US to Close Embassies August 4
The United States will close a number of its embassies and consulates around the world on Sunday for security reasons.
US Declassifies Snowden Leaked Documents
The U.S. has declassified secret orders that allowed it to engage in massive surveillance of the phone calls and Internet usage of Americans, information about two clandestine programs that former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden leaked last month.
US Defends Secretly Collecting Phone Records
The U.S. government is defending the practice of collecting massive amounts of information about telephone calls, following a newspaper report the National Security Agency is gathering the records of millions of Americans.
At Least 2 Dead, Many Wounded in Boston Marathon Explosions
At least two people were killed and more than 50 wounded after two bomb explosions struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday.