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Mueller urges caution on NSA program changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday urged Congress to move carefully before making any changes that might restrict the National Security Agency programs for mass collection of...
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Watchdog faults background check of NSA leaker
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog testified Thursday there may have been problems with a security clearance background check conducted on the 29-year-old federal contractor who disclosed...
View ArticleThe numbers game muddies NSA surveillance debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to win back public trust, the Obama administration has been throwing around a lot of numbers as it tries to describe — in as much detail as possible without jeopardizing...
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By taking in Snowden, Ecuador would defy US again
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Rafael Correa of Ecuador embraces his role as a thorn in Washington's side, railing against U.S. imperialism in speeches and giving WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange...
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Pelosi's defense of NSA surveillance draws boos
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has disappointed some of her liberal base with her defense of the Obama administration's classified surveillance of U.S. residents' phone and...
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NSA leaker Snowden's passport revoked
WASHINGTON (AP) — The former National Security Agency contractor who disclosed a highly classified surveillance program has had his U.S. passport revoked, an official said Sunday.Edward Snowden's...
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Al-Qaida said to be changing its ways after leaks
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are scrambling to salvage their surveillance of al-Qaida and other terrorist groups who are working frantically to change how they communicate after a...
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Spy program gathered Americans' Internet records
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration gathered U.S. citizens' Internet data until 2011, continuing a spying program started under President George W. Bush that revealed whom Americans exchanged...
View ArticleUS defends intelligence sweep as same as allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says it gathers the same kinds of intelligence as other nations to safeguard against foreign terror threats, pushing back on fresh outrage from key allies over secret...
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New NSA spying allegations rile European allies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration faced a breakdown in confidence Sunday from key foreign allies who threatened investigations and sanctions against the U.S. over secret surveillance programs...
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What's a little spying among friends?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama had a simple answer to European outrage over new allegations that the U.S. spies on its allies: The Europeans do it too.Obama said Monday during his trip to...
View ArticleBolivian leader's plane rerouted on Snowden fear
VIENNA (AP) — The plane carrying Bolivian President Evo Morales was rerouted to Austria after various European countries refused to let it cross their airspace because of suspicions that NSA leaker...
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NSA leaks raise concerns on background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Before Edward Snowden began leaking national security secrets, he twice cleared the hurdle of the federal government's background check system — first at the CIA, then as a systems...
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NYC cases show crooked cops' abuse of FBI database
NEW YORK (AP) — It's billed by the FBI as "the lifeline of law enforcement"— a federal database used to catch criminals, recover stolen property and even identify terrorism suspects.But authorities say...
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Ex-FBI chief urges greater vigilance on cyber terror
DUBLIN (AP) — United States intelligence officials must do a better job analyzing the mountains of global internet, telephone and financial data they already collect to thwart the cyber terrorists of...
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