The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes before the president is due to make a major national security speech, with plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counter-terrorism policy.
Erwin Antonio Rios, a North Carolina man, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in U.S. District Court for possessing a stolen firearm as part of a personal jihad to kill U.S. Army soldiers.
James Everett Dutschke, a 41-year-old martial arts instructor appeared in federal court on Monday to face charges in connection with mailing letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials. Dutschke responded briefly to a judge's questions at the hearing in Oxford, Mississippi, on whether he understood the charges against him. The judge then ordered a preliminary hearing be held on Thursday when prosecutors will present more detailed evidence in the case.
Officials said Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International was briefly evacuated on Sunday afternoon because of a suspicious package discovered in the bag room from El Al Airlines.
