Many critics are calling for major changes in the Department of Homeland Security. But Sec. Michael Chertoff’s Advice is : Don’t — at least not right away. By GREGG CARLSTROM Federal Times WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has some advice for his successor: Don’t tinker with the Homeland Security Department. At least not…
Slugger Barry Bonds may not have hit a home run in court today, but he hit at least a single or two. By Lance Williams Chronicle Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge dismissed three perjury charges against Barry Bonds today and ordered prosecutors to file a new indictment to correct legal errors, but…
It’s hard to say these days what suspicious behavior is. Eating a Snickers bar with a knife and fork like George on Seinfeld? Maybe. Maybe not. By Thomas Frank USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Fewer than 1% of airline passengers singled out at airports for suspicious behavior are arrested, Transportation Security Administration figures show, raising complaints…
If it were up to New York Times readers, Richard A. Clark would head Homeland Security and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano would be our next Attorney General. Some readers also said they would like to see Ron Paul as the next Attorney General or Homeland Security chief, a sentiment not likely to materialize. To See…
Discovery Channel recreated the JFK assassination to debunk the conspiracy theories. The question is: Will this finally convince everyone? By Eric Bland Discovery News Nov. 13, 2008 — A team of experts assembled by the Discovery Channel has recreated the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Using modern blood spatter analysis, new artificial human body surrogates,…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com America, meet the passenger from Hell! During a United flight from San Juan Puerto Rico to Chicago on Saturday, Maria Esther Castillo struck a female crew member “on the buttocks with the back of her hand”, swore and generally acted out of control, according to an affidavit by FBI agent Peter…
Trial resumes this week for five men accused of plotting an attack on the Ft. Dix military base in New Jersey.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com It’s always good for a father and daughter to bond. But David Vincent Peace, 45, and his daughter Amanda Jo Lowrance, 25, may have taken the concept a little too far. The two were indicted this week in Kentucky on charges of manufacturing and passing off fake $20 bills. What’s worse,…
