The Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB) is a consolidated database of information about people known or “reasonably suspected” of being involved in terrorist activity. Maintained by the FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center, the list is a counterterrorism tool that helps government agencies identify known or suspected terrorists who are trying to get visas, enter the United States, […]
In a blow to environmentalists, the Obama administration gave conditional approval to oil giant Royal Dutch Shell to go ahead with drilling six exploratory oil wells in the Chukchi Sea. The conditional approval by the Interior Department sets aside a major hurdle for the oil company as it continues with its plans for drilling in […]
