WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- The Bush administration has apparently refined its approach to terrorism warnings by not issuing nationwide alerts as frequently as it once did.

WASHINGTON, May 12 (UPI) -- More than 8,000 officials from more than 120 federal state and local agencies in Seattle, Chicago and Washington Monday began a five-day, $16 million exercise designed to test the nation's readiness to respond to multiple terror attacks that use weapons o

WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- The United States Wednesday lowered its color-coded terrorist threat warning level to yellow -- signifying an "elevated" risk of attack -- as the fighting in Iraq winds down, and as officials say that the cost of heightened security associated with the wa

WASHINGTON, April 8 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday the distribution to big cities of $100 million -- added to the 2003 budget by Congress -- to help areas thought under special threat to prepare for possible terrorist attacks.

WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- Capital Comment -- Daily news notes, political rumors, and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world from United Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Authorities investigating the unexplained deaths of five children under the age of 8 this week in southeastern Virginia say a viral infection may be to blame, a

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security's move last week to heighten the nation's terrorism threat level is one more effort by federal agencies and private organizations to provide information on what individuals can do to keep their families safe in the even

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Bush administration tells United Press International that it's "confident" it can handle future domestic terror threats, no matter what the next few months