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PARIS (AP) — The bomb maker for attacks on Paris and Brussels had a previous career as a jailer for the Islamic State group, a lawyer for one of his hostages said Friday. Belgian authorities say Najim Laachraoui, a 24-year-old Belgian, built the explosive belts used in the assaults on both
Massachusetts
BOSTON (AP) — Boston marked the third anniversary of the deadly 2013 marathon bombings Friday with subdued, silent remembrances. Victims' families laid wreaths at the spots where two pressure cooker bombs detonated near the Boylston Street finish line, killing three people and injuring more than 260.
terrorism
BEIRUT (AP) — A senior Egyptian al-Qaeda figure fighting in Syria was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week, the latest to be killed in such attacks in Syria, a Syrian opposition monitoring group and relatives said Friday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Rifai Ahmad Taha
Barack Obama
President Obama is signaling his plans for an extensive effort aimed at getting Merrick Garland confirmed to the Supreme Court. A front-page New York Times article lays out what it describes as "a deliberate White House strategy," consisting of three phases, including "speeches, interviews and other public
Barack Obama
(CNSNews.com) – Acclaimed British author Salman Rushdie spoke about Islamic terrorism on Wednesday evening from the unique perspective of having once had a death-fatwa issued against him for his writing. "It's a mistake that the president [Obama] is making to not use the term Islamic terrorism,"
ISIS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Still reeling from attacks in Brussels and Paris, world leaders are wrestling this week with the chilling prospect of the Islamic State group or other extremists unleashing a nuclear attack on a major Western city. Preventing terrorists from obtaining nuclear materials is the central focus as President Barack
terrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Monday it successfully used a mysterious technique without Apple Inc.'s help to hack into the iPhone used by the terrorists in the San Bernardino, California, mass shooting last year, effectively ending a pitched court battle between the Obama administration and one of the
police
BRUSSELS (AP) — Heavily armed police swept into Brussels neighborhoods Friday in operations linked to this week's bombings as well as a suspected new plot in France, detaining three people and shooting two of them in the leg. One man was carrying a suspicious bag while accompanied by a
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