Army lacks guidelines to deal with jihadists in ranks

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Ex-Army chief: Fort Hood suspect not properly vetted

'Politically correct' guidelines led to reluctance

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

The Army has no guidelines on how to deal with Islamist jihadist views, which fostered a "politically correct" reluctance to investigate the Fort Hood shooting suspect, a former Army vice chief of staff told Congress on Thursday.

Holder suggests acquittal won't free terrorist

Defends trial in New York

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. let stand Wednesday a claim that confessed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed will remain in U.S. custody even if he is acquitted in the so-called "trial of the century" scheduled for a New York courtroom.

Veterans eager to serve once home

Survey finds 90% willing

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

As the nation honors millions of veterans who served their country in numerous wars, those fresh from battle in Iraq and Afghanistan say they are ready for another tour of duty, but this time as a civic engagement in their home communities.

EXCLUSIVE: Backlash feared from sex trial of air marshal

Official fears reaction from host countries

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009

The director of the Federal Air Marshal Service is warning that a criminal trial in Britain could have serious implications for the agency's international mission, including the possibility of its agents being barred from some overseas flights.

Imam's death reignites Gitmo worries

Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

The deadly shootout near Detroit involving the FBI and the leader of a radical Sunni Muslim group has fueled already simmering fears of some residents in Standish, Mich., where a proposal to move Guantanamo Bay detainees to an empty maximum security prison is dividing the community.

Feds warn of reprisals after radical's death

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009

Federal officials have issued a warning that the shooting death of a radical Sunni Islamic leader in Michigan on Wednesday night may engender retaliatory violence against law enforcement officers there as well as in the Washington area, though law enforcement officials played it down as a routine measure.

Pilots caught computing while flying

Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009

While the federal government is cracking down on texting while driving, it now faces the question of how to handle two airline pilots who admit to computing while flying.

NTSB: Pilots distracted by laptops

Monday, Oct. 26, 2009

The pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot its destination airport by 150 miles last week told federal investigators they were distracted as they reviewed a new flight scheduling system.

Feds probe why Northwest pilots missed airport

Alcohol, drugs not first tests

Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009

Federal investigators are examining whether two Northwest Airlines pilots fell asleep, experienced mechanical problems or were distracted — as the captains claim — by an argument that caused them to overshoot their landing Wednesday night at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport by 150 miles.