Apr 01 Top U.S. intel officer confirms warrantless searches of Americans By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press The Obama administration has been conducting warrantless searches of Americans' communications as part of the NSA's surveillance operations that target foreigners located outside of the U.S., the administration's top intelligence official confirmed in a letter to Congress disclosed Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 24 Report on Bush-era war on terror may further divide Congress, CIA By Bradley Klapper & Stephen Braun, Associated Press If senators vote this week to release key sections of a voluminous report on terrorist interrogations, an already strained relationship between lawmakers and the CIA could become even more rancorous, and President Barack Obama might have to step into the… Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch Bin Laden’s son-in-law stands trial in federal court By PBS News Hour The trial for Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, opened on Friday in New York, making him the most senior al-Qaida operative to be tried in federal court. Abu Ghaith is charged with conspiring to kill Americans and providing… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Security failures of missing Malaysian flight spark concern By PBS News Hour According to aviation security expert Rafi Ron, although two passengers who successfully boarded Malaysian Air flight 370 were reportedly carrying stolen passports, only time and investigation will determine if the apparent security breach is related to the jet’s disappearance. Rafi… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch News Wrap: Islamist fighters kill dozens in Nigeria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, gunmen believed to be members of the militant group Boko Haram staged an all-night attack on multiple small communities in Northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 33. Also, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill that… Continue watching
Feb 18 Kerry promises security assistance to Tunisia to fight nation’s terrorists By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry promised American assistance Tuesday to Tunisia in aid of the North African nation's battle against terrorists. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Sniper attack sparks worry over security of nation’s power grid By PBS News Hour An organized sniper attack on an electrical substation near San Jose, Calif., last April raises unsettling questions about the vulnerability of our nation’s power grid. Judy Woodruff talks to Jon Wellinghoff, former chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Obama administration faces conundrum in weighing drone attack against U.S. terror suspect By PBS News Hour The Obama administration confirmed that it is considering targeting a U.S. citizen in Pakistan, believed to be involved in plotting terrorist attacks against Americans, with a drone strike. Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times joins Judy Woodruff to offer… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch News Wrap: Accidental car bomb explosion kills insurgents in Iraq By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a car bomb killed a group of 21 insurgents-in-training in Iraq when the explosive was accidentally detonated in an orchard; police arrested an additional two dozen suspects. Also, the Thames River burst its banks 20… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch News Wrap: Federal prosecutors will seek death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Federal prosecutors announced that they will seek the death penalty against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of bombing the 2013 Boston Marathon, where three were killed and more than 260 were wounded. Also, New York Mayor Bill… Continue watching