WASHINGTON, July 6 (UPI) -- Blackwater Worldwide, the private U.S. security contractor guarding diplomats in Baghdad, may no longer have immunity from Iraqi courts, sources say.

SAN DIEGO, June 4 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled that Blackwater Worldwide may proceed with plans for a training facility in San Diego but left room for further legal challenges.

SAN DIEGO, May 28 (UPI) -- The controversial security contractor Blackwater Worldwide has filed a lawsuit aimed at getting its new San Diego training camp up and running.

WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department will renew its contract with Blackwater to provide security for American diplomats in Iraq, an official said.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. House panel chairman Monday called on three federal agencies to investigate Iraq contractor Blackwater Worldwide.

WASHINGTON, March. 7 (UPI) -- It was inevitable that at some point the two Democratic contenders for their party's presidential nomination should skirmish on the political hot-button issue of U.S. use of private security contractors.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. government allegedly disregarded letters and memos warning of the risk of private security firms in Iraq such as Blackwater, The Washington Post said.

POTRERO, Calif., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Five members of a planning group in a California town lost their seats to candidates who oppose plans for a Blackwater Worldwide training camp.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. State Department Inspector General Howard J. Krongard, accused of impeding the Blackwater investigation, said Friday he will resign, effective Jan. 15.