National Security

NSA Head: Program Helped To Thwart Terror Attacks; Journalist Glenn Greenwald Under Fire from Lawmaker

In his first congressional testimony since disclosure of the secretive programs, the director of the...

Jun 13, 2013 12:22 PM EDT

NSA Contractor Edward Snowden Says He Leaked Surveillance Data; Currently Hiding in Hong Kong (Video)

29-year-old Edward Snowden, the former CIA computer technician, and self-proclaimed whistleblower, r...

Jun 10, 2013 01:43 PM EDT

Drone Strikes 4 Americans: Obama Administration Acknowledges Targeted Killings, Set to Make Big National Security Speech (Video)

The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have ...

May 23, 2013 09:47 AM EDT

Erwin Antonio Rios Admits: North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Buying Gun With Plots to Commit Jihad on U.S. Soldiers

Erwin Antonio Rios, a North Carolina man, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for posse...

May 14, 2013 09:18 PM EDT

Ricin Arrest: James Everett Dutschke.Detained, Martial Arts Instructor Charged with Sending Biological Weapon Letter (Video)

James Everett Dutschke, a 41-year-old martial arts instructor appeared in federal court on Monday to...

Apr 29, 2013 09:18 PM EDT

JFK Airport Evacuation: Suspicious Package Found in the Bag Room of El Al Airlines

Officials said Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International was briefly evacuated on Sunday afternoon...

Apr 22, 2013 01:55 PM EDT

Two Explosive Devices Detonate at the Boston Marathon (Photos, Video)

At least two people are dead and dozens injured - including up to 10 with amputated limbs - after tw...

Apr 15, 2013 06:03 PM EDT

U.S. to Bolster Missile Defense Against North Korea Threat: Adding 14 Interceptors on West Coast (Video)

The Pentagon announced on Friday that it will spend $1 billion to add 14 interceptors to a West-Coas...

Mar 15, 2013 05:39 PM EDT

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