Texas Man in Custody on Federal Arson Charges With Possible Eco-Terrorism Link

On October 2, 2009, in Homeland Security News, by admin

“A Texas man was arrested this week on federal charges stemming from an arson at a construction site that may have ties to eco-terrorism, according to a criminal complaint. Former California resident Stephen James Murphy was taken into custody at his home in Arlington, Texas, Wednesday, said FBI Los Angeles director Keith Bolcar in a [...]

FBI, homeland security directors say anti-terrorism measures working

On October 1, 2009, in Homeland Security News, by admin

“Less than a week after a Jordanian man was accused of trying to blow up a skyscraper in downtown Dallas, the heads of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security told a Senate committee Wednesday that the country’s anti-terrorism measures are working and becoming more sophisticated.” (FBI, homeland security directors say anti-terrorism measures working [...]

Many swine flu deaths linked with second infection

On October 1, 2009, in Health Risks, Homeland Security News, by admin

“Many people who have died of H1N1 swine flu in the United States have also had bacterial infections, health officials reported on Wednesday. A study of 77 patients who died of the new pandemic H1N1 virus showed 29 percent of them had so called bacterial co-infections, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. [...]

What to know about getting H1N1 vaccine

On October 1, 2009, in Health Risks, Homeland Security News, by admin

“There are two types of the vaccine available: the flu shot, an inactivated vaccine containing fragments of killed influenza virus, and a nasal-spray, which is made using a weakened live flu virus. The nasal spray will most likely be the first to be widely distributed, however certain groups, including pregnant women, young children and people [...]