“For those of us who have tracked Islamic militancy in Europe, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan’s actions are not extraordinary. Since Muslim militants first tried to blow a French high-speed train off its rails in 1995, European intelligence and internal-security services have increasingly monitored European Muslim radicals. Whether it’s anti-Muslim bigotry, the large numbers of immigrant [...]
“Directives issued Thursday by federal officials advise holiday travelers to have their papers in order, suggest what kind of shoes to wear and encourage those about to travel to get seasonal and H1N1 flu shots.
The federal agencies also guide travelers on how to cough and sneeze.
The U.S. Homeland Security Department, Transportation Security Administration, Centers for [...]
“Immigration enforcement officials said Thursday that they were expanding a program for auditing companies that might have hired illegal immigrants and had notified 1,000 companies this week that they would have to undergo such a review.”
(Source: ICE to Audit 1,000 More Companies in Immigration Crackdown – NYTimes.com)
“U.S. intelligence agencies were aware months ago that Army Major Nidal Hasan was attempting to make contact with people associated with al Qaeda, two American officials briefed on classified material in the case told ABC News”
(Source: Fort Hood Shooter Tried to Contact al Qaeda Terrorists, Officials Say – ABC News)
“Multiple people were shot in an Orlando highrise office building and the shooter remains at large in the area, according to Orlando police spokeswoman Barbara Jones.
Police have identified the suspect as Jason Rodriguez, 40, a former employee of one of the businesses in the building. They said he drives a silver 2002 Nissan SUV with [...]
“A soldier opened fire on a military processing center at Fort Hood in Texas on Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding 30, officials at the Army base said.
The gunman also was killed, Col. Benton Danner said.
Two other soldiers who were detained have been released, but another person of interest is in custody, said Christopher Haug, [...]
“Two people — one in New Hampshire and a second in New York — have died, 16 have been hospitalized and 28 have been sickened in an outbreak of E. coli that may be linked to ground beef distributed on the East Coast, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.
As of October 28, there [...]
“Swine flu has killed 16 Michigan residents, hospitalized 396 and sickened scores of people as demand exceeds supply for the H1N1 vaccine, Michigan Department of Community Health officials said Monday.
‘We are at number you might see at the peak of a bad flu season,’ said Gregory S. Holzman, state Chief Medical Executive. ‘This is unprecedented.’
The [...]