Charles Schumer is calling for a probe of security safeguards at nuclear plants following revelations that a suspected al-Qaida operative worked at six U.S. atomic facilities.
Sharif Mobley is now in custody in Yemen following a shootout at a hospital there.
The 26-year-old is a U.S. citizen and officials say he passed all necessary background checks when [...]
The New York congresswoman representing White Plains says the city’s federal courthouse should not be considered for the trial of the professed mastermind of the 2001 terror attacks.
The courthouse is part of the same federal district as Manhattan, where Khalid Sheikh Mohammed originally was to be tried. New York City officials objected, and Obama administration [...]
Facing growing opposition to its plans to hold the Sept. 11 terrorist trial in New York City, the Obama administration is considering moving the proceedings elsewhere.
Two administration officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Friday the Justice department is drawing up plans for possible alternate locations to try professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [...]
The police commissioner says he’s considering a proposal by Community Board 1 recommending a change of venue for the upcoming terror trial.
Last night, the community board voted unanimously to oppose the planned location of the so-called terror trials, including the prosecution of self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11th terrorist attacks Khalid Sheik Mohammed. The trial [...]
An American-educated Pakistani scientist accused of being an al-Qaida operative is set to go on trial today.
Opening arguments are scheduled in Manhattan federal court in the trial of Aafia Siddiqui.
She’s charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying to shoot American soldiers and FBI agents in Afghanistan last July.
The mother of three is accused of leaving [...]
The federal Department of Homeland Security secretary is in the city today discussing counterterrorism efforts and announcing a new funding package that will help pay for more police officers for the city’s transit system.
The announcement comes one day after the city learned it would not be getting an estimated $650 million in federal COPS funding.
Homeland [...]
Four major cities — New York, Seattle, Houston, and Pittsburgh — will get no money from a $1 billion economic stimulus program to help cities avoid laying off police officers, officials told The Associated Press on Monday.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the details publicly, said about [...]
The New York Police Department has published a new report advising managers and developers of high-profile buildings to take more steps to guard against terrorist attacks.
Police officials plan to distribute the report Wednesday at a seminar for private security officials.
The recommendations include putting tighter restrictions on blueprints and floor plans that could fall into the [...]
The city’s Office of Emergency Services is looking to expand its reach through a popular social networking site.
OEM Commissioner Joseph Bruno announced the launch of the new OEM Facebook page.
It is designed to make it easier for New Yorkers to get information on emergency preparedness.
Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Christopher Kelly was on hand for the [...]
The Department of Homeland Security is dismantling a next-generation biological attack warning system in New York City subways because of technical problems, U.S. officials said.
Robert Hooks, a deputy assistant secretary, said the department no longer believes it is necessary to expand the pilot program, as he told Congress in July, because of resource and technology [...]
