US fight over gunman’s locked iPhone could have big impact
By ERIC TUCKER and TAMI ABDOLLAH A U.S. magistrate’s order for Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by the gunman in the mass shooting in…
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FBI investigates Southern California attack as act of terror
By AMANDA LEE MYERS and MICHAEL R. BLOOD The Pakistani woman, who joined her U.S.-born husband in killing 14 people in a commando-style assault on his co-workers, is now at…
INVESTIGATION: Nuclear smugglers sought extremist buyers
By DESMOND BUTLER and VADIM GHIRDA In the backwaters of Eastern Europe, authorities working with the FBI have interrupted four attempts in the past five years by gangs with suspected…
Benghazi case focuses attention on US interrogation strategy
By ERIC TUCKER After a suspected militant was captured in Libya last year to face charges for the deadly 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, he was brought to…
FBI: Man tied to Texas shooting wanted to attack Super Bowl
By RYAN VAN VELZER and JACQUES BILLEAUD Calling him “off-the-charts dangerous,” authorities said a Phoenix man helped orchestrate a shooting at an anti-Islam event in Texas and had aspirations to…
FBI: Boston man talked of a beheading, killing officers
By DENISE LAVOIE The family of a Boston man shot to death by terrorism investigators was shocked by allegations that he planned to kill police officers, and saw no signs…
Authorities make 6 arrests in 2 states in terrorism probe
By AMY FORLITI Six people were arrested Sunday in connection with a terrorism investigation in Minnesota, where authorities have been tracking youths who have traveled or tried to travel to…
Snowden leak: NSA helped British steal cell phone codes
By KEN DILANIAN Britain’s electronic spying agency, in cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency, hacked into the networks of a Dutch company to steal codes that allow both governments…