President Obama said Tuesday that U.S. intelligence had enough information to uncover the terrorist plot to bomb a Northwest Airlines flight but "failed" to piece it all together before the suspect boarded a plane for Detroit armed with explosives.
The president, who spoke after meeting with top officials to discuss internal reviews of the attempted bombing Christmas Day, said the suspect's name should have been added to the no-fly list based on information available about him. He said the government will quickly make changes to ensure future attempts are thwarted.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine, making a key casino appointment in the final days of his administration, has nominated a retired State Police captain to the agency that oversees Atlantic City's $4.5 billion gaming industry.
Pending confirmation by the state Senate, Edward J. Fanelle will join the New Jersey Casino Control Commission's five-member board. Commissioners serve five-year terms and earn $125,000 annually.
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One of the men charged with killing a woman in her bed told police his only regret was that he didn't also succeed in killing her 11-year-old daughter, who was sleeping in the same room, according to police documents released Tuesday.
Christopher Gribble told police after his arrest he had wanted to kill someone for a long time and was disappointed he didn't feel any emotion following the Oct. 4 killing of Kimberly Cates in her Mont Vernon. New Hampshire home. Cates' daughter, 11-year-old Jaimie, was injured during the attack.
At least nine Detroit area high school juniors are in trouble for wearing sweat shirts bearing a design that evokes the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center's Twin Towers.
The boys are Arab-American,
They belong to the 2011 class. On the shirts, the number 11 resembles two buildings, with the school's "Thunderbird" mascot flying toward them. Printed beneath the image are the words, "You can't bring us down."
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