Seven years ago, the captured "Beltway Snipers" - John Allen Muhammad, 41, and his 17-year old accomplice, Lee Boyd Malvo - were in federal custody, accused of 16 shootings and 10 murders. They had set out to create a reign of terror in the Washington area to match the terrorist attacks of the year before. ...more

November 9, 2009

Local supporters of a former University of South Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist hailed his release from a federal lockup in Virginia on Tuesday as long overdue. ...more

September 3, 2008

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Florida professor once accused of being a leading Palestinian terrorist has been released for the first time in more than five years. ...more

September 2, 2008

We still don't know who mailed the anthrax that killed seven people in 2001, but eyebrow-raising developments continue to happen. ...more

July 9, 2008

Congress on Tuesday struck back at the Bush administration's trend toward secrecy since the Sept. 11 attacks, passing legislation to toughen the Freedom of Information Act and increasing penalties on agencies that don't comply. ...more

December 19, 2007