The hotel maid who alleged she was sexually assaulted by the former head of the International Monetary Fund was found by a supervisor in a hallway after she escaped from his luxury suite, according to two people familiar with the investigation.... Read more»
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The office of an assistant attorney general approved a wiretap request for a federal gunrunning probe in which agents purposely allowed gun sales to go to straw buyers with the hope that they would uncover criminal activity across the border in Mexico, documents show.... Read more»0
The relentless pursuit of Osama bin Laden changed over 10 years. But the decade-long pursuit of bin Laden is certain to rank among America’s great accomplishments, a testament to its will to seek justice no matter how long it took.... Read more»0
An Arizona gun dealer pressed by federal agents to continue selling weapons to suspected straw buyers for Mexican cartels sought assurances that the government would not let the guns cross into Mexico or be used against U.S. border agents.... Read more»0
Records show that portions of Nuclear Regulatory Commission guides rely on material from the industry’s leading trade group, the Nuclear Energy Institute. The NRC says it maintains final say over its official guidance to plants, but critics say the NRC is handing too much influence to the industry.... Read more»0
While one federal law-enforcement agency was trying to track guns being smuggled into Mexico, another agency released some of the same guns to potential suspects near the border.... Read more»4
He’s 86 now, his eyebrows silver and his legs weakened by Parkinson’s-like symptoms. But as George Herbert Walker Bush approaches his twilight years, the untold tales of his life of public service are beginning to spill out.... Read more»0
President Obama’s State of the Union address met its promise for civility but the math behind his proposals didn’t entirely add up.... Read more»0
Those asking for money include Arizona’s John McCain, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana. Also, Tea Party favorites like Sen. Scott Brown and Rep. Michele Bachmann.... Read more»0
The number of “dead zones” in U.S. coastal waters — where oxygen is so depleted that it can harm marine life — has soared 30-fold over the last half century, according to a report that warns the phenomenon poses both economic and environmental hazards.... Read more»0
A decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks brought to light the dangers of fake IDs, federal undercover agents are still able to easily obtain genuine U.S. e-Passports using clearly fraudulent information that should have raised red flags at the State Department.... Read more»0
Key electronics for millions of American e-Passports, the crown jewel of a new U.S. border security system, are put together inside a little-known factory in Ayutthaya, Thailand - a city that’s been subjected to terrorist attacks.... Read more»0
Terrorists have repeatedly made transit systems a target of attacks. But the fortification of U.S. subways remains an open question. Despite more than $1 billion spent, U.S. subway systems are only now starting to address threats that have been known for years.... Read more»0
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