Snowden: Asylum In Switzerland A 'Great Political Option'
The NSA leaker, living in exile in Russia, made the remark while speaking via video link to an audience in Geneva.
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Thousands Reportedly Flee Battle In Tikrit
Iraqi army forces, Shiite militias and Kurdish peshmerga are battling to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown from Islamic State extremists.
North Korea: Attack On U.S. Ambassador Is 'Deserved Punishment'
Pyongyang said it welcomed the attack on Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was assaulted in Seoul by a knife-wielding political activist who said he opposed joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
FAA Is Trying To Keep Hackers Out Of Air Traffic Control, Official Says
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta tells a House panel that some vulnerabilities reported in a congressional study have been fixed, and the agency is working on others.
House Passes No-Strings-Attached Bill To Fund Homeland Security
An effort by some congressional Republicans to block President Obama's executive actions on immigration by tying it to a Homeland Security spending bill officially failed on Tuesday.
After Netanyahu's Speech, A Reality Check
The Israeli prime minister has warned about the dangers of the Iranian nuclear program for two decades. He has shaped the debate, but will he influence the final outcome?
Funding Homeland Security: Where Do We Go From Here?
President Obama late Friday signed a stopgap measure to keep the department running for another week, but the tussle over his executive action on immigration, linked to the funding, is not over yet.
Alienation And Charismatic Recruiters Among Keys To Radicalization
NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Maajid Nawaz, a self-described former Islamic radical who grew up in Essex, England. He now runs the counter-extremist organization Quilliam.
A Hard Look At The Risks Of Transporting Oil On Rail Tanker Cars
Marcus Stern has spent the past year investigating the practice in collaboration with the Nation Institute's Investigative Fund. Recent accidents show cars aren't built to carry so much oil, he says.
ISIS Extremist Who Beheaded Prisoners Is Identified
The masked man who appeared to behead hostages in videos for the so-called Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has been revealed. Known in the media as "Jihadi John," his real name is Mohammed Emwazi.