Fulton County, Ga. commissioners are considering whether to cut more than $6 million for security upgrades, which were recommended for the county courthouse in response to the murderous rampage that

A Virginia man pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud for his participation in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense.   According to court documents, BAE

The Secure Communities program has led to the deportation of 47,000 people over 18 months.   The program is one of several Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) programs targeting immigrants

Chicago Public School students will be able to tip police off about after-school fights and other violence anonymously via a new hotline, signed into law by Gov. Quinn.   Backers

Violence against nurses and other medical professionals appears to be on the rise around the country as more and more drug addicts, alcoholics and psychiatric patients visit emergency rooms, says

Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching jewelry, then converting it

The Statue of Liberty in New York will be closed to the public for up to a year beginning next fall for security upgrades -- including a new staircase.  

Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary terrorism and homeland security subcommittee has introduced new legislation designed to end the vulnerabilities in the passport issuance process.   The

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that the Federal Protective Service (FPS) does not adequately train its contractor guards and that, on a building-by-building basis, no one

On average, two guns are discovered a day at airport security checkpoints nationwide, the Transportation Security Administration says on its blog.   "On average, our officers find about two guns