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• French terror suspect shot by police

  March 22, 2012 in Nation/World PARIS — An Islamic extremist who boasted of killing seven people to strike back at France died after being shot in the head by police as he jumped out of … 7

• ‘Millennium bomber’ sentence overturned

  March 12, 2012 in Nation/World A federal appeals court has overturned the 22-year sentence for convicted “millennium bomber” Ahmed Ressam, calling it unreasonably lenient. 1

• Report: TSA body scanners ‘badly flawed’

  December 22, 2011 in Nation/World It was the end of a four-hour congressional hearing, and Florida Rep. John Mica was fuming at Transportation Security Administration officials. 13

• Rare attacks on Afghan Shiites kill 60

  December 6, 2011 in Nation/World A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shiite worshippers who packed a Kabul mosque today to mark a holy day, killing at least 56 people, and a second bombing in …

• U.S. ties Iran to plot to assassinate Saudi diplomat

  October 11, 2011 in Nation/World The Justice Department says it has disrupted an Iranian government plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. 4

• Feds: Airline attack suspect sought martyrdom

  October 11, 2011 in Nation/World DETROIT — A young Nigerian on a terrorist mission for al-Qaida prayed, washed and put on perfume moments before trying to detonate a bomb in his underwear to bring down …

• Enlisting support

  September 10, 2011 in News on Page A1 Five years ago, fraternal twin brothers from Hauser Lake realized their lifelong dream of enlisting in the U.S. Marines. They were eager to “see action” in Iraq or Afghanistan and … 1

• Terrorist activity festers in region

  September 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Sept. 11 attacks a decade ago transformed America’s terrorist tracking network. But across the Inland Northwest, where white supremacists and anti-government groups have been linked to fire bombings and … 16

• Norway camp shooting toll rises to 80

  July 22, 2011 in Nation/World A powerful bomb tore into the heart of Norway today, killing at least two people and injuring 15 as it ripped open buildings including the prime minister’s office. It was … 34

• Two arrested in alleged Seattle terror plot

  June 23, 2011 The Justice Department says two men have been arrested in a plot to attack a military recruiting station in Seattle with machine guns and grenades. Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, also known … 15

• Editorial: Al-Kidd wins small measure of empathy

  June 3, 2011 in Opinion on Page A11 Tuesday’s unanimous ruling in a Supreme Court case involving a former University of Idaho student may have left the false impression that tap-dancing on the Fourth Amendment is noncontroversial, at … 2

• Al-Qaida confirms bin Laden’s death, vows retaliation

  May 6, 2011 in Nation/World One of three wives living with Osama bin Laden told Pakistani interrogators she had been staying in the al-Qaida chief’s hideout for six years, and could be a key source … 47

• U.S. holds photos of slain bin Laden, weighs release

  May 3, 2011 in Nation/World Bit by bit, new details about the audacious raid that killed the world’s most wanted terrorist trickled out today: Unexpectedly high temperatures caused a lumbering helicopter carrying elite commandos to … 27

• Obama says bin Laden’s death leaves world a safer place

    May 2, 2011 in Nation/World Joyous at the release of a decade’s frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and smaller but no less jubilant … 28

• Crowds gather around nation after bin Laden announcement

  May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A5 NEW YORK – Americans gathered in jubilant crowds to cheer, sing and applaud early today after the president announced that Osama bin Laden was killed, including hundreds gathered at ground …

• Born wealthy, bin Laden died as the face of terrorism

    May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 The tall, lean, rich man’s son could have spent his life lounging about Saudi Arabia in luxury. Instead, Osama bin Laden chose to kill. As a young man, he shot … 36

• U.S. kills Bin Laden

    May 2, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the glowering mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was slain in a firefight Sunday with U.S. forces in … 6

• Moscow airport bomb called terror attack

  January 24, 2011 in City MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday, killing at least 31 people and wounding up to 145 as it coated …

• Downtown bomb linked to hate crimes

  January 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 The hunt for the person who left the bomb targeting marchers in Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade will focus on two aspects: forensics and the region’s violent history with … 92

• 2 injured in blasts at embassies in Rome

  December 23, 2010 Package bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome today, injuring the two people who opened them, officials said. Police ordered checks at all embassies after a false …

• White House: Intel chief wasn’t briefed on arrests

  December 22, 2010 in Nation/World The White House is trying to reassure Americans that it is closely monitoring terror threats this Christmas, even as it acknowledges that the nation’s top intelligence official was not briefed … 24

• Bomb plot foiled at Portland tree lighting ceremony

  November 27, 2010 in News, Region PORTLAND — Federal agents in a sting operation arrested a Somali-born teenager just as he tried blowing up a van he believed was loaded with explosives at a crowded Christmas … 17

• Times Square attempted bomber gets life sentence

  October 5, 2010 in Nation/World The Pakistani immigrant who tried to set off a car bomb in Times Square was sentenced today to life in prison, a mandatory penalty that left him defiant as ever …

• U.S. Supreme Court bans aid to terror groups

  June 22, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court upheld the government’s authority Monday to ban aid to designated terrorist groups, even when that support is intended to steer the groups toward peaceful and … 1

• High court upholds anti-terror law

  June 21, 2010 in Nation/World The Supreme Court has upheld a federal law that bars “material support” to foreign terrorist organizations, rejecting a free speech challenge from humanitarian aid groups. 4

• Congress: U.S. repeated 9/11 failures in Christmas plot

  May 18, 2010 in Nation/World Despite a top-to-bottom overhaul of the intelligence community after the 2001 terrorist attacks, security officials repeated some of the same mistakes nearly a decade later and allowed a would-be bomber … 3

• Times Square bomb suspect charged with terrorism

  May 4, 2010 in Nation/World A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was charged today with terrorism and attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in the botched Times Square bombing. The government said he confessed to … 13

• Terror suspect pleads guilty

  February 23, 2010 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – A former airport shuttle driver accused of buying beauty supplies to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways pleaded guilty Monday, admitting he agreed …

• Court: Term too lenient for millenium terrorist

  February 2, 2010 in City A federal appeals court said Tuesday a 22-year prison sentence was too lenient for an al-Qaida-trained terrorist convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year’s Day … 1

• Bin Laden claims responsibility for bombing attempt

  January 24, 2010 in Nation/World CAIRO (AP) — Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas in a new audio message released Sunday threatening more attacks on the …

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