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AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials say the four were killed by indirect fire, likely a mortar or rocket, but they had no other details. The officials spoke on

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan

AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Officials say the four were killed by indirect fire, likely a mortar or rocket, but they had no other details. The officials spoke on

Google asks FISA court to lift gag order

Google asks FISA court to lift gag order
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Google on Tuesday sharply challenged the federal government's gag order on its Internet surveillance program, citing what it described as a First Amendment right to divulge how many requests it receives from the government for data about its

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By ADAM GOLDMAN, EILEEN SULLIVAN and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By ADAM GOLDMAN, EILEEN SULLIVAN and TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims have undermined free worship by innocent people and should be declared unconstitutional, religious leaders and civil rights advocates

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of the

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By KIMBERLY DOZIER and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By KIMBERLY DOZIER and DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on

Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIA

Witness: Man who disrupted flight ranted about CIA
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 18th
By KATIE ZEZIMAAssociated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A man loudly ranted about national security, the CIA and international spying aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Newark Monday, causing passengers to tackle him and bind his hands and feet for the duration of the flight. The FBI met United Airlines