By Sebastian Rotella LA Times Reporting from Washington - U.S. border security officials learned of intelligence about the alleged extremist links of the suspect in the Christmas Day airline bombing attempt as he was en route to Detroit and had decided… more »

Charlotte Observer By Kathleen ParkerNational Columnist Posted: Monday, Jan. 04, 2010 As the new year commences, two facts emerge: George W. Bush is officially retired as the fault-guy for the nation's ills, and Barack Obama owns the game. Whet… more »

Mark HosenballNewsweekPresident Barack Obama received a high-level briefing only three days before Christmas about possible holiday-period terrorist threats against the US, Newsweek has learned. The briefing was centered on a written report, produced… more »

(CNN) -- The attempted terror incident aboard a passenger flight from Amsterdam to Detroit raises questions as to how a 23-year-old Nigerian man carried explosives through stringent security measures. Where did the explosives come from? The man charg… more »

(CNN) -- The father of a man suspected in a botched terror attack aboard a Northwest Airlines flight contacted the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria recently with concerns his son was planning something, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday. The f… more »