Articles filed under Terrorism
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Will Illinois hit new date to toughen driver's licenses?Jan 18, 2016 4:45 am - Though Illinois officials now have until 2018 to ensure residents won't need a passport to board domestic flights, it's unclear the state will be able to make that deadl...
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Jon Stewart joins NYC mayor in honoring 9/11 first responderJan 09, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jon Stewart says he was only a "wingman" to a cancer-stricken Sept. 11 firefighter who helped stage a last-ditch congressional fight to secure future hea...
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Most of us OK with gov't spying on usDec 31, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A majority of Americans say they support warrantless government surveillance of the Internet communications of U.S. citizens, according to a new poll b...
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Government agency's last remnants of 9/11 being given awayDec 15, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Inside an aircraft hangar at Kennedy Airport, stacks of shirts sit neatly folded on a shelf, price tags still attached. But they are caked in dust and wi...
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False flags, true believers and trolls: Understanding conspiracy theories after tragediesDec 13, 2015 5:55 am - It is almost guaranteed after any tragedy: mixed in among the outrage and sadness is the doubt. Skepticism is a natural part of reporting and understanding a fluid situa...
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New York's police commissioner fights for 9/11 health billDec 10, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The New York Police Department commissioner, flanked by police and firefighters, pushed Congress on Thursday to keep dollars flowing to a health progra...
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Accused would-be terrorist from Aurora pleads guiltyDec 09, 2015 12:00 am - One of two Aurora cousins indicted on charges they conspired to provide support for a foreign terrorist organization pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court. Under a n...
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Jon Stewart, 9/11 responders ask Congress to extend benefitsDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Comedian Jon Stewart, firefighters, policemen and other 9/11 first responders confronted lawmakers Thursday as they pressured Congress to extend health...
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Delay in case against Bolingbrook man who planned to join ISISDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - The federal case against a Bolingbrook teen who pleaded guilty to attempting to fly to Turkey to join the Islamic State is facing a minor delay as federal investigators ...
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Pope flying into African hotspotNov 28, 2015 12:00 am - BANGUI, Central African Republic - Pope Francis is scheduled to visit this war-torn capital today, the first time in recent memory a pope has flown into an armed conflic...