The explosives authorities found in the trunk of two University of South Florida students' car were "sugar rockets," or fireworks that would just travel a few feet in the air and smoke, one of the students told investigators, according to a court filing. ...more

December 1, 2007

TAMPA - The explosives authorities found in the trunk of two University of South Florida students' car were "sugar rockets," or fireworks that would just travel a few feet in the air and smoke, one of the students told investigators, according to a court filing. ...more

November 30, 2007

TAMPA Two University of South Florida students indicted on federal explosives charge will be in U.S District Court on Oct. 3, records show. ...more

September 19, 2007

The Heliopolis Club is an oasis in the heart of an upscale Cairo suburb. It is home to the family of Ahmed Mohamed, a 26-year-old student at the University of South Florida indicted on federal terrorism charges. ...more

September 14, 2007

As the federal case against two University of South Florida students moves forward in Tampa, the government is expected to reveal more of what investigators think the pair was up to on a Friday night in early August. ...more

September 8, 2007

TAMPA - A hearing is expected this afternoon for two University of South Florida students charged with transporting explosives. ...more

September 7, 2007

CHARLESTON, S.C. - At a hastily-called hearing this morning, two University of South Florida students appeared for the first time on federal explosives charges. Youssef Megahed, 21, and Ahmed Mohamed, 24, appeared in mismatched clothes at the U.S. District Courthouse in downtown Charleston shortly before noon. They had been moved this morning from a nearby county jail, and their attorneys were not told when a hearing would be held today until they showed up for a meeting with U.S. attorneys to discuss the case. ...more

September 6, 2007

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. - Youssef Megahed and Ahmed Mohamed were stopped for speeding a month ago here, but it was what happened next that kept them detained. Among the items found in their Toyota Camry were a box of bullets and several pipe bombs. C.W. "Butch" Henerey, second-in-command at the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, says there were other mysterious items in the trunk, as well. ...more

September 5, 2007

Look at a map of Berkeley County, punched through with Lake Moultrie and hugging the boundaries of North Charleston, and it's hard to miss the Naval complex. It takes up a giant corner, sprawling over miles and miles of flat, woodsy landscape. ...more

September 4, 2007