by Andersen Xia | May 26, 2015 | National Security
Marking the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Vietnam War, a new exhibit allows visitors to take a retrospective look at the war’s legacy through the lens of American journalists. It opened Friday at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. “With the...
by Nick Kariuki | May 21, 2015 | National Security, Topics
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) — Doug Hughes, the Florida mail carrier who landed his gyrocopter on the U.S. Capitol’s West Lawn last month, appeared in court on Thursday to plead not guilty to all six federal charges against him. Among the charges against...
by Beth Lawrence & Matthew Schehl | May 21, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the early morning of Oct. 12, 1944, Navy pilot Ensign Clarence Borley had just shot down his fifth Japanese aircraft over the island of Formosa — present-day Taiwan — when anti-aircraft fire forced him to ditch his F6F Hellcat into the Pacific....
by Holly LaFon | May 21, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday criticized tech giants including Apple and Google for opposing so-called “back doors” in security software for government agencies to access encrypted phones, computers, and other devices. The tech companies along...
by Tanni Deb | May 19, 2015 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The Islamic State group has attracted foreign recruits for its war in Iraq and Syria because the extremist network has what it sees as a compelling story to share with them, according to the CIA’s former deputy director. “Their narrative...
