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Man arrested in Newark airport security breach (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

Haisong Jiang, 28, of Piscataway, New Jersey is led away by authorities early Saturday Jan. 9, 2010 at the Port Authority of New Jersey and New York building at Newark Liberty International Airport following his arrest for causing a six-hour shutdown of a major terminal after a breaching the airport's secure area on Sunday. (AP Photo/Max Pasion)AP - A man believed to have breached security to bid his girlfriend goodbye, triggering the shutdown of a busy Newark Airport terminal that led to snarled flights worldwide, was arrested in New Jersey and faces a trespassing charge and a fine of up to $500, punishment a senator says should be much harsher.

Xe Services aiming for Afghan police training deal (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:41 AM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 25, 2007 file photo, an Iraqi traffic policeman inspects a car destroyed by a Blackwater security detail in al-Nisoor Square in Baghdad, Iraq. Blackwater Worldwide's legal woes haven't dimmed the company's prospects in Afghanistan, where the firm is a contender to be a key part of President Barack Obama's strategy for stabilizing the country. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - Blackwater Worldwide's legal woes haven't dimmed the company's prospects in Afghanistan, where it's a contender to be a key part of President Barack Obama's strategy for stabilizing the country.

Christmas terror suspect pleads not guilty (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:43 PM PST

In this courtroom drawing, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, right, stands before Magistrate Judge Mark A. Randon in federal court in Detroit, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010. The Nigerian man pleaded not guilty to charges that he tried to blow up a packed U.S. Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. Abdulmutallab said little during a federal court hearing that lasted less than five minutes. The 23-year-old, who wore a white T-shirt, tennis shoes and light olive pants, said 'yes' in English when asked if understood the charges against him. (AP Photo/Jerry Lemenu)AP - A Nigerian man accused of trying to ignite an explosive on a Detroit-bound U.S. airliner on Christmas appeared before a judge for the first time Friday, against a backdrop of protesters who stood outside the courthouse waving American flags and denouncing acts of terror.

Second suspect in NYC terror probe due in court (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:50 AM PST

Zarein Ahmedzay's attorney Michael Marinaccio speaks to reporters outside Brooklyn Federal court after Ahmedzay's arraingnment, Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 in New York. Two men have been arrested in connection with the investigation of a bomb plot against New York City. FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko says Adis Medunjanin and Zarein Ahmedzay were arrested early Friday in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - A second suspect linked to an alleged al-Qaida associate accused of plotting to attack New York City with homemade bombs is due in court to face terror charges, his lawyer said.

Unruly passengers cause 2 flights to change course (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:52 PM PST

AP - Disruptive passengers caused two commercial airplanes to be diverted Friday, with military jets scrambling to escort a San Francisco-bound flight into a Colorado airport, authorities said.

Afghan president presents second Cabinet list (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:48 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, meets local leaders in Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. Karzai went to offer his condolences to families who lost their loved ones in an alleged coalition forces air strike recently. (AP Photo/ Abdul Khaleq)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai presented a second slate of nominees to fill his Cabinet on Saturday after parliament rejected 70 percent of his first picks.

Report: Grand jury apparently probes gate-crashers (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:35 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009 file photo, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, right, arrive at a State Dinner hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. A federal grand jury has convened to investigate whether fraudulent statements were made to government officials, apparently in the probe of how a Virginia couple got into a White House state dinner without an invitation. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, file)AP - A federal grand jury has convened to investigate whether fraudulent statements were made to government officials, apparently in the probe of how a Virginia couple got into a White House state dinner without an invitation.

Icy hazards persist through US, deep into South (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:39 PM PST

Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens Penguins walk around in there new outdoor home next to the bird house Friday Jan. 8, 2010 duirng Penguin days at the zoo. The unyielding cold spell gripping much of the nation was expected to hang on tight over the weekend, though some areas that saw snowfall during the week were expected to have drier weather. (AP Photo/The Enquirer - Ernest Coleman)AP - The unyielding cold spell gripping much of the nation was expected to hang on tight over the weekend, though some areas that saw snowfall during the week were expected to have drier weather.

O'Brien may find door open at Fox if he bolts NBC (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:44 PM PST

FILE - In this July 22, 2006 file photo, Conan O'Brien listens to a question as he talks about the show at the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)AP - Conan O'Brien might find a welcome mat waiting for him at Fox if he decides to bolt NBC over its proposed late-night lineup revamp that would relegate "Tonight" to a post-midnight slot after Jay Leno's show.

Mora out as coach of Seahawks; Carroll next? (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:31 AM PST

Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora protests the call of a Tennessee Titans touchdown after throwing his challenge flag in the second half, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2010, during an NFL football game in Seattle. The score was upheld and the Titans defeated the Seahawks 17-13. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)AP - A sign with Jim Mora's name identifying his prime parking spot was still in front of Seattle Seahawks headquarters Friday night.

Chavez says Venezuela jets intercepted U.S. plane (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 07:25 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks during a meeting with ministers at Miraflores Palace in Caracas January 8, 2010. Chavez said he ordered two F-16 jets to intercept a U.S. military plane that twice violated Venezuelan airspace on Friday in what he called the latest provocation in the South American nation's skies. REUTERS/Miraflores Palace/HandoutReuters - President Hugo Chavez said he ordered two F-16 jets to intercept a U.S. military plane that twice entered Venezuelan skies on Friday, but Washington said none of its planes flew over the South American country's airspace.

Frigid U.S. Midwest could see more snow (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 08:21 AM PST

Reuters - Blowing snow and frigid temperatures have left the U.S. Midwest in a deep freeze for most of the new year, with the possibility of more wicked weather next week, a forecaster said Friday.

Arrest in Newark airport security breach (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 08:59 PM PST

Reuters - Authorities on Friday arrested a man suspected of triggering a security scare that shut down Newark's international airport this week.

Not guilty plea entered for Nigerian bomb suspect (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 05:01 PM PST

An unidentified man and woman walk in a secure area at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, in this image taken from a January 3, 2010 Transportation Security Administration surveillance video and released January 7, 2010. REUTERS/Transportation Security Administration/HandoutReuters - A federal judge entered a not guilty plea on Friday on behalf of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian accused in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airplane that prompted a sweeping review of U.S. security procedures.

Task force to probe recent security failures (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 04:54 PM PST

Reuters - Former top CIA official John McLaughlin was named on Friday to head a task force to examine why the United States failed to prevent the December 25 airplane attack and the November shootings at Fort Hood and to make recommendations for reform.

UK police arrest 3 passengers on plane at Heathrow (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:12 PM PST

A passenger plane prepares to land at Heathrow Airport in London, March 28, 2008. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - British police arrested three passengers aboard a Dubai-bound Emirates airliner at London's Heathrow airport on Friday on suspicion of making a bomb threat, police said.

Obama awards $2.3 billion clean energy tax credits (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 01:33 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled a $2.3 billion tax credit on Friday to boost jobs by promoting clean energy, as new data showed the country's unemployment rate remained stuck in the double digits.

Nigerian bomb suspect pleads not guilty (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:01 PM PST

In this artist's sketch, Nigerian bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (right) appears before Judge Bernard Friedman in Federal Courthouse in Detroit, Michigan. Hobbled by leg irons, the young Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a US plane on Christmas Day pleaded not guilty on Friday as he made his first court appearance amid heightened security.(AFP/Vera Sadock)AFP - Hobbled by leg irons, a young Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a US plane on Christmas Day pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance amid heightened security.

Clinton urges resumption of Mideast talks (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2010 09:23 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks "without preconditions," backing Palestinian aims for a state along the 1967 boundaries.
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