President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials.
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{FD} The 11 candidates Trump is considering for FBI director
President Donald Trump is considering nearly a dozen candidates to succeed ousted FBI Director James Comey, choosing from a group that includes several lawmakers, attorneys and law enforcement officials.
{FD} Seeking employment: Terrorist who flipped on al-Qaida
An American who joined al-Qaida could become a test case on whether a former terrorist can rejoin society.
{FD} Judge: No bond for Missouri man amid terrorism probe
A Kansas City, Missouri, man born in Somalia has been ordered detained on a passport-fraud charge while the FBI investigates whether he has terrorism links.
{FD} The Latest: Man who joined al-Qaida sentenced to time served
The Latest on a man who acknowledges he tried to kill American soldiers and provided support to al-Qaida before Pakistani authorities captured him in 2008 (all times local): 3 p.m.
{FD} Honoring victims of a racial massacre 130 years ago
Descendants of victims of a racial massacre 130 years ago in south Louisiana and of plantation and Confederate families are working to honor the victims by searching for their remains.
{FD} American who joined al-Qaida faces sentencing in New York
A New Yorker who joined al-Qaida and schemed with its leaders on how to attack the Long Island Rail Road is due in court for sentencing on terrorism charges.
{FD} Saudis paid for US veteran trips against 9/11 lawsuit law
After Congress passed a new law allowing Sept. 11 victims’ families to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts, opponents mounted an expensive political campaign, including paying American military veterans to visit Capitol Hill and warn lawmakers about what they said could be unintended consequences.
{FD} US offers $10 million reward for Syria rebel leader
The Trump administration is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information about the whereabouts of the military leader of Syria’s al-Qaida affiliated Nusra Front.
{FD} Minnesota terror convict to return to halfway house
A Minnesota man serving 20 years of supervised release for conspiring to join the Islamic State group was allowed to return to a halfway house Tuesday, more than a week after he was arrested for watching a news documentary on terrorism.
{FD} NKorea’s death plot accusations mimic its own misdeeds
In the paranoid universe of North Korea, the feverish accusations it makes against its sworn enemies bear a creepy resemblance to its own misdeeds.
{FD} NJ man charged with planning to bomb NYC in support of ISIS
Gregory Lepsky is accused of planning am attack on New York City by detonating a pressure cooker bomb in support of the Islamic State, a criminal complaint revealed on Friday.
{FD} Man accused of planning to bomb NYC to help Islamic State
Authorities say a New Jersey man planned to construct and use a pressure cooker bomb in New York City and, if necessary, become a martyr in support of the Islamic State group.
{FD} The Latest: US military death in Somalia is 1st since 1993
The Latest on the death of a U.S. service member in Somalia (all times local): ___ 5:05 p.m.
{FD} US military member killed in Somalia on anti-extremist work
The U.S. military says a service member has been killed in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group al-Shabab.
{FD} Facebook, Twitter, Google sued over San Bernardino attack
Family members of San Bernardino terror attack victims are suing Facebook, Google and Twitter, accusing the companies of providing platforms to aid terrorists.
{FD} Army photographer captures her own death in mortar explosion
The U.S. Army has published the final photo of a combat photographer who captured her own death on camera in an accidental mortar explosion in Afghanistan nearly four years ago.
{FD} IS defendant to remain in jail after watching terrorism show
A young man convicted of trying to join the Islamic State group will remain in custody until a judge decides whether he violated probation by watching a documentary on terrorism.
{FD} US issues new terrorism alert for Europe
State Department is warning Americans living in and traveling to Europe of the ongoing threat of terrorist attacks on the continent through the summer.
{FD} Iran acknowledges discussing detained dual nationals with US
Iran has acknowledged discussing the fate of detained dual nationals with the United States, saying there have been “positive results” for prisoner trades in the past.