Body of Minn. dentist headed back from Afghanistan The family of a Minnesota native
killed while volunteering his medical services in Afghanistan is
making funeral plans while waiting for word when Dr. Thomas Grams'
body will arrive home.August 11, 2010
6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan Ten members of a medical team,
including six Americans, were shot and killed by militants as they
were returning from providing eye treatment and other health care
in remote villages in northern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the
team said Saturday.August 7, 2010
Ayaan Hirsi Ali at Aspen Ideas Festival The controversial author of the best-seller "Infidel" and her newest book, "Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations" speaks at Aspen about women in the islamic world.Midday, August 6, 2010
2 Minn. women among 14 charged in terror probe New indictments unsealed by the U.S. Justice Department Thursday include charges of two Rochester women with raising money for the Jihadist group, al-Shabaab. Those charges surprised many in the Rochester Somali community.August 6, 2010
Pentagon demands return of leaked documents The Pentagon is demanding that online
whistle-blower WikiLeaks return its trove of tens of thousands of
leaked U.S. government documents and delete them from its website
and records.August 5, 2010
U.S. hiker in Iranian jail allowed brief call to mom One the three American hikers jailed in
Iran told her mother in a brief telephone call this week that
prison officials have denied her requests for medical treatment and
a cellmate, her mother said Thursday.August 5, 2010
Justice: 14 charged for supporting Somalia group Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday
that 14 people are being charged with providing support for the
Somalian terrorist group al-Shabab.August 5, 2010
A path to permanent war International relations expert and retired Army Colonel Andrew Bacevich says the United States is on a path to permanent war unless Americans begin asking tough questions about our role in international security.Midmorning, August 4, 2010