Oct 1 - By Associated Press
FBI agents are investigating any possible similarities between two recent bomb threats made on American Airlines flights between Miami and Boston, authorities said Thursday.

Sep 15 - By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
A special task force recommended Tuesday that if the Obama administration keeps color-coded terror alerts, the number of colors and levels of risk should be reduced from five to three.
Sep 8 - By Mike Robinson, AP Legal Affairs Writer
The trial for a blogger accused of threatening three Chicago-based federal judges has been moved from Illinois to New York.
Sep 3 - By Associated Press
A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to saying he was going to assassinate President Barack Obama.

Aug 20 - By Damian Grass, Associated Press Writer
The business manager of Latin pop singer Juanes said the "Peace Without Borders" concert will go on as planned in Havana despite threatening messages the singer received recently on his Twitter account.

Aug 18 - By Katie Nelson, Associated Press Writer
A New Jersey blogger facing charges in two states for allegedly making threats against lawmakers and judges was trained by the FBI on how to be deliberately provocative, his attorney said Tuesday.
Aug 10 - By Associated Press
A blogger accused of threatening the lives of three Chicago-based federal judges by saying they "deserve to be killed" has been ordered held without bond.
Jul 28 - By Mike Robinson, AP Legal Affairs Writer
A New Jersey blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges has been an FBI informant and even told authorities about a potential plot to assassinate President Barack Obama, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Jul 20 - By Associated Press
Workers in central France have eased off a threat to blow up their auto parts factory unless they receive an extra euro30,000 ($42,270) each, removing gas canisters that surrounded the plant.
Jul 14 - By The Associated Press
Timeline of the changes in the color-coded alert system since it was created on March 12, 2002, with the threat level at yellow, or elevated:

Jul 13 - By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer
The Obama administration has begun a review that could spell the end of the color-coded terrorism advisories, long derided by late night TV comics and portrayed by some Democrats as a tool for Bush administration political manipulation.

Jul 8 - By Aless, Associated Press Writers
Group of Eight leaders said Wednesday that they deplored the violence in the aftermath of Iran's disputed election last month, but added they remained committed to seeking a diplomatic solution to Iran's contentious nuclear program.
Jul 7 - By Ben Feller, Associated Press Writers
President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must be united in resisting North Korea's attempt to become a nuclear power and Iran's effort to get a nuclear weapon.
Jul 6 - By Associated Press
A 21-year-old woman faces felony charges after allegedly prank-calling her 69-year-old grandmother 45 times in one day, threatening to kill her. The woman faces five felony counts including harassment. A criminal complaint said she told police she was "bored" and "wanted to have some fun."

Jun 25 - By Associated Press
An anti-abortion group is asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what it says are death threats against abortion opponents after the killing of Dr. George Tiller in Kansas.

Jun 24 - By David Porter, Associated Press Writer
A judge denied bail Thursday to a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening to assault or murder three Chicago-based federal judges.
Jun 8 - By Associated Press
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for threatening to shoot and kill Barack Obama when he was the Democratic candidate for president.
Jun 4 - By Betsy Blaney, Associated Press Writer
A New Mexico man who sent threatening letters containing suspicious powder to dozens of banks and federal offices around the country was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison.
Jun 2 - By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Writer
In the murky world of computer espionage, the U.S. faces hard choices on how to retaliate when government or privately owned networks come under cyber attack, senior military and intelligence officials said Tuesday.
Apr 24 - By Associated Press
Commissioner David Stern is aware the NBA has increased security around Boston Celtics guard Tony Allen, though he wouldn't give specifics about the situation.
Apr 13 - By Jordan Robertson, AP Technology Writer
One economy apparently isn't hurting these days — the one run by identity thieves in the dark corners of the Internet.
Mar 27 - By Associated Press
Police say a passionate hockey fan made physical threats against the Columbus Blue Jackets in a series of phone calls to the team's arena during a game.
Mar 26 - By Betsy Blaney, Associated Press Writer
A New Mexico man who admitted sending threatening letters containing suspicious powder to dozens of banks and federal offices across the country says he did so as part of "economic warfare."
Mar 16 - By Betsy Blaney, Associated Press Writer
A New Mexico man pleaded guilty Monday to mailing threatening letters containing suspicious powder to dozens of banks and federal offices across the country, federal prosecutors said.

Mar 10 - By Pamela Hess, Associated Press Writers
Iran does not yet have any highly enriched uranium, the fuel needed to make a nuclear warhead, two top U.S. intelligence officials told Congress Tuesday, disputing a claim by an Israeli official.