Jan 05 Tuesday’s Headlines: Yemen Embassy Reopens; Obama Meets with Officials The U.S. embassy in Yemen reopened its doors Tuesday after a two-day closure, saying Yemeni forces had successfully addressed security fears brought on by al-Qaida groups in that country. Despite reopening the embassy, U.S. officials cautioned Americans in Yemen… Continue reading
Jan 04 Monday’s Headlines: New Airport Screening Rules Begin Today Starting Monday, citizens from 14 nations, including those that the United States considers "state sponsors of terrorism," will face more stringent security guidelines when traveling through American airports. The Obama administration announced over the weekend that passengers from these… Continue reading
Jan 01 Friday’s Headlines: TSA Nominee Under New Scrutiny TSA nominee: The spotlight on airline safety continues Friday with a report that the nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration misled Congress about accessing confidential records of his estranged wife's boyfriend, according to a report in the Washington… Continue reading
Dec 31 Obama Plans Watch Lists, Air Security Meetings on Tuesday The White House just released a statement from President Obama about the status of the review he ordered of the nation's terrorist watch list and other air travel safety measures: This morning, I spoke with John Brennan… Continue reading
Dec 31 Obama Picks Adviser to Review Watch List System He Helped Create The White House has issued a waiver for John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, to bypass its own ethics rules and participate in the review of the nation's terrorism watch list system, which he… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Blackwater Guards Cleared of Charges; Prosecution Could Appeal A federal judge dismissed charges against five Blackwater guards accused of killing seven Iraqis in 2007. Matt Apuzzo of the Associated Press speaks with Ray Suarez about the developments. Continue watching
Dec 30 A Long March Before Cruising Altitude DISPATCH FROM MONTREAL: I have seen the future of air travel, or at least the next several months. Better bring comfortable shoes. Airport authorities around the world are quickly installing countermeasures to protect travelers heading for the U.S. This morning,… Continue reading
Dec 28 Amid Tighter Air Security, Questions Intensify on Accused Plane Bomber By Maureen Hoch Updated 4:45pm ET According to media reports, the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attempt to bring down the Amsterdam to Detroit jet on Christmas Day, saying the attack was retaliation for a U.S. operation… Continue reading
Dec 26 Security Tightened at Airports Worldwide After Apparent Terror Attempt Update: Dec. 27, 2009, 9:30am ET Federal officials charged Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. The Washington Post reports more on Abdulmutallab's background, including that the incident comes just… Continue reading
Oct 15 Pakistan’s Violence Continues With Cultural Capital Assaults Militants on Thursday carried out a fifth major attack in 10 days in Pakistan -- a coordinated assault on three law enforcement centers in Lahore, the country's second-most-populous city. Continue reading