Fort Hood shooting among questions to Ask AP. So much can change the price of gasoline, yet prices have stayed low despite the Gulf oil spill. Curiosity about gas prices has inspired one of the questions in this edition of "Ask AP," a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news.
Homegrown attack threat not receding: NYPD chief
Jun 23, 2010 10:22 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Islamist extremists similar to the Times Square bomber are living among New Yorkers and the threat of attack by "homegrown terrorists" is not diminishing, city Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said on Wednesday.
US lifts lockdown at naval base after an hour: officer
Jun 21, 2010 14:05 EDT
US military authorities on Monday locked down a naval base in New Jersey for about an hour after a delivery truck driver was found with a gun at the base's entrance, officers said.
US locks down naval base for an hour: officer
Jun 21, 2010 12:23 EDT
US military authorities on Monday locked down a naval base in New Jersey for about an hour, a spokesman said, citing security "incidents."
US naval base on lockdown: officer
Jun 21, 2010 12:03 EDT
US military authorities on Monday put a naval base in New Jersey under lockdown, a spokeswoman said, but did not say what prompted the move.
US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,036
Jun 18, 2010 19:29 EDT
At least 1,036 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001. As of Friday, June 18, 2010, at least 1,036 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
Napolitano: US must balance liberties, security
Jun 18, 2010 18:17 EDT
Napolitano says keeping America safe may require civil liberty, privacy trade-offs. Fighting homegrown terrorism by monitoring Internet communications is a civil liberties trade-off the U.S. government must make to beef up national security, the nation's homeland security chief said Friday.
Texas jobless rate steady at 8.3 percent in May
Jun 18, 2010 14:05 EDT
Texas' May jobless rate holds at 8.3 percent, state adds non-farm jobs for 5th straight month. The unemployment rate in Texas held at 8.3 percent in May for the second month in a row, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday.
FBI says Texas man called al-Qaida his 'brothers'
Jun 08, 2010 17:59 EDT
FBI: Texas man accused of trying to help al-Qaida referred to terror network as his 'brothers'. A Texas man who pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he tried to help al-Qaida referred to members of the terrorist group as his "brothers," was eager to prove his dedication to the organization and wanted to die fighting alongside them, according to court documents.
Official: Yemen won't extradite US radical cleric
Jun 08, 2010 09:52 EDT
Yemeni official says constitution bans extradition of radical US-born cleric tied to al-Qaida. Yemen would not hand over a U.S.-born, al-Qaida-linked cleric to the United States if he is captured because its law bans extradition of citizens, an official said Tuesday.
Two charged in 'jihad' plot against Americans
Jun 07, 2010 02:23 EDT
Two men were in US police custody Monday charged with conspiracy to kill American troops abroad in what has been described by officials as the nation's latest terror probe.
NJ men accused of trying to join Somali terrorists
Jun 06, 2010 18:35 EDT
NJ men accused of trying to join Somali terrorists arrested before boarding flights out of US. They were recorded talking jihad against their fellow Americans. But they hadn't talked the jihadists into accepting them.
Two men charged in 'jihad' plot against Americans abroad
Jun 06, 2010 15:20 EDT
Two men were charged Sunday with conspiracy to kill Americans abroad after allegedly vowing "to slice up" troops in "a thousand pieces," US officials said, in the nation's latest terror probe.
Two men charged in 'jihad' plot against Americans abroad
Jun 06, 2010 13:05 EDT
Two men were charged Sunday with conspiracy to kill Americans abroad after allegedly vowing "to slice up" troops in "a thousand pieces," US officials said, in the nation's latest terror probe.
Case alleges Texas man communicated with al-Awlaki
Jun 03, 2010 20:47 EDT
Criminal case says Texas man communicated with fugitive al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. The Justice Department alleged Thursday in a new terrorism case that a Texas man communicated with the fugitive al-Qaida cleric whose name surfaced in the shootings at Fort Hood.
Case alleges Texas man communicated with al-Awlaki
Jun 03, 2010 19:45 EDT
Criminal case says Texas man communicated with fugitive al-Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. The Justice Department alleged Thursday in a new terrorism case that a Texas man communicated with the fugitive al-Qaida cleric whose name surfaced in the shootings at Fort Hood.
