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U.S. judge wants summer trial in N.C. terror case
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge wants a North Carolina man charged with seeking to join an al-Qaida-linked militant group to face trial this summer, months earlier than prosecutors say […]
Terrorism charges stay against extradited Egyptian, federal judge rules
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday refused to toss out terrorism charges facing an Egyptian Islamic preacher extradited from Great Britain and said she’ll decide during a trial […]
Laurel man seeks dismissal of terror case
WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss […]
Obama administration seeks to renew terror surveillance program
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration maintains it is unable to say how many times one of the government’s most politically sensitive anti-terrorism surveillance programs — which is up for renewal […]
Federal judge in Md. dismisses suit over hotel bombing
WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Greenbelt has dismissed a lawsuit that accused Marriott International of a slow response to a suicide bomb attack that killed more than 50 people […]
Gov’t report: D.C. nuke blast wouldn’t destroy city
WASHINGTON — Hollywood has destroyed Washington — or New York or Los Angeles — lots of times with nuclear bombs detonated by terrorists. It turns out to be harder in […]
Homeland chief: No plans to raise terror level
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the government has no plans to raise the terror alert level in the U.S. as a result of Osama bin Laden’s death. […]
Suspicious package near Capitol not a threat
WASHINGTON — Investigators say a suspicious package that disrupted commuters headed to the Capitol was not a threat. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider says the package was deemed suspicious […]
Police unveil angry message in parcel to O’Malley
PIKESVILLE — Two packages sent to Maryland’s governor and transportation secretary that ignited when they were opened contained the same note railing against highway signs urging motorists to report suspicious […]
Postal inspectors trying to trace Maryland packages
U.S. postal inspectors are trying to track the origin of incendiary packages sent to Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and the state’s transportation secretary. The packages produced a puff of smoke, […]
Officials: Man who spoke of jihad arrested in bomb plot
A 21-year-old construction worker who had recently converted to Islam and told an FBI informant he thought about nothing but jihad was arrested Wednesday when he tried to detonate what […]
