“Preparations for a potential outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus are well under way in Missouri, a state health official said Monday night. Eddie Hedrick, emerging infections coordinator for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said the virus has laid claim to being the fastest-moving pandemic on record. Mr. Hedrick spoke before about [...]
“An airport shuttle driver under arrest in Colorado may have been planning with others to detonate backpack bombs on New York City trains in a terrorism plot similar to past attacks on London’s and Madrid’s mass-transit systems, officials said. The investigation into the possible terror plot has prompted counterterrorism officials to warn mass-transit systems around [...]
“There’s a reminder today from federal officials that rail and transit systems can be vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The reminder is being sent out to law enforcement around the country. The FBI and the Homeland Security Department warn that improvised explosive devices are the most common method used to blow up mass transit and rail [...]
“The swine flu pandemic could kill millions and cause anarchy in the world’s poorest nations unless £900m can be raised from rich countries to pay for vaccines and antiviral medicines, says a UN report leaked to the Observer. The disclosure will provoke concerns that health officials will not be able to stem the growth of [...]
“A man under investigation in a terrorism probe in New York and Colorado apparently didn’t report for a fourth day of FBI questioning Saturday. Najibullah Zazi was supposed to go to the federal building in Denver on Saturday morning, but Wendy Aiello, a spokeswoman for Zazi’s defense team, told The Denver Post that Zazi wouldn’t [...]
“With funding from the US Department of Homeland Security, Draper Laboratory and other collaborators are building technology to detect potential terrorists with cameras and noninvasive sensors that monitor eye blinks, heart rate, and even fidgeting. The project, called the ‘Future Attribute Screening Technology,’’ is aimed at allowing security checkpoint personnel at airports or large public [...]
“State legislators peppered Arizona’s leading public-health officials with questions about the safety of the new H1N1 flu vaccine on Thursday, saying they’ve been contacted by worried residents. During a 2 1/2-hour briefing, the acting head of the Arizona Department of Health Services and Maricopa County’s public-health director repeatedly sought to reassure legislators – and the [...]
“Facing criticism for her handling of federal stimulus money, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that she would not start any new border construction projects while the department reviewed how projects were selected. Napolitano has faced questions since The Associated Press reported last month that Homeland Security officials did not follow their internal priority [...]
The Associated Press: Feds pulled SC gov’s security status for a week: “Federal documents show the Department of Homeland Security temporarily pulled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s classified security clearance following his secret trip to Argentina. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Wednesday that a Homeland Security division chief notified Sanford in a July [...]
The Associated Press: Napolitano says border security progress seen: “U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. and Mexico are making headway in curbing the flow of illegal drugs and cash across their shared border. Napolitano spoke Wednesday evening at a public policy conference at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. She says [...]