FBI Says It Thwarted Attempted July 4th Attack
FBI Director James Comey says the agency arrested more than 10 people, radicalized through social media, plotting to kill Americans on Independence Day.
Terrorism
Man Beheaded In Terrorist Attack On French Factory
Police have arrested one suspect over the attack, which also included an explosion at the facility operated by Air Products, an American company.
6 Yemeni Prisoners Released From Gitmo
It is the first such release in five months from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the first to be approved by Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
U.S. Drops Cuba From List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism
The State Department removed Havana from the list following a thawing of relations with the United States.
Who's On The List Of State Sponsors Of Terrorism, And Why
The White House said Tuesday that President Obama would remove Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Iran, Sudan and Syria are also on it. But some states have made it off, too.
Debate: Has The President Exceeded His War Powers Authority?
President Obama has launched a sustained, long-term military campaign against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. Four legal experts debate whether he had the constitutional power to do so.
Kenya Copes With Deadliest Attack Since 1998 Embassy Bombing
Students are debating whether to return to Garissa University College. A teachers union says the school should shut down.
Kenya Says Operation Against Al-Shabab Militants Is Over; 147 Dead
The Islamist militants had taken hostages at a university campus in Garissa. In 2013, militants from the same group carried out a similar operation on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, the capital.
ISIS Issues 'Wanted' List Of 100 U.S. Military Personnel
U.S. defense and intelligence officials tell NPR that the list appears to have been derived from publicly available sources and not a breach of a government server.
Gunmen Storm Tunisian Museum In Deadly Attack
Tunisia's prime minister says at least 21 people — including 17 foreign tourists and two gunmen — died in the attack at the National Bardo Museum, a popular tourist attraction in the capital.