U.S. intelligence chief warns of ‘homegrown’ security threat
In his annual assessment of threats to the United States, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warned that fast-moving cyber and technological advances "could lead to widespread vulnerabilities in civilian infrastructures and U.S. government systems."Terrorism remains a top concern in President Barack Obama's last year in...Law enforcement officials tighten security at Super bowl following Paris, San Bernardino
SAN FRANSICO — Law enforcement officials preparing for Super Bowl 50 have worked with their French counterparts to learn from last year's deadly attacks in Paris, as they plan safety for Sunday's big game, the Secretary of Homeland Security said on Wednesday. Secretary Jeh Johnson said he and his team have been "constantly" in...
Obama urges Americans to fight Islamophobia during first mosque visit
February 3rd, 20160 CATONSVILLE, Md. — President Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a U.S. mosque. He said those who demonize all Muslims for the acts of a few are playing into extremists' hands. Inserting himself into a debate that has ricocheted...First U.S. Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
A government worker fumigates against mosquito breeding to protect against Zika, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 2AUSTIN, Texas — The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials, who said it likely was contracted through sex and not a mosquito bite, a day...Ted Cruz calls Iowa victory a win for Judeo-Christian values
Ted Cruz, with his wife Heidi Cruz, at a night rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 1. Photo: ReutersDES MOINES, Iowa — Relishing victory in the first Republican nominating contest of the U.S. presidential election, Sen. Ted Cruz called his defeat of Donald Trump in the Iowa caucuses a win for "Judeo-Christian values."Cruz also said the...ISIS-linked hacker makes first appearance in federal court
VIRGINIA — A Kosovar citizen accused of hacking the personal data of more than a thousand U.S. officials and sending it to Islamic State militants in Syria appeared in federal court in Virginia on Wednesday. It was the first time Ardit Ferizi, 20, had publicly appeared in the United States since being extradited from Malaysia, where...Freed U.S. student: Now is not the time to go to Iran
Matthew TrevithickWASHINGTON — An American student detained in Iran who was freed this month under a prisoner swap said on Thursday he was accused of trying to overthrow the Iranian government and held for nearly a month in solitary confinement.Matthew Trevithick, who had traveled to Iran to study Farsi, told CNN that interrogators at...Sanders and Clinton battle for youth vote with college plans
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are fighting to be best in class on an issue that resonates loudly with young Americans - runaway student debt. Days ahead of the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary election that kick off the party nomination process, the White...Trump overshadows Republican debate even as he sits out
Republican front-runner Donald Trump skipped a presidential debate in Iowa on Thursday after a flurry of last-minute negotiations with host Fox News, holding his own rally a few miles away four days before the first nominating contest of the 2016 race.Fox News (FOXA.O) Chairman Roger Ailes had three phone conversations with the...
Clinton slams Trump and Islamophobia at Iowa town hall
January 26th, 20160 A Muslim veteran asks presidential front-runner Hilary Clinton about IslamophobiaDES MOINES, IOWA ― Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed Donald Trump at Monday's Democratic town hall meeting in Iowa, calling the Islamophobic rhetoric many Republican candidates spew "distressing" and "shameful."Asked by a Muslim American Air...Two New York teens charged for beating Muslim man
The Bronx — Two New York City teenagers have been arrested for viciously attacking a man while shouting “ISIS, ISIS."Mujibur Rahman, 43, a Bangladeshi Muslim, who was wearing traditional Muslim attire, was picking up his 9-year-old niece from school around 5:30 p.m. Friday, when the...Obama faces immigration hurdles even if he wins at high court
WASHINGTON — If the U.S. Supreme Court endorses a key immigration initiative of President Obama protecting more than 4 million illegal immigrants from deportation, his administration could face a surge of applicants and little time to process them before he leaves office in January 2017. Obama announced the action in November 2014,...
Chapel Hill victims honored with MLK Award
January 21st, 20160 CHAPEL HILL- On Monday, January 18, the late Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha were posthumously honored with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Unsung Hero Award (MLK Unsung Hero Award). The award was presented to the Barakat and Abu-Salha families at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Keynote Lecture and Awards Ceremony, hosted...Muslim immigrant in Philadelphia beaten and hospitalized for speaking Arabic
Philadelphia - A Moroccan immigrant to Philadelphia was brutally attacked over the weekend in Center City because he was speaking Arabic. Amine Aouam, 34, a Muslim, said he was a victim of a hate crime. The attack occurred after Aouam and a friend went out for a drink after work on Saturday night. Around...Kent State University professor investigated for recruiting students to ISIS
OHIO - The FBI has been investigating an Ohio professor for alleged involvement with Islamic State terrorists. Students and colleagues of Kent State History academic Julio Pino have been interviewed after concerns that he could be recruiting students to join ISIS. The associate professor has since stated he does not support Islamic......
Sarah Palin endorses Trump
Donald Trump kisses Sarah PalinAMES, Iowa — Sarah Palin, the politician-turned-reality TV star offered a passionate endorsement on Tuesday to Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, the reality TV star-turned-politician, declaring that "the status quo has got to go."Palin, a former Alaska governor who was Republican Senator...Al Jazeera America to close by April 30
Al Jazeera America, the cable television news outlet owned by Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, is shutting down less than three years after its high-profile launch, the network said on Wednesday.The U.S. cable network will cease operations by April 30, the network said, citing economic challenges in the American media market.Al...Man held on U.S. terror charges targeted Texas malls
DALLAS - A Palestinian born in Iraq who entered the United States as a refugee was an Islamic State sympathizer planning to set off bombs at two Houston malls, a federal investigator was quoted as telling a U.S. court on Wednesday.U.S. investigators began looking into Omar Faraj Saeed Al-Hardan in 2014 and found that he was...Accused Colorado clinic shooter intends to plead guilty, expects execution
COLORADO - The man accused of fatally shooting three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last year told a Denver television station that he wants to plead guilty and expects to be executed, the CBS affiliate reported on Wednesday.In a phone call from the El Paso County jail where he is being held without bond, Robert......
FBI says probing Philadelphia police shooting as terrorist attack
Philadelphia - The FBI is investigating the recent shooting of a Philadelphia police officer as a terrorist attack, FBI Director James Comey said on Wednesday, January 13. FBI investigators were seeking to find out if suspected gunman Edward Archer, 30, was in touch with or inspired by anyone linked to Islamic State. Philadelphia...Congress sends bill to gut Obamacare, to certain veto
The U.S. Congress on Wednesday approved legislation dismantling President Barack Obama's signature health care plan, putting on his desk an election-year measure that faces a certain veto. Republicans have been vowing to gut the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," since 2010, when the then Democratic-majority Congress......
FAA says 181,000 U.S. drones registered in its database
WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that 181,000 drones have been registered in the database it launched just over two weeks ago in response to a surge of rogue drone flights near airports and crowded public venues. The total is a fraction of the 700,000 drones that officials have said they...Neighbor of San Bernardino gunman pleads innocent to terrorism charge
Enrique MarquezCALIFORNIA - The man accused of furnishing assault rifles to the husband and wife who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of conspiring with one of the killers in a previous plot. Enrique Marquez, 24, has been indicted on charges he conspired with Syed......
