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North Korea working on advanced version of missile that could reach US, source says
North Korea is working on an advanced version of its existing KN-20 intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach the United States, less than six months after it launched its first ICBM, a US official tells CNN.
New York attack probe expands to Uzbekistan as possible militant links explored
Investigators in Uzbekistan combed records and intelligence reports on militant factions in the Central Asian nation Wednesday seeking to fill out the portrait of the 29-year-old immigrant who brought Halloween death and bloodshed to a Manhattan bike path.
Man killed, teacher freed in California school standoff
Students and staff at an elementary school in California were safely evacuated Tuesday after a disturbance involving a parent who allegedly barricaded himself inside a classroom with a female teacher. The suspect was shot by police and later pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.
New York terror suspect was radicalized domestically, governor says
All it took was a man and a truck to inflict the deadliest terror attack on New York City since 9/11.
Homeland Security appeals Rene Lima-Marin’s immigration court win, further delaying his possible release
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has appealed the immigration court decision that would have freed Rene Lima-Marin, the man mistakenly released early from a prison sentence who rebuilt his life, went back to prison, won a pardon from the governor but remains incarcerated pending resolution of this latest round of legal proceedings.
North Korea’s plot to kill Kim Jong Un’s nephew foiled by Chinese officials, report says
Several North Korean agents were reportedly arrested after Chinese officials foiled an alleged plot to kill Kim Jong Un’s nephew— the son of the half-brother poisoned this year in a Malaysian airport.
Man seized over Benghazi attack is Syrian linked to suspected ringleader: Libyan officials
A man seized by U.S. forces in Libya accused of involvement in an attack that killed the U.S. Ambassador in Benghazi in 2012 is a Syrian who had links to the suspected ringleader, Libyan military officials said on Tuesday.
Taliban says American hostage Kevin King severely ill
Kevin King, an American professor who was taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan last year, is seriously ill and his health is deteriorating, according to a statement released by the extremist group on Monday. The statement called on the United States to meet the group’s demands as soon as possible, or the Taliban would not be accountable for King’s death.
Heathrow Airport launches probe after USB stick with security files found
Heathrow Airport officials have launched an internal investigation into how a USB memory stick containing the airport’s security information was allegedly found on a London street by a member of the public, a spokesperson for the airport told CNN on Sunday.
North Korea conducting evacuation, blackout drills amid growing tensions with US, report says
As tensions between the U.S. and North Korea continue to grow, the regime has been conducting safety measures for its people amid threats of nuclear war.
