Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced a new initiative today to build an electronic check in/check out system that will keep track of noncitizens as they enter and leave the United States. …
California woman charged in cruise ship hoax
A 20-year-old California woman accused of planting threatening notes aboard a cruise ship in hopes of halting a family trip and returning home to her boyfriend was charged with two counts of violating …
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Columbia Opens Unit on Disasters
Columbia University has lured one of the stars of New York City's health care industry, Dr. Irwin Redlener, away from Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx to head a new policy center on disaster …
Homeland department gets into the cyberwar game
The Homeland Security Department is simulating cyberattacks and biological assaults to help prepare for the possibility of the real thing, deputy secretary Gordon England said. “A week ago, I …
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Homeland tech chief to specify areas for more research
The official in charge of science and technology at the Homeland Security Department has joined the State and Defense departments in an effort that will lead to an upcoming announcement on as many as …
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Officials brace for terrorism simulation
Next month, imaginary terrorists will pretend to release killer microbes in the Chicago area, leaving thousands of fictional people dead. This bleak scenario is expected to play out in what officials …
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US warns of new global terror threats due to Iraq occupation
The United States said it feared the military defeat of Saddam Hussein's regime had increased the potential for terrorist attacks on US interests overseas and urged Americans around the world to …
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Powder Scares Reported in Washington, Florida
Almost 100 people were evacuated from a mail sorting center on Tuesday after white powder was found on about a dozen envelopes but officials later said tests on the substance found no biotoxins. …
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Sniffing New York's Air Ducts for Signs of Terror
Since the war began in Iraq, and even before, the response to the threat of terrorism in New York City has been jarringly visible: heavily armed police officers in the subways, truck checkpoints on …
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Americans wary of, but not prepared for, more terror attacks: survey
Americans have been bombarded with information about what to do in the event of another major terrorist attack, but few have taken the advice to heart, according to a survey. While two thirds of …
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