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December 7, 2021 at 9:05 pm

Afghans wait and worry at US bases after frantic evacuation VIEW

More than three months after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, about 35,000 Afghans are still housed at six U.S. military installations. Updated 5:00 am

November 18, 2021 at 12:35 pm

No settlement for separated migrant families amid criticism

Migrants whose children were taken from them under former President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy have not reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government.

November 15, 2021 at 1:27 pm

US urged to help more people escape Taliban-led Afghanistan

A coalition of organizations working to help people escape Taliban rule in Afghanistan appealed Monday for more assistance from the U.S. government and other nations...

November 10, 2021 at 2:13 pm

US faces ‘heightened threat’ in holiday season, DHS says

The Department of Homeland Security says the U.S. faces a “heightened threat environment” with the approach of the holidays.

November 3, 2021 at 1:36 pm

FBI releases declassified documents on Sept. 11 attacks

The FBI has released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents about its long effort to explore connections between the Saudi government and the Sept....

This 2018 photo provided by the Center for Constitutional Rights shows Majid Khan. The much-criticized war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station reached a milestone on Oct. 28, 2021, with the sentencing of Majid Khan, a former resident of the Baltimore suburbs who pleaded guilty to terrorism and other offenses and agreed to cooperate with U.S. authorities prosecuting five men charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. (Center for Constitutional Rights via AP) WX251 WX251

October 29, 2021 at 1:18 pm

Ex-Maryland man who joined al-Qaida sentenced at Guantanamo

A military jury has imposed a sentence of 26 years on a former Maryland man held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center who admitted to...

October 28, 2021 at 6:26 pm

Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse

A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S. government interrogation program after the 9/11 attacks has described it openly for the first time.

October 27, 2021 at 12:14 pm

US limits immigration arrests at schools, ‘protected’ areas

U.S. immigration authorities will limit arrests at schools, hospitals and other so-called protected areas under new guidelines issued by the Department of Homeland Security.

October 22, 2021 at 9:48 pm

Secrecy shrouds Afghan refugees sent by US to base in Kosovo

The U.S. is welcoming tens of thousands of Afghans airlifted out of Kabul but has disclosed little publicly about a small group who remain overseas.

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October 13, 2021 at 2:21 am

US talks global cybersecurity without a key player: Russia

Amid an epidemic of ransomware attacks, the U.S. is discussing cybersecurity strategy with 30 countries while leaving out one key player: Russia.