Albany Herald

Charges dropped against Mississippi Man in Ricin Letter Probe

U.S. prosecutors dropped charges against a Mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a U.S. senator, according to a court order signed by a judge on Tuesday.

Town holds no grudge against fertilizer plant owner

When Texas farmer Donald Adair bought the floundering West Fertilizer Co in 2004, his neighbors in the rolling countryside near West were grateful he had saved them from driving extra miles to Waco or Hillsboro to buy fertilizer, feed and tools.

OVERLOOKED? Security officials face grilling over past dismissal of bombing suspects

Top security officials face a grilling from lawmakers on Tuesday over whether authorities who have charged one man with the Boston Marathon bombings may have overlooked warning signs two years ago flagging the other suspect.

Canadian/U.S. terror plot thwarted

Canadian security forces thwarted a plot to blow up a rail line between Canada and the United States and will announce arrests on Monday afternoon, police and intelligence agencies said.

Toughest cigarette ban in nation proposed

See what some government officials want to do make it harder for smokers.

Terrorist or criminal? Hospitalized Suspect In Boston Bombings Awaits Charges

The ethnic Chechen college student suspected with his deceased older brother in the Boston Marathon bombing faced federal charges as early as Monday as he lay hospitalized under armed guard, severely wounded and unable to speak.

Bombing suspect posted calls for Chechen independence on social network site

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev posted links to Islamic websites and others calling for Chechen independence on what appears to be his page on a Russian language social networking site.

Bombing suspect apprehended

In unprecedented events, an entire city goes on lockdown as authorities search for a suspect in Boston’s bombings.

FBI releases photos of two Boston bomb suspects

Investigators released pictures of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing on Thursday, seeking the public’s help in finding two unidentified men photographed on the crowded sidewalk before Monday’s bombs exploded near the finish line.

Suspect in U.S. ricin letter threat obsessed by Elvis, body parts

The U.S. charges of Mississippi man with sending threatening letters spiked with ricin to President Obama.

Boston Investigators Seek At Least Two Men In Bomb Scene Pictures

Investigators are seeking to locate and talk to at least two men pictured in photographs taken before two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, U.S. law enforcement and national security officials said on Thursday.