

World Jun 04

A U.N. human rights official says new anti-terrorism legislation passed by the Philippine Congress that allows extended detention of suspects without warrants and relaxes human rights safeguards is "very worrying."…
By Jim Gomez, Associated Press
World Feb 18

Macron said Tuesday that the government wants to combat "foreign interference" in how Islam is practiced and organized in secular France.
By Sylvie Corbet, Jean-Francois Badias, Associated Press
Nation Aug 14

Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is adding manpower to gang investigations surrounding white nationalist groups in the wake of the El Paso shooting that left 22 people dead.
By Associated Press
World May 02

Five years ago, U.S. special operations forces launched a daring mission to kill al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin, who visited the scene shortly after the battle, describes what he observed, then former Secretary of Defense and…
By PBS NewsHour
May 02

By Larisa Epatko
Five years after the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, former CIA Director Leon Panetta -- the man responsible for the operation -- said part of its purpose was to send a message to the world that “nobody attacks…
When authorities asked the residents not to tweet details about the #BrusselsLockdown in case it would tip off the enemy, people began tweeting cat photos instead.
Jan 11

By Associated Press
The White House plans a conference next month on efforts to counter violent extremism - in light of this past week's shootings in France, and earlier attacks in Canada and Australia.
Oct 28

An internal audit of the U.S. Postal Service found that it approved nearly 50,000 requests from law enforcement to monitor personal mail. Gwen Ifill sits down with Ron Nixon of The New York Times, who has been investigating this story…
Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old NSA contractor, came forward as the whistleblower who revealed the existence of secret government surveillance programs that collect data on millions of phone calls and online communications. Judy Woodruff reports on Snowden's defense of his decision,…
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