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June 16, 2022 at 9:26 pm

Costa Rica chaos a warning that ransomware threat remains

Costa Rica has been reeling from unprecedented ransomware attacks disrupting everyday life in the Central American nation for the last two months.

June 16, 2022 at 12:32 pm

Homeland Security tightens scrutiny of internal misconduct

Employees accused of misconduct at the Department of Homeland Security could face more stringent penalties under an overhaul that follows complaints about the handling of...

June 13, 2022 at 8:35 am

Iraqi held by US at Guantanamo pleads guilty to war crimes

An Iraqi man who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for more than 15 years has pleaded guilty to war crimes charges...

June 8, 2022 at 11:01 am

US accused of stalling on deal to free Guantanamo prisoner

A former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center has languished in custody months after his scheduled release date despite his cooperation with...

June 7, 2022 at 6:00 am

US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms

The Department of Homeland Security says a looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections...

This image provided by Muhammad Arif Sarwari, shows Afghans who fled the Taliban takeover of their country staging a protest at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. The camp is used to house people who have not been allowed to enter the U.S. because of security concerns. Some of the Afghans have been waiting for months at the base while authorities try to resolve their fate, which officials say may involve sending them to another country for resettlement. (Muhammad Arif Sarwari via AP) WX255 WX255

June 2, 2022 at 9:20 pm

Security concerns leave Afghan evacuees stuck in Balkan camp

Some Afghans who were evacuated from their country as it fell to the Taliban last summer have found their journey to the United States stalled...

A Donetsk People’s Republic militia’s multiple rocket launcher fires from its position not far from Panteleimonivka, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People’s Republic, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov) XAZ117 XAZ117

June 1, 2022 at 1:13 pm

What’s in the latest US military package to Ukraine

As Russia's war in Ukraine evolves, so do the needs of the Ukraine military. That's the case U.S. officials are making as they explain their...

FILE – In this May 23, 2011, file photo a launch truck fires the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) produced by Lockheed Martin during combat training in the high desert of the Yakima Training Center, Wash. The Biden administration is expected to announce it will send Ukraine a small number of high-tech, medium range rocket systems, U.S. officials said Tuesday. One official said the plan is to send Ukraine the HIMARS. (Tony Overman/The Olympian via AP, File) WAOLY205 WAOLY205

May 31, 2022 at 9:18 pm

US sends rocket systems to Ukraine to stall Russian advance

The U.S. has unveiled a new $700 million package of sophisticated weapons for Ukraine, in an urgent effort to prevent Russia from seizing the final...

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May 18, 2022 at 12:24 pm

US warns abortion ruling could increase extremist violence

The federal government is warning law enforcement agencies around the nation of the increased potential for extremist violence after the leak of a draft Supreme...

A destroyed vehicle is removed from the scene after a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint near the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Somali police say several people have been killed in the explosion which happened as presidential candidates were heading into the heavily fortified airport area to address lawmakers ahead of Sunday’s vote for president. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) NAI101 NAI101

May 16, 2022 at 8:15 am

Reversing Trump, Biden acts to deploy US troops to Somalia

President Joe Biden on Monday ordered U.S. troops to Somalia amid heightened concerns about extremist group al-Shabab. Donald Trump last year removed forces that had...