
Hagel nomination heading to vote on Senate floor
A moderate Republican senator once thought to be a possible backer of Chuck Hagel's nomination to be secretary of defense said she'll oppose his ...
Panetta, Dempsey to testify on Libya attack
The Senate Armed Services Committee says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will ...
9/11 fund makes 1st payments to sick responders
A special fund set up by Congress to compensate people who got sick after being exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust following Sept. 11 is making ...

Dutch, Britons, Germans warned to leave Benghazi
Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an ...

WTC workers scrawl graffiti of defiance, hope
On most construction projects, workers are discouraged from signing or otherwise scrawling on the iron and concrete. At the skyscraper rising at ...

State Dept security chief resigns after Benghazi
Four State Department officials resigned under pressure Wednesday, less than a day after a damning report blamed management failures for a lack of ...

Benghazi review finds systematic security faults
An independent panel charged with investigating the deadly Sept. 11 attack in Libya that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans has ...

Experts: Kids are resilient in coping with trauma
They might not want to talk about the gunshots or the screams. But their toys might start getting into imaginary shootouts. Last week's school ...

Like 9/11 concert, musicians turn out for Sandy
Call the "12-12-12" benefit show "The Concert for New York City" 2.0. Eleven years after the benefit concert in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist ...
Officials: Libyan government slowing investigation
U.S. counterterrorism officials told lawmakers Thursday that uncooperative or less-than-capable local law enforcement in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia is ...

Senate votes to tighten sanctions on Iran
The Senate endorsed stringent new sanctions on Iran's energy and shipping sectors in a fresh attempt to hobble the Islamic Republic's economy and ...

GOP opposition to diplomat Rice begins to crack
Republican opposition to U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice as the next secretary of state began to crack Sunday as Sen. John McCain said she was "not the ...